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  1. Due to lack of a targeted therapy for the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients, it is important to explore this aggressive breast cancer type in more detail and to establish novel therapeutic approach...

    Authors: Michaela C. Huber, Rebecca Mall, Herbert Braselmann, Annette Feuchtinger, Sara Molatore, Katrin Lindner, Axel Walch, Eva Gross, Manfred Schmitt, Natalie Falkenberg and Michaela Aubele
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:615
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  2. Association between cancer survival and socioeconomic status has been reported in various countries but it has never been studied in Portugal. We aimed here to study the role of education and socioeconomic dep...

    Authors: Luís Antunes, Denisa Mendonça, Maria José Bento and Bernard Rachet
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:608
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  3. Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy reported to Australian cancer registries with numerous studies from individual registries summarizing diagnostic and treatment characteristics. T...

    Authors: Rasa Ruseckaite, Kerri Beckmann, Michael O’Callaghan, David Roder, Kim Moretti, Jeremy Millar and Sue Evans
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:607
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  4. The response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been proven to predict long-term clinical benefits for patients. Our research is to construct a nomogram to predict pathological complete response of human epiderma...

    Authors: Xi Jin, Yi-Zhou Jiang, Sheng Chen, Ke-Da Yu, Ding Ma, Wei Sun, Zhi-Min Shao and Gen-Hong Di
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:606
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  5. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is up-regulated in many cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Nevertheless, the function of miR-21 in CRC and the mechanism underlying that function is still unclear.

    Authors: Chenli Li, Lingxu Zhao, Yuan Chen, Tiantian He, Xiaowan Chen, Jiating Mao, Chunmei Li, Jianxin Lyu and Qing H. Meng
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:605
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  6. Radioresistant glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) contribute to tumor recurrence and identification of the molecular targets involved in radioresistance mechanisms is likely to enhance therapeutic efficacy. This s...

    Authors: Anaïs Balbous, Ulrich Cortes, Karline Guilloteau, Pierre Rivet, Baptiste Pinel, Mathilde Duchesne, Julie Godet, Odile Boissonnade, Michel Wager, René Jean Bensadoun, Jean-Claude Chomel and Lucie Karayan-Tapon
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:604
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Identification of targetable EML4-ALK fusion proteins has revolutionized the treatment of a minor subgroup of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Although fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is ...

    Authors: Johanna S. M. Mattsson, Hans Brunnström, Verena Jabs, Karolina Edlund, Karin Jirström, Stephanie Mindus, Linnéa la Fleur, Fredrik Pontén, Mats G. Karlsson, Christina Karlsson, Hirsh Koyi, Eva Brandén, Johan Botling, Gisela Helenius, Patrick Micke and Maria A. Svensson
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:603
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  8. The S6 Kinase (S6K) proteins are some of the main downstream effectors of the mammalian Target Of Rapamycin (mTOR) and act as key regulators of protein synthesis and cell growth. S6K is overexpressed in a vari...

    Authors: Camila L. Amaral, Lidia B. Freitas, Rodrigo E. Tamura, Mariana R. Tavares, Isadora C. B. Pavan, Marcio C. Bajgelman and Fernando M. Simabuco
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:602
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  9. Lymphedema is a prevalent long-term effect of breast cancer treatment that is associated with reduced quality of life. More recent observational data suggest that the addition of night-time compression to day-...

    Authors: Margaret L. McNeely, Kristin L. Campbell, Marc Webster, Urve Kuusk, Karen Tracey and John Mackey
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:601
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  11. The screening of ROS proto-oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase(ROS1) fusion rearrangement might be potentially beneficial for an effective therapy against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the thre...

    Authors: Jieyu Wu, Yunen Lin, Xinming He, Haihong Yang, Ping He, Xinge Fu, Guangqiu Li and Xia Gu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:599
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  12. Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Bortezomib is the first product to be approved for the treatment of patients with previously untreated MCL, for whom haematop...

    Authors: Marjolijn van Keep, Kerry Gairy, Divyagiri Seshagiri, Pushpike Thilakarathne and Dawn Lee
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:598
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  13. Germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS), is preinvasive stage of testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs). Fibrillins, which are integral components of microfibrils are suggested to be involved in cancer pathogenesis ...

    Authors: Z. Cierna, M. Mego, I. Jurisica, K. Machalekova, M. Chovanec, V. Miskovska, D. Svetlovska, K. Kalavska, K. Rejlekova, K. Kajo, J. Mardiak and P. Babal
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:597
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  16. We previously identified CK1α as a novel tumor suppressor in melanoma and reported that the loss of CK1α leads to increased proliferation and invasive growth of melanoma cells by strong activation of the Wnt/β...

    Authors: Tobias Sinnberg, Jun Wang, Birgit Sauer and Birgit Schittek
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:594
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  17. Breast metastasis from lung cancer has been reported, but not from SCLC that is transformed from lung adenocarcinoma during maintenance treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor...

    Authors: Quan Lin, Guo-ping Cai, Kai-Yan Yang, Li Yang, Cheng-Shui Chen and Yu-Ping Li
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:593
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  18. In the lung, melanoma is mostly arranged as patterns of multiple nodules, solitary nodules, or miliary invasions. Very rarely, it also displays a “crazy paving” pattern (also described as a “paving stone,” “fl...

    Authors: Yikuan Feng, Jianping Zhao, Qun Yang, Weining Xiong, Guohua Zhen, Yongjian Xu, Zhenxiang Zhang and Huilan Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:592
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  19. Experimental evidence and clinical studies in breast cancer suggest that some anti-tumor therapy regimens generate stimulation of the immune system that accounts for tumor clinical responses, however, demonstr...

    Authors: David Bernal-Estévez, Ramiro Sánchez, Rafael E. Tejada and Carlos Parra-López
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:591
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  20. Liver biopsies in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients are as and effective when performed at bedside in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) than in the Day Surgery Unit (DSU), ...

    Authors: Natalia Maximova, Massimo Gregori, Francesca Barbieri, Antonio Pizzol and Aurelio Sonzogni
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:590
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  21. In this retrospective study we evaluated the respective correlations and clinical relevance of FOLR1 mRNA expression, FOLR1 promoter specific methylation and global DNA hypomethylation in type I and type II ov...

    Authors: Sara Notaro, Daniel Reimer, Heidi Fiegl, Gabriel Schmid, Annamarie Wiedemair, Julia Rössler, Christian Marth and Alain Gustave Zeimet
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:589
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  22. Radiation recall gastritis is rare but can be induced after concurrent chemoradiation for pancreatic cancer. We report a patient with pancreatic cancer who developed radiation-recall gastritis related to a com...

    Authors: Seong Ji Choi, Hyo Jung Kim, Jae Seon Kim, Young-Tae Bak and Jun Suk Kim
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:588
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  23. The basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) subtype is characterized by positive staining for basal mammary epithelial cytokeratin markers, lack of hormone receptor and HER2 expression, and poor prognosis with current...

    Authors: Qing-Bai She, Sofia K. Gruvberger-Saal, Matthew Maurer, Yilun Chen, Mervi Jumppanen, Tao Su, Meaghan Dendy, Ying-Ka Ingar Lau, Lorenzo Memeo, Hugo M. Horlings, Marc J. van de Vijver, Jorma Isola, Hanina Hibshoosh, Neal Rosen, Ramon Parsons and Lao H. Saal
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:587
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  24. Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers worldwide. Active Surveillance (AS) has been developed to allow men with lower risk disease to postpone or avoid the adverse side effects associated with ...

    Authors: Eimear Ruane-McAteer, Joe O’Sullivan, Sam Porter, Lionne Venderbos and Gillian Prue
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:586
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  25. KRAS mutation testing is mandatory in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer prior to treatment with anti-EGFR antibodies as patients whose tumors express mutant KRAS do not benefit from these agents. Alt...

    Authors: Elisabeth Mack, Kathleen Stabla, Jorge Riera-Knorrenschild, Roland Moll, Andreas Neubauer and Cornelia Brendel
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:585
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  26. In South and Southeast Asian, the majority of buccal squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) can arise from oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). BSCCs develop in OSF that are often not completely resected, causing local rela...

    Authors: Wen Liu, Lijuan Zeng, Ning Li, Fei Wang, Canhua Jiang, Feng Guo, Xinqun Chen, Tong Su, Chunjiao Xu, Shanshan Zhang and Changyun Fang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:584
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  27. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in tumorigenesis, and lncRNA taurine-upregulated gene 1 (TUG1) has been proven to be associated with several human cancers. However, the mechanisms of TUG1-involve...

    Authors: Pei-Chin Lin, Hsien-Da Huang, Chun-Chi Chang, Ya-Sian Chang, Ju-Chen Yen, Chien-Chih Lee, Wen-Hsin Chang, Ta-Chih Liu and Jan-Gowth Chang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:583
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  28. NF-kB can function as an oncogene or tumor suppressor depending on cancer types. The role of NF-kB in low-grade serous ovarian cancer, however, has never been tested. We sought to elucidate the function of NF-...

    Authors: Xue Xiao, Gong Yang, Peng Bai, Shunping Gui, Tri M. Bui Nyuyen, Imelda Mercado-Uribe, Mei Yang, Juan Zou, Qintong Li, Jianguo Xiao, Bin Chang, Guangzhi Liu, He Wang and Jinsong Liu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:582
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  29. Three-dimensional (3-D) cultures of cancer cells can potentially bridge the gap between 2-D drug screening and in vivo xenografts. The objective of this study was to characterize the cellular and extracellular...

    Authors: Surya P. Lamichhane, Neha Arya, Esther Kohler, Shengnan Xiang, Jon Christensen and V. Prasad Shastri
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:581
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  30. Total laryngectomy with or without adjuvant (chemo)radiation often induces speech, swallowing and neck and shoulder problems. Speech, swallowing and shoulder exercises may prevent or diminish these problems. T...

    Authors: Femke Jansen, Ingrid C. Cnossen, Simone E. J. Eerenstein, Veerle M. H. Coupé, Birgit I. Witte, Cornelia F. van Uden-Kraan, Patricia Doornaert, Weibel W. Braunius, Remco De Bree, José A. U. Hardillo, Jimmie Honings, György B. Halmos, C. René Leemans and Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:580
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  31. Pancreatic cancer has a dire prognosis and is associated with a high mortality. Palliative patients have special needs and often seek help in integrative oncological concepts (IO) that combine conventional and...

    Authors: Jan Axtner, Megan Steele, Matthias Kröz, Günther Spahn, Harald Matthes and Friedemann Schad
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:579
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  32. Chemoresistance is one of the most leading causes for tumor progression and recurrence of bladder cancer. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a key role in the chemosensitivity of cancer cells. In the present ...

    Authors: Xinxing Li, Haolu Wang, Juan Wang, Yuying Chen, Xiaobin Yin, Guiying Shi, Hui Li, Zhiqian Hu and Xiaowen Liang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:578
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  33. To identify predictors of prolonged or shortened progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) who received first-line targeted therapies.

    Authors: Sung Han Kim, Sohee Kim, Jungnam Joo, Ho Kyung Seo, Jae Young Joung, Kang Hyun Lee and Jinsoo Chung
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:577
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  34. Volume-based parameters, such as metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) are useful for predicting treatment response...

    Authors: Tomoka Kitao, Kenji Hirata, Katsumi Shima, Takashi Hayashi, Mitsunori Sekizawa, Toshiki Takei, Wataru Ichimura, Masao Harada, Keishi Kondo and Nagara Tamaki
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:576
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  35. Active fibroblasts, the predominant and the most active cells of breast cancer stroma, are responsible for tumor growth and spread. However, the molecular mediators and pathways responsible for stromal fibrobl...

    Authors: Maha A. Al-Rakan, Siti-Faujiah Hendrayani and Abdelilah Aboussekhra
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:575
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  36. Fibronectin is a mechanically sensitive protein which is organized in the extracellular matrix as a network of interacting fibrils. The lung tumor stroma is enriched for fibronectin which is thought to contrib...

    Authors: Christina Cho, Carol Horzempa, David Jones and Paula J. McKeown-Longo
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:574
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  37. HELLP syndrome is a combination of symptoms described as hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets, that complicates 0.01–0.6 % of pregnancies. HELLP syndrome has been scarcely reported associated wi...

    Authors: Guillaume Vogin, François Golfier, Touria Hajri, Agnès Leroux and Béatrice Weber
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:573
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  38. Imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients receiving second-line tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy with dasatinib or nilotinib have a higher risk of disease relapse and progression and no...

    Authors: Simona Soverini, Caterina De Benedittis, Fausto Castagnetti, Gabriele Gugliotta, Manuela Mancini, Luana Bavaro, Katerina Machova Polakova, Jana Linhartova, Alessandra Iurlo, Domenico Russo, Fabrizio Pane, Giuseppe Saglio, Gianantonio Rosti, Michele Cavo, Michele Baccarani and Giovanni Martinelli
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:572
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  39. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are a research hotspot due to their noninvasive delivery ability. Among the identified CPPs, the TAT and R8 peptides have been preferentially applied to transduction into diffe...

    Authors: Lifeng Wang, Haijin Chen, Jinlong Yu, Xiaohua Lin, Jia Qi, Chunhui Cui, Lang Xie and Shuxin Huang
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:571
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  40. The role of microRNA-200 (miR-200) family members in the migration and invasion of breast cancer is controversial. This study investigated the mechanisms by which the miR-200 family members modulated the migra...

    Authors: Sul Ki Choi, Hoe Suk Kim, Tiefeng Jin, Eun Hye Hwang, Minji Jung and Woo Kyung Moon
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:570
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  41. Many factors contribute to socioeconomic status (SES), yet in most survival studies only income is used as a measure for determining SES. We used a complex, composite, census-based metric for socioeconomic dep...

    Authors: Ajit Auluck, Blake Byron Walker, Greg Hislop, Scott A. Lear, Nadine Schuurman and Miriam Rosin
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:569
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  44. Accumulating evidences have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) could be recruited to the tumor microenvironment. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSC) were attractive vehicles for deliverin...

    Authors: Chang Liu, Yang Liu, Xiao-xi Xu, Xin Guo, Guang-wei Sun and Xiao-jun Ma
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:566
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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. Hyponatremia is prognostic of higher mortality in some cancers but has not been well studied in others. We used a longitudinal design to determine the incidence and prognostic importance of euvolemic and hyper...

    Authors: Jorge J. Castillo, Ilya G. Glezerman, Susan H. Boklage, Joseph Chiodo III, Beni A. Tidwell, Lois E. Lamerato and Kathy L. Schulman
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:564
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  47. Primary invasive Extramammary Paget’s vulvar disease is a rare tumor that is challenging to control. Wide surgical excision represents the standard treatment approach for Primary invasive Extramammary Paget’s ...

    Authors: Maria Tolia, Nikolaos Tsoukalas, Chrisostomos Sofoudis, Constantinos Giaginis, Despoina Spyropoulou, Dimitrios Kardamakis, Vasileios Kouloulias and George Kyrgias
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:563
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  48. Coffee contains biologically-active substances that suppress carcinogenesis in vivo, and coffee consumption has been associated with a lower risk of malignant melanoma. We studied the impact of total coffee consu...

    Authors: Marko Lukic, Mie Jareid, Elisabete Weiderpass and Tonje Braaten
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:562
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  49. Breast cancer is a complex heterogeneous disease where many distinct subtypes are found. Younger African American (AA) women often present themselves with aggressive form of breast cancer with unique biology w...

    Authors: Luis Martinez, Easter Thames, Jinna Kim, Gautam Chaudhuri, Rajan Singh and Shehla Pervin
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:559
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  50. Gynecologic cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases in working-age women. This study investigated whether several characteristics influence return to work after treatment of gynecologic cancer.

    Authors: Keiichiro Nakamura, Hisashi Masuyama, Takeshi Nishida, Junko Haraga, Naoyuki Ida, Masayuki Saijo, Tomoko Haruma, Tomoyuki Kusumoto, Noriko Seki and Yuji Hiramatsu
    Citation: BMC Cancer 2016 16:558
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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