This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No, 30973083), the Science and Technology Commission, Fujian, China (No. 200710014), and Science Research Foundation of Ministry of Health & United Fujian Provincial Health and Education Project for Tackling the Key Research (No. WKJ2008- 2-45).Acknowledgment: We thank Prof. Hu Zhijian of Fujian Medical University for assistance in data processing and statistical analysis.
Multivariate modeling has demonstrated that the proliferation index (PI) of tumor cells is one of the strongest prognostic factors related to the survival of patients with astrocytic tumors. Studies have indicated t...
supported by a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30973083)
Glioma-related edema(GRE) is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality from glioma.GRE is a complicated process involving not only peritumoral edema but also the water content of the tumor body.In terms of ...
This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30973083), the Science and Technology Commission, Fujian, China (No. 200710014), and Science Research Foundation of Ministry of Health & United Fujian Provincial Health and Education Project for Tackling the Key Research (No. WKJ2008-2-45).
Although we have made great progress in understanding tumor pathogenesis through studies on gene mutation and cancer stem cells, the clinical outcome continues to be unfavorable for many cancers. The biological charac...
This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30973083). We are not aware of any conflict of financial interest for any author.Acknowledgement: We thank Prof. HU Zhi-jian for assistance in data processing and statistical analysis.
Background Previous researches have indicated that glioma invasion may occur within a tumor-host microecology, and that fibronectin may be involved in glioma invasion as an important component of the extracellular mat...