Early risk warning system for distant metastasis of hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus.

abstract：:Hepcidin and ferroportin, which are known as key iron regulators, may be used in future treatments of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Iron is essential for life support; it helps oxygen molecules bind to hemoglobin and acts as an important catalytic enzyme center. However, iron overload is a risk factor for cancer, ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Toshiyama R,Konno M,Eguchi H,Asai A,Noda T,Koseki J,Asukai K,Ohashi T,Matsushita K,Iwagami Y,Yamada D,Asaoka T,Wada H,Kawamoto K,Gotoh K,Kudo T,Satoh T,Doki Y,Mori M,Ishii H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant crypt foci (ACF) are considered as a useful surrogate biomarker for colorectal cancer, although their biological significance still remains controversial. We conducted this study to clarify whether differences in the ACF counting area might have led to the discrepancies in the ACF counts among previous report...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Fujii T,Sakai E,Takahashi H,Yamada E,Ohkubo H,Higurashi T,Nakajima A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, differential diagnosis and prognosis of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH). PEH is a rare low-grade malignant vascular tumor. The cause of PEH remains unclear. Patient prognosis is unpredictable, with life expectancy ranging from 1 ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shao J,Zhang J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) are critical in ovarian cancer progression. However, the crosstalk between the BRCA1 and IGF1R signaling pathways in ovarian cancer remains largely unknown. The effects of BRCA1 on IGF1R were assessed in 121 serous ovarian cancer patients (BRCA1...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu B,Li D,Guan YF

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The upregulation of EPH receptor B4 (EPHB4) results in a survival advantage for tumor cells via the inhibition of the casapse-8-mediated apoptotic pathway, which begins from the cell membrane. The present study investigated the expression patterns of EPHB4, ephrin B2 (EFNB2) and caspase-8 in patients with esophageal s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ni Q,Chen P,Zhu B,Li J,Xie D,Ma X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs) as prostate cancer chemoprevention agents is controversial. Two large randomized trials, the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) and the Reduction by Dutasteride of Prostate Cancer Events (REDUCE) Trial, have both shown a decreased incidence of prostate cancer in patient...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lacy JM,Kyprianou N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD133+ tumor cells have a greater potential ability for tumorigenesis, proliferation, invasion and metastasis compared with CD133- tumor cells. Ki-67 is associated with cell proliferation in various tumors and has a markedly positive correlation with the prognosis of patients. However, there are a limited number of st...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lu C,Liu L,Wu X,Xu W

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported to be associated with the pathological response to neoadjuvant therapies in numerous types of cancer. The aim of the current study was to clarify the association between pre-treatment NLR and the pathological response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hasegawa S,Eguchi H,Tomokuni A,Tomimaru Y,Asaoka T,Wada H,Hama N,Kawamoto K,Kobayashi S,Marubashi S,Konnno M,Ishii H,Mori M,Doki Y,Nagano H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between expression and prognosis of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) and CD44v6 in undifferentiated lung carcinoma was investigated. There were 116 cases with large cell undifferentiated carcinoma in group A, 120 cases with small cell undifferentiated carcinoma in group B and 80 normal individual...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wu Y,Yu X,Liang M,Wang B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is an aggressive malignant disease that is resistant to various chemotherapeutic agents and commonly relapses. Efficient elimination of metastasized PDA is critical for a positive post-surgical treatment outcome. The present study analyzed the effect of the B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kasai S,Sasaki T,Watanabe A,Nishiya M,Yasuhira S,Shibazaki M,Maesawa C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the role of homeobox B4 (HOXB4) in breast cancer. Analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas data revealed that HOXB4 expression was positively associated with expression of the StAR-related lipid transfer domain protein 13 (STARD13), and the overall survival of patients with breast can...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhou G,Liu X,Xiong B,Sun Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is the second most common type of cancer in females and the third in males, worldwide. The most common sites of colon cancer metastasis are the regional lymph nodes, liver, lung, bone and brain. In this study, an extremely rare case of colon adenocarcinoma with extensive metastasis to the mediastinal lymp...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： El-Halabi MM,Chaaban SA,Meouchy J,Page S,Salyers WJ Jr

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased expression of ten-eleven translocation (TET1, TET2 and TET3) proteins has been reported in various types of cancer. However, the expression levels of TET proteins in cervical cancer (CC) remain to be elucidated. The present study determined the levels of TET1, TET2 and TET3 transcripts in cancerous (n=80) an...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Bronowicka-Kłys DE,Roszak A,Pawlik P,Sajdak S,Sowińska A,Jagodziński PP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the mRNA levels of thymidylate synthetase (TYMS) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). TYMS and DPYD gene expression was quantified using real-time RT-PCR in 56 patients with ESCC, co-amplified with glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kimura M,Kuwabara Y,Mitsui A,Ishiguro H,Sugito N,Tanaka T,Shiozaki M,Naganawa Y,Takeyama H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the preoperative T staging of gastric cancer and in the postoperative pathological diagnosis. In total, 30 patients with gastric cancer were investigated, including 19 males and 11 females (age, 50-69 years; mean age...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Huo X,Yuan K,Shen Y,Li M,Wang Q,Xing L,Shi G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endostar, a modified recombinant human endostatin, inhibits the growth of a variety of tumors by suppressing neovascularization. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has an important role in malignant ascites formation. In order to determine whether Endostar can suppress the formation of ascites and prolong survi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wei H,Qin S,Yin X,Chen Y,Hua H,Wang L,Yang N,Chen Y,Liu X

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the influence of microRNA-183 (miR-183) on the migration and invasion of A375 human melanoma cells, an A375 cell line with stable miR-183 overexpression or knockdown was constructed using lentiviral transfection. The change of miR-183 expression in these cells and in non-transfected controls was verified usi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang Y,Wang G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the resectable region and volume of the liver prior to anatomical resection is important. The synapse Vincent (SV) system is the current method for surgical liver resection that relies on the surgeon's individual experience and skill. Additionally, in cases involving abnormal liver function, the resectable...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shimoda M,Hariyama M,Oshiro Y,Suzuki S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid carcinoma (PTCA) is a rare disease, and ectopic PTCA is particularly rare. Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) expression in PTCA has not been previously described in the relevant literature to the best of our knowledge. The present study reports a unique case with a mediastinal parathyroid carcino...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cao C,Dou C,Chen F,Wang Y,Zhang X,Lai H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factors encoded by HOX genes are vital in the determination of cell fate and identity during embryonic development. In certain malignancies, HOX genes also behave as oncogenes. The present study demonstrated suppression of the invasive tendency of glioblastoma multiforme U-118 and U-138 cells by the intr...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guo YB,Shao YM,Chen J,Xu SB,Zhang XD,Wang MR,Liu HY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine fibroids are the most common type of benign, gynecologic neoplasm and are the primary indication for performance of a hysterectomy, accounting for >200,000 hysterectomies annually in the USA. At present, females are younger and exhibit larger leiomyomas at the time of diagnosis. Cancer-associated fibroblasts i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zheng LH,Cai FF,Ge I,Biskup E,Cheng ZP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein family member 3 (WASF3) is required for invasion and metastasis in different cancer cell types, and has been demonstrated to possess prognostic value in various types of human cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, the expression profile of WASF3 and its correlations with the c...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wu J,Wang GC,Chen XJ,Xue ZR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that C-X-C chemokine receptor type 7 (CXCR7) regulates papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) growth and metastasis; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying this regulation remain unclear. In the present study, the protein expression profiles of the PTC cell line GLAG-66 and GLAG-66 ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang H,Yang L,Liu Z,Liu C,Teng X,Zhang L,Yin B,Liu Z

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ku80, a subunit of the heterodymeric Ku protein, is clearly implicated in nonhomologous end joining DNA repair, chemoresistance and radioresistance in malignant tumors. In the present study, the clinicopathological significance of Ku80 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) was investigated. The expression level...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang S,Wang Z,Yang YU,Shi MO,Sun Z

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lichen sclerosus is a chronic and inflammatory disease. Extensive studies have focused on the epidermis, with the dermis or epidermis-dermis receiving less attention. To investigate the role of galectin-7, a keratinocyte protein, in vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) and its potential effects on dermal fibroblasts, immunoh...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao Y,Zhao S,Li H,Qin X,Wu X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a low molecular weight polysaccharide, ABP-AW1, isolated from Agaricus blazei Murill was assessed for its potential adjuvant activity. ABP-AW1 is considered to create a 'depot' of antigen at a subcutaneous injection site. ICR mice were immunized with 100 μg ovalbumin (OVA) alone or with 100 μg OV...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cui L,Sun Y,Xu H,Xu H,Cong H,Liu J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical decisions made when treating patients with metastatic cancer require knowledge of the current tumor extent and response to therapy. For the majority of solid tumors, a response assessment, which is based on imaging, is used to guide these decisions. However, measuring serum protein biomarkers (i.e. tumor ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hufnagl C,Leisch M,Weiss L,Melchardt T,Moik M,Asslaber D,Roland G,Steininger P,Meissnitzer T,Neureiter D,Greil R,Egle A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to estimate the effects of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting retinoblastoma binding protein 2 (RBP2) on the proliferation, expression, invasion, migration and tumorigenicity abilities of papillary thyroid carcinoma K1 cells, siRNA targeting RBP2 (RBP2-siRNA) and negative control siRNA were transfected i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kong LL,Man DM,Wang T,Zhang GA,Cui W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant osteomas of the ethmoid and frontal sinuses ary very rare, with only a few dozen cases reported in the literature. Given their rarity, the clinical characteristics and treatment of this disease remain controversial. In this study, the clinical presentation and surgical methods used to treat three patients with g...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cheng KJ,Wang SQ,Lin L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of microRNA-150 (miRNA/miR-150) in osteosarcoma (OS) cell invasion and metastasis by the regulation of Ezrin. To compare the differences in the expression of miR-150 and Ezrin, cell models of OS metastasis were established by exogenous transfection of miR-150 on the ba...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhan C,Li C,Zhang H,Tang H,Ji F,Qiao SC,Xu WD,Wang ZW

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00