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Clinical characteristics and factors associated with survival rate of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer attending at a Tertiary Hospital in Somalia
BackgroundA few studies regarding the epidemiology and risk factors of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) are reported from Sub-Saharan...
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Carbon-ion radiotherapy alone vs. standard dose photon radiation with carbon-ion radiotherapy boost for high-grade gliomas: a retrospective study
BackgroundThis study aimed to compare the survival outcome and side effects in patients with primary high-grade glioma (HGG) who received carbon ion...
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Association of low adherence to weekly cisplatin with outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundThe National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline recommends consideration of weekly cisplatin as an alternative option for...
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Investigating distinct clinical features and constructing a nomogram model for survival probability in adults with cerebellar high-grade gliomas
BackgroundThe clinical features of cerebellar high-grade gliomas (cHGGs) in adults have not been thoroughly explored. This large-scale,...
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eHSP90α in front-line therapy in EGFR exon 19 deletion and 21 Leu858Arg mutations in advanced lung adenocarcinoma
PurposeExtracellular heat shock protein 90 AA1(eHSP90α) is intricately linked to tumor progression and prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the...
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Nomogram for predicting the probability of rectal anastomotic re-leakage after stoma closure: a retrospective study
BackgroundIn this study, we aimed to identify the risk factors in patients with rectal anastomotic re-leakage and develop a prediction model to...
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Pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for primary prophylaxis of neutropenia in patients with cervical cancer receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy: a prospective study
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (PEG-rhG-CSF)...
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Survival of advanced/recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in Taiwan: a nationwide registry study
BackgroundMost gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) harbor c-KIT or PDGFRA mutations. Administration of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has...
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Impact of baseline body composition on prognostic outcomes in urological malignancies treated with immunotherapy: a pooled analysis of 10 retrospective studies
ObjectiveNumerous epidemiological investigations have explored the impact of body composition on the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors...
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A new approach to prevent radiation-induced xerostomia using intraglandular injection of mitochondria-boosting agents
Radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer fairly leads to xerostomia, profoundly affecting their quality of life. With limited effective...
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Understanding the experience, treatment preferences and goals of people living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in Australia
BackgroundListening to patient voices is critical, in terms of how people experience their condition as well as their treatment preferences. This...
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Circ_0000069 promotes the development of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating CCL25
BackgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, influenced by aberrant circRNA expression....
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The black box of the relationship between breast cancer patients and accompanying patients: the accompanied patients’ point of view
BackgroundThe PAROLE-Onco program was introduced in the province of Quebec, Canada in 2019. It integrates accompanying patients (APs), i.e., people...
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Associations between modifiable risk factors and hepatocellular carcinoma: a trans-ancestry Mendelian randomization study
BackgroundPotentially modifiable risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been investigated in observational epidemiology studies in East...
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Systemic therapy and radiotherapy related complications and subsequent hospitalisation rates: a systematic review
BackgroundHospitalisation resulting from complications of systemic therapy and radiotherapy places a substantial burden on the patient, society, and...
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Influence of cryoablation versus operation on circulating lymphocyte subsets in patients with early-stage renal cell carcinoma
Immune response is known to play an important role in local tumor control especially in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which is considered highly...
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miRNAs: possible regulators of toll like receptors and inflammatory tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked as the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third cause of cancer related deaths. CRC is greatly...
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Mortality rate and predictors of colorectal cancer patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionThe incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been increasing in Sub-Saharan countries, including Ethiopia. However, the real mortality...
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PET-CT-guided, symptom-based, patient-initiated surveillance versus clinical follow-up in head neck cancer patients (PETNECK2): study protocol for a multicentre feasibility study and non-inferiority, randomised, phase III trial
BackgroundApproximately 40% of treated head and neck cancer (HNC) patients develop recurrence. The risk of recurrence declines with time from...
