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Open AccessCytokine-based models for efficient differentiation between infection and cytokine release syndrome in patients with hematological malignancies
Although the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has been widely demonstrated, its clinical application is hampered by the complexity and fatality of its side effe...
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Comment on “Predicting metastasis at initial diagnosis and radiotherapy effectiveness in patients with metastatic osteosarcoma”
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Rare benign liver tumors that require differentiation from hepatocellular carcinoma: focus on diagnosis and treatment
Recently, an increase in the number of asymptomatic rare benign liver tumors (BLTs) has been reported during health check-ups. It is difficult to determine the nature of partial rare BLTs and not easy to disti...
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Preclinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of dasatinib and ponatinib for the treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
LCK is a novel therapeutic target in ~40% of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), and dasatinib and ponatinib can act as LCK inhibitors with therapeutic effects. We herein report a comprehensive precli...
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Open AccessA retrospective comparison of CD19 single and CD19/CD22 bispecific targeted chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Open AccessInterleukin-6-knockdown of chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells significantly reduces IL-6 release from monocytes
T cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineered to target CD19 can treat leukemia effectively but also increase the risk of complications such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and CAR T cell ...
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Open AccessPre-transplant MRD negativity predicts favorable outcomes of CAR-T therapy followed by haploidentical HSCT for relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a multi-center retrospective study
Consolidative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a controversial option for patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia after chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) ther...
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Lentinan as an immunotherapeutic for treating lung cancer: a review of 12 years clinical studies in China
Lentinan is a polysaccharide extracted from Shiitake mushrooms that have been used to improve general health for thousands of years in Asia. Lentinan injection is a clinically approved drug in several countries i...
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Long-term efficacy of ultrasound-guided low power microwave ablation for the treatment of primary papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a 3-year follow-up study
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided low-power microwave ablation (MWA) for the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) with a 3-year follow-up.
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Open AccessNovel immunotherapies for adult patients with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia
The past decade witnessed the rapid development of adult B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment. Beyond the development of chemotherapy regimens, immunotherapy is starting a new era with unprec...
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Open AccessClinical implications of c-maf expression in plasma cells from patients with multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of hematological malignancy with significant heterogeneity in clinical features and prognosis. Cytogenetic abnormalities are the major factors affecting patient outcomes. Studie...
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Open AccessAdvances of CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells in refractory/relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Refractory/relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia remains to be a significant cause of cancer-associated morbidity and mortality for children and adults. Develo** novel and effective molecular-targeted...
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Open AccessNon-invasive approaches to monitor EGFR-TKI treatment in non-small-cell lung cancer
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR-TKIs) are standard treatments for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring activating epidermal growth factor receptor...
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Open AccessSelective inhibitors of nuclear export (SINE) in hematological malignancies
Regulated nucleo-cytoplasmic transport plays a major role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. CRM1 (chromosome region maintenance 1 or exportin 1 or XPO 1) is responsible for the nucleo-cytoplasmic transport ...
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Open AccessNovel agents and biomarkers for acute lymphoid leukemia
New genetic markers for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been found to have prognostic impact, such as the lymphoid transcription factor gene IKZF1 alterations, which are associated with a high ra...
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Periostin, a stroma-associated protein, correlates with tumor invasiveness and progression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Recently, the tumor microenvironment is increasingly recognized as playing an important role in cancer proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. To screen stroma-associated proteins involved in nasopharyngeal c...
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Open AccessCD19: a biomarker for B cell development, lymphoma diagnosis and therapy
The human CD19 antigen is a 95 kd transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily. CD19 is classified as a type I transmembrane protein, with a single transmembrane domain, a cytoplasmic...
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Open AccessComparison of safety and toxicity of liposomal doxorubicin vs. conventional anthracyclines: a meta-analysis
Liposomal formulations of anthracyclines appear to have favorable toxicity profile when compared with conventional anthracyclines in elderly, high risk cardiac patients and patients with prior use of anthracyc...
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Overexpression of tumor suppressor TSLC1 by a survivin-regulated oncolytic adenovirus significantly inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Oncolytic viruses represent a promising therapeutic agent or vehicle to human cancers due to their ability of selectively ly...
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Open AccessLarge granular lymphocytosis with severe neutropenia following ipilimumab therapy for metastatic melanoma