Solid-phase electrochemiluminescence immunosensing platform based on bipolar nanochannel array film for sensitive detection of carbohydrate antigen 125.

Development of simple solid-phase electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunosensor with convenient fabrication for high-performance detection of tumor biomarkers is crucial. Herein, a solid-phase ECL immunoassay was constructed based on a bipolar silica nanochannel film (bp-SNA) modified electrode for highly sensitive detection of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125). Inexpensive and readily available indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode was used as the supporting electrode for the growth of bp-SNA.

Value of hepatic artery digital subtraction angiography in the detection of small hepatocellular carcinoma lesions.

Objective: To compare the detection rates of hepatic artery digital subtraction angiography (HA-DSA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (MRI-Gd-DTPA) and MRI gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (MRI-Gd-EOB-DTPA) for small (diameter ≤2 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) lesions.

Methods: A prospective analysis of patients admitted to the Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University between January 1, 2015, and December 30, 2016, was conducted. The detection rates of the three methods were analyzed.

Radiotherapy is superior to transarterial chemoembolization as adjuvant therapy after narrow-margin hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center prospective randomized study.

Background: This study was recruited to compare the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy (RT) and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) as postoperative adjuvant therapy after narrow-margin hepatectomy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.

Methods: This single-center prospective randomized study was conducted in the Cancer Hospital, Guang Xi Medical University, Nanning. A total of 72 patients who received treatment in this hospital between August 2017 and July 2019 were included and randomly allocated to TACE group (n = 48) and RT group (n = 24).

Prognostic role of serum carcinoembryonic antigen in patients receiving liver resection for colorectal cancer liver metastasis: A meta-analysis.

Background: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a broad-spectrum tumor marker for differential diagnosis, monitoring, and response assessment of a variety of malignancies.

Aim: To evaluate whether serum CEA could predict the prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM) before and after liver resection (LR).

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science were systematically searched to retrieve literature, with a search cut-off date of February 27, 2023.

Conversion surgery for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma using lenvatinib combined with TACE plus PD-1 inhibitor: A real-world observational study.

Background: Conversion therapy for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (iuHCC) using lenvatinib combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus a PD-1 inhibitor (LTP) has achieved promising results. However, further comparative research is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of conversion surgery (CS) for iuHCC.

Methods: Data for 32 consecutive patients with iuHCC receiving CS and 419 consecutive patients with resectable HCC receiving initial surgery (IS) between November 2019 and September 2022 were collected retrospectively.

Circular RNA hsa_circ_0005218 promotes the early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting the miR-31-5p/CDK1 pathway.

Increasing evidence has manifested that circular RNAs (circRNAs) exhibited critical function in regulating various signaling pathways related to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence. However, the role and mechanism of the circRNAs in the HCC early recurrence remain elusive. In this study, high-throughput RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis was conducted to identify the expression profile of circRNAs in HCC tissues and circ_0005218 was identified as one circRNA that significantly up-regulated in early recurrent HCC tissues.

D-dimer to lymphocyte ratio can serve as a potential predictive and prognostic value in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases.

Background: The intent of this research was to generate and investigate the D-dimer to lymphocyte ratio (DLR) capacity to forecast the risk and prognosis of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM).

Methods: From January 2010 to December 2019, 177 clinicopathologically confirmed colorectal cancer (CRC) patients (89 in the control group and 88 in the experimental group) were identified at the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to screen independent predictive diagnostic and prognostic factors of liver metastasis in CRC, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and Kaplan‒Meier (K‒M) curves were established to analyze the diagnostic and predictive prognostic efficacy of the DLR in the development of CRCLM.

Outcomes and prognostic factors in initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated using conversion therapy with lenvatinib and TACE plus PD-1 inhibitors.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors for patients using conversion therapy with lenvatinib combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitors (LTP) for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (iuHCC).

Methods: Data on 94 consecutive patients with iuHCC who received LTP conversion therapy from November 2019 to September 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Early tumor response was reported when patients showed complete or partial response at the time of their first follow-up (4-6 weeks) after initial treatment, in accordance with mRECIST.

Up-Front Versus Delayed Thermal Ablation for Colorectal Liver Oligometastases: A Multicenter Retrospective Study Using Propensity Score Matching.

Thermal ablation combined with systemic therapy is an accepted treatment of colorectal liver oligometastases (CLOM). Consensus is lacking regarding the optimal timing of thermal ablation relative to systemic therapy. The purpose of our study was to compare delayed and up-front thermal ablation in terms of efficacy and safety in the treatment of patients with CLOM.

Serum immune biomarker levels combined with hepatitis B virus infection status predict early recurrence of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with microvascular invasion after liver resection.

Introduction: The tumor immune response plays a vital role in cancer recurrence in patients with malignancies. We aim to clarify the risk factors for early recurrence and investigate the efficacy of blood-based biomarkers to predict the risk of early recurrence in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with microvascular invasion (MVI) after hepatectomy.

Materials And Methods: A total of 101 cases of HCC with MVI who underwent liver resection were enrolled.

Prognostic Value of Combined Preoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Prognostic Nutritional Index in Patients With Stage II-III Colon Cancer.

Tumor status can affect patient prognosis. Prognostic nutritional index (PNI), as a nutritional indicator, is closely related to the prognosis of cancer. However, few studies have examined the combined prognostic value of CEA and PNI in patients.

Preoperative Predictors of Lymph Node Metastasis in Colon Cancer.

Background: Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a well-established prognostic factor for colon cancer. Preoperative LNM evaluation is relevant for planning colon cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to construct and evaluate a nomogram for predicting LNM in primary colon cancer according to pathological features.

Evaluation of Red Cell Distribution Width to Lymphocyte Ratio as Potential Biomarker for Detection of Colorectal Cancer.

Background And Aim: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most lethal cancer globally. This study sought to determine the feasibility of using red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio (RLR) as a tool to facilitate CRC detection.

Methods: Seventy-eight healthy controls, 162 patients diagnosed with CRC, and 94 patients with colorectal polyps (CP) from June 2017 to October 2018 were retrospectively reviewed.

High pretreatment plasma D-dimer predicts poor survival of colorectal cancer: insight from a meta-analysis of observational studies.

D-dimer, one of the canonical markers of hypercoagulability, was reported to be a potential prognostic marker of colorectal cancer. However, an inconsistent conclusion existed in several published studies. Thus, we performed this meta-analysis to provide a comprehensive insight into the prognostic role for pretreatment D-dimer in colorectal cancer.