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Potential for molecular-targeted therapy targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 for invasive bladder cancer

Yoshiaki Yamada, Katsuya Naruse, Kogenta Nakamura, Shigeyuki Aoki, Tomohiro Taki, Motoi Tobiume, Kenji Zennami, Remi Katsuda, Yasusuke Inoue, Hiroshi Noguchi, Nobuaki Honda

Pages: 3-7 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Epithelioid gastric stromal tumours of the antrum in young females with the Carney triad: A report of three new cases with mutational analysis and comparative genomic hybridization

Abbas Agaimy, Antje-Friederike Pelz, Christopher L. Corless, Peter H. Wünsch, Michael C. Heinrich, Ferdinand Hofstaedter, Wolfgang Dietmaier, Charles D. Blanke, Peter Wieacker, Albert Roessner, Arndt Hartmann, Regine Schneider-Stock

Pages: 9-15 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Detection of activated K-ras in non-small cell lung cancer by membrane array: A comparison with direct sequencing

Inn-Wen Chong, Mei-Yin Chang, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Cheng-Yuan Wang, Jhi-Jhu Hwang, Ming-Shyan Huang, Shiu-Ru Lin

Pages: 17-24 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Analysis of the expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor I in ovarian epithelial cancers and normal ovaries

Robério De Sousa Damião, Celina Tizuko Fujiyama Oshima, João Norberto Stávale, Wagner José Gonçalves

Pages: 25-32 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Sensitivity to CPT-11 and platinum derivatives of stage I/II node-negative breast, lung, and gastric cancer with occult neoplastic cells in lymph node sinuses

Masaya Mukai, Shinkichi Sato, Hiromi Ninomiya, Kanako Wakui, Nobukazu Komatsu, Naruaki Matsui, Masato Nakamura, Hisao Nakasaki, Hiroyasu Makuuchi

Pages: 33-39 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Expression of Epstein-Barr virus in renal cell carcinoma

Misuzu Shimakage, Kunimitsu Kawahara, Shizuko Harada, Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Toshiaki Shinka, Toshitsugu Oka

Pages: 41-46 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Anti-tumor effects of bevacizumab in combination with paclitaxel on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Kyoko Fujita, Daisuke Sano, Machiko Kimura, Yukiko Yamashita, Mariko Kawakami, Yukari Ishiguro, Goshi Nishimura, Hideki Matsuda, Mamoru Tsukuda

Pages: 47-51 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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CYP2A6 overexpression in human lung cancers correlates with a high malignant status

Yoko Matsuda, Keiko Yamakawa, Kousuke Saoo, Kyoko Hosokawa, Masanao Yokohira, Toshiya Kuno, Junko Iwai, Takatoshi Shirai, Kaoru Obika, Tetsuya Kamataki, Katsumi Imaida

Pages: 53-57 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Expression of orotate phosphoribosyl transferase in human pancreatic cancer: Implication for the efficacy of uracil and tegafur-based adjuvant chemotherapy

Yoshinori Nio, Tomoko Toga, Riruke Maruyama, Masakazu Fukushima

Pages: 59-64 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) and XIAP-associated factor-1 expressions and their relationship to apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma and non-cancerous liver tissues

Ryosuke Sakemi, Hirohisa Yano, Sachiko Ogasawara, Jun Akiba, Osamu Nakashima, Suguru Fukahori, Michio Sata, Masamichi Kojiro

Pages: 65-70 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Reactive oxygen species regulate Bax translocation and mitochondrial transmembrane potential, a possible mechanism for enhanced TRAIL-induced apoptosis by CCCP

Atul A. Chaudhari, Jae-Won Seol, Shang-Jin Kim, You-Jin Lee, Hyung-sub Kang, In-shik Kim, Nam-Soo Kim, Sang-Youel Park

Pages: 71-76 Published online on: 01 July 2007
Article

γ-Secretase inhibitors suppress the growth of leukemia and lymphoma cells

Hanae Kogoshi, Taku Sato, Takatoshi Koyama, Nobuo Nara, Shuji Tohda

Pages: 77-80 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Prognostic significance of expression of nm23-H1 and focal adhesion kinase in non-small cell lung cancer

Nan-Yung Hsu, Chih-Yi Chen, Chung-Ping Hsu, Tze-Yi Lin, Ming-Chih Chou, Shiow-Her Chiou, Kuan-Chih Chow

Pages: 81-85 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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CDX2 as a useful marker of colorectal adenocarcinoma metastases to lung in pre-operative biopsy specimens

Shigebumi Tanaka, Kana Saito, Tomokazu Ito, Kohei Tajima, Akira Mogi, Yoshinori Shitara, Takaaki Sano, Hiroyuki Kuwano

Pages: 87-92 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Elevated N-myristoyltransferase activity and expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Anuraag Shrivastav, Anil R. Sharma, Gagan Bajaj, Chandrashekhar Charavaryamath, Wendelin Ezzat, Peter Spafford, Rick Gore-Hickman, Baljit Singh, Maria A. Copete, Rajendra K. Sharma

Pages: 93-97 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Overexpression of cysteinyl LT1 receptor in prostate cancer and CysLT1R antagonist inhibits prostate cancer cell growth through apoptosis

Masahide Matsuyama, Takuma Hayama, Kiyoaki Funao, Yutaka Kawahito, Hajime Sano, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Tatsuya Nakatani, Rikio Yoshimura

Pages: 99-104 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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RARβ2 suppression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma correlates with site, histology and age

Judit Olasz, Alíz Juhász, Éva Remenár, Helga Engi, Mihály Bak, Orsolya Csuka, Miklós Kásler

Pages: 105-112 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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The effect of chemotherapy on Ki-67, Bcl-2 and Bak expression in primary tumors and lymph node metastases of breast cancer

Mariusz Koda, Mariola Sulkowska, Luiza Kanczuga-Koda, Jakub Tomaszewski, Waldemar Kucharczuk, Tomasz Lesniewicz, Slawomir Cymek, Stanislaw Sulkowski

Pages: 113-119 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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C-erbB-2 expression is a better predictor for survival than galectin-3 or p53 in early-stage breast cancer

Angela F. Logullo, Andreia B.G. Lopes, Suely Nonogaki, Fernando A. Soares, Mario Mourão Netto, Inês N. Nishimoto, M. Mitzi Brentani

Pages: 121-126 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Differential methylation of the OCT3/4 upstream region in primary human testicular germ cell tumors

Jeroen De Jong, Sannah Weeda, Ad J.M. Gillis, J. Wolter Oosterhuis, Leendert H.J. Looijenga

Pages: 127-132 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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The role of the endothelin axis and microvessel density in bladder cancer - correlation with tumor angiogenesis and clinical prognosis

Edwin Herrmann, Martin Bögemann, Stefan Bierer, Elke Eltze, Marieta I. Toma, Thomas Köpke, Lothar Hertle, Christian Wülfing

Pages: 133-138 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Activated Akt signaling pathway in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast: Correlation with HER2 overexpression

Sung-Shin Park, Sung-Won Kim

Pages: 139-143 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Plasma levels and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A in human localized prostate cancer

Michaël Peyromaure, Cécile Badoual, Philippe Camparo, Sophie Grabar, Claire Goulvestre, Yvonne Fulla, Annick Vieillefond, Kaili Mao, Anh-Tuan Dinh-Xuan

Pages: 145-149 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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A comparison of liquid-based cytology and Pap smear as a screening method for cervical cancer

Jie Zhu, Ingrid Norman, Kristina Elfgren, Vera Gaberi, Bjorn Hagmar, Anders Hjerpe, Sonia Andersson

Pages: 157-160 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Increased levels of IgG antibodies against peptides of the prostate stem cell antigen in the plasma of pancreatic cancer patients

Masahiro Tanaka, Nobukazu Komatsu, Naoyoshi Terakawa, Yasuaki Yanagimoto, Masao Oka, Tetsuro Sasada, Takashi Mine, Shojiro Gouhara, Shigeki Shichijo, Seiya Okuda, Kyogo Itoh

Pages: 161-166 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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E-cadherin increases squamous cell carcinoma antigen expression through phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase-Akt pathway in squamous cell carcinoma cell lines

Tatsushi Nakagawa, Akihiro Murakami, Mayumi Torii, Shugo Nawata, Osamu Takeda, Norihiro Sugino

Pages: 175-179 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Induction of apoptosis by isothiocyanate sulforaphane in human cervical carcinoma HeLa and hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cells through activation of caspase-3

Soung Young Park, Gi Young Kim, Song-Ja Bae, Young Hyun Yoo, Yung Hyun Choi

Pages: 181-187 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Repeat reduction surgery after an initial hepatectomy for patients with colorectal cancer

Kenji Matsuda, Tsukasa Hotta, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, Masaji Tani, Katsunari Takifuji, Shozo Yokoyama, Takashi Higashiguchi, Toshiji Tominaga, Yoshimasa Oku, Toru Nasu, Hiroki Yamaue

Pages: 189-194 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Differential regulation of the cytotoxicity activity of paclitaxel by orobol and platelet derived growth factor in human ovarian carcinoma cells

Seiji Isonishi, Motoaki Saitou, Misato Saitou, Makoto Yasuda, Tadao Tanaka

Pages: 195-201 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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A polymorphism C3435T of the MDR-1 gene associated with smoking or high body mass index increases the risk of sporadic breast cancer in women

Pavol Zubor, Zora Lasabova, Jozef Hatok, Andrea Stanclova, Jan Danko

Pages: 211-217 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Effect of 41°C and 43°C on cisplatin radiosensitization in two human carcinoma cell lines with different sensitivities for cisplatin

Judith W.J. Bergs, Jaap Haveman, Rosemarie Ten Cate, Jan Paul Medema, Nicolaas A.P. Franken, Chris van Bree

Pages: 219-226 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Anti-proliferative and antioxidant activities of Saposhnikovia divaricata

Joseph Tai, Susan Cheung

Pages: 227-234 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Association of polymorphisms in myeloperoxidase and catalase genes with precancerous changes in the gastric mucosa of patients at inner-city hospitals in New York

M. Steenport, H. Eom, M. Uezu, J. Schneller, R. Gupta, Y. Mustafa, R. Villanueva, E. W. Straus, R. D. Raffaniello

Pages: 235-240 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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VEGF-C, VEGFR-3, and COX-2 enhances growth and metastasis of human cervical carcinoma cell lines in vitro

Xiaoyan Shi, Gang Chen, Hui Xing, Danhui Weng, Xiangyang Bai, Ding Ma

Pages: 241-247 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Expression study of the target receptor tyrosine kinase of Imatinib mesylate in skull base chordomas

Francesca Orzan, Maria Rosa Terreni, Mauro Longoni, Nicola Boari, Pietro Mortini, Claudio Doglioni, Paola Riva

Pages: 249-252 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Analysis of PIK3CA and Akt/protein kinase B in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Irina Fenic, Klaus Steger, Christin Gruber, Christoph Arens, Joachim Woenckhaus

Pages: 253-259 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Expression of erbB-1 and erbB-2 genes in normal and pathological human endometrium

Magdalena Brys, Andrzej Semczuk, Tomasz Rechberger, Wanda M. Krajewska

Pages: 261-265 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Abrogation of the p16-retinoblastoma-cyclin D1 pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Hun-Woong Park, Si-Youn Song, Tae-Jin Lee, Daewon Jeong, Tae-Yoon Lee

Pages: 267-272 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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GP7 induces internucleosomal DNA fragmentation independent of caspase activation and DNA fragmentation factor in NB4 cells

She-Ning Qi, Yuan-Xue Jing, Gen-Xi Dong, Yan Chen, Akira Yoshida, Takanori Ueda

Pages: 273-277 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Anti-tumor effects of immunotherapeutic peptide on the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with HBc carrier

Jing Kong, Zhenyu Diao, Xiaozhao Deng, Hui Zhong, Wenjuan Yao, Xuefang Hu

Pages: 279-285 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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Mechanisms of action of FdUMP[10]: Metabolite activation and thymidylate synthase inhibition

I. V. Bijnsdorp, E. M. Comijn, J. M. Padron, W. H. Gmeiner, G. J. Peters

Pages: 287-291 Published online on: 01 July 2007
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July 2007
Volume 18 Issue 1

Print ISSN: 1021-335X
Online ISSN: 1791-2431

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