Carboplatin/etoposide induces remission of metastasised malignant peripheral nerve tumours (malignant schwannoma) refractory to first-line therapy.

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C), a member of VEGF gene family, is considered to induce both lymph node metastasis and lymphatic involvement in various cancers related to lymphangiogenesis. We examined the relationship between VEGF-C expression and clinicopathological features in 112 Japanese patients wit...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kimura Y,Watanabe M,Ohga T,Saeki H,Kakeji Y,Baba H,Maehara Y

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal residual disease (MRD) is derived from tumor-initiating cells (TICs) and is responsible for tumor relapse. Neuroblastoma is characterized by extreme tumor heterogeneity, and more than half of high-risk patients experience tumor relapse. To overcome tumor heterogeneity and ac...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Hartomo TB,Kozaki A,Hasegawa D,Van Huyen Pham T,Yamamoto N,Saitoh A,Ishida T,Kawasaki K,Kosaka Y,Ohashi H,Yamamoto T,Morikawa S,Hirase S,Kubokawa I,Mori T,Yanai T,Hayakawa A,Takeshima Y,Iijima K,Matsuo M,Nishio H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is an oncogene that promotes cell survival, proliferation, and motility. In the present study, we explored the mechanism involved in the inhibition by epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) of STAT3 signaling as detected by surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-binding a...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wang Y,Ren X,Deng C,Yang L,Yan E,Guo T,Li Y,Xu MX

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase II trial of vinorelbine and low dose prednisone in hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer was conducted in order to investigate its safety, efficacy and impact on quality of life. Vinorelbine was administered at the dose of 25 mg/m(2) i.v. weekly for 12 weeks and then biweekly, along with 10 mg of daily...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Robles C,Furst AJ,Sriratana P,Lai S,Chua L,Donnelly E,Solomon J,Sundaram M,Feun L,Savaraj N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the predominant subtype of human esophageal cancer in East Asia. In the present study, we explored the tumor suppressive function of microRNA-181d (miR-181d) in ESCC. Quantitative RT-PCR was used to assess gene levels of miR‑181d in both ESCC cell lines and clinical samples...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Li D,Shi M,Ji H,Chen G,Jiang H,Wang Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer metastasizes to the bone in a majority of patients with advanced disease resulting in bone destruction. The underlying mechanisms are complex, and both processes are controlled by an interaction between locally and systemically derived signals. Clinically, breast cancer patients with depression have a hi...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zong JC,Wang X,Zhou X,Wang C,Chen L,Yin LJ,He BC,Deng ZL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated the tremendous tropism of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for malignant gliomas, making these cells a potential vehicle for delivery of therapeutic genes to disseminated glioma cells. However, the mechanisms underlying the tropism of MSCs for gliomas remain poorly defined. It has been ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Xu F,Shi J,Yu B,Ni W,Wu X,Gu Z

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pancreatitis/pancreatic cancer (CP/PC) is characterized by fibrous connective tissue proliferation induced by activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs). Galectin-1 is upregulated in activated PSCs and is important for the continuing activation of PSCs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of galec...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Tang D,Wu Q,Zhang J,Zhang H,Yuan Z,Xu J,Chong Y,Huang Y,Xiong Q,Wang S,Tian Y,Lu Y,Ge X,Shen W,Wang D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant DNA methylation and histone deacetylation participate in cancer development and progression; hence, their reversal by inhibitors of DNA methylation and histone deacetylases is a promising cancer therapy. Experimental data demonstrate that these inhibitors in combination do not only show synergy in antitumor e...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： De la Cruz-Hernández E,Perez-Plasencia C,Pérez-Cardenas E,Gonzalez-Fierro A,Trejo-Becerril C,Chávez-Blanco A,Taja-Chayeb L,Vidal S,Gutiérrez O,Dominguez GI,Trujillo JE,Duenas-González A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the function of the ING1 gene in lung carcinoma. To detect the inhibitory effect of ING1 in human lung cancer, recombinant ING1b plasmids were transfected into two lung cancer cell lines with different p53 status, A549 with wild-type p53 (wtp53) and SK-MES-1 with mutant p53. Ap...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Luo ZG,Tang H,Li B,Zhu Z,Ni CR,Zhu MH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high affinity nerve growth factor (NGF) NGF receptor, p75NTR, is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily that shares a conserved intracellular death domain capable of inducing apoptosis and suppressing growth in prostate epithelial cells. Expression of this receptor is lost as prostate can...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Gravina GL,Marampon F,Sanità P,Mancini A,Colapietro A,Scarsella L,Jitariuc A,Biordi L,Ficorella C,Festuccia C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that may transform to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), while its carcinogenesis mechanisms are not entirely clear. This study was designed to identify the important genes involved in the malignant transformation of OLP to OSCC. After RNA-sequencing, the di...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Yang Q,Guo B,Sun H,Zhang J,Liu S,Hexige S,Yu X,Wang X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is the DNA repair pathway through which cisplatin-DNA intrastrand adduct is repaired. Clinical studies have shown that increased mRNA expression of selected genes involved in the rate-limiting step of NER, appear to be closely associated with clinical resistance to platinum agents. The...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Reed E,Dabholkar M,Thornton K,Thompson C,Yu JJ,Bostick-Bruton F

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to investigate the dynamic changes of cortisol and soluble TNF-alpha p-55 and p-75 receptors in serum of advanced cancer patients during 24 h. The examined group consisted of 42 patients suffering from advanced gastrointestinal neoplasms (colorectal, gastric and pancreatic cancer). Serum...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska B,Muc-Wierzgon M,Wierzgon J,Brodziak A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antineoplastons are naturally occurring peptides and amino acid derivatives found in human blood and urine. antineoplastons have been shown to control neoplastic growth. In the present study, we investigated demethylation effect of the antineoplaston AS2-1 (a mixture of phenylacetylglutamine and phenylacetate in the r...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Ushijima M,Ogata Y,Tsuda H,Akagi Y,Matono K,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain the implications of loss of imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor II gene (IGF2) for carcinogenesis, the precise frequency of LOI in colorectal carcinoma was examined using a laser capture microdissection method, and compared to the matched normal colorectal mucosa. LOI was examined by PCR-re...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Maenaka S,Hikichi T,Imai MA,Minamoto T,Kawahara E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations occur in a variety of human cancers, suggesting a possible role for mitochondrial respiratory functions in tumorigenesis. Recent studies have demonstrated that SDHD, a nuclear gene encoding one of the mitochondrial complex II subunits, acts as a tumor-suppressor for hereditary parag...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Habano W,Sugai T,Nakamura S,Uesugi N,Higuchi T,Terashima M,Horiuchi S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated cell susceptibility to hyperthermia-induced apoptosis in two rat yolk sac tumor cell lines (RYSTs) and attempted to correlate this with the known potentially relevant molecular determinants of apoptosis, p53 protein status, Bcl-2 family of proteins and heat shock proteins (Hsp). Parent cell line, NMT-1...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Islam MS,Mitsuhashi N,Akimoto T,Sakurai H,Hasegawa M,Ishikawa H,Niibe H

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the second most deadly cancer in the United States. When diagnosed early, current treatments bring a limited success; however, once metastasis occurs, radiation and chemotherapy are generally ineffective. Structural changes in the ECM are necessary for cell migration during tissue remodeling. Matr...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Roomi MW,Ivanov V,Kalinovsky T,Niedzwiecki A,Rath M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulated intramembrane proteolysis of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) results in shedding of the extracellular domain (EpEX) and release of the intra-cellular domain (EpICD) into the cytoplasm. Released EpICD associates with FHL2, β-catenin and Lef-1 to form a nuclear complex and triggers oncogenic signalin...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Park SY,Bae JS,Cha EJ,Chu HH,Sohn JS,Moon WS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report immunohistochemical (IHC) and molecular findings in a rare case of a carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile ducts in a 33-year-old woman, who presented with a 3.9x2.8x2.6 cm mass within the right and common hepatic ducts. She underwent surgery and a carcinoid tumor was identified. This lesion is of interes...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Ligato S,Furmaga W,Cartun RW,Hull D,Tsongalis GJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapeutic drug resistance is correlated with treatment failure and poor prognosis among lung cancer patients. Numerous studies indicate the relevance of miRNAs in inducing certain drug resistance. In the course of the study, we unexpectedly found that miR‑144‑3p could regulate the cisplatin resistance of lung c...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Yin Y,Liu H,Xu J,Shi D,Zhai L,Liu B,Wang L,Liu G,Qin J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) subtype with STMN1 overexpression has a high likelihood of lymphatic metastatic recurrence. However, the underlying mechanism remains to be further elucidated. We assessed the expression level of STMN1 and PTEN in 96 pN0 ESCC patient tissues using immunohistochemistry and ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Jiang W,Huang S,Song L,Wang Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaphylatoxin C5a is a chemoattractant that can induce various inflammatory responses in vivo via the C5a receptor (C5aR). There is emerging evidence that C5a is generated in the cancer microenvironment. However, the role of C5a in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains largely unclear. Thus, the present stu...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Cai K,Wan Y,Wang Z,Wang Y,Zhao X,Bao X

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is an aggressive epithelial malignancy. It is known to be the most common neoplasm appearing in the upper aerodigestive tract. The poor 5‑year survival rate has remained unchanged in the last decades even though improved techniques in su...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Faber A,Sauter A,Hoedt S,Hoermann K,Erben P,Hofheinz RD,Sommer U,Stern-Straeter J,Schultz DJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur as an intrauterine, intrapartum or postpartum infection. In the present study, we induced a multifunctional viral regulator of HBV gene products, HBx, and its different fragments to overexpress in a tropho-blast cell line, HTR-8/SVneo. We then identifi...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Cui H,Li QL,Chen J,Na Q,Liu CX

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to define gene expression profile changes in colorectal tumors in order to identify target genes involved in neoplastic progression. cDNA microarray analysis was used to detect differences in gene expression profiles between colon tumor samples obtained from 20 patients in different tumor...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Bandres E,Catalan V,Sola I,Honorato B,Cubedo E,Cordeu L,Andion E,Escalada A,Zarate R,Salgado E,Zabalegui N,García F,Garcia-Foncillas J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) on the immune functions and blood cell counts of patients with ovarian carcinoma receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy (CTX). Seventy-five consecutive patients with white blood cell counts less than 3,000/microl after CTX were randoml...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Shimizu Y,Utsugi K,Umezawa S,Shimizu K,Hasumi K,Suzuki M,Takaku F

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purvalanol, a novel cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, is referred to as a strong apoptotic inducer which causes cell cycle arrest in various cancer cells such as prostate, breast and colon cancer cell lines. Various physiological and pathological conditions such as glucose starvation, inhibition of protein glycosylat...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Coker-Gürkan A,Arisan ED,Obakan P,Akalın K,Özbey U,Palavan-Unsal N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the incidence of Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma (EBV-GC) in Colombia and to clarify its clinicopathological features, we examined 178 consecutive gastric carcinoma cases, diagnosed during the period from 1996 to 1998, at Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali, Colombia. The mean age of t...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Carrascal E,Koriyama C,Akiba S,Tamayo O,Itoh T,Eizuru Y,Garcia F,Sera M,Carrasquilla G,Piazuelo MB,Florez L,Bravo JC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00