Publications by authors named "Xiaomeng Zou"

Triple‑negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options, leading to poor clinical outcomes and the need for novel therapeutic approaches. Nintedanib, a United States Food and Drug Administration‑approved multi‑kinase inhibitor with anti‑fibrotic and anti‑angiogenic properties, has shown promise in cancer treatment. However, its precise molecular effects on TNBC have not yet been fully elucidated.

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Objective: This study aimed to develop a deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) that integrated B-mode ultrasound (BMUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images for preoperative lymphovascular invasion (LVI) prediction in invasive breast cancer (IBC).

Methods: Total 981 patients with IBC from three hospitals were retrospectively enrolled. Of 834 patients recruited from Hospital I, 688 were designated as the training cohort and 146 as the internal test cohort, whereas 147 patients from Hospitals II and III were assigned to constitute the external test cohort.

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The necessity of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) for patients whose initially positive lymph nodes become node-negative (ypN0) after neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) is uncertain. This study analyzed data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database to evaluate PMRT's effect on these patients. Women with unilateral breast cancer who achieved ypN0 status post-NAT from 2010 to 2019 were categorized into PMRT and non-PMRT groups.

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Anlotinib is an oral multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor as a third-line and subsequent treatment for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in China. The neurotoxicity is less reported. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by headaches, seizures, encephalopathy, and visual disturbances, as well as focal reversible vasogenic edema seen on neuroimages.

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Liver cancer represents one of the deadliest cancers, with a rising incidence worldwide. Triptonide is found in the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. This study aimed to examine the anticancer properties of triptonide in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

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. Preparation of a multifunctional drug-loaded phase-change nanoparticle (NP), pirfenidone perfluoropentane liposome NPs (PPL NPs), and combined with low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) to influence epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by inhibiting the activity of activated Hepatic Stellate Cells (a-HSCs. PPL NPs were prepared by the thin film dispersion method.

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Aims: Glioblastoma (GBM) with aggressive nature and poor prognosis has become the most common intracranial tumor. Most clinical chemotherapeutic drugs fail to achieve the anticipated therapeutic outcome. This study identified the anti-GBM effects of ginkgolic acids (GAs) and elucidated the potential molecular mechanisms, exploiting the significant antitumor effects of GAs, which are widely present in the outer bark of Ginkgo biloba.

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Background: PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have significantly improved the outcomes of those patients with various malignancies. However, the incidence of adverse events also increased. This meta-analysis aims to systematically evaluate the risk of cardiovascular toxicity in patients treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most malignant tumors in the world, and patients with HCC face a poor prognosis. The conventional therapeutic strategies for HCC have undergone a challenge-riddled evolution owing to side effects and unsatisfactory efficacy. Here, aiming to provide a new method of HCC elimination, we formulated a novel multifunctional nanocapsule (PFP@PLGA/CuSbS, PPCu) with applications in contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging (CEUS) and photothermal therapy (PTT).

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