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Bevacizumab biosimilar candidate TAB008 compared to Avastin® in patients with locally advanced, metastatic EGFR wild-type non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study
Bevacizumab (Avastin®) is a monoclonal antibody targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Used alone or in combination with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy, Avastin® has shown promising efficacy ...
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The Benefits of Physical Activity and Positive Mental Health for Reducing the Burden of COVID-19: Validation from a Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Investigation in China and Germany
Many people experience high burden by the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its consequences for health and everyday life. The present cross-national study investigated potential factors that ...
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Study on effects of miR-141-3p in proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis of colon cancer cells by inhibiting Bcl2
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between miR-141-3p and B lymphocyte-2 gene (Bcl2) gene and its biological behavior on colon cancer cell line SW480.
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The analysis of osteosarcopenia as a risk factor for fractures, mortality, and falls
Osteosarcopenia is defined as the concomitant occurrence of sarcopenia and osteoporosis/osteopenia. This study aimed to clarify whether osteosarcopenia implies a greater risk of fractures, mortality, and falls...
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Open AccessClinical analysis of cervical lymph node metastasis risk factors in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a vital prognosis factor in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). The study tried to identify clinicopathological factors for LNM of PTMC.
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Sirolimus-coated, poly(l-lactic acid)-modified polypropylene mesh with minimal intra-peritoneal adhesion formation in a rat model
This study evaluated the manufacturing method and anti-adhesion properties of a new composite mesh in the rat model, which was made from sirolimus (SRL) grafts on a poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA)-modified polypropyle...
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Open AccessHuman mass balance study and metabolite profiling of 14C-niraparib, a novel poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase (PARP)-1 and PARP-2 inhibitor, in patients with advanced cancer
Niraparib is an investigational oral, once daily, selective poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase (PARP)-1 and PARP-2 inhibitor. In the pivotal Phase 3 NOVA/ENGOT/OV16 study, niraparib met its primary endpoint of improv...
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MTA1 modulated by miR-30e contributes to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through an ErbB2-dependent pathway
MTA1 is a metastasis-associated protein, which is essential to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). However, information concerning its up- and downstream regulation is rare. We investigated its upstrea...
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Biological function and mechanism of miR-33a in prostate cancer survival and metastasis: via downregulating Engrailed-2
Recent studies have identified Engrailed-2 (EN-2), a homeobox-containing transcription factor, as a candidate oncogene in prostate cancer (PC). Therapeutic targeting on EN-2, however, is limited because the me...
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Open Access37th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (part 3 of 3)
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PR1 peptide vaccine induces specific immunity with clinical responses in myeloid malignancies
PR1, an HLA-A2-restricted peptide derived from both proteinase 3 and neutrophil elastase, is recognized on myeloid leukemia cells by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) that preferentially kill leukemia and contrib...
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Open AccessThe role and possible mechanism of lncRNA U90926 in modulating 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation
Obesity is a risk factor for metabolic diseases, while preadipocyte differentiation or adipogenesis is closely related to obesity occurrence. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a unique class of transcripts in ...
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Open AccessIntegrated genomic analysis of colorectal cancer progression reveals activation of EGFR through demethylation of the EREG promoter
Key molecular drivers that underlie transformation of colonic epithelium into colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) are well described. However, the mechanisms through which clinically targeted pathways are activate...
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Open AccessA role for FOXO1 in BCR–ABL1-independent tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients who relapse on imatinib due to acquired ABL1 kinase domain mutations are successfully treated with second-generation ABL1-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ABL-TKIs) such as d...
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E-selectin gene polymorphism (A561C) and essential hypertension
The A561C polymorphism of the E-selectin gene (SELE) has been reported to be associated with essential hypertension (EH) in several studies; however, results among these studies were inconsistent. Here, we conduc...
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Whole brain radiation therapy followed by intensity-modulated boosting treatment combined with concomitant temozolomide for brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer
Brain metastases (BMs) represent an important cause of morbidity in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and are associated with a mean survival of <1 year. Thus, new regimens improving the outcome...
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Open AccessAcquired PIK3CA amplification causes resistance to selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors in breast cancer
Agents targeting the PI3K/mTOR signaling axis have shown promise in early-phase clinical trials and are currently being studied in later stages of clinical development in multiple indications. Experience with ...
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Erratum to: Differences between amyloid toxicity in alpha and beta cells in human and mouse islets and the role of caspase-3
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Upregulation of microRNA-224 confers a poor prognosis in glioma patients
MicroRNA-224 (miR-224) has been consistently reported to be dysregulated in various human malignancies and can potentially affect many cancer-related cellular processes, including transcription, cell different...
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HBx-mediated miR-21 upregulation represses tumor-suppressor function of PDCD4 in hepatocellular carcinoma
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) has a key role in the molecular pathogenesis of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the mechanism of HBx-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis remains to be...