Corrigendum: Compassionate use of ripretinib for patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Taiwan and Hong Kong experience by Li-Ching Lin, Wen-Kuan Huang, Chueh-Chuan Yen, Chueh-Chuan Yen, Ching-Yao Yang, Meng-Ta Sung, Natalie S.M. Wong, Daniel T. T. Chua, Sarah W. M. Lee, Jen-Shi Chen, Chun-Nan Yeh

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A comprehensive overview on antibody-drug conjugates: from the conceptualization to cancer therapy by Federico Riccardi, Michele Dal Bo, Paolo Macor, Giuseppe Toffoli

“…Based on their beneficial mechanism of action, 15 ADCs have been approved to date by the market approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and/or other international governmental agencies for use in clinical oncology, and hundreds are undergoing evaluation in the preclinical and clinical phases. …”
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Third- and Late Line Treatments of Metastatic Gastric Cancer: Still More to Be Done by Marzia Mare, Lorenzo Memeo, Cristina Colarossi, Dario Giuffrida

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Successful rescue treatment using chlorambucil for presumed recurrence of sinonasal lymphoma in a cat by Sho Goto, Fumikazu Muto, Ryota Iwasaki, Takashi Mori

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Practical aspects of treating relapsed BRCA-associated ovarian cancer by A. A. Rumyantse, A. S. Tyulyandina

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Somatometric and Index Indicators for Assessing the Physical State of Patients with Gastric Cancer by Е. A. Gorbunova, N. N. Medvedeva, G. N. Filkin

“…The research was conducted on the basis of the department of oncoabdominal surgery of Krasnoyarsk Regional Clinical Oncological Hospital named after A.I. Kryzhanovskiy in the period from 2016 to 2017. …”
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The Role of HBx Protein in Diseases Beyond the Liver by Ai L, Liu QQ, Li Y, Wang Y, Zhang HM

“…Liping Ai,1 Qing-Qing Liu,1 Yize Li,1 Yuanyuan Wang,2 Hong-Mei Zhang1 1Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Nephrology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Northwest Minzu University / Second Provincial People’s Hospital of Gansu, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hong-Mei Zhang, Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Changle West Road No. 127, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Email zhm@fmmu.edu.cnAbstract: HBX gene is essential for HBV replication, evading the surveillance of the immune system by integrating its sequence into the human genome. …”
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Clinical Trials on Colorectal Cancer in South Africa by Yoshan Moodley, Samson Mashele

“…This could primarily be achieved through local capacity development in clinical oncology and research methods.…”
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EMT, CSCs, and drug resistance: the mechanistic link and clinical implications by Shibue, Tsukasa, Weinberg, Robert A

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Relation of the ‘Atrial Fibrillation Better Care (ABC) Pathway’ to the Quality of Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Taking Vitamin K Antagonists by Vanessa Roldán, Lorena Martínez-Montesinos, Raquel López-Gálvez, Lucía García-Tomás, Gregory Y. H. Lip, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca, Francisco Marín

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Sorafenib plus tegafur–uracil (UFT) versus sorafenib as first line systemic treatment for patients with advanced stage HCC: a Phase II trial (ESLC01 study) by Azim HA, Omar A, Atef H, Zawahry H, Shaker MK, Abdelmaksoud AHK, EzzElarab M, Abdel-Rahman O, Ismail M, Kassem L, Waked I

“…Hamdy A Azim,1 Ashraf Omar,2 Hesham Atef,1,† Heba Zawahry,3 Mohamed K Shaker,4 AH Kamel Abdelmaksoud,5 Mohamed EzzElarab,6 Omar Abdel-Rahman,7 Mohamed Ismail,8 Loay Kassem,1 Imam Waked9 1Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 3Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo, Egypt; 4Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 5Department of Diagnostic and Intervention Radiology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 6National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; 7Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 8Clinical Oncology Department, Cairo Oncology Center, Cairo, Egypt; 9Institute of Liver Disease, Menoufiya University, Menoufiya, Egypt †Dr Hesham Atef passed away on November 16, 2017, during the preparation of the manuscript Background: Phase II trials found that tegafur–uracil (UFT) is an effective drug in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), while preclinical data suggested that its combination with sorafenib may have a promising activity. …”
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Targeting FGFR Pathway Is Not an Effective Therapeutic Strategy in Patients with Unselected Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer Resistant to Trastuzumab by Camilla Zecchetto, Alberto Quinzii, Simona Casalino, Marina Gaule, Camilla Pesoni, Valeria Merz, Silvia Pietrobono, Domenico Mangiameli, Martina Pasquato, Stefano Milleri, Simone Giacopuzzi, Maria Bencivenga, Anna Tomezzoli, Giovanni de Manzoni, Davide Melisi

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Treatment Outcomes of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer A Longitudinal Study by Perwasha Kerio, Khadijah Abid, Anusha Hassan, Aamera Shah, Ammara Manzoor

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Low Expectancy of Conversion Surgery with R0 Resection in Patients with CEA > 5.0 ng/mL at the Initial RECIST Evaluation for Metastatic Gastric Cancer by Koki Nakanishi, Chie Tanaka, Mitsuro Kanda, Kazushi Miyata, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Osamu Maeda, Dai Shimizu, Shizuki Sugita, Naomi Kakushima, Satoshi Furune, Hiroki Kawashima, Yuichi Ando, Tomoki Ebata, Yasuhiro Kodera

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Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer: ASCO Resource–Stratified Guideline Update by Surendra S. Shastri, Sarah Temin, Maribel Almonte, Partha Basu, Nicole G. Campos, Patty E. Gravitt, Vandana Gupta, Dorothy C. Lombe, Rául Murillo, Carolyn Nakisige, Gina Ogilvie, Leeya F. Pinder, Usha R. Poli, Youlin Qiao, Yin Ling Woo, Jose Jeronimo

“…PURPOSETo update resource-stratified, evidence-based recommendations on secondary prevention of cervical cancer globally.METHODSAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology convened a multidisciplinary, multinational Expert Panel to produce recommendations reflecting four resource-tiered settings. …”
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Definitive chemoradiotherapy in elderly patients with esophageal cancer: Safety and outcome by Ivane Kiladze, Lika Chkhaidze, Aleksandre Iovashvili, Eteri Natelauri, Besik Sokurashvili, Elene Mariamidze, Nikoloz Kacheishvili, Branislav Jeremic

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Exome sequencing to explore the possibility of predicting genetic susceptibility to the joint occurrence of polycystic ovary syndrome and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis by Natalia Zeber-Lubecka, Natalia Zeber-Lubecka, Katarzyna Suchta, Maria Kulecka, Maria Kulecka, Anna Kluska, Magdalena Piątkowska, Michal J. Dabrowski, Katarzyna Jankowska, Monika Grymowicz, Roman Smolarczyk, Ewa E. Hennig, Ewa E. Hennig

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Are we mis-estimating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy? Analysis of assessment methodologies from a prospective, multinational, longitudinal cohort study of patients rece... by Alex Molassiotis, Hui Lin Cheng, Violeta Lopez, Joseph S. K. Au, Alexandre Chan, Aishwarya Bandla, K. T. Leung, Y. C. Li, K. H. Wong, Lorna K. P. Suen, Choi Wan Chan, Janelle Yorke, Carole Farrell, Raghav Sundar

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A 6-year audit of public-sector MR utilisation in the Western Cape province of South Africa by Yusuf Parak, Razaan Davis, Michelle Barnard, Amanda Fernandez, Keith Cloete, Matodzi Mukosi, Richard D. Pitcher

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Differential diagnosis of primary and metastatic ovarian carcinomas by L. M. Zakhartseva, O. P. Manzhura, I. Yu. Vashchenko, Ye. V. Maistrenko, O. M. Kravchuk, K. M. Shatrova, O. H. Rudnytska

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