4 results match your criteria: "the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Chinese Medical University[Affiliation]"

Prognostic analysis of early-onset and late-onset nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study.

Discov Oncol

November 2024

Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Tumor Radiation Therapy Clinical Medical Research Center, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.

Purpose: There are few studies on early-onset and late-onset nasopharyngeal cancer (EONPC and LONPC, defined as cancers in those aged < 50 and ≥ 50 years, respectively). This study aimed to determine the clinical and survival characteristics of patients with NPC in these two age groups.

Methods: This study involved patients diagnosed with NPC between 2000 and 2018, as per the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, and in our institution from 2014 to 2017.

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The feasibility of level Ib-sparing intensity-modulated radiation therapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and high-risk factors classified based on the International Guideline.

Radiother Oncol

February 2024

Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, People's Republic of China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Immunology and Metabolism for Liver Diseases, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, China. Electronic address:

Background And Purpose: To examine the feasibility of level Ib-sparing intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who had high-risk factors classified based on the International Guideline (IG).

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 961 non-metastatic NPC cases based on IG recommendations for prophylactic Ib irradiation. Four high-risk factors were used to categorise patients into three cohorts: A, B, and C.

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Introduction: Antidepressants are the front-line treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD), but remain unsatisfactory in outcome. An increasing number of patients are interested in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment as complementary therapies. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of integrative acupuncture and moxibustion (iAM) treatment in patients with MDD.

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Objective: To investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in anti-apoptotic effects of epicathechin in liver cells.

Method: Human hepatoma cell line (Huh7) was treated with 400 miromol x L(-1) taurodeoxycholic acid (TDCA) for 48 hours to induce apoptosis. Intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected with DCFH-DA assay.

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