Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 as a prognostic biomarker in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to investigate if rapamycin is a radiosensitizer of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and to identify which pathways are involved in radiation sensitization. In vitro, using untreated cells as the control, NPC cells were treated with rapamycin, ionizing radiation (IR) or both. Differences...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang D,Gao L,Liu X,Yuan C,Wang G

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective therapies are limited for pancreatic cancer, particularly for those with distant tumour metastases. Therefore, more individualised drug screening is urgently required. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a powerful tool to investigate the genomic landscape of patients and the mechanism of drug response, whic...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guan Z,Lan H,Sun D,Wang X,Jin K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in women and contributes to 32% of all female cancer cases. Cathepsins, a family of proteins, are known to have a critical role in human cancers. However, previous studies on the systematic analysis of the role of cathepsin family members in breast cancer are ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Sun T,Jiang D,Zhang L,Su Q,Mao W,Jiang C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals >65 years old account for a large proportion of cancer patients, and usually have poor prognoses due to relative weaker physiological function and lower drug tolerance. To characterize the efficacy and safety of dendritic cell (DC)-activated cytokine-induced killer cell (CIK)-mediated treatment, and develo...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Y,Liu H,Liu H,He P,Li J,Liu X,Chen L,Wang M,Xi J,Wang H,Zhang H,Zhu Y,Zhu W,Ning J,Guo C,Sun C,Zhang M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study selected and characterized a multidrug-resistant HL-60 human acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line, HL-60/RS, by exposure to stepwise incremental doses of doxorubicin. The drug-resistant HL-60/RS cells exhibited 85.68-fold resistance to doxorubicin and were cross-resistant to other chemotherapeutics...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chen J,Wei H,Cheng J,Xie B,Wang B,Yi J,Tian B,Liu Z,Wang F,Zhang Z

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has indicated that the abnormal expression of microRNAs contributes to tumorigenesis and tumor development. Understanding the roles of microRNAs in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might provide valuable information for therapeutic strategies in the therapy for patients with NSCLC. In the present...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wu Z,Li Y,Zhang G

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign, slow-growing cranial tumor that originates from the hypertrophy of Schwann cells. The majority of sporadic VS are unilateral, and the mechanisms underlying VS tumorigenesis are not fully understood. The human neurofibromin 2 (NF2) gene encodes the tumor suppressor protein merlin...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Su F,Zhou Z,Su W,Wang Z,Wu Q

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-X-C chemokine receptor types 1/2 (CXCR1/2) may play multiple roles in the development and progression of a number of types of tumor. The abnormal expression of CXCR1/2 in various types of malignant tumors has been reported, but less is known with regard to gastric carcinoma. The present study was preliminarily condu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang JP,Hu WM,Wang KS,Yu J,Luo BH,Wu C,Chen ZH,Luo GQ,Liu YW,Liu QL,Xiao Y,Zhou HY,Yang XJ,Jiang HY,Li JH,Wen JF

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) expression is a poor prognostic factor in various types of cancer. Expression levels of HGF have been reported to be regulated by shorter poly(dA) sequences in the promoter region. In the present study, the poly(dA) mononucleotide tract in various types of human cancer cell lines was exa...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Sakai K,Takeda M,Okamoto I,Nakagawa K,Nishio K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with bladder cancer (BC), the association between ST3 β-galactoside α-2,3-sialyltransferase 5 (ST3GAL5) expression and clinical outcomes, particularly regarding muscle-invasive disease, high tumor grade and prognosis, remain unknown. In the present study, the expression of ST3GAL5 and its association with ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ouyang S,Liu JH,Ni Z,Ding GF,Wang QZ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4607.]. ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li L,Mao X,Qin X,Zhou M,Xing H,Dong F,Jiang X,Zhuang W

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the ability of Nimotuzumab to increase radiosensitivity at different delivery times in the mixed cancer cell line Eca109, to determine the optimal delivery time. Cultured Eca109 cells were classified into five groups: Control with no treatment (O group); irradiation with...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li J,Wang L,Qiu Z,Su Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports the case of a 20-year-old female who was identified to have a left renal angiomyolipoma (AML) with hemorrhage. Following temporary conservative observation, the patient received continuous ultrasonic follow-up. Due to the rapid growth of the lesion, further examinations were performed. Comput...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liang W,Xu S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-specific metastasis is one of the primary causes of recurrence following complete resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) expression and brain-specif...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang L,Wang Z,Liu X,Liu F

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women, and diagnosis and treatment represent a substantial challenge due to the lack of adequate molecular targets. It has been shown that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) serve pivotal roles in regulating gene expression in tumors. The roles of long intervening noncoding ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhu Q,Li Y,Dong X,Yang Y,Wang H,Guo S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiofrequency ablation has become an increasingly common therapeutic technique for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic liver tumors. However, reports on the effect of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are limited. The present study aimed to further investig...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li Y,Huang N,Wang C,Ma H,Zhou M,Lin L,Huang Z,Sun L,Shi M,Liao W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is an uncommon lung disease. Carcinoid tumorlets in pulmonary sequestration are extremely rare. This case report presents a rare clinical case of carcinoid tumorlet in pulmonary sequestration with bronchiectasis after breast cancer. A 64-year-old female was diagnosed with infiltrating duct...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ye Y,Mu Z,Wu D,Xie Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with increased incidence rates observed in older individuals. Prostate cancer is primarily driven via activation of the androgen receptor (AR), the principal transcriptional factor governing prostate cancer cellular programming and its associated metabolism. On...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dan C,Zhang H,Zeng W,Huang L,Gong X,Li H,Yang E,Wang L,Yao Q

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discovering the underlying signalling pathways that control cancer cells is crucial for understanding their biology and to develop therapeutic regimens. Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of Cripto-1 on pathways controlling glioblastoma (GBM) cell function. To this end, changes in protein p...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Alowaidi F,Hashimi SM,Alqurashi N,Wood SA,Wei MQ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy has changed the typical outcomes of relapsed/refractory B-cell leukemia and lymphoma. However, treatment effectiveness for patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been less satisfactory compared with patients with B-cell acute lymphob...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang J,Deng Q,Jiang YY,Zhang R,Zhu HB,Meng JX,Li YM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanshinone IIA exhibits natural antioxidative and antineoplastic activity. However, to the best of our knowledge, the effects of tanshinone IIA on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells remains unknown. The present study aimed to investigate whether tanshinone IIA inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human na...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu B,Liu L,Zang A,Song Z,Yang H,Wang Z,Shang Y,Ma T,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to evaluate the methanolic extract of Piper betle leaves (MPBL) and its organic fractions with regard to antitumor activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) in Swiss albino mice and to confirm their antioxidant activities. At 24 h post-intraperitoneal inoculation of tumor cells i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Alam B,Majumder R,Akter S,Lee SH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous chemical compounds ubiquitously found in everyday life of the modern world. EDCs enter the human body where they act similarly to endogenous hormones, altering the functions of the endocrine system and causing adverse effects on human health. Bisphenol A (BPA), the p...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dumitrascu MC,Mares C,Petca RC,Sandru F,Popescu RI,Mehedintu C,Petca A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology and clinical outcome of gastrointestinal mucinous adenocarcinoma (MA) are not well illustrated. The present study aimed to explore the evolving epidemiology and prognostic factors that affect the survival of patients with MA in the gastrointestinal tract. A retrospective and population-based study was...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zong Z,Luo Y,Ying H,Wang A,Li H,Yi C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer-associated mortality among men and women globally. The skeleton is one of the most common metastatic sites. The majority of patients exhibiting bone metastases are treated using systemic therapy or symptom-based palliative approaches without surgery. The present study a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao T,Gao Z,Wu W,He W,Yang YI

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is an abundant non-histone nuclear protein that functions as a structural protein of chromatin, regulating genome replication and recombination, mRNA transcription and DNA repair. HMGB1 has been implicated in the tumorigenesis of various cancer types, and the upregulation of HMGB1 has...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jia L,Song H,Fan W,Song Y,Wang G,Li X,He Y,Yao A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-microRNA (miRNA)-mRNA regulatory network in gastric cancer (GC) using bioinformatics analysis. Two mRNA gene expression profiles, GSE79973 and GSE54129, and two miRNA expression profiles, GSE93415 and GSE78091, were downloaded from the Ge...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ma XY,Ma Y,Zhou H,Zhang HJ,Sun MJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary smooth muscle tumors of the thyroid gland are extremely rare neoplasms. Due to their rarity, clinical case studies concerning management are lacking. According to a literature review, only 19 cases of primary thyroid leiomyosarcomas (TLs) have been reported. In the majority of patients, the prognosis is poor s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Conzo G,Candela G,Tartaglia E,Gambardella C,Mauriello C,Pettinato G,Bellastella G,Esposito K,Santini L

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recommendations concerning the intake of vitamin D and/or sunlight exposure in the handling of patients with vitamin D deficiency remain a matter of debate. The present study of the German network of dermato-oncologists (Onkoderm e.V.) refers to an inquiry conducted among general practitioners on this and related issu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Reinhold U,Dirschka T,Hartgens K,Kirchesch H,Ostendorf R,Petering H,Prieur H,Krähn-Senftleben G,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor forkhead box O1 (FOXO1) can be inactivated via its phosphorylation, resulting in suppression of apoptosis. Using immunohistochemistry, the expression of a phosphorylated form of FOXO1 was assessed in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUTUC) specimens. Overall, phospho-FOXO1 (p-FOXO1) w...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ide H,Jiang G,Mizushima T,Fujita K,Inoue S,Yamaguchi S,Fushimi H,Nonomura N,Miyamoto H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00