Increased expression of colony stimulating factor-1 is a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temozolomide (TMZ)-induced side effects and drug tolerance to human gliomas are still challenging issues now. Our previous studies showed that honokiol, a major bioactive constituent of Magnolia officinalis (Houpo), is safe for normal brain cells and can kill human glioma cells. This study was further aimed ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Chio CC,Chen KY,Chang CK,Chuang JY,Liu CC,Liu SH,Chen RM

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Association between rectal or colon cancer risk and serine hydroxymethyltransferase 1 (SHMT1) C1420T or methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphisms was assessed. The serum total homocysteine (HCY), marker of folate metabolism was also investigated. METHODS:The SHMT1 and MTHFR genotypes w...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Komlósi V,Hitre E,Pap E,Adleff V,Réti A,Székely E,Bíró A,Rudnai P,Schoket B,Müller J,Tóth B,Ottó S,Kásler M,Kralovánszky J,Budai B

更新日期：2010-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frequent failure and severe side effects of current sarcoma therapy warrants new therapeutic approaches. The small-molecule MDM2 antagonist Nutlin-3a activates the p53 pathway and efficiently induces apoptosis in tumours with amplified MDM2 gene and overexpression of MDM2 protein. However, the majority of hu...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ohnstad HO,Paulsen EB,Noordhuis P,Berg M,Lothe RA,Vassilev LT,Myklebost O

更新日期：2011-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) represent the majority of cellular transcripts and play pivotal roles in hematopoiesis. However, their clinical relevance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the functions of HOXB-AS3, a lncRNA locate...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Huang HH,Chen FY,Chou WC,Hou HA,Ko BS,Lin CT,Tang JL,Li CC,Yao M,Tsay W,Hsu SC,Wu SJ,Chen CY,Huang SY,Tseng MH,Tien HF,Chen RH

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite all benefit provided by established therapies prognosis of gastric cancer remains poor. Targeted inhibition of platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) by imatinib may influence tumor growth and amplify chemotherapeutic effects. METHODS:This phase I study evaluated dose limiting toxicity (DLT...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mayr M,Becker K,Schulte N,Belle S,Hofheinz R,Krause A,Schmid RM,Röcken C,Ebert MP

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are the first line standard of care for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Accurate response assessment in the setting of antiangiogenic therapies remains suboptimal as standard size-related response criteria do not necessarily accurately reflect clinical benefit, ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kelly-Morland C,Rudman S,Nathan P,Mallett S,Montana G,Cook G,Goh V

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resilience has been linked to psychological adaptation to many challenging life events. The present study aims to explore the level of resilience in oral cancer patients and the key factors associated with resilience, and to evaluate the relationship between resilience and anxiety. METHODS:A multiple center...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Gao Y,Yuan L,Pan B,Wang L

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patient psychological factors, perceptions, and comprehension of tumor genomic testing. METHODS:In a prospective, single institution, single-arm trial, patients with MBC underwent next-generation sequencing at study entry with sequencing results released at progressi...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Adams EJ,Asad S,Reinbolt R,Collier KA,Abdel-Rasoul M,Gillespie S,Chen JL,Cherian MA,Noonan AM,Sardesai S,VanDeusen J,Wesolowski R,Williams N,Shapiro CL,Macrae ER,Pilarski R,Toland AE,Senter L,Ramaswamy B,Lee CN,Lu

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia is a common characteristic of solid tumors associated with reduced response to radio- and chemotherapy, therefore increasing the probability of tumor recurrence. The aim of this study was to identify new mechanisms responsible for hypoxia-induced resistance in breast cancer cells. METHODS:MDA-MB-231...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Flamant L,Roegiers E,Pierre M,Hayez A,Sterpin C,De Backer O,Arnould T,Poumay Y,Michiels C

更新日期：2012-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disparities in multiple myeloma (MM) prognosis based on sociodemographic factors may exist. We investigated whether education level at diagnosis influenced Chinese MM patient outcomes. METHODS:We performed a multicenter retrospective analysis of data from 773 MM patients across 9 centers in China from 2006 ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Xu L,Wang X,Pan X,Wang X,Wang Q,Wu B,Cai J,Zhao Y,Chen L,Li W,Li J

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Figure 2, where the color code of the text boxes is reversed. Figure 2-amended shows the correct color association between the text boxes and the different areas in the map: Navarra, neighbouring communities and other Spanish communiti...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： de Sabando AR,Lafuente EU,García-Amigot F,Sánchez AA,Garofalo LM,Moreno S,Ardanaz E,Ramos-Arroyo MA

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the most common form of malignancy affecting women worldwide. It is also the leading cancer in females in Cyprus, with approximately 400 new cases diagnosed annually. It is well recognized that genetic variation as well as environmental factors modulate breast cancer risk. The main aim of th...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hadjisavvas A,Loizidou MA,Middleton N,Michael T,Papachristoforou R,Kakouri E,Daniel M,Papadopoulos P,Malas S,Marcou Y,Kyriacou K

更新日期：2010-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although combination chemotherapy (CC) is generally recommended in recurrent or primary metastatic gastric cancer (RPMGC), the results of randomized trials are conflicting. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted on 687 RPMGC patients who received palliative chemotherapy. We compared the overall surviv...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Choi JH,Choi YW,Kang SY,Jeong GS,Lee HW,Jeong SH,Park JS,Ahn MS,Sheen SS

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant expression and activation of the IGF-IR have been reported in a variety of human cancers and have been associated with resistance to HER targeted therapy. In this study, we investigated the effect of simultaneous targeting of IGF-IR and HER (erbB) family, with NVP-AEW541 and afatinib, on proliferati...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ioannou N,Seddon AM,Dalgleish A,Mackintosh D,Modjtahedi H

更新日期：2013-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Territorial differences in the access to innovative anticancer drugs have been reported from many countries. The objectives of this study were to evaluate access to innovative treatments for metastatic lung cancer in France, and to assess whether socioeconomic indicators were predictors of access at the leve...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Scherpereel A,Durand-Zaleski I,Cotté FE,Fernandes J,Debieuvre D,Blein C,Gaudin AF,Tournier C,Vainchtock A,Chauvin P,Souquet PJ,Westeel V,Chouaïd C

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The APC tumor suppressor is mutated or downregulated in many tumor types, and is prominently localized to punctate clusters at protrusion tips in migratory cells, such as in astrocytes where it has been implicated in directed cell motility. Although APC loss is considered an initiating event in colorectal ca...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Odenwald MA,Prosperi JR,Goss KH

更新日期：2013-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric cancer is a considerable burden for worldwide patients. And diffuse gastric cancer is the most insidious subgroup with poor survival. The phenotypic characterization of the diffuse gastric cancer cell line can be useful for gastric cancer researchers. In this article, we aimed to characterize the dif...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yoon SJ,Park J,Shin Y,Choi Y,Park SW,Kang SG,Son HY,Huh YM

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bone scan index (BSI) using a computer-aided diagnosis system for bone scans is expected to be an objective and quantitative clinical tool for evaluating bone metastatic prostate cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the pretreatment BSI as a prognostic factor in hormone-naive prostate cancer patients wit...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Miyoshi Y,Yoneyama S,Kawahara T,Hattori Y,Teranishi J,Kondo K,Moriyama M,Takebayashi S,Yokomizo Y,Yao M,Uemura H,Noguchi K

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncolytic viruses, including vaccinia virus (VACV), are a promising alternative to classical mono-cancer treatment methods such as surgery, chemo- or radiotherapy. However, combined therapeutic modalities may be more effective than mono-therapies. In this study, we enhanced the effectiveness of oncolytic vir...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Schäfer S,Weibel S,Donat U,Zhang Q,Aguilar RJ,Chen NG,Szalay AA

更新日期：2012-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemostatic alterations occur during the development of cancer. Plasma D-dimer is a hypercoagulability and fibrinolytic system marker that is increased in patients with various solid tumours. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hemostatic status of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients by assessing pl...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Chen WH,Tang LQ,Wang FW,Li CP,Tian XP,Huang XX,Mai SJ,Liao YJ,Deng HX,Chen QY,Liu H,Zhang L,Guo SS,Liu LT,Yan SM,Li CF,Zhang JP,Liu Q,Liu XW,Liu LZ,Mai HQ,Zeng MS,Xie D

更新日期：2014-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As a key gene in the immunosurveillance of cell malignancy, Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4 is an important negative regulator of T cell activation and proliferation. The CTLA-4 +49G > A polymorphism is one of the most commonly studied polymorphisms in this gene due to its association with cancer ri...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zheng J,Yu X,Jiang L,Xiao M,Bai B,Lu J,Zhou Y

更新日期：2010-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Signaling pathways that converge on two different transcription factor complexes, NFkappaB and AP-1, have been identified in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers resistant to the antiestrogen, tamoxifen. METHODS:Two cell line models of tamoxifen-resistant ER-positive breast cancer, MCF7/HER2 and B...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhou Y,Yau C,Gray JW,Chew K,Dairkee SH,Moore DH,Eppenberger U,Eppenberger-Castori S,Benz CC

更新日期：2007-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), one of the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, prior to routine immunohistochemical staining and the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, were often mistaken for neoplasms of smooth muscle origin such as leiomyomas, leiomyosarcomas or l...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Call J,Walentas CD,Eickhoff JC,Scherzer N

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given their frequency of occurrence in the United States, cancer and heart disease often coexist. For patients requiring open-heart surgery, this raises concern that the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may cause a transient immunosuppression with the potential to promote the spread and growth of coexisti...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Pinto CA,Marcella S,August DA,Holland B,Kostis JB,Demissie K

更新日期：2013-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mammographic breast density and parenchymal patterns are well-established risk factors for breast cancer. We aimed to report inter-observer agreement on three different subjective ways of assessing mammographic density and parenchymal pattern, and secondarily to examine what potential impact reproducibility ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Winkel RR,von Euler-Chelpin M,Nielsen M,Diao P,Nielsen MB,Uldall WY,Vejborg I

更新日期：2015-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorafenib is a multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor known to prolong overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Predicting this drug's survival benefits is challenging because clinical responses are rarely measurable during treatment. In this study, we hypothesized that...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hayashi T,Yamashita T,Terashima T,Suda T,Okada H,Asahina Y,Hayashi T,Hara Y,Nio K,Sunagozaka H,Takatori H,Arai K,Sakai Y,Yamashita T,Mizukoshi E,Honda M,Kaneko S

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer cells release exosomes and can be taken up by mast cells (MCs), but the potential functional effects of MCs on tumor metastasis remain unknown. METHOD:Exosomes were isolated from the lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549, and the uptake of PKH26-labeled exosomes by bone marrow MCs was examined via flow ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Xiao H,He M,Xie G,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Ye X,Li X,Zhang M

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the severity of pain and its impact on the quality of life (QoL) in untreated patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS:A study group of 127 patients with HNSCC were interviewed before antineoplastic treatment. The severity of pain was measured ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Oliveira KG,von Zeidler SV,Podestá JR,Sena A,Souza ED,Lenzi J,Bissoli NS,Gouvea SA

更新日期：2014-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported the family name of the second author was incorrectly published. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Doma V,Kárpáti S,Rásó E,Barbai T,Tímár J

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell lines are often poorly characterized from a genetic point of view, reducing their usefulness as tumor models. Our purpose was to assess the genetic background of eight commonly used human thyroid carcinoma models and to compare the findings with those reported for primary tumors of the gland. METHODS:W...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ribeiro FR,Meireles AM,Rocha AS,Teixeira MR

更新日期：2008-12-16 00:00:00