Vol 14, No 12 (December 31, 2025): Translational Cancer Research

Editorial Commentary

Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early oral cancer: interpreting high significance in low-event cohorts
Grégoire B. Morand, Martin W. Huellner
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
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:8218-8220
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Implementing perioperative immunotherapy for head and neck cancer after KEYNOTE-689: questions and challenges
Brianna Brammer, Jennifer H. Gross, Brian J. Boyce, Nabil F. Saba, Nicole C. Schmitt
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8221-8227
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Original Article

Stratifying prognosis in stage III colorectal cancer patients: the role of tumor deposits and lymph node ratio
Xiaoqiang Wang, Xufeng Shu, Chendong Yuan, Hao Chen, Haoxiang Xiao, Zhigang Jie, Wensheng Deng
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8228-8242
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5MPN effectively targets PFKFB4 and inhibits the glucose metabolism process and invasion of glioblastoma
Chen Yu, Zhennan Tao, Tianyu Lu, Hongbin Ni, Weibang Liang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8243-8253
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Machine learning screening for disulfidptosis genes- associated immunosuppression status in osteosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma
Lin Yu, Fanli Lin
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8254-8270
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Laparoscopic surgery is effective and safe in high-risk endometrial cancer
Yangyang Dong, He Li, Yibo Dai, Liwei Li, Guo Zhang, Yuan Cheng, Jingyi Zhou, Xingchen Li, Peng Zuo, Jianliu Wang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8271-8284
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Activated RARα counteracts the effects of TACC1v25 on the differentiation and invasion of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Xiao-Li Ge, Chen-Yang Zhang, Pan Xu, Ran Zhao, Hai-Yan Wang, Wei-Wen Jiang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8285-8300
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SLC25A3 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and chromatin remodeling
Shuangya Deng, Jie Fu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8301-8312
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Targeted next-generation sequencing reveals genomic differences between male and female breast cancer
Jiyuan Zhu, Shanshan Xu, Wei Hua, Mengdi Wang, Shichao Zhang, Pengtian Lu, He Wu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8313-8328
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Research hotspots and frontiers in the tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer: a bibliometric review from 2005 to 2024
Libo Zhang, Xianghong Xu, Yan Wang, Jiarui Zhang, Hui Cai, Tao Qu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8329-8346
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Development and validation of a novel palmitoylation-related prognostic signature in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Meredith Nuo Zhang, Hongcun Bao, Xiang Ji
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8347-8364
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Molecular characterization and prognostic modeling of liquid- liquid phase separation-related genes in osteosarcoma based on single-cell sequencing and weighted gene co-expression network analysis
Xinyu Huang, Liang Xiong, Jiaxing Zeng, Shanhang Li, Yangjie Cai, Zhuan Zou, Mingxiu Yang, Hening Li, Yun Liu, Maolin He
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8365-8384
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Proteomic analysis of altered urinary extracellular vesicle levels in breast cancer patients pre- and post-surgery
Nilobon Jeanmard, Rassanee Bissanum, Sawanya Charoenlappanit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Raphatphorn Navakanitworakul
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8385-8403
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Upregulation of spondin-2 indicates poorer clinical outcomes and induces radioresistance in gastric cancer
Yongqin Zhang, Yun Zuo, Dong Hua
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8404-8417
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Mechanistic study of LINC01296 mediating TRIP13 regulation of neuroblastoma progression
Yuanbin He, Jiansen Fan, Yu Lin, Chao Zheng, Yifan Fang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8418-8431
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Examining the effectiveness of follow-up chemotherapy in large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: special emphasis on stage T1–2N0M0 according to 9th edition TNM guidelines
Hongying Pan, Yin Zhang, Minjie Ying, Chongya Zhai
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8432-8447
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Glutamine metabolism drives tumor aggressiveness but not chemoresistance in ovarian carcinoma cell lines
Siegfried Hélage, Marie-Céline Blanc-Quintin, Nathalie Neveux, Antonin Ginguay, Jean-Pascal De Bandt, Luc Cynober, Jérôme Alexandre, François Goldwasser, Élisabeth Dion
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8448-8461
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Interpretable LASSO-Cox model: Hsp90α/albumin ratio predicts hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis
Jiali Chen, Shi Chen, Han Li, Ke Su, Kun He, Nan Deng, Guangwei Yang, Yunwei Han
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8462-8474
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The value of different machine learning radiomics based on DCE-MRI in predicting axillary lymph node status of breast cancer
Han Wang, Li Gong
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8475-8488
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Sarcopenia-driven gene model as a clinically actionable prognostic signature for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Kun Gao, Zheran Liu, Meng Dou, Ge Song, Jiacheng Li, Ping Ai, Jiagang He, Jitao Zhou
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8489-8502
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Preoperative prediction of breast cancer Ki-67 status via multimodal ultrasound-clinical nomogram: a single-center study
Xiao-Kai Lu, Nian-Qiu Liu, Yi-Hang Li, Zhi-Yao Li, Dong Chen, Zhi-Rui Chuan, Yin-Xi Qu, Ying-Xian Zhang, Hai-Tao Chen, Xiao-Mao Luo
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8503-8512
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tRF-29-86J8WPMN1EJ3: a tRNA-derived small RNA promoting esophageal cancer progression
Xinnian Yu, Zhipeng Li, Yuqi Fu, Bin Zhou, Shanliang Zhong
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:8513-8525
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LASSO-based nomograms predict early death in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients with brain metastasis
Xiaohao Liu, Long Wang, Linkuan Huangfu, Jiayin Ding, Dandan Wang, Jiayao Xu, Tianqi Li, Yahang Liu, Yue Yu, Yingjuan Zheng
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8526-8541
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High TERF2 expression is associated with poor prognosis and its suppression attenuates progression in acute myeloid leukemia
Lihua Yao, Xiaozhong Wang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8542-8555
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Impact of underlying liver etiology on post-hepatectomy survival outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Atsushi Nanashima, Junichi Arai, Naoya Imamura, Masahide Hiyoshi, Yuki Tsuchimochi, Takashi Wada
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8556-8566
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Targeting the METTL3/PCNA axis with STM2457 overcomes cisplatin resistance in osteosarcoma
Hua Yu, Shaoxing Li, Jinwang Liu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8567-8578
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Identification of differentiation markers and immune microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using machine learning combined with single-cell analysis
Zishanbai Zhang, Yue Li, Miao Wang, Yixin Jing, Honglian Hu, Menglin Shi, Yiming Ding, Xiaohong Chen
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8579-8599
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Multivesicular body subunit 12B (MVB12B) overexpression represses proliferation and migration in bladder urothelial carcinoma
Xiaohong Li, Caize Cen, Rongxin Li, Qisheng Su, Wuning Mo, Faquan Lin
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8600-8615
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Warfarin and bevacizumab suppress tumor progression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by targeting EGFR-PI3K-Akt signaling: inhibition of proliferation/migration and apoptosis induction
Jingjing Chen, Jianjie Ju, Jingting Wang, Limei Yang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:8616-8631
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Development and validation of a novel prognostic signature for osteosarcoma
Xiaowei Wang, Xingyu Zhu, Weiwei Li
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8632-8641
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Bufalin: a potential drug for regulating EGFR-TKIs resistance in lung cancer via the EGFR-PI3K/Akt-mTOR signaling
Yueqin Bai, Yabin Gong, Ruifang Cui, Qingpeng Deng, Xiaozhen Zhao, Chang Liu, Longke Dong
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8642-8654
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Association between urinary perchlorate and malignancies of endocrine-related tissues in U.S. adults: analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data
Xiaoyun Zang, Kexin Zhang, Yujie Ma, Chengxia Kan, Zhenghui Tian, Guangdong Zhang, Xiaodong Sun
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8655-8666
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Prognosis and chemotherapy efficacy in small-tumor breast cancer with different immune subtypes: a SEER-based study
Hong Mei Wang, Yue Hui Zhou, Gu Bin Lin, Bi Lian Zheng, Kun Zhang, Xiu Rong Chi, Yi Peng, Xiao Xi Huang, Hua Le Zhang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8667-8687
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Development of a fatty acid metabolism (FAM)-related gene signature for prognosis prediction and personalized therapy in lower grade gliomas
Fangfang Du, Yang Guo, Xiangyu Shi, Xiaomin Liu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8688-8704
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Prognostic implications of a programmed cell death-related long non-coding RNA signature and its relevance to immune features in esophageal carcinoma
Wentao Xiao, Xinying Fang, Shubin Luo, Jiahui Song, Jie Sun, Junjie Chen, Zhiming Chen
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8705-8724
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Survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for duodenal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study and propensity score-matched analysis
Yuting Luo, Yijun Fan, Chengxi Fan, Zhengqiang Chen, Yaotian Fan, Zhen You, Xiwen Ye
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:8725-8736
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An immune checkpoint-based score is a prognostic marker in retrospective cohort study of patients with gastric cancer
Zhao Lu, Jian Xu, Di Mei, Fang Yu, Guifang Yang, Chunwei Peng
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8737-8746
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Demethylzeylasteral alleviates myeloid leukemia through PERK/eIF2α/ATF4/CHOP-mediated cell apoptosis
Xue Li, Xianchao He, Leyan Zhang, Zhigang Li, Yuanyuan Liu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8747-8764
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The prognostic role of radiotherapy in non-surgical gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study in the SEER database
Mingxing Wang, Jiuhong Wang, Yipeng Song, Shengteng Shao, Yuanyuan Zhao, Chenxi Yuan, Mingxu Li, Xiaowen Qiu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8765-8777
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Development and validation of a circulating tumor DNA-based machine learning model for predicting immunotherapy response in non-small cell lung cancer
Ji Xia, Tianchu He, Yong Hu, Daobin Zhou, Dan Zou, Ya Li, Min Zhang, Benlan Li, Minfang Wang, Xian Liu, Zhongjun Huang, Shengfa Su, Jie Peng
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8778-8791
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Prognostic chromatin remodeling signature stratifies survival outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma patients
Xiongwei Wang, Yuying Liu, Danhe Huang, Mingyu Yuan, Lianqing Hong
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8792-8806
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OX40L and IL-2 combination strategy for gastric cancer immunotherapy
Benshun Hu, Emanuela Garbarino, Jingjing Ma, Chengyuan Yan, Junli Jia, Hua Xie, Lingyun Li, Cheng Jin, Yuzheng Xue, Huamin Tang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8807-8824
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Comprehensive analysis of gene signature linking hypoxia and lactylation for predicting prognosis and immunotherapy response in patients with gastric cancer
Ping Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Ruiheng Xie, Rui Luo, Yizhou Wang, Ping Wang, Ruiyu Wang, Xian Zhou, Xiaowei Tang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8825-8839
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A novel prognostic and immune-related biomarker KCNC3 in colorectal cancer: a pan-cancer analysis
Kun Xia, Hong-Chao Zhu, Fang-Ye Lai, Zi-Hao Li, Wei Wang, Nan Wang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8840-8858
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SNX24 serves as a potential prognostic biomarker and a therapeutic target in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma according to bioinformatics and experimentations
Delai Long, Xiaodong Fan, Yingjun Zhu
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8859-8874
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Albiflorin enhances the antitumor effects of propofol in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling activation
Tong Ji, Lingling Ye, Cheng Xu, Chenyu Ma, Guoping Yin
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8875-8888
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Transfer RNA-derived fragment tRF-28-P4R8YP9LOND5 as a novel serum biomarker for gastric cancer: diagnostic efficacy and clinicopathological correlations
Fei Gu, Yuan Yuan, Hui Cong, Xin Chen, Wei Wang, Jie Zhang, Li-Pei Wu, Shi-Hai Xuan
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8889-8907
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Construction of a prognostic model based on efferocytosis for predicting survival and immunotherapy efficacy in cervical cancer
Li-Li Zhang, Yan-Fei Ji, Jing Li, Wen-Hao Wang, Yong-Li Hou
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8908-8929
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Combination of Naples prognostic score and pathological factors for evaluating the long-term prognosis of patients with late-onset colorectal cancer: a multicenter machine learning study
Tawfik Ali Hamood Alburiahi, Yan-Hong Yang, Weiqing Liu, Xin Li, Wanrong Lin, Lei Liang, Jun Yang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:8930-8948
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Tumor-associated neutrophils drive liver-specific metastatic progression in breast cancer through methionine metabolism mediated by methionine adenosyltransferase II alpha
Lifeng Huang, Shuang Zhen, Qi Wang, Yue Sun, Tian Ji, Rui Chen, Jue Wang, Qiannan Zhu, Dongwei Xu, Xiaoming Zha
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:8949-8964
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The influence of CXCL9 on M2 macrophages in lung cancer development
Lin Mi, Liyun Xu, Zhijun Chen, Yeye Zheng
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8965-8978
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic predictor in adrenocortical carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study stratified by cortisol secretion status
Tongxin Zhang, Ruiqing Dong, Axing Li, Beiyan Liu, Zhiqiu Sun, Xuna Kou, Mengyi Li, Jiaojiao Zhang, Jin Shang, Bingyin Shi, Hui Guo, Dapeng Wu, Wei Qiang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8979-8989
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Polyethylene glycol-conjugated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (PEG-rhG-CSF) primary prophylaxis significantly reduces the duration of neutropenia in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients treated with chemotherapy: a randomised trial (NCT05834751)
Bowen Wang, Luming Cao, Jia Li, Yangzhi Zhao, Junna Li, Yueyue Wen, Panpan Yan, Wei Guo, Ou Bai
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:8990-9001
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Targeting CLIC6 with theaflavin enhances radiotherapy sensitivity in ER+/HER2 breast cancer
Mengying Suo, Lin Liu, Tiantian She, Chong Chen
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:9002-9014
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Case Series

Diagnostic challenges and clinical management of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: a retrospective case series study
Ling-Yu He, Bo Chen, Xiao Yu, Sheng-Han Xu, Cheng Zha, Yue Li, Sui-yang Jin, Xue-Feng Peng, Xin-Wen Wang, Guo-Bing Li, Qiang Wang, Wei Li
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
(12)
:9015-9026
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Review Article

Targeting MET in advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a literature review of the current landscape
Amanda Herrmann, Christopher Grant, Lyudmila Bazhenova
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:9027-9052
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An updated review on systemic therapy for brain metastases in non-small cell lung cancer
Shreya Louis, John Paul Aboubechara, Keshav Saigal, Toni Cao, Seema Nagpal
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:9053-9062
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The role of microRNAs in gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and gastric cancer: a narrative review
Zi Gao, Kaiyue Fu, Peijuan Li, Zhen Fang, Jin Liu, Liang Shang
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:9063-9081
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Case Report: iMDT Corner

Successful treatment of lung squamous cell carcinoma with envafolimab, a PD-L1 inhibitor combined with chemotherapy: a case report
Xin Sun, Yu Tang, Yue Zhu, Jinrong Wei, Xiaochun Zhang, Atsushi Osoegawa, Rossana Berardi, Fumihiro Yamaguchi, Haibo Cheng
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:9082-9090
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Case Report

Catheter-directed thrombectomy combined with angioplasty and stent implantation for superior vena cava syndrome: a case report
Hao Wang, Zi-Yi Liu, Chang-Yuan Liu, Guang-Sheng Zhao, Shun-Xiong Tang, Jun-Jie Qu, Fang Xu, Jun Zhou
Translational Cancer Research  
2025;
14
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:9091-9098
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