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Cancers, Volume 15, Issue 12

June-2 2023 - 200 articles

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Cover Story: A high level of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) promotes an immune-depleted (“cold”) tumour microenvironment and is a key factor in immune evasion and aggressive growth of glioblastoma (GBM). It is well recognised that PD-L1 expression is a critical biomarker to predict which patients will respond to PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors; however, it is subjected to spatial and temporal heterogeneity. This underscores the need to monitor PD-L1 distribution over time through real-time immuno-PET imaging. We believe that molecular imaging of this target has great potential to stratify patients accurately and quantitatively for immunotherapy, offering a practical remedy to the drawbacks of conventional techniques such as biopsy and immunohistochemistry staining. View this paper

Articles (200)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,098 Views
12 Pages

Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Cancer Patients Admitted to a Portuguese Intensive Care Unit: A Case-Control Study

  • Ridhi Ranchor,
  • Nuno Pereira,
  • Ana R. Medeiros,
  • Manuel Magalhães,
  • Aníbal Marinho and
  • António Araújo

20 June 2023

Cancer patients appear to be a vulnerable group in the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to compare clinical characteristics and outcomes of cancer and non-cancer patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU. All COVID-19 cancer patients (cases) admit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,902 Views
24 Pages

Caring for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer: A Scoping Review into Caregiver Burdens and Needs

  • Milou J. P. Reuvers,
  • Asiye Gedik,
  • Kirsty M. Way,
  • Sanne M. Elbersen-van de Stadt,
  • Winette T. A. van der Graaf and
  • Olga Husson

20 June 2023

AYAs with cancer (aged 15 to 39 at primary diagnosis) form a specific group within oncology, and there is limited information on the impact on their informal caregivers. This scoping review aimed to gain insight into the burden on caregivers of AYAs...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,304 Views
10 Pages

Vascular Growth in Lymphomas: Angiogenesis and Alternative Ways

  • Domenico Ribatti,
  • Roberto Tamma,
  • Tiziana Annese,
  • Antonio d’Amati,
  • Giuseppe Ingravallo and
  • Giorgina Specchia

20 June 2023

The formation of new blood vessels is a critical process for tumor growth and may be achieved through different mechanisms. Angiogenesis represents the first described and most studied mode of vessel formation, but tumors may also use alternative way...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,859 Views
25 Pages

Pleural Neoplasms—What Could MRI Change?

  • Michał Szczyrek,
  • Paulina Bitkowska,
  • Marta Jutrzenka,
  • Aneta Szudy-Szczyrek,
  • Anna Drelich-Zbroja and
  • Janusz Milanowski

20 June 2023

The primary pleural neoplasms constitute around 10% of the pleural tumors. The currently recommended method for their imaging is CT which has been shown to have certain limitations. Strong development of the MRI within the last two decades has provid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,326 Views
15 Pages

E-Cadherin Expression Varies Depending on the Location within the Primary Tumor and Is Higher in Colorectal Cancer with Lymphoid Follicles

  • Adam R. Markowski,
  • Konstancja Ustymowicz,
  • Anna J. Markowska,
  • Wiktoria Romańczyk and
  • Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz

20 June 2023

Reliable indicators of cancer advancement have actively been sought recently. The detection of colorectal cancer progression markers is essential in improving diagnostic and therapeutic protocols. The aim of the study was to investigate the profile o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,501 Views
15 Pages

PET Radiomics and Response to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature

  • Laura Evangelista,
  • Francesco Fiz,
  • Riccardo Laudicella,
  • Francesco Bianconi,
  • Angelo Castello,
  • Priscilla Guglielmo,
  • Virginia Liberini,
  • Luigi Manco,
  • Viviana Frantellizzi and
  • Alessia Giordano
  • + 4 authors

20 June 2023

The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing literature concerning the applications of positron emission tomography (PET) radiomics in lung cancer patient candidates or those undergoing immunotherapy. Materials and Me...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,323 Views
16 Pages

20 June 2023

Recurrent laryngeal carcinoma presents differences from the primary tumor that largely depend on the treatment. In this article, we review the histologic and molecular treatment-induced changes that may affect the diagnosis of recurrent laryngeal car...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,046 Views
15 Pages

Potential Correlation between Changes in Serum FGF21 Levels and Lenvatinib-Induced Appetite Loss in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Risako Kohya,
  • Goki Suda,
  • Masatsugu Ohara,
  • Takashi Sasaki,
  • Tomoka Yoda,
  • Naofumi Sakurai,
  • Sonoe Yoshida,
  • Qingjie Fu,
  • Zijian Yang and
  • Shunichi Hosoda
  • + 11 authors

20 June 2023

Lenvatinib, used for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), causes appetite loss, but the underlying mechanisms, clinical impact, and predictive factors have been unclear. The endocrine factor FGF21 modulates appetite and is involved in cachexi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,743 Views
15 Pages

Spatial Distribution of Immune Cells in Primary and Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Small Case Study

  • Delphine Loussouarn,
  • Lisa Oliver,
  • Celine Salaud,
  • Edouard Samarut,
  • Raphaël Bourgade,
  • Christophe Béroud,
  • Emilie Morenton,
  • Dominique Heymann and
  • Francois M. Vallette

20 June 2023

Only a minority of patients with glioblastoma (GBM) respond to immunotherapy, and always only partially. There is a lack of knowledge on immune distribution in GBM and in its tumor microenvironment (TME). To address the question, we used paired prima...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,852 Views
11 Pages

Relevance of the Updated Recursive Partitioning Analysis (U-RPA) Classification in the Contemporary Care of Patients with Brain Metastases

  • Camilo E. Fadul,
  • Guneet Sarai,
  • Joseph A. Bovi,
  • Alissa A. Thomas,
  • Wendy Novicoff,
  • Roger Anderson,
  • Ryan F. Amidon,
  • Samantha Schuetz,
  • Rohit Singh and
  • Amy Chang
  • + 3 authors

20 June 2023

Patients with brain metastases (BMETS) need information about the prognosis and potential value of treatment options to make informed therapeutic decisions, but tools to predict survival in contemporary practice are scarce. We propose an Updated Recu...

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