Analysis of immune status after iodine-125 permanent brachytherapy in prostate cancer.

abstract：Purpose:Minimally invasive esophagectomy is increasingly performed for esophageal or gastroesophageal junctional cancer, with advantages of improved perioperative outcomes in comparison with open esophagectomy. McKeown and Ivor Lewis are widely used procedures of minimally invasive esophagectomy, and there have been co...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Deng J,Su Q,Ren Z,Wen J,Xue Z,Zhang L,Chu X

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleiotropy in biological systems and their targeting allows many pharmaceuticals to be used for multiple therapeutic purposes. Fully exploiting the therapeutic properties of drugs that are already marketed would be highly advantageous. This is especially the case in the field of oncology, where the ineffectiveness of ...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Papanagnou P,Papadopoulos GE,Stivarou T,Pappas A

更新日期：2018-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: NSD3 (WHSC1L1) is a protein lysine methyltransferase that is recurrently amplified (8p11.23) in several cancer types, and its upregulation is involved in tumor cell proliferation, metastasis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). We aimed to evaluate its potential function as an oncogenic force in colo...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Yi L,Yi L,Liu Q,Li C

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study aimed to investigate the regulatory roles of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) on gastric cancer (GC) cells, and reveal the potential mechanisms relating to nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling. Methods:GC cell lines SGC7901 and MKN45 were transfected with pEGFP-C1-ERβ to overexpress ERβ, and treated...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Zhang Y,Wu Y,Zhou X,Yi B,Wang L

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the potential of circulating RNA-based signals as predictive biomarkers for docetaxel response in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). RNA was analyzed in blood from six CRPC patients by whole-transcriptome sequencing (total RNA-sequencing) before and after docetaxel ...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Kohli M,Young CY,Tindall DJ,Nandy D,McKenzie KM,Bevan GH,Donkena KV

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors conducted this prospective study to analyze the amount of interfractional prostate bed motion (PBM) and quantify its components with the use of an endorectal balloon (ERB). METHODS:A total of 1,348 cone beam computed tomography images from 46 patients who underwent postprostatectomy radiotherapy...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Joo JH,Kim YJ,Kim YS,Cho YP,Lee HY,Jeong CY,Kwak J,Cho BC

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is found to be overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer. The present study intended to evaluate the status of PD-L1 expression in patients with resection and recurrent lung adenocarcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Matched resection and recurrent tumor samples were harvested fro...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Chen J,Li H,Pang R,Huang J

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Huaier extract has been a part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for roughly 1600 years and may serve as a potential anti-cancer drug as it is associated with good efficacy and low toxicity. Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at a higher chance of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Zou YF,Rong YM,Chen ZX,Shen ZH,Chen X,Tan YX,Weng JR,Huang XM,Lin XT

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA-126 (miR-126) has been found to promote angiogenesis, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. So, we conducted this study to explore the effect of miR-126 expression on angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). The expression levels of miR-1...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Ji JS,Xu M,Song JJ,Zhao ZW,Chen MJ,Chen WQ,Tu JF,Yang XM

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis aimed to assess available evidence on possible associations of interleukin-28B polymorphisms rs8099917 and rs12979860 with development of hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure datab...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Zhang Y,Zhu SL,Chen J,Li LQ

更新日期：2016-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The PI3K family participates in multiple signaling pathways to regulate cellular functions. PI3K/Akt signaling pathway plays an important role in tumorigenesis and development. O-GlcNAcylation, a posttranslational modification, is thought to modulate a wide range of biological processes, such as transcriptio...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Zhang P,Wang C,Ma T,You S

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the aggressive gastrointestinal malignancies. It has been reported that microRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles during the tumorigenesis of EC. To identify novel potential targets for EC, differential expressed miRNAs (DEG) between EC and adjacent normal tissues were analyzed with ...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Shi W,Song J,Gao Z,Liu X,Wang W

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 have been investigated and are thought to play an important role in tumor evasion. This study aimed to investigate expression patterns of immune-related molecules, and their clinical impacts in malignant salivary gland tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed immunohistochemical stain...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Chang H,Kim JS,Choi YJ,Cho JG,Woo JS,Kim A,Kim JS,Kang EJ

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a kind of chemokine that plays an important role in the development and progression of many human malignancies. Previous studies have uncovered that polymorphisms in IL-8 is associated with the risk of many cancer types, but the results were inconsistent and inconclusive. In the present study, ...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Zhang M,Fang T,Wang K,Mei H,Lv Z,Wang F,Cai Z,Liang C

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Telomere shortening occurs in tumor tissues and peripheral blood lymphocytes of many common human malignancies, including lung cancer, but its variation in T-cells has never been investigated. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess telomere length in T-cells and its correlation with the clinical characterist...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Qian Y,Ding T,Wei L,Cao S,Yang L

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies show that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) contribute to the progression and poor prognosis of carcinoma through multiple mechanisms. Both inflammation and changing of epithelium have a close relationship with tumorigenesis of gastric cancer. Howe...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Yan Y,Zhang J,Li JH,Liu X,Wang JZ,Qu HY,Wang JS,Duan XY

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the management and prognosis of primary choriocarcinoma (PCC) in male patients. METHODS:The clinical records of males with PCC who were treated at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between 1990 and 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. The literature regarding this clinical condition was also re...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Jiang F,Xiang Y,Feng FZ,Ren T,Cui ZM,Wan XR

更新日期：2014-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) to identify the presence of cervical lymph nodes metastases and extracapsular spread with histologic correlations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. METH...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Dequanter D,Shahla M,Aubert C,Deniz Y,Lothaire P

更新日期：2015-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy and the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men. Despite high cure rates with surgery and/or radiation, 30%-40% of patients eventually develop advanced cancer. Docetaxel is one of the most effective and well established chemotherapeutic agents for prostate canc...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Zhou F,Chen X,Fan S,Tai S,Jiang C,Zhang Y,Hao Z,Zhou J,Shi H,Zhang L,Liang C

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Subsets of non-small-cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations carry uncommon subtypes. We evaluated the efficacy of first-generation EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs; erlotinib, gefitinib, and icotinib) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer carrying insertions ...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Chen D,Song Z,Cheng G

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Vandetanib is a promising anticancer targeted agent for treating advanced carcinomas, such as non-small-cell lung cancer, small-cell lung cancer, breast cancer, malignant glioma, hepatocellular cancer, and unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer. However, diarrhea i...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Huo Z,Yu S,Hong S,Cao X,Xiu L,Liao Z,Li Y,Xiao H

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although there have been great advances in mechanisms and therapeutic methods of prostate cancer, the mortality rate of prostate cancer remains high. The castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), which develops from hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, foreshadows a more dismal outcome. Concomitant with the...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Wang K,Ruan H,Xu T,Liu L,Liu D,Yang H,Zhang X,Chen K

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) originate from monocytes and differentiate into mature macrophages. The interaction between cancer cells and TAMs promotes tumor growth and suppresses immunosurveillance. However, this phenomenon has seldom been observed in ampullary cancer. Patients and Methods:TAMs in ampu...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Cheng LC,Chao YJ,Wang CY,Phan NN,Chen YL,Wang TW,Hsu HP,Lin YJ,Shan YS,Lai MD

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The fusion of echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) was identified as a transforming gene for lung cancer in 2007. This genetic rearrangement accounts for 2%-5% of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases, occurring predominantly in younger individuals with adenocarcino...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Iwama E,Okamoto I,Harada T,Takayama K,Nakanishi Y

更新日期：2014-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite remarkable progress in cancer-drug discovery, the delivery of novel, safe, and sustainably effective products to the clinic has stalled. Using Src as a model, we examine key steps in drug development. The preclinical evidence on the relationship between Src and solid cancer is in sharp contrast with the modest...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Rösel D,Brábek J,Veselý P,Fernandes M

更新日期：2013-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Orbital metastasis as the initial presentation of lung adenocarcinoma is very rare, and so the lack of knowledge about this phenomenon can easily result in misdiagnosis, either as a orbital primary tumor or benign lesion. Here, we report a rare case in which the orbital symptom appeared first without any pulmonary man...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Sun L,Qi Y,Sun X,Yu J,Meng X

更新日期：2016-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Exosomes are nano-sized biological vesicles released by many kinds of cells, which play an important role in tumor metastasis through transporting cytokines, RNAs and proteins. However, the molecular mechanisms of exosomes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastasis are not completely understood. Materials...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Qu Z,Feng J,Pan H,Jiang Y,Duan Y,Fa Z

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in both sexes, accounting for over one quarter of cancer deaths. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises 85%-90% of lung cancer diagnoses and despite advances in multimodality therapies, 5-year survival rates remain dismal with a median survival for pat...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Kanaan Z,Kloecker GH,Paintal A,Perez CA

更新日期：2015-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant promoter methylation of RUNX3 has been reported in several tumors including human breast cancer (BC). However, the association between RUNX3 hypermethylation and incidence of BC remains elusive. In this study, a detailed literature search was performed in Medline and Google Scholar for related research public...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Song XY,Li BY,Zhou EX,Wu FX

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMS syndrome (acronym consisting of: polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes) is an uncommon disorder associated with an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia. There is no single specific test for POEMS, and due to its rarity and heterogeneity, patients are often mis- or underdiagnosed. ...

journal_title：OncoTargets and therapy

authors： Găman M,Vlădăreanu AM,Dobrea C,Onisâi M,Marinescu C,Cîşleanu D,Ciufu C,Vasile D,Bumbea H,Voican I

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00