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The decrease in peripheral blood lymphocytes induced by radiation lessens the antitumour effect of the immune response, which might cause immunosuppression. We aimed to investigate the correlation between the ...
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Open AccessThe prognostic role of EZH2 expression in rectal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) combined with surgery has been implemented as a standard treatment strategy in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). However, there is a wide spectrum of response to nCRT....
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Mutations of KRAS and PIK3CA as independent predictors of distant metastases in colorectal cancer
The objective was to evaluate DNA mutations of KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA and their clinicopathological correlations with colorectal cancer (CRC) and to identify their contribution to distant metastases in CRC. A tot...
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Open AccessA comparison of liver protection among 3-D conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy and RapidArc for hepatocellular carcinoma
The analysis was designed to compare dosimetric parameters among 3-D conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and RapidArc (RA) to identify which can achieve the lowest risk of r...
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NSE can predict the sensitivity to definitive chemoradiotherapy of small cell carcinoma of esophagus
Patients with esophageal small cell carcinoma undergoing definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) seem to have disparity in tumor response. The identification of CRT sensitivity-related tumor markers would be helpfu...
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Prognostic value of Smac expression in rectal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy
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The predictive value of vascular endothelial growth factor and Ki-67 expression on neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer
To investigate the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (Ki-67) in patients with rectal adenocarcinoma and their associations with neoadjuvant therapy.
