Molecular markers of radiation-related normal tissue toxicity

P Okunieff, Y Chen, DJ Maguire, AK Huser - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2008 - Springer
Over the past five decades, those interested in markers of radiation effect have focused
primarily on tumor response. More recently, however, the view has broadened to include …

Phase II nonrandomized study of the efficacy and safety of COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib on patients with cancer cachexia

G Mantovani, A Macciò, C Madeddu, R Serpe… - Journal of molecular …, 2010 - Springer
Chronic inflammation is one of the main features of cancer cachexia. Experimental and
clinical studies showed that cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors, such as celecoxib, may be …

Continuous low-dose chemotherapy plus inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 as an antiangiogenic therapy of glioblastoma multiforme

J Tuettenberg, R Grobholz, T Korn, F Wenz… - Journal of cancer …, 2005 - Springer
Purpose Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) represents the prototype of an angiogenic tumor.
Recently, the continuous low-dose scheduling of chemotherapeutic drugs in combination …

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and antioxidants in the treatment of cachexia

G Mantovani, C Madeddu - Current Opinion in Supportive and …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Fairly advanced clinical data on efficacy of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and antioxidants in
advanced cancer patients are promising, but the best way to administer and combine them …

Adverse oral reactions associated with the COX‐2 inhibitor rofecoxib

JV Bagan, K Thongprasom, C Scully - Oral diseases, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Rofecoxib is an inhibitor of the enzyme cyclo‐oxygenase 2 (COX‐2) used as an analgesic
and anti‐inflammatory agent especially in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The …

Intratumoral COX-2 Gene Expression Is a Predictive Factor for Colorectal Cancer Response to Fluoropyrimidine-Based Chemotherapy

K Uchida, S Schneider, JM Yochim, H Kuramochi… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is generally elevated in tumors compared
with normal tissue and apparently has an important role in tumor development. A number of …

Oral administration of lumiracoxib reduces choroidal neovascular membrane development in the rat laser-trauma model

W Hu, MH Criswell, A Ottlecz, TL Cornell, RP Danis… - Retina, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine whether lumiracoxib, a highly selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
inhibitor that exhibits anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic properties, can inhibit …

Invasive and angiogenic phenotype of MCF-7 human breast tumor cells expressing human cyclooxygenase-2

JR Prosperi, SR Mallery, KA Kigerl, AA Erfurt… - Prostaglandins & other …, 2004 - Elsevier
To evaluate the direct effect of human cyclooxygenase-2 (hCox-2) on human breast tumor
cell proliferation, invasion, and angiogenesis, hCox-2 cDNA was transfected into slow …

COX-2 inhibition in cancer therapeutics: a field of controversy or a magic bullet?

MV Karamouzis, AG Papavassiliou - Expert Opinion on …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Carcinogenesis is a multistep process of long-term accumulation of genetic and epigenetic
aberrations at the molecular level. Understanding the mechanisms underlying …

Hypertension, cancer and angiogenesis: Relevant epidemiological and pharmacological aspects

A Ray, S Ray, BC Koner - Indian journal of pharmacology, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Hypertension and cancer are two leading diseases in the world. Often they coexist in
patients. They share some common predisposing factors eg, ageing, obesity, alcohol …