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Ovarian cancer (OC), as a malignant tumor, currently lacks effective screening early diagnosis measures. Clinical biomarkers CA-125 and HE4 are limited by false positives and insufficient sensitivity. Therefor...
Laryngeal cancer (LC) is a malignant tumor that occurs in the larynx. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation, a pivotal and prevalent epigenetic modification in eukaryotic mRNA, intricately intertwines with ...
Identifying occult central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is essential for guiding prophylactic lymph node dissection (PLND) in patients with cN0 stage papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This study aimed t...
The relationship between cytokines and lung metastasis (LM) in breast cancer (BC) remains unclear and current clinical methods for identifying breast cancer lung metastasis (BCLM) lack precision, thus undersco...
The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) combined with chemotherapy constitutes the first-line treatment for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC). However, elderly patients are under...
Classical Kaposi's sarcoma (CKS) is a rare angioproliferative disease associated with HHV-8, usually seen in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions. Knowing the subtypes, affected regions, and factors influ...
The study investigated the response of immune cells, particularly natural killer (NK) cells and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), to acute exercise in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) undergoing cancer treatmen...
The Cms1 ribosomal small subunit homolog (CMSS1), an RNA-binding protein (RBP), plays a crucial role in tumor development. However, the prognostic and immunological role of CMSS1 in non-small cell lung cancer (NS...
The clinical characteristics of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-related myocarditis in lung cancer remains uncertain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, clinical characteristics, risk...
Cervical cancer (CC) is the third most common cancer among women worldwide and the second most prevalent neoplasm in Mato Grosso, Brazil, in 2020. This study aimed to analyze overall survival (OS), identify pr...
This study was undertaken to develop and validate a radiomics model based on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for predicting recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following...
Understanding and managing radiation-induced adverse events is becoming increasingly important in hypofractionated radiotherapy due to the use of higher doses per fraction compared with conventional radiothera...
Exosome complex gene 5 (EXOSC5), a member of the exosome complex family, is highly tumorigenic in various cancers. However, its prognostic value and underlying mechanisms in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remain u...
This study aimed to investigate the effect of miR-325 on KIF20B expression and its role in the invasion and proliferation of colorectal cancer cells.
Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS) has recently established a conceptional definition of sarcopenia, which incorporated muscle strength, mass, and muscle-specific strength as three components of...
Leukemia is driven by complex interactions within the inherently hypoxic bone marrow microenvironment, impacting both disease progression and therapeutic resistance. Co-cultivation of leukemic cells with feede...
Loss of chromosome Y (LOY) has recently been proposed to be associated with cancer aggressiveness, altered T-cell function, and poor prognosis in bladder carcinomas.
The quality control testing component and main active ingredient of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (P. multiflorum), known as trans-2,3,5,4ʹ-tetrahydroxystilbene 2-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (TSG), exhibits diverse b...
We developed and refined an S-1 dosage formula based on renal function, sex, and body surface area (BSA) to achieve the target area under the concentration–time curve of 5-fluorouracil in two prospective pharm...
Immunoneoadjuvant therapy has gained significant attention due to its remarkable advancements in cancer treatment. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying immunoneoadjuvant therapy ...
Adenosine A2B receptor (ADORA2B), a G protein-coupled receptor, is implicated in tumor progression and immune regulation in various cancers. However, its specific role in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ...
Digestive system cancers remain a leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally, underscoring the need for reliable prognostic tools. The C-reactive protein-Albumin-Lymphocyte (CALLY) index, which reflect...
The prognostic and predictive value of obesity and sarcopenia remains poorly defined in patients with high-risk soft tissue sarcoma (HR-STS). We sought to correlate clinical outcomes with CT-based body composi...
Our previous trial integrating cognitive behavioural therapy with activity pacing (CBT-AP) demonstrated the efficacy of CBT-AP in reducing cancer-related fatigue and depression, as well as improving the qualit...
Only a limited number of biomarkers guide personalized management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs). Transcriptome profiling of microRNA (miRs) and mRNA has shown value in segregating PanNETs and i...
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer characterized by poor prognosis and limited treatment options, which underscores the urgency of the discovery of new biomarkers. M...
This study aimed to investigate the use of in vivo dose validation during post-breast-conserving radiation for early breast cancer, the impact of image guidance on validation outcomes, and the role of inter- a...
Endometrial carcinoma (EC) poses a significant threat to women’s health. Identifying effective prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets is essential for improving survival rates in EC patients. This study...
Frailty models are extensively utilized in survival analysis to address unobserved heterogeneity among individuals. However, selecting the most robust model for survival prediction, especially in the context o...
The study aimed to assess the value of pretreatment peripheral blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and systemic immune-inflammation index/albumin ratio (SII/ALB) for predic...
Entamoeba histolytica remains a significant cause of global mortality. The involvement of protozoa in microsatellite instability (MSI) and the potential of miRNA-643 as biomarkers for amoebic and colorectal disea...
PANoptosis, a complex programmed cell death (PCD) pathway that includes apoptosis, pyroptosis and necroptosis, is significantly involved in the progression of cancers. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucia...
hnRNPA3 is highly expressed in numerous malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its function and mechanism has not been elucidated. In this study, we performed a comprehensive bioinformatic...
Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer (PABC) is a special type of breast cancer that either occurs during pregnancy or one year postpartum. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to investigate th...
The infiltration status of pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGNs) exhibits significant variability, demanding tailored surgical strategies and individualized postoperative adjuvant therapies. This study explore...
Targeting RAS mutant (MT) colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a difficult challenge, mainly due to the pervasiveness of RAS/MEK-mediated feedback loops. Preclinical studies identified MET/STAT3 as an important mediat...
The accurate diagnosis of local soft tissue recurrence (LR) in primary bone tumors is crucial for guiding clinical management and predicting patient outcomes. However, standardized postoperative surveillance p...
The composition of the gut microbiota both prior to and after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is increasingly implicated in the outcomes of HSCT, including infections, poor immune reconstitutio...
Pancreatic cancer is highly aggressive and sensitive to acidic microenvironments, which promote cancer cell survival and invasion. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in cancer biology, helping c...
Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive brain tumors, has a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Current standard therapies, including surgery, radiotherapy, and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, are li...
The current standard first-line treatment for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a combination chemotherapy regimen. However, whether the efficacy of combination therapy is superior to that o...
To explore the clinical significance of albumin(Alb) to the derive(d) neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR) in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) aged 60 years and above.
Despite significant advancements in therapy of multiple myeloma (MM) over the past 20 years, most patients experience relapse, necessitating new treatment approaches. This study aims to compare the real-world ...
DNA damage repair pathway genes are key components for maintaining genomic stability and are mainly associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Patient-derived xenografts and organoids were the most common patient-derived tumor models in vitro that were utilized in personalized drug screening, and the establishment rate and duration required to be imp...
The assessment of immunotherapy plays a pivotal role in the clinical management of skin melanoma. Graph neural networks (GNNs), alongside other deep learning algorithms and bioinformatics approaches, have demo...
This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors influencing the survival of patients with lung cancer identified from a lung cancer screening cohort in the community.
Cancer immunotherapy such as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has made important breakthroughs in cancer treatment, however, currently only parts of cancer patients benefit from ICB therapy. The suppre...
Gastric cancer (GC) is a highly aggressive and heterogeneous cancer with extremely complex biological characteristics. Lysine and its metabolism are closely related to human cancer, but little is known about h...
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