2025
Network-based modeling of emotional expressions for multiple cancers via a linguistic analysis of an online health community
Fan X, Liu M, Ma S. Network-based modeling of emotional expressions for multiple cancers via a linguistic analysis of an online health community. The Annals Of Applied Statistics 2025, 19: 2218-2236. DOI: 10.1214/25-aoas2047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnline health communitiesNetwork-based modelModel of emotional expressionsLow-rank matrixAmerican Cancer Society Cancer Survivors NetworkHealth communityFear of judgmentSemantic networkNetwork analysis techniquesComputational propertiesSurvivors NetworkSimulation resultsNetworkAdverse emotionsLinguistic analysisCluster structureSingle diseaseCancer patientsPenalization approachCancer typesEmotional expressionCancerAnalysis techniquesComputerData analysis
2024
CTHRC1+ fibroblasts and SPP1+ macrophages synergistically contribute to pro-tumorigenic tumor microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Li E, Cheung H, Ma S. CTHRC1+ fibroblasts and SPP1+ macrophages synergistically contribute to pro-tumorigenic tumor microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 17412. PMID: 39075108, PMCID: PMC11286765, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68109-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaTumor-associated macrophagesTumor microenvironmentEpithelial mesenchymal transitionDuctal adenocarcinomaImmune-suppressive tumor microenvironmentPro-tumorigenic tumor microenvironmentPancreatic cancer casesHeterogeneous tumor microenvironmentCombination of single-cellCancer-associated myofibroblastsSurgical resectionMyeloid cellsCurrent therapiesCancer casesLethal cancersSurvival rateExtracellular matrixTreat cancerMesenchymal transitionTherapeutic targetAdenocarcinomaCellular populationsCancerIntercellular interactions
2023
Identifying Sex-Specific Cancer Metabolites and Associations to Prognosis
Shen X, Ma S, Khan S, Johnson C. Identifying Sex-Specific Cancer Metabolites and Associations to Prognosis. Learning Materials In Biosciences 2023, 271-299. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44256-8_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolomics dataSurvival analysisCancer metabolitesColorectal cancerCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisSex-specific associationsClinical dataCancer patientsCancer prognosisCancerMetabolomicsMultiple comparisonsPrognosisAnalytical methodSurvivalOncology studiesPatientsAlternative analytical approachRegression analysisSex-SpecificMetabolitesSex interactionAssociation
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