Immunological Changes in Peripheral Blood of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients during Anti-TNF-α Therapy and Their Correlations with Treatment Outcomes by Rongjuan Chen, Hongyan Qian, Xiaoqing Yuan, Shiju Chen, Yuan Liu, Bin Wang, Guixiu Shi

“…Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors are the main types of biological conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and have efficacy in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) which is not sensitive for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. …”
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Outcomes of Recurrent Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Nichole R. Dean, Larissa Sweeny, J. Scott Magnuson, William R. Carroll, Daniel Robinson, Renee A. Desmond, Eben L. Rosenthal

“…A retrospective study including patients who underwent surgical resection for recurrent, advanced stage cSCC of the head and neck was performed (n=72). Data regarding tumor site, stage, treatment, parotid involvement, perineural invasion, positive margins, metastasis, and disease-free survival was analyzed. …”
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Perilipin2-dependent lipid droplets accumulation promotes metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma via epithelial-mesenchymal transition by Jiayu Zhang, Jianmin Peng, Siyu Wang, Li Wang, Yutong Sun, Juan Xia, Bin Cheng, Qinchao Hu

“…Abstract Emerging evidence shows that lipid metabolic reprogramming plays a vital role in tumor metastasis. The effect and mechanism of fatty acids and lipid droplets (LDs), the core products of lipid metabolism, on the metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), need further exploration. …”
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Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of young and old North Indian patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma by G. Sharma, M. Kamboj, A. Narwal, A. Devi, J. Yadav, M. Sharma

“…Both the groups exhibited comparable observations with a high degree of keratinization, moderate nuclear pleomorphism, type 3 pattern of invasion, low tumor budding, high stromal and low intratumoral infiltration of lymphocytes, except lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate which was marked in a higher number of young cases. …”
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Hematoporphyrin derivative-photodynamic therapy (HpD-PDT) for extensive vulvar and vaginal Bowen's disease: A case report by Xiaoqing Xiang, Yanliang Li, Can Shi, Runqun Liu, Guozhang Ma, Yunyun Cao, Lianheng Xia, Jie Gao

“…A follow-up biopsy at 7 months post-treatment revealed no residual tumor cells. The patient remains disease-free at 2 years follow-up and continues to be monitored. …”
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Circulating Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins and Antibodies against Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins as Potential Biomarkers of Colorectal Cancer by Dorota Diakowska, Krzysztof Grabowski, Mirosław Nienartowicz, Paweł Zarębski, Kamila Fudalej, Krystyna Markocka-Mączka

“…Serum CEA levels were significantly elevated in the advanced stage of disease, primary tumor progression, angiolymphatic invasion, and presence of distant metastasis. …”
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Dosimetric and Radiobiological Impact of Patient Setup Errors in Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer by Jia-Huan Cai MS, Xun Peng BMed, Jia-Yang Lu MS

“…Comparisons of target dose, improved homogeneity index (iHI), conformity index (CI), tumor control probability (TCP) and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) were conducted between SPSs and original treatment plans (OTPs). …”
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Pretreatment Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: Comparison With Healthy Controls and Associations With Biopsychosocial Variables by Patricia Blickle, Martina E. Schmidt, Karen Steindorf

“…Methods Two hundred and thirty‐two breast cancer patients (mean age = 55.6) and 41 healthy participants (mean age = 49.3) were recruited via the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg. Patient‐reported outcomes were assessed with the EORTC QLQ‐FA12 for fatigue, the EORTC QLQ‐C30 for functioning, the STAI for anxiety, the CESD‐R for depression and the PSQI for sleep disturbance. …”
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Erythropoietin Activates Autophagy to Regulate Apoptosis and Angiogenesis of Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells via the Akt/ERK1/2/BAD Signaling Pathway under Inflammatory Microenviro... by Denghao Huang, Jie Lei, Xingrui Li, Zhonghao Jiang, Maoxuan Luo, Yao Xiao

“…To further explore its potential effects and mechanism, we studied biological behaviors of periodontal ligament stem cells under inflammatory microenvironment induced by different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 50, and 100 ng/mL) of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and examined how different concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20, and 50 IU/mL) of erythropoietin changed biological behaviors of periodontal ligament stem cells. …”
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The Long Noncoding RNA LOXL1-AS1 Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Jiang Liu, Chengtong Zhai, Degan Liu, Jianhua Liu

“…Quantitative real-time PCR was used to analyze the expression of LOXL1-AS1 RNA in tumor tissues, adjacent normal tissues, and cell lines. …”
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Primary Pleural Benign Myxoid Schwannoma in an 18-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hussam Abou Al-Shaar, Safi Qutob, Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ayman Azzam, Tarek Amin, Shamayel Mohammed

“…At a postoperative 6-month followup, there was no radiological evidence of tumor recurrence. Furthermore, literature review on pleural schwannomas is also presented.…”
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Investigating orbital foreign device-associated malignancies: a scoping review by Jeong Hyun Ha, Jagmeet S. Arora, Jamasb J. Sayadi, Nada R. Khattab, Shannon D. Francis, Thomas M. Johnstone, Yeonji Jang, Gordon K. Lee

“…These malignancies varied in characteristics and demographics, with some showing metastasis or local invasion. The median time to tumor development was 40 years. Conclusions This study highlights a spectrum of malignancies following orbital foreign device procedures and suggests a potential association between different types of orbital foreign devices and malignancies. …”
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Resveratrol Inhibits Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation via the Hippo Pathway by Chunxue Li, Rongrong Zhang, Yating Zhan, Jianjian Zheng

“…Enhanced Hippo pathway activation has also been reported to inhibit tumor progression and liver fibrosis. In the present study, the role of the Hippo pathway in mediating the effects of Res on hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) was examined. …”
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Oxidative dissolution of metals in metal-based ionic liquids: Iron, copper, silver and aluminum by Yuchao Li, Yanxia Zheng, Huishuang Zhao, Qingshan Zhu, Yansong Zhao

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Interleukin-7 Resensitizes Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer to Cisplatin via Inhibition of ABCG2 by Bin Ke, Ting Wei, Yuanyuan Huang, Yuxin Gong, Gang Wu, Junfang Liu, Xiaoting Chen, Lin Shi

“…In vivo results also confirmed that IL-7 only in combination with DDP could remarkably induce tumor regression with reduced levels of ABCG2 in tumorous tissues. …”
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Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Gastric Cancer Growth via Regulating c-Myc by Bin Chen, Jing Yu, Qianqian Wang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Li Sun, Changgen Xu, Xiangdong Zhao, Bo Shen, Mei Wang, Wenrong Xu, Wei Zhu

“…Moreover, we found that the c-Myc inhibitor JQ1 and c-Myc siRNA decreased the expression of c-Myc in hBM-MSC-CM-treated tumor cells in vitro. Additionally, hBM-MSC-CM enhanced the migration and glucose uptake of gastric cancer cells. …”
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IFNγ regulates ferroptosis in KFs by inhibiting the expression of SPOCD1 through DNMT3A by Xiuxia Wang, Yating Yang, Xianyu Zhou, Shun Yu, Xusong Luo, Lin Lu, Zhen Gao, Jun Yang

“…Abstract Keloid is benign skin tumor, and their curing is relatively difficult due to the unclear mechanism of formation. …”
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Biomolecular Triconjugates Formed between Gold, Protamine, and Nucleic Acid: Comparative Characterization on the Nanoscale by Robert K. DeLong, Lisa Cillessen, Chris Reynolds, Adam Wanekaya, Tiffany Severs, Kartik Ghosh, Michael Fisher, Stephanie Barber, John Black, Ashley Schaeffer, Kristin J. Flores

“…Given the intense interest in splice-site switching oligomers (SSOs), we utilized a human tumor cell culture system (HeLa pLuc-705), in which SSO-directed splicing repair upregulates luciferase expression, in order to investigate bioactivity of the bionanoconjugates. …”
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Unveiling unexpected adverse events: post-marketing safety surveillance of gilteritinib and midostaurin from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting database by Tingting Jiang, Yanping Li, Ni Zhang, Lanlan Gan, Hui Su, Guiyuan Xiang, Yuanlin Wu, Yao Liu

“…For gilteritinib, 29 positive signals for AEs not mentioned in its instructions were identified, such as cerebral hemorrhage, tumor lysis syndrome, and interstitial lung disease. …”
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Diagnosis of Splenic Lymphoma by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Umar Darr, Zubair Khan, Muhammad Ali Khan, Anas Renno, Turki Alkully, Sehrish Kamal, Tariq Hammad, Yaseen Alastal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Ali Nawras

“…Introduction. Splenic tumor is usually found as an incidental finding on CT of abdomen. …”
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