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  1. Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and commonly classified into malignant melanoma (MM) and Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), which mainly include basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carc...

    Authors: Mohammad Ali Zolfaghari, Abbas Karimi, Elham Kalantari, Alireza Korourian, Alireza Ghanadan, Kambiz Kamyab, Nafiseh Esmaili, Amir Nader Emami Razavi and Zahra Madjd
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:567
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  2. It may be impossible to perform cancer surgery with free margins in the presence of an unresectable structure. Local drug treatment after surgery has been proposed to increase the rate of tumor control.

    Authors: Iman Al Dybiat, Alibi Baitukha, Cynthia Pimpie, Rachid Kaci, Marc Pocard, Farzaneh Arefi Khonsari and Massoud Mirshahi
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:565
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  3. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Sub- Saharan Africa has a high incidence, prevalence and mortality due to shortage and underutilization of screening facilities. This stu...

    Authors: Friederike Ruddies, Muluken Gizaw, Brhanu Teka, Sarah Thies, Andreas Wienke, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Tamrat Abebe, Adamu Addissie and Eva Johanna Kantelhardt
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:563
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  4. The prognosis is very poor for lung cancer patients with bone metastasis. Unfortunately, a suitable method has yet to become available for the early diagnosis of bone metastasis in lung cancer patients. The pr...

    Authors: Xiaoyan Teng, Lirong Wei, Liming Han, Daliu Min and Yuzhen Du
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:562
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  5. Racial disparities are well-documented in preventive cancer care, but they have not been fully explored in the context of lung cancer screening. We sought to explore racial differences in lung cancer screening...

    Authors: Michael Lake, Christine S. Shusted, Hee-Soon Juon, Russell K. McIntire, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, Nathaniel R. Evans, Gregory C. Kane and Julie A. Barta
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:561
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  6. 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and capecitabine are fluoropyrimidine derivatives that mainly metabolized with dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase enzyme (DPD). The genetic polymorphism in the genes encoding this enzyme may...

    Authors: Reza Negarandeh, Ebrahim Salehifar, Fatemeh Saghafi, Hossein Jalali, Ghasem Janbabaei, Mohammad Javad Abdhaghighi and Anahita Nosrati
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:560
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  7. Pain self-management support interventions were effective in controlled clinical trials and meta analyses. However, implementation of these complex interventions may not translate into identical effects. This ...

    Authors: Silvia Raphaelis, Florian Frommlet, Hanna Mayer and Antje Koller
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:559
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  8. A prognostic model combining biomarkers of metaphase-anaphase transition of the cell cycle was developed for invasive breast cancer. The prognostic value and clinical applicability of the model was evaluated i...

    Authors: Heli Repo, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Samu Kurki, Lila Kallio, Teijo Kuopio, Kati Talvinen and Pauliina Kronqvist
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:558
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  9. About 50% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients have metastatic disease at initial diagnosis, which limits their treatment options and, consequently, the 5-year survival rate (15%). Immune checkpoint ...

    Authors: Relinde I. Y. Lieverse, Evert J. Van Limbergen, Cary J. G. Oberije, Esther G. C. Troost, Sine R. Hadrup, Anne-Marie C. Dingemans, Lizza E. L. Hendriks, Franziska Eckert, Crispin Hiley, Christophe Dooms, Yolande Lievens, Monique C. de Jong, Johan Bussink, Xavier Geets, Vincenzo Valentini, Giuliano Elia…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:557
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  10. Liver fibrosis or cirrhosis is associated with the dismal prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and it might also be involved in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The effect of hepatic fibrosis on ...

    Authors: Jian Xi Zhang, Peipei Li, Zhibin Chen, Huogui Lin, Zhezhen Cai, Weijia Liao and Zirong Pan
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:556
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  11. Prostate cancer (PC), a common malignant tumor, is the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men. Its successful treatment greatly relies on the early diagnose. Engrailed-2 (EN2) has been confirm...

    Authors: Qi Li, Yibo Shi, Rigai Sa, Jun Hao, Jinhao Hu, Mulun Xiao, Chaoliang Wang, Liang Yan, Baoping Qiao and Guoxun Chen
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:555
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  12. Metastatic medulloblastoma (MB) portends a poor prognosis. Amongst the 4 molecular subtypes, Group 3 and Group 4 patients have a higher incidence of metastatic disease, especially involving the neuroaxis. At p...

    Authors: Sharon Y. Y. Low, Nurfahanah Bte Syed Sulaiman, Enrica E. K. Tan, Lee Ping Ng, Chik Hong Kuick, Kenneth T. E. Chang, Phua Hwee Tang, Ru Xin Wong, Wen Shen Looi, David C. Y. Low and Wan Tew Seow
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:554
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  13. Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(8;21) (q22;q22) is classified as a low-risk group. However, relapse is still the main factor affecting survival. We aimed to investigate the effect of allogeneic h...

    Authors: Guan-hua Hu, Yi-fei Cheng, Ai-dong Lu, Yu Wang, Ying-xi Zuo, Chen-hua Yan, Jun Wu, Yu-qian Sun, Pan Suo, Yu-hong Chen, Huan Chen, Yue-ping Jia, Kai-yan Liu, Wei Han, Lan-ping Xu, Le-ping Zhang…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:553
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  14. Prostate cancer (PCa) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are prevalent conditions that often occur concomitantly. However, many aspects of the impact of T2DM, particularly the duration of T2DM and antidiabeti...

    Authors: E. Lin, Hans Garmo, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Jan Adolfsson, Pär Stattin, Björn Zethelius and Danielle Crawley
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:551
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  15. Regarding the longer-term recurrence rate the optimal activity for the remnant thyroid ablation in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is discussed controversially. For the short-term ablation su...

    Authors: I. Vardarli, F. Weidemann, M. Aboukoura, K. Herrmann, I. Binse and R. Görges
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:550
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  16. Glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, occurring due to the carcinogenesis of glial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Many aspects of the mechanism of its tumorigenesis remain unknown. The relationsh...

    Authors: Zehao Cai, Shoubo Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Feng Chen and Wenbin Li
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:549
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  17. Ramucirumab (RAM) with weekly paclitaxel (wPTX) is a standard second-line therapy for advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. Nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX), an albumin-bound form of PTX, was de...

    Authors: Kenro Hirata, Yasuo Hamamoto, Masahiko Ando, Chiyo K. Imamura, Kenichi Yoshimura, Kentaro Yamazaki, Shuichi Hironaka and Kei Muro
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:548
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  18. To explore the correlation of flash dual source computed tomography perfusion imaging (CTPI) and regional lymph node metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and to evaluate the value of CT perfusion ...

    Authors: Tingting Huang, Hui Sun, Xianli Luo, Xuemei Zhang, Kaiyuan Jin, Feng Wang, Lv Sun, Nianlan Cheng, Shuo Wu, Qin Lou and Bangguo Li
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:547
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  19. Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a cancer characterised by the proliferation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. This study examined the treatment preferences of people living with MM compared to the treatme...

    Authors: Simon J. Fifer, Kerrie-Anne Ho, Sean Lybrand, Laurie J. Axford and Steve Roach
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:546
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  20. Unresectable esophageal cancer harbors high mortality despite chemoradiotherapy. Better patient selection for more personalized management may result in better treatment outcomes. We presume the ratio of maxim...

    Authors: Po-Jui Chen, Wing-Keen Yap, Yu-Chuan Chang, Chen-Kan Tseng, Yin-Kai Chao, Jason Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Ping-Ching Pai, Ching-Hsin Lee, Chan-Keng Yang, Albert Tsung-Ying Ho and Tsung-Min Hung
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:545
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  21. We conducted this study to combine the mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to establish a strong predictive model for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcin...

    Authors: Chunsheng Wang, Kewei Zhao, Shanliang Hu, Yong Huang, Li Ma, Yipeng Song and Minghuan Li
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:544
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  22. Advances in peri-operative care of surgical oncology patients result in shorter hospital stays. Earlier discharge may bring benefits, but complications can occur while patients are recovering at home. Electron...

    Authors: H. S. Richards, J. M. Blazeby, A. Portal, R. Harding, T. Reed, T. Lander, K. A. Chalmers, R. Carter, R. Singhal, K. Absolom, G. Velikova and K. N. L. Avery
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:543
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  23. Novel biomarkers are required to discern between breast tumors that should be targeted for treatment from those that would never become clinically apparent and/or life threatening for patients. Moreover, thera...

    Authors: Catharina Hagerling, Mark Owyong, Vaishnavi Sitarama, Chih-Yang Wang, Charlene Lin, Renske J. E. van den Bijgaart, Charlotte D. Koopman, Audrey Brenot, Ankitha Nanjaraj, Fredrik Wärnberg, Karin Jirström, Ophir D. Klein, Zena Werb and Vicki Plaks
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:542
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  24. Recent evidence suggests that albumin-to-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio (AAPR) functions as a novel prognostic marker in several malignancies. However, whether it can predict the prognosis of unresectable pancreat...

    Authors: Ke Zhang, Shu Dong, Yan-Hua Jing, Hui-Feng Gao, Lian-Yu Chen, Yong-Qiang Hua, Hao Chen and Zhen Chen
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:541
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  25. Abdominal/pelvic lymph node (LN) oligometastasis, a pattern of treatment failure, is observed occasionally, and radiotherapy may work as salvage therapy. The optimal prescription dose, however, is yet to be de...

    Authors: Makoto Ito, Takeshi Kodaira, Yutaro Koide, Takahito Okuda, Shinichiro Mizumatsu, Yukihiko Oshima, Arisa Takeuchi, Toshie Mori, Souichirou Abe, Ayumi Asai and Kojiro Suzuki
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:540
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  26. Cervical cancer is caused by Human Papilloma viruses (HPV) and is preceded by precursor stages: Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN). CIN is mostly found in women in their reproductive age and treated with...

    Authors: R. L. O. van de Laar, W. Hofhuis, R. G. Duijnhoven, S. Polinder, W. J. G. Melchers, F. J. van Kemenade, R. L. M. Bekkers and H. J. Van Beekhuizen
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:539
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  27. Immunotherapy has become an essential part of cancer treatment after showing great efficacy in various malignancies. However, its effectiveness in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), especially in resecta...

    Authors: Saber Amin, Michael Baine, Jane Meza and Chi Lin
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:538
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  29. Adrenal gland metastases are a common diagnostic finding in various tumor diseases. Due to the increased use of imaging methods, they are diagnosed more frequently, especially in asymptomatic patients. SBRT ha...

    Authors: Theresa Voglhuber, Kerstin A. Kessel, Markus Oechsner, Marco M. E. Vogel, Jürgen E. Gschwend and Stephanie E. Combs
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:536
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  30. Expression of forkhead box P3 (FOXP3), a key regulator of T-cell function, in the tumor immune microenvironment is related to survival in classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL). Vitamin D receptor (VDR), a transcripti...

    Authors: Gaurav K. Gupta, Tanupriya Agrawal and Monika Pilichowska
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:535
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  31. The aim of this study was to establish a comprehensive nomogram for the cancer-specific survival (CSS) of patients with upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) and compare it with the traditional American Join...

    Authors: Chengzhuo Li, Jin Yang, Fengshuo Xu, Didi Han, Shuai Zheng, Rahel Elishilia Kaaya, Shengpeng Wang and Jun Lyu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:534
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  32. Accurate diagnosis of early lung cancer from small pulmonary nodules (SPN) is challenging in clinical setting. We aimed to develop a radiomic nomogram to differentiate lung adenocarcinoma from benign SPN.

    Authors: Qin Liu, Yan Huang, Huai Chen, Yanwen Liu, Ruihong Liang and Qingsi Zeng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:533
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  33. Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is the standard therapy for multiple brain metastases. However, WBRT has a poor local tumor control and is associated with a decline in neurocognitive function (NCF). Aim o...

    Authors: Anca-Ligia Grosu, Lars Frings, Iryna Bentsalo, Oliver Oehlke, Franziska Brenner, Angelika Bilger, Jamina Tara Fennell, Thomas Rothe, Sabine Schneider-Fuchs, Erika Graf, Claudia Schmoor, Jürgen Beck, Gerhild Becker, Michael Bock, Karl Egger, Horst Urbach…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:532
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  34. Estrogen receptor α (ESR1) plays a critical role in promoting growth of various cancers. Yet, its role in the development of pancreatic cancer is not well-defined. A less studied region of ESR1 is the hinge re...

    Authors: Tomer Boldes, Keren Merenbakh-Lamin, Shani Journo, Eliya Shachar, Doron Lipson, Adva Yeheskel, Metsada Pasmanik-Chor, Tami Rubinek and Ido Wolf
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:531
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  35. Formulae of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on serum creatinine (Scr) are routinely used in oncology patients, however, they are inaccurate in some populations. Our aim was to assess the agre...

    Authors: Yichun Cheng, Liu Huang, Yunfeng Han, Chummun Vanisha, Shuwang Ge and Gang Xu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:530
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  36. Financial toxicity of cancer has so far been discussed primarily in the US health care system and is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. In European health care systems, the socio-economic impact o...

    Authors: Katja Mehlis, Julian Witte, Bastian Surmann, Matthias Kudlich, Leonidas Apostolidis, Jürgen Walther, Dirk Jäger, Wolfgang Greiner and Eva C. Winkler
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:529
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  38. Sarcomas constitute a heterogeneous group of tumors with different clinical behaviors and variable responses to systemic therapies. Recent immunotherapy studies with PD1 inhibitors (PD1i) show promising result...

    Authors: Dionisia Quiroga, David A. Liebner, Jennifer S. Philippon, Sarah Hoffman, Yubo Tan, James L. Chen, Scott Lenobel, Paul E. Wakely Jr, Raphael Pollock and Gabriel Tinoco
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:527
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  39. Effectiveness of L-asparaginase administration in acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment is mirrored in the overall outcome of patients. Generally, leukemia patients differ in their sensitivity to L-asparagina...

    Authors: Katerina Hlozkova, Alena Pecinova, Natividad Alquezar-Artieda, David Pajuelo-Reguera, Marketa Simcikova, Lenka Hovorkova, Katerina Rejlova, Marketa Zaliova, Tomas Mracek, Alexandra Kolenova, Jan Stary, Jan Trka and Julia Starkova
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:526
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  40. Previous researches have reported that tripartite motif-containing 44 (TRIM44) is related to the prognosis of multiple human tumors. This study was designed to systematically assess the prognostic value of TRI...

    Authors: Guoliang Xiao, Qiuxi Yang, Ziwei Bao, Haixia Mao, Yi Zhang and Shibu Lin
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:525
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  41. Xenograft mouse tumor models are used to study mechanisms of tumor growth and metastasis formation and to investigate the efficacy of different therapeutic interventions. After injection the engrafted cells fo...

    Authors: Bertin Hoffmann, Tobias Lange, Vera Labitzky, Kristoffer Riecken, Andreas Wree, Udo Schumacher and Gero Wedemann
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:524
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  42. Pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory disease represent a population with a desperate medical need. The aim of the INFORM (INdividualized Therapy FOr Relapsed Malignancies in Childhood) program is to ...

    Authors: Cornelis M. van Tilburg, Ruth Witt, Melanie Heiss, Kristian W. Pajtler, Christoph Plass, Isabel Poschke, Michael Platten, Inga Harting, Oliver Sedlaczek, Angelika Freitag, David Meyrath, Lenka Taylor, Gnana Prakash Balasubramanian, Natalie Jäger, Elke Pfaff, Barbara C. Jones…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:523
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  43. microRNAs (miRNAs) play essential roles in the development and progression of gastric cancer (GC). Although aberrant miR-874 expression has been reported in various human cancers, its role in GC remains obscure.

    Authors: Qin Hui Sun, Zong Xiu Yin, Zhi Li, Shu Bo Tian, Hong Chang Wang, Fang Xu Zhang, Le Ping Li, Chun Ning Zheng and Shuai Kong
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:522
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  44. Octamer-binding transcription factor 4A (OCT4A) is essential for cell pluripotency and reprogramming both in humans and mice. To date, however, the function of human OCT4 in somatic and/or tumour tissues is la...

    Authors: Seijiro Koshimune, Mitsuko Kosaka, Nobuhiko Mizuno, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Kohta Ebisui, Shinichi Toyooka and Aiji Ohtsuka
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:521
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  45. According to the proportion of glandular and squamous pathological components, adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) could be divided into adenocarcinoma (AC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) predominant subtypes. Du...

    Authors: Yangli Liu, Ying Zhu, Lihong Bai, Fengjia Chen, Jue Wang and Yubiao Guo
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:520
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  46. Treatment options for advanced head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) are limited. Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA), a transmembrane protein that is known for its use in diagnostics and targete...

    Authors: Thomas J. W. Klein Nulent, Matthijs H. Valstar, Laura A. Smit, Ludwig E. Smeele, Nicolaas P. A. Zuithoff, Bart de Keizer, Remco de Bree, Robert J. J. van Es and Stefan M. Willems
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:519
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  47. FOLFIRINOX is a pillar first-line regimen in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Historically, biliary tract cancer (BTC) and pancreatic cancer have been treated similarly with gemcitabine alone or combined wi...

    Authors: Ayhan Ulusakarya, Abdoulaye Karaboué, Oriana Ciacio, Gabriella Pittau, Mazen Haydar, Pamela Biondani, Yusuf Gumus, Amale Chebib, Wathek Almohamad and Pasquale F. Innominato
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:515
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  48. Morcellation may lead to intraperitoneal spread of tumor cells, thus making prognosis of undiagnosed uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) worse. However, preoperative diagnosis of ULMS remains challenging. This study...

    Authors: Guorui Zhang, Xin Yu, Lan Zhu, Qingbo Fan, Honghui Shi and Jinghe Lang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:514
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  49. 18 F-FDG is a glucose analogue whose metabolic index SUV can effectively reflect the metabolic level of tumor microenvironment. Aspirin can affect the uptake of 18F-FDG by cancer cells, reducing the SUVmax val...

    Authors: Jinghua Chen, Junxian Xia, Jiacheng Huang and Ruilian Xu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:510
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  50. PARP inhibitors (PARPi) have recently been approved for various malignancies based on the results of several clinical trials. However, these trials have mostly recruited patients with germline BRCA mutations, ...

    Authors: Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Muhammad Aziz, Alec Britt, Lee Wade, Weijing Sun, Joaquina Baranda, Raed Al-Rajabi, Anwaar Saeed and Anup Kasi
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:507
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