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COVID vaccination and post-infection cancer signals: Evaluating patterns and potential biological mechanisms Review

Charlotte Kuperwasser, Wafik S. El-Deiry

Published Mar 30, 2026 · Vol. 17, No. 1 · pp. 1-29

Keywords: COVID, vaccine, cancer, infection, lymphoma, leukemia, sarcoma, carcinoma

Correction: Enhanced proteasomal activity is essential for long term survival and recurrence of innately radiation resistant residual glioblastoma cells Correction

Jacinth Rajendra, Keshava K. Datta, Sheikh Burhan Ud Din Farooqee, Rahul Thorat, Kiran Kumar, Nilesh Gardi, Ekjot Kaur, Jyothi Nair, Sameer Salunkhe, Ketaki Patkar, Sanket Desai, Jayant Sastri Goda, Aliasgar Moiyadi, Amit Dutt, Prasanna Venkatraman, Harsha Gowda, Shilpee Dutt

Published Nov 6, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 791-792

Assessment of cfDNA release dynamics during colorectal cancer surgery Research Paper

Mailson Alves Lopes, Maria Elvira Ribeiro Cordeiro, Flávio de Alencar Teles Barreto, Lara de Souza Moreno, André Araújo de Medeiros Silva, Mariana Braccialli de Loyola, Mayra Veloso Ayrimoraes Soares, Joao Batista de Sousa, Fabio Pittella-Silva

Published Jan 9, 2025 · Vol. 16, No. 1 · pp. 29-38

Keywords: colorectal cancer, cfDNA, surgery

Initiation of tumor dormancy by the lymphovascular embolus Research Paper

Yin Ye, Justin Wang, Michael G. Izban, Billy R. Ballard, Sanford H. Barsky

Published Oct 2, 2024 · Vol. 15, No. 1 · pp. 726-740

Keywords: dormancy, lymphovascular embolus, mTOR, E-cadherin proteolysis

Rapid but nondurable response of a BRAF exon 15 double-mutated spindle cell sarcoma to a combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors Case Report

Kseniya Sinichenkova, Iliya Sidorov, Nataliya Kriventsova, Dmitriy Konovalov, Ruslan Abasov, Nataliya Usman, Alexander Karachunskiy, Galina Novichkova, Dmitriy Litvinov, Alexander Druy

Published Jul 1, 2024 · Vol. 15, No. 1 · pp. 493-500

Keywords: undifferentiated sarcoma, BRAF V600E mutation, low grade spindle cell sarcoma, abdominal cocoon

Analytical validation of NeXT Personal^®, an ultra-sensitive personalized circulating tumor DNA assay Research Paper

Josette Northcott, Gabor Bartha, Jason Harris, Conan Li, Fabio C.P. Navarro, Rachel Marty Pyke, Manqing Hong, Qi Zhang, Shuyuan Ma, Tina X. Chen, Janet Lai, Nitin Udar, Juan-Sebastian Saldivar, Erin Ayash, Joshua Anderson, Jiang Li, Tiange Cui, Tu Le, Ruthie Chow, Randy Jerel Velasco, Chris Mallo, Rose Santiago, Robert C. Bruce, Laurie J. Goodman, Yi Chen, Dan Norton, Richard O. Chen, John M. Lyle

Published Feb 21, 2024 · Vol. 15, No. 1 · pp. 200-218

Keywords: circulating tumor DNA, whole genome sequencing, molecular residual disease, tumor-informed assay, analytical validation

Real time ex vivo chemosensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma Research Paper

Dae Won Kim, Francisca Beato, Youngchul Kim, Alexandra F. Tassielli, Ruifan Dai, Jason W. Denbo, Pamela J. Hodul, Mokenge P. Malafa, Jason B. Fleming

Published Sep 7, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 811-818

Keywords: pancreatic cancer, sensitivity assay, chemotherapy

Therapeutic potentials and challenges of cytostatic persister cancer cells Editorial

Paul Y. Kim, Cheuk T. Leung

Published Aug 14, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 944-945

Keywords: persister cancer cells, cytostatic therapy, cancer recurrence, PTEN/PI3K/AKT, proteasome inhibitor

Effectiveness and toxicity of cetuximab with concurrent RT in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell skin cancer: a case series Research Paper

Mark Chang, Wolfram Samlowski, Raul Meoz

Published Jun 22, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 709-718

Keywords: keratinocyte carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, cetuximab, epidermal growth factor receptor, radiation therapy

Multiclonality of ER expression in DCIS – Implications for clinical practice and future research Editorial

Mangesh A. Thorat

Published Jun 1, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 719-720

Keywords: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive breast cancer, ER, recurrence, clonality

Development and implementation of an automated and highly accurate reporting process for NGS-based clonality testing Research Paper

Sean T. Glenn, Phillip M. Galbo Jr., Jesse D. Luce, Kiersten Marie Miles, Prashant K. Singh, Manuel J. Glynias, Carl Morrison

Published May 9, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 450-461

Keywords: clonality, NGS, bioinformatics, molecular diagnostics, leukemia

Importance of carbohydrate antigen (CA 19-9) and carcinoembrionic antigen (CEA) in the prognosis of patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective single-institution cohort study Research Paper

Ellery Altshuler, Raymond Richhart, William King, Mahmoud Aryan, Akash Mathavan, Akshay Mathavan, Keegan Hones, Daniel F. Leach III, Logan Pucci, Joshua Riklan, Pat Haley, Ilyas Sahin, Brian Ramnaraign, Sherise Rogers, Ibrahim Nassour, Steven Hughes, Thomas J. George, Jesus Fabregas

Published Apr 4, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 351-357

Keywords: duodenal adenocarcinoma, carbohydrate antigen, CA 19-9, carcinoembrionic antigen, CEA

Retraction: Overexpression of NR4A1 is associated with tumor recurrence and poor survival in non-small-cell lung carcinoma Retraction

Bing Zhu, Jian-Ru Yang, Yang Jia, Pei Zhang, Lin Shen, Xiao-Long Li, Jing Li, Bing Wang

Published Mar 24, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 242-242

What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP’s prognostic ability in different cancer types Review

Christian Mark Farag, Ryan Antar, Sinan Akosman, Matthew Ng, Michael J. Whalen

Published Feb 15, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 153-172

Keywords: HALP score, biomarker, prognosis, cancer, survival

Everolimus downregulates STAT3/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway to inhibit angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in TP53 mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) Research Paper

Md Maksudul Alam, Janmaris Marin Fermin, Mark Knackstedt, Mackenzie J. Noonan, Taylor Powell, Landon Goodreau, Emily K. Daniel, Xiaohua Rong, Tara Moore-Medlin, Alok R. Khandelwal, Cherie-Ann O. Nathan

Published Jan 27, 2023 · Vol. 14, No. 1 · pp. 85-95

Keywords: TP53 mutant, HNSCC, angiogenesis, everolimus, mTOR

Addendum: Exploration of the recurrence in radiation brain necrosis after bevacizumab discontinuation Addendum

Hongqing Zhuang, Xiangkun Yuan, Joe Y. Chang, Yongchun Song, Junjie Wang, Zhiyong Yuan, Xiaoguang Wang, Ping Wang

Published Oct 12, 2022

Effectiveness of radiotherapy for local control in T3N0 rectal cancer managed with total mesorectal excision: a meta-analysis Research Paper

Michael Jonathan Kucharczyk, Andrew Bang, Michael C. Tjong, Stefania Papatheodorou, Jesus C. Fabregas

Published Sep 30, 2022 · Vol. 13, No. 1 · pp. 1109-1119

Keywords: radiotherapy, meta-analysis, systematic review, rectal cancer, total mesorectal excision

Targeted elastin-like polypeptide fusion protein for near-infrared imaging of human and canine urothelial carcinoma Research Paper

Aayush Aayush, Saloni Darji, Deepika Dhawan, Alexander Enstrom, Meaghan M. Broman, Muhammad T. Idrees, Hristos Kaimakliotis, Timothy Ratliff, Deborah Knapp, David Thompson

Published Aug 27, 2022 · Vol. 13, No. 1 · pp. 1004-1016

Keywords: bladder cancer, elastin-like polypeptide, NIR imaging, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), translational studies

Glypican-3 (GPC3) is associated with MCPyV-negative status and impaired outcome in Merkel cell carcinoma Research Paper

Sujatha Muralidharan, Thibault Kervarrec, Glen J. Weiss, Mahtab Samimi

Published Jul 20, 2022 · Vol. 13, No. 1 · pp. 960-967

Keywords: Merkel cell carcinoma, glypican-3, Merkel cell polyomavirus, outcome

NF-κB over-activation portends improved outcomes in HPV-associated head and neck cancer Research Paper

Travis P. Schrank, Andrew C. Prince, Tejas Sathe, Xiaowei Wang, Xinyi Liu, Damir T. Alzhanov, Barbara Burtness, Albert S. Baldwin, Wendell G. Yarbrough, Natalia Issaeva

Published May 7, 2022 · Vol. 13, No. 1 · pp. 707-722

Keywords: HPV, head and neck cancer, CYLD, TRAF3, NF-κB

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COVID vaccination and post-infection cancer signals: Evaluating patterns and potential biological mechanisms Review

Correction: Enhanced proteasomal activity is essential for long term survival and recurrence of innately radiation resistant residual glioblastoma cells Correction

Assessment of cfDNA release dynamics during colorectal cancer surgery Research Paper

Initiation of tumor dormancy by the lymphovascular embolus Research Paper

Rapid but nondurable response of a BRAF exon 15 double-mutated spindle cell sarcoma to a combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors Case Report

Analytical validation of NeXT Personal^®, an ultra-sensitive personalized circulating tumor DNA assay Research Paper

Real time ex vivo chemosensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma Research Paper

Therapeutic potentials and challenges of cytostatic persister cancer cells Editorial

Effectiveness and toxicity of cetuximab with concurrent RT in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell skin cancer: a case series Research Paper

Multiclonality of ER expression in DCIS – Implications for clinical practice and future research Editorial

Development and implementation of an automated and highly accurate reporting process for NGS-based clonality testing Research Paper

Importance of carbohydrate antigen (CA 19-9) and carcinoembrionic antigen (CEA) in the prognosis of patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective single-institution cohort study Research Paper

Retraction: Overexpression of NR4A1 is associated with tumor recurrence and poor survival in non-small-cell lung carcinoma Retraction

What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP’s prognostic ability in different cancer types Review

Everolimus downregulates STAT3/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway to inhibit angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in TP53 mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) Research Paper

Addendum: Exploration of the recurrence in radiation brain necrosis after bevacizumab discontinuation Addendum

Effectiveness of radiotherapy for local control in T3N0 rectal cancer managed with total mesorectal excision: a meta-analysis Research Paper

Targeted elastin-like polypeptide fusion protein for near-infrared imaging of human and canine urothelial carcinoma Research Paper

Glypican-3 (GPC3) is associated with MCPyV-negative status and impaired outcome in Merkel cell carcinoma Research Paper

NF-κB over-activation portends improved outcomes in HPV-associated head and neck cancer Research Paper

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COVID vaccination and post-infection cancer signals: Evaluating patterns and potential biological mechanisms Review

Correction: Enhanced proteasomal activity is essential for long term survival and recurrence of innately radiation resistant residual glioblastoma cells Correction

Assessment of cfDNA release dynamics during colorectal cancer surgery Research Paper

Initiation of tumor dormancy by the lymphovascular embolus Research Paper

Rapid but nondurable response of a BRAF exon 15 double-mutated spindle cell sarcoma to a combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors Case Report

Analytical validation of NeXT Personal®, an ultra-sensitive personalized circulating tumor DNA assay Research Paper

Real time ex vivo chemosensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma Research Paper

Therapeutic potentials and challenges of cytostatic persister cancer cells Editorial

Effectiveness and toxicity of cetuximab with concurrent RT in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell skin cancer: a case series Research Paper

Multiclonality of ER expression in DCIS – Implications for clinical practice and future research Editorial

Development and implementation of an automated and highly accurate reporting process for NGS-based clonality testing Research Paper

Importance of carbohydrate antigen (CA 19-9) and carcinoembrionic antigen (CEA) in the prognosis of patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective single-institution cohort study Research Paper

Retraction: Overexpression of NR4A1 is associated with tumor recurrence and poor survival in non-small-cell lung carcinoma Retraction

What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP’s prognostic ability in different cancer types Review

Everolimus downregulates STAT3/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway to inhibit angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in TP53 mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) Research Paper

Addendum: Exploration of the recurrence in radiation brain necrosis after bevacizumab discontinuation Addendum

Effectiveness of radiotherapy for local control in T3N0 rectal cancer managed with total mesorectal excision: a meta-analysis Research Paper

Targeted elastin-like polypeptide fusion protein for near-infrared imaging of human and canine urothelial carcinoma Research Paper

Glypican-3 (GPC3) is associated with MCPyV-negative status and impaired outcome in Merkel cell carcinoma Research Paper

NF-κB over-activation portends improved outcomes in HPV-associated head and neck cancer Research Paper

Analytical validation of NeXT Personal^®, an ultra-sensitive personalized circulating tumor DNA assay Research Paper