Randomized, double-blind phase III trial of a dexamethasone-free regimen for managing highly emetogenic chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains a prevalent treatment complication, often significantly impairing patients' quality of life and reducing adherence to chemotherapy regimens. The standard triplet antiemetic regimen, including either a neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist (RA) or olanzapine, combined with a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT3) RA and dexamethasone (DEX), faces challenges primarily due to DEX-related adverse effects and its potential to compromise the efficacy of antitumor agents. This study assessed whether omitting DEX (F-Group: olanzapine + 5-HT3 RA) is non-inferior to the standard D-Group (olanzapine + 5-HT3 RA + DEX).

Association of the Glutathione S-transferase T1 Null Genotype with Risk of Gastric Cancer: a Meta-analysis in Asian Populations.

Background: A large number of studies have been published to investigate the association between the null genotype of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) with gastric cancer. However, the results were inconsistent and conflicting. The aim of this study was to estimate the relationship between this polymorphism in the GSTT1 gene and gastric cancer risk in Asian populations by meta-analysis.

Inhibitory effect of Bifidobacterium infantis-mediated sKDR prokaryotic expression system on angiogenesis and growth of Lewis lung cancer in mice.

Background: To construct the Bifidobacterium infantis-mediated soluble kinase insert domain receptor (sKDR) prokaryotic expression system and to observe its inhibitory effect on growth of human umbilicus vessel endothelial cells (HUVECs) in vitro and Lewis lung cancer (LLC) on mice in vivo.

Methods: The Bifidobacterium infantis-mediated sKDR prokaryotic expression system was constructed through electroporation and subsequently identified through PCR and Western blot analysis. HUVECs were added to the products of this system to evaluate the anti-angiogenesis effect through MTT assay in vitro.