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Medical Oncology

Issue 1/2014

Content (49 Articles)

Original Paper

Hibernomas: a single-institution experience and review of literature

Corey Beals, Alan Rogers, Paul Wakely, Joel L. Mayerson, Thomas J. Scharschmidt

Original Paper

Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in resected lung adenocarcinomas

Wei-shuai Liu, Lu-jun Zhao, Qing-song Pang, Zhi-yong Yuan, Bo Li, Ping Wang

Original Paper

Polymorphisms of glutathione-S-transferases M1, T1, P1 and susceptibility to colorectal cancer in a sample of the Tunisian population

Asma Kassab, Awatef Msolly, Ramzi Lakhdar, Olfa Gharbi, Abdelhédi Miled

Original Paper

Increased expression of stomatin-like protein 2 (STOML2) predicts decreased survival in gastric adenocarcinoma: a retrospective study

Xiao-Hong Li, Fan He, Shu-Mei Yan, Yong Li, Yun Cao, Chun-Yu Huang, Zhi-Wei Zhou

Original Paper

Increased serum levels of MIP-1alpha correlate with bone disease and angiogenic cytokines in patients with multiple myeloma

George Tsirakis, Parascevi Roussou, Constantina A. Pappa, Anna Kolovou, Chrysoula Vasilokonstantaki, Ioannis Miminas, Stavroula Kyriakaki, Athanasios Alegakis, Michael G. Alexandrakis

Original Paper

Combined aberrant expression of microRNA-214 and UBC9 is an independent unfavorable prognostic factor for patients with gliomas

Shuai Wang, Baohua Jiao, Shaomei Geng, Shucheng Ma, Zhaohui Liang, Shengkui Lu

Original Paper

Reduced expression of Slit2 in renal cell carcinoma

Wei-Jie Ma, Yu Zhou, Dan Lu, Dong Dong, Xiao-Jun Tian, Jie-xi Wen, Jun Zhang

Open Access Original Paper

Incidence and risk factors for central venous catheter-related thrombosis in hematological patients

Monika Joks, Anna Czyż, Dariusz Popławski, Mieczysław Komarnicki

Original Paper

The expression of miR-25 is increased in colorectal cancer and is associated with patient prognosis

Xiaojun Li, Chunyan Yang, Xiaoqiang Wang, Jian Zhang, Ruipeng Zhang, Ruiting Liu

Original Paper

Functional polymorphism of CYP2B6 G15631T is associated with hematologic and cytogenetic response in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with imatinib

Yaya Kassogue, Meryem Quachouh, Hind Dehbi, Asma Quessar, Said Benchekroun, Sellama Nadifi

Original Paper

MicroRNA-205 suppresses proliferation and promotes apoptosis in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Linli Tian, Jiarui Zhang, Jingchun Ge, Hui Xiao, Jianguang Lu, Songbin Fu, Ming Liu, Yanan Sun

Original Paper

Diagnostic and prognostic significance of peroxiredoxin 1 expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Qi-Kai Sun, Jian-Yu Zhu, Wei Wang, Yang Lv, Hang-Cheng Zhou, Ji-Hai Yu, Ge-Liang Xu, Jin-Liang Ma, Wen Zhong, Wei-Dong Jia

Original Paper

Elevated expression patterns and tight correlation of the PLCE1 and NF-κB signaling in Kazakh patients with esophageal carcinoma

Xiao-bin Cui, Xue-lian Pang, Su Li, Jing Jin, Jian-ming Hu, Lan Yang, Chun-xia Liu, Li Li, Shu Jun Wen, Wei-hua Liang, Yun-zhao Chen, Feng Li

Original Paper

A prospective observational study to evaluate G-CSF usage in patients with solid tumors receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy in Italian clinical oncology practice

S. Barni, V. Lorusso, M. Giordano, G. Sogno, T. Gamucci, A. Santoro, R. Passalacqua, V. Iaffaioli, N. Zilembo, M. Mencoboni, M. Roselli, G. Pappagallo, P. Pronzato

Original Paper

NSE can predict the sensitivity to definitive chemoradiotherapy of small cell carcinoma of esophagus

Hongjiang Yan, Renben Wang, Shumei Jiang, Kunli Zhu, Rui Feng, Xiaoqing Xu, Xiangjiao Meng

Original Paper

MACC1 overexpression predicts a poor prognosis for non-small cell lung cancer

Zhiqiang Wang, Zhi Li, Chen Wu, Yonggong Wang, Yang Xia, Liang Chen, Quan Zhu, Yijiang Chen

Original Paper

The Glasgow Prognostic Score accurately predicts survival in patients with biliary tract cancer not indicated for surgical resection

Akira Iwaku, Akiyoshi Kinoshita, Hiroshi Onoda, Nao Fushiya, Hirokazu Nishino, Masato Matsushima, Hisao Tajiri

Original Paper

Predicting distant metastasis and chemoresistance using plasma miRNAs

Jianmei Chen, Weining Wang, Yangde Zhang, Yuxiang Chen, Tiehui Hu

Original Paper

Effect of a diet and physical activity intervention on body weight and nutritional patterns in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors

N. Travier, A. Fonseca-Nunes, C. Javierre, E. Guillamo, L. Arribas, I. Peiró, G. Buckland, F. Moreno, A. Urruticoechea, G. R. Oviedo, A. Roca, L. Hurtós, V. Ortega, M. Muñoz, L. Garrigós, B. Cirauqui, S. del Barco, A. Arcusa, M. A. Seguí, J. M. Borràs, C. A. Gonzalez, A. Agudo

Original Paper

miR-139 targets CXCR4 and inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of laryngeal squamous carcinoma cells

Hua-Nan Luo, Zheng-Hui Wang, Ying Sheng, Qing Zhang, Jing Yan, Jin Hou, Kang Zhu, Ying Cheng, Ying-Long Xu, Xiang-Hong Zhang, Min Xu, Xiao-Yong Ren

Original Paper

HE4 combined with CA125: favorable screening tool for ovarian cancer

Nasrin Ghasemi, Samira Ghobadzadeh, Mahnaz Zahraei, Hemn Mohammadpour, Salahadin Bahrami, Mohammad Bakhshi ganje, Shokoh Rajabi

Original Paper

Prognostic value of FDG uptake in primary inoperable non-small cell lung cancer

An-Na Tong, Shao-Rong Han, Peng Yan, Hai Gong, Hui Zhao, Hui Yao, Yan-Ming Wang

Original Paper

Cytokeratin 5/6, c-Met expressions, and PTEN loss prognostic indicators in triple-negative breast cancer

Mevlude Inanc, Metin Ozkan, Halit Karaca, Veli Berk, Oktay Bozkurt, Ayse Ocak Duran, Ersin Ozaslan, Hulya Akgun, Fatos Tekelioglu, Ferhan Elmali

Original Paper

Single measurement of hemoglobin predicts outcome of HCC patients

Fabian Finkelmeier, Dominik Bettinger, Verena Köberle, Michael Schultheiß, Stefan Zeuzem, Bernd Kronenberger, Albrecht Piiper, Oliver Waidmann

Original Paper

Clinicopathologic features of breast cancer patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in southwest of China

Rui-jue Wang, Lin-jie Lu, Liang-bin Jin, Hong-yuan Li, Guo-sheng Ren, Kai-nan Wu, Sheng-chun Liu, Ling-quan Kong

Original Paper

The relationship between thyroid volume and malignant thyroid disease

Ayse Ocak Duran, Cuneyd Anil, Alptekin Gursoy, Aslı Nar, Ozden Altundag, Mevlude Inanc, Oktay Bozkurt, Neslihan Bascil Tutuncu

Original Paper

Low-dose versus standard-dose gemcitabine infusion and cisplatin for patients with advanced bladder cancer: a randomized phase II trial—an update

Rasha Haggag, Kamel Farag, Fouad Abu-Taleb, Sameh Shamaa, Abdel-Rahman Zekri, Tarek ELBolkainy, Hussein Khaled

Open Access Original Paper

Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in MTHFR and ABCG2 with the different efficacy of first-line chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer

Jing Zhao, Wenhua Li, Dan Zhu, Qihe Yu, Zhe Zhang, Menghong Sun, Sanjun Cai, Wen Zhang

Original Paper

Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms in chronic myeloid leukemia: an Egyptian study

Mervat Mamdooh Khorshied, Iman Abdel Mohsen Shaheen, Reham E. Abu Khalil, Rania Elsayed Sheir

Open Access Original Paper

Characteristics and clinical outcome of patients with hypereosinophilia of undetermined significance

Grzegorz Helbig, Marek Hus, Tomasz Francuz, Joanna Dziaczkowska-Suszek, Anna Soja, Sławomira Kyrcz-Krzemień

Original Paper

DNA promoter and histone H3 methylation downregulate NGX6 in gastric cancer cells

Jian Liu, Xinjiang Zhu, Xiaoyang Xu, Dongqiu Dai

Original Paper

Long-lasting complete response of metastatic melanoma to ipilimumab with analysis of the resident immune cells

Birgit Tsaknakis, Inga-Marie Schaefer, Harald Schwörer, Carsten-Oliver Sahlmann, Kai-Martin Thoms, Martina Blaschke, Giuliano Ramadori, Silke Cameron

Original Paper

Prognostic value of mutational characteristics in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a single-center experience in 275 cases

Ming Wang, Jia Xu, Wenyi Zhao, Lin Tu, Weiqing Qiu, Chaojie Wang, Yangyin Shen, Qiang Liu, Hui Cao

Original Paper

Mutation abundance affects the efficacy of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor readministration in non-small-cell lung cancer with acquired resistance

Ze-Rui Zhao, Jin-Feng Wang, Yong-Bin Lin, Fang Wang, Sha Fu, Shu-Lin Zhang, Xiao-Dong Su, Long Jiang, Yi-Gong Zhang, Jian-Yong Shao, Hao Long

Original Paper

Decreased expression of myosin light chain MYL9 in stroma predicts malignant progression and poor biochemical recurrence-free survival in prostate cancer

Ya-qiang Huang, Zhao-dong Han, Yu-xiang Liang, Zhuo-yuan Lin, Xiao-hui Ling, Xin Fu, Chao Cai, Xue-cheng Bi, Qi-shan Dai, Jia-hong Chen, Hui-chan He, Yan-ru Chen, Fu-neng Jiang, Wei-de Zhong

Open Access Original Paper

Hodgkin lymphoma transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: cases report and discussion

Maciej Kaźmierczak, Renata Kroll-Balcerzak, Andrzej Balcerzak, Elżbieta Czechowska, Lidia Gil, Krzysztof Sawiński, Andrzej Szczepaniak, Mieczysław Komarnicki

Original Paper

Over-expression of survivin and VEGF in small-cell lung cancer may predict the poorer prognosis

Ping Chen, Jiang Zhu, Ding-yi Liu, Hui-yan Li, Nie Xu, Mei Hou

Review Article

Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor: not just another haematopoietic growth factor

Alejandro Francisco-Cruz, Miguel Aguilar-Santelises, Octavio Ramos-Espinosa, Dulce Mata-Espinosa, Brenda Marquina-Castillo, Jorge Barrios-Payan, Rogelio Hernandez-Pando

Review Article

Discordance and clinical significance of ER, PR, and HER2 status between primary breast cancer and synchronous axillary lymph node metastasis

Zi-xiang Yao, Lin-jie Lu, Rui-jue Wang, Liang-bin Jin, Sheng-chun Liu, Hong-yuan Li, Guo-sheng Ren, Kai-nan Wu, De-lin Wang, Ling-quan Kong

Short Communication

Intact expression status of RASSF1A in acute myeloid leukemia

Davood Zare-Abdollahi, Shamsi Safari, Abolfazl Movafagh, Mojtaba Ghadiani, Sahand Riazi-Isfahani, Mir Davood Omrani

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.