Ovarian metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer with ALK and EGFR mutations: A report of two cases.

abstract：:Gemcitabine (GCB), which functions via the inhibition of DNA synthesis, is commonly used in the treatment of bladder cancer; however, its response rate is not satisfactory due to the development of drug resistance. The potential for phytochemicals to reverse drug resistance in bladder cancer tumor cells was evaluated....

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cho CJ,Yang CW,Wu CL,Ho JY,Yu CP,Wu ST,Yu DS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Being biomarkers that reflect host nutritional and immune status, prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been identified to be independent prognostic factors in various malignancies. The aim of the present study was to determine the predictive value of these parameters for the pr...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang T,Mao P,Chen X,Niu X,Xu G,Bai X,Xie W

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients diagnosed preoperatively with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancer have the potential to develop invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). The present study investigated the usefulness of exosome-encapsulated microRNA-223-3p (miR-223-3p) as a biomarker for detecting IDC in patients initially diagnosed with DC...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yoshikawa M,Iinuma H,Umemoto Y,Yanagisawa T,Matsumoto A,Jinno H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer has a major impact on the health of women worldwide. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), breast cancer incidence is on the increase and is characterized by early onset and aggressiveness. Owing to the importance of the TP53 gene in breast carcinogenesis, we analyzed the possible link between TP53 singl...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Al-Qasem A,Toulimat M,Tulbah A,Elkum N,Al-Tweigeri T,Aboussekhra A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Change in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number has been reported in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, its prognostic implication in ESCC remains largely unknown. Using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR assay, the mtDNA copy number was assessed in a cohort of patients with ESCC (n=141) and norma...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li H,Tian Z,Zhang Y,Yang Q,Shi B,Hou P,Ji M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal regulation of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) appears to be a primary feature of numerous types of human cancer. However, the association between the dysregulation of lncRNAs and functional alterations in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. In previous studies, we applied microarray and bioinformatics analyse...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li CY,Liang GY,Yao WZ,Sui J,Shen X,Zhang YQ,Ma SM,Ye YC,Zhang ZY,Zhang WH,Yin LH,Pu YP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding 5 (CHD5), which is a member of the CHD family, has been identified as a tumor suppressor gene in a variety of malignancies. The aim of the current study was to clarify the clinical significance of CHD5 expression in gastric cancer. CHD5 expression was evaluated using immunohistochemis...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hashimoto T,Kurokawa Y,Wada N,Takahashi T,Miyazaki Y,Tanaka K,Makino T,Yamasaki M,Nakajima K,Mori M,Doki Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelolipoma is a rare, benign neoplasm composed of mature adipocytes and hematopoietic tissue, mainly occurring in the adrenal glands. The majority of extra-adrenal myelolipomas have been identified in the presacral region and primary mediastinal myelolipoma is very rare. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonanc...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Geng C,Liu N,Yang G,Qi M,Chen W

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRs) has a significant impact on the biological characteristics of lymphocytes, and is important in the pathogenesis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). It has been demonstrated, using miR profiling and detecting distinct miR signatures, that certain miRs may accurately dis...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ni H,Tong R,Zou L,Song G,Cho WC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effects of overexpression of interferon-induced transmembrane protein 5 (IFITM5) and IFITM5 c.-14C>T mutation on osteogenic differentiation, and the proliferation, migration and invasion of SaOS2 cells. SaOS2 cells were transfected with plasmids containing wild type IFITM5 (W...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu BY,Lu YQ,Han F,Wang Y,Mo XK,Han JX

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety and immunological responsiveness of a peptide vaccine of ring finger protein 43 and 34-kDa translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane combined with uracil-tegafur/leucovorin (UFT/LV) was previously demonstrated in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) in a phase I clinical trial. To clarify the survival b...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kawamura J,Sugiura F,Sukegawa Y,Yoshioka Y,Hida JI,Hazama S,Okuno K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor nutritional status is common in ovarian cancer. It is well known that the nutritional status of a patient with malignant disease is associated with survival, and that it can be assessed by serum levels of rapid turnover proteins (RTPs), such as retinol binding protein, prealbumin and transferrin. Systemic inflamm...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Watanabe T,Shibata M,Nishiyama H,Soeda S,Furukawa S,Gonda K,Takenoshita S,Fujimori K

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum-compound chemotherapy is known to have ototoxic side-effects. However, there is a paucity of literature examining hearing function prospectively and longitudinally in cohorts containing paediatric and adult patients treated within the same cisplatin- or carboplatin-containing treatment trial protocols. In Ger...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nitz A,Kontopantelis E,Bielack S,Koscielniak E,Klingebiel T,Langer T,Paulides M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No standard therapy for pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) has yet been established due to the rarity of the disease, the lack of clear standards for treatment and the partial-to-complete spontaneous regression. This report describes three cases of PHE manifested as bilateral intrapulmonary masses with a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ye B,Li W,Feng J,Shi JX,Chen Y,Han BH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) are situated in the outer membrane of the mitochondria and serve as gatekeepers that control metabolite and ion exchange between the cytosol and mitochondria. VDAC1 is one of the most studied members of the VDAC protein family and is overexpressed in multiple types of cancer. H...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang G,Zhou D,Li J,Wang W,Zhong W,Fan W,Yu M,Cheng H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current report presents the case of a 41-year-old male exhibiting a giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCT-TS) arising from the patellar tendon sheath. Plain radiography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-localized mass that wrapped around the patellar tendon, and extended from the subcutis into th...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Akahane T,Mori N,Yoshida K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid biopsies of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can detect molecular alterations, including tumor-specific mutations, and have recently been used as a non-invasive diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive tool. However, this technique is not commonly used in the gynecological field. Gene mutation profiling of liquid bi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Iwahashi N,Sakai K,Noguchi T,Yahata T,Toujima S,Nishio K,Ino K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell migration potency is essential in cancer metastasis and is often regulated by extracellular stimuli. Oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines include those that are sensitive, as well as resistant, to the effects of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor cetuximab on cell migration. In the present s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ohnishi Y,Yasui H,Kakudo K,Nozaki M

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Deguelin is a naturally occurring rotenoid with strong cancer chemopreventive and antitumor activities. In the present study, we investigated the antitumor activity of deguelin against MPC-11 murine myeloma cells and the possible mechanism of action in vitro. Our results revealed that deguelin inhibited the proliferat...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li Z,Wu J,Wu C,Jiang J,Zheng X,Xu B,Li M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleobindin 2 (NUCB-2) is a multifunctional protein that contains several functional domains and is associated with a wide variety of biological processes, such as food intake and energy homeostasis. NUCB-2 has been demonstrated to be associated with worse malignant outcomes and cell migration in breast and prostate ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tao R,Niu WB,Dou PH,Ni SB,Yu YP,Cai LC,Wang XY,Li SY,Zhang C,Luo ZG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have revealed several genes involved in the carcinogenesis of oral cancer. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying this process are poorly understood. Previously, we established a database cataloging the transcriptional progression profile of oral carcinogenesis and identified several candidate ge...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nakazato K,Mogushi K,Kayamori K,Tsuchiya M,Takahashi KI,Sumino J,Michi Y,Yoda T,Uzawa N

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a serious threat to human health. Chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin are widely used in cancer treatment, but can cause severe side effects. Hydroxyl safflower yellow A (HSYA) is a water-soluble chalcone glycoside substance extracted from safflowers (Carthamus tinctorius L.) that ha...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ma Y,Feng C,Wang J,Chen Z,Wei P,Fan A,Wang X,Yu X,Ge D,Xie H,Liu L,Zhang Q,Li XH

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide; however, its detailed molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified to serve critical roles in tumorigenesis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of a newly identified lncRNA, overexpre...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zou Y,Zhang B,Mao Y,Zhang H,Hong W

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) contributes to the progression and outcomes of several types of tumor, while circulating miRNAs have been reported to act as biomarkers for several types of cancer. To identify specific circulating miRNAs associated with multiple myeloma (MM), a miRNA microarray analysis was u...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang Y,Luan Y,Chang H,Chen G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a type of heterogeneous disease derived from haematopoietic stem cells. Cytogenetic characterisation is essential for diagnosis and prognosis stratification. Here, we present the case of a 43-year-old female diagnosed with leukaemia, who demonstrated a rare chromosomal change of t(11; ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hu J,Hong X,Li Z,Lu Q

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence suggests that oncogenesis is associated with systemic inflammation. The present study investigated white blood cell and platelet indices, whose values change during the inflammatory response, in women with invasive ductal breast carcinoma. Preoperatively obtained white blood cell and platele...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Mantas D,Kostakis ID,Machairas N,Markopoulos C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extragastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) are relatively rare soft tissue neoplasms arising from the extra gastrointestinal tract. The current study presents a case of primary EGIST of the prostate observed in a 55-year-old male. Imaging studies showed a 10×10.5×9.5-cm prostate mass. On histological observation, t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu S,Yu Q,Han W,Qi L,Zu X,Zeng F,Xie Y,Liu J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant antitumor activity of Momordica anti-human immunodeficiency virus protein of 30 kDa (MAP30) purified from Momordica charantia has been the subject of previous research. However, the effective mechanism of MAP30 on malignant glioma cells has not yet been clarified. The aim of the present study was to invest...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang Y,Miao J,Wang D,Zhou J,Liu B,Jiao F,Liang J,Wang Y,Fan C,Zhang Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00