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    Pancreatic cancer cell-derived exosomes induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human pancreatic cancer cells themselves partially via transforming growth factor β1

    Distant metastasis is a dismal prognostic factor of pancreatic cancer. Metastasis is established in several steps, but the mechanism underlying the very early stages remains unclear. Epithelial-mesenchymal tra...

    Fumiya Nakayama, Makoto Miyoshi, Ai Kimoto, Akari Kawano in Medical Molecular Morphology (2022)

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    Expression status of p53 and organic cation transporter 1 is correlated with poor response to preoperative chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a highly malignant neoplasm. DNA-damaging drugs, such as cisplatin (CDDP) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), are most frequently used in preoperative chemotherapy for ESCC....

    Masahiro Izutsu, Takanori Domoto, Shingo Kamoshida in World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2022)

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    Expression of organic anion-transporting polypeptide 1A2 and organic cation transporter 6 as a predictor of pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple negative breast cancer

    Organic anion-transporting polypeptide 1A2 (OATP1A2) and organic cation transporter 6 (OCT6) are involved in the uptake of taxanes and anthracyclines, respectively. The aim of this study was to evaluate expres...

    Yumi Hashimoto, Shigenobu Tatsumi, Risa Takeda in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2014)

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    Levels and expressions of orotate phosphoribosyltransferase in gastric carcinoma and normal gastric mucosa tissues

    Orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRT; EC 2.4.2.10), a key enzyme that catalyzes one of the primary steps in the phosphorylation of fluoropyrimidine, was recently recognized as an important enzyme that deter...

    Yoichi Sakurai, Shingo Kamoshida, Shinpei Furuta, Risaburo Sunagawa in Gastric Cancer (2007)