Publications by authors named "Cheng-Rui Zhong"
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- Chronic exposure to interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in cancers leads to tryptophan shortage via the IDO-kynurenine pathway, which results in abnormal peptides being produced through ribosomal frameshifting and codon reassignment.
- In EBV-positive gastric cancer (GC), infiltrating lymphocytes secrete IFN-γ, increasing IDO1 expression and depleting tryptophan, which promotes the production of tryptophan-to-phenylalanine (W>F) substitutants.
- The mTOR/eIF4E signaling pathway plays a crucial role in this process, as inhibiting it can reduce W>F substitutant production and improve antigen presentation,
Recently, the albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score, a continuous index consisting of only albumin and bilirubin, has been developed for objectively assessing liver function in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the ALBI score was arbitrarily categorized into three ALBI grades based on two artificially predetermined cutoff points with no explanation and statistical grounds, causing a considerable loss of discriminatory ability. This study aims to propose a modified ALBI (mALBI) grade for offering a detailed evaluation of hepatic reserve and specify its role during clinical practice in the HCC setting.
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