Journal Articles

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SUN2: A potential therapeutic target in cancer (Review)

Xin Chen, Yu Chen, Hui‑Min Huang, Hai‑Di Li, Fang‑Tian Bu, Xue‑Yin Pan, Yang Yang, Wan‑Xia Li, Xiao‑Feng Li, Cheng Huang, Xiao‑Ming Meng, Jun Li

Pages: 1401-1408 Published online on: 27 November 2018
Review Open Access

Circulating tumor DNA detection: A potential tool for colorectal cancer management (Review)

Huizi Li, Changwen Jing, Jianzhong Wu, Jie Ni, Huanhuan Sha, Xiaoyue Xu, Yuanyuan Du, Rui Lou, Shuchen Dong, Jifeng Feng

Pages: 1409-1416 Published online on: 05 December 2018
Review Open Access

The prognostic value of S100A10 expression in cancer (Review)

Normastuti Adhini Tantyo, Azrina Saraswati Karyadi, Siti Zulimas Rasman, Marvelmario Reginald Gabriel Salim, Astrella Devina, Anton Sumarpo

Pages: 1417-1424 Published online on: 23 November 2018
Article Open Access

Tumor immunohistochemistry and preoperative magnetic resonance imaging features predict local recurrence of giant cell tumor of bone following intralesional curettage

Yifeng He, Yu Zhou, Ji Zhang, Fei Yuan, Jun Wang, Lianjun Du, Qi Zhou, Jing Liang, Xiaoyi Ding

Pages: 1425-1434 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article Open Access

Sirtuin 7 promotes glioma proliferation and invasion through activation of the ERK/STAT3 signaling pathway

Pengfei Mu, Kun Liu, Qingyuan Lin, Wensheng Yang, Dan Liu, Zhen Lin, Wei Shao, Tianhai Ji

Pages: 1445-1452 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

miR‑200b and miR‑200c co‑contribute to the cisplatin sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells by targeting DNA methyltransferases

Jue Liu, Xiaobo Zhang, Yuliang Huang, Qunfeng Zhang, Jianbin Zhou, Xiaodi Zhang, Xiaoxu Wang

Pages: 1453-1460 Published online on: 22 November 2018
Article Open Access

The effects of Tim‑3 activation on T‑cells in gastric cancer progression

Jiangtao Yu, Huanhu Zhang, Shengbo Sun, Shaowei Sun, Leping Li

Pages: 1461-1466 Published online on: 21 November 2018
Article Open Access

Radium‑223 in patients with metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer: Efficacy and safety in clinical practice

Arsela Prelaj, Sara Elena Rebuzzi, Federica Buzzacchino, Chiara Pozzi, Carla Ferrara, Viviana Frantellizzi, Giulia Anna Follacchio, Liana Civitelli, Giuseppe De Vincentis, Silverio Tomao, Vincenzo Bianco

Pages: 1467-1476 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article Open Access

Orbital precursor B‑lymphoblastic lymphoma involving the extraocular muscles in a 56‑year‑old male and a review of the literature

Rasmus Ejstrup, Lauge Hjorth Mikkelsen, Mette Klarskov Andersen, Erik Clasen‑Linde, Lise Mette Rahbek Gjerdrum, Setareh Safavi, Steffen Heegaard

Pages: 1477-1482 Published online on: 19 November 2018
Article Open Access

Diagnosis of mesothelioma with deep learning

Xue Hu, Zebo Yu

Pages: 1483-1490 Published online on: 26 November 2018
Article Open Access

Overexpression of grainyhead‑like transcription factor 2 is associated with poor prognosis in human pancreatic carcinoma

Gang Wang, Jingen Pan, Lu Zhang, Cheng Wang

Pages: 1491-1496 Published online on: 21 November 2018
Article

Serum chromogranin A for the diagnosis of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms and its association with tumour expression

Chuan Zhang, Yue Huang, Jiang Long, Xiaochen Yao, Jun Wang, Shimin Zang, Wei Qu, Feng Wang

Pages: 1497-1504 Published online on: 05 December 2018
Article Open Access

Use of clinical nomograms for predicting survival outcomes in young women with breast cancer

Hui Lin, Fan Zhang, Luanhong Wang, De Zeng

Pages: 1505-1516 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

Effects and possible mechanism of a picosecond pulsed electric field on angiogenesis in cervical cancer in vitro

Limei Wu, Yutong Wu, Zhengai Xiong, Chenguo Yao, Manman Zeng, Ruizhe Zhang, Yuanyuan Hua

Pages: 1517-1522 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article Open Access

Evidence for a role of geranylgeranylation in renal angiomyolipoma and renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma

Dan‑Dan Zhao, Jun Yuan, Qi Cheng, Ya‑Ling Qi, Ke Lu, Shan‑Shan Lai, Qian Sun, Yue Zhao, Lei Fang, Mei‑Ling Jin, De‑Cai Yu, Yu‑Dong Qiu, Chao‑Jun Li, Jun Chen, Bin Xue

Pages: 1523-1530 Published online on: 07 December 2018
Article Open Access

Effect of NOS1 regulating ABCG2 expression on proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer cells

Mingde Ding, Hui Zhang, Lei Liu, Ruilan Liang

Pages: 1531-1536 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article Open Access

Analysis of PKC‑ζ protein levels in normal and malignant breast tissue subtypes

Tracess Smalley, S. M. Anisul Islam, Christopher Apostolatos, André Apostolatos, Mildred Acevedo‑Duncan

Pages: 1537-1546 Published online on: 04 December 2018
Article Open Access

Therapeutic effect and adverse reaction of sorafenib in the treatment of advanced renal cancer

Juhui Qiu, Dongjian Liu, Zaichun Yan, Wei Jiang, Qinglei Zhang, Ning Li, Wentao Deng, Kejia Ding

Pages: 1547-1550 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

Higher nuclear EGFR expression is a better predictor of survival in rectal cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy than cytoplasmic EGFR expression

Ching‑Chieh Yang, Li‑Ching Lin, Yu‑Wei Lin, Yu‑Feng Tian, Chen‑Yi Lin, Ming‑Jen Sheu, Chien‑Feng Li, Ming‑Hong Tai

Pages: 1551-1558 Published online on: 26 November 2018
Article Open Access

Expression of p53 in ground‑glass nodule of lung cancer and non‑lung cancer patients

Zhihua Teng, Wen Chen, Dongyong Yang, Zhenghua Zhang, Lifei Zhu, Fubing Wu

Pages: 1559-1564 Published online on: 05 December 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑885‑5p promotes osteosarcoma proliferation and migration by downregulation of cell division cycle protein 73 homolog expression

Feng‑Qiang Yu, Zeng Wang, Xin‑Wen Wang, Sheng‑Lin Wang, Xiao‑Dong Li, Qing‑Shan Huang, Jian‑Hua Lin

Pages: 1565-1572 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

miR‑146a‑5p targets interleukin‑1 receptor‑associated kinase 1 to inhibit the growth, migration, and invasion of breast cancer cells

Jing‑Pei Long, Li‑Feng Dong, Fang‑Fang Chen, Yang‑Fan Fan

Pages: 1573-1580 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

Design of a microfluidic chip consisting of micropillars and its use for the enrichment of nasopharyngeal cancer cells

Wen‑Xue Chen, Jin‑Gao Li, Xiang‑Hui Wan, Xue‑Sen Zou, Shu‑Yi Qi, Yu‑Qing Zhang, Qiu‑Min Weng, Jun‑Yu Li, Wen‑Min Xiong, Chen Xie, Wei‑Liang Cheng

Pages: 1581-1588 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

Application of remifentanil combined with propofol in the diagnosis of colon cancer with awakening painless digestive endoscopy

Ailan Xian, Chunbin Wang, Ni Guo, Zaixing Wang, Lei Yang, Jie Gao, Longjun Yang

Pages: 1589-1594 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

NOS1 upregulates ABCG2 expression contributing to DDP chemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells

Xiaoxuan Li, Zhiwei Zou, Jiao Tang, Youhong Zheng, Yu Liu, Yan Luo, Qiuzhen Liu, Yifeng Wang

Pages: 1595-1602 Published online on: 03 December 2018
Article Open Access

Correlation analysis of IL‑4, IL‑10 and APN levels with postoperative infection of colorectal cancer

Jianyun He, Zhiyan Wang, Sihai Zhang

Pages: 1603-1608 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

Apatinib enhances the radiosensitivity of the esophageal cancer cell line KYSE‑150 by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle redistribution

Lijun Hu, Fei Sun, Zhiqiang Sun, Xinchu Ni, Jian Wang, Jianlin Wang, Mengyun Zhou, Yue Feng, Ze Kong, Qiu Hua, Jingping Yu

Pages: 1609-1616 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

SOX2 knockdown inhibits the migration and invasion of basal cell carcinoma cells by targeting the SRPK1‑mediated PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Zhuo‑Ran Li, Yong Jiang, Jian‑Zhong Hu, Yang Chen, Quan‑Zhong Liu

Pages: 1617-1625 Published online on: 07 December 2018
Article Open Access

High PD‑L1 expression is associated with a favorable prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy

Chenxue Jiang, Yaoyao Zhu, Shuiqin Tang, Gu Zhang, Qingren Lin, Yaping Xu, Jinbiao Shang

Pages: 1626-1634 Published online on: 22 November 2018
Article Open Access

Melatonin regulates tumor aggressiveness under acidosis condition in breast cancer cell lines

Nathália Martins Sonehara, Jéssica Zani Lacerda, Bruna Victorasso Jardim‑Perassi, Rubens de Paula Jr, Marina Gobbe Moschetta‑Pinheiro, Ynaiá Santos Traba Souza, Júlia Carolina Junqueira de Andrade, Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari

Pages: 1635-1645 Published online on: 26 November 2018
Article Open Access

Let‑7b acts as a tumor suppressor in osteosarcoma via targeting IGF1R

Kai Zhang, Weiwei Wang, Yi Liu, Aijun Guo, Donghui Yang

Pages: 1646-1654 Published online on: 04 December 2018
Article Open Access

Efficacy and safety of consolidation chemotherapy during the resting period in patients with local advanced rectal cancer

Huan‑Qing Liang, Zhong‑Yi Dong, Zhi‑Jie Liu, Jiao Luo, Qin Zeng, Ping‑Yan Liao, De‑Hua Wu

Pages: 1655-1663 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑504 modulates osteosarcoma cell chemoresistance to cisplatin by targeting p53

Xin Chen, Chen Lv, Xiongbai Zhu, Wenjun Lin, Lu Wang, Zhengxiang Huang, Shengwu Yang, Junying Sun

Pages: 1664-1674 Published online on: 22 November 2018
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Article Open Access

Effects of claudin‑1 downregulation on the physiological processes of gallbladder cancer SGC996 cells

Hao Jin, Qiang Zhang, Shulong Zhang, Huichun Liu, Zhongran Man, Yong Wang

Pages: 1688-1694 Published online on: 21 November 2018
Article Open Access

Oncogenic value of microRNA‑15b‑5p in hepatocellular carcinoma and a bioinformatics investigation

Wen‑Ya Pan, Jiang‑Hui Zeng, Dong‑Yue Wen, Jie‑Yu Wang, Peng‑Peng Wang, Gang Chen, Zhen‑Bo Feng

Pages: 1695-1713 Published online on: 22 November 2018
Article Open Access

ACTG1 and TLR3 are biomarkers for alcohol‑associated hepatocellular carcinoma

Bing Gao, Shicheng Li, Zhen Tan, Leina Ma, Jia Liu

Pages: 1714-1722 Published online on: 26 November 2018
Article Open Access

Expression and selective activation of somatostatin receptor subtypes induces cell cycle arrest in cancer cells

Yi Zou, Haiping Tan, Yuanfeng Zhao, Yuan Zhou, Lin Cao

Pages: 1723-1731 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

MMP‑1 is overexpressed in triple‑negative breast cancer tissues and the knockdown of MMP‑1 expression inhibits tumor cell malignant behaviors in vitro

Qi‑Min Wang, Li Lv, Ying Tang, Li Zhang, Li‑Fen Wang

Pages: 1732-1740 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article Open Access

Transcriptome analysis of pancreatic cancer cell response to treatment with grape seed proanthocyanidins

Weihua Wang, Leilei Zhan, Dongqi Guo, Yanju Xiang, Yu Zhang, Muxing Tian, Zhanjiang Han

Pages: 1741-1749 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article Open Access

The efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in addition to platinum‑based chemotherapy for the first‑line treatment of patients with advanced nonsquamous non‑small‑cell lung cancer: Final results of AVALANCHE, an observational cohort study

Edina Tolnay, Áron Kristóf Ghimessy, Erzsébet Juhász, Zsuzsanna Sztancsik, György Losonczy, Péter Dombi, Zsuzsanna Vennes, László Helf, Edit Csada, Veronika Sárosi

Pages: 1750-1760 Published online on: 27 November 2018
Article Open Access

Paeonol‑mediated apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by NF‑κB pathway

Qiang Li, Ying Zhang, Jing Sun, Qiyu Bo

Pages: 1761-1767 Published online on: 19 November 2018
Article Open Access

Expression of 3q oncogene SEC62 in atypical fibroxanthoma‑immunohistochemical analysis of 41 cases and correlation with clinical, viral and histopathologic features

Cornelia S.L. Müller, Léa Kreie, Florian Bochen, Thorsten Pfuhl, Sigrun Smola, Stefan Gräber, Thomas Vogt, Bernhard Schick, Maximilian Linxweiler

Pages: 1768-1776 Published online on: 27 November 2018
Article Open Access

High ambient radiofrequency radiation in Stockholm city, Sweden

Michael Carlberg, Lena Hedendahl, Tarmo Koppel, Lennart Hardell

Pages: 1777-1783 Published online on: 03 December 2018
Article Open Access

An atlas for clinical target volume definition, including elective nodal irradiation in definitive radiotherapy of biliary cancer

Silvia Bisello, Matteo Renzulli, Milly Buwenge, Lucia Calculli, Giuseppina Sallustio, Gabriella Macchia, Francesco Deodato, Giancarlo Mattiucci, Silvia Cammelli, Alessandra Arcelli, Lucia Giaccherini, Francesco Cellini, Giovanni Brandi, Sara Guerri, Savino Cilla, Rita Golfieri, Lorenzo Fuccio, Alessio G. Morganti, Alessandra Guido

Pages: 1784-1790 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

Expression of miR-664 and miR-184 on proliferation, apoptosis and migration of osteosarcoma cells

Pengfei Tao, Jing Feng, Qiong Li, Wei Liu, Lin Yang, Xiaolong Zhao, Huan Ni, Ping Xia

Pages: 1791-1797 Published online on: 20 November 2018
Article Open Access

Enhanced anticancer effect of oncostatin M combined with salinomycin in CD133+ HepG2 liver cancer cells

Changhao Fu, Lu Wang, Geer Tian, Chen Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Hao Xu, Manman Su, Yi Wang

Pages: 1798-1806 Published online on: 05 December 2018
Article Open Access

Analyses on K‑ras mutations and fascin expression in patients with cardia cancer

Li Wei, Haiyan Chang, Song Huo

Pages: 1807-1811 Published online on: 22 November 2018
Article Open Access

Examination of the Biomark assay as an alternative to Oncotype DX for defining chemotherapy benefit

Jinkyoung Kim, Aeree Kim, Chungyeul Kim

Pages: 1812-1818 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article Open Access

miR‑7‑5p inhibits cell migration and invasion in glioblastoma through targeting SATB1

Chang‑You Yin, Wei Kong, Jing Jiang, Hao Xu, Wei Zhao

Pages: 1819-1825 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article Open Access

MMP-2 expression and correlation with pathology and MRI of glioma

Hui Zhang, Yunxia Ma, Haibao Wang, Liyan Xu, Yongqiang Yu

Pages: 1826-1832 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article

Clinical features and prognosis of breast cancer with gastric metastasis

Joohyun Hong, Youjin Kim, Jangho Cho, Sung Won Lim, Song Ee Park, Hee Kyung Kim, Hansang Lee, Soo Youn Cho, Ji‑Yeon Kim, Jin Seok Ahn, Young‑Hyuck Im, Yeon Hee Park

Pages: 1833-1841 Published online on: 23 November 2018
Article

Impact of primary tumor location as a predictive factor in patients suffering from colorectal cancer treated with cytotoxic anticancer agents based on the collagen gel droplet‑embedded drug sensitivity test

Takumi Ochiai, Kazuhiko Nishimura, Tomoo Watanabe, Masayuki Kitajima, Akinori Nakatani, Kiichi Nagayasu, Naoki Sakuyama, Tsuyoshi Sato, Kenji Kishine, Yu Abe, Isao Nagaoka

Pages: 1842-1850 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article

Pemetrexed exerts anticancer effects by inducing G0/G1‑phase cell cycle arrest and activating the NOXA/Mcl‑1 axis in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells

Xinying Li, Hongxia Song, Feng Kong, Yanxia Guo, Yuan Chen, Lu Zhang, Dongfang Gao, Xiaofei Zhao, Han Zhang

Pages: 1851-1858 Published online on: 23 November 2018
Article

Decreased expression of ZO‑1 is associated with tumor metastases in liver cancer

Xueli Zhang, Liang Wang, Haitao Zhang, Fang Tu, Yong Qiang, Cuifang Nie

Pages: 1859-1864 Published online on: 27 November 2018
Article

Overexpression of the ASPM gene is associated with aggressiveness and poor outcome in bladder cancer

Zhenglin Xu, Qi Zhang, Frank Luh, Baiye Jin, Xiyong Liu

Pages: 1865-1876 Published online on: 26 November 2018
Article

Caution for simple sequence repeat number variation in the mitochondrial DNA D‑loop to determine cancer‑specific variants

Tokiko Nakai, Akihisa Sakurada, Toshihide Endo, Hiroko Kobayashi, Shinobu Masuda, Makoto Makishima, Mariko Esumi

Pages: 1883-1888 Published online on: 07 December 2018
Article

MicroRNA‑135a induces prostate cancer cell apoptosis via inhibition of STAT6

Bin Xu, Xiaoming Lu, Yuming Zhao, Chunhui Liu, Xiaoming Huang, Shuqiu Chen, Weidong Zhu, Lihua Zhang, Ming Chen

Pages: 1889-1895 Published online on: 04 December 2018
Article

Tanshinone IIA induces apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in vivo through attenuation of PI3K/AKT/JNK signaling pathways

Xian Zhang, Yong Zhou, Ying‑Er Gu

Pages: 1896-1902 Published online on: 21 November 2018
Article

MicroRNA‑139 suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and migration by directly targeting Topoisomerase I

Pengfei Zhang, Jikai Yin, Lijuan Yuan, Qing Wang, Xilin Du, Rui Dong, Chengguo Wang, Qiangshan Bai, Ling Ji, Guizhi Zhang, Jianguo Lu

Pages: 1903-1913 Published online on: 22 November 2018
Article

High‑fat diets promote colon orthotopic transplantation tumor metastasis in BALB/c mice

Lijuan Xiu, Zhihui Yang, Ying Zhao, Xuan Liu, Jianpeng Jiao, Min Ye, Dazhi Sun, Pinkang Wei

Pages: 1914-1920 Published online on: 21 November 2018
Article

Moesin is an independent prognostic marker for ER‑positive breast cancer

Lifeng Yu, Lin Zhao, Huizhe Wu, Haishan Zhao, Zhaojin Yu, Miao He, Feng Jin, Minjie Wei

Pages: 1921-1933 Published online on: 06 December 2018
Article

Leukemia growth is inhibited by benzoxime without causing any harmful effect in rats bearing RBL‑1 xenotransplants

Yingchun Li, Huihan Wang, Rong Zhang, Guojun Zhang, Ying Yang, Zhuogang Liu

Pages: 1934-1938 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article

Expression of bone morphogenetic protein 6 in non‑small cell lung cancer and its significance

Wei Xiong, Li Wang, Fenglei Yu

Pages: 1946-1952 Published online on: 30 November 2018
Article

Exosome‑delivered TRPP2 siRNA inhibits the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition of FaDu cells

Chunhui Wang, Lei Chen, Yuanyuan Huang, Kun Li, Anqi Jinye, Taotao Fan, Ren Zhao, Xianming Xia, Bing Shen, Juan Du, Yehai Liu

Pages: 1953-1961 Published online on: 23 November 2018
Article

PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway activation in patients with ER‑positive, metachronous, contralateral breast cancer treated with hormone therapy

Hirofumi Kanaizumi, Chihiro Higashi, Yumiko Tanaka, Mika Hamada, Wataru Shinzaki, Tatsuya Azumi, Yukihiko Hashimoto, Hiroki Inui, Toshiya Houjou, Yoshifumi Komoike

Pages: 1962-1968 Published online on: 26 November 2018
Case Report

Coexistence of giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and enchondroma in the middle phalanx of the little finger mimicking a malignant tumor: A case report

Muhammad Phetrus Johan, Tadahiko Kubo, Taisuke Furuta, Tomohiko Sakuda, Nobuo Adachi

Pages: 1969-1973 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article

Association of the invasiveness of colon cancer with the expression of C/EBPα

Wei Li, Liang‑Jun Jiang, Xiao‑Jun Zhou, Xian‑Zhou Lu, Long‑Fei Liu, Song Wang

Pages: 1974-1979 Published online on: 23 November 2018
Article

A multicenter single‑arm Phase II clinical trial of second‑line FOLFIRI plus panitumumab after first‑line treatment with FOLFOX plus panitumumab for initial RAS wild‑type colorectal cancer with evaluation of circulating tumor DNA: A protocol study

Hiromichi Maeda, Naoki Nagata, Takeshi Nagasaka, Koji Oba, Hideyuki Mishima, Takeshi Kato, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Kei Muro, Junichi Sakamoto

Pages: 1980-1985 Published online on: 27 November 2018
Article

BRCA1 mutation in breast cancer patients: Analysis of prognostic factors and survival

Joanna Huszno, Zofia Kołosza, Ewa Grzybowska

Pages: 1986-1995 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Article

miR‑885‑5p suppresses osteosarcoma proliferation, migration and invasion through regulation of β‑catenin

Yan Liu, Zili Bao, Wanqing Tian, Guicheng Huang

Pages: 1996-2004 Published online on: 28 November 2018
Correction Open Access

[Corrigendum] miR‑23b suppresses lung carcinoma cell proliferation through CCNG1

Hongsheng Han, Zhenxian Zhang, Xueqin Yang, Wenfeng Yang, Chengwei Xue, Xiaoli Cao

Pages: 2005-2005 Published online on: 04 December 2018
Review

Role of RNA‑binding protein 5 in the diagnosis and chemotherapeutic response of lung cancer (Review)

Yanling Xu, Zhenzhong Su, Junyao Li, Qi Wang, Guangping Meng, Yu Zhang, Wen Yang, Jie Zhang, Peng Gao

Pages: 2013-2019 Published online on: 10 December 2018
Review

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase fusions: Roles in cancer and therapeutic perspectives (Review)

Zhifa Cao, Qian Gao, Meixian Fu, Nan Ni, Yuting Pei, Wen‑Bin Ou

Pages: 2020-2030 Published online on: 20 December 2018
Review

Targeting the BDNF/TrkB pathway for the treatment of tumors (Review)

Lingbin Meng, Baoqiong Liu, Rui Ji, Xin Jiang, Xuebo Yan, Ying Xin

Pages: 2031-2039 Published online on: 20 December 2018
Article Open Access

Expression of USP22 and the chromosomal passenger complex is an indicator of malignant progression in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Tian Liu, Jing Liu, Qiuyue Chen, Shengjian Jin, Sisi Mi, Wenhua Shao, Yasusei Kudo, Sien Zeng, Guangying Qi

Pages: 2040-2046 Published online on: 17 December 2018
Article Open Access

Lost expression of cell adhesion molecule 1 is associated with bladder cancer progression and recurrence and its overexpression inhibited tumor cell malignant behaviors

Yegang Chen, Li Liu, Zhanjun Guo, Yi Wang, Yongjiao Yang, Xiaoqiang Liu

Pages: 2047-2056 Published online on: 18 December 2018
Article Open Access

Pancreatic stellate cells facilitate pancreatic cancer cell viability and invasion

Shang‑Long Liu, Shou‑Gen Cao, Ying Li, Bo Sun, Dong Chen, Dong‑Sheng Wang, Yan‑Bing Zhou

Pages: 2057-2062 Published online on: 10 December 2018
Article Open Access

Tumor suppressor role of microRNA‑545 in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Guangyi Yuan, Haoming Wu, Yu Du, Fanglin He

Pages: 2063-2068 Published online on: 11 December 2018
Case Report Open Access

Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by liver transplantation is a promising treatment for patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A case report

Jun Wang, Halmurat Obulkasim, Xiaoping Zou, Baorui Liu, Yafu Wu, Xingyu Wu, Yitao Ding

Pages: 2069-2074 Published online on: 28 December 2018
Article Open Access

CD146 promotes migration and proliferation in pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma cell lines

Yicui Piao, Hongyu Guo, Zhibo Qu, Biao Zheng, Yong Gao

Pages: 2075-2080 Published online on: 14 December 2018
Article Open Access

Identification of novel lncRNAs involved in the pathogenesis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sheng Li, Hongliang Bian, Yizhi Cao, Chenxia Juan, Qian Cao, Guoping Zhou, Yongjun Fang

Pages: 2081-2090 Published online on: 14 December 2018
Article Open Access

Circular RNA hsa_circ_0078602 may have potential as a prognostic biomarker for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Peisi Kou, Chenyue Zhang, Jiamao Lin, Haiyong Wang

Pages: 2091-2098 Published online on: 21 December 2018
Article Open Access

Genomic amplification of HPV, h‑TERC and c‑MYC in liquid‑based cytological specimens for screening of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer

Wenting Ji, Weihua Lou, Zubei Hong, Lihua Qiu, Wen Di

Pages: 2099-2106 Published online on: 12 December 2018
Article Open Access

DLC2 operates as a tumor suppressor gene in breast cancer via the RhoGTPase pathway

Zheng Yang, Hanrui Chen, Man Shu, Yunjian Zhang, Ling Xue, Yuan Lin

Pages: 2107-2116 Published online on: 28 December 2018
Article Open Access

M3, a natural lignan xyloside, exhibits potent anticancer activity in HCT116 cells

Weidong Shen, Yu Zhao, Haijiao Chen, Ting Zhang, Shenbao Wu, Pengfei Liu

Pages: 2117-2122 Published online on: 12 December 2018
Article Open Access

Distribution of cancer stem cells in two human brain gliomas

Lilei Peng, Jie Fu, Weijun Wang, Florence M. Hofman, Thomas C. Chen, Ligang Chen

Pages: 2123-2130 Published online on: 12 December 2018
Article Open Access

Expression profile and biological function of miR‑455‑5p in colorectal carcinoma

Jinqiu Wang, Yang Lu, Yiyong Zeng, Leming Zhang, Kongliang Ke, Yu Guo

Pages: 2131-2140 Published online on: 21 December 2018
Article Open Access

Dissected peripancreatic tissue margin is a critical prognostic factor and is associated with a K‑ras gene mutation in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Nobuyuki Nishizawa, Yusuke Kumamoto, Hiroshi Katoh, Hideki Ushiku, Keigo Yokoi, Toshimichi Tanaka, Satoru Ishii, Kazuharu Igarashi, Hiroshi Tajima, Takashi Kaizu, Tsutomu Yoshida, Makoto Saegusa, Masahiko Watanabe, Keishi Yamashita

Pages: 2141-2150 Published online on: 17 December 2018
Article Open Access

Effect of STAT3 decoy oligodeoxynucleotides mediated by ultrasound-targeted microbubbles combined with ultrasound on the growth of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Yan Zhang, Meiwu Zhang, Xiaoxiang Fan, Dafeng Mao, Shuyi Lv, Ping Chen

Pages: 2151-2158 Published online on: 10 December 2018
Article Open Access

Emerging role of long non‑coding RNA MALAT1 in predicting clinical outcomes of patients with digestive system malignancies: A meta‑analysis

Chao Wang, Qiaoling Zhang, Yuhuan Hu, Jianshen Zhu, Jinyou Yang

Pages: 2159-2170 Published online on: 28 December 2018
Article Open Access

Overexpression of SIRT4 inhibits the proliferation of gastric cancer cells through cell cycle arrest

Yiwang Hu, Jiahao Lin, Yao Lin, Xuxu Chen, Guanbao Zhu, Guoyu Huang

Pages: 2171-2176 Published online on: 28 December 2018
Article Open Access

Associations in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes between clinicopathological factors and clinical outcomes in estrogen receptor‑positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 negative breast cancer

Yuichiro Miyoshi, Tadahiko Shien, Akiko Ogiya, Naoko Ishida, Kieko Yamazaki, Rie Horii, Yoshiya Horimoto, Norikazu Masuda, Hiroyuki Yasojima, Touko Inao, Tomofumi Osako, Masato Takahashi, Nobumoto Tomioka, Yumi Wanifuchi‑Endo, Mitsuchika Hosoda, Hiroyoshi Doihara, Hiroko Yamashita

Pages: 2177-2186 Published online on: 19 December 2018
Article Open Access

Irradiated endothelial cells modulate the malignancy of liver cancer cells

Sung Dae Kim, Joo Mi Yi, Moon‑Taek Park

Pages: 2187-2196 Published online on: 14 December 2018
Article Open Access

CRISPR/Cas9‑mediated cervical cancer treatment targeting human papillomavirus E6

Takahiro Yoshiba, Yasushi Saga, Masashi Urabe, Ryosuke Uchibor, Shigeki Matsubara, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Hiroaki Mizukami

Pages: 2197-2206 Published online on: 10 December 2018
Article Open Access

Synchronous endometrioid endometrial and ovarian carcinomas are biologically related: A clinico‑pathological and molecular (next generation sequencing) study of 22 cases

Nikola Hájková, Ivana Tichá, Jan Hojný, Kristýna Němejcová, Michaela Bártů, Romana Michálková, Michal Zikán, David Cibula, Jan Laco, Tomáš Geryk, Gábor Méhes, Pavel Dundr

Pages: 2207-2214 Published online on: 20 December 2018
Article Open Access

miR‑140‑5p inhibits cell proliferation and invasion in colorectal carcinoma by targeting SOX4

Zhongsong Zhao, Weiwei Liu, Jianhua Li

Pages: 2215-2220 Published online on: 14 December 2018
Article Open Access

miR-21 promotes cell migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting KLF5

Jian Wang, Yanfeng Chu, Mei Xu, Xiumei Zhang, Yumei Zhou

Pages: 2221-2227 Published online on: 18 December 2018
Article Open Access

Identification of potential biomarkers of lung adenocarcinoma brain metastases via microarray analysis of cDNA expression profiles

Haiyang Su, Zhenyang Lin, Weicheng Peng, Zhiqiang Hu

Pages: 2228-2236 Published online on: 14 December 2018
Article Open Access

MicroRNA‑155 affects oxidative damage through regulating autophagy in endothelial cells

Huifen Chen, Mi Yang Liu Gao, Li Zhang, Fa Lian He, Yan Kun Shi, Xing Hua Pan, Hong Wang

Pages: 2237-2243 Published online on: 21 December 2018
Article Open Access

Prognostic evaluation of patients with resectable lung cancer using systemic inflammatory response parameters

Jie Zhu, Lian Lian, Hualong Qin, Wen‑Jie Wang, Rui Ren, Meng‑Dan Xu, Kai Chen, Weiming Duan, Fei‑Ran Gong, Min Tao, Qiaoming Zhi, Meng‑Yao Wu, Wei Li

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February-2019
Volume 17 Issue 2

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

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