Absence of polysialylated NCAM is an unfavorable prognostic phenotype for advanced stage neuroblastoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence suggests that alterations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content may be implicated in the tumorigenesis of several malignancies. However, the association between mtDNA content in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and glioma risk has not been investigated. METHODS:Real-time PCR was used t...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhang J,Li D,Qu F,Chen Y,Li G,Jiang H,Huang X,Yang H,Xing J

更新日期：2014-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether early tumor shrinkage (ETS) at 6 weeks after treatment correlates with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients receiving gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin (GEMOX), with or without erlotinib. METHODS:T...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kim ST,Jang KT,Lee SJ,Jang HL,Lee J,Park SH,Park YS,Lim HY,Kang WK,Park JO

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal toxicity has been reported with bisphosphonates such as pamidronate and zolidronate but not with ibandronate, in the treatment of breast cancer patients with bone metastasis. One of the patterns of bisphosphonate-induced nephrotoxicity is focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or its morphological v...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jia N,Cormack FC,Xie B,Shiue Z,Najafian B,Gralow JR

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is an effective tool for axillary staging in patients with invasive breast cancer. This procedure has been recently proposed as part of the treatment for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), because cases of undetected invasive foci and nodal metastases occasionally...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zavagno G,Carcoforo P,Marconato R,Franchini Z,Scalco G,Burelli P,Pietrarota P,Lise M,Mencarelli R,Capitanio G,Ballarin A,Pierobon ME,Marconato G,Nitti D

更新日期：2005-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that osteopontin (OPN) plays an important role in tumor progression and that a high OPN expression level in several tumor entities correlates with poor prognosis in cancer patients. However, little is known about the prognostic relevance of the OPN mRNA splice variants. METHODS:We analyzed ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hahnel A,Wichmann H,Greither T,Kappler M,Würl P,Kotzsch M,Taubert H,Vordermark D,Bache M

更新日期：2012-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) is a multifunctional membrane protein with a key role in T-cell biology and also serves as a marker of aggressive cancers, including T-cell malignancies. METHODS:Versican expression was measured by real-time RT-PCR and Western blots. Gene silencing of versican in parenta...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Havre PA,Dang LH,Ohnuma K,Iwata S,Morimoto C,Dang NH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical studies implying the sunitinib multi-kinase inhibitor have led to disappointing results for breast cancer care but mostly focused on HER2-negative subtypes. Preclinical researches involving this drug mostly concern Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) murine models. Here, we explored the therapeutic...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Thézé B,Bernards N,Beynel A,Bouet S,Kuhnast B,Buvat I,Tavitian B,Boisgard R

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large number of patients with colorectal liver metastasis show recurrent disease after curative surgical resection. Identification of these high-risk patients may guide therapeutic strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow from patients ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Vogelaar FJ,Mesker WE,Rijken AM,van Pelt GW,van Leeuwen AM,Tanke HJ,Tollenaar RA,Liefers GJ

更新日期：2010-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women world-wide. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive subtype that lacks expression of hormone receptors for estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor 2; and is associated with a high propensity for metastatic spread. Sever...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Avery-Kiejda KA,Braye SG,Forbes JF,Scott RJ

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study evaluates the outcome of 19 children with rhabdomyosarcoma of the head-and-neck region treated with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) or Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy (FSRT) between August 1995 and November 2005. METHODS:We treated 19 children with head-and-neck rhabdomyosar...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Combs SE,Behnisch W,Kulozik AE,Huber PE,Debus J,Schulz-Ertner D

更新日期：2007-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evasion of immune surveillance and suppression of the immune system are important hallmarks of tumorigenesis. The goal of this study was to establish distinct patterns that reflect a rectal tumors' immune-phenotype and to determine their relation to patient outcome. METHODS:The study population consisted of...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Reimers MS,Engels CC,Putter H,Morreau H,Liefers GJ,van de Velde CJ,Kuppen PJ

更新日期：2014-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the diagnostic reliability of selective microdochectomy after direct ductoscopic wire marking of suspect lesions in patients with pathological nipple discharge. METHODS:Selective microdochectomy due to pathological discharge was performed in 33 patients with mean age of 51.7 years. Ductoscope...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hahn M,Fehm T,Solomayer EF,Siegmann KC,Hengstmann AS,Wallwiener D,Ohlinger R

更新日期：2009-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer cells exhibit increased glycolysis for ATP production (the Warburg effect) and macromolecular biosynthesis; it is also linked with therapeutic resistance that is generally associated with compromised respiratory metabolism. Molecular mechanisms underlying radio-resistance linked to elevated glycolysis...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Bhatt AN,Chauhan A,Khanna S,Rai Y,Singh S,Soni R,Kalra N,Dwarakanath BS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) rest an incurably disease associated with bad prognosis and a median overall survival of 23-31 months. There are several treatment options including chemotherapy and sometimes endocrine therapy. Currently, there is no standard treatment for patients with MBC who have already be...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Fumet JD,Wickre M,Jacquot JP,Bizollon MH,Melis A,Vanoli A,Viel E

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of genes XRCC1, TP53 and MDM2 with breast cancer (BC) has never been tested in Kyrgyz population. We, therefore, aimed to identify an association of alleles and genotypes of polymorphic markers Arg399Gln of gene XRCC1, Arg72Pro of gene TP53, and T309G of gene MDM2 with the risk of BC in Kyrgy...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Isakova J,Talaibekova E,Aldasheva N,Vinnikov D,Aldashev A

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the survival outcomes and acute toxicities of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), induction chemotherapy (IC) plus radiotherapy (RT), and IC plus CCRT in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). METHODS:Patients w...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Li WF,Li YQ,Chen L,Zhang Y,Guo R,Zhang F,Peng H,Sun Y,Ma J

更新日期：2015-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined 15 years of key performance indicators (KPIs) of the population-based mammography screening programme (PMSP) in Flanders, Belgium. METHODS:Individual screening data were linked to the national cancer registry to obtain oncological follow-up. We benchmarked crude KPI results against KPI-targets s...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Goossens M,De Brabander I,De Grève J,Van Ongeval C,Martens P,Van Limbergen E,Kellen E

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is a carrier protein that modulates the bio-availability of serum sex steroid hormones, which may be involved in ovarian cancer. We evaluated whether common genetic variation in SHBG and its 3' neighbor ATP1B2, in linkage disequilibrium, is associated with the risk of ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Garcia-Closas M,Brinton LA,Lissowska J,Richesson D,Sherman ME,Szeszenia-Dabrowska N,Peplonska B,Welch R,Yeager M,Zatonski W,Chanock SJ

更新日期：2007-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The molecular mechanisms of the development and progression of bladder cancer are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to analyze the expression of Bmi-1 protein and its clinical significance in human bladder cancer. METHODS:We examined the expression of Bmi-1 mRNA and Bmi-1 protein by RT-PCR ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Qin ZK,Yang JA,Ye YL,Zhang X,Xu LH,Zhou FJ,Han H,Liu ZW,Song LB,Zeng MS

更新日期：2009-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ovarian cancer is associated with poor long-term survival due to late diagnosis and development of chemoresistance. Tumour hypoxia is associated with many features of tumour aggressiveness including increased cellular proliferation, inhibition of apoptosis, increased invasion and metastasis, and chemoresista...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： McEvoy LM,O'Toole SA,Spillane CD,Martin CM,Gallagher MF,Stordal B,Blackshields G,Sheils O,O'Leary JJ

更新日期：2015-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oesophagectomy remains the only curative intervention for oesophageal cancer, with defined nutritional and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) consequences. It follows therefore that there is a significant risk of decline in physical wellbeing with oesophagectomy however this has been inadequately quanti...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Guinan EM,Bennett AE,Doyle SL,O'Neill L,Gannon J,Foley G,Elliott JA,O'Sullivan J,Reynolds JV,Hussey J

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Src homology phosphotyrosyl phosphatase 2 (SHP2) is a positive effector of cell growth and survival signaling as well transformation induced by multiple tyrosine kinase oncogenes. Since the basal-like and triple-negative breast cancer (BTBC) is characterized by dysregulation of multiple tyrosine kinase o...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhao H,Agazie YM

更新日期：2015-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isothiocyanates are natural compounds found in consumable cruciferous vegetables. They have been shown to inhibit chemical carcinogenesis by a wide variety of chemical carcinogens in animal models. Recent studies have also shown that isothiocyanates have antitumor activity, inhibiting the growth of several t...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Wu X,Zhu Y,Yan H,Liu B,Li Y,Zhou Q,Xu K

更新日期：2010-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BRAF-activated noncoding RNA (BANCR) is aberrantly expressed in various tumor tissues and has been confirmed to function as a tumor suppressor or oncogene in many types of cancers. Considering the conflicting results and insufficient sampling, a meta-analysis was performed to explore the prognostic value of ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Fang S,Liu Z,Guo Q,Chen C,Ke X,Xu G

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation-induced parotid damage is one of the most common complications in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) undergoing radiotherapy (RT). Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been reported for evaluating irradiated parotid damage. However, the changes of IVIM p...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhou N,Chu C,Dou X,Li M,Liu S,Zhu L,Liu B,Guo T,Chen W,He J,Yan J,Zhou Z,Yang X,Liu T

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aquaporins (AQPs) have been recognized to promote tumor progression, invasion, and metastasis and are therefore recognized as promising targets for novel anti-cancer therapies. Potentially relevant AQPs in distinct cancer entities can be determined by a comprehensive expression analysis of the 13 human AQPs....

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Warth A,Muley T,Meister M,Herpel E,Pathil A,Hoffmann H,Schnabel PA,Bender C,Buness A,Schirmacher P,Kuner R

更新日期：2011-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although radical surgery remains the cornerstone of cure in resectable gastric cancer, survival remains poor. Current evidence-based (neo)adjuvant strategies have shown to improve outcome, including perioperative chemotherapy, postoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy. However, these reg...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Slagter AE,Jansen EPM,van Laarhoven HWM,van Sandick JW,van Grieken NCT,Sikorska K,Cats A,Muller-Timmermans P,Hulshof MCCM,Boot H,Los M,Beerepoot LV,Peters FPJ,Hospers GAP,van Etten B,Hartgrink HH,van Berge Henegouwen MI,

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:P38 mitogen activated protein kinase is an intermediary signal transduction factor with context-specific roles in breast cancer. Recent mechanistic studies add to the growing consensus that P38 is a tumour suppressor, and it may represent a novel target for breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study is t...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Johnston SJ,Ahmad D,Aleskandarany MA,Kurozumi S,Nolan CC,Diez-Rodriguez M,Green AR,Rakha EA

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:KIAA1199 is a recently identified novel gene that is up-regulated in human cancer with poor survival. Our proteomic study on signaling polarity in chemotactic cells revealed KIAA1199 as a novel protein target that may be involved in cellular chemotaxis and motility. In the present study, we examined the func...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jami MS,Hou J,Liu M,Varney ML,Hassan H,Dong J,Geng L,Wang J,Yu F,Huang X,Peng H,Fu K,Li Y,Singh RK,Ding SJ

更新日期：2014-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine with anti-tumor activity. The objective of this study was to determine whether LTA polymorphisms influence the presence of cancer. METHODS:LTA polymorphisms C804A (rs1041981, T60N) and T495C (rs2229094, C13R) were determined in 1,536 consecutive autopsy...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Takei K,Ikeda S,Arai T,Tanaka N,Muramatsu M,Sawabe M

更新日期：2008-08-13 00:00:00