Prolonged survival in advanced thymoma: Effectiveness of sequential multiple lines of chemotherapy in an inoperable case.

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is an uncommon cancer-related complication characterized by intimal proliferation in pulmonary small arteries and arterioles with or without tumor emboli. In the majority of cases, the causative lesion is gastric poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. In the present stu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hotta M,Ishida M,Kojima F,Iwai Y,Okabe H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNA/miRs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs; they serve important biological roles in tumorigenesis through the regulation of oncogene expression, and they may be used for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancer. miR-375 was identified to exhibit abnormal expression levels in a number of types of t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li L,Jia L,Ding Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascorbic acid (A) has been demonstrated to exhibit anti-cancer activity in association with chemotherapeutic agents. Potassium (K) is a regulator of cellular proliferation. In the present study, the biological effects of A and K bicarbonate, alone or in combination (A+K), on breast cancer cell lines were evaluated. Th...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Frajese GV,Benvenuto M,Fantini M,Ambrosin E,Sacchetti P,Masuelli L,Giganti MG,Modesti A,Bei R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TACC3, a member of the transforming acidic coiled-coil protein (TACC) family, is a multifunctional protein that is involved in various biological functions, including proliferation and differentiation of tumor cells, cancer progression and metastasis. The aims of the present study were to examine whether TACC3 express...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao C,He X,Li H,Zhou J,Han X,Wang D,Tian G,Sui F

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women in the majority of countries, such as China, Britain and Australia, and its morbidity and mortality rates remain very high. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) >200 nucleotides in length that lack open reading frames. LncRNA H19 is a tra...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang J,Sun J,Yang F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the anti-tumor effects of combination treatment with an siRNA targeting B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine kinase (BRAF)V600E and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway inhibitors was investigated in melanoma cell lines harboring BRAFV600E. Human melanoma A375 and WM115 cells were ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： He H,Nan X,Liu S,Zhang L,Yang Z,Wu Y,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer is a major cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide. The aberrant expression of microRNA (miRNA) is involved in tumorigenesis. Ras proteins transfer information from the extracellular environment to internal cellular compartments and are essential in numerous signal transduction pathways. To inves...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Bo X,Chen Y,Sheng W,Gong Y,Wang H,Gao W,Zhang B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the use of statins has been reported to be associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer (PCa), particularly metastatic PCa. The mechanisms underlying these epidemiological observations are poorly understood. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical initial step and a hallmark for can...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xie F,Liu J,Li C,Zhao Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to retrospectively review the contribution of 18F-fluorodeoxygluose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) in the assessment of biochemical recurrence in patients with a diagnosis of local-stage prostate cancer (PCa) who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) or receive...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Öztürk H,Karapolat I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Damnacanthal, an anthraquinone compound, is isolated from the roots of Morinda citrifolia L. (noni), which has been used for traditional therapy in several chronic diseases, including cancer. Although noni has long been consumed in Asian and Polynesian countries, the molecular mechanisms by which it exerts several ben...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Aziz MY,Omar AR,Subramani T,Yeap SK,Ho WY,Ismail NH,Ahmad S,Alitheen NB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione (GSH) is the keystone of the cellular response toward oxidative stress. Elevated GSH content correlates with increased resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy of head and neck (HN) tumors. The purpose of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether the expression of glutamate-cysteine liga...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dequanter D,VAN DE Velde M,Bar I,Nuyens V,Rousseau A,Nagy N,Vanhamme L,Vanhaeverbeek M,Brohée D,Delrée P,Boudjeltia K,Lothaire P,Uzureau P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the recent trend of diagnosing appendiceal diseases through the analysis of appendectomy materials, stressing the importance of their pathological examination. A clinicopathological assessment of patients undergoing an appendectomy was conducted, based on the pathologic...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tajima T,Tajiri T,Mukai M,Sugiyama T,Hasegawa S,Yamamoto S,Sadahiro S,Shimada H,Makuuchi H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant secondary metabolites including alkaloids, demonstrate a complex diversity in their molecular scaffolds and exhibit tremendous pharmacological potential as anti-cancerous therapeutics. The present study aimed to evaluate the anticancer activity of a natural alkaloid, mecambridine, against human oral squamous cel...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lin N,Li Z,Wang D,Zheng K,Wu Y,Wang H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary factor associated with poor survival rate in patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the presence of metastasis. The underlying molecular mechanisms of CRC metastasis are yet to be fully elucidated. The present study investigated the function of heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) on the invasion and prolife...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Han L,Jiang Y,Han D,Tan W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study demonstrated that the 2-benzyloxybenzaldehyde analog CCY-1a-E2 is a potent compound against HL-60 human leukemia cell lines. To investigate the potential therapeutic application of CCY-1a-E2 for leukemia, we analyzed the antileukemic effects and safety of CCY-1a-E2 in the BALB/c mouse WEHI-3 allogra...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lin C,Yang JS,Tsai SC,Lin CF,Lee MR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been demonstrated to be a beneficial prognostic marker in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, to the best of our knowledge, the postoperative NLR has rarely been investigated. Therefore, the present study evaluated the pr...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nishihara K,Suekane S,Ueda K,Nakiri M,Matsuo M,Igawa T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer occurs in patients with ovarian cancer treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, which results in tumor progression during treatment, or recurrence of the tumor within 6 months of the treatment. It is vital that a novel biomarker for diagnosis, or an efficient therapeutic target of ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li Q,Zhang J,Zhou J,Yang B,Liu P,Cao L,Jing L,Liu H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although bulk high-throughput genomic profiling studies have led to a significant increase in the understanding of cancer biology, there is increasing awareness that bulk profiling approaches do not completely elucidate tumor heterogeneity. Single-cell genomic profiling enables the distinction of tumor heterogeneity, ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yan B,Hu Y,Ban KHK,Tiang Z,Ng C,Lee J,Tan W,Chiu L,Tan TW,Seah E,Ng CH,Chng WJ,Foo R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging techniques of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) are presently limited. Upconversion particles (UCPs) could be used to target tumors for imaging. The present study aimed to assess the value of a nano-UCP as a diagnostic probe for deep tumor tissue, including UTUC. Polymer-coated water-soluble UCPs were sy...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liao G,Wang L,Yu W

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a rare hypopharyngeal diverticulum, Killian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is usually incidentally detected, small, asymptomatic and likely to be misdiagnosed as a thyroid nodule. In order to avoid unnecessary treatments resulting from misdiagnosis, principles to distinguish between esophageal diverticula and thyroid ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cao L,Ge J,Zhao D,Lei S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the expression of chemokine receptors CCR7 and CXCR4 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and the lymph node metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The mRNA transcription levels of CCR7, CXCR4 and VEGF-C were measured in...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guo J,Lou W,Ji Y,Zhang S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of microRNAs (miRs) have been previously documented in breast cancer. miR-198 has been reported to be deregulated in several human cancers. However, the detailed effects of miR-198 on breast cancer progression remain unclear. Using quantitative polymerase chain rea...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hu Y,Tang Z,Jiang B,Chen J,Fu Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the expression of microRNA-146a (miR-146a) in human lung adenocarcinoma cells, its effect on cellular behaviors, and the underlying molecular mechanisms. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to measure miR-146a expression in the human normal lung epitheli...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yuan F,Zhang S,Xie W,Yang S,Lin T,Chen X

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to analyze the imaging features and pathological basis of primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (PHNEC). A retrospective analysis of the imaging and pathological features of nine PHNEC cases was carried out at The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (Changsha, China). The nin...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chen Z,Xiao HE,Ramchandra P,Huang HJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations is necessary for the selection of suitable patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Cytology specimens are known to be suitable for EGFR mutation detection, although tissue specimens should be...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Asaka S,Yoshizawa A,Nakata R,Negishi T,Yamamoto H,Shiina T,Shigeto S,Matsuda K,Kobayashi Y,Honda T

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that the activation of the β2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) can stimulate several signaling pathways that promote tumor growth and metastasis. β-adrenergic antagonism may have a beneficial role in cancer treatment; however, little is known about the effect of ADRB2 inhibition on the growth of...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dang D,Zhang J,Yang J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most frequent cancer worldwide with a poor 5-year survival. miR-650 acts as an oncogene and regulates tumor progress in various cancers. Molecular mechanisms of miR-650 in NSCLC cell proliferation and invasion was studied. The mRNA levels of miR-650 and special genes were calc...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tang X,Ding Y,Wang X,Wang X,Zhao L,Bi H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyruvate kinase isoenzyme M2 (PKM2) has previously been identified as a tumor biomarker and as a potential target for cancer therapy. In this study, F§FJ-5, a characterized naphthoquinone modifier of mollugin, was synthesized in order to investigate its anticancer activity and the potential mechanisms. It was observed...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wei X,Li M,Ma M,Jia H,Zhang Y,Kang W,Wang T,Shi X

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Cytokine therapy is commonly used for tumor immunotherapy. Although early studies focused directly on the tumor, current investigations are more attentive of the tumor microenvironment. Various immune cells and related cytokines in the tumor microenvironment play an important role in the occurrence and development of ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang L,Liu H,Zhang L,Hu J,Chen H,Wang L,Yin X,Li Q,Qi Y

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00