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Correction to: New paradigm for stage III melanoma: from surgery to adjuvant treatment

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that one of the authors, Corrado Caracò, has been accidentally omitted from the author list. In this Correction the author has been added...

Authors: Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Lorenzo Borgognoni, Gerardo Botti, Michele Guida, Paolo Marchetti, Simone Mocellin, Paolo Muto, Giuseppe Palmieri, Roberto Patuzzo, Pietro Quaglino, Ignazio Stanganelli and Corrado Caracò

Discrimination of indoor versus outdoor environmental state with machine learning algorithms in myopia observational studies

Wearable smart watches provide large amount of real-time data on the environmental state of the users and are useful to determine risk factors for onset and progression of myopia. We aim to evaluate the effica...

Authors: Bin Ye, Kangping Liu, Siting Cao, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Wayne Li, Mengli Luan, Bo Zhang, Jianfeng Zhu, Haidong Zou, Xun Xu and Xiangui He

Red meat and dietary iron intakes are associated with some components of metabolic syndrome: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

This study was conducted to investigate whether the daily consumption of haem, non-haem, total iron and red meat can affect the occurrence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components.

Authors: Zohre Esfandiar, Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani, Parvin Mirmiran, Ali-Siamak Habibi-Moeini and Fereidoun Azizi

Photopheresis efficacy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a pre-clinical proof of concept

Despite major advances in rheumatoid arthritis outcome, not all patients achieve remission, and there is still an unmet need for new therapeutic approaches. This study aimed at evaluating in a pre-clinical mur...

Authors: Céline Coppard, Francis Bonnefoy, Dalil Hannani, Françoise Gabert, Olivier Manches, Joel Plumas, Sylvain Perruche and Laurence Chaperot

Identification of key DNA methylation-driven genes in prostate adenocarcinoma: an integrative analysis of TCGA methylation data

Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the second leading cause of deaths due to cancer in the United States in men. The aim of this study was to perform an integrative epigenetic analysis of prostate adenocarcinoma to...

Authors: Ning Xu, Yu-Peng Wu, Zhi-Bin Ke, Ying-Chun Liang, Hai Cai, Wen-Ting Su, Xuan Tao, Shao-Hao Chen, Qing-Shui Zheng, Yong Wei and Xue-Yi Xue

Plasma concentration and expression of adipokines in epicardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue are associated with impaired left ventricular filling pattern

Adipokines in serum derive mainly from subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissues. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), being a relatively small but unique fat depot, probably does not make an important contributio...

Authors: Kacper Toczylowski, Tomasz Hirnle, Dorota Harasiuk, Piotr Zabielski, Anna Lewczuk, Iwona Dmitruk, Monika Ksiazek, Artur Sulik, Jan Gorski, Adrian Chabowski and Marcin Baranowski

The role of collagen in cancer: from bench to bedside

Collagen is the major component of the tumor microenvironment and participates in cancer fibrosis. Collagen biosynthesis can be regulated by cancer cells through mutated genes, transcription factors, signaling...

Authors: Shuaishuai Xu, Huaxiang Xu, Wenquan Wang, Shuo Li, Hao Li, Tianjiao Li, Wuhu Zhang, Xianjun Yu and Liang Liu

Estrogen receptors promote NSCLC progression by modulating the membrane receptor signaling network: a systems biology perspective

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are thought to play an important role in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the effect of ERs in NSCLC is still controversial and needs further investigation. A new considera...

Authors: Xiujuan Gao, Yue Cai, Zhuo Wang, Wenjuan He, Sisi Cao, Rong Xu and Hui Chen

Biofluid quantification of TWEAK/Fn14 axis in combination with a selected biomarker panel improves assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

Conventional clinical biomarkers cannot accurately differentiate indolent from aggressive prostate cancer (PCa). We investigated the usefulness of a biomarker panel measured exclusively in biofluids for assess...

Authors: Xavier Ruiz-Plazas, Esther Rodríguez-Gallego, Marta Alves, Antonio Altuna-Coy, Javier Lozano-Bartolomé, Manel Portero-Otin, Joan Francesc García-Fontgivell, Salomé Martínez-González, José Segarra and Matilde R. Chacón

Transitioning from acute to chronic pain: a simulation study of trajectories of low back pain

Identifying how pain transitions from acute to chronic is critical in designing effective prevention and management techniques for patients’ well-being, physically, psychosocially, and financially. There is an...

Authors: Jianzhong Su, Ying Du, Kelley Bevers, Pengcheng Xiao, John Licciardone, Marco Brotto and Robert J. Gatchel

Modeling trauma in rats: similarities to humans and potential pitfalls to consider

Trauma is the leading cause of mortality in humans below the age of 40. Patients injured by accidents frequently suffer severe multiple trauma, which is life-threatening and leads to death in many cases. In mu...

Authors: Birte Weber, Ina Lackner, Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, Annette Palmer, Jochen Pressmar, Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek, Bernd Knöll, Hubert Schrezenemeier, Borna Relja and Miriam Kalbitz

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands enhance lung immunity through intestinal IKKβ pathways

Infection by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms is common in intensive care units and has become a global problem. Here, we determined the effect of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) stimulation on antibiotics-...

Authors: Tzyy-Bin Tsay, Pei-Hsuan Chen and Lee-Wei Chen

Undetectable circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) levels correlate with favorable outcome in metastatic melanoma patients treated with anti-PD1 therapy

Treatment with anti-PD1 monoclonal antibodies improves the survival of metastatic melanoma patients but only a subgroup of patients benefits from durable disease control. Predictive biomarkers for durable bene...

Authors: Teofila Seremet, Yanina Jansen, Simon Planken, Hassan Njimi, Mélanie Delaunoy, Hakim El Housni, Gil Awada, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Marleen Keyaerts, Hendrik Everaert, Danielle Lienard, Véronique Del Marmol, Pierre Heimann and Bart Neyns

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation mediates kidney disease and renal cell carcinoma

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a well-known ligand-activated cytoplasmic transcription factor that contributes to cellular responses against environmental toxins and carcinogens. AhR is activated by a ...

Authors: Hui Zhao, Lin Chen, Tian Yang, Ya-Long Feng, Nosratola D. Vaziri, Bao-Li Liu, Qing-Quan Liu, Yan Guo and Ying-Yong Zhao

Correction to: Pre-clinical evaluation of Minnelide as a therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors found an error in Figure 3. The middle panel of Figure 3a was inadvertently duplicated.

Authors: Bhuwan Giri, Vineet K. Gupta, Brianna Yaffe, Shrey Modi, Pooja Roy, Vrishketan Sethi, Shweta P. Lavania, Selwyn M. Vickers, Vikas Dudeja, Sulagna Banerjee, Justin Watts and Ashok Saluja

TREM2 regulates obesity-induced insulin resistance via adipose tissue remodeling in mice of high-fat feeding

Adipose tissue remodeling plays a significant role in obesity-induced insulin resistance. Published studies reported that level of trigger receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) in adipose tissue is up-...

Authors: Can Liu, Pinhao Li, Hui Li, Sicong Wang, Lifeng Ding, Hanbin Wang, Hui Ye, Yue Jin, Jinchao Hou, Xiangming Fang and Qiang Shu

Annexin A8 can serve as potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for ovarian cancer: based on the comprehensive analysis of Annexins

Annexins are involved in vesicle trafficking, cell proliferation and apoptosis, but their functional mechanisms in ovarian cancer remain unclear. In this study, we analyzed Annexins in ovarian cancer using dif...

Authors: Rui Gou, Liancheng Zhu, Mingjun Zheng, Qian Guo, Yuexin Hu, Xiao Li, Juanjuan Liu and Bei Lin

Integration analysis for novel lncRNA markers predicting tumor recurrence in human colon adenocarcinoma

Numerous evidence has suggested that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) acts an important role in tumor biology. This study focuses on the identification of novel prognostic lncRNA biomarkers predicting tumor recurr...

Authors: Fangyao Chen, Zhe Li, Changyu Deng and Hong Yan

The association between BRAF mutation class and clinical features in BRAF-mutant Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients

BRAF mutations occur in 2–4% non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and can be categorized into three functional classes based on signaling mechanism and kinase activity: RAS-independent kinase-activating V6...

Authors: Quan Lin, Haoran Zhang, Huaxin Ding, Jun Qian, Analyn Lizaso, Jing Lin, Han Han-Zhang, Jianxing Xiang, Yuping Li and Hong Zhu

Cryopreserved mesenchymal stem cells regain functional potency following a 24-h acclimation period

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are attractive cell-therapy candidates. Despite their popularity and promise, there is no uniform method of preparation of MSCs. Typically, cells are cryopreserved in liquid nitro...

Authors: Ben Antebi, Amber M. Asher, Luis A. Rodriguez II, Robbie K. Moore, Arezoo Mohammadipoor and Leopoldo C. Cancio

Second line therapy with axitinib after only prior sunitinib in metastatic renal cell cancer: Italian multicenter real world SAX study final results

This multi-institutional retrospective real life study was conducted in 22 Italian Oncology Centers and evaluated the role of Axitinib in second line treatment in not selected mRCC patients.

Authors: Gaetano Facchini, Sabrina Rossetti, Massimiliano Berretta, Carla Cavaliere, Sarah Scagliarini, Maria Giuseppa Vitale, Chiara Ciccarese, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Erica Palesandro, Vincenza Conteduca, Umberto Basso, Emanuele Naglieri, Azzurra Farnesi, Michele Aieta, Nicolò Borsellino, Leonardo La Torre…

Platelet-rich plasma activates AKT signaling to promote wound healing in a mouse model of radiation-induced skin injury

The skin is impacted by every form of external radiation therapy. However, effective therapeutic options for severe, acute radiation-induced skin reactions are limited. Although platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is k...

Authors: Janet Lee, Hyosun Jang, Sunhoo Park, Hyunwook Myung, Kyuchang Kim, Hyewon Kim, Won-Suk Jang, Sun-Joo Lee, Jae Kyung Myung and Sehwan Shim

Circulating tumor cells as a response monitor in stage IV non-small cell lung cancer

Monitoring circulating tumor cells (CTC) has been shown to be prognostic in most solid malignancies. There is no CTC assay in clinical use for lung cancer therapy monitoring due to inconclusive clinical utilit...

Authors: Stephanie N. Shishido, Anders Carlsson, Jorge Nieva, Kelly Bethel, James B. Hicks, Lyudmila Bazhenova and Peter Kuhn

Selective improvement by rifaximin of changes in the immunophenotype in patients who improve minimal hepatic encephalopathy

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in cirrhotic patients is associated with specific changes in parameters of the immune system reflecting a more pro-inflammatory environment than in patients without MHE. Th...

Authors: Alba Mangas-Losada, Raquel García-García, Paola Leone, María Pilar Ballester, Andrea Cabrera-Pastor, Amparo Urios, Juan-José Gallego, Juan-José Martínez-Pretel, Carla Giménez-Garzó, Fernando Revert, Desamparados Escudero-García, Joan Tosca, María Pilar Ríos, Cristina Montón, Lucia Durbán, Luis Aparicio…

Incidence and risk factors of early HCC occurrence in HCV patients treated with direct acting antivirals: a prospective multicentre study

An unexpected increased HCC recurrence and occurrence rate among HCV patients treated with direct acting antivirals combination has been reported. Aim of the study was the evaluation of early HCC occurrence ra...

Authors: Luca Rinaldi, Alessandro Perrella, Maria Guarino, Massimo De Luca, Guido Piai, Nicola Coppola, Pia Clara Pafundi, Fortunato Ciardiello, Morena Fasano, Erika Martinelli, Giovanna Valente, Riccardo Nevola, Caterina Monari, Lucia Miglioresi, Barbara Guerrera, Massimiliano Berretta…

Metabolic profiling reveals distinct metabolic alterations in different subtypes of pituitary adenomas and confers therapeutic targets

Pituitary adenomas are common brain tumors. Although transsphenoidal surgery are able to achieve extensive tumor removal, the rate of recurrence ranges from 5 to 20% depending on the different subtype. Further...

Authors: Jie Feng, Hua Gao, Qi Zhang, Yang Zhou, Chuzhong Li, Sida Zhao, Lichuan Hong, Jinjin Yang, Shuyu Hao, Wan Hong, Zhengping Zhuang, Guowang Xu and Yazhuo Zhang

Perrault syndrome with neurological features in a compound heterozygote for two TWNK mutations: overlap of TWNK-related recessive disorders

Perrault syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by the association of sensorineural hearing impairment and ovarian dysgenesis in females, whereas males have only hearing impairme...

Authors: María Domínguez-Ruiz, Alberto García-Martínez, Marc Corral-Juan, Ángel I. Pérez-Álvarez, Ana M. Plasencia, Manuela Villamar, Miguel A. Moreno-Pelayo, Antoni Matilla-Dueñas, Manuel Menéndez-González and Ignacio del Castillo

Mutational concordance between primary and metastatic melanoma: a next-generation sequencing approach

Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is one of the most common skin cancers worldwide. Limited information is available in the current scientific literature on the concordance of genetic alterations between prim...

Authors: Antonella Manca, Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Maria Colombino, Milena Casula, Amelia Lissia, Gerardo Botti, Corrado Caracò, Paolo A. Ascierto, Maria Cristina Sini, Grazia Palomba, Marina Pisano, Valentina Doneddu, Antonio Cossu and Giuseppe Palmieri

Expression of proteins related to autotaxin–lysophosphatidate signaling in thyroid tumors

We aimed to investigate the expression of proteins related with autotaxin (ATX)–lysophosphatidate (LPA) signaling and the clinical implications in primary and metastatic thyroid tumors.

Authors: Eunah Shin and Ja Seung Koo

Influence of androgenic blockade with flutamide on pain behaviour and expression of the genes that encode the NaV1.7 and NaV1.8 voltage-dependent sodium channels in a rat model of postoperative pain

Experimental studies suggest that testosterone reduces the nociceptive response after inflammatory and neuropathic stimuli, however the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. The aims of this st...

Authors: José Osvaldo Barbosa Neto, João Batista Santos Garcia, Maria do Socorro de Souza Cartágenes, Andressa Godoy Amaral, Luiz Fernando Onuchic and Hazem Adel Ashmawi

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection induces a potent but ineffective IFN-λ production in immune cells of AD and PD patients

The sequential activation of immediate early (IE), early (E) and late (L) genes is required to allow productive herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection. Several evidences suggest that, together with infl...

Authors: Francesca La Rosa, Simone Agostini, Anna Bianchi, Raffaello Nemni, Federica Piancone, Ivana Marventano, Roberta Mancuso, Marina Saresella and Mario Clerici

Diabetogenic effect of pravastatin is associated with insulin resistance and myotoxicity in hypercholesterolemic mice

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are cholesterol-lowering drugs widely used to treat hypercholesterolemia and prevent cardiovascular disease. Statins are generally well tolerated, but adverse reactions m...

Authors: Estela Lorza-Gil, Marta García-Arevalo, Bianca Cristine Favero, Maria Cristina C. Gomes-Marcondes and Helena C. F. Oliveira

A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, single-centre, phase IV trial to assess the efficacy and safety of OM-85 in children suffering from recurrent respiratory tract infections

Over many years, OM-85, a lysate of 21 common bacterial respiratory pathogens, has been demonstrated to prevent respiratory recurrences in children. However, further studies are needed to explore the true impo...

Authors: Susanna Esposito, Sonia Bianchini, Samantha Bosis, Claudia Tagliabue, Ilaria Coro, Alberto Argentiero and Nicola Principi

Determining the prognostic significance of alternative splicing events in soft tissue sarcoma using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas

Surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are the primary treatment options for soft tissue sarcomas (STSs). However, identifying ways to improve the prognosis of patients with STS remains a considerabl...

Authors: Xia Yang, Wen-ting Huang, Rong-quan He, Jie Ma, Peng Lin, Zu-cheng Xie, Fu-chao Ma and Gang Chen

Diagnosing enterovirus meningitis via blood transcriptomics: an alternative for lumbar puncture?

Meningitis can be caused by several viruses and bacteria. Identifying the causative pathogen as quickly as possible is crucial to initiate the most optimal therapy, as acute bacterial meningitis is associated ...

Authors: Esther Bartholomeus, Nicolas De Neuter, Annelies Lemay, Luc Pattyn, David Tuerlinckx, David Weynants, Koen Van Lede, Gerlant van Berlaer, Dominique Bulckaert, Tine Boiy, Ann Vander Auwera, Marc Raes, Dimitri Van der Linden, Helene Verhelst, Susanne Van Steijn, Tijl Jonckheer…

Prognosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) based on a six-lncRNA-based risk score: an investigation based on RNA-sequencing data

The scientific understanding of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has improved in recent decades. Nevertheless, there has been little research into the role that lncRNAs play in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (c...

Authors: Jiang-hui Zeng, Wei Lu, Liang Liang, Gang Chen, Hui-hua Lan, Xiu-Yun Liang and Xu Zhu

A novel role of glutathione S-transferase A3 in inhibiting hepatic stellate cell activation and rat hepatic fibrosis

Glutathione S-transferase A3 (GSTA3) is known as an antioxidative protease, however, the crucial role of GSTA3 in liver fibrosis remains unclear. As a recently we developed water-soluble pyridone agent with antif...

Authors: Haihua Chen, Qixin Gan, Congying Yang, Xiongqun Peng, Jiao Qin, Sisi Qiu, Yanzhi Jiang, Sha Tu, Ying He, Shenglan Li, Huixiang Yang, Lijian Tao and Yu Peng

Administration of losartan preserves cardiomyocyte size and prevents myocardial dysfunction in tail-suspended mice by inhibiting p47^phox phosphorylation, NADPH oxidase activation and MuRF1 expression

Spaceflight or microgravity conditions cause myocardial atrophy and dysfunction, contributing to post-flight orthostatic intolerance. However, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood and preve...

Authors: Liwen Liang, Wenyi Yuan, Lina Qu, Huili Li, Lulu Zhang, Guo-Chang Fan and Tianqing Peng

Kidney injury in response to crystallization of calcium oxalate leads to rearrangement of the intrarenal T cell receptor delta immune repertoire

Calcium oxalate (CaOx), the major constituent of most kidney stones, induces inflammatory infiltration and injures renal tubular cells. However, the role of γδT cells in CaOx-mediated kidney injury remains unc...

Authors: Chao Zhu, Qing Liang, Yaqun Liu, Deliang Kong, Jie Zhang, Hu Wang, Kejia Wang and Zhiyong Guo

Correction to: Matrine attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrion dysfunction in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by regulating SERCA pathway

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported errors in Fig. 5. The ROS picture of low dose Marine intervention group in Fig. 5d was used incorrectly, which was caused by the error of...

Authors: Xiaobo Gao, Shun Guo, Song Zhang, An Liu, Lei Shi and Yan Zhang

CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib suppresses IgE-mediated mast cell activation

Mast cell activation causes degranulation and release of cytokines, thereby promoting inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of CDK4/6 inhibition on mast cell activation i...

Authors: Yi-Bo Hou, Kunmei Ji, Yue-Tong Sun, Li-Na Zhang and Jia-Jie Chen

A novel CD147 inhibitor, SP-8356, reduces neointimal hyperplasia and arterial stiffness in a rat model of partial carotid artery ligation

Neointimal hyperplasia and its related arterial stiffness are the crucial pathophysiological features in atherosclerosis and in-stent restenosis. Cluster of differentiation 147 (CD147), a member of the immunog...

Authors: Kisoo Pahk, Hyojin Noh, Chanmin Joung, Mi Jang, Hwa Young Song, Kyung Won Kim, Kihoon Han, Jong-Ik Hwang, Sungeun Kim and Won-Ki Kim

Comprehensive analysis of transcriptome profiles in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the second most deadly cancer with late presentation and limited treatment options, highlighting an urgent need to better understand HCC to facilitate the identification of early-st...

Authors: Yu Jin, Wai Yeow Lee, Soo Ting Toh, Chandana Tennakoon, Han Chong Toh, Pierce Kah-Hoe Chow, Alexander Y.-F. Chung, Samuel S. Chong, London L.-P.-J. Ooi, Wing-Kin Sung and Caroline G.-L. Lee

Recurrent circadian fasting (RCF) improves blood pressure, biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk and regulates inflammation in men

The effects of fasting on health in non-human models have been widely publicised for a long time and emerging evidence support the idea that these effects can be applicable to human practice.

Authors: Iftikhar Alam, Rahmat Gul, Joni Chong, Crystal Tze Ying Tan, Hui Xian Chin, Glenn Wong, Radhouene Doggui and Anis Larbi

First-in-human study of TK-positive oncolytic vaccinia virus delivered by adipose stromal vascular fraction cells

ACAM2000, a thymidine kinase (TK)-positive strain of vaccinia virus, is the current smallpox vaccine in the US. Preclinical testing demonstrated potent oncolytic activity of ACAM2000 against several tumor type...

Authors: Boris R. Minev, Elliot Lander, John F. Feller, Mark Berman, Bernadette M. Greenwood, Ivelina Minev, Antonio F. Santidrian, Duong Nguyen, Dobrin Draganov, Mehmet O. Killinc, Anna Vyalkova, Santosh Kesari, Edward McClay, Gabriel Carabulea, Francesco M. Marincola, Lisa H. Butterfield…

miR-21 induces endothelial progenitor cells proliferation and angiogenesis via targeting FASLG and is a potential prognostic marker in deep venous thrombosis

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of lower extremities is a common thrombotic disease, occurring either in isolation or as a complication of other diseases or procedures. MiR-21 is one of important microRNAs which ...

Authors: Xiaolong Du, Lei Hong, Lili Sun, Hongfei Sang, Aiming Qian, Wendong Li, Hao Zhuang, Huoqi Liang, Dandan Song, Chenglong Li, Wenbin Wang and Xiaoqiang Li

Meeting abstracts from the 9th International Conference on cGMP: Generators, Effectors and Therapeutic Implications

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Overinterpretation of high throughput sequencing data in medical genetics: first evidence against TMPRSS3/GJB2 digenic inheritance of hearing loss

Hearing loss (HL) is the most common disability of human senses characterized by a great allelic heterogeneity. GJB2 and TMPRSS3 are two well-known HL genes typically underlying its monogenic form. Recently, TMPR...

Authors: Monika Ołdak, Urszula Lechowicz, Agnieszka Pollak, Dominika Oziębło and Henryk Skarżyński

B7-H3 participates in human salivary gland epithelial cells apoptosis through NF-κB pathway in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder mainly characterized by exocrine gland injury. Costimulatory molecules play an important role in immune-regulatory networks. Although B7 family costim...

Authors: Ping Li, Ying Yang, Yi Jin, Rui Zhao, Chen Dong, Wenjie Zheng, Tianyi Zhang, Jing Li and Zhifeng Gu

New paradigm for stage III melanoma: from surgery to adjuvant treatment

Recently the 8th version of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) classification has been introduced, and has attempted to define a more accurate and precise definition of prognosis in line with the ma...

Authors: Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Lorenzo Borgognoni, Gerardo Botti, Michele Guida, Paolo Marchetti, Simone Mocellin, Paolo Muto, Giuseppe Palmieri, Roberto Patuzzo, Pietro Quaglino, Ignazio Stanganelli and Corrado Caracò