Advanced Endoscopic Imaging for Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease by Helmut Neumann, Klaus Mönkemüller, Claudia Günther, Raja Atreya, Michael Vieth, Markus F. Neurath

“…Endoscopy in IBD has tremendous importance to diagnose inflammatory activity, to evaluate therapeutic success and for the surveillance of colitis associated cancer. Thus it becomes obvious that there is a need for new and more advanced endoscopic imaging techniques for better characterization of mucosal inflammation and early neoplasia detection in IBD. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Chest MRI: Strategies for Establishing a Successful Practice by Kyubin Kim, Kun-Il Kim, Ji Won Lee, Yeon Joo Jeong

“…Its applications span various clinical scenarios, including the differentiation of non-tumorous and tumorous conditions in the mediastinum or pleura, planning of surgical interventions and treatments for such tumors, evaluation of post-treatment recurrence, staging of lung cancer, and diagnosis of progressive massive fibrosis. …”
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE BEVACIZUMAB BIOSIMILAR IN ALL INDICATIONS REGISTERED FOR ORIGINAL DRUG? by S. V. Orlov, N. L. Shimanovskii, S. N. Fogt

“…The article provides summary of the pivotal clinical study of Bevacizumab bioanalogue conducted in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The article includes detailed scientific justification for the extrapolation of data on the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity obtained in the pivotal study to other indications, registered for the original bevacizumab drug.…”
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Autologous Graft-versus-Tumor Effect: Reality or Fiction? by Luis F. Porrata

“…Herein, this paper reviews the clinical evidence of an autologous graft-versus-tumor effect based on the autograft collected and infused host immune effector cells and host immunity recovery after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation affecting clinical outcomes in cancer patients.…”
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Dysphagia and Neck Swelling in a Case of Undiagnosed Lhermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden Syndrome by Zishuo Ian Hu, Lev Bangiyev, Roberta J. Seidman, Jules A. Cohen

“…This case illustrates the importance of the overlap between LDD, Cowden syndrome, thyroid disease, and breast cancer.…”
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An Appendiceal Neoplastic Lesion: Case Report and Implications for Colonoscopic Screening and Surveillance by Hugh J Freeman, Douglas L Webber, Adam T Meneghetti

“…The appendiceal mucosa is biologically similar to the colonic mucosa, yet remains relatively ‘hidden’ in screening and surveillance studies, which suggests important implications for evolving detection strategies in the follow-up of patients with a previous colon polyp or cancer resections. Although endoscopic removal of the appendix has been reported, treatment of these localized appendiceal lesions requires a wide surgical excision.…”
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One Health: potential synergy between infectious and toxic agents. The case of COVID-19 by Jorge Herkovits

“…For example, some conditions that influence the progression of COVID-19 could have toxicological causes such as cancer, endocrine, neurological, and inflammatory disorders, kidney failure, etc. …”
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Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review by Linglan Pan, Renyan Liu, Xiujie Sheng, Dunjin Chen

“…Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix is a rare subtype of cervical cancer. Here we report a case in which a 27-year-old female patient presented at 34-week gestation with abnormal vaginal bleeding, underwent normal labor, and gave birth to a healthy neonate. …”
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Complement Diagnostics: Concepts, Indications, and Practical Guidelines by Bo Nilsson, Kristina Nilsson Ekdahl

“…Aberrations in the complement system have been shown to be direct or indirect pathophysiological mechanisms in a number of diseases and pathological conditions such as autoimmune disease, infections, cancer, allogeneic and xenogeneic transplantation, and inflammation. …”
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The Use of Natural Health Products Especially Papaya Leaf Extract and Dandelion Root Extract in Previously Untreated Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Leena T. Rahmat, Lloyd E. Damon

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Selective Autophagy in Drosophila by Ioannis P. Nezis

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The Role of TAMs in Tumor Microenvironment and New Research Progress by Yawei Feng, Zhiqiang Ye, Furong Song, Yufeng He, Jun Liu

“…Finally, this paper discusses the feasibility of TAMs-targeted therapy as a new indirect cancer therapy. This paper provides a theoretical basis for finding a potentially effective macrophage-targeted tumor therapy.…”
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Some considerations on etiology and pathophysiology of oral epidermoid carcinoma by Carla María García San Juan, Magalys S. Salas Rodríguez, José Manuel Gil Milá

“…It is concluded that this disease is associated to unhealthy lifestyles on which the Comprehensive general Dentist should influence to decrease its incidence, together with the early diagnosis by implementing properly the National Program of Early Oral Cancer Detection.…”
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NF-κB, JNK, and TLR Signaling Pathways in Hepatocarcinogenesis by Shin Maeda

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third largest cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The role of molecular changes in HCC have been used to identify prognostic markers and chemopreventive or therapeutic targets. …”
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Tissue Engineering of the Penis by Manish N. Patel, Anthony Atala

“…Congenital disorders, cancer, trauma, or other conditions of the genitourinary tract can lead to significant organ damage or loss of function, necessitating eventual reconstruction or replacement of the damaged structures. …”
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Extraosseous Intradural Chondrosarcoma of the Cervical Spine: A Case Report with Brief Review of Literature by Elizabeth Presutto, Sejal Patel, Joseph Fullmer, Sajeev Ezhapilli

“…Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCS) is a malignant cancer of the cartilage that accounts for less than 1% of all chondrosarcomas and typically occurs within the bone. …”
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Statistical Inference of the Class of Nonparametric Tests for the Panel Count and Current Status Data from the Perspective of the Saddlepoint Approximation by Abd El-Raheem M. Abd El-Raheem, Mona Hosny, Ehab F. Abd-Elfattah

“…In this article, the saddlepoint approximation method is proposed as an alternative to the asymptotic normal approximation method to carry out statistical inference for a number of nonparametric tests for an important type of data that appears frequently in many clinical studies such as cancer and tumorigenicity studies. In clinical trials, there are many strategies through which treatments are assigned to patients. …”
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Preface by Peter Hinow, Pierre Magal, Shigui Ruan

“…Webb.The topics of the 12 articles appearing in this special issue includeevolutionary dynamics of population growth, spatio-temporal dynamicsin reaction-diffusion biological models, transmission dynamics ofinfectious diseases, modeling of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals,analysis of Prion models, age-structured models in ecology and epidemiology,modeling of immune response to infections, modeling of cancer growth, etc.These topics partially represent the broad areas of Glenn's research interest.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.…”
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Role of Interleukin-18 in Modulation of Oral Carcinoma Cell Proliferation by Athip Nilkaeo, Suthinee Bhuvanath

“…Since its direct biological effect on oral cancer cells is not well defined, in this study, we employed a KB cell line to test IL-18 activity. …”
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Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in an Underserved Population in the USA: Prevalence, Epidemiologic and Clinical Features by Tarek Almouradi, Tadd Hiatt, Bashar Attar

“…Gastric intestinal metaplasia is an important stage in the development of gastric cancer. Limited data is available regarding the prevalence of gastric intestinal metaplasia in the United States. …”
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