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    Prediction of TKI response in EGFR-mutant lung cancer patients-derived organoids using malignant pleural effusion

    Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) are valuable in predicting response to cancer therapy. PDOs are ideal models for precision oncologists. However, their practical application in guiding timely clinical decision...

    Sang-Hyun Lee, Kyuhwan Kim, Eunyoung Lee, Kyungmin Lee in npj Precision Oncology (2024)

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    Survival impact of additional chemotherapy after adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation in patients with early cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy

    To determine whether additional chemotherapy after concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) improves survival outcomes in patients with early cervical cancer who undergo radical hysterectomy (RH).

    Se Ik Kim, Jeong Yun Kim, Chan Woo Wee, Maria Lee, Hee Seung Kim in BMC Cancer (2021)

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    Trastuzumab-based palliative chemotherapy for HER2-positive gastric cancer: a single-center real-world data

    Since the results of the ToGA trial were published, trastuzumab-based chemotherapy has been used as the standard first-line treatment for HER2-positive recurrent or primary metastatic gastric cancer (RPMGC). H...

    Tae-Hwan Kim, Hun Do Cho, Yong Won Choi, Hyun Woo Lee, Seok Yun Kang in BMC Cancer (2021)

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    Dynamic changes of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts breast cancer prognosis

    We aimed to identify whether neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are more useful predictors after initial intention to treat than at the time of diagnosis.

    Ju-Yeon Kim, Eun Jung Jung, Jae-Myung Kim, Han Shin Lee, Seung-** Kwag in BMC Cancer (2020)

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    G-protein coupled receptor 64 (GPR64) acts as a tumor suppressor in endometrial cancer

    Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer. G-protein coupled receptor 64 (GPR64) belongs to a family of adhesion GPCRs and plays an important role in male fertility. However, the function of G...

    Jong Il Ahn, Jung-Yoon Yoo, Tae Hoon Kim, Young Im Kim, Russell R. Broaddus in BMC Cancer (2019)

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    Association of pathway mutation with survival after recurrence in colorectal cancer patients treated with adjuvant fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin chemotherapy

    Although the prognostic biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) survival are well known, there are limited data on the association between the molecular characteristics and survival after recurrence...

    Dae-Won Lee, Sae-Won Han, Yongjun Cha, Jeong Mo Bae, Hwang-Phill Kim in BMC Cancer (2019)

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    The regulation of combined treatment-induced cell death with recombinant TRAIL and bortezomib through TRAIL signaling in TRAIL-resistant cells

    Multiple trials have attempted to demonstrate the effective induction of cell death in TRAIL-resistant cancer cells, including using a combined treatment of recombinant TRAIL and various proteasome inhibitors....

    Sunhyo Ryu, Yun Jeong Ahn, Chakeong Yoon, Jeong Hwan Chang, Yoonkyung Park in BMC Cancer (2018)

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    Prognostic significance of E-cadherin and N-cadherin expression in Gliomas

    Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), principally involving an E-cadherin to N-cadherin shift, linked to tumor invasion or metastasis, and therapeutic resistance in various human cancer. A growing body of r...

    Myung-Giun Noh, Se-Jeong Oh, Eun-Jung Ahn, Yeong-** Kim, Tae-Young Jung in BMC Cancer (2017)

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    Belotecan/cisplatin versus etoposide/cisplatin in previously untreated patients with extensive-stage small cell lung carcinoma: a multi-center randomized phase III trial

    No novel chemotherapeutic combinations have demonstrated superior efficacy to etoposide/cisplatin (EP), a standard treatment regimen for extensive-stage small cell lung carcinoma (ES-SCLC) over the past decade...

    In-Jae Oh, Kyu-Sik Kim, Cheol-Kyu Park, Young-Chul Kim, Kwan-Ho Lee in BMC Cancer (2016)

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    The role of the addition of ovarian suppression to tamoxifen in young women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer who remain premenopausal or regain menstruation after chemotherapy (ASTRRA): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial and progress

    Ovarian function suppression (OFS) has been shown to be effective as adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. However, it is currently unclear if addition...

    Hyun-Ah Kim, Sei Hyun Ahn, Seok ** Nam, Seho Park, Jungsil Ro, Seock-Ah Im in BMC Cancer (2016)

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    Prognostic influence of body mass index and body weight gain during adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy in Korean colorectal cancer patients

    Asian population has different body mass index (BMI) profile compared to Caucasian population. However, the effect of obesity and body weight gain in Asian colorectal cancer patients treated with adjuvant chem...

    Dae-Won Lee, Sae-Won Han, Yongjun Cha, Kyung-Hun Lee, Tae-Yong Kim in BMC Cancer (2015)

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    Identifying a low-risk group for parametrial involvement in microscopic Stage IB1 cervical cancer using criteria from ongoing studies and a new MRI criterion

    There are currently three ongoing studies on less radical surgery in cervical cancer: ConCerv, GOG-278, and SHAPE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the criteria used in ongoing studies ...

    Jung-Yun Lee, **a Youm, Jae-Weon Kim, Jeong Yeon Cho, Min A Kim, Tae Hun Kim in BMC Cancer (2015)

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    Different protein expression associated with chemotherapy response in oropharyngeal cancer according to HPV status

    Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) associated with human papilloma virus (HPV OPC) shows better treatment outcomes than non-HPV OPC. We investigated the expression of p53, β-tubulin, bcl-2 and ERCC 1, which are well-k...

    Min-Jee Kim, Myung-Seo Ki, Karham Kim, Hyun-Jeong Shim, Jun-Eul Hwang in BMC Cancer (2014)

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    The influence of the treatment response on the impact of resection margin status after preoperative chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer

    Circumferential resection margin (CRM) and distal resection margin (DRM) have different impact on clinical outcomes after preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery. Effect and adequate length of...

    Joo Ho Lee, Eui Kyu Chie, Kyubo Kim, Seung-Yong Jeong, Kyu Joo Park in BMC Cancer (2013)

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    Epigenetic inactivation of the NORE1gene correlates with malignant progression of colorectal tumors

    NORE1 (RASSF5) is a newly described member of the RASSF family with Ras effector function. NORE1 expression is frequently inactivated by aberrant promoter hypermethylation in many human cancers, suggesting that N...

    Chang Kyun Lee, **-Hee Lee, Min-Goo Lee, Seong-In Jeong, Tae-Kyu Ha in BMC Cancer (2010)

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    Prognostic significance of VEGF expression in patients with bulky cervical carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy

    The prediction of response to treatment would be valuable for managing cervical carcinoma with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

    Chel Hun Choi, Sang Yong Song, Jung-Joo Choi, Young Ae Park, Heeseok Kang in BMC Cancer (2008)