GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS
Sporadic versus inflammatory bowel disease-related colorectal adenocarcinoma: lessons learned from a single institution experience
Georgios-Antonios Sideris, Aggeliki Sardeli, Georgios Sachtouris, Ioanna Segkou, Agatha Kondi-Pafiti, Ioannis Papaconstantinou; pp 1178-1185 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Is resection indicated in gastric cancer deemed curable preoperatively but found to be advanced intraoperatively?
Elif Colak, Gultekin Ozan Kucuk, Kadir Yildirim, Sadik Kesmer, Dilek Erdem; pp 1186-1192 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Is there a correlation between peripheral blood expression of angiogenic transcriptional factors/receptors and colorectal cancer?
Roberta M. Manzat-Saplacan, Loredana Balacescu, Claudia Gherman, Simona Visan, Romeo I. Chira, Adriana Bintintan, Georgiana Nagy, Cornelia Popovici, Simona D. Valean, Craiu Anca, Vasile Bintintan, Razvan Scurtu, Petru A. Mircea, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Tudor E. Ciuleanu, Ovidiu Balacescu; pp 1193-1200 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Outcomes of first-line long-acting octreotide treatment in non-functional, advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Sezer Saglam, Hulya Hacisahinogullari, Nakiye Ozturk, Yersu Kapran, Mine Gulluoglu, Cuneyt Turkmen, Isik Adalet, Ali Orhan Bilge, Numan Cem Balci; pp 1201-1205 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
The importance of choice of resection procedures in T1 and T2 stage of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
Slavenko R. Ostojic, Djordje M. Knezevic, Mirjana Perisic, Vladimir Jurisic, Srbislav M. Knezevic; pp 1206-1214 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Clinical study of autofluorescence imaging combined with narrow band imaging in diagnosing early gastric cancer and precancerous lesions
Jianping Shi, Nuyun Jin, Yuqin Li, Shuangqin Wei, Leiming Xu; pp 1215-1222 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
UROLOGICAL CANCERS
Association of THADA, FOXP4, GPRC6A/RFX6 genes and 8q24 risk alleles with prostate cancer in Northern Chinese men
Xing-hui Li, Yong Xu, Kuo Yang, Jian-jian Shi, Xiao Zhang, Fang Yang, Huiping-Yuan, Xiaoquan-Zhu, Yu-hong Zhang, Jian-ye Wang, Ze Yang; pp 1223-1228 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Prophylactic intravesical chemotherapy decreases bladder tumor recurrence after nephroureterectomy for primary upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pengjie Wu, Gang Zhu, Dong Wei, Shengjie Liu, Kilian Walsh, Ding Li, Usman Harron, Xiaoming Wang, Hong Ma, Ben Wan, Liang Sun, Ze Yang, Jianye Wang; pp 1229-1238 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Can transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate with extended 14-core scheme improve the predictive accuracy of Gleason score and tumor site in prostate cancer treatment?
Lucio Dell’Atti; pp 1239-1243 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Effect of metformin on the proliferation and apoptosis of the renal cancer cell line 786-O and the underlying mechanisms
Zhen-Hai Zhong, Zhen-Yu Zhong, Zhi-Tu Zhu, Chen Li, Chun-Yang Zhang, Ming Tong, Hua-Mao Jiang; pp 1244-1249 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
JAK/STAT pathway interacts with intercellular cell adhesion molecule (ICAM) and vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) while prostate cancer stem cells form tumor spheroids
Fahriye Duzagac, Sevinc Inan, Fatma Ela Simsek, Eda Acikgoz, Ummu Guven, Shafiq A. Kha, Hadi Rouhrazi, Fatih Oltulu, Huseyin Aktug, Ayse Erol, Gulperi Oktem; pp 1250-1257 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 12 suppresses the proliferation of renal cell carcinoma by inhibiting the activity of the PI3K/mTOR pathway
Yong Rui Piao, Zhehu Jin; pp 1258-1266 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
High selectivity of PI3Kβ inhibitors in SETD2-mutated renal clear cell carcinoma
Jun Wang, Jianbo Wen, Rui Yi, Fang Liu, Jinbo Zhou, Geliang Liu, Qin Li, Zhou Yang, Xiaoqing Su; pp 1267-1275 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
BREAST CANCER
Excellent clinical outcome of triple-negative breast cancer in younger and older women
Nilufer Bulut, Kadri Altundag; pp 1276-1281 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Is there any relation between PET-CT SUVmax value and prognostic factors in locally advanced breast cancer?
Deniz Tural, Derya Kivrak Salim, Hasan Mutlu, Metin Erkilic, Seyda Gunduz, Melek Karakurt, Fatma Musri, Savas Tuna, Adil Boz, Funda Aydin, Binnur Karayalcin, Hakan Bozcuk, Hasan Senol Coskun; pp 1282-1286 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Elevated survivin mediated multidrug resistance and reduced apoptosis in breast cancer stem cells
Chan-Juan Yu, Jiang-Hua Ou, Ming-Long Wang, Nuerbolati Jialielihan, Ya-Hua Liu; pp 1287-1294 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Predictors determining the status of axilla in breast cancer: Where is PET/CT on that?
Huseyin Ozgur Aytac, Tamer Colacoglu, Gul Nihal Nursal, Tarik Zafer Nursal, Filiz Aka Bolat, Hakan Yabanoglu, Sedat Yildirim, Gokhan Moray; pp 1295-1303 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Gene expression characteristics of breast cancer stem cells
Sait Murat Dogan, Ayse Pinar Ercetin, Zekiye Altun, Duygu Dursun, Safiye Aktas; pp 1304-1313 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
Early tumor-cell gene expression changes may predict the response to first-line bortezomib-based therapy in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Konstantinos Liapis, Efstathios Kastritis, Tina Bagratouni, Spyridoula Vassiliou, Alexandros Papachristidis, Evangelia Charitaki, Nektarios Alevizopoulos, Nikolaos Harhalakis, Evangelos Terpos, Sosanna Delimpasi, Meletios A. Dimopoulos; pp 1314-1321(Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Utility of flow cytometric κ and λ light chain analysis of peripheral blood
Neslihan Andic, Deniz Goren Sahin, Olga Meltem Akay, Hava Uskudar Teke, Eren Gunduz, Zafer Gulbas; pp 1322-1326 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS
Additive anticancer effects of chrysin and low dose cisplatin in human malignant glioma cell (U87) proliferation and evaluation of the mechanistic pathway
Wen-Zhi Jia, Jin-Chao Zhao, Xiao-Li Sun, Zhi-Gang Yao, Hai-Long Wu, Zhi-Qiang Xi; pp 1327-1336 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Downregulation of miR-195 via cyclosporin A in human glioblastoma cells
Sunde Yilmaz Susluer, Cigir Biray Avci, Yavuz Dodurga, Zeynep Ozlem Dogan Sigva, Nezih Oktar, Cumhur Gunduz; pp 1337-1340 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Antioxidant, anticancer and apoptotic effects of the Bupleurum chinense root extract in HO-8910 ovarian cancer cells
Ling-Yun Gu, Zheng Chen, Jing Zhao, Xin-Jian Ruan, Shu-Yun Zhao, Hui Gao; 1341-1349 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
HEAD & NECK CANCER
Constitutive secretion of Interleukin-4 dictates CD133+ side population cells to resist drug treatment and cell death
Guo-Fang Guan, Xu-Xia Tang, De-Jun Zhang, Ying Zheng, Duo-Jiao Yu, Yan Zhao, Yan-Qing Lu, Lin Zhu; pp 1350-1359(Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
THORACIC TUMORS
Analysis of 50 cases of operated giant thoracic tumors
Nannan Guo, Changhai Yu, Yang Liu, Shanshan Li, Wen Zhang, Shaojun Li; pp 1360-1367 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
MISCELLANEOUS
Prescription consisting of Vitamin C and Baicalin inhibits tumor growth by enhancing the antioxidant capacity in vivo
Kun Li, Jie Wang, Ming Shi, Jian Li, Li Yan, Haizhao Zhang, Chengbiao Lu; pp 1368-1372 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Conflicting interests involved in the process of publishing in biomedical journals
Rajko Igić; pp 1373-1377 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Breast cancer and high-grade glioma: link or coincidence?
Sahin Hanalioglu, Elshad Hasanov, Kadri Altundag; p 1378 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Does eribulin mesylate cause recurrent transient diplopia?
Fatih Karatas, Bekir Hacioglu, Serkan Akin, Taner Babacan, Ali R Sever, Kadri Altundag; p 1379 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
May there be a role for hormonal manipulation for treatment of hormone receptor negative breast cancer?
Orhan Onder Eren, Ozlem Uysal Sonmez, Basak Oyan; p 1380 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
Simultaneous genital & oropharyngeal HPV-related infection with Topoisomerase IIa overexpression
Evangelos Tsiambas, Vasileios Ragos, Georgios E Metaxas, Grigorios Kyrousis, Theofania Theohari, Labros Bouzalas, Stavroula Antonopoulou; pp 1380-1381 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)
HISTORY OF ONCOLOGY
Uterine cancer in the writings of ancient Greek physicians
Gregory Tsoucalas, Marianna Karamanou, Markos Sgantzos, Efthimios Deligeoroglou, George Androutsos; pp 1382-1385 (Pubmed Abstr,PDF)