Cancer and inflammation

LL Munn - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between inflammation and cancer has been recognized since the 17th
century, 1 and we now know much about the cells, cytokines and physiological processes …

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)–independent anticarcinogenic effects of selective COX-2 inhibitors

S Grösch, TJ Maier, S Schiffmann… - Journal of the National …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appear to reduce the risk of developing
cancer. One mechanism through which NSAIDs act to reduce carcinogenesis is to inhibit the …

Targeting the mechanisms of tumoral immune tolerance with small-molecule inhibitors

AJ Muller, PA Scherle - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy has been predominantly focused on biologically based intervention
strategies. However, recent advances in the understanding of tumour–host interactions at …

Tumor and host factors that may limit efficacy of chemotherapy in non-small cell and small cell lung cancer

DJ Stewart - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2010 - Elsevier
While chemotherapy provides useful palliation, advanced lung cancer remains incurable
since those tumors that are initially sensitive to therapy rapidly develop acquired resistance …

Angiogenic inhibitors: a new therapeutic strategy in oncology

G Gasparini, R Longo, M Toi, N Ferrara - Nature clinical practice …, 2005 - nature.com
Angiogenesis is a multistep, complex and tightly regulated process that is necessary for
tumor growth and metastasis. Based on data of preclinical models, several antiangiogenic …

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in lung cancer treatment: Bench to bed

R Liu, KP Xu, GS Tan - European journal of pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
The most common and leading cause of cancer-related death in men is lung cancer. Despite
the recent advances in chemotherapy, advanced lung cancer still remains incurable. For …

Factorial phase III randomised trial of rofecoxib and prolonged constant infusion of gemcitabine in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: the GEmcitabine-COxib in …

C Gridelli, C Gallo, A Ceribelli, V Gebbia… - The lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background The addition of cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors and prolonged constant
infusion (PCI) of gemcitabine to treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Targeted therapies for non–small cell lung cancer: an evolving landscape

SK Pal, RA Figlin, K Reckamp - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2010 - AACR
Over the past decade, a multitude of targeted agents have been explored in the treatment of
advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Thus far, two broad classes of agents have …

A phase II study of celecoxib in combination with paclitaxel, carboplatin, and radiotherapy for patients with inoperable stage IIIA/B non–small cell lung cancer

R Mutter, B Lu, DP Carbone, I Csiki, L Moretti… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 up-regulation plays an important role in the
pathogenesis of lung cancer. Selective COX-2 inhibitors have promoted chemosensitivity …

Design, synthesis and structure–activity relationship study of novel pyrazole-based heterocycles as potential antitumor agents

AM Farag, KAK Ali, TMA El-Debss, AS Mayhoub… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The versatile hitherto unreported 3-[(E)-3-(dimethylamino) acryloyl]-1, 5-diphenyl-1H-
pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (3) was prepared via the reaction of 3-acetyl-1, 5-diphenyl-1H …