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  1. Patients with primary and metastatic liver malignancies represent a highly heterogeneous patient pool characterised by some of the shortest life expectancies amongst oncology patients. Investigation and better...

    Authors: Olga Golubnitschaja, Kristina Yeghiazaryan, Helena Stricker, Daniela Trog, Hans H. Schild and Leonard Berliner
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:357
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  2. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DNA repair genes have a potential clinical value in predicting treatment outcomes. In the current study, we examined the association of SNPs in the genes XRCC1-rs25487...

    Authors: Hamideh Salimzadeh, Elinor Bexe Lindskog, Bengt Gustavsson, Yvonne Wettergren and David Ljungman
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:409
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Genitourinary small cell carcinoma is rare, and has a poor prognosis. However, effective treatment options for this disease are limited. We present a study to assess the efficacy of chemotherapy alone or combi...

    Authors: Riqing Huang, Meiting Chen, Haifeng Li, Xin An, Cong Xue, Anqi Hu, Ditian Shu, Wei Yang, Fangjian Zhou, Dan Sui, Kai Yao, Yonghong Li, Zhiming Wu, Zhiyong Li, Zhuowei Liu and Yanxia Shi
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2023 23:1002
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  4. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal cancers, with a poor prognosis. Prognostic biomarkers for HCC patients are urgently needed. We aimed to establish a nomogram prediction system that comb...

    Authors: Renguo Guan, Jingwen Zou, Jie Mei, Min Deng and Rongping Guo
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2022 22:830
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  6. Abnormal expression of Baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat-containing 5 (BIRC5, also called as survivin), a novel member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family, has implications in many types of...

    Authors: Jiawei Chen, Xinhai Cui, Hai Zhou, Chao Qin, Qiang Cao, Xiaobing Ju, Pu Li, Hongzhou Cai, Jian Zhu, Xiaoxin Meng, Meilin Wang, Zhengdong Zhang, Pengfei Shao, Jie Li and Changjun Yin
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2013 13:356
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  9. Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) presents significant diagnostic challenges in its early and late stages. This study aims to utilize preoperative MRI and biochemical indicators of OSCC patients to predict t...

    Authors: Wen Li, Yang Li, Shiyu Gao, Nengwen Huang, Ikuho Kojima, Taro Kusama, Yanjing Ou, Masahiro Iikubo and Xuegang Niu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2024 24:795
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  11. Because of the late clinical presentation of biliary tract cancer (BTC), only 10% of patients are eligible for curative surgery. Even among those patients who have undergone curative surgery, most patients dev...

    Authors: Yun-Gyoo Lee, Sae-Won Han, Do-Youn Oh, Eui Kyu Chie, Jin-Young Jang, Seock-Ah Im, Tae-You Kim, Sun-Whe Kim, Sung Whan Ha and Yung-Jue Bang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2011 11:188
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Qualitative research on cancer survivors’ need for comprehensive cancer survivorship care within the health care system is limited. Our study aimed to understand cancer survivors' and health professionals' exp...

    Authors: Su Jung Lee, Dal-Lae Jin, Young Ae Kim, Hyun-Ju Seo and Seok-Jun Yoon
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2023 23:1255
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  13. Expression of integrin α3β1 is associated with tumor progression, metastasis, and poor prognosis in several cancers, including breast cancer. Moreover, preclinical studies have revealed important pro-tumorigen...

    Authors: Anshu Aggarwal, Rami N Al-Rohil, Anupam Batra, Paul J Feustel, David M Jones and C Michael DiPersio
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:459
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  14. In this study, the influence of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) on the prognosis of giant cell tumor (GCT) of the extremities were investigated.

    Authors: Zhenhao Chen, Guanglei Zhao, Feiyan Chen, Jun Xia and Li Jiang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2019 19:329
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. A large number of renal cancer patients shows poor or partial response to chemotherapy and the mechanisms have not been still understood. Multi-drug resistance is the principal mechanism by which many cancers ...

    Authors: Chiara Mignogna, Stefania Staibano, Vincenzo Altieri, Gaetano De Rosa, Giuseppe Pannone, Angela Santoro, Rosanna Zamparese, Massimino D'Armiento, Romualdo Rocchetti, Ernesto Mezza, Mario Nasti, Viviana Strazzullo, Vittorino Montanaro, Massimo Mascolo and Pantaleo Bufo
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2006 6:293
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  16. Anterior gradient 2 (AGR2) has been implicated in tumor-associated phenotypes such as cell viability, invasion and metastasis in various human cancers. However, the tumor promoting activity of AGR2 has not yet...

    Authors: Su Jin Kim, Suyeon Jun, Hee-Yeon Cho, Dong Chul Lee, Young Il Yeom, Jong Hyeok Kim and Dongchul Kang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:804
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Metformin is proven to improve the prognosis of various cancers, but it is unknown if metformin could ameliorate hypopharyngeal cancer in diabetes mellitus patients. This was a retrospective cohort study, and ...

    Authors: Yung-An Tsou, Wen-Dien Chang, Jian-Ji Lu, Tsu-Fang Wu, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Chuan-Mu Chen and Ming Hsui Tsai
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2019 19:862
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  18. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine protein kinase responsible for regulating ribosomal biogenesis and protein synthesis. Dysregulation of mTOR contributes to tumorigenesis, angiogenesis...

    Authors: Shuangjiang Li, Zhiqiang Wang, Jian Huang, Shan Cheng, Heng Du, Guowei Che and Yong Peng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:877
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  19. Survival times differ among patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. A precise and universal prognostic evaluation strategy has not yet been established. The current study aimed to construct a prognostic scor...

    Authors: Tai Ma, Zhijun Wu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Hui Xu, Ying Feng, Cheng Zhang, Minmin Xie, Yahui Yang, Yi Zhang, Chong Feng and Guoping Sun
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2021 21:1326
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  20. Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) are common in cancer patients and associated with higher mortality. In vivo thrombosis and anticoagulation might be involved in tumor growth and progression. We studied the a...

    Authors: Pete T. T. Kinnunen, Teemu J. Murtola, Kirsi Talala, Kimmo Taari, Teuvo L. J. Tammela and Anssi Auvinen
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2017 17:585
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  21. There are no epidemiological studies describing rare cancers in Western Australia (WA). We aimed to fill this gap by estimating the incidence and five-year survival of rare, less common and common cancers in W...

    Authors: Gemma A. Bilkey, Richard W. Trevithick, Emily P. Coles, Jennifer Girschik and Kristen J. Nowak
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2021 21:779
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  22. To observe the medium- and long-term clinical efficacy and safety of radioactive 125I seed implantation for refractory malignant tumours based on CT-guided 3D template-assisted technique.

    Authors: Guang Sheng Zhao, Song Liu, Liang Yang, Chuang Li, Ruo Yu Wang, Jun Zhou and Yue Wei Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2020 20:718
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  23. Surgical resection of liver metastases arising from colorectal cancer is considered the only curative treatment option. However, many patients subsequently experience disease recurrence. We prospectively inves...

    Authors: Birgit Gruenberger, Werner Scheithauer, Robert Punzengruber, Christoph Zielinski, Dietmar Tamandl and Thomas Gruenberger
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2008 8:120
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Aberrant methylation of EphA7 has been reported in the process of carcinogenesis but not in cervical cancer. Therefore, an integration study was performed to explore the association between EphA7 hypermethylat...

    Authors: Wenfan Zhang, Huiling Cao, Jinhao Yang, Jing Zhao, Zheng Liang, Xiaodong Kang and Rong Wang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2022 22:636
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  26. The purpose of this study is to analyze the combined effects of selected p53 and p73 polymorphisms and their interaction with lifestyle habits on squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) risk and prog...

    Authors: Paola Gallì, Gabriella Cadoni, Mariangela Volante, Emma De Feo, Rosarita Amore, Arianna Giorgio, Dario Arzani, Gaetano Paludetti, Gualtiero Ricciardi and Stefania Boccia
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2009 9:137
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  27. The T790M mutation is the major resistance mechanism to first- and second-generation TKIs in EGFR-mutant NSCLC. This study aimed to investigate the utility of droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) for detection of T790M...

    Authors: Chun-Ta Huang, Chih-An Lin, Te-Jen Su, Ching-Yao Yang, Tzu-Hsiu Tsai, Chia-Lin Hsu, Wei-Yu Liao, Kuan-Yu Chen, Chao-Chi Ho and Chong-Jen Yu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2023 23:234
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  28. Although MASTL (microtubule-associated serine/threonine kinase-like) is a key mitotic kinase that regulates mitotic progression through the inactivation of tumor suppressor protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), the a...

    Authors: Yi Na Yoon, Min Ho Choe, Kwan-Young Jung, Sang-Gu Hwang, Jeong Su Oh and Jae-Sung Kim
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2018 18:716
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  29. Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second most deadly cancer worldwide. Study on molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis will play a significant role in diagnosing and treating gastric canc...

    Authors: Huijuan Wang, Hailong Zhang, Pengchi Deng, Chunqi Liu, Dandan Li, Hui Jie, Hu Zhang, Zongguang Zhou and Ying-Lan Zhao
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:371
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  30. Prognostic multibiomarker signatures in prostate cancer (PCa) may improve patient management and provide a bridge for developing novel therapeutics and imaging methods. Our objective was to evaluate the associ...

    Authors: Anthony E Rizzardi, Nikolaus K Rosener, Joseph S Koopmeiners, Rachel Isaksson Vogel, Gregory J Metzger, Colleen L Forster, Lauren O Marston, Jessica R Tiffany, James B McCarthy, Eva A Turley, Christopher A Warlick, Jonathan C Henriksen and Stephen C Schmechel
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:244
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  31. Current knowledge about the molecular properties and prognostic markers of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is sparse and often based on bladder urothelial carcinoma (UC), which is thought to share comm...

    Authors: Song Wu, Jiahao Chen, Pei Dong, Shiqiang Zhang, Yingying He, Liang Sun, Jialou Zhu, Yanbing Cheng, Xianxin Li, Aifa Tang, Yi Huang, Yaoting Gui, Chunxiao Liu, Guosheng Yang, Fangjian Zhou, Zhiming Cai…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:836
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Sarcomatoid cancer is defined by the World Health Organization as a category of non-small cell lung cancers with sarcoma or sarcoma-like differentiation. They are characterized by poor prognosis and resistance...

    Authors: Taichiro Goto, Yosuke Hirotsu, Hitoshi Mochizuki, Takahiro Nakagomi, Toshio Oyama, Kenji Amemiya and Masao Omata
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2017 17:65
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  35. To evaluate the expression and test the clinical significance of the epithelial cellular adhesion molecule (Ep-CAM) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) to check the suitability of esophageal SCC patien...

    Authors: Nikolas H Stoecklein, Annika Siegmund, Peter Scheunemann, Andreas M Luebke, Andreas Erbersdobler, Pablo E Verde, Claus F Eisenberger, Matthias Peiper, Alexander Rehders, Jan Schulte am Esch, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel and Stefan B Hosch
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2006 6:165
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  36. There is no consensus regarding resection of the primary tumour with few or absent symptoms in patients with synchronous unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). A potential benefit of resection of the...

    Authors: Jorine ’t Lam - Boer, Linda Mol, Cornelis Verhoef, Anton F J de Haan, Mette Yilmaz, Cornelis J A Punt, Johannes H W de Wilt and Miriam Koopman
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:741
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  37. Because there is no exact therapeutic target, the systemic treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) still relies on chemotherapy. In terms of local treatment, based on the highly malignant characteris...

    Authors: Leqian Guo, Guilan Xie, Ruiqi Wang, Liren Yang, Landi Sun, Mengmeng Xu, Wenfang Yang and Mei Chun Chung
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2021 21:717
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  38. Advanced squamous cervical cancer, one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women, still remains a major problem in oncology due to treatment failure and distant metastasis. Antitumor therapy failure is d...

    Authors: Ovidiu Balacescu, Loredana Balacescu, Oana Tudoran, Nicolae Todor, Meda Rus, Rares Buiga, Sergiu Susman, Bogdan Fetica, Laura Pop, Laura Maja, Simona Visan, Claudia Ordeanu, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe and Viorica Nagy
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2014 14:246
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  39. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been associated with a higher risk of developing malignancy and mortality, and patients with VTE may therefore benefit from increased surveillance. We aimed to construct a clin...

    Authors: Bruno L Ferreyro, Federico Angriman, Diego Giunta, María Lourdes Posadas-Martínez, Fernando Vazquez, Fernán Gonzalez Bernaldo De Quirós, Andre C K B Amaral and Damon C Scales
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2013 13:352
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease and we have previously shown that rapid relapse of TNBC is associated with distinct sociodemographic features. We hypothesized that rapid versus ...

    Authors: Yiqing Zhang, Sarah Asad, Zachary Weber, David Tallman, William Nock, Meghan Wyse, Jerome F. Bey, Kristin L. Dean, Elizabeth J. Adams, Sinclair Stockard, Jasneet Singh, Eric P. Winer, Nancy U. Lin, Yi-Zhou Jiang, Ding Ma, Peng Wang…
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2021 21:568
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  41. Osteosarcomas are one of the most common primary malignant tumors of bone. It primarily occurs in children and adolescents, with the second highest incidence among people over 50 years old. Although there were...

    Authors: Ruixuan Liu, Yuhang Hu, Tianyi Liu and Yansong Wang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2021 21:1345
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  43. Recent evidence suggests that neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) expression is induced in many types of human cancer, while detection of its complex with matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is co...

    Authors: Xeni Provatopoulou, Antonia Gounaris, Eleni Kalogera, Flora Zagouri, Ioannis Flessas, Evgenios Goussetis, Afroditi Nonni, Ioannis Papassotiriou and George Zografos
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2009 9:390
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  44. Alterations in protein glycosylation patterns have potentially been targeted for biomarker discovery in a wide range of diseases including cancer. Although there have been improvements in patient diagnosis and...

    Authors: Abrha G. Gebrehiwot, Daniel Seifu Melka, Yimenashu Mamo Kassaye, Tufa Gemechu, Wajana Lako, Hiroshi Hinou and Shin-Ichiro Nishimura
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2019 19:588
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  45. Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) were originally identified in the nervous system and are involved in neuronal development. Similar to CRMP1, CRMP4 has a shorter transcript encoding a short isoform...

    Authors: Haijian Guo and Bing Xia
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:565
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  46. Over the past few years, the concurrent use of cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy has dramatically improved the local response and increased overall survival in early-stage cervical cancer. How...

    Authors: Mariana Segovia-Mendoza, Rafael Jurado, Roser Mir, Luis A Medina, Heriberto Prado-Garcia and Patricia Garcia-Lopez
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2015 15:21
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  47. To date, the cornerstone of treatment in patients with advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is systemic chemotherapy based on a combination of gemcitabine and a platinum derivative. Other therapeuti...

    Authors: Markus Moehler, Annett Maderer, Anne Ehrlich, Friedrich Foerster, Arno Schad, Tanja Nickolay, Christian Ruckes, Arndt Weinmann, Visvakanth Sivanathan, Jens U. Marquardt, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus Woerns and Thomas Thomaidis
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2019 19:55
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  49. To compare dual energy CT iodine imaging and standardized iodine concentration before and after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer and evaluate the efficacy of CRT for EC by examining DECT iodine ma...

    Authors: Xiaomin Ge, Jingping Yu, Zhongling Wang, Yiqun Xu, Changjie Pan, Lu Jiang, Yanling Yang, Kai Yuan and Wei Liu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2018 18:1120
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. This retrospective study evaluated, according to hormone receptor status, the antitumor effects of bisphosphonate especially on survival and disease progression in breast cancer patients with metastatic bone d...

    Authors: In Hae Park, Jungsil Ro, Byung Ho Nam, Youngmi Kwon and Keun Seok Lee
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2009 9:154
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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