Comparison of K-ras mutations in lung, colorectal and gastric cancer.

abstract：:Malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor (GNET) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma, previously referred to as clear cell sarcoma-like gastrointestinal tumor (CCSLGT) and also commonly reported in the literature as clear cell sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract (CCS-GI). The current study reports a case of GNET ar...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kong J,Li N,Wu S,Guo X,Gu C,Feng Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous studies have demonstrated that dysregulation of microRNA (miR)-126 is associated with the progression of several types of cancer, including lung cancer, the relationship between miR-126 and lung cancer metastasis remains unclear. SPC-A1 lung cancer cells were transfected with miR-126 mimic and negati...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jia Z,Zhang Y,Xu Q,Guo W,Guo A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gefitinib is a selective inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase epidermal growth factor receptor, which inhibits tumor pathogenesis, metastasis and angiogenesis, as well as promoting apoptosis. Therefore, gefitinib presents an effective drug for the targeted therapy of lung cancer. However, the underlying mechanisms by whic...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao ZQ,Yu ZY,Li J,Ouyang XN

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelioid angiosarcoma (EA) is an extremely rare subtype of angiosarcoma, which is characterized by large cells with an epithelioid morphology. EA typically arises in deep soft tissues, including the adrenal gland, skin and thyroid, however, EA rarely arises in the spine. The current study presents a case of osteoly...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lang J,Chen L,Chen B,Chen K,Liu A,Li J,Wang J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have revealed that fibrosis may affect the biological behavior of tumors, however associated research on papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is rare. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between interstitial fibrosis (IF) and the biological behavior of PTMC. In the present s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu X,Zhang S,Gang Q,Shen S,Zhang J,Lun Y,Xu D,Duan Z,Xin S

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Recently, a number of microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play different roles in human cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the specific role of miR-758 has not been clarified in CRC. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the role of miR-758 in CRC. RT-qPCR and western blot analy...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang X,Xu J,Zhang H,Sun J,Li N,Huang X

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old male patient with locally advanced mucinous rectal cancer underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Follow-up imaging with positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) revealed a local response to chemoradiotherapy, whereas diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) showed newly p...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Bozkurt M,Okutur K,Aydin K,Namal E,Oztürk A,Balci C,Demir G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impairment of microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis may be involved in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The objective of the present study was to investigate the mRNA levels of important miRNA machinery components, DICER1, DROSHA, DiGeroge syndrome critical region gene 8 (DGCR8), and Argonaute 2 (AGO2), and their correl...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lee SS,Min H,Ha JY,Kim BH,Choi MS,Kim S

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:The present study aimed to evaluate the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and MDR1/P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) tissues, and also to investigate the regulation of MDR1 gene expression by HIF-1α in Hep-2 cells under hypoxic conditions. The expression of HIF-1α...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xie J,Li DW,Chen XW,Wang F,Dong P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been widely reported that patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs) are more similar to tumor tissues than conventional cancer cell lines. Kinetochore-associated protein 2 (KNTC2) is known to be upregulated specifically in tumor tissues of cancer patients and is recognized as a potential target for cancer therapy...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Makita Y,Teratani M,Murata S,Hoashi Y,Matsumoto S,Kawamata Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical practice ionizing radiation (IR) is primarily applied to cancer treatment in the form of fractionated dose (FD) irradiation. Despite this fact, a substantially higher amount of current knowledge in the field of radiobiology comes from in vitro studies based on the cellular response to single dose (SD) irra...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Stankevicius V,Kuodyte K,Schveigert D,Bulotiene D,Paulauskas T,Daniunaite K,Suziedelis K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore the diagnostic and prognostic value of lncRNA maternally expressed 3 (MEG3) in cervical cancer. Eighty-four patients with cervical cancer from February 2013 to March 2014 were enrolled in the observation group (OG), and another 58 female subjects who underwent physical examination at...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wan S,Zhao H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma is one of the most serious diseases that threaten human health. Numerous studies have investigated adenocarcinoma and have obtained a considerable amount of data regarding genes and microRNA (miRNA) in adenocarcinoma. However, studies have only focused on one or a small number of genes and miRNAs, and t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ning J,Guo X,Wang N,Xue L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated energy metabolism and its association with inflammatory cytokines and appetite- regulating hormones in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Subjects were inpatients scheduled to undergo therapeutic intervention for diagnosed gastrointestinal cancer. Nutritional status on admission was assesse...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shinsyu A,Bamba S,Kurihara M,Matsumoto H,Sonoda A,Inatomi O,Andoh A,Takebayashi K,Kojima M,Iida H,Tani M,Sasaki M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) -448A>G polymorphism is a novel functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) that contributes to the genetic susceptibility to gastric cancer. In this study, we aimed to assess the genotype frequencies of DNMT3A -448A>G in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and healthy control su...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao Z,Li C,Song Y,Wu Q,Qiao F,Fan H

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid carcinoma is the most prevalent endocrine neoplasm globally. In the majority of thyroid carcinoma cases, a positive prognosis is predicted following administration of the appropriate treatment. A wide range of genetic alterations present in thyroid carcinoma exert their oncogenic actions partially through the ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang L,Chu H,Zheng H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of bronchoscopy is central to the diagnosis of lung cancer. However, the sensitivity of bronchoscopy is low. In addition, bronchial washing cytology, which is a routine adjunctive test, does not significantly improve the performance of bronchoscopy owing to its low sensitivity. To enhance the diagnostic perfor...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jeong IB,Yoon YS,Park SY,Cha EJ,Na MJ,Kwon SJ,Kim JH,Oh TJ,An S,Park CR,Kim YJ,Park DH,Son JW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer remains among the most lethal cancers, despite ongoing advances in treatment for all stages of the disease. Disease prevention represents another opportunity to improve patient outcome, with metabolic syndrome and its components, such as diabetes, obesity and dyslipidemia, having been recognized as m...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Gong J,Sachdev E,Robbins LA,Lin E,Hendifar AE,Mita MM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the continuous advancement of clinical diagnostic techniques, including imaging technology, the incidence of confirmed multiple primary cancers or double primary carcinoma increases yearly. However, studies reporting synchronization surgery performed for primary dual esophageal gastric cancer are rare. The presen...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang XT,Wang W,Zhu Q,Cao M,Jiang ZM,Zang QI

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) is known to suppress neoplastic transformation, cell proliferation and metastasis, and to be downregulated by microRNA-21 (miR-21) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines and tissues. The aim of the present study was to investigate the roles of and association between PDCD4 and miR-21 ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yuan H,Xin S,Huang Y,Bao Y,Jiang H,Zhou L,Ren X,Li L,Wang Q,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS) is identified as the most commonly diagnosed malignant cancer of bone, and has approximately three million new cases annually. miR-26a plays an important role in the development of various types of cancer. We investigated whether miR-26a can regulate the migration and invasion of OS by targeting high...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu J,Mi B,Wang Y,Shi C,Mi X,Lu Y,Yu P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to present the results of fertility-sparing treatment using medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for endometrial carcinoma (EC), and to clarify patient characteristics by investigating patient background factors. A total of 59 patients with EC, who received MPA as fertility-sparing therapy a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Fujiwara H,Jobo T,Takei Y,Saga Y,Imai M,Arai T,Taneichi A,Machida S,Takahashi Y,Suzuki M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in inflammatory factors IL-6 and miR-1271 expression levels between elderly and young gastric cancer patients were investigated. A retrospective analysis of 146 cases of gastric cancer tissue and normal fresh tissue specimens diagnosed in The First Hospital of Lanzhou University from January 2013 to Januar...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu S,Zhou Y,Zhao L,Wang J,Ji R,Wang Y,Wu J,Yan X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) has not yet been adequately examined. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the association between serum folate deficiency and abnormal expression of the cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1) protein in the progression of LSCC. Samples were collected fro...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chang H,Ma M,Ma R,Zhang C,Zeng W,Xing LQ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cancer, which is the second leading cause of tumor-associated mortality, is of great concern worldwide due to its resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) has previously been used as a treatment for unresectable liver tumors in China; however, the response to TACE tre...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu DX,Li PP,Guo JP,Li LL,Guo B,Jiao HB,Wu JH,Chen JM

更新日期：2019-01-01 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 a major cause of death worldwide, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate whether miR-96 mediated the invasion and metastasis of NSCLC by targeting glypican-3 (GPC3). Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was empl...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Fei X,Zhang J,Zhao Y,Sun M,Zhao H,Li S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of death in smokers and the most common cause for cancer mortality in both males and females in the United States. Predisposition of this malignancy to distant metastasis leads to poor prognosis; therefore, it is urgent to discover novel therapeutic agents for me...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang Y,Lian J,Wang X

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00