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Si-**an Wang
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Rhenium-188 hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate: a new generator-produced radiotherapeutic drug of potential value for the treatment of bone metastases
The search for an ideal radioisotope for systemic radiotherapy continues. As a generator-produced radioisotope emitting both beta and gamma rays and having a short physical half-life of 16.9 h, rhenium-188 is ...
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Clinical Features of Bone Complications and Prognostic Value of Bone Lesions Detected by X-ray Skeletal Survey in Previously Untreated Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is usually associated with the presence of lytic bone lesions. We reviewed the clinical and laboratory features of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma bone disease and evaluated the prognost...
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Secondary antifungal prophylaxis in hematological malignancies in a tertiary medical center
To investigate the efficacy of secondary antifungal prophylaxis (SAP) in patients with hematological diseases, all medical records within two consecutive years were retrospectively reviewed. In all, 57 patient...
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Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Patients’ Perceptions and Attitudes
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has generated a surge of enthusiasm among researchers by virtue of its challenge to the dogma and potential benefits. However, no data is available in th...
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Increased Frequency of Circulating Th17 Cells in Acute-on-Chronic Hepatitis B Liver Failure
T helper (Th) 17 cells participate in the pathogenesis of liver diseases but their exact role in acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure (ACHBLF) still remains obscure.
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Safety and treatment patterns of angiogenesis inhibitors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: evidence from US community oncology clinics
Safety and treatment patterns of sunitinib and sorafenib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) had been previously reported using retrospective chart review of patients treated in US tertiary centers. Beca...
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Multicenter phase II study of capecitabine combined with nedaplatin for recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after failure of cisplatin-based chemotherapy
There is no standard second-line regimen for recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after failure of cisplatin-based chemotherapy. A multicenter phase II study was conducted to evaluate the...
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Pemetrexed-Carboplatin Adjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Gefitinib in Resected Stage IIIA-N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harbouring EGFR Mutations: A Randomized, Phase II Study
Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) show great efficacy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations. The efficacy and safety of gefitini...
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Serum CA125 level predicts prognosis in patients with multiple brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer before and after treatment of whole-brain radiotherapy
This study was to evaluate the effect of serum CA125 level on the prognosis of patients with multiple brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer before and after treatment of whole-brain radiotherapy. Si...
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Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation following myeloablative conditioning regimens in hematologic diseases with G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood stem cells grafts without T cell depletion: a single center report of 38 cases
Many Chinese patients with hematologic diseases, who need allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), lack a human leukocyte antigen-matched donor. To save these patients and to avoid collectin...
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EGCG inhibits properties of glioma stem-like cells and synergizes with temozolomide through downregulation of P-glycoprotein inhibition
Rational: Combination therapy to inhibit cancer stem cells may have important clinical implications. Here, we examine the molecular mechanisms by which epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a bioactive polyphenol i...
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A nomogram based on mammary ductoscopic indicators for evaluating the risk of breast cancer in intraductal neoplasms with nipple discharge
Mammary ductoscopy (MD) is commonly used to detect intraductal lesions associated with nipple discharge. This study investigated the relationships between ductoscopic image-based indicators and breast cancer r...
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Erratum to: A nomogram based on mammary ductoscopic indicators for evaluating the risk of breast cancer in intraductal neoplasms with nipple discharge
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Comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of white light endoscopy and magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging for early gastric cancer: a meta-analysis
Magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging (ME-NBI) is widely used in gastroscopy, especially in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to compare the diagnostic effica...
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Transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) is a potential signature gene for mesenchymal subtype high-grade glioma
Previous study revealed that higher expression of transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) is correlated to poorer cancer-specific survival and higher proportion of tumor necrosis and Fuhrman grades III...
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Longitudinal monitoring of liver fibrosis status by transient elastography in chronic hepatitis B patients during long-term entecavir treatment
The correlation between improvement in longitudinal liver stiffness and fibrosis regression has not been properly evaluated during long-term antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. In this stu...
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A higher percentage of cells with 13q deletion predicts worse outcome in Chinese patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia carrying isolated 13q deletion
Previous studies showed that, in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with isolated 13q deletion (13q-), those carrying higher percentage of leukemic cells with 13q- had more aggressive diseases. Howeve...
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SOFA Score Can Effectively Predict the Incidence of Sepsis and 30-Day Mortality in Liver Transplant Patients: A Retrospective Study
This study aims to evaluate the early predictive value for postoperative sepsis and 30-day mortality in liver transplant patients using sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA).
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Open AccessDiagnostic value of multislice spiral computed tomography (CT) combined with CT angiography for intra-abdominal undescended testis secondary seminomas
To discuss the diagnostic value of multislice spiral tomography (CT) combined with CT angiography (CTA) technology in intra-abdominal undescended testis secondary seminoma cases.
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S100A14 suppresses metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibition of NF-kB signaling through degradation of IRAK1
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a unique head and neck cancer with highly aggressive and metastatic potential in which distant metastasis is the main reason for treatment failure. Till present, the underlyin...
