Fluoroscopy-guided long intestinal tube placement for the treatment of malignant bowel obstruction.

abstract：:Hyperparathyroidism is characterized by the oversecretion of parathyroid hormone biochemically and increased cell proliferation histologically. Primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism exhibit distinct pathophysiology but share certain common microscopic features. The present study performed the first genome-wide exp...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lee F,Lee JJ,Jan WC,Wu CJ,Chen HH,Cheng SP

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection has previously been reported to be associated with TP53 and TP16 expression in Japanese and Taiwanese patients with lung cancer, but data for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is limited. The present study examined the association between HPV infection and TP53 ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li M,Zhang XL,Deng F,Qian LT,Meng SP,Shan WL,Wang BL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer causes over 1.6 million mortalities worldwide annually. MicroRNAs (miRs) are involved in various types of cancer-associated processes. The present study investigated the possible mechanism of miR-107 in the development of lung cancer in order to identify novel targets for clinical treatment. The expression...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cai P,Li J,Chen G,Peng B,Yu L,Zhao B,Yu Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LIM domain containing 2 (LIMD2) is a small LIM-only protein that has been demonstrated to promote tumor progression; however, the expression and function of LIMD2 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not previously been reported. In the present study, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR and western blot analys...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang F,Qin S,Xiao X,Tan Y,Hao P,Xu Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to explore the expression of phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK-1), deleted in malignant brain tumors (DMBT1) in the thyroid carcinoma. A total of 87 fresh samples of thyroid carcinoma from surgical resection in The Second People's Hospital of Lianyungang from June 2016 to March 2...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Sun Z,Xu L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a relatively rare low-grade sarcoma that occasionally exhibits melanin-containing spindle cells within the tumor. Fibrosarcomatous DFSP (FS-DFSP) is a variant that is characterized by areas which are histopathologically indistinguishable from fibrosarcoma. In the present study...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ishida M,Okabe H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to assess the feasibility, safety and efficiency of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) on liver metastases from colon or rectal cancer. Patients who received MWA therapy for liver metastases from colon or rectal cancer between June 2009 and May 2012 were enrolled in the stu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang J,Liang P,Yu J,Yu MA,Liu F,Cheng Z,Yu X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare type of mesenchymal tumor, which may affect various organs. The preferential site for IMT in the genitourinary system is the urinary bladder, while the presence of IMT in the kidney, and particularly in the renal pelvis, is rare. In the present report, the case of a 4...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wu S,Xu R,Zhao H,Zhu X,Zhang L,Zhao X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, the survival of patients with advanced stages of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains poor. Therefore, novel biomarkers that can assist with early detection of ESCC are required. In the present study, three paired ESCC and normal esophageal tissue samples f...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cheng L,Shi G,Fang C,Li G,Zheng Y,Chen W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man initially presented with lumbar and right chest pain, but was later found out to also have an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level at 2,000.0 ng/ml. Further evaluation disclosed metastatic prostate cancer involving the bones and lymph nodes. The patient was initially treated with combined a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kato T,Komiya A,Yuasa J,Kaga K,Kaga M,Kojima S,Naya Y,Isaka S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is an uncommon lymphoid tumor with varied clinical features and treatment outcome. In the present study, the case of a 56-year-old patient with PHL and no clinical presentation was reported. During a routine physical examination, multiple hypodense nodules were incidentally detected in r...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang KJ,Chen S,Chen JL,Dong LH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify a specific biological marker for the diagnosis of colorectal adenomas through the analysis of variations in serum protein profiling in colorectal adenoma patients. The study was conducted at the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan, China) between September 2011 and M...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhou ZY,Tao DD,Cao JW,Luo HS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) show great promise as novel cancer biomarkers. Several studies have revealed an association between abnormal miRNA expression and the risk of various cancer types. However, the diagnostic accuracy and reliability of miRNAs remains unclear. The present meta-analysis was performed to summarize th...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu B,Liu Y,Luo X,Pan Y,Yang L,Li F,Gao R,Chen W,He J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, Frizzled-2 (Fz2), a receptor of the Wnt ligand, was investigated as a potential target of molecular therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to determine the expression levels of Fz2. A surgical specimen of HCC was immunostained with a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tomizawa M,Shinozaki F,Motoyoshi Y,Sugiyama T,Yamamoto S,Sueishi M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, we demonstrated that type II cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG II) was expressed at lower levels in different human cancer cell lines and that exogenous PKG II inhibited epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced MAPK/ERK signaling. In order to investigate its functions further in this signaling pat...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tao Y,Gu YJ,Cao ZH,Bian XJ,Lan T,Sang JR,Jiang L,Wang Y,Qian H,Chen YC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 (MACC1) is a gene that has been newly identified by a genome-wide search for differentially expressed genes in human colon cancer tissues, metastases and normal tissues. MACC1 exerts an important role in colon cancer metastasis through upregulation of the c-Met proto-oncogene. T...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li H,Zhang H,Zhao S,Shi Y,Yao J,Zhang Y,Guo H,Liu X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solanine is an alkaloid and is the main extract of the traditional Chinese herb, Solanum nigrum Linn. It has been reported that Solanine has anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties. The present study aimed to investigate the antitumor effect of Solanine in Jurkat cells and demonstrate the molecular mechanism of ant...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yi YJ,Jia XH,Wang JY,Chen JR,Wang H,Li YJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are an approved first-line therapy against unresectable or advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR gene activating mutations. However, the majority of tumors develop acquired resistance against EGFR-TKIs and some tumors exhibi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yamaura T,Muto S,Mine H,Takagi H,Watanabe M,Ozaki Y,Inoue T,Fukuhara M,Okabe N,Matsumura Y,Hasegawa T,Osugi J,Hoshino M,Higuchi M,Shio Y,Suzuki H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the expression of regulator of G protein signaling 2 (RGS2) are involved in the genesis and development of a number of malignancies. However, the association between changes in the expression of RGS2 and breast invasive carcinoma of no special type (BIC-NST) remains unknown. The present study found that, in...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang C,Ye Q,Cao Y,Tan J,Wang F,Jiang J,Cao Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is one of the standard chemoradiotherapy regimens for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion site 1 (Bmi-1) has been demonstrated to regulate proliferation. Additionally, Bmi-1 overexpression has been identified in HCC cell lines and corr...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wu J,Hu D,Zhang R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and malignant type of glioma, with a poor prognosis for patients. The survival time of patients varies greatly due to the complexity of the human genome, which harbors diverse oncogenic drivers. In order to identify the specific driving factors, 325 glioma samples from ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zeng F,Wang K,Huang R,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Hu H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Icotinib is an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which has been revealed to inhibit proliferation in tumor cells. However, the effect of icotinib on cancer cell metastasis remains to be explained. This study examines the effect of icotinib on the migration and invasion of squamous cells of to...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang C,Yan J,Yuan G,Zhang Y,Lu D,Ren M,Cui W

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of radiotherapy in oncology is to enhance the efficacy of tumor cell death while decreasing damage to surrounding normal cells. Positive therapeutic outcomes may be accomplished by improved targeting, precisely targeting tumor cells or protecting normal cells against radiation-induced damage. The pote...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kim W,Kang J,Lee S,Youn B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity offers a paradoxical hormetic effect and a health benefit to cancer survivors; however, the biochemical mechanisms have not been entirely elucidated. Despite the well-documented evidence implicating oxidative stress in breast cancer, the association between health benefits and redox status has not be...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tomasello B,Malfa GA,Strazzanti A,Gangi S,Di Giacomo C,Basile F,Renis M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagonoma is an extremely rare pancreatic α-islet cell tumor and is often accompanied by certain clinical symptoms including necrotizing migratory erythema (NME), diabetes, weight loss and anemia. The objectives of the current review were to discern the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of glucag...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Song X,Zheng S,Yang G,Xiong G,Cao Z,Feng M,Zhang T,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with a history of heavy, long-term exposure to asbestos. However, MPM may also be associated with simian virus 40 (SV40), a polyomavirus. The association between SV40 and MPM remains unclear. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the proportion of SV...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Thanh TD,Tho NV,Lam NS,Dung NH,Tabata C,Nakano Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 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 aim of the present study was to investigate whether an increase in cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) activity is involved in apoptosis of human bladder cancer T24 cells induced by isoliquiritigenin (ISL). The viability of T24 cells was estimated using a sulforhodamine B assay. Cell morphological changes were examin...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Si L,Yang X,Yan X,Wang Y,Zheng Q

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports a case of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma that occurred in a 62-year-old woman 9 years subsequent to whole breast irradiation for a carcinoma of the left breast, and 18 years following chemotherapy and radiotherapy (RT) for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL; diagnosed at the age of 43). The patient w...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shibata S,Shiraishi K,Yamashita H,Kobayashi R,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current case-control study was conducted to assess the value of activated fibroblasts with high α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression as an indicator of survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. In total, 47 patients diagnosed with HCC who underwent a liver biopsy at the Veterans Affairs Medical Cent...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Parikh JG,Kulkarni A,Johns C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00