Vol 7, No 5 (October 31, 2018): Translational Cancer Research

Original Article

Prognostic factors in advanced pancreatic cancer patients receiving second-line chemotherapy: a single institution experience
Alessandro Bittoni, Chiara Pellei, Andrea Lanese, Riccardo Giampieri, Andrea D’Angelo, Enrica Giglio, Luca Cantini, Tania Meletani, Maria Giuditta Baleani, Rossana Berardi
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1190-1198
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Serum VEGF during chemo-radiotherapy and its clinical significance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Jian Wang, Jianlin Wang, Jingping Yu, Zhiqiang Sun, Wei Sun, Bin Nie, Xinchu Ni, Rong-Rong Xiao, Suping Sun, Xin-En Huang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1199-1208
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Upregulation of exosomal integrin β4 causes osteosarcoma cell proliferation via the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway
Qianrong Wang, Zhenghua Shi, Hongmei Zhang, Wenchao Liu, Zhicao Yu, Qiong Zhang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1209-1220
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Effect of 17β-estradiol on the migration ability of human osteosarcoma U2OS cells
Zhengming Yang, Minfei Yang, Huimin Tao, Bin Liu, Libin Jin
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1221-1227
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Exploring protocol for breast cancer xenograft model using endothelial colony-forming cells
Hyun Kyung Lim, Hyunsook Lee, Aree Moon, Kyu-Tae Kang, Joohee Jung
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1228-1234
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The construction and analysis of gene co-expression network of differentially expressed genes identifies potential biomarkers in thyroid cancer
Li Chai, Dongyan Han, Jin Li, Zhongwei Lv
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1235-1243
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Knockdown of HOTAIR reduces the malignancy of bladder cancer cells via downregulation of invasions and metastasis-related genes
Hongjian Liu, Yougang Feng, Wei He, Yongming Kang, Mingdong Jiang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1244-1252
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Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: a population-based study
Jiayan Chen, Junmiao Wen, Xinyan Xu, Di Liu, Lv Huang, Min Fan
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1253-1262
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miR-24-3p promotes cell migration and invasion by targeting TEL2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Bu-Fan Xiao, Hui-Zhen Xiong, Wenjun Wang, Zhaohao Huang, Kaddie Kwok Chen, Dan Sang, Yi Sang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1263-1270
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Characterization of PD-L1 expression and its prognostic value in patients with ovarian cancer
Bi-Heng Cheng, Hua Liang, Tao Jiang, Jian-Hua Chen, Gao-Hua Wang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1271-1281
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Gut flora shift caused by time-restricted feeding might protect the host from metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer
Dandan Hu, Yilei Mao, Gang Xu, Wenjun Liao, Huayu Yang, Hongbing Zhang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1282-1289
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Adherence to Mediterranean diet and the risk of breast cancer: a meta-analysis
Yao Li, Bao-Quan Hu, Xiu-Juan Wu, Xiao-Wei Qi, Jun Jiang, Xiang Cui, Fan Zhang, Xin-Hua Yang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1290-1297
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HRCT features distinguishing minimally invasive adenocarcinomas from invasive adenocarcinomas appearing as mixed ground-glass nodules
Wei Yu, Zhaoyu Wang, Liyong Qian, Shanjun Wang, Hanbo Cao, Huan Wang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1298-1305
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Editorial

Metformin: a potentially winning therapeutic strategy to prevent breast cancer progression in overweight postmenopausal patients
Danila Coradini
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1306-1309
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Diminishing marginal cost-effectiveness in risk-targeted lung cancer screening
Szu-Chun Yang, Jung-Der Wang
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1310-1312
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Overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening
Elsebeth Lynge, George Napolitano, Ilse Vejborg, Anna-Belle Beau
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1313-1318
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Molecular imaging biomarkers for breast cancer risk and personalized screening
Giulia Besutti, Valentina Iotti, Paolo Giorgi Rossi
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1319-1325
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Case Report

Radiation therapy for superficial inguinal lymph node metastases from ovarian clear cell carcinoma and associated inguinal hernia
Naoya Ishibashi, Toshiya Maebayashi, Haruna Nishimaki, Masahiro Okada
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1326-1330
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Meet the Professor

Theresa L. Whiteside: if you believe you are correct, stay with it even if no one initially believes you
Brad Li
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1331-1333
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Maria G. Castro: science is a highly collaborative endeavor that transcends different barriers!
Brad Li
Translational Cancer Research  
2018;
7
(5)
:1334-1337
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