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Open AccessOutcome of multidisciplinary treatment of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) constitute very rare and aggressive malignancies. To date, there are no standard guidelines for management of peripheral PNETs due to the paucity of cases ar...
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Evaluation of the carbon accumulation capability and carbon storage of different types of wetlands in the Nanhui tidal flat of the Yangtze River estuary
Wetlands are carbon pools for terrestrial ecosystems and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. The Nanhui tidal flat is located at the Yangtze River estuary and has been disturbed by various human...
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Genetic Predisposition to Glioma Mediated by a MAPKAP1 Enhancer Variant
Mitogen-activated protein kinase-associated protein 1 (MAPKAP1) is a unique component of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) pathway which plays a pivotal role in carcinogenesis. The role of enhancer va...
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Conversion of organic carbon from decayed native and invasive plant litter in Jiuduansha wetland and its implications for SOC formation and sequestration
It is still controversial which type of plant litter is conducive to soil organic carbon (SOC) formation. Here we are to explore the conversion of organic carbon (OC) from decayed plant litter in soil and its ...
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Open AccessA Risk Stratification for Patients with Cervical Cancer in Stage IIIC1 of the 2018 FIGO Staging System
This retrospective study was designed to investigate the heterogeneity of patients with cervical cancer in stage IIIC1 (the 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system, FIGO) and ...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the efficacy of prophylactic extended field irradiation in the concomitant chemoradiotherapy treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer, stage IIIB in the 2018 FIGO classification
The new staging system of cervical cancer issued in 2018 by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), calls for a new evaluation of the efficacy of prophylactic extended field irradiati...
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Spatial distribution patterns of annual soil carbon accumulation and carbon storage in the Jiuduansha wetland of the Yangtze River estuary
Wetlands are important carbon (C) pools for terrestrial ecosystems, and C stored in different types of wetlands accounts for about 30% of total terrestrial C. As one of the most important ecological barriers i...
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Open AccessReduction of dose to duodenum with a refined delineation method of Para-aortic region in patients with locally advanced cervical Cancer receiving prophylactic extended-field radiotherapy
To compare irradiation dose to the second and third portions of duodenum (Duo2 and Duo3) with a new refined and old delineation method of para-aortic region for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (...
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Isoelectric focusing on microfluidic paper-based chips
Isoelectric focusing (IEF), a powerful technique for protein separation and enrichment, was successfully integrated into microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) in this work. The μPADs for isoelect...
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Open AccessNeonatal outcomes of singleton live births with vanishing twin syndrome following double embryos transfer in assisted reproductive technology: a retrospective cohort study
Women with vanishing twin syndrome are associated with increased risks of adverse neonatal outcomes, such as preterm birth (PTB) and low birthweight (LBW), compared with those in singleton live births followin...
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Treatment outcomes of intracranial germinoma: a retrospective analysis of 170 patients from a single institution
To perform a retrospective analysis of patients with intracranial germinoma treated in our department to evaluate treatment outcomes and determine optimal treatment strategies.
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Open AccessProphylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The efficacy of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in treating patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has not been clear, and recent randomized studies have demonstrated conflicting results from previ...
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Open AccessEscalated radiation and prophylactic extended field nodal irradiation are beneficial for FIGO IIIB cervical cancer patients’ prognosis
Currently, the standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer patients is concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Here we aim to evaluate therapeutic efficacy, treatment failure, toxicity and prognostic factors...
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Accelerated degradation of orange G over a wide pH range in the presence of FeVO4
In this study, FeVO4 was prepared and used as Fenton-like catalyst to degrade orange G (OG) dye. The removal of OG in an aqueous solution containing 0.5 g·L–1 FeVO4 and 15 mmol·L–1 hydrogen peroxide at pH 7.0 rea...
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BMI-1 Promotes Self-Renewal of Radio- and Temozolomide (TMZ)-Resistant Breast Cancer Cells
Breast cancer is a hormone-dependent malignancy and is the most prevalent cause of cancer-related mortality among females. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are common treatments of breast cancer. However, tu...
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Open AccessOutcome and toxicity of radical radiotherapy or concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for elderly cervical cancer women
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the standard treatment for local advanced cervical cancer. However, for elderly patients, studies are limited and the outcomes are controversial. We retrospectively analy...
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Identification of expression quantitative trait loci of RPTOR for susceptibility to glioma
Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) have been recognized to be more likely to associate with complex diseases including cancer. As an essential scaffold for MTOR complex 1, RPTOR is necessary for the MT...
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Association between the CYP2E1 polymorphisms and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis
The previous, published data on the association between CYP2E1 RsaI (rs2031920), DraI (rs6413432) polymorphisms and lung cancer risk remained controversial. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate t...
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A correlation between decreased parathyroid α-Klotho and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 expression with pathological category and parathyroid gland volume in dialysis patients
The objective of this study was to investigate α-Klotho and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) expression in hyperplastic parathyroid glands, as well as their role in the development of renal hyperpar...
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Open AccessPredictors for replanning in loco-regionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing intensity-modulated radiation therapy: a prospective observational study
Replanning in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has been reported to improve quality of life and loco-regional control in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Determination of the criteria for repl...
