Background The involvement of lipids in carcinogenic and developmental processes has been
reported in some malignancies, but their roles in gastric cancer remain to be analyzed. In …

The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of TSU68 [(Z)-5-[(1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3H-indol-3-ylidene)methyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-propanoic
acid; SU6668], an …

Control of liver metastasis is an important issue in the treatment of colorectal cancer ( CRC ).
Micro RNA s have been shown to be involved in the development of many cancers, but little …

Background Reconstruction with free jejunal graft (FJG) is often performed for patients with
hypopharyngeal or cervical esophageal cancer. During reconstruction with an FJG after …

Traumatic axonal injury (TAI), a feature of traumatic brain injury (TBI), progressively evolves
over hours through impaired axonal transport and is thought to be a major contributor to …

Background: Tumour stroma has important roles in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC)
metastasis. We aimed to clarify the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) and their target genes …

Both vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin 8 (IL‐8) play an important role
in the progression of gastric cancer (GC). In this study, we investigated whether circulating …

Tumor angiogenesis plays a critical role in colorectal cancer progression. Recent randomized
clinical trials have revealed the additive effect of bevacizumab, a humanized monoclonal …

Background In the ABSOLUTE trial, weekly nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (w-nab-PTX)
showed non-inferiority to weekly solvent-based paclitaxel (w-sb-PTX) for overall survival …

We examined the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in peripheral blood and
drainage vein (plasma and serum), and then these were compared with local VEGF …