Role of autophagy in acute myeloid leukemia therapy
Su-Ping Zhang 1 ; Yu-Na Niu 1 ; Na Yuan 1 ; Ai-Hong Zhang 1 ; Dan Chao 1 ; Qiu-Ping Xu 1 ; Li-Jun Wang 1 ; Xue-Guang Zhang 2 ; Wen-Li Zhao 3 ; Yun Zhao 1 and Jian-Rong Wang 1 1 The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center; 2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Stem Cell Research; 3 Children’s Hospital; Soochow University; Suzhou; Jiangsu 215123; P. R. China.

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The relationship between tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy and overall survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer carrying EGFR mutations
Hidekazu Suzuki; Tomonori Hirashima; Norio Okamoto; Tadahiro Yamadori; Motohiro Tamiya; Naoko Morishita; Takayuki Shiroyama; Tomoyuki Otsuka; Kanako Kitai and Ichiro Kawase Department of Thoracic Malignancy; Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases; 3-7-1 Habikino; Habikino-shi; Osaka 583-8588; Japan.

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5th Biennial Pathology Symposium of MD Anderson Cancer Center-Chinese Sister Institutions Pathology of the 21st Century: from Molecular Diagnostics to Personalized Cancer Therapy

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Prognostic value of soluble MICA levels in the serum of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Jian-Jun Li 1;2;* ; Ke Pan 1;2;* ; Mo-Fa Gu 1;3;* ; Min-Shan Chen 1;4 ; Jing-Jing Zhao 1;2 ; Hui Wang 1;2 ; Xiao-Ting Liang 1;2 ; Jian-Cong Sun 1;2 and Jian-Chuan Xia 1;2 1 State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510060; P. R. China; 2 Department of Experimental Research; 3 Department of Radiation Oncology; 4 Department of Hepatobilary Oncology; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510060; P. R. China.

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Retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking metastatic seminoma: case report and literature review
Shi-Qiang Zhang 1;2;3;4;5 ; Song Wu 1;2;3;4;5 ; Kai Yao 1;2 ; Pei Dong 1;2 ; Yong-Hong Li 1;2 ; Zhi-Ling Zhang 1;2 ; Xian-Xin Li 4 and Fang-Jian Zhou 1;2 1 State Key Laboratory of Οncology in South China; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510060; P. R. China; 2 Department of Urology; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510060; P. R. China; 3 Anhui Medical University; Hefei; Anhui 230022; P. R. China; 4 Institute of Urology; Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center; Shenzhen; Guangdong 518036; P. R. China; 5 Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital; The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University; Shenzhen; Guangdong 518035; P. R. China.

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Targeting autophagic pathways for cancer drug discovery
Bo Liu 1 ; Jin-Ku Bao 1 ; Jin-Ming Yang 2 and Yan Cheng 2 1 State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital; School of Life Sciences; Sichuan University; Chengdu; Sichuan 610041; P. R. China; 2 Department of Pharmacology and The Penn State Cancer Institute; The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; Hershey; Pennsylvania; USA.

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Autophagy and apoptosis: rivals or mates?
Yan Cheng and Jin-Ming Yang Department of Pharmacology and The Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute; The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; Hershey; PA 17033; USA.

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The cellular decision between apoptosis and autophagy
Yong-Jun Fan and Wei-Xing Zong Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook; NY 11794; USA.

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The incidences and mortalities of major cancers in China, 2009
Wanqing Chen 1 ; Rongshou Zheng 1 ; Siwei Zhang 1 ; Ping Zhao 1 ; Guanglin Li 2 ; Lingyou Wu 2 and Jie He 1 1 National Office for Cancer Prevention and Control; National Cancer Center; Beijing 100021; P. R. China; 2 Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control; Ministry of Health; Beijing 100044; P. R. China

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