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Open AccessPrognostic significance of platelet‑to‑albumin ratio in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy: a retrospective study of 858 cases
Despite evidence supporting the high correlation of the novel platelet-to-albumin ratio (PAR) with survival in diverse malignancies, its prognostic relevance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains underexpl...
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Open AccessIdentification and diagnostic potential of hsa_circ_101303 in colorectal cancer: unraveling a regulatory network
The role of novel circular RNAs (circRNAs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains to be determined. This study aimed to identify a novel circRNA involved in CRC pathogenesis, assess its diagnostic value, and const...
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Open AccessNeuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium: a retrospective analysis of data from a single center
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) originating from the endometrium is rare, and there is limited knowledge regarding its diagnosis and optimal management. In this study, we present our experience with 11 patients...
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Open AccessIntegrating trans-omics, cellular experiments and clinical validation to identify ILF2 as a diagnostic serum biomarker and therapeutic target in gastric cancer
Gastric cancer (GC) lacks serum biomarkers with clinical diagnostic value. Multi-omics analysis is an important approach to discovering cancer biomarkers. This study aimed to identify and validate serum biomar...
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Open AccessPathogenic variants in human DNA damage repair genes mostly arose in recent human history
Genome stability is maintained by the DNA damage repair (DDR) system composed of multiple DNA repair pathways of hundreds of genes. Germline pathogenic variation (PV) in DDR genes damages function of the affec...
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Open AccessTransgelin-2, a novel cancer stem cell-related biomarker, is a diagnostic and therapeutic target for biliary tract cancer
Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a relatively rare but aggressive gastrointestinal cancer with a high mortality rate. Cancer stem cell (CSC) populations play crucial roles in tumor biology and are responsible for...
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Open AccessHumoral immune response to tumor-associated antigen Ubiquilin 1 (UBQLN1) and its tumor-promoting potential in lung cancer
This study aims to investigate the expression of UBQLN1 in lung cancer (LC) tissue and the diagnostic capability of autoantibody to UBQLN1 (anti-UBQLN1) in the detection of LC and the discrimination of pulmona...
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Open AccessTreatment for locally resectable stage IIIC1r cervical cancer: surgery or chemoradiotherapy?
The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic value and treatment-related complications of radical hysterectomy with those of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for locally resectable (T1a2–T2a1) stage...
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Open AccessNUSAP1 promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression by drives the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and reduces AMPK phosphorylation
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a poor prognosis, and its molecular mechanisms are unclear. Nucleolar and spindle-associated protein 1 (NUSAP1), an indispensable mitotic regulator, has been reporte...
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Open AccessHypofractionated radiotherapy for refractory or relapsed aggressive B-cell lymphoma in the rituximab era
Radiotherapy (RT) is an effective and available local treatment for patients with refractory or relapsed (R/R) aggressive B-cell lymphomas. However, the value of hypofractionated RT in this setting has not bee...
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Open AccessSurvival outcome of different treatment sequences in patients with locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer
Despite some therapeutic advances, improvement in survival rates of unresectable and/or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been minimal over recent decade. We aimed to evaluate the impact o...
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Open Access“Moderate” adjuvant chemotherapy-induced leukopenia is beneficial for survival of patients with early breast cancer: a retrospective study
The association between chemotherapy-induced leukopenia (CIL) and survival for patients with early breast cancer (EBC) is not known. We investigated the relationship between different grades of CIL and surviva...
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Open AccessPrognostic implications of alpha-fetoprotein and C-reactive protein elevation in hepatocellular carcinoma following resection (PACE): a large cohort study of 2770 patients
Routine clinical staging for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incorporates liver function, general health, and tumor morphology. Further refinement of prognostic assessments and treatment decisions may benefit f...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of platelet distribution width to lymphocyte ratio in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma following hepatectomy
Platelet distribution width (PDW), but not platelet count, was found to more comprehensively reflect platelet activity. The present study, thus, aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of PDW to lymphocyte rati...
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Open AccessPredicting the outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma downstaging with the use of clinical and radiomics features
Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) makes it possible for patients beyond the criteria to have the chance of liver transplantation (LT) and improved outcomes. Thus, a procedure to predict the prognos...
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Open AccessSETD2 variation correlates with tumor mutational burden and MSI along with improved response to immunotherapy
SETD2 protects against genomic instability via maintenance of homologous recombination repair (HRR) and mismatch repair (MMR) in neoplastic cells. However, it remains unclear whether SETD2 dysfunction is a comple...
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Open AccessMolecular and clinical characterization of PTRF in glioma via 1,022 samples
Polymerase I and transcript release factor (PTRF) plays a role in the regulation of gene expression and the release of RNA transcripts during transcription, which have been associated with various human diseases....
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Open AccessCancer incidence and mortality in Brunei Darussalam, 2011 to 2020
This study presents the trends of age-standardised incidence and mortality rates of common cancers in Brunei Darussalam from 2011 to 2020. All cancer cases diagnosed among Brunei Darussalam citizens and perman...
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Open AccessThe effects of the prognostic biomarker SAAL1 on cancer growth and its association with the immune microenvironment in lung adenocarcinoma
Inhibition of Serum Amyloid A-like 1 (SAAL1) expression could inhibit cancer progression and improve the prognosis of cancer patients. At present, the correlation between SAAL1 and lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) re...
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Open AccessRelationship between tumor microbiota transcriptional activity and gene expression in breast cancer
A few studies have reported the distribution of the microbiota in breast cancer tissues, but few reports have compared the microbiota in different subtypes of breast cancer tissue. Moreover, no study has repor...