Immunohistochemical Expression of CXCR4 on Breast Cancer and Its Clinical Significance by Marina Okuyama Kishima, Carlos Eduardo Coral de Oliveira, Bruna Karina Banin-Hirata, Roberta Losi-Guembarovski, Karen Brajão de Oliveira, Marla Karine Amarante, Maria Angelica Ehara Watanabe

“…The most studied role for CXCL12 chemokine and its receptor CXCR4 in breast cancer pathogenesis is the metastasis event, although several reports have demonstrated its involvement in other processes, such as angiogenesis and tumor growth. …”
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Methylation of 45S Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Is Associated with Cancer and Aging in Humans by Fengqing Shao, Xiaoqi Liu, Xianzhi Zhang, Qi Wang, Wencai Wang

“…The results showed that rDNA methylation in most cancer cases displayed a consistent pattern with hypermethylation in the coding region but with hypomethylation in the promoter region, which likely facilitates the proliferation and metastasis of cancerous cells. Distinctively, both the coding and promoter regions of rDNA become increasingly methylated during the process of aging, indicating the decline of rDNA activity. …”
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Unexpected Bone Metastases from Thyroid Cancer by Sandra Gibiezaite, Savas Ozdemir, Sania Shuja, Barry McCook, Monica Plazarte, Mae Sheikh-Ali

“…We will discuss clinical course, imaging, pathological findings, and treatment of the patient with skull metastasis from DTC. Pertinent literature on imaging and pathology findings as well as radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment impact on quality of life and survival in patients with bone metastases from DTC will be reviewed. …”
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FKBP4 Accelerates Malignant Progression of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Activating the Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Wen Meng, Jingfei Meng, Hong Jiang, Xing Feng, Dongshan Wei, Qingsong Ding

“…FKBP4 was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues and cells, and its expression was closely related to NSCLC tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and patient prognosis. In vitro, FKBP4 can promote NSCLC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibit NSCLC cell apoptosis. …”
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Androgen Metabolism Gene Polymorphisms, Associations with Prostate Cancer Risk and Pathological Characteristics: A Comparative Analysis between South African and Senegalese Men by Pedro Fernandez, Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson, Elaine Spangler, André van der Merwe, Mohamed Jalloh, Serigne M. Gueye, Timothy R. Rebbeck

“…Senegalese men were diagnosed earlier with prostate cancer and had higher median PSA levels compared to South African men. Metastasis occurred more frequently in Senegalese men. …”
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BMI1, ALDH1A1, and CD133 Transcripts Connect Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition to Cancer Stem Cells in Lung Carcinoma by Ana Koren, Matija Rijavec, Izidor Kern, Eva Sodja, Peter Korosec, Tanja Cufer

“…Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is the underlying mechanism of tumor invasion and metastasis. Evidences from lung cancer cellular models show EMT can trigger conversion to a cancer stem cell (CSC) phenotype. …”
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Inhibitory effects of estetrol on the invasion and migration of immortalized human endometrial stromal cells by Akihiko Wakatsuki, Yinzhi Lin, Shiori Kojima, Hiroshi Matsushita, Kosei Takeuchi, Kazuo Umezawa

“…WASF-1 was found to be a potential mediator based on metastasis PCR array. WASF-1 was upregulated by E2 and downregulated by E4. …”
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Potential Role of ANGPTL4 in the Cross Talk between Metabolism and Cancer through PPAR Signaling Pathway by Laura La Paglia, Angela Listì, Stefano Caruso, Valeria Amodeo, Francesco Passiglia, Viviana Bazan, Daniele Fanale

“…Several studies showed that high levels of ANGPTL4 are associated with poor prognosis in patients with various solid tumors, suggesting an important role in cancer onset and progression, metastasis, and anoikis resistance. Here, we have discussed the potential role of ANGPTL4 in mediating the cross talk between metabolic syndromes, such as diabetes and obesity, and cancer through regulation of its expression by PPARs.…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Roles in Tumor Growth, Progression, and Drug Resistance by Xiaoyan Zhang, Huaijun Tu, Yazhi Yang, Lijun Fang, Qiong Wu, Jian Li

“…Different studies have reported that MSC-EVs may exert various effects on the growth, metastasis, and drug response of different tumor cells by transferring proteins, messenger RNA, and microRNA to recipient cells. …”
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The Role of NF-κB/MIR155HG in Regulating the Stemness and Radioresistance in Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Yunbao Xu, Lu Yang, Guangming Li, Chuangzhou Rao

“…Background: Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are instrumental in treatment resistance, recurrence, and metastasis. The development of breast cancer and radiation sensitivity is intimately pertinent to long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). …”
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Association of JMJD2B and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Expressions with Poor Prognosis in Osteosarcoma by Xujian Liu, Qianqian Zhang, Yi Zhao, Jianjun Xun, Hongzeng Wu, Helin Feng

“…JMJD2B and HIF1 expression levels were both significantly associated with Enneking stage, distant metastasis, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and the JMJD2B and HIF1 expressions were positively correlated (p<0.001, R=0.752). …”
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Development of a 3-MicroRNA Signature and Nomogram for Predicting the Survival of Patients with Uveal Melanoma Based on TCGA and GEO Databases by Jun Zuo, Hongquan Ye, Jing Tang, Jianqun Lu, Qi Wan

“…According to univariate and multivariate cox analyses, age at diagnosis, tumor node metastasis (TNM) classification, stage, and the 3-miRNA signature significantly correlated with the survival outcomes. …”
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A telomere-related signature for predicting prognosis and assessing immune microenvironment in osteosarcoma by Shihao Li, Lina Zhang, Haiyang Zhang

“…ObjectiveOsteosarcoma is the most common primary bone cancer with a high propensity for local invasion and metastasis. An increasing number of research studies show that telomeres play an important role in the occurrence and development of cancer. …”
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Research progress of MRI-based radiomics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Xiao-Yun Xie, Rong Chen

“…These encompass tumor differentiation, subtype classification, histopathological grading, prediction of microvascular invasion (MVI), assessment of treatment response, early recurrence prognostication, and metastasis prediction.ConclusionMRI radiomics emerges as a promising adjunctive tool for early HCC detection and personalized preoperative decision-making, with the overarching goal of optimizing patient outcomes. …”
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Machine learning-random forest model was used to construct gene signature associated with cuproptosis to predict the prognosis of gastric cancer by Xiaolong Liu, Pengxian Tao, He Su, Yulan Li

“…Abstract Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common tumors; one of the reasons for its poor prognosis is that GC cells can resist normal cell death process and therefore develop distant metastasis. Cuproptosis is a novel type of cell death and a limited number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between cuproptosis-related genes (CRGs) in GC. …”
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Metastatic Malignant Ectomesenchymoma Initially Presenting as a Pelvic Mass: Report of a Case and Review of Literature by A. Nael, P. Siaghani, W. W. Wu, K. Nael, Lisa Shane, S. G. Romansky

“…He is currently off from any treatment for 18 months with no evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis.…”
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Interplay between Body Size Measures and Thyroid Cancer Aggressiveness: A Retrospective Analysis by Thaís Gomes de Melo, Ligia Vera Montali da Assumpção, Denise Engelbrecht Zantut-Wittmann

“…Women with poorly differentiated tumor and patients aged ≥45 years old with distant metastasis presented greater weight loss during follow-up compared to patients without such characteristics (median −2 kg versus +1.5 kg and −3 kg versus +1 kg, respectively). …”
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The Impact of Metastatic Bone Cancers on Serum Calcium Levels: A Focused Analysis of Patient Outcomes by Muhammad Khizar Memon, Syed Uzair Mahmood, Sidra Memon, Azhar Rashid, Muhammad Ali Memon, Shahzad Ali Jiskani

“… Background: Metastatic bone cancers are a significant clinical problem because metastasis disrupts normal bone homeostasis, including calcium dysregulation. …”
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Metastatic brain tumors: from development to cutting‐edge treatment by Guilong Tanzhu, Liu Chen, Jiaoyang Ning, Wenxiang Xue, Ce Wang, Gang Xiao, Jie Yang, Rongrong Zhou

“…Abstract Metastatic brain tumors, also called brain metastasis (BM), represent a challenging complication of advanced tumors. …”
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A Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Revealed by a Single Bone Lesion with No Poor Prognostic Factors by Yann Godbert, Benedicte Henriques-Figueiredo, Anne-Laure Cazeau, Xavier Carrat, Marc Stegen, Isabelle Soubeyran, Francoise Bonichon

“…This extremely rare case of a singular bone metastasis revealing a papillary thyroid microcarcinoma illustrates the necessity of further research to better characterize the forms of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas with potentially poor prognosis.…”
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