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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...
Subsolid nodules emerged as frequent radiological variants of lung adenocarcinoma. Radiological features including solid-component prevalence and larger tumour dimensions prompt tumoral invasiveness guiding pr...
To evaluate the impact of hypothyroidism that develops following immunotherapy on surgical outcomes in patients diagnosed with oral cancer.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men aged above 75 years old. Given their heterogeneity, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology recommends using a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) ...
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common malignant tumors, with poor prognosis and increasing osimertinib therapy resistance. Revealing mechanisms of NSCLC progression and therapy resistanc...
The reliability of the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory-Multiple Myeloma Module (MDASI-MM) was evaluated through its Chinese translation among Chinese patients with multiple myeloma.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the dosimetric characteristics of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), helical tomotherapy (HT), and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and to compare the do...
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of different tracers´ application techniques for sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection in women with endometrial cancer undergoing laparotomy. Additionally, potenti...
Sepsis remains a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients, particularly those with malignancies who face heightened risks due to immunosuppression and metabolic dysregulation. This study aimed to ...
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin plus 5-FU (DCF) has become the new standard of care for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In a real-world setting, the efficacy, rec...
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who have sustained virological suppression (SVS) still develop hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC), and the risk factors for developing HCC in these patients are not fully understo...
This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and fasting triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) patients, with the ulti...
The standard treatment for localized/locally advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) is radical surgery and peri-operative FLOT treatment (5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel), bu...
This study aimed to explore the association between Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) and the risk of cancer occurrence and cancer-associated mortality across 24 cancer types. The cardiovascular health (CVH) score is c...
The association between microRNA 17–92 cluster host gene (MIR17HG) polymorphisms and the risk of cancer has been evaluated in studies, here, we attempted to elucidate the relationship between 6 single nucleotide ...
Melanoma (SKCM) is an extremely aggressive form of cancer, characterized by high mortality rates, frequent metastasis, and limited treatment options. Our study aims to identify key target genes and enhance the...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumor of the oral and maxillofacial regions. Paeonol, derived from Moutan Cortex, has diverse pharmacological effects including anti-inflammatory a...
This study aimed to explore and compare the genomic characteristics and pathogenicity of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains derived from the gastric cancer (GC) and gastritis in the Chinese population.
Areca nut (AN) was classified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the WHO in 2003. AN has the same carcinogenic components as cigarettes, such as benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P)...
This study aimed to learn the sketch of HPV infection and cervical lesions including squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and cervical cancer in the population of patients with pelvic organ prolapse and to a...
Gamma-delta (γδ) T cells are a critical component of the tumor microenvironment and have been recognized as a promising biomarker and target for cancer therapy. Increasing evidence suggests that γδT cells play...
The effect of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI)-guided dose-painting intensity-modulated radiation therapy (DP-IMRT) on locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains uncle...
Cancer causes stress that impairs overall health of clients, their family members and health providers regardless of its stage. Despite the presence of various types of coping strategies to improve quality of ...
Malignant melanoma (MM) is a highly aggressive skin tumor with a rising incidence and poor prognosis. Although current clinical treatments, including surgery, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy,...
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) have been utilized in bone and soft tissues sarcoma patients under multiple circumstances in combination with surgeries and chemotherapy. Regretfully, immune-related adverse e...
Estimating the disease burden of stomach cancer is essential to developing evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies.
Ubiquitin-specific protease 35 (USP35) has gained attention as a regulator in cancer progression. However, its specific role in kidney clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) remains unclear.
To investigate the prognostic value of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) calculated from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to cytoreductive surgery (CRS), with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal che...
We aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance of biparametric MRI (bpMRI)-based radiomics in differentiating clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) among lesions categorized as Prostate Imaging Re...
Managing advanced cancer can be psychologically distressing and burdensome for family caregivers and their care recipients. Innovations in the collection and modelling of passive data from personally-owned sma...
Everolimus is the only approved therapy for patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of lung and thymus and new treatment options are urgently needed. Expression of somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) is...
Morocco’s national breast cancer screening program (NBCSP) was launched in 2010 in response to rising breast cancer incidence. The program comprises clinical breast examination (CBE) and diagnostic mammography...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor with high morbidity and mortality, and changes in microflora have a close relationship with tumor development. In this study, we tried to identify the changes ...
The high occurrence of treatment resistance in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR +) breast cancer is a global health concern. Thus, effective immunotherapy must be developed. The public neoantigens, ...
The tumor microenvironment of breast cancer encompasses a broad spectrum of immune cell populations. These cell populations are biologically/clinically relevant to varying degrees. The causal relationship betw...
Skull base chordoma is a rare and aggressive bone tumor with a poor prognosis. The basement membrane (BM) plays an pivotal role in tumor progression. However, the involvement of BM-related genes in assessing t...
Cervical cancer is a significant global health issue affecting women worldwide, necessitating prompt detection and effective management. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 660,000 ...
There is a low incidence of gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma (G-NEC), but it is associated with particularly aggressive biological behaviours and poor prognosis compared with other gastric neoplasms. Our study...
Minimally invasive thermal therapies show great prospect in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment. However, changes in immune cell populations following microwave ablation (MWA) in NSCLC microenvironmen...
In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer (PCa) in China, highlighting it as a significant public health issue. This study aimed to investigate ...
This study aimed to evaluate the predictive efficacy of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in patients with intermediate and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with a regimen consisting of hep...
Identifying effective predictive strategies to assess the response of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-based combination therapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is crucial. This study presents a ...
As key mediators of antitumor immunity, CD8 + tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes present antigens and initiate robust immune responses against cancer cells. When stratified by location, CD8 + T lymphocytes were co...
To study the impact of transducer arrays on the deep-seated dosimetry of radiotherapy with concurrent tumor treating fields (TTFields) for glioblastoma.
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) consumers and carers have been identified as experiencing high levels of unmet needs relating to information and support across the cancer journey. This review iden...
The Node Reporting and Data System (Node-RADS) offers a reliable framework for lymph node assessment, but its prognostic significance remains unexplored. This study aims to investigate the added prognostic val...
Follow-up is essential especially for patients who are at a high risk of recurrence after radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to develop a predictive model aimed at i...
To establish prediction models to predict 2-year overall survival (OS) and stratify patients with different risks based on radiomics features extracted from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomogr...
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