Serum IGFBP-3 is a more effective predictor than IGF-1 and IGF-2 for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic HCV infection.

abstract：:The present study aimed to assess the B rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma (BRAFV600E) status in plasma from Chinese patients with melanoma, and evaluated its prognostic value following treatment with BRAF inhibitors. Mutation-specific 3D digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) was used to quantify BRAFV600E in circula...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tang H,Kong Y,Si L,Cui C,Sheng X,Chi Z,Dai J,Yu S,Ma M,Wu X,Yu J,Xu T,Yu H,Yan J,Guo J

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:A 62-year-old male patient underwent endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). Additional hybrid 2-port hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) (Mukai's operation) was performed for early rectal cancer located at the distal border of the rectum/below the peritoneal reflection (Rb) region [SM massive invasion/ly+/vertical ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Mukai M,Sekido Y,Fukumitsu H,Izumi H,Hoshikawa T,Tajima T,Tobita K,Sadahiro S,Yasuda S,Ogoshi K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is a common tumor of the digestive system with poor prognosis. Studies have shown that aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression can affect CRC progression by regulating target genes. In the present study, we investigated the functional roles and potential mechanisms of miR-331-3p in CRC. The exp...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang H,Wang R,Wang M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to clarify the association between kinesin family member 11 (KIF11) and human breast cancer, and the effect of KIF11 on breast cancer cell progression. Western blot analysis, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis, retroviral infection, immunohistochemis...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Pei YY,Li GC,Ran J,Wei FX

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has recently emerged as a minimally invasive treatment for small- to moderate-sized renal tumors. Renal artery pseudoaneurysms (RAPs) have been well-reported in patients with renal trauma or who have undergone percutaneous urological procedures, including biopsy, nephrostomy and percut...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Pan H,Xia D,Wang S,Wang Z,Zhong B,Zhou X,Peng Z

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observational and experimental studies have produced inconsistent evidence about the association of serum levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) with anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC). Therefore, the current meta-analysis examined the association between serum BNP levels and AIC by using data from high qu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang YD,Chen SX,Ren LQ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate whether ultrasound combined with microbubbles was able to enhance liposome-mediated transfection of genes into human prostate cancer cells, and to examine the association between autophagy and tumor protein P53 (P53). An MTT assay was used to evaluate cell viability, whi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang YU,Chen YN,Zhang W,Yang YU,Bai WK,Shen E,Hu B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility and value of serum microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) as biological markers for the prediction of the behavior and prognosis of esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). The differential expression of serum miRNA was detected by an miRNA microarray of 9 patients with ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hui B,Chen X,Hui L,Xi R,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the newest status of patients diagnosed Burkitt lymphoma (BL), an aggressive lymphoma subset with a high cure rate. Furthermore, the study aimed to create prognostic nomograms to consider various prognostic factors and estimate patient survival, paving the way for clini...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lu J,Tan H,Li B,Chen S,Xu L,Zou Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that breast cancer will be the second leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in women in 2018. Previous research has demonstrated that the atypical protein kinase C-ζ (PKC-ζ) is a component of numerous dysregulated pathways in breast cancer, including cellular proliferation, survival, and cell cy...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Smalley T,Islam SMA,Apostolatos C,Apostolatos A,Acevedo-Duncan M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most common urogenital malignancies. However, present studies of its multiple gene interaction and cellular pathways remain unable to accurately verify the genesis and the development of BC. The aim of the present study was to investigate the genetic signatures of BC and identify its ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yan M,Jing X,Liu Y,Cui X

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. However, operative diagnostic and prognostic systems for ESCC remain to be established. To improve assessment of the prognosis for patients with ESCC, the present study developed an online consensus survival tool for ESCC, t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang Q,Wang F,Lv J,Xin J,Xie L,Zhu W,Tang Y,Li Y,Zhao X,Wang Y,Li X,Guo X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distant metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) most frequently spread to the liver and lungs. CRC metastasis to the kidney is extremely rare and may be generally associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Thus, patients with metastatic CRC and kidney metastasis are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The present s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dulskas A,Bagurskas P,Sinkevicius Z,Samalavicius NE

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docking protein 2 (Dok2) and Ras p21 protein activator 1 (RASA1) are tumor suppressors which have been identified in numerous solid tumors; however, the association between their expression in breast cancer and patient prognosis remains unclear. A total of 285 consecutive patients diagnosed histopathologically with br...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Huang J,Peng X,Zhang K,Li C,Su B,Zhang Y,Yu W

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a genetically complex tumor type and one of the leading causes of cancer-associated disability and mortality. Genetic instability, such as chromosomal instability, is associated with the tumorigenesis of LSCC. Copy number variations (CNVs) have been demonstrated to contribut...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li D,Wang X,Lu S,Wang P,Wang X,Yin W,Zhu W,Li S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide and its prognosis is poor. Few effective biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have been translated into the clinical practice aiming to assist in the treatment plan design and prognosis evaluation. The aim of the present study was t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hao L,Du B,Xi X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stromal cell-derived factor 1α (SDF1α) and its receptor C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) have been reported to form an important chemokine signaling pathway. Our previous study reported that SDF1α from tumor stromal cells may stimulate the proliferation of gastric cancer (GC) cells through the CXCR4 axis in a h...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yashiro M,Kinoshita H,Tsujio G,Fukuoka T,Yamamoto Y,Sera T,Sugimoto A,Nishimura S,Kushiyama S,Togano S,Kuroda K,Toyokawa T,Ohira M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common type of mesenchymal tumor in the gastrointestinal tract. A large tumor size often means a poor prognosis. This report presents a case of a large exophytic GIST with cyst change, for which the outcome of favourable prognosis was unexpected. A 78-year-old male pre...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhu CC,Liu Y,Zhao G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in filamin A (FLNa) expression contribute to the development and progression of numerous malignancies. However, in vitro studies of breast cancer have shown conflicting results. Thus, the present study aimed to detect the expression of FLNa in breast cancer tissue samples and the association with clinicopathol...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tian HM,Liu XH,Han W,Zhao LL,Yuan B,Yuan CJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:The present study reports the clinical data of two patients with renal pelvis carcinoma and one patient with renal carcinoma who developed port-site metastasis following retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery. The current study aimed to identify the cause and prognosis of the occurrence of port-site metastasis subsequen...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang N,Wang K,Zhong D,Liu X,Sun JI,Lin L,Ge L,Yang BO

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：:Cross-talk between competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) play key roles in tumor development. In this study, we performed exon-level expression profiling on 26 glioblastomas (GBMs) and 6 controls to identify long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) of GBM initiation and progression using lncRNA-mediated ceRNA network (LMCN). The m...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zan XY,Li L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) remains poor, owing to uncontrolled tumor invasion and metastasis. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) serves an important role in this invasion and metastasis, and transient receptor potential polycystic 2 (TRPP2) enhances metastasis and invasion by regul...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang C,Chen L,Huang Y,Li K,Jinye A,Fan T,Zhao R,Xia X,Shen B,Du J,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression levels of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) content have been associated with poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). There is a strong correlation between COX-2 expression and PGE2 production in tissues from CRC patients, suggesting an important role for COX-2 on t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cervantes-Madrid DL,Nagi S,Asting Gustafsson A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) has been identified as an oncogene in numerous diseases, and aberrant lncRNA PVT1 expression has been associated with the development of cancer. However, the underlying mechanism by which lncRNA PVT1 affects cell invasion in esophageal cancer...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zheng X,Hu H,Li S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of fisetin on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells, as well as the underlying mechanism. Proliferation in SGC7901 cancer and GES-1 normal cells was analyzed using a CCK-8 assay. Apoptosis was analyzed using an Annexin V/Propidium Iodide apoptosis kit and...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yan W,Chen S,Zhao Y,Ye X

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in cervical cancer using 62 tissues of cervical cancer, and to compare the findings to penile cancer. HPV-DNA integration is a crucial factor for malignant transformation in cervical cancer and can be identi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Senba M,Buziba N,Mori N,Fujita S,Morimoto K,Wada A,Toriyama K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radical cystectomy, as the most common surgical treatment for patients with invasive bladder cancer (IBC) complicated by peritoneal metastasis, is usually accompanied by a urinary diversion procedure. In this study, we evaluated the improved tubeless cutaneous ureterostomy technique by comparing the resulting clinical...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Z,Tian Q,Xia S,Yin H,Yao D,Xiu Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00