Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) represents a highly aggressive malignant tumor. Competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNA) regulation is a common regulatory mechanism in tumors. The ceRNA network links the functions between mRNAs and ncRNAs, thus playing an important regulatory role in diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe "sandwich" protocol, was first proposed by us and comprised of l-asparaginase, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy with radiotherapy, results in 2-year overall survival and progression-free survival rates that surpass traditional therapies for patients with newly diagnosed, stage IE-IIE, nasal type, extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma. The results had been published by cancer. These patients were followed up over a median period of 67 months, for which updates and the results of prognostic factors analyses are presented.
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Aim: To estimate hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection testing rate in cancer patients before chemotherapy with a focus on HBV reactivation.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Inclusion required that patients be naïve to cancer chemotherapy but have indications for it.