Preface to the focused issue: up-to-date knowledge of basic and translational research on bladder cancer

Ja Hyeon Ku,MD,PhD,PhD Kunyoo Shin,PhD Minyong Kang

Human papillomavirus related anal squamous cell carcinoma survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bing Gao,Chun-Feng Wang,Hai-Ning Zhou,Hong-Rui Xu,Jian-Ning Yao,Li-Dong Chen,Lian-Feng Zhang,Peng Cheng,Xue-Xiu Zhang,Yan-Le Li

Identification of new biomarkers for cisplatin-resistance in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells by an integrated bioinformatical analysis

Dong Wang,Guohui Jiang,Jia Liu,Leina Ma,Qingxia Ma

Immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic bladder cancer

Francesco Massari,Karim Rihawi,Marta Cubelli,Vincenzo Di Nunno

Establishment and application of bladder cancer patient-derived xenografts as a novel preclinical platform

Ho Kyung Seo,Kyung-Chae Jeong,Sang-Jin Lee,Yoon Seok Suh

Multiplex screening of 422 candidate serum biomarkers in bladder cancer patients identifies syndecan-1 and macrophage colonystimulating factor 1 as prognostic indicators

Ben Abbotts,Douglas G. Ward,Kar K. Cheng,Maurice P. Zeegers,Naheema S. Gordon,Nicholas D. James,Richard T. Bryan

Emerging targeted therapies in advanced bladder cancer

Chan Kim,Jung Hyun Noh,Juno Yoo,Yong Hyu Goh

Epigenetic regulation in bladder cancer: development of new prognostic targets and therapeutic implications

Chang Geun Song,Kyoung-Hwa Lee

The mutational signatures and molecular alterations of bladder cancer

Young Seok Ju

The role of androgen receptor signaling pathways in bladder cancer

Ja Hyeon Ku,Minyong Kang

Autophagy regulation in bladder cancer as the novel therapeutic strategy

Ji-Fan Lin,Thomas I. S. Hwang

Indoor radon exposure and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis of case-control studies

Carmine Garzillo,Filomena Loffredo,Maria Quarto,Mariagabriella Pugliese

Next-generation sequencing–based clinical testing for lung cancer in Japan

Kazuhiko Nakagawa,Kazuko Sakai,Kazuto Nishio,Masayuki Takeda

RIPK1-TRAF2 interplay on the TNF/NF-κB signaling, cell death, and cancer development in the liver

Satomi Yamamoto,Tomoo Iwakuma

Cognitive complaints in breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy: a reality?

Florence Joly,Marie Lange

Targeted therapy in small cell lung cancer: can DLL3 notch up a victory?

Jonathan M. Lehman,Leora Horn

Concomitant ALK/KRAS and ALK/EGFR mutations in non small cell lung cancer: different profile of response to target therapies

Andrea Ronchi,Federica Zito Marino,Marina Accardo,Renato Franco

Exosome-transmitted lncARSR: a novel therapeutic target in renal cancer

Chunlin Ou,Guiyuan Li

A hidden ureteral metastasis that originated from prostate cancer: a case report and literature review

Bingzhi Wang,Peihua Liu,Xiheng Hu,Xiongbing Zu,Yafen Xu

A nonresponding small cell lung cancer combined with adenocarcinoma

Hongyang Lu,Shifeng Yang

What’s new in the treatment of advanced small-cell lung cancer

Hao-Ran Zhai,Jia-Tao Zhang,Wen-Zhao Zhong,Yi-Long Wu,Zhong-Yi Dong

Neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus and mediastinum

Alexander K？nig,Hanibal Bohnenberger,Helen Dinter,Philipp Str？bel

Molecular strategies in the management of bronchopulmonary and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms

Agnieska Kolasinska-Cwikla,Anna Lewczuk,Ignat A. Drozdov,Irvin M. Modlin,Jaroslaw Cwikla,Kyung-Min Chung,Lisa Bodei,Margot E. Tesselaar,Mark Kidd,Matteo Roffinella,Pier-Luigi Filosso

Surgery for small cell lung cancer in the modern era: opportunities and challenges

Elliot Wakeam

Surgical treatment of low and intermediate grade lung net

José María Matilla,Laureano Molins,Mariano García-Yuste,Members of the Spanish Multi-centric Study of Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung for the Spanish Society of Pneumonology and Thoracic Surgery (EMETNE-SEPAR),Miguel Angel Ca？izares,Ricardo Guijarro

Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy: there is a long way to go

Chengqiang Li,Hecheng Li

Erratum to nodal management and upstaging of disease: initial results from the Italian VATS Lobectomy Registry

Alessandro Bertani,Alessandro Gonfiotti,Andrea Droghetti,Emanuele Russo,Gioacchino Di Paola,Italian VATS Group,Lavinia De Monte,Luca Bertolaccini,Mario Nosotti,Paolo Albino Ferrari,Piero Solli,Roberto Crisci

Neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus: the oncologist point of view

Nicolas Girard

Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: cost and lymph node dissection

Hecheng Li,Jie Xiang

Critical issues in the clinical application of liquid biopsy in non-small cell lung cancer

Antonella Facchinetti,Cristina Poggiana,Mariangela Manicone,Rita Zamarchi

Comparison of the yield of 19-G eXcelon core needle to a 21-G EBUS needle during endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes for the detection of granulomas in cases of suspected sarcoidosis

Abhishek Biswas,Divya Patel,John P. Wynne,Michelle Weber,P. S. Sriram,Shaleen Thakur

Introduction: 2017 Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

MD,PhD,PhD Jang-Ming Lee,PhD Yin-Kai Chao,Yih-Sharng Chen

Urine test for EGFR analysis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Aleksandra Franovic,Karen L. Reckamp,Mark G. Erlander,Victoria M. Raymond

Morphine in acute heart failure: good in relieving symptoms, bad in improving outcomes

Víctor Gil,W. Frank Peacock,òscar Miró

Sleep disordered breathing and post-cardiac surgery atrial fibrillation

Reena Mehra,Roop Kaw

Navigation-assisted bronchoscopy for ground-glass opacity lesions

Naofumi Shinagawa

Dr. Chia-Chun Liu: a vanguard warrior cultivates on the land of minimally invasive surgery

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis associated with mediastinal teratoma: a rare case report and literature review

Chengwu Liu,Chuan Li,Feng Lin,Lunxu Liu

Dr. Ara A. Chrissian: the key components to a successful Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine training program

Prof. Mingyon Mun: enthusiasm is the key to success

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation across the esophageal cancer journey

Emer Guinan,Jenny Gannon,John V. Reynolds,Juliette Hussey,Linda O’Neill

Intra-Thoracic Chemo-Hyperthermia for pleural recurrence of thymomas

Francois Tronc,Gabrielle Drevet,Jean-Michel Maury,Nicolas Girard

Characteristics and treatment of patients with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction: an analysis of 13 cases

Chao Guo,Cheng Huang,Dongjie Ma,Hongsheng Liu,Jieshi Zhang,Lei Liu,Xiaoyan Chang,Yeye Chen,Yingzhi Qin,Zhijun Han

Circulating tumor DNA detection in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients

Chun-Lian Zhou,Ji-Qiang Li,Min Li,Ming Li,Xiang-Ming Zhai,Xue-Xi Yang,Ying-Song Wu,Zhi-Wei Guo

Preliminary study of the treatment effect of apatinib mesylate upon malignant ascites and its safety

Changmin Liu,Dianzhong Geng,Fangling Ning,Jing Yang,Judong Luo,Ping Wang,Shaoshui Chen,Weiming Zhang

SU6668 inhibits the proliferation and motility of colorectal cancer cells by inducing cycle arrest, and promotes their apoptosis

Chengsuo Huang,Jianyong Yu,Li Li

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy, volume-modulated arc therapy and helical tomotherapy for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a dosimetric comparison

Jidong Hong,Junli Luo,Nian Jiang,Rui Wei,Wen Chen,Xiaoyu Yang,Ying Liang,Yuxiang He,Zijian Zhang

Upfront radiation versus EGFR-TKI: which is the best approach for EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients with brain metastasis?

Christian Rolfo,Francesco Passiglia

Bevacizumab in extensive-disease small cell lung cancer: the search continues

Apar Kishor Ganti,Avyakta Kallam

Angiogenesis inhibitors for small cell lung cancer

Cheol-Kyu Park,In-Jae Oh,Sang-Yun Song,Young-Chul Kim