Publications by authors named "Qiong-Li Zhai"

As a rare lymphoproliferative disorder, many patients with HHV-8/HIV-negative Castleman disease (CD) have hypoalbuminemia. However, data is limited on whether hypoalbuminemia is an independent predictor of CD. We retrospectively collected data from 230 patients diagnosed at 12 medical centers in China and the U.

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  • * It focuses on the transcription factor FOXF2, which enhances stemness in luminal breast cancer cells while suppressing it in basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) cells, showing varying effects on cell properties and differentiation.
  • * The research reveals that FOXF2 interacts with the Wnt signaling pathway differently in luminal and BLBC cells, suggesting that targeting this pathway could be an effective treatment strategy for breast cancers with abnormal FOXF2 expression.
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Current prognostic scoring systems based on clinicopathologic variables are inadequate in predicting the survival and treatment response of extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) patients undergoing nonanthracyline-based treatment. We aimed to construct a classifier based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for improving predictive accuracy and guiding clinical decision making. Data from 722 patients with ENKTL from international centers were analyzed.

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Purpose: Adults with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) generally benefit from treatment with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)-like regimens, but approximately 40% will relapse after such treatment. We evaluated the value of CpG methylation in predicting relapse for adults with T-LBL treated with ALL-like regimens.

Experimental Design: A total of 549 adults with T-LBL from 27 medical centers were included in the analysis.

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  • Researchers developed a gene-expression classifier to predict survival in patients with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL), identifying 43 key mRNAs after comparing gene profiles of progressive and progression-free cases.
  • The classifier, based on 11 specific genes, was shown to significantly lower progression-free survival, disease-free survival, and overall survival rates for high-risk patients in a training cohort of 169 individuals.
  • A prognostic nomogram incorporating the classifier and other factors further improved prediction accuracy for treatment outcomes, indicating that patients with higher scores respond better to the BFM treatment protocol.
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Bone metastases occur in most advanced breast cancer patients and cause serious skeletal-related complications. The mechanisms by which bone metastasis seeds develop in primary tumors and specifically colonize the bone remain to be elucidated. Here, we show that forkhead box F2 (FOXF2) functions as a master transcription factor for reprogramming cancer cells into an osteomimetic phenotype by pleiotropic transactivation of the BMP4/SMAD1 signaling pathway and bone-related genes that are expressed at early stages of bone differentiation.

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New prognostic factors are needed to establish indications for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in first complete remission (CR1) for T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) patients. We used microarray to compare T-LBL tissue samples (n = 75) and fetal thymus tissues (n = 20), and identified 35 differentially expressed miRNAs. Using 107 subjects as the training group, we developed a five-miRNA-based classifier to predict patient survival with LASSO Cox regression: lower risk was associated with better prognosis (disease-free survival (DFS): hazard ratio (HR) 4.

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Lymphoma rarely occurs during pregnancy, making this condition difficult to define. Lymphomas that occur in reproductive organs during pregnancy exhibit unique clinical characteristics. Among the limited cases, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) shows a considerably higher incidence rate than Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL); NHL also displays clinical characteristics, such as high aggressiveness, advanced stage, and poor outcome.

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Objective: To investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with primary Waldeyer's ring lymphomas (PWRL), and to analyze its therapeutic efficacy and prognostic factors.

Methods: A total of 112 patients with PWRL confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical methods between January 2009 and January 2014 were studied. Clinical data were collected and analyzed retrospectively.

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Vav1 has been reported to be involved in human cancers, however, the expression and clinical significance of Vav1 in NSCLC are not fully understood. In the present study, we examined the expression of Vav1 in 170 NSCLC patients who underwent radical resection by the immunohistochemical analyses. The association between the Vav1 expression and clinicopathological variables was analyzed.

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Objective: To investigate the prognostic predictors of nasal NK/T cell lymphoma.

Methods: Records of 80 patients with nasal NK/T cell lymphoma were analyzed retrospectively. The correlation between clinical and haematological factors and prognosis was analyzed with univariate and multivariate analysis.

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Background: Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a common cause of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients and is often described in patients with small-cell carcinoma of the lung. In this report, we described both Castleman's disease and lymphoma coexisting in one patient with SIADH.

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Chinese woman with a history of diabetes mellitus and insulin therapy had severe hyponatremia and gastrointestinal symptoms.

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Objective: To explore the clinical features and prognostic factors of newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) with extramedullary (EM) involvements.

Methods: The clinical features, efficacies, survival rates and prognostic factors were retrospectively analyzed in 46 MM patients with EM (group A) from January 2000 to October 2011. And another 53 MM patients without EM (group B) were selected as the controls.

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Objective: To study the effect of ex vivo expansion on the migration ability and the CXCR4 expression of umbilical cord blood (CB) hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC).

Methods: CD(34)(+) cells isolated from fresh CB samples were cultured in a serum-free and stroma-free culture system. On day 7, 10 and 14, CD(34)(+) cells were re-selected from the expanded cells, and the expression of CXCR4 and the transmigration ability of these CD(34)(+) cells were evaluated respectively and compared with those of the precultured fresh CD(34)(+) cells.

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Background And Objectives: The homing of stem cells to the bone marrow microenvironment following transplantation is a specific movement eventually leading to the stem cells lodging in specialized niches of hematopoiesis. The present study was designed to develop an ex vivo expansion system capable of preserving the homing potential of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC).

Design And Methods: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) CD34+ cells were expanded in QBSF-60 serum-free medium with a simple early-acting combination of cytokines and were re-selected from the expanded products at different time points.

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Objective: To investigate the effects of platelet factor 4 (PF4) on the adherence, and the expressions of adherent molecules CD(49d) and CXCR4 and the receptor of SDF-1 of fresh and expanded cord blood CD(34)(+) cells.

Methods: CD(34)(+) cells were isolated from cord blood using MACS immune magnetic beads. The adherent ability was assayed by using crystal violet staining and the expression of adherent molecule CD(49d) and CXCR4 by FACS.

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Objective: To study the effect of ex vivo expansion on the adhesion activities and chemotactic function of umbilical cord blood (UCB) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs).

Methods: CD34(+) cells isolated from fresh UCB samples were cultured in serum-free and stroma-free culture system. After 7, 10 and 14 days' culture, CD34(+) cells were re-selected from the expanded products.

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Objective: To compare the expression of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) among VLA-4 (CD49 d), VLA-5 (CD49e), LFA-1 (CD11a), L-selectin (CD62L), and PECAM-1 (CD31) which are more related to the homing of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) on the ex vivo expanded CD34+ subset with that of fresh isolated AC133+ cells.

Methods: AC133+ cells selected from fresh cord blood (CB) samples were cultured in QBSF-60 serum-free media in the presence of Flt-3 ligand + SCF + TPO (FST), with initial addition of IL-3 for up to 2 week. Expansion potential and the expression of above CAMs were evaluated at day 0, day 7, day 10 and day 14.

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Objective: To study the effect of ex vivo expansion on the adhesion activities of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC).

Methods: Fresh UCB CD(34)(+) cells were cultured in a serum and stroma-free culture system. At day 7, day 10 and day 14, CD(34)(+) cells were re-selected from the expanded products.

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