High contrast 3-D optical bioimaging using molecular and nanoprobes optically responsive to IR light

J Qian, Z Feng, X Fan, A Kuzmin, ASL Gomes… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Biophotonics is a convergent field which integrates biological physics, neurosciences,
optical physics, and nanoscience for optical diagnostics, bioimaging and light activated …

Global updates in the treatment of gastric cancer: a systematic review. Part 1: staging, classification and surgical treatment

A Agnes, A Biondi, A Laurino, R Persiani, D D'Ugo - Updates in Surgery, 2020 - Springer
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth malignancy and the third cause of cancer death worldwide,
according to the global cancer statistics presented in 2018. Its definition and staging have …

Nanoprobes‐Assisted Multichannel NIR‐II Fluorescence Imaging‐Guided Resection and Photothermal Ablation of Lymph Nodes

X Fan, Y Li, Z Feng, G Chen, J Zhou, M He… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lymph node metastasis is a major metastatic route of cancer and significantly influences the
prognosis of cancer patients. Radical lymphadenectomy is crucial for a successful surgery …

Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: number of nodes examined and optimal lymph node prognostic scheme

F Bagante, T Tran, G Spolverato, A Ruzzenente… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The role of routine lymphadenectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is still
controversial and no study has defined the minimum number of lymph nodes examined …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of lymph node ratio to replace the pN categories system of classification of the TNM system in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Y Shao, Y Geng, W Gu, Z Ning, J Huang, H Pei… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction The seventh edition of the TNM staging system for esophageal cancer outlined
by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) defines the N classification on the basis …

Lymph node ratio improves prediction of overall survival in esophageal cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a national cancer database …

Y Zhang, Y Cao, J Zhang, M Huang, P Roy… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aimed to propose a revised ypN (r-ypN) classification based on lymph
node ratio (LNR) and to examine its prognostic value in postneoadjuvant esophageal …

Prognostic value of three different lymph node staging systems in the survival of patients with gastric cancer following D2 lymphadenectomy

C Jian-Hui, C Shi-Rong, W Hui, C Si-le, X Jian-Bo… - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
The log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) was defined as the log of the ratio between
the number of positive lymph nodes and the number of negative lymph nodes, which is a …

Defining the possible therapeutic benefit of lymphadenectomy among patients undergoing hepatic resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

A Vitale, M Moustafa, G Spolverato… - Journal of surgical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The aim of the study was to investigate the therapeutic role of
lymphadenectomy (LND) in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Methods 826 …

Ratio‐based staging systems are better than the 7th and 8th editions of the TNM in stratifying the prognosis of gastric cancer patients: A multicenter retrospective study

A Agnes, A Biondi, FM Cananzi… - Journal of Surgical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The current and the previous editions of the tumor‐node‐metastasis (TNM)
system for gastric cancer (GC; TNM8 and TNM7) have a high risk of stage‐migration bias …

What is the most accurate lymph node staging method for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma? Comparison of UICC/AJCC pN stage, number of metastatic lymph nodes …

S Conci, A Ruzzenente, M Sandri, F Bertuzzo… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background We compared the prognostic performance of the International Union Against
Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) 7th edition pN stage, number of …