Cancer Science

Winners announced!Congratulations to the 2012 Young Scientists Award Awardees:

Eun-Mi Kim
Iodine 125-labeled mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor binding peptide-click-cRGDyk heterodimer for glioma imaging102 (8)

Xiaoyan Xiao
Human leukocyte antigen-G is closely associated with tumor immune escape in gastric cancer by increasing local regulatory T cells102 (7)

Chun-Yu Lin
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 cooperates with transcription factor Snail to induce epithelial–mesenchymal transition102 (4)

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Sorting nexin 2-mediated membrane trafficking of c-Met contributes to sensitivity of molecular-targeted drugs
Sayaka Ogi, Hideaki Fujita, et al.

Prostate cancer stem-like cells/cancer-initiating cells have an autocrine system of hepatocyte growth factor
Sachiyo Nishida, Yoshihiko Hirohashi, et al.

High expression of KIBRA in low atypical protein kinase C-expressing gastric cancer correlates with lymphatic invasion and poor prognosis
Yohei Yoshihama, Yusuke Izumisawa, et al.

MiR-150is associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via targeting the EMT inducer ZEB1
Takehiko Yokobori, Shigemasa Suzuki, et al.

Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase-1 inhibitor as a potent therapeutic drug for the treatment of gastric cancer
Yoku Hayakawa, Yoshihiro Hirata, et al.

SYT-SSX breakpoint peptide vaccines in patients with synovial sarcoma: A study from the Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group
Satoshi Kawaguchi, Tomohide Tsukahara, et al.

Anti-angiogenesis effect of 3′-sulfoquinovosyl-1′-monoacylglycerol via upregulation of thrombospondin 1
Kayo Matsuki, Atsushi Tanabe, et al.

Regulation of glioblastoma multiforme stem-like cells by inhibitor of DNA binding proteins and oligodendroglial lineage-associated transcription factors
Yanjue Wu, Jean-Philippe Richard, et al.

Silencing of connexin 43 suppresses invasion, migration and lung metastasis of rat hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Kumiko Ogawa, Pornsiri Pitchakarn, et al.

Dickkopf-1 inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition of colon cancer cells and contributes to colon cancer suppression
Lisha Qi, Baocun Sun, et al.

Changes in blood vessel maturation in the fibrous cap of the tumor rim
Hisamichi Naito, Kazuhiro Takara, et al.

Integrated analysis of whole genome exon array and array-comparative genomic hybridization in gastric and colorectal cancer cells
Kazuyuki Furuta, Tokuzo Arao, et al.

Transforming growth factor-β-stimulated clone-22 is a negative-feedback regulator of Ras / Raf signaling: Implications for tumorigenesis
Masaki Nakamura, Jiro Kitaura, et al.

Asbestos surface provides a niche for oxidative modification
Hirotaka Nagai, Toshikazu Ishihara, et al.

Prevention of hematogenous metastasis by neutralizing mice and its chimeric anti-Aggrus/podoplanin antibodies
Youya Nakazawa, Satoshi Takagi, et al.

Inhibitory effect of soluble platelet-derived growth factor receptor β on intraosseous growth of breast cancer cells in nude mice
Hongchao Shan, Tetsuyuki Takahashi, Yoshimi Bando, et al.

Aberrations of NEGR1 on 1p31 and MYEOV on 11q13 in neuroblastoma
Junko Takita, Yuyan Chen, et al.

Essential role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in human glioma-initiating cells
Tatsuya Takezaki, Takuichiro Hide, et al.

Cytokine signatures of transformed B cells with distinct Epstein–Barr virus latencies as a potential diagnostic tool for B cell lymphoma
Kosuke Miyauchi, Emiko Urano, Hironori Yoshiyama, et al.

Loss of RUNX3 expression by histone deacetylation is associated with biliary tract carcinogenesis
Seiji Shio, Yuzo Kodama, Hiroshi Ida, et al.

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