Novel anti-CEA affibody for rapid tumor-targeting and molecular imaging diagnosis in mice bearing gastrointestinal cancer cell lines.

Gastrointestinal cancer is a common malignant tumor with a high incidence worldwide. Despite continuous improvements in diagnosis and treatment strategies, the overall prognosis of gastrointestinal tumors remains poor. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is highly expressed in various types of cancers, especially in gastrointestinal cancers, making it a potential target for therapeutic intervention.

Novel affibody molecules as potential agents in molecular imaging for MAGE-A3-positive tumor diagnosis.

Background: The cancer-testis protein melanoma antigen A3 (MAGE-A3) is highly expressed in a broad range of malignant tumor forms. It has been confirmed that affibody molecules, a novel family of small (∼6.5 kDa) targeting proteins, are useful agents for molecular imaging and targeted tumor treatment.

Noncystoscopic removal of retained ureteral stents in children: A retrospective study from a single-center.

Cystoscopic technique is the current common method of retrieving double J ureteral stent in most pediatric urological centers. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of a novel noncystoscopic method to remove retained ureteral stents in pediatric patients.We reviewed all medical records from a total of 102 patients who were treated in our hospital between January 2013 and December 2016 to remove the double J ureteral stent retained into the ureter.

Induction of Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Mice by Multiepitope Vaccines Composing of Both T and B Lymphocyte Epitopes of MAGE-A3 which are Recombined into HBcAg.

Background: Melanoma-associated antigen-A3 (MAGE-A3) is a tumor specific antigen and a potential candidate for cancer immunotherapy. We had screened three immunodominant multiepitopes of MAGE-A3, and identified these multiepitope peptides had significantly higher reactivity to serum samples from gastric cancer patients. However, the immune responses of three multiepitope peptides carried by HBcAg in mice have not been investigated.