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The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of arginine on immune function and postoperative complications in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
Our research endeavored to develop a robust predictive signature grounded in super-enhancer-related genes (SERGs), with the dual objectives of forecasting survival outcomes and evaluating the tumor immune micr...
This study aimed to establish a consensus on the delineation of target volumes for neoadjuvant radiation therapy (nRT) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) within China.
Bile duct injury is a serious complication after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). If it is not detected early and treated actively, it will not only affect the subsequent tumor-related treatmen...
Data on long-term cancer survivors treated with apatinib are lacking. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of long-term cancer survivors after apatinib-based therapy, and to know about their satisf...
Molecular or biomarker testing to guide targeted treatments for colorectal cancer (CRC) has advanced care, specifically by improving treatment specificity. Our objective was to explore patients’ experiences an...
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary bone tumor with high malignancy and poor prognosis. Ferroptosis plays a crucial role in OS. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Ankyrin 1 (ANK1) on OS and to investigate ...
This study was conducted to investigate the long-term outcomes of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) versus open total gastrectomy (OTG) in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) after neoadjuvant chemo...
Perilipin 1 (PLIN1) is an essential lipid droplet surface protein that participates in cell life activities by regulating energy balance and lipid metabolism. PLIN1 has been shown to be closely related to the ...
The free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction. Asian patients often present with a smaller body mass index with relatively insufficien...
Immune escape is one of the causes of poor prognosis in breast cancer (BC). Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1 (GFPT1) is the first speed-limiting enzyme of the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP)...
The predictive importance of IKZF1del in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) has shown variability across different studies. Thus, the optimal treatment approach for children with IK...
Thyroid cancer is a common thyroid malignancy. The majority of thyroid lesion needs intraoperative frozen pathology diagnosis, which provides important information for precision operation. As digital whole sli...
Disulfidptosis is an emerging form of cellular death resulting from the binding of intracellular disulfide bonds to actin cytoskeleton proteins. This study aimed to investigate the expression and prognostic si...
The prognostic value of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has been extensively studied and verified by the CellSearch® system. Varieties of microfluidic systems have been develop...
Bone metastases occur in 50-70% of patients with breast cancer (BC) and result in high mortality. Platelet distribution width (PDW), a commonly used parameter of activated platelets, has been associated with a...
Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) are critical components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of MMP-...
Recent studies have increasingly linked Ephrin receptor B2 (EPHB2) to cancer progression. However, comprehensive investigations into the immunological roles and prognostic significance of EPHB2 across various ...
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world. In recent years, the incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer have shown an increasing trend year by year. This study investigates the ...
Intestinal obstruction represents a severe intestinal disease associated with higher mortality rates. However, the determinants of mortality in patients with intestinal obstruction remain inadequately understo...
The survival rates for children and adolescents with osteosarcoma in low-income countries are poor. Insufficient data regarding the challenges of managing osteosarcoma in resource-limited settings has been pub...
It is challenging to improve the effects of chemotherapy and reduce its adverse impact on the ovaries. Our previous study suggested that the combination of galaxamide could enhance the antitumor effect of cisp...
Existing evidence suggests telomerase activation is a crucial step in tumorigenesis. The telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), encoded by the human TERT gene, is critical for telomerase expression. The TERT rs...
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy; however, there is no useful blood diagnostic biomarker. This study aimed to determine the utility of tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 (TFPI2), a...
Early-stage breast cancer (BC) presents a certain risk of recurrence, leading to variable prognoses and complicating individualized management. Yet, preoperative noninvasive tools for accurate prediction of di...
The regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) is expressed in multiple organs, including the heart, liver, brain, and kidney, and is closely linked to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, Down syndrome, and A...
We aim to explore the differences of the psychological distress of postoperative chemotherapy patients with colorectal cancer between mindfulness intervention combined with homogeneous medical concepts and min...
In prior research employing iTRAQ (Isobaric Tags for Relative and Absolute Quantitation) technology, we identified a range of proteins in breast cancer tissues exhibiting high levels of acetylation. Despite th...
The most appropriate time of primary tumor radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) with EGFR-TKIs remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the time factor of primary tu...
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is one of the deadliest gynaecological malignancies worldwide. The aim of this retrospective study was to create a predictive scoring model based on simple immunological and inf...
Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on tumor cells is associated with poor prognosis in several malignancies, while partly contradictory and inconclusive results have been presented for colorectal can...
Cervical cancer screening is the primary goal in 90-70-90 targets to reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality by identifying and treating women with precancerous lesions. Although several studies have be...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the primary malignant tumor of the liver. c-Myc is one of the most common oncogenes in clinical settings, and amplified levels of c-Myc are frequently found in HCC. Histone de...
Pancreatic cancer is anatomically divided into pancreatic head and body/tail cancers, and some studies have reported differences in prognosis. However, whether this discrepancy is induced from the difference o...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are rapidly evolving in the management of bladder cancer (BLCA). Nevertheless, effective biomarkers for predicting immunotherapeutic outcomes in BLCA are still insufficient....
Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (rHCC) poses a life-threatening complication with a mortality rate of 25–75%. Treatment aims at achieving hemostasis and includes options such as trans-arterial ...
In recent years, Iran has witnessed a remarkable increase in the incidence of cancer. This has led to an emerging challenge in the field of oncofertility, which seeks to address the impact of cancer treatments...
The present study aimed to investigate physicians’ perspectives on the diagnosis and treatment decisions for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ...
Chitinase-3 like-protein-1 (CHI3L1) is a member of the mammalian chitinase-like proteins and elevated serum CHI3L1 level has been proved to be associated with poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ...
Ir192 vaginal brachytherapy (IBT) is commonly used for patients with postoperative endometrial cancer (EC). We devised a novel multichannel vaginal applicator that could be equipped with an electronic brachyth...
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a malignant astrocytic tumor and its progression involves the regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGFA). However, the mechanism of VEGFA in regulating GBM progression rem...
Preoperative hematological parameters are predictors of pathological features and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in various malignancies. However, comprehensive studies of preoperative indicators associated wi...
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common malignancy in men, with an escalating mortality rate attributed to Recurrence and metastasis. Recent studies have illuminated collagen’s critical regulatory role within the tu...
CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) T cells are one of the most remarkable cellular therapies for managing B cell malignancies. However, long-term disease-free survival is still a challenge to overc...
The combination of targeted therapy and immunotherapy has improved the clinical outcomes of unresectable hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). However, the overall prognosis remains suboptimal. This study aims to ev...
Inflammatory factors play an important role in the onset and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to develop and validate a novel scoring system that utilizes specific inflammatory factor i...
Melanoma is a highly aggressive form of skin cancer. The existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and tumor immune evasion are two major causes of melanoma progression, but no effective treatment has been found a...
Transfer RNA-derived fragments (tRFs) are short non-coding RNA (ncRNA) sequences, ranging from 14 to 30 nucleotides, produced through the precise cleavage of precursor and mature tRNAs. While tRFs have been im...
Brain metastasis (BrM) is prevalent among patients with NSCLC, and surgical resection of BrM constitutes a promising treatment strategy for local management and histopathological diagnosis, although it is offe...
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