Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the deadliest cancers 1 . We
performed exome sequencing on 113 tumor-normal pairs, yielding a mean of 82 non-silent …

Hepatitis B virus (hepadnavirus) infections are maintained by the presence of a small and
regulated number of episomal viral genomes [covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA)] in the …

… Liang W, Zhang L, Jiang G, Wang Q, Liu L, Liu D, Wang Z, Zhu Z, Deng Q, Xiong X, Shao W,
Shi X, He J. Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting survival in patients with …

The mechanisms of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication remain poorly understood, and the
cellular factors required for HCV replication are yet to be completely defined. CD81 is known …

AIM To identify the clinicopathological characteristics of pT1N0 esophageal squamous cell
carcinoma (ESCC) that are associated with tumor recurrence. METHODS We reviewed 216 …

Background: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (BSCCE) is a rare and
distinctive tumor with no standard treatment. This study aimed to explore treatment in relation …

Nature provides inexhaustible inspiration to mankind. It continues to encourage us to develop
new methods and approaches to the construction of artificial advanced materials. For …

… Yanxin Yang for constructive discussion of the manuscript; and Yawei Zhang and Ning Li
for the discussion of statistics. We would also like to acknowledge American Journal Experts (…

Importance Immune checkpoint inhibitors of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1)
have led to a paradigm shift in cancer treatment. Understanding the clinical efficacy …

Objective To evaluate the short-term outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for
thoracic tumors. Methods The data of 1,790 consecutive patients were retrospectively …