The polarized autologous macrophages can be used as a tumor vaccine for preventing postoperative tumor recurrence. This scheme illustrates how autologous M1 macrophages are prepared from the mice and then embedded into a sodium alginate gel to make an implantable tumor vaccine (M1@Gel). M1@Gel can repolarize tumor-associated macrophages and prevent the tumor recurrence in mice after the surgical tumor removal. Therefore, the implantation of autologous M1 macrophages might be a promising strategy for developing tumor vaccine.
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Oncologie, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 357-369, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.025107
Abstract Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and approximately 80% of patients will receive hormone
therapy. If survival rate after breast cancer patients is the most important, their treatment, induces strong side
effects on quality of life, including joint pain which is encountered by one woman in two. These joint pains
are likely to reduce compliance with the treatment and consequently impact survival. In this context, this work
aims to evaluate the potential benefit of adapted physical activity to relieve pain and its impact on daily functions.
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Natalia Roque1,#, Diana Matias2,#, Joana Balça-Silva3, Valéria Pereira Ferrer4, Luciana Santos Pessoa1, Tania Cristina Leite de Sampaio e Spohr1,5,*
Oncologie, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 371-411, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.024035
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Oncologie, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 413-426, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.024161
Abstract Background and Aim: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common infection-related malignancies worldwide. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are among the most important viruses affecting many people worldwide. The potential role of these viruses in gastric tissue may explain the possibility of GC,
as seen in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). This study aimed to systematically investigate the presence of HPV and
EBV in GC. Methods: According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses
(PRISMA) guidelines, this study is a systematic review based on reported cases. The keywords HPV, EBV and
GC, were searched… More >
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Oncologie, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 427-439, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.023248
Abstract Liver cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of cancer-related death across the world, and hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) comprises nearly 90% of all primary liver cancer cases. However, until now, the pathological
mechanisms underlying HCC oncogenesis and development remains largely unclear. Eph receptors and their
ephrin ligands (Eph/Ephrin system) are involved in various physiological process, such as embryogenesis, neuronal migration, immune response and vascular development. Recently, emerging evidence has showed that the
Eph/Ephrin system also plays an essential role in initiation and development of multiple types of cancer, including
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Oncologie, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 441-449, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.024898
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Cancer Immunotherapy)
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for cancer therapy. We have previously shown the anticancer effects of implantable allogeneic M1 macrophages
in mice. Here, we further engineered autologous mouse bone marrow cells into M1 macrophages and then
embedded them into a sodium alginate gel to prepare an implantable immunotherapeutic agent (M1@Gel).
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Shanghai Cancer Center. We defined the period from 2013 to 2016 as the contemporary era and that from 2008 to
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Oncologie, Vol.24, No.3, pp. 471-482, 2022, DOI:10.32604/oncologie.2022.024062
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/CD24−/low stem cell subpopulation was detected. Malignant characteristics,
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(NHL), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), colorectal cancer (CRC), lung cancer (LCA), ovarian cancer (OC),
breast cancer (BC), gastric carcinoma (GC), and pancreatic cancer (PC) were collected, and TSGF was detected
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