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Open AccessFirst-line treatment of driver gene-negative metastatic lung adenocarcinoma with malignant pleural effusion: Should chemotherapy be combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor or bevacizumab?
Patients with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma (MLA) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) without driver gene mutations have a poor prognosis. None of the standard treatment strategies is recommended for such pa...
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Open AccessBaseline C-reactive protein predicts efficacy of the first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy in advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective, multicenter study
To investigate the predictive value of baseline C-reactive protein (CRP) levels on the efficacy of chemotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients with advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma (L...
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Establishment of a highly efficient in vitro plant regeneration system for Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull cv. ‘Pink’ and its background resistance to kanamycin
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull) is a perennial succulent evergreen herb in the Balsaminaceae. This study primarily investigated the effects of different types of explants, seedling ages, and diff...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: SARI inhibits angiogenesis and tumour growth of human colon cancer through directly targeting ceruloplasmin
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy to the primary lung lesion improves the survival of the selected patients with non-oligometastatic NSCLC harboring EGFR activating mutation with first-line EGFR-TKIs: a real-world study
This study aimed to explore the clinical value of SBRT for primary lung lesions of EGFR-mutant NSCLC patients with non-oligometastatic disease during first-line EGFR-TKI treatment.
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KMT2C deficiency promotes small cell lung cancer metastasis through DNMT3A-mediated epigenetic reprogramming
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is notorious for its early and frequent metastases, which contribute to it as a recalcitrant malignancy. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying SCLC metastasis, we gene...
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Efficient plant regeneration system for New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull) CV. ‘Violet’ and ‘Scarlet Bronze Leaf’
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull) is an eye-pop** landsca** plant of bright and colorful blooms. A highly efficient in vitro plant regeneration system via direct shoot organogenesis was establi...
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Open AccessA phase I study of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor anlotinib combined with platinum/pemetrexed-based chemotherapy in untreated nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer
Background. Anlotinib hydrochloride is an oral small molecule inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases, and it has been approved as a third-line therapy for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
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Open AccessComparative chloroplast genome analysis of Impatiens species (Balsaminaceae) in the karst area of China: insights into genome evolution and phylogenomic implications
Impatiens L. is a genus of complex taxonomy that belongs to the family Balsaminaceae (Ericales) and contains approximately 1000 species. The genus is well known for its economic, medicinal, ornamental, and hortic...
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Open AccessPD-L1 expression is a promising predictor of survival in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma undergoing pemetrexed maintenance therapy
This study aimed to identify potential predictive factors for the survival of advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients undergoing pemetrexed maintenance therapy. 122 advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients who rece...
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Publisher Correction: Safety and feasibility of CRISPR-edited T cells in patients with refractory non-small-cell lung cancer
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Safety and feasibility of CRISPR-edited T cells in patients with refractory non-small-cell lung cancer
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)–Cas9 editing of immune checkpoint genes could improve the efficacy of T cell therapy, but the first necessary undertaking is to understand the...
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A phase I dose-reduction study of apatinib combined with pemetrexed and carboplatin in untreated EGFR and ALK negative stage IV non-squamous NSCLC
Objective Apatinib is an oral small molecule anti-angiogenic drug. This phase I study aimed to establish the feasible dose of apatinib in combination with pemetrexed plus carboplatin as first-line therapy for epi...
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Open AccessMarine microalgae bioengineered Schizochytrium sp. meal hydrolysates inhibits acute inflammation
Bioengineered marine microalgae Schizochytrium sp. is currently used to produce docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). However, following DHA extraction, the remaining protein-rich materials are not well utilized. In this s...
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Monitoring the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with small-cell lung cancer during chemotherapy: equations based on serum creatinine or cystatin C?
This study compared the differences between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated by several equations based on serum creatinine (Scr) and cystatin C (CysC) concentrations for monitoring r...
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Open AccessRapid generation of functional hepatocyte-like cells from human adipose-derived stem cells
Liver disease is a major cause of death worldwide. Orthotropic liver transplantation (OLT) represents the only effective treatment for patients with liver failure, but the increasing demand for organs is unfor...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: SARI inhibits angiogenesis and tumour growth of human colon cancer through directly targeting ceruloplasmin
SARI, also called as BATF2, belongs to the BATF family and has been implicated in cancer cell growth inhibition. However, the role and mechanism of SARI in tumour angiogenesis are elusive. Here we demonstrate ...
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Open AccessRapid and high-efficiency generation of mature functional hepatocyte-like cells from adipose-derived stem cells by a three-step protocol
The generation of functional hepatocytes is a major challenge for regenerative medicine and drug discovery. Here we show a method that facilitates generation of induced functional hepatocytes (iHeps) from adip...
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Primary tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma: adjuvant treatment outcome
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the second most common tracheal tumor, but its optimal treatment strategy is still controversial.
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Open AccessConcurrent paclitaxel-based chemo-radiotherapy for post-surgical microscopic residual tumor at the bronchial margin (R1 resection) in non-small-cell lung cancer
The microscopic residual tumor at the bronchial margin after radical surgery (R1 resection) affects prognosis negatively in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. For patients with good performance statu...