abstract：:It has been highlighted that the original manuscript [1] contains a typesetting error in the surname of Jesson Butcon. This was incorrectly captured as Jessica Butcon in the original manuscript which has since been updated. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Chan RJ,Yates P,Li Q,Komatsu H,Lopez V,Thandar M,Chacko ST,So WKW,Pongthavornkamol K,Yi M,Pittayapan P,Butcon J,Wyld D,Molassiotis A,STEP study collaborators.

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The centralisation of specialist cancer surgical services across London Cancer and Greater Manchester Cancer, England, may significantly change how patients experience care. These centres are changing specialist surgical pathways for several cancers including prostate, bladder, kidney, and oesophago-gastric ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Melnychuk M,Vindrola-Padros C,Aitchison M,Clarke CS,Fulop NJ,Levermore C,Maddineni SB,Moore CM,Mughal MM,Perry C,Pritchard-Jones K,Ramsay AIG,Shackley D,Vickers J,Morris S

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is currently limited information regarding the prognostic ability of the dNLR-PNI (the combination of the derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio [dNLR] and prognostic nutritional index [PNI]) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to assess the predictive ability of the dNLR-PNI in patien...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Liu C,Li L,Lu WS,Du H,Yan LN,Wen TF,Wei WR,Jiang L,Xu MQ

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant methylation is a frequent event in oral cancer. METHODS:In order to better characterize these alterations, a search for genes downregulated by aberrant methylation in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) was conducted through the mining of ORESTES dataset. Findings were further validated in OSCC cel...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Pereira CM,de Carvalho AC,da Silva FR,Melendez ME,Lessa RC,Andrade VCC,Kowalski LP,Vettore AL,Carvalho AL

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer patients with an activating mutation in the EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) can develop resistance to erlotinib treatment, which is often mediated by the T790M resistance mutation in EGFR. The difficulties in obtaining biopsies at progression make it challenging to investigate the appeara...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Demuth C,Madsen AT,Weber B,Wu L,Meldgaard P,Sorensen BS

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is now a renewed interest in cancer vaccines. Patients responding to immune checkpoint blockade usually bear tumors that are heavily infiltrated by T cells and express a high load of neoantigens, indicating that the immune system is involved in the therapeutic effect of these agents; this finding stron...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Thomas SK,Cha SC,Smith DL,Kim KH,Parshottam SR,Rao S,Popescu M,Lee VY,Neelapu SS,Kwak LW

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HtrA1 is expressed in a variety of normal human tissues and seems to be involved in numerous physiological processes as well as tumorigenesis. This study reports the results of a meta-analysis that was performed: to compare HtrA1 expression as mRNA and protein, in cancer tissue versus non-cancer tissue and t...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Altobelli E,Angeletti PM,Morroni M,Profeta VF

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has the most dismal prognosis among all human cancers since it is highly resistant to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. The anticipated consequence of all therapies is induction of tumor apoptosis. The highly resistance nature of PDACs to all therapies sugges...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Lu C,Yang D,Sabbatini ME,Colby AH,Grinstaff MW,Oberlies NH,Pearce C,Liu K

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunotherapies have advanced the treatment of metastatic melanoma; however, they are associated with immune-related toxicities. Patients with pre-existing autoimmune comorbidities are commonly excluded from clinical trials investigating immunotherapies in metastatic melanoma. Since information on pre-existi...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ma Q,Shilkrut M,Zhao Z,Li M,Batty N,Barber B

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 after curative gastrectomy has been performed as a standard treatment for Stage II and III gastric cancer (GC) in Japan, patients with Stage III GC still have a high incidence of recurrence and a poor prognostic outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate risk fa...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Nishibeppu K,Komatsu S,Ichikawa D,Imamura T,Kosuga T,Okamoto K,Konishi H,Shiozaki A,Fujiwara H,Otsuji E

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deaf people represent 0.1% of the French population and their access to public health campaigns is limited due to their frequent illiteracy and the infrequent use of sign language in campaigns. There is also a lack of general health knowledge in spite of the existence of French Deaf Care Units (UASS). The ai...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Druel V,Hayet H,Esman L,Clavel M,Rougé Bugat ME

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FAM3B/PANDER is a novel cytokine-like protein that induces apoptosis in insulin-secreting beta-cells. Since in silico data revealed that FAM3B can be expressed in prostate tumors, we evaluated the putative role of this cytokine in prostate tumor progression. METHODS:FAM3B expression was analyzed by quantita...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Maciel-Silva P,Caldeira I,de Assis Santos I,Carreira ACO,Siqueira FR,Antonioli E,Goldberg AC,Belizário JE,Garay-Malpartida HM

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the original article [1] the authors found that the article contained an incorrect version of Fig. 4. This does not affect the results and conclusions of the article. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kaveh F,Baumbusch LO,Nebdal D,Børresen-Dale AL,Lingjærde OC,Edvardsen H,Kristensen VN,Solvang HK

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to investigate the role and experience of early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient in decision making process concerning treatment selection in the current clinical practice. METHODS:Stage I-II NSCLC patients (surgery 55 patients, SBRT 29 patients, median age 68)...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mokhles S,Nuyttens JJME,de Mol M,Aerts JGJV,Maat APWM,Birim Ö,Bogers AJJC,Takkenberg JJM

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：CORRECTION:After publication of the original article [1] the authors found that the figure contained an incorrect version of Fig. 3a. This does not affect the results and conclusions of the article. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Wang X,Chen J,Wang J,Yu F,Zhao S,Zhang Y,Tang H,Peng Z

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic variability of thyroid carcinomas has led to the search for accurate biomarkers at the molecular level. Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is a typical example of differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC) in which challenges are faced in the differential diagnosis. METHODS:We used high-throughp...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Celestino R,Nome T,Pestana A,Hoff AM,Gonçalves AP,Pereira L,Cavadas B,Eloy C,Bjøro T,Sobrinho-Simões M,Skotheim RI,Soares P

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer cell resistance to therapeutics can result from acquired or de novo-mediated factors. Here, we have utilised advanced breast cancer cell culture models to elucidate de novo doxorubicin resistance mechanisms. METHODS:The response of breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) to doxorubicin was ex...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Lovitt CJ,Shelper TB,Avery VM

更新日期：2018-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activated pancreatic stellate cells (PaSCs) are the key cellular source of cancer-associated fibroblasts in the pancreatic stroma of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), however, the activation mechanism of PaSCs is not yet known. The Notch signaling pathway, components of which are express...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Song H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this exploratory study was to develop and assess a prediction model which can potentially be used as a biomarker of breast cancer, based on anthropometric data and parameters which can be gathered in routine blood analysis. METHODS:For each of the 166 participants several clinical features were ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Patrício M,Pereira J,Crisóstomo J,Matafome P,Gomes M,Seiça R,Caramelo F

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma relapses in the vast majority of cases within 1 year. Maximum safe resection of the recurrent glioblastoma can be offered in some cases. Re-irradiation has been established for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma, too. In both cases, adjuvant treatment, mostly using temozolomide, can improve...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Straube C,Scherb H,Gempt J,Kirschke J,Zimmer C,Schmidt-Graf F,Meyer B,Combs SE

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioma stem cells (GSCs) contribute to tumor recurrence and drug resistance. This study characterizes the tumorigenesis of CD133+ cells and their sensitivity to pharmacological inhibition. METHODS:GSCs from human U87 and rat C6 glioblastoma cell lines were isolated via magnetic cell sorting using CD133 as a...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Chang CH,Liu WT,Hung HC,Gean CY,Tsai HM,Su CL,Gean PW

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No consensus treatment has been reached for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). Hepatic resection (HR) and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) have been recommended as effective options, but which is better remains unclear. This meta-analysis is to compare the effectiven...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhang XP,Wang K,Li N,Zhong CQ,Wei XB,Cheng YQ,Gao YZ,Wang H,Cheng SQ

更新日期：2017-12-28 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:Obesity is linked to poor disease outcomes in breast cancer patients. However, this link was mostly based on body weight or BMI rather than body-fat. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body-fat gain and disease progression in Taiwanese women after breast cancer surgery and how...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Liu LN,Lin YC,Miaskowski C,Chen SC,Chen ML

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with World Health Organization-defined acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) not otherwise specified, patients with AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) are generally older and more likely to have poor-risk cytogenetics, leading to poor response and prognosis. More than one-half of all older (≥...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Seymour JF,Döhner H,Butrym A,Wierzbowska A,Selleslag D,Jang JH,Kumar R,Cavenagh J,Schuh AC,Candoni A,Récher C,Sandhu I,Del Castillo TB,Al-Ali HK,Falantes J,Stone RM,Minden MD,Weaver J,Songer S,Beach CL,Dombret H

更新日期：2017-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Chile, more than 500 women die every year from cervical cancer, and a majority of Chilean women are not up-to-date with their Papanicolau (Pap) test. Mobile health has great potential in many health areas, particularly in health promotion and prevention. There are no randomized controlled trials in Latin ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Momany MC,Martinez-Gutierrez J,Soto M,Capurro D,Ciampi F,Thompson B,Puschel K

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High levels of blood glucose are thought to be associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) and hyperinsulinemia, an interstage in the development of CRC. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between incident CRC and blood glucose; plasma insulin; and the homeostasis model assessment for insulin ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Vulcan A,Manjer J,Ohlsson B

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computational intelligence methods, including non-linear classification algorithms, can be used in medical research and practice as a decision making tool. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of artificial intelligence models for 5-year overall survival prediction in patients with cervical cancer tre...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Obrzut B,Kusy M,Semczuk A,Obrzut M,Kluska J

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) of the breast is a rare variant of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). The prognosis of IMPC compared with that of IDC remains controversial; we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic difference between IMPC and IDC. METHODS:We searched the PubMed, Cochran...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Wu Y,Zhang N,Yang Q

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 (LFA-1; CD18/CD11a) is one of the main adhesion molecules used by immune cells to infiltrate the liver under inflammatory conditions. Recently, the expression of this integrin has also been reported on several solid tumors, including colorectal cancer. However, its fu...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Benedicto A,Marquez J,Herrero A,Olaso E,Kolaczkowska E,Arteta B

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overexpression of Cullin7 is associated with some types of malignancies. However, the part of Cullin7 in hepatocellular carcinoma remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Cullin7 in pathogenesis and the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:In the present study, the e...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： An J,Zhang Z,Liu Z,Wang R,Hui D,Jin Y

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for novel biomarkers that could aid in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) detection, together with the relevance of Matrix Metalloproteases (MMPs) -1, -2, -7, -9 and -10 in lung tumorigenesis, prompted us to assess the diagnostic usefulness of these MMPs and the Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Blanco-Prieto S,Barcia-Castro L,Páez de la Cadena M,Rodríguez-Berrocal FJ,Vázquez-Iglesias L,Botana-Rial MI,Fernández-Villar A,De Chiara L

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC), conventional radiotherapy with 10 × 3 Gy in 2 weeks results in better local progression-free survival (LPFS) than 5 × 4 Gy in 1 week. Since patients with MSCC are often significantly impaired, an overall treatment time of 1 week would be preferable if resulting ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Rades D,Cacicedo J,Conde-Moreno AJ,Doemer C,Dunst J,Lomidze D,Segedin B,Olbrich D,Holländer NH

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genistein has been known to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in several kinds of cancer cells. While knowledge of genistein in regulating epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) of colon cancer cells is unknown. METHODS:To investigate the effects and mechanisms of genistein on EMT of colon cancer ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhou P,Wang C,Hu Z,Chen W,Qi W,Li A

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether perioperative blood transfusions (PBTs) adversely influence oncological outcomes for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients after curative resection remains undetermined. METHODS:Of the 605 patients who underwent curative liver resection for ICC between 2000 and 2012, 93 received PBT. We con...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhou PY,Tang Z,Liu WR,Tian MX,Jin L,Jiang XF,Wang H,Tao CY,Ding ZB,Peng YF,Qiu SJ,Dai Z,Zhou J,Fan J,Shi YH

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of genes XRCC1, TP53 and MDM2 with breast cancer (BC) has never been tested in Kyrgyz population. We, therefore, aimed to identify an association of alleles and genotypes of polymorphic markers Arg399Gln of gene XRCC1, Arg72Pro of gene TP53, and T309G of gene MDM2 with the risk of BC in Kyrgy...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Isakova J,Talaibekova E,Aldasheva N,Vinnikov D,Aldashev A

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing evidence has indicated that some inflammatory markers, including lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI), can be used as indicators in the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, there ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Song Y,Yang Y,Gao P,Chen X,Yu D,Xu Y,Zhao J,Wang Z

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare self-limiting condition characterized by air-filled cysts within intestinal walls. Diagnosis should be prudent because it can mimic pneumoperitoneum leading to unnecessary treatment such as surgical exploration. Although various drugs including anti-neoplast...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Lee YS,Han JJ,Kim SY,Maeng CH

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are three main therapeutic strategies, namely expectant management (dilation and curettage only), prophylactic chemotherapy and prophylactic total hysterectomy for treating older women with complete hydatidiform mole (CHM). However, the scientific community has so far, not unanimously accepted the abov...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhao P,Chen Q,Lu W

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection had been regarded as a standard treatment for primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, early mortality and recurrence after surgery were still of major concern. RAM (Risk Assessment for early Mortality) scoring system is a newly developed tool for assessing early mortality after hepat...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hsu HY,Yu MC,Lee CW,Tsai HI,Sung CM,Chen CW,Huang SW,Lin CY,Jeng WJ,Lee WC,Chen MF

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00