Poly I:C enhances cycloheximide-induced apoptosis of tumor cells through TLR3 pathway.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimating the risk of malignancy is essential in the management of adnexal masses. An accurate differential diagnosis between benign and malignant masses will reduce morbidity and costs due to unnecessary operations, and will improve referral to a gynecologic oncologist for specialized cancer care, which im...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Meys EM,Rutten IJ,Kruitwagen RF,Slangen BF,Bergmans MG,Mertens HJ,Nolting E,Boskamp D,Beets-Tan RG,van Gorp T

更新日期：2015-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An understanding of growth dynamics of tumors is important in understanding progression of cancer and designing appropriate treatment strategies. We perform a comparative study of the hyperbolastic growth models with the Weibull and Gompertz models, which are prevalently used in the field of tumor growth. M...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Eby WM,Tabatabai MA,Bursac Z

更新日期：2010-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple-negative breast cancers represent an important clinical challenge, as these cancers do not respond to conventional endocrine therapies or other available targeted agents. Phycocyanin (PC), a natural, water soluble and non-toxic molecule is shown to have potent anti-cancer property. METHODS:In this st...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ravi M,Tentu S,Baskar G,Rohan Prasad S,Raghavan S,Jayaprakash P,Jeyakanthan J,Rayala SK,Venkatraman G

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer screening is key to early detection and thus to early treatment, but uptake is often sub-optimal, particularly amongst lower income groups. It is proposed that the imminent introduction of the single-sample Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in Scotland may lead to increased uptake as compare...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Chambers JA,Callander AS,Grangeret R,O'Carroll RE

更新日期：2016-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have combined sorafenib with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) to treat patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the results are disputable. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of the combination treatment in patients with advan...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Cai R,Song R,Pang P,Yan Y,Liao Y,Zhou C,Wang S,Zhou X,Wang H,Zhang H,Sun H,Ma H

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have extensively investigated the role of miRNAs in colorectal cancer (CRC), and several associations have been reported. In addition, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in promoter regions of miRNAs have been shown to affect miRNA expression. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the effect of m...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kim EG,Kim JO,Park HS,Ryu CS,Oh J,Jun HH,Kim JW,Kim NK

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crosstalk between malignant hepatocytes and the surrounding peritumoral stroma is a key modulator of hepatocarcinogenesis and therapeutic resistance. To examine the chemotherapy resistance of these two cellular compartments in vitro, we evaluated a well-established hepatic tumor cell line, HepG2, and an adul...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Rangwala F,Williams KP,Smith GR,Thomas Z,Allensworth JL,Lyerly HK,Diehl AM,Morse MA,Devi GR

更新日期：2012-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in cancer invasion and metastasis. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play role in tumor dissemination and are an independent survival predictor in breast cancer (BC) patients. The aim of this study was to assess correlation between CTCs and tumor MMP1 in BC. METHOD...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Cierna Z,Mego M,Janega P,Karaba M,Minarik G,Benca J,Sedlácková T,Cingelova S,Gronesova P,Manasova D,Pindak D,Sufliarsky J,Danihel L,Reuben JM,Mardiak J

更新日期：2014-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common tumor in human. Research has shown that HPV status HNSCC is a unique prognosis factor, which may due to its immune infiltration landscape. But the underlying mechanism is unclear. METHODS:In this study, we used a combination of several b...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zeng H,Song X,Ji J,Chen L,Liao Q,Ma X

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Al-Khayal K,Vaali-Mohammed MA,Elwatidy M,Traiki TB,Al-Obeed O,Azam M,Khan Z,Abdulla M,Ahmad R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High grade gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) with a Ki67 proliferation index > 20%, include well-differentiated tumours grade 3 (NET G3) and poorly differentiated (PD) neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC). Abnormal p53-expression is a feature of PD tumours, while expression of chromogran...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Nielsen K,Binderup T,Langer SW,Kjaer A,Knigge P,Grøndahl V,Melchior L,Federspiel B,Knigge U

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Humans are exposed to an array of both harmful and beneficial hormonally active compounds in the environment and through diet. Two such chemicals are Bisphenol A (BPA), a plasticizer, and genistein, a component of soy. Prepubertal exposure to BPA increased mammary carcinogenesis, while genistein suppressed c...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Wang J,Jenkins S,Lamartiniere CA

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin 12 (IL-12) is a cytokine that has been reported to exhibit potent tumoricidal effects in animal tumor models. A combined approach using Paclitaxel and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy is the most commonly used backbone regimen for treating lung cancer. Despite numerous studies regarding the an...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yue T,Zheng X,Dou Y,Zheng X,Sun R,Tian Z,Wei H

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) is a metalloprotein enzyme that belongs to the acid phosphatases and is known to be expressed by osteoclasts. It has already been investigated as a marker of bone metastases in cancer patients. In this study, which examined the value of serum TRAP concentrations as ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Honig A,Rieger L,Kapp M,Krockenberger M,Eck M,Dietl J,Kämmerer U

更新日期：2006-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometrial cancer, one of the most common malignant tumors, is a serious threat to women's health. Endometrial hyperplasia is a precursor of endometrial cancer. S100 calcium binding protein P (S100P) has been found to play important roles in many types of cancer. The present study aimed to investigate the e...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhang D,Chen X,Xia H,Wang L,Zhao H,Xu B,Zhang A,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to evaluate the impact of colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) expression on recurrence and survival of patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) following surgery. METHODS:We retrospectively enrolled 267 patients (195 in the training cohort and 72 in the validation cohort) with c...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yang L,Wu Q,Xu L,Zhang W,Zhu Y,Liu H,Xu J,Gu J

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Free flap-mediated gene therapy in the tumor bed following surgical resection is a promising approach in cancer targeted treatment of residual disease. We investigated the selective killing efficacy of a lentivirus-mediated cytosine deaminase-thymidine kinase (CDglyTK) gene in transplanted breast cancer deli...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhang J,Liu Y,Zang M,Zhu S,Chen B,Li S,Xue B,Yan L

更新日期：2019-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for bladder cancer. Epidemiological and biological data suggest that genetic polymorphisms in activating and detoxifying enzymes may play a role in determining an individual's susceptibility to bladder cancer in particular when in combination with specific envi...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： McGrath M,Michaud D,De Vivo I

更新日期：2006-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of patients undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) suffer from underlying liver disease and are exposed to the risk of postoperative ascites, which is favored by an imbalance between portal venous inflow and a diminished hepatic volume. Finding a reversible, non-invasive metho...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mohkam K,Rayar M,Adam JP,Muscari F,Rode A,Merle P,Pradat P,Bauler S,Delfour I,Chiche L,Ducerf C,Boudjema K,Lesurtel M,Laurent C,Mabrut JY

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome that is commonly associated with a germline mutation in the tumor suppressor gene p53. Loss of p53 results in increased expression of CD44, a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker, which is involved in the scavenging of reactive oxygen species...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yoshida GJ,Fuchimoto Y,Osumi T,Shimada H,Hosaka S,Morioka H,Mukai M,Masugi Y,Sakamoto M,Kuroda T

更新日期：2012-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 50% of metastatic melanoma patients have a specific mutation in the serine/threonine kinase BRAF. This results in constitutive activation of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK-MAP kinase pathway, which causes uncontrolled cell growth. Vemurafenib (PLX4032) is an oral chemotherapeutic agent that targets the specif...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Xiao J,Egger ME,McMasters KM,Hao H

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biological relevance of nuclear ErbB-2/HER2 (NuclErbB-2) presence in breast tumors remains unexplored. In this study we assessed the clinical significance of ErbB-2 nuclear localization in primary invasive breast cancer. The reporting recommendations for tumor marker prognostic studies (REMARK) guideline...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Schillaci R,Guzmán P,Cayrol F,Beguelin W,Díaz Flaqué MC,Proietti CJ,Pineda V,Palazzi J,Frahm I,Charreau EH,Maronna E,Roa JC,Elizalde PV

更新日期：2012-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have become the mainstay of treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but it has been unclear whether the antitumor effect of TKIs depends on the organ where the RCC metastasis is located. We previously reported that the FDG accumulation assessed by FDG PET/CT, was ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kakizoe M,Yao M,Tateishi U,Minamimoto R,Ueno D,Namura K,Makiyama K,Hayashi N,Sano F,Kishida T,Kobayashi K,Noguchi S,Ikeda I,Ohgo Y,Taguri M,Morita S,Inoue T,Kubota Y,Nakaigawa N

更新日期：2014-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer patients with an activating mutation in the EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) can develop resistance to erlotinib treatment, which is often mediated by the T790M resistance mutation in EGFR. The difficulties in obtaining biopsies at progression make it challenging to investigate the appeara...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Demuth C,Madsen AT,Weber B,Wu L,Meldgaard P,Sorensen BS

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kaiso has been identified as a new member of the POZ-zinc finger family of transcription factors that are implicated in development and cancer. Although controversy still exists, Kaiso is supposed to be involved in human cancer. However, there is limited information regarding the clinical significance of cyt...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Dai SD,Wang Y,Miao Y,Zhao Y,Zhang Y,Jiang GY,Zhang PX,Yang ZQ,Wang EH

更新日期：2009-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing appreciation that non-cancer cells within the tumour microenvironment influence cancer progression and anti-cancer drug efficacy. For metastatic prostate cancer (PCa), the bone marrow microenvironment influences metastasis, drug response, and possibly drug resistance. METHODS:Using a nov...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mosaad E,Chambers K,Futrega K,Clements J,Doran MR

更新日期：2018-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal bone metastases are commonly diagnosed in cancer patients. The consequences are pain both at rest and under exercise, impairment of activities of daily life (ADL), reduced clinical performance, the risk of pathological fractures, and neurological deficits. The aim of this randomized, controlled pilot ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Rief H,Omlor G,Akbar M,Welzel T,Bruckner T,Rieken S,Haefner MF,Schlampp I,Gioules A,Habermehl D,von Nettelbladt F,Debus J

更新日期：2014-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total mesorectal excision is the standard surgical treatment for mid- and low-rectal cancer. Laparoscopy represents a clear leap forward in the management of rectal cancer patients, offering significant improvements in post-operative measures such as pain, first bowel movement, and hospital length of stay. H...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Lelong B,de Chaisemartin C,Meillat H,Cournier S,Boher JM,Genre D,Karoui M,Tuech JJ,Delpero JR,French Research Group of Rectal Cancer Surgery (GRECCAR).

更新日期：2017-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In people with albinism (PWA), the deficiency of melanin increase the risk of skin cancers. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of skin cancers and characteristics of these detected skin cancers (histological types, localization) in PWA in 10 cities in Togo in 2019. METHODS:This is a cross...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Saka B,Akakpo SA,Teclessou JN,Gnossike P,Adam S,Mahamadou G,Kassang P,Elegbede Y,Mouhari-Toure A,Darre T,Kombate K,Pitché P

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic counselling and testing for Lynch syndrome (LS) have recently been introduced in several Latin America countries. We aimed to characterize the clinical, molecular and mismatch repair (MMR) variants spectrum of patients with suspected LS in Latin America. METHODS:Eleven LS hereditary cancer registrie...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Rossi BM,Palmero EI,López-Kostner F,Sarroca C,Vaccaro CA,Spirandelli F,Ashton-Prolla P,Rodriguez Y,de Campos Reis Galvão H,Reis RM,Escremim de Paula A,Capochin Romagnolo LG,Alvarez K,Della Valle A,Neffa F,Kalfayan PG,Spir

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00