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A safe, well-tolerated, and effective treatment for metastatic esophageal cancer

Metastatic esophageal squamous cell cancer has very poor prognosis. Conventional surgery is considered the most effective treatment, but many cases are inoperable at the time of diagnosis.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Useful biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

A research team from China investigated the expression profile of miRNA in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). They found that miRNAs were deregulated and miR-143 and miR-145 were downregulated in ESCC.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cross Talk Between Oncogenes Suggests Treatment Combination in Esophageal Cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a three-dimensional tissue culture system that mimics esophageal tissue growth of the particularly aggressive type of tumors known as ESCC (esophageal squamous cell cancer), Penn researchers have discovered ...

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created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A biotherapy strategy for esophageal cancer in the future

A research team from China focused on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and characterized sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor expression pattern and investigated the role of S1P receptors on ESCC cells proliferation ...

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created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Perioperative chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

A research team from China performed a randomized controlled study to evaluate the outcome of preoperative and postoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with local advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ...

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created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Roles of S100A2 and p63 in the carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

As a member of the S100 family, S100A2 is considered a candidate tumor-suppressor gene. Recently, p63 gene, a new member of the p53 gene family, has been studied in the fields of tumorigenesis, cell apoptosis and tissue growth. ...

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol consumption and polymorphisms of cytochromes P4502E1 are high risks for ESCC

Heavier alcohol consumption increases the risk of ESCC. There are synergetic interactions among alcohol drinking and ALDH2, ADH1B, CYP2E1 genotypes. The risk of ESCC in moderate-to-heavy drinkers, ALDH2 (1/2) combined with ...

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created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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