Targeted therapy or immunotherapy? Optimal treatment in hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathological manifestations of hepatic tumours are often associated with prognosis. Although surgical specimens (SS) can provide more information, currently, pre-treatment needle core biopsy (NCB) is increasingly showing important value in understanding the nature of liver tumors and even in diagnosis and tr...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Wu JS,Feng JL,Zhu RD,Liu SG,Zhao DW,Li N

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate p16 gene methylation and its expression in 30 patients with sporadic colorectal adenocarcinoma in a North Indian population. METHODS:Methylation specific polymerase chain reaction was used to detect p16 gene methylation and immunohistochemistry was used to study the p16 expression in 30 sporadic col...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Malhotra P,Kochhar R,Vaiphei K,Wig JD,Mahmood S

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bile duct cancer constitutes gallbladder cancer (GBC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICA), and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECA). These three entities show morphological and immunohistochemical resemblance so that it is difficult to differentiate between primary ICA and liver metastasis of GBC, which ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Inagaki C,Maeda D,Kimura A,Otsuru T,Iwagami Y,Nishida N,Sakai D,Shitotsuki R,Yachida S,Doki Y,Satoh T

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the first line of host defense, and are involved in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) recognition and activation of both inflammatory and carcinogenic processes. The presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes that activate the immune response may modulate the ris...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Susi MD,Lourenço Caroline M,Rasmussen LT,Payão SLM,Rossi AFT,Silva AE,de Oliveira-Cucolo JG

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old male, diagnosed with mild Crohn's disease (CD) 11 years ago but with no prior abdominal surgeries, was diagnosed with a small bowel stricture, due to ongoing abdominal pain and intolerance of enteral diet, and referred for surgical treatment. Exploratory laparoscopy revealed a white solid mass causing a ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Drukker L,Edden Y,Reissman P

更新日期：2012-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary tract carcinomas are relatively rare, representing less than 1% of cancers. However, their incidence has increased in Japan and in industrialized countries like the USA. Biliary tract tumors have a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate because they are usually detected late in the course of the disease; the...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Malaguarnera G,Giordano M,Paladina I,Rando A,Uccello M,Basile F,Biondi A,Carnazzo S,Alessandria I,Mazzarino C

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports in the field of robotic surgery for rectal cancer are increasing year by year. However, most of these studies enroll patients at a relatively early stage and have small sample sizes. In fact, studies only on patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and with relatively large sample sizes ar...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ye SP,Zhu WQ,Liu DN,Lei X,Jiang QG,Hu HM,Tang B,He PH,Gao GM,Tang HC,Shi J,Li TY

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the aging of the population, prevalence of medical checkups, and advances in imaging studies, the number of pancreatic cystic lesions detected has increased. Once these lesions are detected, neoplastic cysts should be differentiated from non-neoplastic cysts. Furthermore, because of the malignant potential ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Mine T

更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in imaging techniques, the incidence of colorectal cancer has been increasing in recent years, with many cases still being diagnosed in advanced stages. Early detection and accurate staging remain the main factors that lead to a decrease in the cost and invasiveness of the curative techniq...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ciocalteu A,Gheonea DI,Saftoiu A,Streba L,Dragoescu NA,Tenea-Cojan TS

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:While the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer (GC) have declined due to public health programs, it remains the third deadliest cancer worldwide. For patients with early disease, innovative endoscopic and complex surgical techniques have improved survival. However, for patients with advanced disease, there are li...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Lin M,Gao M,Cavnar MJ,Kim J

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radical D2 lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer as a standard procedure has gained global consensus. Mounting studies have shown that the number of lymph nodes dissection directly affects the prognosis and recurrence of gastric cancer. Our previous study showed that there was no obvious lymph node aro...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Mu GC,Huang Y,Liu ZM,Chen ZB,Wu XH,Qin XG,Zeng YJ

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from gastric cancer has traditionally been considered a terminal progression of the disease and is associated with poor survival outcomes. Positive peritoneal cytology similarly worsens the survival of patients with gastric cancer and treatment options for these patients have been limite...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Leiting JL,Grotz TE

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been applied worldwide to improve the survival of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). The evaluation of histological regression in primary tumors is valuable for predicting prognosis. However, the prognostic effect of regression change in lymph nodes (LNs) remains unclear...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Zhu YL,Sun YK,Xue XM,Yue JY,Yang L,Xue LY

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment, but most patients present at diagnosis with unresectable or metastatic disease. Moreover, even with an R0 resection, the majority of patients will die of disease recurrence. M...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Sperti C,Moletta L,Merigliano S

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumo-computed tomography (PnCT) is a technique primarily developed and used to study stenotic lesions of the esophagus, gastroesophageal junction and stomach for pre-surgical planning. It helps to define both upper and lower borders of neoplasms located in the aforementioned areas. It achieves maximum lumen distensi...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ulla M,Gentile E,Yeyati EL,Diez ML,Cavadas D,Garcia-Monaco RD,Ros PR

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) are very uncommon. There is no unanimous consensus regarding the best treatment for this rare condition, and management is, especially in elderly patients, limited to diagnosis and palliative care. Capecitabine, an oral fluoropyrimidine derivative, might be help...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Taccogna S,Gozzi E,Rossi L,Caruso D,Conte D,Trenta P,Leoni V,Tomao S,Raimondi L,Angelini F

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults. The disease begins as a benign adenomatous polyp, which develops into an advanced adenoma with high-grade dysplasia and then progresses to an invasive cancer. Appropriate apoptotic signaling is fundamentally important to preserve a health...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Abraha AM,Ketema EB

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic surgery for malignancy is recognized as challenging for the surgeons and risky for the patients due to consistent perioperative morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, the oncological long-term results are largely disappointing, even for those patients who experience an uneventfully hospital stay. Nevertheles...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Bencini L,Annecchiarico M,Farsi M,Bartolini I,Mirasolo V,Guerra F,Coratti A

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) is a high risk factor for biliary tract cancer. In PBM, since the pancreatic duct and bile duct converge outside the duodenal wall beyond the influence of the sphincter of Oddi, pancreatic juice and bile are constantly mixed, producing a variety of harmful substances. Because of th...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Tsuchida A,Itoi T

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to minimize the limitations of laparoscopy, a robotic surgery system was introduced, but its role for gastric cancer is still unclear. The objective of this article is to assess the current status of robotic surgery for gastric cancer and to predict future prospects. Although the current study was limited...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Baek SJ,Lee DW,Park SS,Kim SH

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The cornerstone to improving the prognosis of HCC patients has been the control of loco-regional disease progression and the lesser toxicities of local treatment. Although radiotherapy has not...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Hsu CY,Wang CW,Cheng AL,Kuo SH

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past couple of decades considerable progress has been made in the management of metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRC) leading to a significant improvement in five-year survival. Although part of this success has been rightly attributed to aggressive surgical management and advances in other adjunct treatments,...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Pai SG,Fuloria J

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past ten years, sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor, has been the standard of care for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and well-preserved liver function. Recently, lenvatinib, a different multikinase inhibitor, was shown to be non-inferior to sorafenib, in terms of survival, while all...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Personeni N,Pressiani T,Bozzarelli S,Rimassa L

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) is a surgical technique that combines laparoscopic partial gastrectomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection. LECS requires close collaboration between skilled laparoscopic surgeons and experienced endoscopists. For successful LECS, experience alone is not sufficie...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Aisu Y,Yasukawa D,Kimura Y,Hori T

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer has a high tumor incidence and mortality rate worldwide. Despite significant improvements in radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy for GI cancer over the last decade, GI cancer is characterized by high recurrence rates and a dismal prognosis. There is an urgent need for new diag...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Matsuoka T,Yashiro M

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Casein kinase I is a group of ubiquitous Serine/Threonine kinases that have been implicated in both normal cellular functions and several pathological conditions including Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Recent findings in colon and pancreatic cancer have brought tremendous attention to these molecules as potential th...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Modak C,Chai J

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors are rare slow-growing tumors with distinct histological, biological, and clinical characteristics that have increased in incidence and prevalence within the last few decades. They contain chromogranin A, synaptophysin and neuron-specific enolase which are necessary for making a d...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ahmed M

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestive endoscopy is currently the main diagnostic procedure for investigation of the digestive tract when a digestive disease is suspected. The use of computers and electronic medical records for the management of endoscopic data are an important key to improving endoscopy unit efficiency and productivity. This tec...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Maserat E,Safdari R,Maserat E,Zali MR

更新日期：2012-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-neoplastic tumor-like lesions in the pancreas are uncommon. Here, we present a case of multiple solid pancreatic hamartomas in a 78-year-old Japanese woman. Her computed tomography revealed a pancreatic mass, measuring 1.8 cm in maximum diameter. However, no symptoms were found. She was not an alcoholic and had no...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Kawakami F,Shimizu M,Yamaguchi H,Hara S,Matsumoto I,Ku Y,Itoh T

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) has been increasingly used for the treatment of rectal cancer. However, the efficacy and safety of IORT for the treatment of rectal cancer are still controversial. AIM:To evaluate the value of IORT for patients with rectal cancer. METHODS:We searched PubM...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Liu B,Ge L,Wang J,Chen YQ,Ma SX,Ma PL,Zhang YQ,Yang KH,Cai H

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00