Journal Articles

Review Open Access

The role of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 in tumors (Review)

Wei Zhu, Gui Xian Li, Hong Lang Chen, Xing Yan Liu

Pages: 3-9 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Review Open Access

Pediatric haematopoiesis and related malignancies (Review) Corrigendum in /10.3892/ol.2021.12853

Mingwei Jin, Shumei Xu, Qi An

Pages: 10-14 Published online on: 28 April 2017
Article Open Access

Identification of anti‑tumor components from toad venom

Fei Gao, Xiangjun Wang, Zhao Li, Aicun Zhou, Evelyn Tiffany‑Castiglioni, Lijun Xie, Yongchang Qian

Pages: 15-22 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article Open Access

Novel association of MEN1 gene mutations with parathyroid carcinoma

Luigia Cinque, Angelo Sparaneo, Filomena Cetani, Michelina Coco, Celeste Clemente, Massimiliano Chetta, Teresa Balsamo, Claudia Battista, Eliana Sanpaolo, Elena Pardi, Leonardo D'Agruma, Claudio Marcocci, Evaristo Maiello, Geoffrey N. Hendy, David E.C. Cole, Alfredo Scillitani, Vito Guarnieri

Pages: 23-30 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Case Report Open Access

Metastases of transverse colon cancer to bilateral ovaries (Krukenberg tumor) and the left breast: A case report

Xin‑Yu Luo, Jue Wang, Jia Zhao, Rui Chen, Xiao‑Ming Zha

Pages: 31-34 Published online on: 11 May 2017
Article Open Access

Expression of 4-hydroxynonenal in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ying Zhang, Hu Wang, Kezhou Wu, Zhaoyong Liu

Pages: 35-40 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article Open Access

Overexpression of the X-linked ribosomal protein S4 predicts poor prognosis in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Jie Kuang, Qin‑Yu Li, Fei Fan, Ning‑Jia Shen, Yong‑Jie Zhan, Zhao‑Hui Tang, Wen‑Long Yu

Pages: 41-46 Published online on: 08 May 2017
Article Open Access

Prevalence and clinical significance of mediator complex subunit 12 mutations in 362 Han Chinese samples with uterine leiomyoma

Juan Wu, Yang Zou, Yong Luo, Jiu‑Bai Guo, Fa‑Ying Liu, Jiang‑Yan Zhou, Zi‑Yu Zhang, Lei Wan, Ou‑Ping Huang

Pages: 47-54 Published online on: 04 May 2017
Article Open Access

C59T mutation in exon 2 of monocytic leukemia‑associated antigen‑34 gene indicates a high risk of recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia

Bo Lei, Yinxia Chen, Aili He, Jing Luo, Pengyu Zhang, Fuling Zhou, Jie Liu, Xin Meng, Jing Wang, Wanggang Zhang

Pages: 55-62 Published online on: 02 May 2017
Article Open Access

Overexpression of sphingosine kinase 1 is predictive of poor prognosis in human breast cancer

Ya‑Jing Zhu, Hua You, Jin‑Xiang Tan, Fan Li, Zhu Qiu, Hong‑Zhong Li, Hong‑Yan Huang, Ke Zheng, Guo‑Sheng Ren

Pages: 63-72 Published online on: 08 May 2017
Article Open Access

Mammographic calcification can predict outcome in women with breast cancer treated with breast-conserving surgery

Xiaomin Qi, Aoxiang Chen, Pei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xuchen Cao, Chunhua Xiao

Pages: 79-88 Published online on: 03 May 2017
Article Open Access

Azithromycin effectively inhibits tumor angiogenesis by suppressing vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2‑mediated signaling pathways in lung cancer

Fajiu Li, Jie Huang, Dongyuan Ji, Qinghua Meng, Chuanhai Wang, Shi Chen, Xiaojiang Wang, Zhiyang Zhu, Cheng Jiang, Yi Shi, Shuang Liu, Chenghong Li

Pages: 89-96 Published online on: 28 April 2017
Case Report Open Access

Acute myeloid leukemia with t(3;21)(q26.2;q22) developing following low‑dose methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and expressing two AML1/MDS1/EVI1 fusion proteins: A case report

Keisuke Tanaka, Gaku Oshikawa, Hiroki Akiyama, Shinya Ishida, Toshikage Nagao, Masahide Yamamoto, Osamu Miura

Pages: 97-102 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article Open Access

Effect of 2‑methoxyestradiol on SK‑LMS‑1 uterine leiomyosarcoma cells

Ji‑Sun Lee, Changhwan Ahn, Hee Young Kang, Eui‑Bae Jeung

Pages: 103-110 Published online on: 12 May 2017
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MicroRNA‑4530 promotes angiogenesis by targeting VASH1 in breast carcinoma cells

Tao Zhang, Li Jing, Hong Li, Linchao Ding, Dongdong Ai, Jianxin Lyu, Lianjin Zhong

Pages: 111-118 Published online on: 28 April 2017
Article Open Access

Altered expression of cytokeratin 7 and CD117 in transitional mucosa adjacent to human colorectal cancer

Hideaki Kigasawa, Masachika Fujiwara, Jun Ishii, Tomohiro Chiba, Yuichi Terado, Hiroaki Shimoyamada, Makoto Mochizuki, Osamu Kitamura, Hiroshi Kamma, Yasuo Ohkura

Pages: 119-126 Published online on: 11 May 2017
Case Report Open Access

Denosumab-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in a patient with bone metastases of prostate cancer: A case report and literature review

Hitoshi Yoshimura, Seigo Ohba, Hisato Yoshida, Kyoko Saito, Kazuyoshi Inui, Rie Yasui, Dai Ichikawa, Minako Aiki, Junichi Kobayashi, Shinpei Matsuda, Yoshiaki Imamura, Kazuo Sano

Pages: 127-136 Published online on: 04 May 2017
Article Open Access

Association between chromosomal aberration of exfoliated bladder cells in the urine and oxidative stress in patients with bladder transitional cell carcinoma

Dong Wang, Jia‑Fu Feng, Guang‑Ya Yuan, Yong‑Hong Yang, Yun‑Shuang Liu, Yu‑Wei Yang

Pages: 137-144 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article Open Access

Inhibition of paclitaxel resistance and apoptosis induction by cucurbitacin B in ovarian carcinoma cells

Yingchun Qu, Peifang Cong, Chengjiang Lin, Yihui Deng, Jesse Li‑Ling, Meixia Zhang

Pages: 145-152 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Case Report Open Access

Pancreatic intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm with associated invasive cancer successfully treated by total pancreatectomy: A case report

Yuji Fujimoto, Yoshito Tomimaru, Hiromi Tamura, Kozo Noguchi, Hirotsugu Nagase, Atsushi Hamabe, Masashi Hirota, Kazuteru Oshima, Tsukasa Tanida, Tomono Kawase, Shunji Morita, Hiroshi Imamura, Takashi Iwazawa, Kenzo Akagi, Masashi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Nishida, Shiro Adachi, Keizo Dono

Pages: 153-158 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article Open Access

Expression levels and clinical significance of hepsin and HMGB1 proteins in cervical carcinoma

Hui Cheng, Weiqi Wang, Yanling Zhang, Bei Zhang, Jie Cheng, Peng Teng, Xin Tang

Pages: 159-164 Published online on: 03 May 2017
Article Open Access

Comparison of different methods for nutrition assessment in patients with tumors

Hongzhen Du, Bingbing Liu, Ying Xie, Jinli Liu, Yujia Wei, Huanyu Hu, Bin Luo, Zengning Li

Pages: 165-170 Published online on: 11 May 2017
Article Open Access

DHFR and MDR1 upregulation is associated with chemoresistance in osteosarcoma stem-like cells

Yu‑Hsien Lee, Hui‑Wen Yang, Li‑Chiu Yang, Ming‑Yi Lu, Lo‑Lin Tsai, Shun‑Fa Yang, Yu‑Feng Huang, Ming‑Yung Chou, Cheng‑Chia Yu, Fang‑Wei Hu

Pages: 171-179 Published online on: 08 May 2017
Article Open Access

Application of small intestine decompression combined with oral feeding in middle and late period of malignant small bowel obstruction

Dechun Li, Hongtao Du, Guoqing Shao, Yongtuan Guo, Wan Lu, Ruihong Li

Pages: 180-184 Published online on: 11 May 2017
Article Open Access

Multicenter research into the quality of life of patients with advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma with long‑term survival associated with human papilloma virus

Giacomo Spinato, Marco Stellin, Giuseppe Azzarello, Deborah Bonazza, Fabrizio Zanconati, Doriano Politi, Salvatore Cocuzza, Paola Di Mauro, Simonetta Ausoni, Giovanni Tonoli, Giulio Costantini, Luigi Maiolino, Roberto Spinato, Maria Cristina Da Mosto, Lorena Baboci, Annarosa Del Mistro, Agostino Serra, Giancarlo Tirelli

Pages: 185-193 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article Open Access

Clinical outcome of brain metastases differs significantly among breast cancer subtypes

Nadja E. Oehrlich, Loukia M. Spineli, Frank Papendorf, Tjoung‑Won Park‑Simon

Pages: 194-200 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article Open Access

Association between the expression of microRNAs and the response of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer to preoperative chemoradiotherapy

Anne Haahr Mellergaard Eriksen, Flemming Brandt Sørensen, Rikke Fredslund Andersen, Anders Jakobsen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen

Pages: 201-209 Published online on: 09 May 2017
Article Open Access

Transrectal real-time tissue elastography targeted biopsy coupled with peak strain index improves the detection of clinically important prostate cancer

Qi Ma, Dong‑Rong Yang, Bo‑Xin Xue, Cheng Wang, Han‑Bin Chen, Yun Dong, Cai‑Shan Wang, Yu‑Xi Shan

Pages: 210-216 Published online on: 05 May 2017
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Detection of OPCML methylation, a possible epigenetic marker, from free serum circulating DNA to improve the diagnosis of early-stage ovarian epithelial cancer

Bi Wang, Lei Yu, Xin Luo, Lin Huang, Qin‑Shan Li, Xiao‑Shan Shao, Yi Liu, Yu Fan, Guo‑Zhen Yang

Pages: 217-223 Published online on: 03 May 2017
Article Open Access

Study on the association of the polymorphism of HLA-II gene with leukemia

Jiang Wu, Yu Song, Fei Chen, Hui Xiao

Pages: 224-228 Published online on: 08 May 2017
Article Open Access

Relationship between MGMT gene expression and treatment effectiveness and prognosis in glioma

Qiang Li, Jiang Guo, Weisheng Wang, Dingkun Wang

Pages: 229-233 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article Open Access

Cantharidin alters the expression of genes associated with the NKG2D-associated immune response in TSGH-8301 human bladder carcinoma cells

Jehn‑Hwa Kuo, An‑Cheng Huang, Jen‑Jyh Lin, Kuang‑Chi Lai, Rick Sai‑Chuen Wu, Jiun‑Long Yang, Bin‑Chuan Ji, Mei‑Due Yang, Yung‑Lin Chu, Jing‑Gung Chung

Pages: 234-240 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article Open Access

Isoliquiritigenin induces apoptosis of human bladder cancer T24 cells via a cyclin‑dependent kinase‑independent mechanism Corrigendum in /10.3892/ol.2021.12529

Lingling Si, Xinhui Yang, Xinyan Yan, Yanming Wang, Qiusheng Zheng

Pages: 241-249 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article Open Access

PD‑L1 and PD‑1 expression correlate with prognosis in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Ke Ma, Xin Wei, Danfeng Dong, Yinying Wu, Qianqian Geng, Enxiao Li

Pages: 250-256 Published online on: 28 April 2017
Case Report Open Access

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in the regional lymph nodes with node metastasis in a patient with tongue cancer: A case report and literature review

Tessho Maruyama, Kazuhide Nishihara, Masanao Saio, Toshiyuki Nakasone, Fumikazu Nimura, Akira Matayoshi, Takahiro Goto, Naoki Yoshimi, Akira Arasaki

Pages: 257-263 Published online on: 09 May 2017
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 expression and proliferation in primary central nervous system lymphoma

Yoshinobu Takahashi, Takahiro Sawada, Toshiaki Akahane, Yumiko Kawase, Hidetoshi Ikeda, Keishi Makino, Hideo Nakamura, Takuichiro Hide, Shigetoshi Yano, Naoya Hashimoto, Hajime Kamada

Pages: 264-270 Published online on: 04 May 2017
Article Open Access

Correlation study of DNA methylation of WNT6 gene with osteosarcoma in children

Li Li, Chi Xu, Pingtao Liu, Jia Huang

Pages: 271-275 Published online on: 08 May 2017
Article

The enhanced tumor inhibitory effects of gefitinib and L‑ascorbic acid combination therapy in non‑small cell lung cancer cells

Kyoung Eun Lee, Eunsil Hahm, Seyeon Bae, Jae Seung Kang, Wang Jae Lee

Pages: 276-282 Published online on: 02 May 2017
Article

Quantitative analysis and clonal characterization of T-cell receptor β repertoires in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with cancer vaccine

Tu Mai, Atsushi Takano, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takashi Hirose, Takahiro Mori, Koji Teramoto, Kazuma Kiyotani, Yusuke Nakamura, Yataro Daigo

Pages: 283-292 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article

Glasgow prognostic score predicts therapeutic outcome after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hiroaki Shiba, Takashi Horiuchi, Taro Sakamoto, Kenei Furukawa, Yoshihiro Shirai, Tomonori Iida, Yuki Fujiwara, Koichiro Haruki, Katsuhiko Yanaga

Pages: 293-298 Published online on: 28 April 2017
Article

A comparison of clinicopathological features and prognosis in prostate cancer between atomic bomb survivors and control patients

Koichi Shoji, Jun Teishima, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Shunsuke Shinmei, Tomoyuki Akita, Kazuhiro Sentani, Yukio Takeshima, Koji Arihiro, Junko Tanaka, Wataru Yasui, Akio Matsubara

Pages: 299-305 Published online on: 04 May 2017
Article

Evaluation of erlotinib for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor wild type

Fumihiko Hirai, Makoto Edagawa, Shinichiro Shimamatsu, Ryo Toyozawa, Gouji Toyokawa, Kaname Nosaki, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Seto, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama, Yukito Ichinose

Pages: 306-312 Published online on: 04 May 2017
Article

Prognostic significance of ABCB1 in stage I lung adenocarcinoma

Fenfei Zou, Masahiro Seike, Rintaro Noro, Shinobu Kunugi, Kaoru Kubota, Akihiko Gemma

Pages: 313-321 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

Temozolomide induces autophagy in primary and established glioblastoma cells in an EGFR independent manner

Silvia Würstle, Fabian Schneider, Florian Ringel, Jens Gempt, Friederike Lämmer, Claire Delbridge, Wei Wu, Jürgen Schlegel

Pages: 322-328 Published online on: 02 May 2017
Article

Silencing platelet‑derived growth factor receptor‑β enhances the radiosensitivity of C6 glioma cells in vitro and in vivo

Ji‑Dong Hong, Xia Wang, Yu‑Ping Peng, Jiang‑Hua Peng, Jun Wang, Ye‑Ping Dong, Dan He, Zhen‑Zi Peng, Qing‑Song Tu, Liang‑Fang Sheng, Mei‑Zuo Zhong, Chao‑Jun Duan

Pages: 329-336 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

Predictive and prognostic significance of CD8+ tumor‑infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with luminal B/HER 2 negative breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Khalid Al‑Saleh, Nashwa Abd El‑Aziz, Arwa Ali, Waleed Abozeed, Ahmed Abd El‑Warith, Ahmed Ibraheem, Jawaher Ansari, Ammar Al‑Rikabi, Sufia Husain, Jean‑Marc Nabholtz

Pages: 337-344 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

BRCA1 expression serves a role in vincristine resistance in colon cancer cells

Zhongjie Xu, Lirong Zhang

Pages: 345-348 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

Functional analysis of CD14+HLA-DR-/low myeloid-derived suppressor cells in patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma

Yun Chen, Guichang Pan, Dongbo Tian, Yifei Zhang, Taoping Li

Pages: 349-354 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

Flexible magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging for the diagnosis of uterine cervical tumors: A cooperative study among gastrointestinal endoscopists and gynecologists to explore a novel microvascular classification system

Noriko Nishiyama, Kenji Kanenishi, Hirohito Mori, Hideki Kobara, Shintaro Fujihara, Taiga Chiyo, Nobuya Kobayashi, Tae Matsunaga, Maki Ayaki, Tatsuo Yachida, Ayako Fujimori, Makoto Oryu, Chiaki Tenkumo, Megumi Ishibashi, Uiko Hanaoka, Toshiyuki Hata, Yumi Miyai, Kyuichi Kadota, Reiji Haba, Tsutomu Masaki

Pages: 355-362 Published online on: 11 May 2017
Article

Low expression of microRNA‑30c promotes prostate cancer cells invasion involved in downregulation of KRAS protein

Jun Zhang, Xilong Wang, Yangyun Wang, Ruixian Peng, Zhiyuan Lin, Yang Wang, Bo Hu, Jifeng Wang, Guowei Shi

Pages: 363-368 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article

Presurgical neoadjuvant targeted molecular therapy for kidney cancer with concomitant vena cava tumor embolus: A clinical study

Gang Guo, Wei Cai, Hongzhao Li, Jiangping Gao, Xin Ma, Jun Dong, Weijun Fu, Xu Zhang

Pages: 369-375 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article

Association between periostin and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its clinical significance

Ya‑Jing Lv, Wei Wang, Chu‑Shu Ji, Wei Jia, Ming‑Ran Xie, Bing Hu

Pages: 376-382 Published online on: 05 May 2017
Article

Soluble urokinase‑type plasminogen activator receptor and urokinase‑type plasminogen activator receptor contribute to chemoresistance in leukemia

Hong Guo, Lan‑Xia Zhou, Haizhen Ma, Bei Liu, Juan Cheng, Yun‑Yun Ma, Li Zhao

Pages: 383-389 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

Distinct DNA methylation alterations are associated with cribriform architecture and intraductal carcinoma in Gleason pattern 4 prostate tumors

Ekaterina Olkhov‑Mitsel, Farshid Siadat, Ken Kron, Liyang Liu, Andrea J. Savio, John Trachtenberg, Neil Fleshner, Theodorus van der Kwast, Bharati Bapat

Pages: 390-396 Published online on: 09 May 2017
Article

Location of the meso-pancreatoduodenum as a regional lymphatic basin for pancreatic head carcinoma

Hirofumi Terakawa, Hirohisa Kitagawa, Isamu Makino, Hironori Hayashi, Katsunobu Oyama, Hisatoshi Nakagawara, Tomoharu Miyashita, Hidehiro Tajima, Hiroyuki Takamura, Sachio Fushida, Noriyuki Ozaki, Tetsuo Ohta

Pages: 397-403 Published online on: 09 May 2017
Article

High expression of P21‑activated kinase 5 protein is associated with poor survival in gastric cancer

Tomoki Aburatani, Mikito Inokuchi, Yoko Takagi, Toshiaki Ishikawa, Keisuke Okuno, Kentaro Gokita, Chiharu Tomii, Toshiro Tanioka, Hideaki Murase, Sho Otsuki, Hiroyuki Uetake, Kazuyuki Kojima, Tatsuyuki Kawano

Pages: 404-410 Published online on: 03 May 2017
Article

Expression of autophagy‑associated proteins in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Meiliu Yang, Lu Bai, Wu Yu, Xueling Sun, Gang Xu, Ruhua Guan, Ying Yang, Mingyue Qiu, Yazhong Zhang, Jinli Tian, Hui Fang

Pages: 411-415 Published online on: 28 April 2017
Article

Withaferin A inhibits the proliferation of gastric cancer cells by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis

Green Kim, Tae‑Hyoun Kim, Eun‑Ha Hwang, Kyu‑Tae Chang, Jung Joo Hong, Jong‑Hwan Park

Pages: 416-422 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article

Cholangiocarcinoma following external beam radiotherapy: A report of two cases

Anisha Kulkarni, Justin S. Gundara, Anthony J. Gill, Thomas J. Hugh, Jaswinder S. Samra

Pages: 423-426 Published online on: 03 May 2017
Article

Salinomycin inhibits canine mammary carcinoma in vitro by targeting cancer stem cells

Hongchao Du, Bin Zhou, Hong Zhang, Yipeng Jin, Di Zhang, Degui Lin

Pages: 427-432 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article

Epigallocatechin gallate inhibits the growth of MDA‑MB‑231 breast cancer cells via inactivation of the β‑catenin signaling pathway

On‑Yu Hong, Eun‑Mi Noh, Hye‑Yeon Jang, Young‑Rae Lee, Byoung Kil Lee, Sung Hoo Jung, Jong‑Suk Kim, Hyun Jo Youn

Pages: 441-446 Published online on: 02 May 2017
Article

Solamargine inhibits the migration and invasion of HepG2 cells by blocking epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

Xiaodong Xie, Haitao Zhu, Jia Zhang, Meiqin Wang, Li Zhu, Zhen Guo, Wenrong Shen, Dongqing Wang

Pages: 447-452 Published online on: 10 May 2017
Article

Effect of primary tumor location and tumor size on the response to radiotherapy for liver metastases from colorectal cancer

Hiroshi Doi, Kenji Uemoto, Osamu Suzuki, Koichi Yamada, Norihisa Masai, Daisaku Tatsumi, Hiroya Shiomi, Ryoong‑Jin Oh

Pages: 453-460 Published online on: 12 May 2017
Article

Combination of lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone therapy promotes the anticoagulant activity of warfarin in patients with immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis

Fumiaki Kitazawa, Shin‑Ichi Fuchida, Fumitaka Ise, Yoko Kado, Kumi Ueda, Takatoshi Kokufu, Akira Okano, Mayumi Hatsuse, Satoshi Murakami, Yuko Nakayama, Kohji Takara, Chihiro Shimazaki

Pages: 475-479 Published online on: 08 May 2017
Article

MicroRNA‑125b targeted STAT3 to inhibit laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cell growth and motility

Juan Feng, Yuqin Fan, Qukuerhan Ayiheng, Hua Zhang, Jun Yong, Bin Hu

Pages: 480-486 Published online on: 11 May 2017
Review

Early diagnosis of venous thromboembolism as a clinical primary symptom of occult cancer: Core proteins of a venous thrombus (Review)

Siwan Wen, Qianglin Duan, Fan Yang, Guiyuan Li, Lemin Wang

Pages: 491-496 Published online on: 16 May 2017
Review Open Access

Recent developments in predictive biomarkers of pediatric glioma (Review)

Zhengwei Li, Yiyu Yin, Fengli Liu

Pages: 497-500 Published online on: 24 May 2017
Review Open Access

Pulmonary toxicity generated from radiotherapeutic treatment of thoracic malignancies (Review)

Guodong Deng, Ning Liang, Jian Xie, Hui Luo, Lili Qiao, Jingxin Zhang, Dawei Wang, Jiandong Zhang

Pages: 501-511 Published online on: 26 May 2017
Review Open Access

Epidermal growth factor receptor in glioblastoma (Review)

Hongsheng Xu, Hailiang Zong, Chong Ma, Xing Ming, Ming Shang, Kai Li, Xiaoguang He, Hai Du, Lei Cao

Pages: 512-516 Published online on: 22 May 2017
Article Open Access

Sorafenib induced alteration of protein glycosylation in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Tianhua Liu, Riqiang Liu, Shu Zhang, Kun Guo, Qinle Zhang, Wei Li, Yinkun Liu

Pages: 517-524 Published online on: 16 May 2017
Article Open Access

S100P is associated with proliferation and migration in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Yueyang Liu, Chengyu Wang, Xiaodong Shan, Jian Wu, Huanhai Liu, Haibin Liu, Jiping Zhang, Weihua Xu, Zhirong Sha, Jin He, Jingping Fan

Pages: 525-532 Published online on: 17 May 2017
Article Open Access

pPeOp from Omphalia lapidescens Schroet induces cell cycle arrest and inhibits the migration of MC‑4 gastric tumor cells

Yong‑Le Yang, Wei‑Yao Gong, Fei‑Fei Chen, Lu‑Chao Chen, Yi‑Tao Chen

Pages: 533-540 Published online on: 19 May 2017
Article Open Access
Case Report Open Access

Treatment of a mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma with uptake on 68Gallium-DOTATOC positron emission tomography-computed tomography: A case report

Anneleen De Both, Marc De Man, Roberto Troisi, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Anne Hoorens, Karen Geboes

Pages: 547-552 Published online on: 24 May 2017
Article Open Access

Oncogenic function of angiopoietin-2 in vitro and its modulation of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma

Hyungjoo Kim, Tae Sung Ahn, Chang‑Jin Kim, Sang Byung Bae, Han Jo Kim, Chang‑Seuk Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Jungkyun Im, Sang Hun Lee, Myoung Won Son, Moon Soo Lee, Moo Jun Baek, Dongjun Jeong

Pages: 553-560 Published online on: 18 May 2017
Article Open Access

Role of T helper 17 cytokines in the tumour immune inflammation response of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Wei‑Jing Tang, Lei Tao, Li‑Ming Lu, Di Tang, Xiao‑Lin Shi

Pages: 561-568 Published online on: 25 May 2017
Article Open Access

99mTc-LHRH in tumor receptor imaging

Dawei Hao, Lingfei Sun, Xiang Hu, Xiaowen Hao

Pages: 569-578 Published online on: 24 May 2017
Article Open Access

Efficacy and safety of SOX chemotherapy with or without surgery in AFP-producing advanced gastric cancer

Zhu Li, Xu Hou, Juan Chen, Huidong Sun, Yuetang Mi, Yongling Sui, Yuhong Li, Jiaping Xie, Yingli Qiao, Xiaofeng Lei, Xiaoshuang Che, Jun Liu

Pages: 579-586 Published online on: 24 May 2017
Article Open Access

Frequent aberrant p53 and Fhit expression in endoscopically resected superficial hypopharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer

Sohei Yamamoto, Kazuo Yashima, Soichiro Kawata, Kohei Hosoda, Akihiro Tamoto, Yuichiro Ikebuchi, Kazuya Matsumoto, Koichiro Kawaguchi, Kenichi Harada, Yoshikazu Murawaki, Hajime Isomoto

Pages: 587-592 Published online on: 29 May 2017
Case Report Open Access

Resistance to epithelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in a patient with transformation from lung adenocarcinoma to small cell lung cancer: A case report

Liying Fang, Jian He, Jingwen Xia, Liang Dong, Xiujuan Zhang, Yaqin Chai, Ying Li, Mengjie Niu, Tianxing Hang, Shengqing Li

Pages: 593-598 Published online on: 23 May 2017
Article Open Access

Predictive role of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 in patients with pancreatic cancer treated by curative resection and gemcitabine-only adjuvant chemotherapy

Toru Aoyama, Keisuke Kazama, Yohei Miyagi, Masaaki Murakawa, Koichiro Yamaoku, Yosuke Atsumi, Manabu Shiozawa, Makoto Ueno, Manabu Morimoto, Takashi Oshima, Norio Yukawa, Takaki Yoshikawa, Yasushi Rino, Munetaka Masuda, Soichiro Morinaga

Pages: 599-606 Published online on: 19 May 2017
Article Open Access

Korean Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi flavonoid extract induces mitochondrially mediated apoptosis in human gastric cancer AGS cells

Venu Venkatarame Gowda Saralamma, Ho Jeong Lee, Gyeong Eun Hong, Hyeon Soo Park, Silvia Yumnam, Suchismita Raha, Won Sup Lee, Eun Hee Kim, Nak Ju Sung, Sang Joon Lee, Jeong Doo Heo, Gon Sup Kim

Pages: 607-614 Published online on: 17 May 2017
Article Open Access

Recruitment of CD11b+Ly6C+ monocytes in non‑small cell lung cancer xenografts challenged by anti-VEGF antibody

Xie‑Wan Chen, Jian‑Guo Sun, Lu‑Ping Zhang, Xing‑Yun Liao, Rong‑Xia Liao

Pages: 615-622 Published online on: 24 May 2017
Article Open Access

Clustering of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma based on serum periostin may be predictive of prognosis

Chanitra Thuwajit, Peti Thuwajit, Pranisa Jamjantra, Chawalit Pairojkul, Sopit Wongkham, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Junya Ono, Shoichiro Ohta, Kiminori Fujimoto, Kenji Izuhara

Pages: 623-634 Published online on: 25 May 2017
Article Open Access

Expression of FOXC2, PinX1, Ki-67 and Cyclin D1 in cutaneous cell carcinoma

Haiying Zhao, Yunfeng Cao, Guoqiang Wang, Zengxiang Luo

Pages: 635-638 Published online on: 24 May 2017
Article Open Access

Transforming growth factor‑β1 contributes to oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer via epithelial to mesenchymal transition

Liang Mao, Yan Li, Jinping Zhao, Qia Li, Bin Yang, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhitu Zhu, Hongzhi Sun, Zhenhua Zhai

Pages: 647-654 Published online on: 19 May 2017
Article Open Access

Meta-analysis of the role of bevacizumab in extensive stage small cell lung cancer

Yan‑Juan Zhu, Hai‑Bo Zhang, Yi‑Hong Liu, Jian‑Ping Bai, Yong Li, Li‑Rong Liu, Yan‑Chun Qu, Xin Qu, Xian Chen

Pages: 655-664 Published online on: 25 May 2017
Article Open Access

F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for differential diagnosis and prognosis prediction of vascular tumors

Won Woo Lee, Young So, Seo Young Kang, Min‑Kyung So, Haeryoung Kim, Hyun Woo Chung, Wan Seop Kim, Sang Eun Kim

Pages: 665-672 Published online on: 17 May 2017
Article Open Access

Remodeling of energy metabolism by a ketone body and medium-chain fatty acid suppressed the proliferation of CT26 mouse colon cancer cells

Yui Kadochi, Shiori Mori, Rina Fujiwara‑Tani, Yi Luo, Yukiko Nishiguchi, Shingo Kishi, Kiyomu Fujii, Hitoshi Ohmori, Hiroki Kuniyasu

Pages: 673-680 Published online on: 17 May 2017
Article Open Access

Fatty acids inhibit anticancer effects of 5-fluorouracil in mouse cancer cell lines

Eriko Tanabe, Misaho Kitayoshi, Kiyomu Fujii, Hitoshi Ohmori, Yi Luo, Yui Kadochi, Shiori Mori, Rina Fujiwara, Yukiko Nishiguchi, Takamitsu Sasaki, Hiroki Kuniyasu

Pages: 681-686 Published online on: 17 May 2017
Article Open Access

Identification of differentially expressed inflammatory factors in Wilms' tumors and their association with patient outcomes

Fei Guo, Junjie Zhang, Lei Wang, Wei Zhao, Jiekai Yu, Shu Zheng, Jiaxiang Wang

Pages: 687-694 Published online on: 26 May 2017
Article Open Access

Distinct subcellular localization of E-cadherin between epithelioid angiomyolipoma and triphasic angiomyolipoma: A preliminary case-control study

Xin‑Gang Bi, Lei Guo, Xiao‑Liang Wang, Qian Wei, Qiang Du, Wen‑Hao Jiang, Guang‑Yuan Zheng, Hong‑Tu Zhang, Jian‑Hui Ma, Shan Zheng

Pages: 695-704 Published online on: 29 May 2017
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Validation and ranking of seven staging systems of hepatocellular carcinoma

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Japanese apricot extract (MK615) potentiates bendamustine-induced apoptosis via impairment of the DNA damage response in lymphoma cells

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Pages: 837-843 Published online on: 22 May 2017
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Bufalin sensitizes human bladder carcinoma cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis

Kyung‑Hwa Kang, Min Ho Han, Jin‑Woo Jeong, Cheol Park, Sang‑Hyup Lee, Hai Woong Lee, Sang Hoon Hong, Yung Hyun Choi, Su Hyun Hong

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Pages: 860-866 Published online on: 24 May 2017
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Effects of remifentanil on hemodynamics, liver function and ICAM-1 expression in liver cancer patients undergoing surgery

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Pages: 899-902 Published online on: 24 May 2017
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Pages: 925-929 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Pages: 981-986 Published online on: 19 May 2017
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Pages: 987-992 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Pages: 999-1004 Published online on: 23 May 2017
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Metformin enhances the cytotoxicity of 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy in vitro

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Pages: 1054-1060 Published online on: 26 May 2017
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Decreased expression of miR-193a-3p is associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

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Pages: 1061-1067 Published online on: 26 May 2017
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Long non-coding RNA HOXA transcript at the distal tip as a biomarker for gastric cancer

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Pages: 1068-1072 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Examination of the predictive factors of the response to whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases from lung cancer using MRI

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Pages: 1073-1079 Published online on: 26 May 2017
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Curcumol triggers apoptosis of p53 mutant triple-negative human breast cancer MDA-MB 231 cells via activation of p73 and PUMA

Lanzhen Huang, Ang Li, Guanzhen Liao, Feicheng Yang, Jing Yang, Xu Chen, Xiaoshan Jiang

Pages: 1080-1088 Published online on: 29 May 2017
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Sunitinib does not impair natural killer cell function in patients with renal cell carcinoma

Jennifer Moeckel, Nina Staiger, Andreas Mackensen, Norbert Meidenbauer, Evelyn Ullrich

Pages: 1089-1096 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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MicroRNA-215 acts as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer by targeting AKT serine/threonine kinase 1

Jian Yao, Ping Zhang, Jin Li, Wei Xu

Pages: 1097-1104 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Improved antitumor effect of ionizing radiation in combination with rapamycin for treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Di Wang, Lichen Gao, Xueting Liu, Chuang Yuan, Guihua Wang

Pages: 1105-1108 Published online on: 19 May 2017
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Coffee reduces KRAS expression in Caco-2 human colon carcinoma cells via regulation of miRNAs

Takuya Nakayama, Megumi Funakoshi‑Tago, Hiroomi Tamura

Pages: 1109-1114 Published online on: 22 May 2017
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Identification of hub genes and pathways associated with bladder cancer based on co-expression network analysis

Dong‑Qing Zhang, Chang‑Kuo Zhou, Shou‑Zhen Chen, Yue Yang, Ben‑Kang Shi

Pages: 1115-1122 Published online on: 26 May 2017
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Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Kyoichi Kaira, Noriko Yanagitani, Noriaki Sunaga, Hisao Imai, Akihiro Ono, Yasuhiko Koga, Takeshi Hisada, Tamotsu Ishizuka, Masanobu Yamada

Pages: 1123-1128 Published online on: 26 May 2017
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β-human chorionic gonadotropin-secreting intracranial germ-cell tumor associated with high testosterone in an adult man: A case report

Wen‑Ping Yang, Hung‑Yu Chien, Yi‑Chun Lin

Pages: 1129-1132 Published online on: 19 May 2017
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Characterization of γδ T cells in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Yi Bao, Li Guo, Juanfen Mo

Pages: 1133-1140 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Bevacizumab as a last-line treatment for glioblastoma following failure of radiotherapy, temozolomide and lomustine

Katharina J. Wenger, Marlies Wagner, Se‑Jong You, Kea Franz, Patrick N. Harter, Michael C. Burger, Martin Voss, Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, Emmanouil Fokas, Joachim P. Steinbach, Oliver Bähr

Pages: 1141-1146 Published online on: 25 May 2017
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Effect of thymoquinone on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells in vitro: Synergism with radiation

Ulana Kotowski, Gregor Heiduschka, Lorenz Kadletz, Tammer Fahim, Rudolf Seemann, Rainer Schmid, Sven Schneider, Andreas Mitterbauer, Dietmar Thurnher

Pages: 1147-1151 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in esophageal cancer cells through the demethylation and reactivation of the p16 gene

Jianchao Meng, Qiang Tong, Xiaobo Liu, Zongtao Yu, Jicai Zhang, Bo Gao

Pages: 1152-1156 Published online on: 25 May 2017
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Antitumor effects of curcumin in human bladder cancer in vitro

Jing Shi, Xu Zhang, Taoping Shi, Hongzhao Li

Pages: 1157-1161 Published online on: 18 May 2017
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Therapy with transcutaneous administration of imiquimod combined with oral administration of sorafenib suppresses renal cell carcinoma growing in an orthotopic mouse model

Takashi Karashima, Keiko Udaka, Mayumi Niimura, Katsuhide Suzuki, Hiroto Osakabe, Tsutomu Shimamoto, Satoshi Fukata, Keiji Inoue, Naoto Kuroda, Motoharu Seiki, Taro Shuin

Pages: 1162-1166 Published online on: 24 May 2017
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Diagnostic clue of nodular fasciitis mimicking metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer, mismatching findings on 18F-FDG PET/CT and 123I whole body scan: A case report

Minjung Seo, Misung Kim, Eun Sook Kim, Hongbo Sim, Sungmin Jun, Seol Hoon Park

Pages: 1167-1171 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging features of ovarian fibrothecoma

Jingya Chen, Jianhua Wang, Xiao Chen, Yaohui Wang, Zhongqiu Wang, Dake Li

Pages: 1172-1178 Published online on: 22 May 2017
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Upregulated expression of MMP-9 in gingival epithelial cells induced by prolonged stimulation with arecoline

Osamu Uehara, Kousuke Takimoto, Tetsuro Morikawa, Fumiya Harada, Rie Takai, Bhoj Raj Adhikari, Ryoko Itatsu, Tomohisa Nakamura, Koki Yoshida, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Hiroki Nagayasu, Ichiro Saito, Malsantha Muthumala, Itsuo Chiba, Yoshihiro Abiko

Pages: 1186-1192 Published online on: 17 May 2017
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Germline DNA copy number variations as potential prognostic markers for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer progression

Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Yutaka Suehiro, Atomu Suzuki, Ryosuke Nawata, Yoshihisa Kawai, Ryo Inoue, Hiroshi Hirata, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Takahiro Yamasaki, Kohsuke Sasaki, Hideyasu Matsuyama

Pages: 1193-1199 Published online on: 24 May 2017
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July-2017
Volume 14 Issue 1

Print ISSN: 1792-1074
Online ISSN: 1792-1082

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