Publications by authors named "Maofen Jiang"

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy that metastasizes to the thyroid; however, metastasis of RCC to a primary tumor of the thyroid is rare. The present study reports the case of RCC that had metastasized to the primary thyroid tumor; namely, a hyalinizing trabecular tumor (HTT). Notably, the RCC was resected 2 years prior.

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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are characterized by distant metastasis and poor prognosis. Growing evidence has implied that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in multiple tumor progression, including NSCLC. The objective of the present study was to functionally dissect the role and mechanism of circ_BLNK in NSCLC development and progression.

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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most common tumors with the highest cancer-related death rate worldwide. Early diagnosis of LUAD can improve survival. Abnormal expression of the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is related to tumorigenesis and development, inflammation and immune infiltration.

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Article Synopsis
  • Ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC) is a type of cancer that starts where the pancreas and bile ducts meet, and it can be classified into two main types.
  • Researchers wanted to figure out the specific origin of one type, called pancreatobiliary-type AAC, by studying images of the tumors and genetic data.
  • They found that this type behaves more like pancreatic cancer, and patients treated with drugs meant for pancreatic cancer had better survival than those treated with drugs meant for another type of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma.
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Objective: The present network meta-analysis (NMA) was conducted to summarize the direct and indirect evidence of common programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors including avelumab, atezolizumab, cemiplimab, nivolumab, and pembrolizumab for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and further to determine the optimal therapeutic regimen.

Methods: We performed a systematic literature search to identify all potentially eligible studies in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library until August 7, 2021. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS), and the second outcome was treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs).

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The genes miR-4510 and glypican-3 (GPC3) have reported to be closely associated with tumors, with miR-4510 inversely correlated with GPC3 mRNA and protein in hepatocellular carcinoma samples. Glypican-3-expressing gastric cancer (GPC3-GC), characterized as gastric cancer (GC) expressing GPC3, accounts for 11% of the GC cases. However, the expression and mechanism of action of miR-4510 in GPC3-GC have not been clearly defined.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the tumor-associated macrophage-m2-cancer cell complex (TAM-M2-CC) on the heterostructural modification of lung adenocarcinoma.

Methods: The expression of CD163+/CD68+ in macrophages in the microenvironment of 161 cases of lung adenocarcinoma was identified by dual immunohistochemistry, and the association between a TAM-M2-CC and its growth, as well as the histological changes in lung adenocarcinoma cells, was assessed.

Results: The morphological change of lung adenocarcinoma was related to the number of m2 phenotypes of the macrophages in the microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma.

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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are crucial regulators in human cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this study, we explore the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of circ_0074027 in NSCLC. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was employed to determine the expression of circ_0074027, paired like homeodomain 1 () mRNA, microRNA-335-5p (miR-335-5p), and cullin 4B () mRNA.

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We reported on 1 case of epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS) that occurred in the colon and resulted in an incomplete intestinal obstruction.A 65-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain without any obvious predisposing cause. He reported a paroxysmal dull pain.

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Objectives: The stroma-rich variant of hyaline-vascular type of Castleman's disease (SR-HVCD) should be differentiated from vascular or follicular dendritic reticulum cell neoplasms. In this paper, we present a rare case of HVCD. We also suspect a possible association between SR-HVCD and calcifying fibrous pseudotumor.

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