Development of a Joint Prediction Model Based on Both the Radiomics and Clinical Factors for Predicting the Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Purpose: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) has become the standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). However, the accuracy of traditional clinical indicators in predicting tumor response is poor. Recently, radiomics based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been regarded as a promising noninvasive assessment method.

Combination of TMB and CNA Stratifies Prognostic and Predictive Responses to Immunotherapy Across Metastatic Cancer.

Purpose: Although tumor mutation burden (TMB) has been well known to predict the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), lack of randomized clinical trial data has restricted its clinical application. This study aimed to explore the significance and feasibility of biomarker combination based on TMB and copy-number alteration (CNA) for the prognosis of each tumor and prediction for ICI therapy in metastatic pan-cancer milieu.

Experimental Design: Non-ICI-treated MSK pan-cancer cohort was used for prognosis analysis.

Use of Hematocrit for Short-Term Prognosis of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury After Decompressive Craniectomy.

Objective: To discuss the effects of the hematocrit (Hct) in patients with traumatic brain injury after decompressive craniectomy (DC).

Methods: Demographic data, inspection and treatment procedures, and 30-day prognosis were obtained for 158 patients with head injury who underwent unilateral DC in our hospital between January 2013 and June 2018. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression was applied to analyze independent risk factors for 30-day outcome.

Polycyclic heteroaromatic ring construction driven by silver/cobalt co-catalyzed desulfonylative and defluorinative fragment-recombination of enol nonaflates with amidines.

We present a Ag(i)/Co(ii) co-catalyzed tandem fragmentation and recombination reaction commencing from detachable nonaflates and amidines. This catalytic method offers a unique and expeditious access to various fluoroalkylated dihydrobenzo[h]quinazolines and benzo[h]quinazolines in the absence of external fluorine sources through a rationally designed radical desulfonylation, migration, defluorination, and polar condensation relay.

Copper-catalyzed three-component cyclization of amidines, styrenes, and fluoroalkyl halides for the synthesis of modular fluoroalkylated pyrimidines.

An efficient copper-catalyzed three-component cyclization for the construction of highly functionalized pyrimidine derivatives from readily available amidines, styrenes and fluoroalkyl halides is developed. This protocol distinguishes itself by the formation of three new C-C/C-N bonds and a new six-membered ring through a radical addition/oxidation/cyclization sequence in a one-pot manner.

Role of an MDM4 polymorphism in the early age of onset of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Mouse double minute 4 (MDM4) is a critical negative regulator of the tumor suppressor p53. The results of studies have revealed that an MDM4 polymorphism (rs1563828) may contribute to the earlier onset of several malignant diseases. However, the correlation between this polymorphism and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) susceptibility has not been explored.

[Effect of gemcitabine in enhancing the radiosensitivity of HepG2 hepatoma cells and the possible mechanism].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of gemcitabine in enhancing the radiosensitivity of hepatoma cell line HepG2 and explore its mechanisms.

Methods: Clonogenic survival assay is employed to calculate the ratios of L-Q model radiation biology parameters and radiosensitization after different doses of irradiation. Flow cytometry was used to detect the changes in HepG2 cell cycle and apoptosis rate after gemcitabine treatment and radiation exposure.

Radiation-inducible PTEN expression radiosensitises hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Purpose: To test the radiosensitising effects of a tumour-suppressor gene, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10 (PTEN), in hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCC).

Materials And Methods: Radiation-induced wild-type PTEN or mutant PTEN was transfected into the SMMC-7721 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The expressions of PTEN and serine/threonine protein kinase (Akt) were detected by Western blot analysis.