Effects of periodontitis on postoperative pneumonia in patients with lung and esophageal cancer.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been implemented in clinical oncology to analyze multiple genes and to guide targeted therapy; however, little is known about the performance of the Oncomine Dx Target Test compared with conventional single gene tests for detecting EGFR mutations. The objective of this st...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Sakaguchi T,Iketani A,Furuhashi K,Nakamura Y,Suzuki Y,Ito K,Fujiwara K,Nishii Y,Katsuta K,Taguchi O,Hataji O

更新日期：2020-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the diaphragm in a 64-year-old man. The patient was hospitalized for a computed tomography (CT)-detected large tissue mass at the left lower lung field. Complete tumor excision followed by pathological investigation was performed. Microscopically, the t...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Fu J,Wu Q,Zhang Y,Zhang X,Wang Z

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical utility of the oHSV1-hTERT-GFP circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection method in the peripheral blood of patients with lung cancer by comparing its sensitivity to the CellSearch CTC detection method. METHODS:The oHSV1-hTERT-GFP and CellSearch CTC detection me...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Gao H,Liu W,Yang S,Zhang W,Li X,Qin H,Wang W,Zhao C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor, associated with poor prognosis. There is a lack of information about the clinical and pathological features related with survival in the Latin American population. METHODS:The MeSO-CLICaP registry identified 302 patients with advanced MPM diagnose...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Rojas L,Cardona AF,Trejo-Rosales R,Zatarain-Barrón ZL,Ramírez-Tirado LA,Ruiz-Patiño A,Campos Gómez S,Corrales L,Oblitas G,Bacon L,Martín C,de Lima VCC,Freitas HC,Mas L,Vargas C,Carranza H,Otero J,Pérez MA,González L,

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various polymorphisms have been detected in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A ( UGT1A ) gene, and UGT1A1 *28 and UGT1A1 *6 have important effects on the pharmacokinetics of irinotecan and the risk of severe toxicities during irinotecan therapy. This study was conducted to determine the maximum tolerated dos...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Fukuda M,Shimada M,Kitazaki T,Nagashima S,Hashiguchi K,Ebi N,Takayama K,Nakanishi Y,Semba H,Harada T,Seto T,Okamoto I,Ichinose Y,Sugio K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central airway obstruction related to endobronchial malignancy is one of the most difficult oncological complications and requires efficient palliative intervention. METHODS:Fifty-three consecutive patients with unresectable endobronchial malignancy receiving bronchoscopic cryotherapy as palliative treatmen...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Kuo SC,Lo YL,Chou CL,Chung FT,Lin SM,Liu CY,Kuo HP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is globally one of the leading causes of malignant tumor-related mortality and ranks as having the highest incidence found in men and second in women. Osimertinib is a drug used to target lung cancer but its toxicity is not fully understood. Here we present a case of lung adenocarcinoma in a 78-year-old ma...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Fan M,Mo T,Shen L,Yang L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1*27) is known to impair the effect of UGT in basic research; however, little clinical investigation has been conducted. To evaluate the effect of the UGT1A1*27 polymorphism in irinotecan therapy, we conducted a prospective study. METHODS:Eligibility cr...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Fukuda M,Suetsugu T,Shimada M,Kitazaki T,Hashiguchi K,Kishimoto J,Harada T,Seto T,Ebi N,Takayama K,Sugio K,Semba H,Nakanishi Y,Ichinose Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there are no standard regimens for metastatic breast cancer patients (MBC) who have failed ≥ 3 chemotherapy treatments. The aim of this study was to assess whether weekly low-dose bevacizumab-based regimens were well tolerated and would improve efficacy in MBC patients who had failed numerous ther...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Zhai X,Hong R,Fan Y,Yuan P,Wang J,Sang D,Chen J,Zhao C,Ou K,Ma F,Xu B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis improves the prognosis for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); therefore, there is a pressing need for effective diagnostic methods for NSCLC. Increasing evidence indicates that serum exosomal micro RNAs (miRNAs) represent promising diagnostic and prognostic markers for multiple cancers. Here...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Wang X,Jiang X,Li J,Wang J,Binang H,Shi S,Duan W,Zhao Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite recent advances in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), their role in ALK-positive NSCLC patients is unclear. We investigated the efficacy of ICIs in patients with ALK-positive NSCLC. METHODS:Between 2011 and 2018, a total of 14 ALK-positive NSCLC pat...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Heo JY,Park C,Keam B,Ock CY,Kim M,Kim TM,Kim DW,Kim SH,Kim YJ,Lee JS,Heo DS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer refractory to current therapies. Reduced expression of micro ribonucleic acid (miR)-591 in a range of cancer types has suggested it is a potent tumor suppressor, and overexpression has been shown to inhibit tumor cell growth. The role of miR-591 in...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Cheng S,Xu Y,Shi Z,Lin Y,Hoang CD,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) refers to the diffuse or multifocal spread or infiltration of malignant tumors in the pia mater. It is a special distribution type of metastatic tumors in the central nervous system and one of the important reasons of death caused by metastatic malignant tumors. Here, we report a rare cas...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Liu H,Liu L,Zhang X,Jin S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) antibody has proven to be effective in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients positive for programmed cell death-1 ligand-1. However, there are currently no reports which evaluate drug efficacy by continuous bronchoscopic observation. A 75-year-ol...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Morikawa K,Kida H,Handa H,Inoue T,Miyazawa T,Mineshita M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been widely used in the management of malignant tumors. Programmed death 1 (PD-1)/PD-1 ligand (PD-L1) inhibitors have been introduced to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in recent years. Currently, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors are considered to have minor side effects and do n...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Lu M,Zhang L,Li Y,Wang H,Guo X,Zhou J,Duan L,Si X,Xu Y,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors that block the programmed death 1/programmed death ligand 1 pathways are widely used to treat advanced lung cancers. There are seldom cases of histologic transformation reported after treatment with immunotherapy. Here, we report the case of a 69-year-old man with stage IV lung squamous ce...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Si X,You Y,Zhang X,Wang H,Wang M,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Connective tissue disease increases the risk of lung cancer, but whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has an effect on the overall survival (OS) rate in this population has not been well studied. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with lung cancer between January 2015 and December 2017 were enrolled in this retrospect...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Zhang L,Zhao Q,Yuan F,Liu M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic effect of molecular subtypes on male breast cancer (MBC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological and prognostic factors of MBC patients. METHODS:From 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2014, the data of 152 MBC and 304 female breast cancer (FBC) patients were...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Zhao J,Wang B,Zhao J,Mao Y,Liu J,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous implantation of 125 Iodine radioactive seeds requires the precise arrangement of seeds by tumor shape. We tested whether selecting target areas, including subclinical areas around tumors, can influence locoregional recurrence in patients with non-small cell lung c...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Yan WL,Lv JS,Guan ZY,Wang LY,Yang JK,Liang JX

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While rapid progression (RP) has been proposed as a non-negligible pattern of response to ICIs, its definition and related factors remain unclear. This study aimed to develop a clinical definition of ...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Zhang L,Bai L,Liu X,Liu Y,Li S,Liu J,Zhang S,Yang C,Ren X,Cheng Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported that soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) possesses anti-tumor effects by inhibiting angiogenesis in many cancers. Exosomes can be engineered as delivery vehicles for transferring functional biomolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids (DNA, mRNA, and miRNA)...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Hao D,Li Y,Zhao G,Zhang M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of patients diagnosed with early stage disease (T1a or T1b) has been increasing. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of esophagectomy (ES), endoscopic therapy (ET), and radiotherapy (RT) on long-term survival in elderly patients with cT1N0M0 esophageal cancer. METHODS:We searched t...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Qin J,Peng Y,Chen W,Ma H,Zheng Y,Li Y,Wang J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The five-year survival rate of lung adenocarcinoma patients (LUAD) is very low,and the methods of predicting survival are a great obstacle for LUAD therapies. Endothelin receptor type B (EDNRB) gene is associated with tumorigenesis. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the predictive value of EDNRB on LUAD. ...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Wei F,Ge Y,Li W,Wang X,Chen B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main recurrence pattern for lung cancer patients after radical surgery is distant metastasis. The probability of pancreatic metastasis in patients diagnosed with lung squamous cell carcinoma is 0.02%, with a poor prognosis. Chemotherapy is the preferred treatment for recurrence. Single lesions or oligometastasis c...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Wang W,Huang C,Wu S,Liu Z,Liu L,Li L,Li S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is among the most frequently diagnosed types of cancer worldwide, with high morbidity and mortality. Metastasis accounts for the deadliest and most poorly understood feature of lung cancer. Herein, we demonstrate that SND1 (also known as p100) acts as a candidate metastasis activator and is targe...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Xing A,Pan L,Gao J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are frequently elderly with poor performance status and usually cannot withstand chemotherapy because of its toxicities. We report a case of an elderly woman with chronic renal failure undergoing HD who was diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and treated with orally...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Luo J,Ni L,Wang M,Zhong W,Xiao Y,Zheng K,Hu P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In cases of EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) failure, re-biopsy may be useful to understand resistance mechanisms and guide further treatment decisions. However, performing re-biopsy is challenging because of several hurdles. We assessed the feasibility of re-biopsy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Kim TO,Oh IJ,Kho BG,Park HY,Chang JS,Park CK,Shin HJ,Lim JH,Kwon YS,Kim YI,Lim SC,Kim YC,Choi YD

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rab27A and Rab27B are the major components of vesicle fusion and trafficking in exosome secretion and play important roles in tumor progression and metastasis. In addition, Rab27A and Rab27B are associated with tumor prognosis. This study investigated the prognostic roles of Rab27A and Rab27B expression in p...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Koh HM,Song DH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multiprofessional, multidisciplinary and evidence-based program that aims to reduce complications, improve overall prognosis, shorten hospital stays, and promote fast recovery following major surgery. Nurses play a crucial role in the successful implementation of the ERAS pr...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Li Y,Yan C,Li J,Wang Q,Zhang J,Qiang W,Qi D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The important role of angiogenesis displaying in tumor development and metastasis has been generally realized. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and endostatin (ES) are critical members of angiogenesis modulating the balance between pro-angiogenenic and anti-ang...

journal_title：Thoracic cancer

authors： Hu MM,Hu Y,Gao GK,Han Y,Shi GL,Li BL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00