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Demetriou C, Abid N, Butterworth M, Lezina L, Sandhu P, Howells L, Powley IR, Pringle JH, Sidat Z, Qassid O, Purnell D, Kaushik M, Duckworth K, Hartshorn H, Thomas A, Shaw JA, MacFarlane M, Pritchard C, Miles GJ. An optimised patient-derived explant platform for breast cancer reflects clinical responses to chemotherapy and antibody-directed therapy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12833. [PMID: 38834809 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63170-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women globally. Despite significant improvements in overall survival, many tumours are refractory to therapy and so novel approaches are required to improve patient outcomes. We have evaluated patient-derived explants (PDEs) as a novel preclinical platform for breast cancer (BC) and implemented cutting-edge digital pathology and multi-immunofluorescent approaches for investigating biomarker changes in both tumour and stromal areas at endpoint. Short-term culture of intact fragments of BCs as PDEs retained an intact immune microenvironment, and tumour architecture was augmented by the inclusion of autologous serum in the culture media. Cell death/proliferation responses to FET chemotherapy in BC-PDEs correlated significantly with BC patient progression-free survival (p = 0.012 and p = 0.0041, respectively) and cell death responses to the HER2 antibody therapy trastuzumab correlated significantly with HER2 status (p = 0.018). These studies show that the PDE platform combined with digital pathology is a robust preclinical approach for informing clinical responses to chemotherapy and antibody-directed therapies in breast cancer. Furthermore, since BC-PDEs retain an intact tumour architecture over the short-term, they facilitate the preclinical testing of anti-cancer agents targeting the tumour microenvironment.
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- Constantinos Demetriou
- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- HOPE Clinical Trials Facility, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Sandringham Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
- Pathology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Pathology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Breast Care Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Breast Care Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Breast Care Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Glenfield General Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK.
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7HB, UK.
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK.
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- Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK.
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Fentaw S, Godana AA, Abathun D, Chekole DM. Comparative Analysis of Women's Breast Cancer Survival Time at Three Selected Government Referral Hospitals in Ethiopia's Amhara Region Using Parametric Shared Frailty Models. BREAST CANCER (DOVE MEDICAL PRESS) 2024; 16:269-287. [PMID: 38832124 PMCID: PMC11144655 DOI: 10.2147/bctt.s447684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Background One in five people will eventually develop cancer, and one in eleven women will lose their lives to the disease. The main aim of this study is to determinants of survival time of women with breast cancer using appropriate Frailty models. Methods A study involving 632 Ethiopian women with breast cancer was conducted between 2018 and 2020, utilizing medical records from Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, the University of Gondar, and Dessie Referral Hospital. To compare survival, the Kaplan-Meier plot (s) and Log rank test were employed; to assess mean survival, one-way analysis of variance and the t test were utilized. The factors influencing women's survival times from breast cancer were identified using the parametric shared frailty model and the accelerated failure time model. Results The median time to die for breast cancer patients treated at FHRH, UoGCSH, and DRH was 14.91 months, 11.14 months, and 12.32 months, respectively. The parametric model of shared frailty fit those who were statistically significant in univariate analysis. The results showed that survival of women with breast cancer was significantly influenced by age, tumor size, comorbidity, nodal status, stage, histologic grade, and type of primary treatment initiated. When comparing mean survival times between hospitals, the results showed a significant difference; patients who were treated in FHRH live significantly longer than patients treated in UoGCSH and DRH, whereas patients treated in UoGCSH have comparatively lower survival. Women with stage IV and comorbidities have 22.4% and 27.1% shorter expected survival, respectively. Conclusion This finding suggests that improving the availability and accessibility of radiation therapy and surgery, eliminating disparities between hospitals, raising awareness of early signs and symptoms of breast cancer and encouraging women to seek clinical help, and highlighting women with comorbidities at diagnosis are important ways to increase survival time.
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- Seid Fentaw
- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Management and Healthcare Laboratory, Institute of Management and Department EMbeDS, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa, 56127Italy
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M R H Mostafa A, Petrai O, Poot AA, Prakash J. Polymeric nanofiber leveraged co-delivery of anti-stromal PAK1 inhibitor and paclitaxel enhances therapeutic effects in stroma-rich 3D spheroid models. Int J Pharm 2024; 656:124078. [PMID: 38569978 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The role of tumor stroma in solid tumors has been widely recognized in cancer progression, metastasis and chemoresistance. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a crucial role in matrix remodeling and promoting cancer cell stemness and resistance via reciprocal crosstalk. Residual tumor tissue after surgical removal as well as unresectable tumors face therapeutic challenges to achieve curable outcome. In this study, we propose to develop a dual delivery approach by combining p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) inhibitor (FRAX597) to inhibit tumor stroma and chemotherapeutic agent paclitaxel (PTX) to kill cancer cells using electrospun nanofibers. First, the role of the PAK1 pathway was established in CAF differentiation, migration and contraction using relevant in vitro models. Second, polycaprolactone polymer-based nanofibers were fabricated using a uniaxial electrospinning technique to incorporate FRAX597 and/or PTX, which showed a uniform texture and a prolonged release of both drugs for 16 days. To test nanofibers, stroma-rich 3D heterospheroid models were set up which showed high resistance to PTX nanofibers compared to stroma-free homospheroids. Interestingly, nanofibers containing PTX and FRAX597 showed strong anti-tumor effects on heterospheroids by reducing the growth and viability by > 90 % compared to either of single drug-loaded nanofibers. These effects were reflected by reduced intra-spheroidal expression levels of collagen 1 and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). Overall, this study provides a new therapeutic strategy to inhibit the tumor stroma using PAK1 inhibitor and thereby enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy using nanofibers as a local delivery system for unresectable or residual tumor. Use of 3D models to evaluate nanofibers highlights these models as advanced in vitro tools to study the effect of controlled release local drug delivery systems before animal studies.
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- Ahmed M R H Mostafa
- Engineered Therapeutics, Department of Advanced Organ Bioengineering and Therapeutics, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Engineered Therapeutics, Department of Advanced Organ Bioengineering and Therapeutics, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Engineered Therapeutics, Department of Advanced Organ Bioengineering and Therapeutics, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Engineered Therapeutics, Department of Advanced Organ Bioengineering and Therapeutics, TechMed Centre, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
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Wang S, Zhang W, Wu X, Zhu Z, Chen Y, Liu W, Xu J, Chen L, Zhuang C. Comprehensive analysis of T-cell regulatory factors and tumor immune microenvironment in stomach adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:570. [PMID: 38714987 PMCID: PMC11077837 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-12302-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors worldwide and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, the specific biomarkers used to predict the postoperative prognosis of patients with gastric cancer remain unknown. Recent research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) has an increasingly positive effect on anti-tumor activity. This study aims to build signatures to study the effect of certain genes on gastric cancer. METHODS Expression profiles of 37 T cell-related genes and their TME characteristics were comprehensively analyzed. A risk signature was constructed and validated based on the screened T cell-related genes, and the roles of hub genes in GC were experimentally validated. RESULTS A novel T cell-related gene signature was constructed based on CD5, ABCA8, SERPINE2, ESM1, SERPINA5, and NMU. The high-risk group indicated lower overall survival (OS), poorer immune efficacy, and higher drug resistance, with SERPINE2 promoting GC cell proliferation, according to experiments. SERPINE2 and CXCL12 were significantly correlated, indicating poor OS via the Youjiang cohort. CONCLUSIONS This study identified T cell-related genes in patients with stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) for prognosis estimation and proposed potential immunotherapeutic targets for STAD.
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- Shuchang Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Urology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
- Department of Nursing, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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Godoy-Casasbuenas N, Cadena-Camargo Y, Rodríguez N, de Vries E, Yaron G. "You can be cured, but cancer never leaves you behind": an interdisciplinary approach into the embodied cancer experiences among adult Colombian childhood/adolescent cancer survivors. J Psychosoc Oncol 2024:1-16. [PMID: 38698529 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2024.2345112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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PURPOSE Childhood or adolescent cancer survivors (CACS) are an understudied population in Colombia and, in general, in Central and South America. Worldwide, studies typically focus on high-income settings while approaching CACS' experiences from a biomedical or psychological perspective. However, both perspectives miss an important aspect of survivorship after childhood or adolescent cancer: the affected individual's subjective experiences of having a disabled body. This qualitative study aimed to explore the embodied experiences of Colombian adults who survived cancer during their childhood or adolescence to better understand how CACS relate to their altered body and world. METHODS By integrating phenomenological insights and conducting comprehensive life-story interviews, we explored the various ways in which survivors' cancer experiences affect their bodily sense of self-from the acute phase of the disease until well into adulthood. A total of ten life-stories interviews and one focus group were carried out with seven CACS. All participants were survivors of a different type of childhood/adolescent cancer. The results were analyzed thematically, focusing on the embodied aspects of participants' experiences. RESULTS We developed three main themes regarding the embodied cancer experience among participating CACS: Firstly, participants' body changes because of the cancer and its treatment, which makes them aware of their body. Secondly, they adapt to this experience in different bodily ways. Finally, they carry bodily traces of their cancer experience in the present as well as into the future. CONCLUSIONS The CACS participating in this study report that their experience with cancer has been embodied throughout their lives, changing their sense of their body and how they relate to it, and leaving traces into the present and their imagined future.
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- Natalia Godoy-Casasbuenas
- Ph.D. Program in Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Health and Well-being, Research Group Living Well with Dementia, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Ekman M, Salminen T, Raiko K, Soukka T, Gidwani K, Martiskainen I. Spectrally separated dual-label upconversion luminescence lateral flow assay for cancer-specific STn-glycosylation in CA125 and CA15-3. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:3251-3260. [PMID: 38584178 PMCID: PMC11068694 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05275-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Multiplexed lateral flow assays (LFAs) offer efficient on-site testing by simultaneously detecting multiple biomarkers from a single sample, reducing costs. In cancer diagnostics, where biomarkers can lack specificity, multiparameter detection provides more information at the point-of-care. Our research focuses on epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), where STn-glycosylated forms of CA125 and CA15-3 antigens can better discriminate cancer from benign conditions. We have developed a dual-label LFA that detects both CA125-STn and CA15-3-STn within a single anti-STn antibody test line. This utilizes spectral separation of green (540 nm) and blue (450 nm) emitting erbium (NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+)- and thulium (NaYF4: Yb3+, Tm3+)-doped upconverting nanoparticle (UCNP) reporters conjugated with antibodies against the protein epitopes in CA125 or CA15-3. This technology allows the simultaneous detection of different antigen variants from a single test line. The developed proof-of-concept dual-label LFA was able to distinguish between the ascites fluid samples from diagnosed ovarian cancer patients (n = 10) and liver cirrhosis ascites fluid samples (n = 3) used as a negative control. The analytical sensitivity of CA125-STn for the dual-label LFA was 1.8 U/ml in buffer and 3.6 U/ml in ascites fluid matrix. Here we demonstrate a novel approach of spectrally separated measurement of STn-glycosylated forms of two different cancer-associated protein biomarkers by using UCNP reporter technology.
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- Miikka Ekman
- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Biotechnology Unit, Department of Life Technologies, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Singh A, Singh K, Sharma A, Sharma S, Batra K, Joshi K, Singh B, Kaur K, Chadha R, Bedi PMS. Mechanistic insight and structure activity relationship of isatin-based derivatives in development of anti-breast cancer agents. Mol Cell Biochem 2024; 479:1165-1198. [PMID: 37329491 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04786-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Breast cancer is most common in women and most difficult to manage that causes highest mortality and morbidity among all diseases and posing significant threat to mankind as well as burden on healthcare system. In 2020, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer and it was responsible for 685,000 deaths globally, suggesting the severity of this disease. Apart from that, relapsing of cases and resistance among available anticancer drugs along with associated side effects making the situation even worse. Therefore, it is a global emergency to develop potent and safer antibreast cancer agents. Isatin is most versatile and flying one nucleus which is an integral competent and various anticancer agent in clinical practice and widely used by various research groups around the globe for development of novel, potent, and safer antibreast cancer agents. This review will shed light on the structural insights and antiproliferative potential of various isatin-based derivatives developed for targeting breast cancer in last three decades that will help researchers in design and development of novel, potent, and safer isatin-based antibreast cancer agents.
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- Atamjit Singh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India.
- Drug and Pollution Testing Laboratory, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India.
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Angelini A, D’Amico A, Paolilli S, Signori R, Baldin G, Di Rubbo G, Denaro L, Ruggieri P. Electrochemotherapy in Spine Metastases: A Case Series Focused on Technical Aspects, Surgical Strategies and Results. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:936. [PMID: 38732352 PMCID: PMC11083160 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14090936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Metastases are complications of primary tumors due to prolonged cancer survival and have become an important issue for oncological patients and the most frequent cause of death and disability. Bone metastases occur at a later stage of cancer disease, and the spine is the most frequent site. To date, the aim of the treatment of metastases remains to be the control of disease and provide a satisfactory quality of life. The decision making of treatment is influenced by several factors such as the status of the primary disease, the number of metastases, site involvement, and the performance status of the patients. For this reason, the treatment of metastases is challenging and undergoes constant development. Therefore, alternative techniques with respect to surgery, which is the first option but not always practicable, and radiochemotherapy are attractive. Lately, electrochemotherapy has emerged as an innovative method for treating various primary and metastatic solid tumors, showing promising outcomes in terms of inducing tumor tissue necrosis and alleviating symptoms. This technique uses electric pulses to increase the uptake of chemotherapy by tumor cells. Despite the initial enthusiasm and good results in the treatment of bone tumors, relatively few papers have described its use in spine metastases. Therefore, we conducted a systemic review of this intriguing topic while also reporting our experience in the use of electrochemotherapy for the treatment of spine metastases.
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- Andrea Angelini
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Oncological Orthopedics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.P.); (R.S.); (G.B.); (G.D.R.); (P.R.)
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- Academic Neurosurgery Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.D.); (L.D.)
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Oncological Orthopedics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.P.); (R.S.); (G.B.); (G.D.R.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Oncological Orthopedics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.P.); (R.S.); (G.B.); (G.D.R.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Oncological Orthopedics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.P.); (R.S.); (G.B.); (G.D.R.); (P.R.)
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Oncological Orthopedics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.P.); (R.S.); (G.B.); (G.D.R.); (P.R.)
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- Academic Neurosurgery Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy; (A.D.); (L.D.)
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Oncological Orthopedics, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35128 Padova, Italy; (S.P.); (R.S.); (G.B.); (G.D.R.); (P.R.)
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Hirouchi J, Kujiraoka I, Takahara S, Takada M, Schneider T, Kai M. Comparison of lifetime mortality risk, incidence risk, and DALYs of baseline cancer rates among countries as a benchmark for radiation-related cancer risk. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2024; 44:021510. [PMID: 38636499 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/ad4043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Statistical benchmark data are necessary when considering the basis for radiation protection criteria based on calculated risks. We herein focused on baseline mortality and incidence cancer rates as benchmark data collected from 33 countries. Furthermore, we calculated the lifetime mortality and incidence risks and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for all solid cancers, colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, and leukemia using the baseline cancer rates and compared them among the countries. The results showed that the lifetime mortality and incidence risks and DALYs for all solid cancers differed among the countries by a factor of 2-4 for males and 2-3 for females; these were low in less-developed countries. Our study proposed that health risk based on baseline cancer rates should be the benchmark for comparing radiation cancer risks.
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- Jun Hirouchi
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058567, Japan
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- Centre d'étude sur l'Evaluation de la Protection dans le domaine Nucléaire, 28 Rue de la Redoute, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Nippon Bunri University, 1727 Ichigi, Oita, Oita 8700397, Japan
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Al-Shamsi HO, Alwbari A, Azribi F, Calaud F, Thuruthel S, Tirmazy SHH, Kullab S, Ostomane S, Abulkhair O. BRCA testing and management of BRCA-mutated early-stage breast cancer: a comprehensive statement by expert group from GCC region. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1358982. [PMID: 38725624 PMCID: PMC11080009 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1358982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BReast CAncer (BRCA)1 and BRCA2 gene pathogenic variants account for most hereditary breast cancers (BC). Identification of BRCA mutations can significantly influence both prognosis and treatment outcomes. Furthermore, it enables the identification of individuals who are at heightened risk of developing BC due to inherited genetic mutations. Many developing countries rely on western guidelines for BRCA testing and BC management; however, there exist wide disparities in the prevalence of risk factors, availability of medical resources, and practice patterns. Guidelines tailored to specific regions can help mitigate healthcare variations, promote consistency in treatment, and aid healthcare providers in identifying effective therapies for improving patient outcomes. Hence, oncologists from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) congregated virtually in March 2023 and reviewed existing data on the epidemiology of BC, BRCA mutations, practices and challenges associated with BRCA testing and management of BRCA mutated early-stage BC in the GCC region. They also provided insights on the real-world diagnostic and treatment practices and challenges in the GCC region in the BRCA-mutated early-stage BC domain and suggested some variations to international guidelines to aid their uptake in this region.
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- Humaid O. Al-Shamsi
- Burjeel Medical City, Burjeel Holding, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Gulf Cancer Society, Alsafa, Kuwait
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- Almoosa Specialist Hospital Cancer Center, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Beg A, Parveen R, Fouad H, Yahia ME, Hassanein AS. Unravelling driver genes as potential therapeutic targets in ovarian cancer via integrated bioinformatics approach. J Ovarian Res 2024; 17:86. [PMID: 38654363 PMCID: PMC11036584 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-024-01402-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Target-driven cancer therapy is a notable advancement in precision oncology that has been accompanied by substantial medical accomplishments. Ovarian cancer is a highly frequent neoplasm in women and exhibits significant genomic and clinical heterogeneity. In a previous publication, we presented an extensive bioinformatics study aimed at identifying specific biomarkers associated with ovarian cancer. The findings of the network analysis indicate the presence of a cluster of nine dysregulated hub genes that exhibited significance in the underlying biological processes and contributed to the initiation of ovarian cancer. Here in this research article, we are proceeding our previous research by taking all hub genes into consideration for further analysis. GEPIA2 was used to identify patterns in the expression of critical genes. The KM plotter analysis indicated that the out of all genes 5 genes are statistically significant. The cBioPortal platform was further used to investigate the frequency of genetic mutations across the board and how they affected the survival of the patients. Maximum mutation was reported by ELAVL2. In order to discover viable therapeutic candidates after competitive inhibition of ELAVL2 with small molecular drug complex, high throughput screening and docking studies were used. Five compounds were identified. Overall, our results suggest that the ELAV-like protein 2-ZINC03830554 complex was relatively stable during the molecular dynamic simulation. The five compounds that have been found can also be further examined as potential therapeutic possibilities. The combined findings suggest that ELAVL2, together with their genetic changes, can be investigated in therapeutic interventions for precision oncology, leveraging early diagnostics and target-driven therapy.
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- Anam Beg
- Department of Computer Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Computer Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India.
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- Applied Medical Science Department, CC, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Institute of Applied Technology, Abu Dhabi, 111499, United Arab Emirates
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Li P, Li Z, Linghu E, Ji J. Chinese national clinical practice guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of early gastric cancer. Chin Med J (Engl) 2024; 137:887-908. [PMID: 38515297 PMCID: PMC11046028 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000003101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in the digestive system in China. Few comprehensive practice guidelines for early gastric cancer in China are currently available. Therefore, we created the Chinese national clinical practice guideline for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of early gastric cancer. METHODS This clinical practice guideline (CPG) was developed in accordance with the World Health Organization's recommended process and with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) in assessing evidence quality. We used the Evidence to Decision framework to formulate clinical recommendations to minimize bias and increase transparency in the CPG development process. We used the Reporting Items for practice Guidelines in HealThcare (RIGHT) statement and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) as reporting and conduct guidelines to ensure completeness and transparency of the CPG. RESULTS This CPG contains 40 recommendations regarding the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of early gastric cancer based on available clinical studies and guidelines. We provide recommendations for the timing of Helicobacter pylori eradication, screening populations for early gastric cancer, indications for endoscopic resection and surgical gastrectomy, follow-up interval after treatment, and other recommendations. CONCLUSIONS This CPG can lead to optimum care for patients and populations by providing up-to-date medical information. We intend this CPG for widespread adoption to increase the standard of prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of early gastric cancer; thereby, contributing to improving national health care and patient quality of life.
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- Peng Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Disease, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the First Medical Center, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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Park SY, Lee MK. Effects of a self-managed return to work intervention for colorectal cancer survivors: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2024; 70:102593. [PMID: 38795437 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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PURPOSE The present study aims to assess the efficacy of stage-matched, self-managed Return to Work (RTW) interventions in enhancing RTW outcomes among colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. METHODS This trial, conducted in South Korea, enrolled 58 unemployed survivors of colorectal cancer. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The experimental group received a self-managed return-to-work intervention based on the trans-theoretical model, while the control group received an educational booklet. Assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months to measure changes in various factors including return-to-work status and HRQOL. RESULTS In the experimental group, 28 participants were randomly assigned, while 30 individuals were allocated to the control group. The experimental group exhibited a higher proportion of individuals achieving RTW (64.5% vs 39.3%, p = 0.013) and demonstrated greater improvements in work ability (p = 0.001), RTW self-efficacy (p = 0.035), readiness for RTW in the prepared-for-action (p < 00.0001), uncertain maintenance (p = 0.033), and proactive maintenance (p < 00.0001) stages, quality of working life (p = 0.003), HRQOL (p < 0.05), and illness perception (p < 0.05) compared to the control group at the 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Stage-matched self-managed RTW interventions incorporating TTM principles may effectively enhance RTW outcomes and work ability among CRC survivors.
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- Soo Yeun Park
- College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science (Dr. Lee); and Colorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine (Drs Park), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
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- College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science (Dr. Lee); and Colorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine (Drs Park), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
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Wei J, Wen Q, Zhan S, Cao J, Jiang Y, Lian J, Mai Y, Qiu M, Liu Y, Chen P, Lin Q, Wei X, Wei Y, Huang Q, Zhang R, He S, Yuan G, Wei Q, Zhou Z, Yu H. Functional genetic variants of the disulfidptosis-related INF2 gene predict survival of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Carcinogenesis 2024; 45:199-209. [PMID: 38270181 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgae003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Disulfidptosis is a novel form of programmed cell death involved in migration and invasion of cancer cells, but few studies investigated the roles of genetic variants in disulfidptosis-related genes in survival of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We used Cox proportional hazards regression analyses, Kaplan-Meier curves and receiver operating characteristic curves to assess effects of genetic variants in 14 disulfidptosis-related genes on overall survival of 866 HBV-HCC patients. The Bayesian false discovery probability was used for multiple testing corrections. We also investigated biological mechanisms of the significant variants through expression quantitative trait loci analyses using the data from publicly available databases, luciferase reporter assays and differential expression analyses. As a result, we identified two independently functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (INF2 rs4072285 G > A and INF2 rs4444271 A > T) that predicted overall survival of HBV-HCC patients, with adjusted hazard ratios of 1.60 (95% CI = 1.22-2.11, P = 0.001) and 1.50 (95% CI = 1.80-1.90, P < 0.001), respectively, after multiple testing correction. Luciferase reporter assays indicated that both INF2 rs4072285 A and INF2 rs4444271 T alleles increased INF2 mRNA expression levels (P < 0.001) that were also higher in HCC tumor tissues than in adjacent normal tissues (P < 0.001); such elevated INF2 expression levels were associated with a poorer survival of HBV-HCC patients (P < 0.001) in the TCGA database. In summary, this study supported that INF2 rs4072285 and INF2 rs4444271 may be novel biomarkers for survival of HBV-HCC patients.
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- Junjie Wei
- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
- Key Cultivated Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Medicine of Guangxi Health Commission, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Respiratory Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
- Key Cultivated Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Medicine of Guangxi Health Commission, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Clinical Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Clinical Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Immunology and Metabolism for Liver Diseases, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
- Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning 530021, China
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Immunology and Metabolism for Liver Diseases, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
- Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning 530021, China
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, 10 Bryn Searle Dr., Durham, NC, 27710, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
- Key Cultivated Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Medicine of Guangxi Health Commission, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
- Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor (Guangxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, Nanning 530021, China
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Reshetnikov A, Gevandova M, Prisyazhnaya N, Sobolev K, Vyatkina N, Demyanov G. Public perceptions of families affected by pediatric cancer and educational work in pediatric oncology. Pediatr Res 2024:10.1038/s41390-024-03179-3. [PMID: 38609567 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03179-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to explore how Russian society perceives children with cancer and their families to determine its potential as a tool for solving the social struggles of cancer-affected youth. METHODS The study took place between 2019 and 2020 and involved 237 parents of cancer-affected children enrolled for inpatient treatment in 5 pediatric oncology clinics in the North Caucasus Federal District (Russia). The study exploits a specially designed questionnaire survey as its main research method. RESULTS About half of the parents did not observe changes in their attitude towards their child following a cancer diagnosis, with women more frequently noting these changes (40% vs. 18%). Public sentiment diverges between poles of sympathy and alienation: 53% acknowledge the expression of sympathy, while 39% perceive a sense of alienation. This study underscores the imperative for adequate support for these families, encompassing both financial and social dimensions. CONCLUSION The present findings can be used to design cancer awareness and anti-stigma programs aimed at educating the general population about the early symptoms of cancer, where to receive health consultation services, how to talk with and act around cancer-affected children, and how to support such children and their families. IMPACT Despite advances in modern medicine and multiple cases of pediatric cancer being successfully treated, stereotypes about the incurable nature of cancer still exist in many countries. The present findings can serve as a platform for the comparative study of cancer-related issues in other regions and countries. The results of this study can also be used to design cancer awareness and anti-stigma programs aimed at educating the general population about the early symptoms of cancer, where to receive health consultation services, how to talk with and act around cancer-affected children, and how to support such children and their families.
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- Andrey Reshetnikov
- Institute of Social Sciences, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Stavropol State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Stavropol, Russia
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- Institute of Social Sciences, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
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- State Budgetary Institution of Health of the Moscow Region Moscow Regional Scientific Research Clinical Institute named after M. F. Vladimirsky (SBIH MR MRSRCI named after M.F. Vladimirsky), Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Social Sciences, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Social Sciences, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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Folco G, Monti CB, Zanardo M, Silletta F, Capra D, Secchi F, Sardanelli F. MRI-derived extracellular volume as a biomarker of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity: systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Radiol 2024; 34:2699-2710. [PMID: 37823922 PMCID: PMC10957707 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10260-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES MRI-derived extracellular volume (ECV) allows characterization of myocardial changes before the onset of overt pathology, which may be caused by cancer therapy cardiotoxicity. Our purpose was to review studies exploring the role of MRI-derived ECV as an early cardiotoxicity biomarker to guide timely intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS In April 2022, we performed a systematic search on EMBASE and PubMed for articles on MRI-derived ECV as a biomarker of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity. Two blinded researchers screened the retrieved articles, including those reporting ECV values at least 3 months from cardiotoxic treatment. Data extraction was performed for each article, including clinical and technical data, and ECV values. Pooled ECV was calculated using the random effects model and compared among different treatment regimens and among those who did or did not experience overt cardiac dysfunction. Meta-regression analyses were conducted to appraise which clinical or technical variables yielded a significant impact on ECV. RESULTS Overall, 19 studies were included. Study populations ranged from 9 to 236 patients, for a total of 1123 individuals, with an average age ranging from 12.5 to 74 years. Most studies included patients with breast or esophageal cancer, treated with anthracyclines and chest radiotherapy. Pooled ECV was 28.44% (95% confidence interval, CI, 26.85-30.03%) among subjects who had undergone cardiotoxic cancer therapy, versus 25.23% (95%CI 23.31-27.14%) among those who had not (p = .003). CONCLUSION A higher ECV in patients who underwent cardiotoxic treatment could imply subclinical changes in the myocardium, present even before overt cardiac pathology is detectable. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT The ability to detect subclinical changes in the myocardium displayed by ECV suggests its use as an early biomarker of cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity. KEY POINTS • Cardiotoxicity is a common adverse effect of cancer therapy; therefore, its prompt detection could improve patient outcomes. • Pooled MRI-derived myocardial extracellular volume was higher in patients who underwent cardiotoxic cancer therapy than in those who did not (28.44% versus 25.23%, p = .003). • MRI-derived myocardial extracellular volume represents a potential early biomarker of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity.
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- Gianluca Folco
- Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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de Ligt KM, Koppert LB, de Rooij BH, van de Poll-Franse LV, Velikova G, Cardoso F. Seizing the moment: The time for harnessing electronic patient-reported outcome measures for enhanced and sustainable metastatic breast cancer care is now. Breast 2024; 74:103676. [PMID: 38359564 PMCID: PMC10877629 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2024.103676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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The sustainability of healthcare systems is under pressure. Unlike care for many other chronic diseases, cancer care has yet to empower patients in effectively self-managing both the medical and emotional consequences of their condition, including adapting to changes in lifestyle and work, which is essential to achieve optimal health and recovery. Although proposed as a potential solution for sustainable healthcare and support for optimal health and recovery already decades ago, practical implementation of digital care lags behind. We believe electronic patient reported outcome measures (ePROMs) could play an important role in creating sustainable healthcare, both to guide complex treatment pathways and to empower survivors to self-manage consequences of diagnosis and treatment. That is, ePROMs can be used for screening and monitoring of symptoms, but also for treatment decision-making and to facilitate communication about quality of life. We therefore see opportunities for improvements in quality of care, quality of life, and survival of cancer patients, as well as research opportunities, as ePROMs collection can lead to better understanding of care needs. The '10 Actions for Change report' of the Advanced Breast Cancer Global Alliance stresses a critical need for improvement of care for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. We therefore in this paper focus on MBC care and research.
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- K M de Ligt
- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Godebaldkwartier 419, 3511 DT, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders (CoRPS), Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
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- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Godebaldkwartier 419, 3511 DT, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic Disorders (CoRPS), Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT, Leeds, United Kingdom; Leeds Cancer Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital, Beckett St, Harehills, LS9 7LP, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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- Breast Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Center/Champalimaud Foundation, Avenida Brasília s/n, 1400-038, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Song M, Jayasekara H, Pelucchi C, Rabkin CS, Johnson KC, Hu J, Palli D, Ferraroni M, Liao LM, Bonzi R, Zaridze D, Maximovitch D, Aragonés N, Martin V, Castaño-Vinyals G, Guevara M, Tsugane S, Hamada GS, Hidaka A, Negri E, Ward MH, Sinha R, Lagiou A, Lagiou P, Boffetta P, Curado MP, Lunet N, Vioque J, Zhang ZF, La Vecchia C, Camargo MC. Reproductive factors, hormonal interventions, and gastric cancer risk in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project. Cancer Causes Control 2024; 35:727-737. [PMID: 38123742 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01829-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer incidence is higher in men, and a protective hormone-related effect in women is postulated. We aimed to investigate and quantify the relationship in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project consortium. METHODS A total of 2,084 cases and 7,102 controls from 11 studies in seven countries were included. Summary odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) assessing associations of key reproductive factors and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) with gastric cancer were estimated by pooling study-specific ORs using random-effects meta-analysis. RESULTS A duration of fertility of ≥ 40 years (vs. < 20), was associated with a 25% lower risk of gastric cancer (OR = 0.75; 95% CI: 0.58-0.96). Compared with never use, ever, 5-9 years and ≥ 10 years use of MHT in postmenopausal women, showed ORs of 0.73 (95% CI: 0.58-0.92), 0.53 (95% CI: 0.34-0.84) and 0.71 (95% CI: 0.50-1.00), respectively. The associations were generally similar for anatomical and histologic subtypes. CONCLUSION Our results support the hypothesis that reproductive factors and MHT use may lower the risk of gastric cancer in women, regardless of anatomical or histologic subtypes. Given the variation in hormones over the lifespan, studies should address their effects in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Furthermore, mechanistic studies may inform potential biological processes.
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- Minkyo Song
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Branch of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Epidemiology "G. A. Maccacaro", Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Life-Style Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network, ISPRO, Florence, Italy
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- Branch of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Epidemiology "G. A. Maccacaro", Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Branch of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Epidemiology "G. A. Maccacaro", Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center for Oncology, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center for Oncology, Moscow, Russia
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Cancer Registration and Surveillance Unit, Public Health Division, Department of Health of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, León, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health-ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Salud Pública y Laboral de Navarra, 31003, Pamplona, Spain
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Group, Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Centro Internacional de Pesquisa, A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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- EPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Laboratório Para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional (ITR), Porto, Portugal
- Departamento de Ciências da Saúde Pública e Forenses e Educação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernandez (ISABIAL-UMH), Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Branch of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Epidemiology "G. A. Maccacaro", Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Amaral AVR, Rubio FJ, Quaresma M, Rodríguez-Cortés FJ, Moraga P. Extended excess hazard models for spatially dependent survival data. Stat Methods Med Res 2024; 33:681-701. [PMID: 38444377 DOI: 10.1177/09622802241233767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Relative survival represents the preferred framework for the analysis of population cancer survival data. The aim is to model the survival probability associated with cancer in the absence of information about the cause of death. Recent data linkage developments have allowed for incorporating the place of residence into the population cancer databases; however, modeling this spatial information has received little attention in the relative survival setting. We propose a flexible parametric class of spatial excess hazard models (along with inference tools), named "Relative Survival Spatial General Hazard," that allows for the inclusion of fixed and spatial effects in both time-level and hazard-level components. We illustrate the performance of the proposed model using an extensive simulation study, and provide guidelines about the interplay of sample size, censoring, and model misspecification. We present a case study using real data from colon cancer patients in England. This case study illustrates how a spatial model can be used to identify geographical areas with low cancer survival, as well as how to summarize such a model through marginal survival quantities and spatial effects.
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- André Victor Ribeiro Amaral
- CEMSE Division, Department of Statistics, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- CEMSE Division, Department of Statistics, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Gao M, Wang M, Chen Y, Wu J, Zhou S, He W, Shu Y, Wang X. Identification and validation of tryptophan metabolism-related lncRNAs in lung adenocarcinoma prognosis and immune response. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2024; 150:171. [PMID: 38558328 PMCID: PMC10984901 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-024-05665-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Tryptophan (Trp) is an essential amino acid. Increasing evidence suggests that tryptophan metabolism plays a complex role in immune escape from Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in tryptophan metabolism remains to be investigated. METHODS This study uses The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-LUAD dataset as the training cohort, and several datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database are merged into the validation cohort. Genes related to tryptophan metabolism were identified from the Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB) database and further screened for lncRNAs with Trp-related expression. Subsequently, a prognostic signature of lncRNAs related to tryptophan metabolism was constructed using Cox regression analysis, (Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression) and LASSO analysis. The predictive performance of this risk score was validated by Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival analysis, (receiver operating characteristic) ROC curves, and nomograms. We also explored the differences in immune cell infiltration, immune cell function, tumor mutational load (TMB), tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion (TIDE), and anticancer drug sensitivity between high- and low-risk groups. Finally, we used real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, CCK-8, colony formation, wound healing, transwell, flow cytometry, and nude mouse xenotransplantation models to elucidate the role of ZNF8-ERVK3-1 in LUAD. RESULTS We constructed 16 tryptophan metabolism-associated lncRNA prognostic models in LUAD patients. The risk score could be used as an independent prognostic indicator for the prognosis of LUAD patients. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, ROC curves, and risk maps validated the prognostic value of the risk score. The high-risk and low-risk groups showed significant differences in phenotypes, such as the percentage of immune cell infiltration, immune cell function, gene mutation frequency, and anticancer drug sensitivity. In addition, patients with high-risk scores had higher TMB and TIDE scores compared to patients with low-risk scores. Finally, we found that ZNF8-ERVK3-1 was highly expressed in LUAD tissues and cell lines. A series of in vitro experiments showed that knockdown of ZNF8-ERVK3-1 inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, leading to cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase and increased apoptosis. In vivo experiments with xenografts have shown that knocking down ZNF8-ERVK3-1 can significantly inhibit tumor size and tumor proliferation. CONCLUSION We constructed a new prognostic model for tryptophan metabolism-related lncRNA. The risk score was closely associated with common clinical features such as immune cell infiltration, immune-related function, TMB, and anticancer drug sensitivity. Knockdown of ZNF8-ERVK3-1 inhibited LUAD cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and G0/G1 phase blockade and promoted apoptosis.
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- Mingjun Gao
- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116000, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116000, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, No. 98 Nantong West Road, Yangzhou, 225000, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, No. 98 Nantong West Road, Yangzhou, 225000, Jiangsu, China.
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Wang J, Guan X, Shang N, Wu D, Liu Z, Guan Z, Zhang Z, Jin Z, Wei X, Liu X, Song M, Zhu W, Dai G. Dysfunction of CCT3-associated network signals for the critical state during progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:167054. [PMID: 38360074 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors and is a serious threat to human health; thus, early diagnosis and adequate treatment are essential. However, there are still great challenges in identifying the tipping point and detecting early warning signals of early HCC. In this study, we aimed to identify the tipping point (critical state) of and key molecules involved in hepatocarcinogenesis based on time series transcriptome expression data of HCC patients. The phase from veHCC (very early HCC) to eHCC (early HCC) was identified as the critical state in HCC progression, with 143 genes identified as key candidate molecules by combining the DDRTree (dimensionality reduction via graph structure learning) and DNB (dynamic network biomarker) methods. Then, we ranked the candidate genes to verify their mRNA levels using the diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced HCC mouse model and identified five early warning signals, namely, CCT3, DSTYK, EIF3E, IARS2 and TXNRD1; these signals can be regarded as the potential early warning signals for the critical state of HCC. We identified CCT3 as an independent prognostic factor for HCC, and functions of CCT3 involving in the "MYCtargets_V1" and "E2F-Targets" are closely related to the progression of HCC. The predictive method combining the DDRTree and DNB methods can not only identify the key critical state before cancer but also determine candidate molecules of critical state, thus providing new insight into the early diagnosis and preemptive treatment of HCC.
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- Jianwei Wang
- School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China; School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China
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- School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45001, China.
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Lv ZB, Zhang JJ, Xiang C. GDF10 and IDO1 as a thyroid cancer prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltration. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27651. [PMID: 38509876 PMCID: PMC10950683 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Objection The aim of this work is to screen the immune-related genes to predict the prognosis and provide a new direction of treatment for patients with thyroid cancer (THCA). Methods The mRNA and clinical features of THCA patients were collected from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases. The immune-related genes were obtained from the ImmPort databases. The bio-information methods were performed to screen the differential expression genes (DEGs) and genes related to immunity between the THCA patients and normal individuals. On this basis, the hub prognosis immunity genes were screened by Veen. The related genes were obtained by constructing the protein-protein interaction network. The enrichment analyses were performed based on the protein and protein interaction (PPI) related genes. The hub immune checkpoint was screened by correlation analysis. Finally, the hub gene and the immunity checkpoint-miRNA (or transcription factor, drug) interaction network were constructed. A drug-sensitive analysis also was performed. Results The GDF10 was screened. The PPI genes were enriched in the TGF-beta signaling pathway, signaling pathways regulating, the pluripotency of stem cells, Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, and so on. The hub immunity checkpoint IDO1 was obtained. The joint indicator of two hub genes was positively related to the thyroid differentiation score. Three interaction factors were found to be related to the two hub genes, and 7 kinds of drugs screened act on the two hub genes at the same time. Conclusion This work indicated that immune-related gene GDF10 and immune checkpoint IDO1 are important for the prognosis prediction of THCA patients, and immunity is involved in the proliferation, and differentiation of tumor cells.
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- Zhao-bao Lv
- Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Second Hospital of Liaocheng, Lingqing, 252600, Shandong, China
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- Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Second Hospital of Liaocheng, Lingqing, 252600, Shandong, China
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- Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China
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Tsai MH, Cabral DN, Grunert C, Moore JX. Colorectal cancer survival disparities in the five regions of Georgia. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301027. [PMID: 38547204 PMCID: PMC10977806 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine 5-year colorectal cancer survival rates. We also determined whether demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment modality were associated with 5-year CRC survival in the Clayton, West Central, East Central, Southeast, and Northeast Georgia regions because the significant higher CRC mortality rates in these regions in comparison to the overall rates in the State of Georgia. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis using data from the 1975-2016 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program aggregated CRC patients to these five regions. Five-year CRC survival was calculated and stratified by the five regions of Georgia, using the Kaplan-Meier method with log-rank test. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to examine the mentioned association in these five regions. RESULTS Among 11,023 CRC patients, 5-year CRC survival was lowest in Clayton (65.9%) compared to the West Central (69.0%), East Central (68.2%), Southeast (70.5%), and Northeast regions (69.5%) (p-value = 0.02). In multivariable analysis, greater risk of CRC death was found in the Clayton region compared to the West Central (HR, 1.12; 95%, 1.00-1.25) region when adjusting for demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment modality. Among Clayton Georgians, age of 75+ years (HR, 2.13; 95%, 1.56-2.89), grade 3 & 4 tumors (HR, 2.22; 95%, 1.64-3.00), and distant stage (HR, 20.95; 95%, 15.99-27.45) were negatively associated with CRC survival. CONCLUSION We observed place-based differences in CRC survival with significantly lower survival rates in the Clayton region. Factors associated with higher risk of CRC death include older age at diagnosis, high-grade tumors, and distant stage CRC among Clayton Georgians. Our study provides important evidence to all relevant stakeholders in furthering the development of culturally tailored CRC screening interventions aimed at CRC early detection and improved outcomes.
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- Meng-Han Tsai
- Cancer Prevention, Control, & Population Health Program, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
- Georgia Prevention Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Health, Human Services, and Public Policy, College of Health Sciences and Human Services, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, California, United States of America
- African Caribbean Cancer Consortium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Center for Health Equity Transformation, Department of Behavioral Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Liu XL, Li XZ, Chu YF, Liu F, Tian H. Resection of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma after conversion therapy with apatinib and camrelizumab: a case report and literature review. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1280805. [PMID: 38601767 PMCID: PMC11004284 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1280805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma is a rather common malignant tumor. Most patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receive their diagnosis at an advanced stage, at which surgical resection is no longer appropriate. A growing body of research has demonstrated the value of convention therapy for patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, while specific application protocols and treatment guidelines are not well developed. Emerging clinical researches suggest that a tyrosine kinase inhibitor in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor is a reasonable strategy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. However, there are relatively few reports on the efficacy of apatinib and camrelizumab in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. We were able to successfully remove one patient's hepatocellular carcinoma after 8 cycles of conversion therapy with apatinib (250 mg orally every day) and camrelizumab (200 mg intravenously every 2 weeks). The patient continued to receive the same dose of 16 cycles of apatinib and camrelizumab after hepatectomy. By the time of this study, the patient has completed 18 months of follow-up, and no tumor recurrence or metastasis was found in tumor markers and imaging examinations. Apatinib in combination with camrelizumab is an effective therapy for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, and surgical resection after this conversion therapy may provide patients with long-term oncological benefits. However, this requires more samples to validate the conclusion.
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- Xin-Liang Liu
- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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Yang J, Liu X, Zhong QZ, Yang Y, Wu T, Chen SY, Chen B, Song YW, Fang H, Wang SL, Liu YP, Jin J, Li N, Lu NN, Jing H, Tang Y, Chen F, Zhang XM, Zhang W, Zhai Y, Qi SN, Li YX. Disparities in mortality risk after diagnosis of hematological malignancies in 185 countries: A global data analysis. Cancer Lett 2024; 595:216793. [PMID: 38513800 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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This study was to report proxy measures for mortality risk in patients with hematological malignancies across 185 countries globally and explore its association with their socioeconomic status and treatment. The incidence, mortality, and 5-year prevalence data were extracted from the GLOBOCAN database. The data regarding the human development index (HDI), gross national income (GNI), vulnerability index, and concordance with cancer Essential Medicines List (EML) were obtained from open-source reports. The ratio of mortality to 5-year-prevalence (MPR) and that of mortality to incidence (MIR) were calculated and age-standardized using Segi's world standard population. Finally, the possible associations were assessed using Pearson correlation analyses. In 2020, the global incidence, mortality, and 5-year prevalence of HMs were 1,278,362, 711,840, and 3,616,685, respectively. Global age-standardized MPR and MIR were 0.15 and 0.44, respectively; they varied significantly among 6 regions, 185 countries, 4 HM types, and 4 HDI groups worldwide. Older populations always had higher ratios. The correlation of MPRs and MIRs with HDI, GNI, and concordance with cancer EML was negative, whereas it was positive with the vulnerability index (lower was better). Increasing access to cancer drugs in resource-limited regions with a focus on vulnerable children may aid in reducing HM-related mortality risk.
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- Jing Yang
- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Hospital, National Geriatric Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou Cancer Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Shenzhen, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Jiang Q, Xiao D, Wang A, Yu Q, Yin Y, Wu J, Zhang Y, Jin T, Kuang B, Jia Y. CLEC4E upregulation in gastric cancer: A potential therapeutic target correlating with tumor-associated macrophages. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27172. [PMID: 38463883 PMCID: PMC10920739 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Background CLEC4E has been reported to promote lung cancer progression. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play an important role in tumorigenesis. Whether the expression of CLEC4E in TAMs is associated with gastric carcinogenesis remains unclear. Methods The TIMER, UALCAN, UCSC Xena, and KM plotter databases are used to examine the expression of CLEC4E and its prognostic significance in gastric cancer (GC). Additionally, GO, KEGG, and GSEA analysis were conducted, and single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) datasets were utilized. The Coremine medical database was used to predict therapeutic drugs, and molecular docking was performed. Human GC samples were obtained, and co-culture models were constructed to evaluate the effects of CLEC4E in TAMs on tumor growth, migration, and invasion in vitro. Results CLEC4E was significantly upregulated in GC, and high CLEC4E expression was associated with poor prognosis. Western blotting and immunostaining showed increased protein levels of CLEC4E in GC. GO, KEGG, and GSEA results indicated that CLEC4E is involved in immune response. Immune infiltration analysis demonstrated that CLEC4E expression positively correlated with multiple immune cell types. scRNA-seq analyses revealed that CLEC4E was predominantly expressed in myeloid cells specifically TAMs, in GC. In vitro experiments confirmed that MFC induced CLEC4E expression in TAMs to mediate tumor progression. Specifically targeting CLEC4E by si-CLEC4E or stigmasterol inhibited cancer cell migration and invasion. Conclusion CLEC4E is a potential prognostic biomarker and new therapeutic target for GC that can be specifically targeted by stigmasterol.
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- Qin Jiang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hanchuan People's Hospital, Hanchuan, 431600, China
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- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430000, China
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van de Braak C, Willemssen FEJA, de Man RA, van der Lugt A, Uyl-de Groot CA, Bos D, Dwarkasing RS. Non-contrast short MRI surveillance for HCC screening: the study protocol of the SMS-HCC prospective multicenter study. Eur Radiol Exp 2024; 8:29. [PMID: 38467990 PMCID: PMC10928023 DOI: 10.1186/s41747-024-00432-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) comprises 75 to 85% of all primary liver cancers. Current guidelines recommend a biannual HCC surveillance using ultrasound (US) for high-risk patients. However, due to its low sensitivity for detection of early-stage HCC lesions, there is an urgency for more sensitive surveillance tools. Here, we describe the potential of a short MRI surveillance (SMS) protocol for HCC, including axial T1-weighted in-out phase, fat-saturated T2-weighted, and diffusion-weighted sequences. In this prospective, multicenter, patient cohort study, patients will be recruited from existing HCC surveillance cohorts of six medical centers in The Netherlands. Surveillance patients who undergo biannual US, will be invited for SMS on the same day for 3 years. In case of a suspicious finding on either US or SMS, patients will be invited for a full MRI liver protocol including gadolinium-based contrast agent intravenous injection within 2 weeks. To our knowledge, this will be the first study to perform a head-to-head comparison with a paired US-MRI design. We hypothesize that the sensitivity of SMS for detection of early-stage HCC will be higher than that of US leading to improved survival of surveillance patients through timely HCC diagnosis. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the SMS-HCC protocol will prove cost-effective.Relevance statement The US sensitivity for detecting early-stage HCC has been reported to be less than 50%. We expect that the proposed SMS will detect at least twice as many early-stage HCC lesions and therefore prove to be cost-effective. Key points • The low sensitivity of US necessitates better imaging tools for HCC screening.• This is the first study with a paired US-MRI design.• This design will allow a head-to-head comparison in both diagnostics and patient-acceptance.• We expect that SMS can contribute to a higher survival rate.
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- Céline van de Braak
- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, 3015GD, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, 3015GD, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, 3015GD, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management and Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, 3015GD, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, 3015GD, The Netherlands.
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Oltmanns F, Vieira Antão A, Irrgang P, Viherlehto V, Jörg L, Schmidt A, Wagner JT, Rückert M, Flohr AS, Geppert CI, Frey B, Bayer W, Gravekamp C, Tenbusch M, Gaipl U, Lapuente D. Mucosal tumor vaccination delivering endogenous tumor antigens protects against pulmonary breast cancer metastases. J Immunother Cancer 2024; 12:e008652. [PMID: 38458636 PMCID: PMC10921546 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Generally, early-stage breast cancer has a good prognosis. However, if it spreads systemically, especially with pulmonary involvement, prospects worsen dramatically. Importantly, tumor-infiltrating T cells contribute to tumor control, particularly intratumoral T cells with a tissue-resident memory phenotype are associated with an improved clinical outcome. METHODS Here, we use an adenoviral vector vaccine encoding endogenous tumor-associated antigens adjuvanted with interleukin-1β to induce tumor-specific tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) in the lung for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary metastases in the murine 4T1 breast cancer model. RESULTS The mucosal delivery of the vaccine was highly efficient in establishing tumor-specific TRM in the lung. Concomitantly, a single mucosal vaccination reduced the growth of pulmonary metastases and improved the survival in a prophylactic treatment. Vaccine-induced TRM contributed to these protective effects. In a therapeutic setting, the vaccination induced a pronounced T cell infiltration into metastases but resulted in only a minor restriction of the disease progression. However, in combination with stereotactic radiotherapy, the vaccine increased the survival time and rate of tumor-bearing mice. CONCLUSION In summary, our study demonstrates that mucosal vaccination is a promising strategy to harness the power of antitumor TRM and its potential combination with state-of-the-art treatments.
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- Friederike Oltmanns
- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC), University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- FAU Profile Center Immunomedicine (FAU I-MED), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- FAU Profile Center Immunomedicine (FAU I-MED), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Translational Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- FAU Profile Center Immunomedicine (FAU I-MED), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Virology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Fang X, Chen D, Yang X, Cao X, Cheng Q, Liu K, Xu P, Wang Y, Xu J, Zhao S, Yan Z. Cancer associated fibroblasts-derived SULF1 promotes gastric cancer metastasis and CDDP resistance through the TGFBR3-mediated TGF-β signaling pathway. Cell Death Discov 2024; 10:111. [PMID: 38438372 PMCID: PMC10912303 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-01882-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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SULF1 has been implicated in a number of malignancies. The function of SULF1 in gastric cancer is disputed. The objective of this study was to examine the role and underlying molecular mechanisms of SULF1 in the context of gastric cancer. We found that the expression of SULF1 was increased in gastric cancer, especially in cancer-associated fibroblasts. The overexpression of SULF1 was found to be significantly correlated with unfavorable prognosis among individuals diagnosed with gastric cancer. Functionally, cancer-associated fibroblasts-derived SULF1 served as a oncogenic molecule which facilitated gastric cancer cells metastasis and CDDP resistance. Mechanistically, SULF1 regulated the communication between gastric cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumor microenvironment as a signaling molecule. Cancer-associated fibroblasts-secreted SULF1 interfered with the interaction between TGF-β1 and TGFBR3 by combining with TGFBR3 on gastric cancer cell membrane, subsequently activated TGF-β signaling pathway. In conclusion, our findings have presented novel approaches for potential treatment and prognosis prediction in individuals diagnosed with gastric cancer through the targeting of the CAFs-SULF1-TGFBR3-TGF-β1 signaling axis.
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- Xingchao Fang
- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Wang Y, Lin W, Zhuang X, Wang X, He Y, Li L, Lyu G. Advances in artificial intelligence for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer (Review). Oncol Rep 2024; 51:46. [PMID: 38240090 PMCID: PMC10828921 DOI: 10.3892/or.2024.8705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a crucial technique for extracting high‑throughput information from various sources, including medical images, pathological images, and genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics data. AI has been widely used in the field of diagnosis, for the differentiation of benign and malignant ovarian cancer (OC), and for prognostic assessment, with favorable results. Notably, AI‑based radiomics has proven to be a non‑invasive, convenient and economical approach, making it an essential asset in a gynecological setting. The present study reviews the application of AI in the diagnosis, differentiation and prognostic assessment of OC. It is suggested that AI‑based multi‑omics studies have the potential to improve the diagnostic and prognostic predictive ability in patients with OC, thereby facilitating the realization of precision medicine.
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- Yanli Wang
- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Quanzhou Medical College, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Quanzhou Medical College, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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Cui Y, Yan Y. The global burden of childhood and adolescent leukaemia and attributable risk factors: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. J Glob Health 2024; 14:04045. [PMID: 38426852 PMCID: PMC10906348 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Background Aim of this study is to estimate the burden of leukaemia in children and adolescents, as well as the socio-demographic index (SDI), for 21 regions around the world from 1990 to 2019. Methods We also conducted an analysis of the Joinpoint model to estimate the time trend of childhood and adolescent leukaemia incidence, death, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rate and age-standardised rates (ASR) of leukaemia. Results According to our analysis, the middle SDI experienced the highest decrease in incidence rate between 1990 and 2019, with an average annual percent change (AAPC) of -2.8 (95% confidence interval (CI) = -3.0, -2.6, P < 0.05). We showed that DALYs of children leukaemia is 155.98 (95% uncertainty interval (UI) = 127.18, 182.64) for global male, however, global female leukaemia DALYs is 117.65 (95% UI = 102.07, 132.70). Conclusions Despite the observed decline in the incidence, mortality, and DALYs of leukaemia over the last three decades, the burden of childhood and adolescent leukaemia remains high, particularly in areas with lower SDI.
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Shih YL, Hsu SY, Lai KC, Chueh FS, Huang YL, Kuo CL, Chen YL, Chen CJ, Peng SF, Huang WW, Lu HF. Allyl isothiocyanate induces DNA damage and inhibits DNA repair-associated proteins in a human gastric cancer cells in vitro. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2024; 39:1303-1314. [PMID: 37966020 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) is abundant in cruciferous vegetables and it present pharmacological activity including anticancer activity in many types of human cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Currently, no available information to show AITC affecting DNA damage and repair-associated protein expression in human gastric cancer cells. Therefore, in the present studies, we investigated AITC-induced cytotoxic effects on human gastric cancer in AGS and SNU-1 cells whether or not via the induction of DNA damage and affected DNA damage and repair associated poteins expressions in vitro. Cell viability and morphological changes were assayed by flow cytometer and phase contrast microscopy, respectively, the results indicated AITC induced cell morphological changes and decreased total viable cells in AGS and SNU-1 cells in a dose-dependently. AITC induced DNA condensation and damage in a dose-dependently which based on the cell nuclei was stained by 4', 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole present in AGS and SNU-1 cells. DNA damage and repair associated proteins expression in AGS and SNU-1 cells were measured by Western blotting. The results indicated AITC decreased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), glutathione, and catalase, but increased superoxide dismutase (SOD (Cu/Zn)), and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in AGS cells, however, in SNU-1 cells are increased HO-1. AITC increased DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), phosphorylation of gamma H2A histone family member X on Ser139 (γH2AXpSer139 ), and heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) in AGS cells. AITC increased DNA-PK, mediator of DNA damage checkpoint protein 1 (MDC1), γH2AXpSer139 , topoisomerase II alpha (TOPIIα), topoisomerase II beta (TOPIIβ), HSP90, and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in SNU-1 cells. AITC increased p53, p53pSer15 , and p21 but decreased murine double minute 2 (MDM2)pSer166 and O6 -methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) in AGS cells; however, it has a similar effect of AITC except increased ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 -related protein (ATR)pSer428 , checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1), and checkpoint kinase 2 (CHK2) in SNU-1 cells. Apparently, both cell responses to AITC are different, nonetheless, all of these observations suggest that AITC inhibits the growth of gastric cancer cells may through induction off DNA damage in vitro.
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- Yung-Luen Shih
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Optometry, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wang S, Zheng R, Li J, Zeng H, Li L, Chen R, Sun K, Han B, Bray F, Wei W, He J. Global, regional, and national lifetime risks of developing and dying from gastrointestinal cancers in 185 countries: a population-based systematic analysis of GLOBOCAN. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 9:229-237. [PMID: 38185129 PMCID: PMC10849975 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00366-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal cancers account for a quarter of the global cancer incidence and a third of cancer-related deaths. We sought to estimate the lifetime risks of developing and dying from gastrointestinal cancers at the country, world region, and global levels in 2020. METHODS For this population-based systematic analysis, we obtained estimates of gastrointestinal cancer incidence and mortality rates from GLOBOCAN for 185 countries, alongside all-cause mortality and population data from the UN. Countries were categorised into quartiles of the Human Development Index (HDI). The lifetime risk of gastrointestinal cancers was estimated with a standard method that adjusts for multiple primaries, taking into account competing risks of death from causes other than cancer and life expectancy. FINDINGS The global lifetime risks of developing and dying from gastrointestinal cancers from birth to death was 8·20% (95% CI 8·18-8·21) and 6·17% (6·16-6·18) in 2020. For men, the risk of developing gastrointestinal cancers was 9·53% (95% CI 9·51-9·55) and of dying from them 7·23% (7·22-7·25); for women, the risk of developing gastrointestinal cancers was 6·84% (6·82-6·85) and of dying from them 5·09% (5·08-5·10). Colorectal cancer presented the highest risk, accounting for 38·5% of the total lifetime risk of developing, and 28·2% of dying from, gastrointestinal cancers, followed by cancers of the stomach, liver, oesophagus, pancreas, and gallbladder. Eastern Asia has the highest lifetime risks for cancers of the stomach, liver, oesophagus, and gallbladder, Australia and New Zealand for colorectal cancer, and Western Europe for pancreatic cancer. The lifetime risk of gastrointestinal cancers increased consistently with increasing level of HDI; however, high HDI countries (the third HDI quartile) had the highest death risk. INTERPRETATION The global lifetime risk of gastrointestinal cancers translates to one in 12 people developing, and one in 16 people dying from, gastrointestinal cancers. The identified high risk and observed disparities across countries warrants context-specific targeted gastrointestinal cancer control and health systems planning. FUNDING Beijing Nova Program, CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences, and Talent Incentive Program of Cancer Hospital, CAMS (Hope Star).
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- Shaoming Wang
- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- National Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Zhang M, Wu Y, Mou J, Yao Y, Wen P, Liu X, Shang S, Kang X, Tian J, Liu Y, Lv E, Wang L. The global landscape of immune-derived lncRNA signature in colorectal cancer. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25568. [PMID: 38420407 PMCID: PMC10900961 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a highly heterogeneous cancer. This heterogeneity has an impact on the efficacy of immunotherapy. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play regulatory functions in cancer immunity. However, the global landscape of immune-derived lncRNA signatures has not yet been explored in colorectal cancer. METHODS In this study, we applied DESeq2 to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs in colon cancer. Next, we performed an integrative analysis to globally identify immune-driven lncRNA markers in CRC, including immune-associated pathways, tumor immunogenomic features, tumor-infiltrating immune cells, immune checkpoints, microsatellite instability (MSI) and tumor mutation burden (TMB). RESULTS We also identified dysregulated lncRNAs, such as LINC01354 and LINC02257, and their clinical relevance in CRC. Our findings revealed that the differentially expressed lncRNAs were closely associated with immune pathways. In addition, we found that RP11-354P11.3 and RP11-545G3.1 had the highest association with the immunogenomic signature. As a result, these signatures could serve as markers to assess immunogenomic activity in CRC. Among the immune cells, resting mast cells and M0 macrophages had the highest association with lncRNAs in CRC. The AC006129.2 gene was significantly associated with several immune checkpoints, for example, programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA). Therefore, the AC006129.2 gene could be targeted to regulate the condition of immune cells or immune checkpoints to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy in CRC patients. Finally, we identified 15 immune-related lncRNA-generated open reading frames (ORFs) corresponding to 15 cancer immune epitopes. CONCLUSION In conclusion, we provided a genome-wide immune-driven lncRNA signature for CRC that might provide new insights into clinical applications and immunotherapy.
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- Mengying Zhang
- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, School of 1st Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medical Information and Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Division of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Precision Health, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Li MT, Zheng KF, Qiu YE. Identification of immune cell-related prognostic genes characterized by a distinct microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Clin Oncol 2024; 15:243-270. [PMID: 38455128 PMCID: PMC10915937 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v15.i2.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been reported to be associated with immune-related genes and the tumor microenvironment. Nevertheless, there are not enough prognostic biomarkers and models available for clinical use. Based on seven prognostic genes, this study calculated overall survival in patients with HCC using a prognostic survival model and revealed the immune status of the tumor microenvironment (TME). AIM To develop a novel immune cell-related prognostic model of HCC and depict the basic profile of the immune response in HCC. METHODS We obtained clinical information and gene expression data of HCC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) datasets. TCGA and ICGC datasets were used for screening prognostic genes along with developing and validating a seven-gene prognostic survival model by weighted gene coexpression network analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression with Cox regression. The relative analysis of tumor mutation burden (TMB), TME cell infiltration, immune checkpoints, immune therapy, and functional pathways was also performed based on prognostic genes. RESULTS Seven prognostic genes were identified for signature construction. Survival receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed the good performance of survival prediction. TMB could be regarded as an independent factor in HCC survival prediction. There was a significant difference in stromal score, immune score, and estimate score between the high-risk and low-risk groups stratified based on the risk score derived from the seven-gene prognostic model. Several immune checkpoints, including VTCN1 and TNFSF9, were found to be associated with the seven prognostic genes and risk score. Different combinations of checkpoint blockade targeting inhibitory CTLA4 and PD1 receptors and potential chemotherapy drugs hold great promise for specific HCC therapies. Potential pathways, such as cell cycle regulation and metabolism of some amino acids, were also identified and analyzed. CONCLUSION The novel seven-gene (CYTH3, ENG, HTRA3, PDZD4, SAMD14, PGF, and PLN) prognostic model showed high predictive efficiency. The TMB analysis based on the seven genes could depict the basic profile of the immune response in HCC, which might be worthy of clinical application.
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- Meng-Ting Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
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Xiao H, Wu GL, Tan S, Tan X, Yang Q. Recent Progress on Tumor Microenvironment-Activated NIR-II Phototheranostic Agents with Simultaneous Activation for Diagnosis and Treatment. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202301036. [PMID: 38230541 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202301036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Malignant tumors seriously threaten human life and well-being. Emerging Near-infrared II (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) phototheranostic nanotechnology integrates diagnostic and treatment modalities, offering merits including improved tissue penetration and enhanced spatiotemporal resolution. This remarkable progress has opened promising avenues for advancing tumor theranostic research. The tumor microenvironment (TME) differs from normal tissues, exhibiting distinct attributes such as hypoxia, acidosis, overexpressed hydrogen peroxide, excess glutathione, and other factors. Capitalizing on these attributes, researchers have developed TME-activatable NIR-II phototheranostic agents with diagnostic and therapeutic attributes concurrently. Therefore, developing TME-activatable NIR-II phototheranostic agents with diagnostic and therapeutic activation holds significant research importance. Currently, research on TME-activatable NIR-II phototheranostic agents is still in its preliminary stages. This review examines the recent advances in developing dual-functional NIR-II activatable phototheranostic agents over the past years. It systematically presents NIR-II phototheranostic agents activated by various TME factors such as acidity (pH), hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), glutathione (GSH), hydrogen sulfide (H2 S), enzymes, and their hybrid. This encompasses NIR-II fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging diagnostics, along with therapeutic modalities, including photothermal, photodynamic, chemodynamic, and gas therapies triggered by these TME factors. Lastly, the difficulties and opportunities confronting NIR-II activatable phototheranostic agents in the simultaneous diagnosis and treatment field are highlighted.
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- Hao Xiao
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 53 Xiangchun Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 410008, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 28, West Changsheng Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, 421001, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 53 Xiangchun Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 410008, China
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Gul AR, Bal J, Xu P, Ghosh S, Yun T, Kailasa SK, Kim YH, Park TJ. Serodiagnosis of multiple cancers using an extracellular protein kinase A autoantibody-based lateral flow platform. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 246:115902. [PMID: 38056339 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Extracellular protein kinase A autoantibody (ECPKA-AutoAb) has been suggested as a universal cancer biomarker due to its higher amounts in serum of several types of cancer patients than that of normal individuals. Herein, we first developed a lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) tool, using a sandwich format, toward ECPKA-AutoAb in human serum. For this format, 3G2 as a capture antibody was identified using hybridoma technique and a series of screenings where it showed superior capacity to recognize Enzo PKA catalytic subunit alpha (Cα), compared to other PKA antibodies and antigens. Using these components, we performed sandwich ELISA toward a mimic and real sample of ECPKA-AutoAb. As per the results, limit of detection (LOD) was found to be 135 ng/mL and ECPKA-AutoAb levels were higher in various cancer patients than in normal individuals like previous studies. Based on these results, we applied this sandwich format into LFIA tool and found that the LOD of the fabricated LFIA tool showed about 3.8 ng/mL using spiked PKA-Ab, which is significantly improved compared to the LOD of sandwich ELISA. Also, the developed LFIA tool demonstrated a remarkable ability to detect significant differences in ECPKA-AutoAb levels between normal and cancer patients within 15 min, showing a potential for point-of-care (PoC) detection. One interesting point is that our LFIA strip contains an additional conjugation pad II, named because of its position behind the conjugation pad, in which PKA Cα is dried, enabling a sandwich format.
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- Anam Rana Gul
- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- KNAX Ltd., D-1414, (Hanam Techno Valley U1 Center) 947, Hanam-daero, Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 12982, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395 007, Gujrat, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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Liu Y, Sun B, Lin Y, Deng H, Wang X, Xu C, Wang K, Yu N, Liu R, Han M. Lysyl Oxidase Promotes the Formation of Vasculogenic Mimicry in Gastric Cancer through PDGF-PDGFR Pathway. J Cancer 2024; 15:1816-1825. [PMID: 38434983 PMCID: PMC10905410 DOI: 10.7150/jca.92192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Objective: Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) generates an important supplementary form of blood supply in cancer, which many factors regulate. However, the effect of lysyl oxidase (LOX) on VM formation is unclear. In this study, gastric cancer tissues and cells were used to investigate the role of LOX in the formation of VM. Materials and Methods: The samples were collected from 49 patients with a final diagnosis of gastric cancer. According to metastasis (including lymph node metastases and distant metastases), gastric cancer samples were divided into metastasis and non-metastasis groups. Based on the degree of invasion, gastric cancer specimens were divided into T1 + T2 and T3 + T4 groups. The relative expression of LOX was detected using Western blot. The formation of VM was measured by double staining with CD34 and Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) in gastric cancer tissue slices, and the correlation between LOX and VM was analyzed with Pearson's correlation analysis. Gastric cancer cell line BGC-803 was treated with LOX, β-aminopropionitrile (BAPN, an inhibitor of LOX), and AG1295 or AG1296 (inhibitors of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor). The formation of VM was then measured using PAS staining. The expression of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)α and PDGFRβ in gastric cancer cells was detected by Western blot. Results: In gastric cancer samples, the level of LOX was higher in the metastasis group than in the non-metastasis group (P < 0.05) and in the T3 + T4 group than in the T1 + T2 group (P < 0.05). VM formation was greater in the T3+T4 group than in the T1+T2 group (P < 0.05) and in the metastasis group than in the non-metastasis group (P < 0.05). The expression level of LOX was positively correlated with VM formation (P < 0.01). In gastric cancer cells, LOX concentration was positively correlated with the degree of VM, and BAPN concentration was negatively correlated with the degree of VM (P <0.05). PDGFR levels in the T3+T4 and metastasis groups were relatively higher (P <0.01) and positively correlated with LOX levels in gastric cancer specimens (P < 0.01). The relative expression of PDGFRα and PDGFRβ in gastric cancer cells was up-regulated with increasing LOX and downregulated with increasing BAPN (P < 0.05). With inhibition of PDGFRα and PDGFRβ using AG1295 or AG1296, VM formation in gastric cancer cells decreased (P <0.05), but the number of VM structures increased while LOX was added (P < 0.05). Conclusion: LOX partially promotes the formation of VM in gastric cancer through the PDGF-PDGFR signaling pathway.
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- Yifan Liu
- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, P.R. China
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Wu Q, Qiu Y, Guo J, Yuan Z, Yang Y, Zhu Q, Zhang Z, Guo J, Wu Y, Zhang J, Huang D, Tu K, Hu X. USP40 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation, migration and stemness by deubiquitinating and stabilizing Claudin1. Biol Direct 2024; 19:13. [PMID: 38308285 PMCID: PMC10837946 DOI: 10.1186/s13062-024-00456-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent malignant tumor that poses a major threat to people's lives and health. Previous studies have found that multiple deubiquitinating enzymes are involved in the pathogenesis of HCC. The purpose of this work was to elucidate the function and mechanism of the deubiquitinating enzyme USP40 in HCC progression. METHODS The expression of USP40 in human HCC tissues and HCC cell lines was investigated using RT-qPCR, western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Both in vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to determine the crucial role of USP40 in HCC progression. The interaction between USP40 and Claudin1 was identified by immunofluorescence, co-immunoprecipitation and ubiquitination assays. RESULTS We discovered that USP40 is elevated in HCC tissues and predicts poor prognosis in HCC patients. USP40 knockdown inhibits HCC cell proliferation, migration and stemness, whereas USP40 overexpression shows the opposite impact. Furthermore, we confirmed that Claudin1 is a downstream gene of USP40. Mechanistically, USP40 interacts with Claudin1 and inhibits its polyubiquitination to stabilize Claudin1 protein. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals that USP40 enhances HCC malignant development by deubiquitinating and stabilizing Claudin1, suggesting that targeting USP40 may be a novel approach for HCC therapy.
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- Qingsong Wu
- The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
- The Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Department of Oncology, Teng Zhou Central People's Hospital Affiliated to Jining Medical College, Tengzhou, 277500, China
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- The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- The Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First People's Hospital of Fuyang Hangzhou, Hangzhou, 311402, China
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- Department of Hematology, Lishui Central Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Lishui, 323020, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
- General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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Quang DT, Luong Thi T, Nguyen Di K, Vu Thi Quynh C, Nguyen Thi Hoa H, Phan Ngoc Q. Illuminating the breast cancer survival rates among Southeast Asian women: A systematic review and meta-analysis spanning four decades. Curr Probl Cancer 2024; 48:101062. [PMID: 38309146 DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2024.101062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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In Southeast Asia, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. This systematic review and meta-analysis, encompassing 27 observational cohort studies with a minimum one-year follow-up period, aimed to examine temporal trends in breast cancer survival rates. Among the subset of five out of eleven Southeast Asian nations with available data, our analysis revealed pooled survival rates of 88.8 % at 1 year, 73.8 % at 3 years, 70.8 % at 5 years, and 49.3 % at 10 years for breast cancer patients. The mean age at diagnosis was 50.77±10.07 years, with 52.81 % of patients presenting with positive lymph nodes. Notably, stages I and II remained predominant even five years post-diagnosis. Although an overall amelioration in survival rates transpired over the preceding four decades, a noticeable exception pertained to the 3-year rate, demonstrating limited improvement. These findings underscore the pressing need for enhanced research efforts, particularly in countries within the region that lack survival data, to enable accurate estimations. Furthermore, our review also emphasizes the crucial need for future comprehensive, well-designed studies to delve into the factors behind survival rate disparities in Southeast Asia and the younger age at diagnosis compared to other regions.
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- Duc Tran Quang
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Dong Nai Technology University, Nguyen Khuyen Street, Trang Dai Ward, Bien Hoa City, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Dong Nai Technology University, Nguyen Khuyen Street, Trang Dai Ward, Bien Hoa City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Dong Nai Technology University, Nguyen Khuyen Street, Trang Dai Ward, Bien Hoa City, Vietnam
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- The University of Danang, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, 41 Le Duan, Hai Chau, Danang 550000, Vietnam
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- College of Health Sciences, VinUniveristy, Vinhomes Ocean Park, Gia Lam District, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- The Center Service For Technology Science Of Medi-Phar. Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 373 Ly Bon Street Thai Binh city, Vietnam
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Usuki K, Ohtake S, Honda S, Matsuda M, Wakita A, Nawa Y, Takase K, Maeda A, Sezaki N, Yokoyama H, Takada S, Hirano D, Tomikawa T, Sumi M, Yano S, Handa H, Ota S, Fujita H, Fujimaki K, Mugitani A, Kojima K, Kajiguchi T, Fujimoto K, Asou N, Usui N, Ishikawa Y, Katsumi A, Matsumura I, Miyazaki Y, Kiyoi H. Real-world data of MDS and CMML in Japan: results of JALSG clinical observational study-11 (JALSG-CS-11). Int J Hematol 2024; 119:130-145. [PMID: 38091231 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-023-03686-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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We conducted a multicenter, prospective observational study of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) in Japan. From August 2011 to January 2016, we enrolled 6568 patients. Herein, we report the results for MDS (n = 2747) and CMML (n = 182). The percentage of patients aged 65 years or older was 79.5% for MDS and 79.7% for CMML. The estimated overall survival (OS) rate and cumulative incidence of AML evolution at 5 years were 32.3% (95% confidence interval: 30.2-34.5%) and 25.7% (23.9-27.6%) for MDS, and 15.0% (8.9-22.7%) and 39.4% (31.1-47.6%) for CMML. Both diseases were more common in men. The most common treatment for MDS was azacitidine, which was used in 45.4% of higher-risk and 12.7% of lower-risk MDS patients. The 5-year OS rate after treatment with azacitidine was 12.1% (9.5-15.1%) for of higher-risk MDS patients and 33.9% (25.6-42.4%) for lower-risk patients. The second most common treatment was erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, given to just 20% of lower-risk patients. This is the first paper presenting large-scale, Japanese data on survival and clinical characteristics in patients with MDS and CMML.
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- Kensuke Usuki
- Department of Hematology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Higashi-Gotanda 5-9-22, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan.
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagoya City University East Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Leukemia Research Center, Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Yokohama Nanbu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tosei General Hospital, Seto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Hematology, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Curtis AR, Livingstone KM, Daly RM, Abbott G, Kiss N. Dietary patterns linked to lower odds of malnutrition are associated with all-cause and cancer mortality in adults with cancer. J Nutr Health Aging 2024; 28:100026. [PMID: 38388112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnha.2023.100026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Dietary patterns, characterised by protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and vitamin D, reduce the odds of malnutrition in cancer survivors. However, it is unclear whether these dietary patterns also improve prognosis. This study prospectively examined associations between dietary patterns linked to lower odds of malnutrition and the risk of all-cause and cancer mortality in adult cancer survivors from the UK Biobank cohort. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Cancer survivors from the UK Biobank (mean ± SD, 7.1 ± 6.3 years since diagnosis) were included (n = 2415; 59.7 ± 7.1 years; 60.7% female). MEASUREMENTS Dietary intake was estimated using the Oxford WebQ 24-h dietary assessment. Dietary patterns ('high oily fish and nuts', and 'low oily fish') were derived using reduced rank regression (response variables: protein (g/kg/day), polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/day) and vitamin D (μg/day)). Cox proportional hazard models estimated hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for all-cause and cancer mortality. Nonlinear relationships were examined using restricted cubic splines. Models were adjusted for demographic and health characteristics. Sub-group analyses investigated relationships in sub-samples of adults with i) high nutritional risk (lung, gastrointestinal, haematological, or head and neck tumours) and ii) recent cancer diagnosis (cancer diagnosis within two years prior to assessment). RESULTS Deaths due to all-causes (n = 305) and cancer (n = 249) were identified during a median 10.4 (IQR: 10.2-10.8) years follow-up. There were no statistically significant linear associations between the dietary patterns and all-cause or cancer mortality. However, a U-shaped association between the 'high oily fish and nuts' pattern, characterised by higher intake of oily fish and nuts and seeds, and all-cause mortality (p-non-linearity = 0.004) was identified, as well as with all-cause (p-non-linearity = 0.006) and cancer mortality (p-non-linearity = 0.035) in adults with a high nutritional risk cancer diagnosis (lung, gastrointestinal, haematological, or head and neck tumours), indicating that both above and below mean intake was associated with increased risk. The 'low oily fish' pattern, characterised by lower oily fish but higher potato intake, also had a non-linear association with all-cause mortality (p-non-linearity = 0.046) where lower but not higher than mean intake increased mortality risk. No dietary patterns were significantly associated with mortality in adults with a recent cancer diagnosis. CONCLUSION 'High oily fish and nuts' or 'low oily fish' dietary patterns that were protective against malnutrition were associated with risk of all-cause and cancer mortality in adults with cancer. Future research should assess the efficacy of these dietary patterns in the acute treatment period when malnutrition is most prevalent.
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- Annie R Curtis
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; Allied Health Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Zhao YC, Wang TJ, Cui J, She LZ, Zhang RF, Zhang CH. The role of SLC39A4 in the prognosis, immune microenvironment, and contribution to malignant behavior in vivo and in vitro of cervical cancer. Transl Oncol 2024; 40:101839. [PMID: 38029507 PMCID: PMC10698533 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma (CESC) are becoming more common in younger women. Solute carrier family 39 member 4 (SLC39A4) produces a zinc ion transporter involved in metastasis and invasion of tumors. METHODS The Cancer Genome Atlas RNA-seq data was used to investigate the expression of SLC39A4 and its prognostic potential. The assessment of the effect of SLC39A4 on cell growth and migration in CESC was conducted using MTT, colony formation, and Transwell assays. SLC39A4 was studied in vivo using a xenograft mouse model, and its functional involvement in oncogenesis was investigated by identifying the associated differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We evaluated the relationships among SLC39A4 levels, chemosensitivity, radiosensitivity and immune infiltration. RESULTS SLC39A4 was upregulated in CESC samples, and individuals with greater SLC39A4 mRNA expression had shorter overall survival. SLC39A4 has been identified to be a regulator of tumor cell metastasis and proliferation in vivo and in vitro, with an area under the curve of 0.874 for diagnosing CESC. In total, 948 DEGs were discovered to be enriched in key CESC progression-related signaling pathways. Additionally, intratumoral immune checkpoint and infiltration activity were associated with SLC39A4 expression. High SLC39A4 expression exhibited poor chemosensitivity and radiosensitivity profiles. CONCLUSION In conclusion, SLC39A4 is a key regulator of CESC development, prognosis, and the composition of the tumor immune microenvironment. SLC39A4 could be used as a prognostic or diagnostic screening tool and as a potential target for CESC treatment.
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- Yue-Chen Zhao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, PR China; Department of Internal Medicin-1, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130103, PR China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, PR China.
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Ding X, Zhao F, Zhu M, Wang Q, Wei S, Xue J, Li Z. A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to reduce perceived stress in breast cancer patients. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2024; 54:101803. [PMID: 38159534 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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PURPOSE Breast cancer (BC) patients commonly face stress that causes severe psychological and physiological problems. The main objective of the review was to confirm the effect of interventions on breast cancer patients' perceived stress, and the secondary objective was to explore the impact of interventions on anxiety, depression, and inflammatory markers. METHODS A systematic and comprehensive search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported interventions' effects on perceived stress in breast cancer patients was performed in nine databases. RESULTS Twenty-four RCTs, including 1887 participants, met the inclusion criteria, summarizing six categories for the intervention group: mindfulness and yoga, exercise, cognitive-behavioral stress management, self-regulation, relaxation training, and acupuncture. Compared with usual care or other types of care, mindfulness and yoga had excellent effects against perceived stress, anxiety, and depression; self-regulation could reduce perceived stress and anxiety; exercise could reduce perceived stress; acupuncture could reduce the level of depression; mindfulness could improve the TNF-α level, and yoga can reduce the level of salivary cortisol and DNA damage. CONCLUSION This systematic review indicated that nondrug interventions, such as mindfulness and yoga, effectively reduce perceived stress, anxiety, and depression. Rigorous studies with large sample sizes are needed to address the limitations of small sample sizes and shortcomings in methodology in this area.
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- Xiaotong Ding
- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba Dachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center/ National Clinical Research Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100021, China.
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba Dachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba Dachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China; School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, 28 Yanxi Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730010, China.
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba Dachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba Dachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 33 Ba Dachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.
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Loibl S, André F, Bachelot T, Barrios CH, Bergh J, Burstein HJ, Cardoso MJ, Carey LA, Dawood S, Del Mastro L, Denkert C, Fallenberg EM, Francis PA, Gamal-Eldin H, Gelmon K, Geyer CE, Gnant M, Guarneri V, Gupta S, Kim SB, Krug D, Martin M, Meattini I, Morrow M, Janni W, Paluch-Shimon S, Partridge A, Poortmans P, Pusztai L, Regan MM, Sparano J, Spanic T, Swain S, Tjulandin S, Toi M, Trapani D, Tutt A, Xu B, Curigliano G, Harbeck N. Early breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol 2024; 35:159-182. [PMID: 38101773 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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- S Loibl
- GBG Forschungs GmbH, Neu-Isenburg; Centre for Haematology and Oncology, Bethanien, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Breast Cancer Unit, Medical Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Villejuif
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Oncology Department, Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group and Oncoclínicas, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Bioclinicum, Karolinska Institutet and Breast Cancer Centre, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Centre and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Breast Unit, Champalimaud Foundation, Champalimaud Cancer Centre, Lisbon; Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Medical Oncology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
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- Medical Oncology Clinic, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, Philipps-University Marburg and University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine & Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova; Oncology 2 Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Universidad Complutense, GEICAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences 'M. Serio', University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology Department, Hadassah University Hospital & Faculty of Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Iridium Netwerk, Antwerp; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven
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- Division of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Europa Donna Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Medicine Department, Georgetown University Medical Centre and MedStar Health, Washington, USA
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Centre of Oncology, Moscow, Russia
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Breast Cancer Research Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London; Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Division of Cancer Studies, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies Division, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, IRCCS, Milan; Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Breast Centre, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Comprehensive Cancer Centre Munich, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Manzoor HB, Asare-Werehene M, Pereira SD, Satyamoorthy K, Tsang BK. The regulation of plasma gelsolin by DNA methylation in ovarian cancer chemo-resistance. J Ovarian Res 2024; 17:15. [PMID: 38216951 PMCID: PMC10785480 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-023-01332-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer (OVCA) is the most lethal gynecologic cancer and chemoresistance remains a major hurdle to successful therapy and survival of OVCA patients. Plasma gelsolin (pGSN) is highly expressed in chemoresistant OVCA compared with their chemosensitive counterparts, although the mechanism underlying the differential expression is not known. Also, its overexpression significantly correlates with shortened survival of OVCA patients. In this study, we investigated the methylation role of Ten eleven translocation isoform-1 (TET1) in the regulation of differential pGSN expression and chemosensitivity in OVCA cells. METHODS Chemosensitive and resistant OVCA cell lines of different histological subtypes were used in this study to measure pGSN and TET1 mRNA abundance (qPCR) as well as protein contents (Western blotting). To investigate the role of DNA methylation specifically in pGSN regulation and pGSN-induced chemoresistance, DNMTs and TETs were pharmacologically inhibited in sensitive and resistant OVCA cells using specific inhibitors. DNA methylation was quantified using EpiTYPER MassARRAY system. Gain-and-loss-of-function assays were used to investigate the relationship between TET1 and pGSN in OVCA chemoresponsiveness. RESULTS We observed differential protein and mRNA expressions of pGSN and TET1 between sensitive and resistant OVCA cells and cisplatin reduced their expression in sensitive but not in resistant cells. We observed hypomethylation at pGSN promoter upstream region in resistant cells compared to sensitive cells. Pharmacological inhibition of DNMTs increased pGSN protein levels in sensitive OVCA cells and decreased their responsiveness to cisplatin, however we did not observe any difference in methylation level at pGSN promoter region. TETs inhibition resulted in hypermethylation at multiple CpG sites and decreased pGSN protein level in resistant OVCA cells which was also associated with enhanced response to cisplatin, findings that suggested the methylation role of TETs in the regulation of pGSN expression in OVCA cells. Further, we found that TET1 is inversely related to pGSN but positively related to chemoresponsiveness of OVCA cells. CONCLUSION Our findings broaden our knowledge about the epigenetic regulation of pGSN in OVCA chemoresistance and reveal a novel potential target to re-sensitize resistant OVCA cells. This may provide a future therapeutic strategy to improve the overall OVCA patient survival.
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- Hafiza Bushra Manzoor
- Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, & The Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation (CI3), Faculty of Medicine & Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Manjushree Block, Manjushree Nagar Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, 580 009, India
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- Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, & The Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation (CI3), Faculty of Medicine & Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
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Zhang H, Niu S, Chen H, Wang L, Wang X, Wu Y, Shi J, Li Z, Hu Y, Yang Z, Jiang X. Radiomics signatures for predicting the Ki-67 level and HER-2 status based on bone metastasis from primary breast cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 11:1220320. [PMID: 38264355 PMCID: PMC10804450 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1220320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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This study explores the potential of radiomics to predict the proliferation marker protein Ki-67 levels and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) status based on MRI images of patients with spinal metastasis from primary breast cancer. A total of 110 patients with pathologically confirmed spinal metastases from primary breast cancer were enrolled between Dec. 2017 and Dec. 2021. All patients underwent T1-weighted contrast-enhanced MRI scans. The PyRadiomics package was used to extract features from the MRI images based on the intraclass correlation coefficient and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator. The most predictive features were used to develop the radiomics signature. The Chi-Square test, Fisher's exact test, Student's t-test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used to evaluate the clinical and pathological characteristics between the high- and low-level Ki-67 groups and the HER-2 positive/negative groups. The radiomics models were compared using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), sensitivity (SEN), and specificity (SPE) were generated as comparison metrics. From the spinal MRI scans, five and two features were identified as the most predictive for the Ki-67 level and HER-2 status, respectively. The developed radiomics signatures generated good prediction performance for the Ki-67 level in the training (AUC = 0.812, 95% CI: 0.710-0.914, SEN = 0.667, SPE = 0.846) and validation (AUC = 0.799, 95% CI: 0.652-0.947, SEN = 0.722, SPE = 0.833) cohorts. Good prediction performance for the HER-2 status was also achieved in the training (AUC = 0.796, 95% CI: 0.686-0.906, SEN = 0.720, SPE = 0.776) and validation (AUC = 0.705, 95% CI: 0.506-0.904, SEN = 0.733, SPE = 0.762) cohorts. The results of this study provide a better understanding of the potential clinical implications of spinal MRI-based radiomics on the prediction of Ki-67 levels and HER-2 status in breast cancer.
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- Hongxiao Zhang
- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Aymard S, Rust E, Kaseb A, Liu D, Hubele F, Romain B, Averous G, Brigand C, Imperiale A. Preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients with Presumed Localized Colon Cancer: A Prospective Study with Long-Term Follow-Up. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:233. [PMID: 38201660 PMCID: PMC10777901 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16010233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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We analyzed whether preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT adds to conventional primary staging in patients with presumed non-metastatic colonic cancer (CC). The prognostic role of 18F-FDG uptake in the primary tumor was evaluated after a mean follow-up of 15 years. Patients with a new diagnosis of presumed localized CC were prospectively enrolled and underwent presurgical 18F-FDG PET/CT. For each colon lesion, SUVmax, SUVpeak, TLG, and MTV were assessed and tested as prognostic factors. Forty-eight patients were included. Post-surgery pathology identified a total of 103 colon lesions, including 58 invasive adenocarcinomas, 4 in situ adenocarcinomas, 3 adenomas with high-grade dysplasia, and 38 adenomas with low-grade dysplasia. Per lesion sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPVs) and negative predictive values (NPVs) for colonic primary tumor detection were 78%, 97%, 98%, and 73% for conventional workup, and 94%, 87%, 92%, and 89% for 18F-FDG PET/CT. Only sensitivity was significantly different between 18F-FDG PET/CT and conventional workup. PET detected an additional ten pathological colonic lesions in seven patients. SUVmax, SUVpeak, and TLG showed significant differences between invasive adenocarcinomas, in situ adenocarcinomas, and high-grade dysplasia compared to low-grade dysplasia. There was a statistically significant difference between pT1-pT2 and pT3-pT4 adenocarcinomas. On patient-based analysis, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for nodal staging were 22%, 84%, 44%, and 65% for CECT, and 33%, 90%, 67%, and 70% for 18F-FDG PET/CT, without a statistically significant difference. PET/CT also identified unknown metastatic spread and one synchronous lung cancer in four patients. Overall, 18F-FDG PETCT had an additional diagnostic value in 11 out of 48 patients (23%). 18F-FDG uptake of the primary tumor did not predict nodal or distant metastases. The difference in disease-free survival categorized by median SUVmax, SUVpeak, TLG, and MTV was not significant. Finally, preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT is valuable in detecting potential colon lesions not visualized by conventional workups, especially in cases of incomplete colonoscopy. It effectively highlights distant metastases but exhibits limitations for N staging. Mainly due to the relatively small sample size, the quantitative analysis of 18F-FDG uptake in the primary tumor did not reveal any association with recurrence or disease-free survival, adding no significant prognostic information.
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- Samuel Aymard
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67033 Strasbourg, France; (S.A.); or (A.K.); (F.H.)
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- Nuclear Medicine, Fondation de la Maison du Diaconat, 68200 Mulhouse, France;
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67033 Strasbourg, France; (S.A.); or (A.K.); (F.H.)
- Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 23890, Saudi Arabia
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- Digestive and General Surgery, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France; (D.L.); (B.R.); (C.B.)
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67033 Strasbourg, France; (S.A.); or (A.K.); (F.H.)
- University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Digestive and General Surgery, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France; (D.L.); (B.R.); (C.B.)
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- Pathology, Strasbourg University Hospitals, 67098 Strasbourg, France;
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- Digestive and General Surgery, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France; (D.L.); (B.R.); (C.B.)
- University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67033 Strasbourg, France; (S.A.); or (A.K.); (F.H.)
- University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Molecular Imaging and Radiobiology, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), UMR 7178, CNRS/Unistra, 67037 Strasbourg, France
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Bi J, Tuo J, Xiao Y, Tang D, Zhou X, Jiang Y, Ji X, Tan Y, Yuan H, Xiang Y. Observed and relative survival trends of lung cancer: A systematic review of population-based cancer registration data. Thorac Cancer 2024; 15:142-151. [PMID: 37986711 PMCID: PMC10788469 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.15170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Using the published survival statistics from cancer registration or population-based studies, we aimed to describe the global pattern and trend of lung cancer survival. METHODS By searching SinoMed, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and SEER, all survival analyses from cancer registration or population-based studies of lung cancer were collected by the end of November 2022. The survival rates were extracted by sex, period, and country. The observed, relative, and net survival rates of lung cancer were applied to describe the pattern and time changes from the late 1990s to the early 21st century. RESULTS Age-standardized 5-year relative/net survival rate of lung cancer was typically low, with 10%-20% for most regions. The highest age-standardized relative/net survival rate was observed in Japan (32.9%, 2010-2014), and the lowest was in India (3.7%, 2010-2014). In most countries, the five-year age-standardized relative/net survival rates of lung cancer were higher in females and younger people. The patients with adenocarcinoma had a better prognosis than other groups. In China, the highest 5-year overall relative/net survival rates were 27.90% and 31.62% in men and women in Jiangyin (2012-2013). CONCLUSION Over the past decades, the prognosis of lung cancer has gradually improved, but significant variations were also observed globally. Worldwide, a better prognosis of lung cancer can be observed in females and younger patients. It is essential to compare and evaluate the histological or stage-specific survival rates of lung cancer between different regions in the future.
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- Jing‐Hao Bi
- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Epidemiology & State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- School of Public HealthShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Renji HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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Dzhantemirova N, Akhmedin D, Khasenov D, Khakimova G, Khakimova S, Bekisheva A, Mauletbayev M, Makishev A. Novel Prevention Approaches of Breast Cancer Surgery Related Complications: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2024; 25:9-23. [PMID: 38285764 PMCID: PMC10911711 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2024.25.1.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer surgery related complications are a complex condition influenced by interactions among nerve pathways and the physiological responses to breast surgery. The intensity of this complications displays substantial heterogeneity, dependent on individual patient characteristics, the extent of the surgical procedure performed, and various contributing factors. METHODS A comprehensive search of electronic databases was conducted to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating interventions for post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS). A network meta-analysis was performed to integrate direct and indirect evidence, enabling comparisons of multiple interventions across different outcome measures. RESULTS The systematic search yielded a total of 26 RCTs investigating 4 groups of different interventions for PMPS. The interventions included pharmacological agents, nerve blocks, physical therapy, and anesthesia regimens. Nerve blocks (OR: 0.34; 95% CrI: 0.24-0.46) and anesthesia (OR: 0.39; 95% CrI: 0.26-0.56) demonstrated improvements in functional outcomes and quality of life. CONCLUSION This systematic review and network meta-analysis provide a comprehensive evaluation of interventions for PMPS, highlighting their varying efficacy in alleviating pain and improving functional outcomes and quality of life. However, further research with large-scale, well-designed RCTs is warranted to strengthen the evidence base and validate the effectiveness of these interventions in managing PMPS effectively.
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- Nazgul Dzhantemirova
- Department of Oncology, Astana Medical University; Oncologist-Surgeon, Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Oncology, Astana Medical University; Oncologist-Surgeon, Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Reconstructive Breast and Skin Plastic Surgery, MNRCO named P.A. Herzen, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Oncology, Astana Medical University; Oncologist-Surgeon, Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Oncology, Astana Medical University; Oncologist-Surgeon, Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Oncology, Astana Medical University; Oncologist-Surgeon, Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
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