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The tumor microenvironment (TME) is increasingly acknowledged as a determinant in the malignant transformation and progression of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF...
This study aimed to compare oncological outcomes and complication rates between radical hysterectomy (RH) and concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in patients with stage IIICr cervical cancer without parametria...
Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) is a recently proposed cardiovascular health (CVH) scoring system that integrates psychological well-being with Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). However, its prognostic value remains unclear. T...
HOXB8 is implicated in various cancers. However, the effect pattern of HOXB8 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains unclear.
This study aimed to investigate the incidence of post radiation nasopharyngeal necrosis (PRNN) in primary NPC after intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and identify the predictors of risk.
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a significant global public health challenge and is found closely related to extrahepatic cancers, including head and neck cancer. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (...
Studies on sex-related differences in post-lung cancer surgery symptoms are limited. Understanding these differences may provide insights into patient recovery. Therefore, we investigated sex-related differenc...
While PD-L1 expression serves as a predictive biomarker for programmed cell death 1 and its ligand (PD-1/PD-L1) inhibitor efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), its association with trea...
The breast cancer recurrence and chemoresistance has increased over the years. A novel PKC, PKCε, may promote chemoresistance by causing hypoxia and cancer metabolic rewiring. A natural flavonoid, Zapotin, in ...
Liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) often has a poor prognosis. Since the relationship between HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase (HRAS) and LIHC has not been elucidated, the aim of this study was to explore the me...
Lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI), a prognostic indicator closely associated with tumour invasiveness, lymph node metastasis risk, and recurrence rate, is crucial in endometrial cancer (EC) staging; however...
Insulin resistance and prostate cancer (PCa) association results remain controversial. However, few studies have compared the role of various non-insulin-based insulin resistance (NI-IR) indices and mean plate...
Mitochondria play a multifaceted role in tumorigenesis, influencing energy metabolism, redox balance, and apoptosis. However, whether mitochondrial traits causally affect cancer risk remains unclear. This stud...
Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is associated with poor prognosis in a variety of malignancies; however, its prognostic value has not been fully defined in patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases (...
In Uganda, colorectal cancer (CRC) is steadily increasing according to the Kampala Cancer Registry. In the West, microsatellite instability is detected in 90% of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancers (HNPCC) w...
To investigate the correlation between thyroid dysfunction (TD) and the efficacy of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors in the treatment of advanced lung can...
Diabetes is associated with impaired breast cancer prognosis; however, the effectiveness of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a prognostic biomarker in breast cancer remains uncertain, especially for patients wi...
ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit b (ATP6V0B) is an essential component of the vacuolar ATP multi-protein complex (V-ATPase) associated with energy metabolism. However, information on its role and mechanism of ac...
Cholangiocyte phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highly invasive. This study aims to develop and validate an optimal machine learning model to predict cholangiocyte phenotype HCC based on T1 mapping g...
The role of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in adults with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-ALL) remains controversial. The aim of this retrospective...
The introduction of three kinds of magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate biopsies (MRI-PB) has changed the paradigm regarding prostate biopsies (PB). We aimed to compare and rank PB strategies to provide ...
To explore the diagnostic performance and feasibility of high-frame-rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound (HFR CEUS) combined with contrast vector imaging (CVI) in detecting benign and malignant superficial lymph ...
Many prognostic scores based on systemic inflammation have been developed. Most of these prognostic scores have been shown to influence the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. This research a...
Chordin-like 1 (CHRDL1) is a secreted antagonist of bone morphogenetic proteins, and has been implicated in various biological processes and cancer prognosis. This study offered a detailed examination of CHRDL1 e...
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Autophagy targeting plays a complex role in tumor resistance. The role of long ...
The potential links between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) related indicators and breast cancer incidence after menopause have been less well studied, and the joint associations between genetic risk, TyG related i...
This study aimed to classify dysplastic and healthy oral epithelial histopathological images, according to WHO and binary grading systems, using the Vision Transformer (ViT) deep learning algorithm—a state-of-...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) frequently recurs after surgical treatment, necessitating effective postoperative recurrence management for improved long-term patient outcomes. Currently, no standardized treatm...
Every year, almost 900.000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) worldwide. HNC contains many different subsites and a large variability in tumor biology. This often results in small and/or hete...
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common malignancies, characterized by high heterogeneity and poor outcomes. Effective classification for patient stratification and identifying reli...
Gastric cancer is a common malignant tumor, and radical gastrectomy can markedly improve the prognosis of gastric cancer patients. However, some patients are diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer before recei...
The myocyte enhancer factor-2 (MEF2) family genes were involved in the carcinogenesis and prognosis of multiple human tumors. The impact of MEF2s on the occurrences, progression, and clinical outcome of pancre...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a multifactorial and age-related disease. Additionally, age, sex, and risk factors for developing CRC may include genetic, epigenetic, and immunologic characteristics and lifestyle h...
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatment faces significant clinical challenges. Lactate metabolism plays a crucial role in the initiation of many cancers and the tumor microenvironment (TME). Ho...
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, posing significant challenges due to its heterogeneity and the emergence of drug resistance. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound derived...
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a subset of immature myeloid cells with immunosuppressive properties. Evidence suggests that abnormal immune system can lead to immune dysfunction and increase the ...
Most of the landmark cohorts and reviews that assessed the psychosocial outcomes among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have focused on Western populations. This scoping review summarizes the ...
Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in men. Once prostate cancer advances to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), the 5-year survival rate can decrease to as low as 14 months. How...
Metastatic prostate cancer is commonly treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and chemotherapy, which often leads to treatment resistance and disease progression with limited effective interventions. ...
Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) with chemotherapy significantly extends survival but increases the risk of trea...
Small cell carcinoma (SmCC) of the bladder is a rare and aggressive malignancy. Characterizing transcription factor (TF)-defined subtypes may provide insights into its biology and inform targeted therapies. Th...
Consistency between malnutrition defined by Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) and Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) has not been thoroughly elucidated in patients with c...
The nuclear receptor liver receptor homolog 1 (LRH1)/NR5A2 is aberrantly expressed in diverse cancer types, including liver and lung cancers. Since we previously showed that excessive phosphorylation of human ...
This study aims to evaluate cytokines as a prognostic biomarker in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) undergoing immunotherapy.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies and most often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Identification of markers for the early diagnosis of PDAC is crucial. In this study...
Although research has highlighted the link between anxiety and cancer, studies on the relationship between the two have produced inconsistent findings. Therefore, we investigated this relationship and also exa...
Postoperative chemotherapy is an essential treatment in locally advanced colon cancer, however, effective biomarkers for predicting patients who will benefit from this therapy are lacking. This study aims to e...
Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) can lead to immediate neurological impairment. In order to preserve and, optimally, restore neurological functions, urgent treatment (usually, within 24 h) is necessary...
Fixed focal fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake in colorectal areas is commonly seen in PET/CT scan and may indicates malignant tumor. This study aims to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of dual-ti...
The response rate of antibody therapy targeting immune checkpoint molecules in ovarian cancer is insufficient. This study aimed to develop a novel gene immunotherapy model targeting programmed death ligand 1 (...
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