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Lycopene in cancer prevention and treatmentSoley Seren
Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Am J Ther 15:66-81. 2008..Further mechanistic studies and randomized controlled clinical intervention trials with lycopene involving cancer patients are warranted...
Genistein inhibits radiation-induced activation of NF-kappaB in prostate cancer cells promoting apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrestJulian J Raffoul
Department of Radiation Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
BMC Cancer 6:107. 2006..In this study, we investigated the cellular and molecular interaction between genistein and radiation using PC-3 human prostate cancer cells...
Progression of renal cell carcinoma is inhibited by genistein and radiation in an orthotopic modelGilda G Hillman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
BMC Cancer 7:4. 2007....
Phase II study of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in previously treated metastatic breast cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study (PA 185)O Kucuk
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 57:201-6. 1999..The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy and toxicity of a cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) combination in previously treated advanced breast cancer...
Cancer chemopreventionOmer Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Metastasis Rev 21:189-97. 2002..Current challenge is to build on this success and identify non-toxic chemopreventive agents. A promising area of research is clinical studies with botanicals, cancer preventive compounds in fruits, vegetables and other plants...
Chemoprevention of prostate cancerOmer Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Cancer Metastasis Rev 21:111-24. 2002..Inclusion of appropriate biomarkers in clinical trials will help elucidate the mechanisms by which genetic and epigenetic pathways of carcinogenesis are modulated by nutrients and phytochemicals...
New opportunities in chemoprevention researchOmer Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 3990 John R, 5 Hudson, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Invest 20:237-45. 2002..In addition, administration of chemopreventive agents prior to surgery provides an opportunity to investigate the modulation of genetic and epigenetic pathways by putative cancer preventive compounds and nutrients...
Phase II randomized clinical trial of lycopene supplementation before radical prostatectomyO Kucuk
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Wayne State University, and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:861-8. 2001..0002 and P = 0.0003, respectively). The results suggest that lycopene supplementation may decrease the growth of prostate cancer. However, no firm conclusions can be drawn at this time because of the small sample size...
Effects of lycopene supplementation in patients with localized prostate cancerOmer Kucuk
Division of Hematology and Oncology, 3990 John R, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 5 Hudson, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 227:881-5. 2002..This pilot study suggests that lycopene may have beneficial effects in prostate cancer. Larger clinical trials are warranted to investigate the potential preventive and/or therapeutic role of lycopene in prostate cancer...
Phase II trail of didemnin B in previously treated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) StudyO Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 23:273-7. 2000..7 years. There were five grade V, 12 grade IV, and 57 grade III toxicities. Didemnin B appears to have modest activity in low grade NHL. However, the drug has considerable toxicity in this population of patients...
Phase II trial of menogaril in patients with previously treated multiple myeloma or chronic lymphocytic leukemiaO Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 23:379-83. 2000..Five grade 4 hematologic toxicities were observed. There was one fatal neutropenic sepsis. Menogaril, as administered in this study, does not appear to have significant activity in patients with previously treated MM or CLL...
Phase II trial of cisplatin, etoposide, and 5-fluorouracil in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study (PB586)O Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 23:371-5. 2000..The combination of cisplatin, 5-FU, and etoposide as administered in this study appears to have considerable toxicity and does not appear to be superior to other cisplatin-containing regimens used for the treatment of advanced NSCLC...
Effect of soy isoflavone supplementation on markers of oxidative stress in men and womenZ Djuric
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, 110 East Warren, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Lett 172:1-6. 2001..These pilot results suggest that soy isoflavone supplementation decreases levels of oxidative DNA damage in humans, and this may be a mechanism behind the cancer-preventive effects of soy isoflavones...
Genistein potentiates the radiation effect on prostate carcinoma cellsG G Hillman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Clin Cancer Res 7:382-90. 2001..These studies suggest a potential of combining genistein with radiation for the treatment of localized prostate carcinoma...
Phase II trial of bicalutamide in patients with advanced prostate cancer in whom conventional hormonal therapy failed: a Southwest Oncology Group study (SWOG 9235)O Kucuk
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Urology 58:53-8. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that bicalutamide decreases pain and improves symptom status in patients with prostate cancer in whom first-line hormonal therapy failed...
Soy isoflavone supplementation in healthy men prevents NF-kappa B activation by TNF-alpha in blood lymphocytesJ N Davis
Department of Cancer Biology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Free Radic Biol Med 30:1293-302. 2001..This preliminary study demonstrates that soy isoflavone supplementation may protect cells from oxidative stress-inducing agents by inhibiting NF-kappa B activation and decreasing DNA adduct levels...
Cisplatin-induced antitumor activity is potentiated by the soy isoflavone genistein in BxPC-3 pancreatic tumor xenograftsRamzi M Mohammad
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer 106:1260-8. 2006....
Inactivation of nuclear factor kappaB by soy isoflavone genistein contributes to increased apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutic agents in human cancer cellsYiwei Li
Department of Pathology and Internal Medicine, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Cancer Res 65:6934-42. 2005..Theses results warrant carefully designed clinical studies investigating the combination of soy isoflavones and commonly used chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of human cancers...
Antitumor and antimetastatic activities of docetaxel are enhanced by genistein through regulation of osteoprotegerin/receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB (RANK)/RANK ligand/MMP-9 signaling in prostate cancerYiwei Li
Department of Pathology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Cancer Res 66:4816-25. 2006..From these results, we conclude that genistein could be a promising nontoxic agent to improve the treatment outcome of metastatic prostate cancer with docetaxel...
Prostate cancer treatment is enhanced by genistein in vitro and in vivo in a syngeneic orthotopic tumor modelYu Wang
Department of Radiation Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 48201, USA
Radiat Res 166:73-80. 2006....
An overview of the health effects of isoflavones with an emphasis on prostate cancer risk and prostate-specific antigen levelsMark Messina
Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
J AOAC Int 89:1121-34. 2006....
Pilot study of intraoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neckOzlem E Tulunay
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Head Neck 29:267-71. 2007....
Soy isoflavones enhance radiotherapy in a metastatic prostate cancer modelJulian J Raffoul
Department of Radiation Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Int J Cancer 120:2491-8. 2007..Our studies demonstrate the safety and potential role of soy isoflavones for enhancing the therapeutic effect of radiotherapy in prostate cancer...
Mature results of a phase II trial of gemcitabine/paclitaxel given every 2 weeks in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancerAntoinette J Wozniak
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Clin Lung Cancer 8:313-8. 2007..Treatment with 1 previous chemotherapy regimen was allowed. Patients received gemcitabine 3000 mg/m(2) intravenously over 30 minutes and paclitaxel 150 mg/m(2) over 3 hours every 2 weeks...
Effects of high fruit-vegetable and/or low-fat intervention on breast nipple aspirate fluid micronutrient levelsZora Djuric
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Room 2150 Cancer and Geriatrics Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0930, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1393-9. 2007..A change in diet is known to affect micronutrient levels in blood but to what extent diet can affect micronutrient levels in the breast is not yet well established...
Lycopene and soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate cancerUlka Vaishampayan
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Nutr Cancer 59:1-7. 2007..Future studies are warranted to further investigate the efficacy of lycopene and soy isoflavones in prostate cancer as well as the mechanism of potential negative interaction between them...
Effect of docetaxel on the surgical tumor microenvironment of head and neck cancer in murine modelsGeorge H Yoo
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, 5E University Health Center, 4201 St Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:735-42. 2008..To identify the antitumor activity and wound-healing effect of docetaxel delivered in the surgical tumor microenvironment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)...
Lycopene supplementation prevents the development of spontaneous smooth muscle tumors of the oviduct in Japanese quailKazim Sahin
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
Nutr Cancer 50:181-9. 2004..Clinical trials should be conducted to investigate the efficacy of lycopene supplementation in the prevention and treatment of uterine leiomyoma in humans...
Genistein potentiates inhibition of tumor growth by radiation in a prostate cancer orthotopic modelGilda G Hillman
Department of Radiation Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Harper University Hospital, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Mol Cancer Ther 3:1271-9. 2004..We tested this approach in vivo using an orthotopic prostate carcinoma model of PC-3 cells in nude mice...
Re: Response of hormone refractory prostate cancer to lycopeneOmer Kucuk
J Urol 167:651. 2002
Genistein sensitizes diffuse large cell lymphoma to CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) chemotherapyRamzi M Mohammad
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Mol Cancer Ther 2:1361-8. 2003..Because soy isoflavone genistein is a widely available nutritional supplement, its use in combination with CHOP chemotherapy should be further explored in a clinical trial in patients with NHL...
Methods to increase fruit and vegetable intake with and without a decrease in fat intake: compliance and effects on body weight in the nutrition and breast health studyZora Djuric
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Nutr Cancer 43:141-51. 2002..Maintenance of energy intake, therefore, did not appear to be attained intrinsically when individuals were counseled to make changes in the composition of their diets...
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-related protein inhibits multiple members of the EGFR family in colon and breast cancer cellsHu Xu
John D Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4646 John R, Room B 4238, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Mol Cancer Ther 4:435-42. 2005..Our results suggest that ERRP is an effective pan-erbB inhibitor and, thus, may be a potential therapeutic agent for a wide variety of epithelial cancers expressing different levels and subclasses of EGFRs...
Soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate cancerMaha Hussain
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Nutr Cancer 47:111-7. 2003..00002) and from 0.11 to 0.51 microM (P = 0.00001), respectively. No significant changes were observed in serum levels of testosterone, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, or 5-OHmdU. These data suggest that soy isoflavones may benefit some patients with Pca...
Apoptosis-inducing effect of chemotherapeutic agents is potentiated by soy isoflavone genistein, a natural inhibitor of NF-kappaB in BxPC-3 pancreatic cancer cell lineYiwei Li
Department of Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Pancreas 28:e90-5. 2004....
Regulation of gene expression and inhibition of experimental prostate cancer bone metastasis by dietary genisteinYiwei Li
Department of Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Neoplasia 6:354-63. 2004..Genistein may thus be a promising agent for the prevention and/or treatment of prostate cancer...
Antioxidant effect of zinc in humansAnanda S Prasad
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Free Radic Biol Med 37:1182-90. 2004..Zinc administration to human subjects with conditions associated with increased oxidative stress should be explored...
Dietary tomato powder supplementation in the prevention of leiomyoma of the oviduct in the Japanese quailKazim Sahin
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
Nutr Cancer 59:70-5. 2007..Clinical trials should be conducted to investigate the efficacy of tomato powder supplementation in the prevention and treatment of uterine leiomyoma in humans...
Zinc in cancer preventionAnanda S Prasad
Department of Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Metastasis Rev 21:291-5. 2002..Preclinical and clinical studies need to investigate modulation of genetic and epigenetic pathways of carcinogenesis by zinc...
Expression of prostate-specific antigen is transcriptionally regulated by genistein in prostate cancer cellsJoanne N Davis
Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA
Mol Carcinog 34:91-101. 2002..These results suggest that ligand-dependent differences in the ability to activate PSA expression may contribute to the agonistic/antagonistic responses observed with genistein in prostate cancer cells...
Oral preneoplasia and chemoprevention of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neckOmer Kucuk
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Cancer Treat Res 114:61-83. 2003
Supplementation with organic or inorganic selenium in heat-distressed quailNurhan Sahin
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey
Biol Trace Elem Res 122:229-37. 2008..Results of the present study suggest that supplementation with Se-Met can be considered to be more protective than Na2SeO3 by reducing the negative effects of oxidative stress induced by heat stress in quail...
Folic acid mediated attenuation of loss of heterozygosity of DCC tumor suppressor gene in the colonic mucosa of patients with colorectal adenomasKiran K Nagothu
Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Detect Prev 27:297-304. 2003..Taken together, our data suggest that one of the ways folate may exert its chemopreventive effect is by stabilizing certain tumor suppressor gene(s) and preventing further increases in proliferation...
Benefit of postoperative chemoradiotherapy for patients with unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neckNasfat J Shehadeh
Division of Hematology/Oncology and Transplantation (HOT, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Head Neck 28:1090-8. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative chemoradiotherapy is of potential benefit to patients with unknown primary SCCHN by improving survival and reducing failures. This treatment warrants further prospective evaluation...
Differential expression of hZnT-4 in human prostate tissuesFrances W J Beck
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Prostate 58:374-81. 2004..It is not known whether loss of zinc, necessary to restrain aggressive growth, results from loss of a single specific or multiple zinc transporters...
Folic acid reduces nuclear translocation of beta-catenin in rectal mucosal crypts of patients with colorectal adenomasRichard Jaszewski
Division of Gastroenterology, and Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Cancer Lett 206:27-33. 2004..05) and cellular expression of pGSK3beta (P < 0.01) when compared to placebo. Folic acid may exert its chemopreventive effect, at least in part, through inhibition of nuclear translocation of beta-catenin...
Effects of dietary genistein on nutrient use and mineral status in heat-stressed quailsNurhan Sahin
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
Exp Anim 55:75-82. 2006..In conclusion, genistein supplementation to the basal diet improved digestibility of CP, DM and ash and levels of Ca and P and bone mineralization in quails reared under heat stress conditions...
Folic acid-mediated inhibition of serum-induced activation of EGFR promoter in colon cancer cellsKiran K Nagothu
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 287:G541-6. 2004..This could partly be responsible for FA-mediated inhibition of growth-related processes in colorectal neoplasia...
Zinc supplementation alleviates heat stress in laying Japanese quailKazim Sahin
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Firat University, Elazig Turkey
J Nutr 133:2808-11. 2003..No significant differences in any values were observed in the TN groups (P > 0.05). Results of the present study suggest that supplementation with 60 mg zinc/kg diet protects quail by reducing the negative effects of heat stress...
EGF-receptor related protein causes cell cycle arrest and induces apoptosis of colon cancer cells in vitro and in vivoEdi Levi
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Anticancer Res 24:2885-91. 2004....
