Vol 4, No 9 (May 17, 2016): Annals of Translational Medicine (Focus on Surgical Techniques from Bench to Bedside)

Focus on Surgical Techniques from Bench to Bedside1

Prognostic factors for long term survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Despoina Moumtzi, Sofia Lampaki, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Kalliopi Lagoudi, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Athanasia Pataka, Theodora Tsiouda, Athanasios Zissimopoulos, George Lazaridis, Vasilis Karavasilis, Helen Timotheadou, Nikolaos Barbetakis, Pavlos Pavlidis, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
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A pilot study—is there a role for mitoxantrone pleurodesis in the management of pleural effusion due to lung cancer?
Katherina-Bernadette Sreter, Marko Jakopovic, Zoran Janevski, Miroslav Samarzija, Paul Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Kioumis, Nikolaos Mparmpetakis, Athanasia Pataka, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Theodora Tsiouda, Christoforos Kosmidis, Sofia Mpaka, Haidong Huang, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Charalampos Charalampidis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Bojan Zaric, Aleksandar Milovancev
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2016;
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:162
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Biliary tract injuries after lap cholecystectomy—types, surgical intervention and timing
Michail Karanikas, Ferdi Bozali, Vasileia Vamvakerou, Markos Markou, Zeinep Tzoutze Memet Chasan, Eleni Efraimidou, Theodossis S. Papavramidis
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:163
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Increasing incidence of colon cancer in patients <50 years old: a new entity?
Michail Karanikas, Agis Esebidis
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2016;
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:164
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Pancreatic cancer from bench to bedside: molecular pathways and treatment options
Christoforos Kosmidis, Konstantinos Sapalidis, Efstathios Kotidis, Nikolaos Mixalopoulos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Drosos Tsavlis, Sofia Baka, Yan-Gao Man, John Kanellos
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2016;
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:165
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Thoracic duct cyst of posterior mediastinum: a “challenging” differential diagnosis
Michalopoulou-Manoloutsiou Electra, Athanasiou Evangelia, Bobos Mattheos, Hatzibougias I. Dimitris, Paul Zarogoulidis, Drosos Tsavlis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Chralampos Charalampidis, Nikolaos Fassiadis, Nikolaos Mparmpetakis, Pavlos Pavlidis, Mpakas Andreas, Arikas Stamatis, Kolettas Alexandros, Tsakiridis Kosmas
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2016;
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:166
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Isolated polycystic liver disease and aneurism: a case report
Nikolaos Fassiadis, Sofia Lampaki, Paul Zarogoulidis, Drosos Tsavlis, Theodora Tsiouda, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Pavlos Pavlidis, Charalampos Charalampidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis
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2016;
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Original Article

Use of GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin for rapid detection of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of clinically suspected multi-drug resistance tuberculosis cases
Kheira Guenaoui, Noria Harir, Aissa Ouardi, Soumia Zeggai, Feriel Sellam, Farid Bekri, Sakina Cherif Touil
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2016;
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Cross table lateral radiography for measurement of acetabular cup version
Olav Reikeras, Ragnhild Beate Gunderson
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2016;
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:169
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Gene expression profile of THP-1 cells treated with heat-killed Candida albicans
Zhi-De Hu, Ting-Ting Wei, Qing-Qin Tang, Ning Ma, Li-Li Wang, Bao-Dong Qin, Jian-Rong Yin, Lin Zhou, Ren-Qian Zhong
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2016;
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Review Article

Determining the incidence of the hereditary form of retinoblastoma
Alan Edmund Stark
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2016;
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:171
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Uveal melanoma as a target for immune-therapy
Marc Oliva, Antonio J. Rullan, Josep M. Piulats
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2016;
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:172
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The emerging role of immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): anti-tumor immunity and clinical applications
Panagiota Economopoulou, Christos Perisanidis, Evaggelos I. Giotakis, Amanda Psyrri
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:173
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Big-data Clinical Trial Column2

Multivariable fractional polynomial method for regression model
Zhongheng Zhang
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:174
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Case Report

Successful management of H1N1 related severe acute respiratory distress syndrome with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
Karim Abdel Hakim, Abdulla Ismaeel Mohamed, Anis Chaari, Fatima N. Abulfateh, Khalid A. Alshaikh, William Francis Casey
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2016;
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:175
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Presacral schwannoma: laparoscopic resection, a viable option
Sudhir Jatal, Vishwas D. Pai, Bharat Rakhi, Avanish P. Saklani
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2016;
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Editorial

What does the future hold for immunotherapy in cancer?
Jarushka Naidoo, Bob T. Li, Katja Schindler, David B. Page
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:177
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When our body clocks run late: does it make us depressed?
Daniel F. Kripke
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Revisiting of cancer vaccine?—specific immunotherapy comes to field with the biomarker
Yuki Owada, Satoshi Muto, Takeo Hasegawa, Mitsunori Higuchi, Hiroyuki Suzuki
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:179
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Vps4A-mediated tumor suppression upon exosome modulation?
Ivana Akrap, Abhishek Thavamani, Alfred Nordheim
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Perspective

Standardizing in vitro diagnostics tasks in clinical trials: a call for action
Giuseppe Lippi, Ana-Maria Simundic, Leocadio Rodriguez-Manas, Patrick Bossuyt, Giuseppe Banfi
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2016;
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:181
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Long non-coding RNAs in heart failure: an obvious lnc
Hamid El Azzouzi, Pieter Adrianus Doevendans, Joost Petrus Gerardus Sluijter
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2016;
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:182
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Commentary

Focal loss of long non-coding RNA-PRAL, as determinant of cell function and phenotype of hepatocellular carcinoma
Francesco Feo, Maria M. Simile, Rosa M. Pascale
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:183
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From genes to chronotypes: the influence of circadian clock genes on our daily patterns of sleep and wakefulness
Michael Verwey, Shimon Amir
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2016;
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:184
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TG4010 immunotherapy: a novel weapon against advanced non-small cell lung cancer?
Ramon Andrade de Mello
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2016;
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:185
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Letter to the Editor

Design of nutrition trials in critically ill patients: food for thought
Yaseen M. Arabi, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Lauralyn McIntyre, Sangeeta Mehta
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2016;
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:186
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Erratum

Erratum to Lifestyle changes might prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Editorial Team
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Erratum to Body fluid biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease
Editorial Team
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Erratum to Mitochondrial dysfunction in Kennedy’s disease: a new pharmacological target?
Editorial Team
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Erratum to Rate of early onset Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Editorial Team
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Surgical Techniques from Bench to Bedside” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.

2. The series “Big-data Clinical Trial Column” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.