[Clinical characteristics and prognosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with CD123 expression].

Objectives: To investigate the expression of CD123 in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and its effect on the clinical characteristics and prognosis of children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 251 children with ALL who were admitted to the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Kunming Medical University, from December 2019 to June 2022. According to the expression of CD123 at initial diagnosis, the children were divided into CD123 group and CD123 group, and the two groups were compared in terms of clinical characteristics and treatment outcome.

Hepatic Lesions Detected after Mastectomy, in Breast Cancer Patients with Hepatitis Background May Need to Undergo Liver Biopsy to Rule Out Second Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Purpose: Liver metastasis is a common phenomenon in breast cancer patients. Hepatic lesions detected in breast cancer patients may be easily misdiagnosed as metastatic sites, rather than being treated as primary foci. This descriptive study aims to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of second primary hepatocellular carcinoma in breast cancer patients and to infer in which circumstances liver biopsy is needed.

Triptolide induces apoptosis in endometrial cancer via a p53‑independent mitochondrial pathway.

Triptolide (TP), the primary active component purified from the traditional Chinese herbal medicine Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F (TWHF), has been shown to possess antitumor activity in several types of solid tumors. In the present study, we investigated the antitumor effect of TP in human endometrial cancer cells (HEC-1B) and elucidated its possible underlying mechanisms.

[Comparative study on treatment of advanced colorectal cancer by Aidi injection combined with FOLFOX4 regimen and by FOLFOX4 regimen alone].

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and adverse reaction of Aidi Injection (ADI) combined with FOLFOX4 regimen for treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer, and controlled with those of FOLFOX4 regimen alone.

Methods: One hundred and seventeen patients were randomized into two groups. All received FOLFOX4 regimen, i.