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Open AccessAlterations of GPI transamidase subunits in head and neck squamous carcinoma
GPI anchor attachment is catalyzed by the GPI transamidase (GPIT) complex. GAA1, PIG-T and PIG-U are the three of five GPIT subunits. Previous studies demonstrated amplification and overexpression of GPIT subunit...
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Open AccessMaintenance of Sorafenib following combined therapy of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy/intensity-modulated radiation therapy and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase I/II study
Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT)/intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) combined with or without transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for locally advanced hepatocellular c...
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Open AccessImpact of residual and intrafractional errors on strategy of correction for image-guided accelerated partial breast irradiation
The cone beam CT (CBCT) guided radiation can reduce the systematic and random setup errors as compared to the skin-mark setup. However, the residual and intrafractional (RAIF) errors are still unknown. The pur...
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Open AccessNeck dissection and post-operative chemotherapy with dimethyl triazeno imidazole carboxamide and cisplatin protocol are useful for oral mucosal melanoma
Oral mucosal melanoma (OMM) is a clinically rare disease with poor prognosis. Various treatment methods have been investigated with the aim of improving the prognosis. This study aimed to analyze the data of a...
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Open AccessUse of combined maximum and minimum intensity projections to determine internal target volume in 4-dimensional CT scans for hepatic malignancies
To evaluate the accuracy of the combined maximum and minimum intensity projection-based internal target volume (ITV) delineation in 4-dimensional (4D) CT scans for liver malignancies.
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Open AccessPRAF3 induces apoptosis and inhibits migration and invasion in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Prenylated Rab acceptor 1 domain family member 3 (PRAF3) is involved in the regulation of many cellular processes including apoptosis, migration and invasion. This study was conducted to investigate the effect...
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Open AccessLong-term outcome of irradiation with or without chemotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a final report on a prospective trial
To investigate the long-term outcome of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) treated by irradiation with or without concurrent chemotherapy.
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Open AccessFractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for 136 patients with locally residual nasopharyngeal carcinoma
To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) in patients with residual nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
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Open AccessThe clinical value of the quantitative detection of four cancer-testis antigen genes in multiple myeloma
Cancer-testis (CT) antigen genes might promote the progression of multiple myeloma (MM). CT antigens may act as diagnostic and prognostic markers in MM, but their expression levels and clinical implications in...
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Open AccessExogenous norepinephrine attenuates the efficacy of sunitinib in a mouse cancer model
Sunitinib alone exhibits satisfactory efficacy in several mouse homografts and xenografts but unsatisfactory efficacy in many kinds of solid tumors in clinic. Different from animals, receiving a diagnosis of c...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the value of ENI in radiotherapy for cervical and upper thoracic esophageal cancer: a retrospective analysis
A retrospective study to compare the failure patterns and effects of elective nodal irradiation (ENI) or involved field irradiation (IFI) for cervical and upper thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC...
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Open AccessDownregulation of miR-610 promotes proliferation and tumorigenicity and activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma
Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays important roles in human cancer progression. Better understanding the mechanism underlying regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway might provide novel therapeutic ta...
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Open AccessIntensity modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer: a mono-institutional retrospective analysis
To evaluate the role of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) and metastatic pancreatic cancer (MPC), and the prognostic factors in the setting of multidisciplin...
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Open AccessElevated C1orf63 expression is correlated with CDK10 and predicts better outcome for advanced breast cancers: a retrospective study
Chromosome 1 open reading frame 63 (C1orf63) is located on the distal short arm of chromosome 1, whose allelic loss has been observed in several human cancers. C1orf63 has been reported to be up-regulated in I...
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Open AccessMetformin can block precancerous progression to invasive tumors of bladder through inhibiting STAT3-mediated signaling pathways
Metformin is the first line of oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class for treatment of type 2 diabetes. Increasing evidence has suggested that it is a potential anti-tumor drug. However, the mechanisms ...
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Open AccessPrognostic impact of IKZF1 deletion in adults with common B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Interrogate the impact of IKZF1 deletion on therapy-outcomes of adults with common B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Open AccessExpression of AE1/p16 promoted degradation of AE2 in gastric cancer cells
Human anion exchanger 1 and 2 (AE1 and AE2) mediate the exchange of Cl−/HCO3 − across the plasma membrane and regulate intracellular pH (pHi). AE1 is specifically expressed on the surfa...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: MicroRNA-30d promotes angiogenesis and tumor growth via MYPT1/c-JUN/VEGFA pathway and predicts aggressive outcome in prostate cancer
Even though aberrant expression of microRNA (miR)-30d has been reported in prostate cancer (PCa), its associations with cancer progression remain contradictory. The aim of this study was to investigate clinica...
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Open AccessTSSC3 promotes autophagy via inactivating the Src-mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway to suppress tumorigenesis and metastasis in osteosarcoma, and predicts a favorable prognosis
Over the last two or three decades, the pace of development of treatments for osteosarcoma tends has been slow. Novel effective therapies for osteosarcoma are still lacking. Previously, we reported that tumor-...
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Open AccessInhibition of TPL2 by interferon-α suppresses bladder cancer through activation of PDE4D
Drugs that inhibit the MEK/ERK pathway have therapeutic benefit in bladder cancer treatment but responses vary with patients, for reasons that are still not very clear. Interferon-α (IFN-α) is also used as a t...