Thoracic Cancer

8 August 2022
20 February 2023

Thoracic Cancer

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Serum semaphorin 4C as a diagnostic biomarker in breast cancer: A multicenter retrospective study

Serum semaphorin 4C as a diagnostic biomarker in breast cancer: A multicenter retrospective study

Breast cancer patients had significantly higher serum SEMA4C levels than patients with benign breast tumor and normal controls. Serum SEMA4C is considered as a candidate diagnostic biomarker for the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

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The efficacy and possible mechanisms of immune checkpoint inhibitors in treating non-small cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation

The efficacy and possible mechanisms of immune checkpoint inhibitors in treating non-small cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation

An overview of the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in advanced NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation. We also focused on the mechanisms that affect the efficacy of ICIs in patients with EGFR mutation and further investigation worth to be done in future.

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Paclitaxel liposome for injection (Lipusu) plus cisplatin versus gemcitabine plus cisplatin in the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic lung squamous cell carcinoma: A multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel controlled clinical study

Cisplatin plus Lipusu (LP) regimen has comparable efficacy and more favorable toxicity profiles compared with cisplatin plus gemcitabine (GP) regimen for patients with advanced LSCC. The study also demonstrated that LP had a significant impact on the levels of plasma cytokines and a spectrum of cytokines were associated with clinical benefit in patients who received LP. Thus, our results provided a new option for patients with advanced LSCC.

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Combined treatment of non-small cell lung cancer using radiotherapy and immunotherapy: challenges and updates

Combined treatment of non-small cell lung cancer using radiotherapy and immunotherapy: challenges and updates

In recent years, immunotherapy has been considered the most promising method to overcome cancer and extend survival. It has been widely reported in preclinical and clinical studies that radiotherapy induces immunomodulatory effects by releasing TAAs and activating immunoregulation-related signaling pathways, initiating tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells, and promoting T cells to enter into tumor tissues. In this manuscript, we summarize the current status of immunotherapy and iRT and the development and additional combination strategies to enhance the efficacy of iRT.

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MAGE-C3 promotes cancer metastasis by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and immunosuppression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

MAGE-C3 promotes cancer metastasis by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and immunosuppression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Our results identified that MAGE-C3 promotes tumor metastasis not only through the EMT but also by protecting tumors from immunosurveillance

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Estrogen receptor-low breast cancer: Biology chaos and treatment paradox

Estrogen receptor-low breast cancer: Biology chaos and treatment paradox

This review discusses molecular traits and recent ER-low positive breast cancer innovations, highlighting molecular-targeted treatment rather than traditional unified endocrine therapy for future basic and clinical research.

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Nuclear Aurora kinase A triggers programmed death-ligand 1-mediated immune suppression by activating MYC transcription in triple-negative breast cancer

Nuclear Aurora kinase A triggers programmed death-ligand 1-mediated immune suppression by activating MYC transcription in triple-negative breast cancer

The present study showed that nuclear AURKA rather than its kinase activity induced PD-L1 expression via a MYC-dependent pathway. In addition, downregulation of AURKA led to increased CD8+ T cell infiltration and activation in vivo. Thus, our data provided evidences for the involvement of AURKA in immune evasion of triple-negative breast cancer.

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Bevacizumab biosimilar LY01008 compared with bevacizumab (Avastin) as first-line treatment for Chinese patients with unresectable, metastatic, or recurrent non-squamous non–small-cell lung cancer: A multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, phase III trial

Bevacizumab biosimilar LY01008 compared with bevacizumab (Avastin) as first-line treatment for Chinese patients with unresectable, metastatic, or recurrent non-squamous non–small-cell lung cancer: A multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, phase III trial

This study demonstrated similarity between LY01008 and reference bevacizumab (Avastin) in terms of efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin as first-line treatment in Chinese patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC.

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Improved esophageal squamous cell carcinoma screening effectiveness by risk-stratified endoscopic screening: evidence from high-risk areas in China

Improved esophageal squamous cell carcinoma screening effectiveness by risk-stratified endoscopic screening: evidence from high-risk areas in China

Universal endoscopy screening is recommended for all aged 40-69 years in high-risk areas of China to control esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study estimated risk-stratified endoscopic (RSES) strategies based on a previously developed ESCC prediction model in a representative Chinese population from high-risk areas. RSES would be a feasible strategy to optimize the current universal endoscopic screening strategy in high-risk areas by increasing efficiency and decreasing screening costs.

Other Thoracic Cancer articles

In pursuit of a flawless aphrodite: paving the way to scarless oncoplastic breast surgery
Liling Zhu, Shunrong Li, Luyuan Tan, Xiaolan Zhang, Jiannan Wu, Fengxi Su, Kai Chen, Erwei Song
Published: 04 December 2019


The immune landscape of esophageal cancer
Tu-Xiong Huang, Li Fu
Published: 26 November 2019


Long-lasting responses after discontinuation of nivolumab treatment for reasons other than tumor progression in patients with previously treated, advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Hideharu Kimura, Tomoyuki Araya, Taro Yoneda, Hiroki Shirasaki, Koji Kurokawa, Tamami Sakai, Hayato Koba, Yuichi Tambo, Shingo Nishikawa, Takashi Sone, Kazuo Kasahara
Published: 21 November 2019


The ACTIVE study protocol: apatinib or placebo plus gefitinib as first-line treatment for patients with EGFR-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (CTONG1706)
Zhonghan Zhang, Fan Luo, Yang Zhang, Yuxiang Ma, Shaodong Hong, Yunpeng Yang, Wenfeng Fang, Yan Huang, Li Zhang, Hongyun Zhao
Published: 07 November 2019