Publications by authors named "Zhonghai Du"

Ductal carcinoma (DCIS), a noninvasive breast cancer, rarely metastasises to distant locations. When the initial lesion is stable, bone marrow metastasis (BMM) and bone marrow necrosis (BMN) are even less common. Here, we report the case of a 47-year-old female patient who underwent localized surgery and radiotherapy for right-sided DCIS.

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We present a case of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in the axillary lymph node, which unexpectedly showed favorable outcomes after the application of apatinib. Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma (FDCS) exhibits a rare incidence and an unclear pathogenic mechanism, contributing to the limited breakthroughs in its treatment to date within the medical field. The current mainstream therapeutic approaches include surgery, CHOP(cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone), ICE(ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide), ABVD(doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine), and immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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Article Synopsis
  • Scientists studied how tiny particles called exosomes affect liver cancer and its surrounding environment.
  • They created a model using specific genes from exosomes to predict how patients might do with their cancer.
  • The research shows that these genes are important for understanding cancer progression and could help doctors make better treatment decisions.
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The development of immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs) has revolutionized the progress of solid tumors. Ongoing clinical trials are exploring the use of checkpoint inhibitors in recurrent small-cell lung cancer and achieving specific results. Although studies have been conducted to systematically review this issue, we conducted this single-arm meta-analysis in light of the emergence of several new clinical studies.

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Background: Acquired resistance to targeted drugs is a major challenge in cancer. The drug-tolerant state has been proposed to be an initial step towards acquisition of real drug-resistance. Drug tolerant persister (DTP) cells are purported to survive during treatment and stay dormant for several years.

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Post-surgery recurrence of meningiomas with multiple extracranial metastases is rare. Currently, information on extracranial metastases is limited, and no clear predictors and standardized treatment protocols can be applied clinically. Herein, we report a case of meningioma that recurred after two surgeries and had multiple distant metastases.

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Background: Cancer is concerning owing to its high mortality rate. Consequently, methods of prolonging the life of patients with cancer have become the primary focus of attention research. In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have achieved good clinical efficacy as antitumor drugs; however, their severe adverse effects have made their use challenging.

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SChLAP1 is recently reported as a key oncogenic long non-coding RNA in human cancer. However, whether SChLAP1 functions in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its specific potential regulatory mechanism remain unexplored. In this study, we found that depletion of SChLAP1 significantly inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation, migration and invasion , and retarded tumour growth and lung metastasis .

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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to serve pivotal roles in tumorigenesis. This study sough to assess the expression and clinical significance of microRNA-1298 (miR-1298) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and explore the functional role of miR-1298 in tumorigenesis.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-one NSCLC patients were recruited in this study.

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Backgrounds: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an epithelial cancer that originates from hepatocytes and it is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver. Till now the prognosis of HCC patients is generally poor. The molecular mechanism giving rise to HCC development and recurrence is still largely unknown.

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