Abstract BACKGROUND While resection of brain metastases (BMs) offers favorable local disease control, factors and genetic alterations associated with recurrence are not well defined. This study examined patient, tumor, treatment, recurrence. METHODS A retrospective, single-center was conducted patients who underwent a BM available clinical outcome data available. Local the primary study. Next-g...

BACKGROUND Despite resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy, high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck region (SCCHN) often recur. Because adjuvant concurrent chemoradiation reduces recurrence among high-risk mucosal SCCHN, we sought to understand its efficacy among high-risk cutaneous SCCHN. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with cutaneo...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a complex disease with a dismal prognosis. Consequently, a translational approach is required to personalized clinical decision making to improve survival of HCC patients. Molecular signatures from cirrhotic livers and single nucleotide polymorphism have been linked with HCC occurrence. Identification of high-risk populations will be useful to design chemopreve...

Although osteosarcoma represents the second most common primary bone tumor, spinal involvement is rare, accounting for 3%-5% of all osteosarcomas. The most frequent symptom of osteosarcoma is pain, which appears in almost all patients, whereas more than 70% exhibit neurologic deficit. At a molecular level, it is a tumor of great genetic complexity and several genetic disorders have been associa...

Muramyl dipeptide (MDP), a part of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycans, was active as adjuvant and stimulated the reticuloendothelial system (RES) of mice to increase its phagocytic function. A series of analogs of MDP was tested for their adjuvant activity and RES-stimulating activity. Sex differences were observed in the adjuvant activity and RES-stimulating capacity of some MDP analogs. A ste...

Introduction: Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system recognizes and attacks host tissue. In addition to genetic factors, environmental triggers (in particular viruses, bacteria and other infectious pathogens) are thought to play a major role in the development of autoimmune diseases. Methodology: We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus without time limits for relevant articles. Results: In...

A specific salivary IgA (sIgA) response was obtained in mice by intranasal immunization with a naked DNA vaccine consisting of the Streptococcus mutans wall-associated protein A gene (wapA) inserted into the mammalian expression vector pcDNA3.1/V5/His-TOPO. In the present study, the vaccine, referred to as pcDNA-wapA, was administered with or without the cationic lipid DMRIE-C. No mucosal respo...

Oncotype DX is recommended for coverage in early stage breast cancer when used to guide adjuvant chemotherapy treatment decisions for women who are lymph node negative (strong recommendation). The following genetic tests of cancer tissue are recommended for coverage (strong recommendation):  BRAF gene mutation testing for melanoma  Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation testing...