Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer characterized by its high metastatic potential. It is
urgent to find novel therapy strategies to overcome this feature. Metformin has been …

The serine protease inhibitor Kazal type (SPINK) family includes SPINK1-14 and is the
largest branch in the serine protease inhibitor family. SPINKs play an important role in …

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is one of the most common types of head and
neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) and is the second most prevalent malignancy …

Melanoma is an aggressive cancer with fast metastatic spread and reduced survival time.
One common event during the neoplastic progression is the epithelial–mesenchymal …

Serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 (SPINK5) has been indicated to act as a prognostic
predictor for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. However, its specific …

Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a predominant subtype of
esophageal cancer with relatively high mortality worldwide. Serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal …

Backgrounds Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers with unsatisfied prognosis.
It is challenging to predict gastric cancer prognosis due to its highly heterogeneous nature …

Simple Summary Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are among the most
common cancers worldwide. In contrast to the advances in prevention and treatment of other …

Background Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MBC) is a rare breast cancer subtype; most
cases are triple‐negative breast cancers (TNBCs) and are poorly responsive to conventional …

USP affiliated authors: MARCELINO, ELAINE ZAYAS-FMRP; FONSECA, CAROL KOBORI
DA-FMRP; SILVA, ALFREDO RIBEIRO DA-FMRP; ALVES FILHO, JOSÉ CARLOS FARIAS …