Diffusion-weighted MRI-Derived ADC and tumor volume as predictive imaging markers for neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in muscle-invasive bladder cancer by Abolfazl Razzaghdoust, Anya Jafari, Arash Mahdavi, Bahram Mofid, Abbas Basiri

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A Case of Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy Diagnosed by Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Treated with Chemotherapy and Long-Term Oxygen and Anticoagulation Therapies by Atsushi Kitamura, Naoki Nishimura, Torahiko Jinta, Rika Suda, Yasuhiko Yamano, Genta Ishikawa, Yutaka Tomishima, Tsuyoshi Hamaoka, Koyu Suzuki, Naohiko Chohnabayashi

“…A transbronchial lung biopsy revealed breast cancer metastasis and pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM). Treatment of PTTM is rarely reported due to the difficulty of antemortem diagnosis; however, the patient was effectively treated with chemotherapy and oxygen and anticoagulation therapies for 3 months.…”
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Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Immune Responses Elicited Using Tumor-Targeted IL-2 Cytokine and Its Derivatives in Combined Preclinical Therapies by Sahar Balkhi, Giorgia Bilato, Andrea De Lerma Barbaro, Paola Orecchia, Alessandro Poggi, Lorenzo Mortara

“…Effective cancer therapies must address the tumor microenvironment (TME), a complex network of tumor cells and stromal components, including endothelial, immune, and mesenchymal cells. …”
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Tumor-grafted chorioallantoic membrane model: A versatile approach to study head and neck squamous cell carcinoma physiopathology and therapeutics testing by Saravanan Sekaran, Dhanraj Ganapathy

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Ominous Occurrence of Spinal Intradural Primary Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Four Decades following Radiation Therapy for Testicular Seminoma by Osmond C. Wu, Berje H. Shammassian, Arunit J. S. Chugh, Aparna Harbhajanka, Manish K. Kasliwal

“…Primary intradural malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is an extremely rare diagnosis and is associated with an extremely poor prognosis. …”
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Florid Proliferation of Hyalinized Vessels in a Spermatic Cord STAT6 Positive Solitary Fibrous Tumor and Its Potential Clinical Implications by Christopher P. Marquez, Haiyan Zhang, Jason Goodrum, J. Nicholas Sreshta, Marjan Afrouzian

“…A solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) arising in the paratesticular region is a rare event. …”
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Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome Secondary to Small-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Unknown Origin: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review by Phyo Thazin Myint, Hifza Waheed Butt, Taha Alrifai, Carlos Marin

“…Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome (STLS), in the absence of prior chemo or radiation therapy, is rare with solid tumors. …”
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Author Correction: Identification of KIFC1 as an independent prognostic marker in renal clear cell carcinoma correlates with tumor proliferation and immune infiltration by Bin Du, Jia Wang, Jinping Zheng, Jing Huo, Pu Wang

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The effects of peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis on serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-10 and C-reactive-protein levels by Ali Borazan, Hasan Ustün, Yucel Ustundag, Selim Aydemir, Taner Bayraktaroglu, Mehmet Sert, Ahmet Yilmaz

“…BACKGROUND: Markers of an acute phase reaction, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-6, are predictive for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in normal subjects and in chronic renal failure patients. …”
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Implementation of a Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Raed Hamed Alharbi, Salman Ali Alabdali, Buthainah B. Alammash, Shalam Mohamed Hussain, Ahmed Abdulrahman Alsubhi, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Alaa Ibrahim Alrais

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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-6: Potential Interorgan Inflammatory Mediators Contributing to Destructive Periodontal Disease in Obesity or Metabolic Syndrome by Roozbeh Khosravi, Khady Ka, Ting Huang, Saeed Khalili, Bich Hong Nguyen, Belinda Nicolau, Simon D. Tran

“…Specifically, we suggest that elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or interleukin 6 (IL-6)—both adipokines and known risk factors for destructive periodontal disease—in obesity and metabolic syndrome contribute to the onset and development of destructive periodontal disease. …”
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Hyperparathyroidism Jaw Tumor Syndrome Presenting as Recurrent Femur Fractures in a Young Woman; a Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease by Piyumi S. A. Wijewickrama, Noel P. Somasundaram

“…As this is a rare disease, it can often be missed due to low degree of suspicion and the ability of the jaw tumor to mimic a metastatic deposit.…”
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Concurrent Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor Arising from the Omentum and Grade 3 Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Uterus with p53 Immunoreactivity by Naoya Harada, Ichiro Nobuhara, Noriko Haruta, Yumi Higashiura, Hideki Watanabe, Sumire Ohno

“…A malignant solitary fibrous tumor arising from the omentum is extremely rare. …”
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Feasibility and safety of targeted focal microwave ablation of the index tumor in patients with low to intermediate risk prostate cancer: Results of the FOSTINE trial. by Nicolas Barry Delongchamps, Alexandre Schull, Julien Anract, Jean-Paul Abecassis, Marc Zerbib, Mathilde Sibony, Léa Jilet, Hendy Abdoul, Vincent Goffin, Michaël Peyromaure

“…<h4>Patients and method</h4>Ten patients with a visible index tumor of Gleason score ≤3+4, largest diameter <20mm were included. …”
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Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed for Older Patients With Nonsquamous NSCLC and Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Scores of Less Than 50% by Yoshihito Kogure, MD, PhD, Hiroya Hashimoto, PhD, Haruko Daga, MD, PhD, Yasushi Fukuda, MD, Akihiro Bessho, MD, PhD, Tadaaki Yamada, MD, PhD, Yukihiro Toi, MD, Tomoki Kimura, MD, PhD, Hiroshige Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Koichi Azuma, MD, PhD, Naoki Furuya, MD, PhD, Yasutaka Fukui, MD, PhD, Akiko M. Saito, MD, PhD, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Hideo Saka, MD, Masashi Kondo, MD, PhD

“…We assessed the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab with pemetrexed in patients with programmed cell death-ligand 1 expression tumor proportion scores of less than 50%. Methods: This multicenter, open-label, phase 2 trial involved 42 institutions across Japan. …”
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Association of Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand with Body Fat Distribution as Assessed by Dual X-Rays Absorptiometry by Carlo Cervellati, Paola Secchiero, Gloria Bonaccorsi, Claudio Celeghini, Giorgio Zauli

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Extracellular HMGB1 blockade inhibits tumor growth through profoundly remodeling immune microenvironment and enhances checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy by Coraline Radermecker, Pascale Hubert, Patrick Roncarati, Stephanie Demoulin, Charlotte Pilard, Marie Ancion, Celia Reynders, Thomas Lerho, Diane Bruyere, Alizee Lebeau, Margot Meunier, Marie-Julie Nokin, Elodie Hendrick, Olivier Peulen, Philippe Delvenne, Michael Herfs

“…Isolated from retrieved tumors, 14 immune cell (sub)populations as well as the activation status of antigen-presenting cells were extensively analyzed in each condition. …”
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Data mining and safety analysis of voriconazole in patients with a hematological malignant tumor based on the FAERS database: differences between children and adults by Hao Li, Hao Li, Manxue Jiang, Manxue Jiang, Xiaona Pan, Lingti Kong, Lingti Kong, Lingti Kong

Subjects: “…hematological malignant tumor…”
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Explainable attention based breast tumor segmentation using a combination of UNet, ResNet, DenseNet, and EfficientNet models by Shokofeh Anari, Soroush Sadeghi, Ghazaal Sheikhi, Ramin Ranjbarzadeh, Malika Bendechache

Subjects: “…Breast tumor segmentation…”
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Global metabolomic profiling of tumor tissue and paired serum samples to identify biomarkers for response to neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX treatment of human pancreatic cancer by Manoj Amrutkar, Sander Johannes Thorbjørnsen Guttorm, Anette Vefferstad Finstadsveen, Knut Jørgen Labori, Lars Eide, Helge Rootwelt, Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen, Ivar P. Gladhaug, Caroline S. Verbeke

“…To address this unmet need, global metabolomic profiling was performed on tumor tissue and paired serum samples from patients with treatment‐naïve (TN; n = 18) and neoadjuvant leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX)‐treated (NAT; n = 17) PDAC using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. …”
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