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Middlebrooks C, Pantin K, Stacey M, Snyder C, Casey MJ, Shaw T, Bailey-Wilson JE, Lynch HT. Abstract 2300: Deleterious germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene are associated with increased risk for cancers of the female reproductive system other than breast and ovarian as well as other cancers. Cancer Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2020-2300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Mutations within the BRCA1 gene have been linked to up to an 80% lifetime risk of breast cancer as well as increased risk for ovarian, pancreatic and melanoma cancers. In this study we examined families with known germline mutations in BRCA1 after long-term follow-up to determine whether carriers experience higher rates of other cancers that have not yet been associated with germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene.
Methods: We studied 127 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome families (N = 23,078 individuals who have been followed at Creighton University) in which a causal mutation in the BRCA1 gene was identified. We performed survival analysis and a mixed effects cox regression with age at follow-up or cancer event as our time variable and presence or absence of BRCA1-related or other cancers (separate analyses) as our indicator variable.
Results: The survival curves showed a significant age effect with carriers having a younger age at cancer onset for BRCA1-related (as expected) as well as other cancers than that of non-carriers. The cox regression models were also highly significant (P = 1.77E-37 and P = 1.04E-07 for the BRCA1-related and other cancers, respectively). Of the cancers with enough samples to do stratified analyses, uterine, skin, lymphoma and colon cancers occurred at higher rates and at earlier ages in mutation carriers.
Conclusions: These analyses support the hypothesis that the BRCA1 mutations carriers of HBOC syndrome have increased risk for early onset of several additional cancer types, especially cancers that arise in estrogen-influenced tissues.
Citation Format: Candace Middlebrooks, Kenzhane Pantin, Mark Stacey, Carrie Snyder, Murray J. Casey, Trudy Shaw, Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Henry T. Lynch. Deleterious germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene are associated with increased risk for cancers of the female reproductive system other than breast and ovarian as well as other cancers [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 2300.
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Middlebrooks CD, Stacey ML, Li Q, Snyder C, Shaw TG, Richardson-Nelson T, Rendell M, Ferguson C, Silberstein P, Casey MJ, Bailey-Wilson JE, Lynch HT. Analysis of the CDKN2A Gene in FAMMM Syndrome Families Reveals Early Age of Onset for Additional Syndromic Cancers. Cancer Res 2019; 79:2992-3000. [PMID: 30967399 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-1580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome is a hereditary cancer syndrome that results from mutations in several genes, including the CDKN2A gene. In addition to melanoma, certain other malignancies such as pancreatic cancer are known to occur more frequently in family members who carry the mutation. However, as these families have been followed over time, additional cancers have been observed in both carriers and noncarriers. We sought to determine whether these additional cancers occur at higher frequencies in carriers than noncarriers. We performed survival analyses using 10 FAMMM syndrome families (N = 1,085 individuals) as well as a mixed effects Cox regression, with age at last visit to the clinic or age at cancer diagnosis as our time variable. This analysis was done separately for the known FAMMM-related cancers and "other" cancer groups. The survival curves showed a significant age effect with carriers having a younger age at cancer onset than noncarriers for FAMMM-related cancers (as expected) as well as for newly associated cancers. The Cox regression reflected what was seen in the survival curves, with all models being highly significant (P = 7.15E-20 and P = 5.00E-13 for the FAMMM-related and other cancers, respectively). These analyses support the hypothesis that CDKN2A mutation carriers in FAMMM syndrome families have increased risk for early onset of several cancer types beyond the known cancers. Therefore, these individuals should be screened for additional cancers, and mutation screening should be extended to more than first-degree relatives of an index carrier patient. SIGNIFICANCE: This study shows that carriers of mutations in the CDKN2A gene in FAMMM syndrome are at increased risk for early onset of several cancer types beyond the known cancers.
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- Candace D Middlebrooks
- Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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- The Rose Salter Medical Research Foundation, Newport Coast, California
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Creighton University, Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University, Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Hereditary Cancer Center, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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Harmsen MG, Piek JMJ, Bulten J, Casey MJ, Rebbeck TR, Mourits MJ, Greene MH, Slangen BFM, van Beurden M, Massuger LFAG, Hoogerbrugge N, de Hullu JA. Peritoneal carcinomatosis after risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Cancer 2018; 124:952-959. [PMID: 29315498 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is recommended for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers because of their increased risk of ovarian carcinoma. Despite RRSO, metachronous peritoneal carcinomatosis occasionally is diagnosed. METHODS The literature was searched for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with peritoneal carcinomatosis after risk-reducing surgery. The authors were asked for additional data. Clinical and histopathological data were descriptively analyzed. Cases were compared with a single-institution control cohort. RESULTS Of 36 cases, 86.1% concerned BRCA1 mutation carriers. The median age of the patients was 52 years (range, 30-71 years) at the time of risk-reducing surgery and 60 years (range, 37-75 years) at the time of diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis. The median interval between the 2 events was 54.5 months (range, 11-292 months). Peritoneal carcinomatosis was mostly high-grade serous carcinoma. Histopathological details of the RRSO specimens were retrieved in 8 cases; 5 (62.5%) were found to have serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma and 1 had epithelial atypia. Cases were older (P = .025) at the time of risk-reducing surgery and harbored more serous tubal intraepithelial carcinomas (P<.001) compared with women from the control cohort. CONCLUSIONS Metachronous peritoneal carcinomatosis after risk-reducing surgery occurs predominantly in BRCA1 mutation carriers, usually within 5 years. Data have suggested that surgery at a younger age lowers the rates of peritoneal carcinomatosis. These data can be used in the gynecologic counseling of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. RRSO should include complete salpingectomy. Detailed histopathological examination of specimens removed during RRSO is essential. Cancer 2018;124:952-9. © 2018 American Cancer Society.
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- Marline G Harmsen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Gynaecology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Gynaecological Oncology Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Wen X, Casey MJ, Santos AH, Hartzema A, Womer KL. Comparison of Utilization and Clinical Outcomes for Belatacept- and Tacrolimus-Based Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:3202-3211. [PMID: 27137884 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Revised: 03/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The performance of belatacept in a real clinical setting has not been reported. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using registry data comparing 1-year clinical outcomes between belatacept- and tacrolimus-treated adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) from January 6, 2011, through January 12, 2014. Of 50 244 total patients, 417 received belatacept plus tacrolimus, 458 received belatacept alone, and 49 369 received tacrolimus alone at discharge. In the overall study cohort, belatacept alone was associated with a higher risk of 1-year acute rejection, with the highest rates associated with non-lymphocyte-depleting induction (adjusted hazard ratio 2.65, 95% confidence interval 1.90-3.70, p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in rejection rates between belatacept plus tacrolimus and tacrolimus alone. In KTRs who met inclusion criteria for the Belatacept Evaluation of Nephroprotection and Efficacy as First-line Immunosuppression Trial-Extended Criteria Donors (BENEFIT-EXT), 1-year kidney function was higher with belatacept plus tacrolimus and belatacept alone versus tacrolimus alone (mean estimated GFR 65.6, 60.4 and 54.3 mL/min per 1.73 m2 , respectively; p < 0.001). The incidence of new-onset diabetes after transplantation was significantly lower with belatacept plus tacrolimus and belatacept alone versus tacrolimus alone (1.7%, 2.2%, and 3.8%, respectively; p = 0.01). Despite improved graft function and metabolic complications with belatacept alone, it may be advisable to add short-term tacrolimus in the first year after transplant and to consider lymphocyte-depleting induction in patients with high rejection risk, as the risk-benefit ratio allows.
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- X Wen
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Murray GM, Cassidy JP, Clegg TA, Tratalos JA, McClure J, O'Neill RG, Sammin DJ, Casey MJ, McElroy M, Earley B, Bourke N, More SJ. A retrospective epidemiological analysis of risk factors for a primary necropsy diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease. Prev Vet Med 2016; 132:49-56. [PMID: 27664447 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a multifactorial disease and the primary cause of both bovine morbidity and mortality in Ireland. The risk factors associated with a primary necropsy diagnosis of BRD among cattle in the traditional (non-feedlot) husbandry systems prevalent in Ireland have not been investigated previously. The aim of this case-control study was to investigate those risk factors among cattle of all ages over an 8 year period. A total of 3,090 BRD cases and 5,236 controls were matched by submitting veterinary practitioner. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed to examine the association of selected animallevel, herd-level and environmental risk factors with case or control status using a conditional logistical regression model. Male cattle aged more than 31 days were significantly more likely to record a primary necropsy diagnosis of BRD than female cattle. Older cattle of both sexes were at increased odds of a BRD necropsy diagnosis than younger calves with the exception of female cattle aged greater than 165 days. The risk of a primary necropsy diagnosis of BRD increased with increasing herd size and decreased with increasing time in days since the last animal movement into the submitting herd. There were significantly reduced odds of a primary necropsy diagnosis of BRD in the summer (June to August) when compared with the autumn (September to November). These findings identify significant risk factors for a necropsy diagnosis of BRD under non-feedlot-type husbandry conditions.
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- G M Murray
- Sligo Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Doonally, Sligo, Ireland.
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- UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF), Highfield House, Shinagh, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (AGRIC), Teagasc, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
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- UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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An autosomal-dominant inherited trait predisposing women to both breast cancer (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC) was first described in 1971. Subsequent strides were made in identifying mutations in the eventually cloned genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 as being responsible for hereditary BC and OC (HBOC) in many women with early-onset HBOC. More recently, modifiers of BC risk have also been identified and are under study. The biological and molecular genetic pathways for malignant transformation in OC (ovarian epithelium and/or epithelium of the fallopian tube or, possibly, the endometrium and endocervix) remain elusive. The answer to the question 'What have we learned?' which is part of our chapter title unfortunately remains incomplete. However, intensive worldwide research indicates that its malignant transformation is the product of a multi-step process where there is an array of mutations which account for three or more classes of genes, inclusive of proto-oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes and mutator genes. This causal uncertainty heralds an enormous clinical-pathology dilemma, given the fact that epithelial OC, together with related Müllerian duct carcinoma, harbor the highest fatality rates of all gynecologic malignancies.
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- H T Lynch
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Creighton University, Omaha
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Bonebrake R, Casey MJ, Huerter C, Ngo B, O'Brien R, Rendell M. Ethical challenges of pregnancy prevention programs. Cutis 2008; 81:494-500. [PMID: 18666392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Certain useful pharmaceutical agents carry a high risk of embryopathy. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cooperation with drug manufacturers, has established pregnancy prevention programs (PPPs) to reduce the incidence of birth defects for thalidomide (STEPS [System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety]) and isotretinoin (iPLEDGE) but not for other teratogenic drugs in clinical use. These programs are complex and raise important concerns regarding privacy, the clinician-patient relationship, and convenience of medical care. Furthermore, pregnancies continued to occur in isotretinoin-exposed females during the first full year of the iPLEDGE program. We review the design and application of STEPS and iPLEDGE and consider the ethical issues raised by the introduction of these programs. The goal is to eliminate birth defects caused by teratogenic agents, without making procedures so onerous that they result in restricted access to useful agents. Confidentiality must be maintained, and the rights of disadvantaged populations and individuals with special religious concerns must be protected. Informed consent must be complete and include all risks of treatment, including risks of contraceptive methods. All teratogenic agents should be covered by PPPs, which then must be no more burdensome than requirements that have existed for many years for other controlled substances.
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- Robert Bonebrake
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Given the limitations regarding the impact of screening and the uncertainties concerning chemoprevention for women with significant genetic susceptibilities to breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers, recent research and publications on prophylactic surgery for cancer prevention and improved long-term survival for women at hereditary risk have increasing importance.
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- H T Lynch
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA.
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Appel RG, Casey MJ. Intermittent severe abdominal pain with normal peritoneal fluid findings on presentation. Perit Dial Int 2000; 20:817-22. [PMID: 11216591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Casey MJ, Bewtra C, Hoehne LL, Tatpati AD, Lynch HT, Watson P. Histology of prophylactically removed ovaries from BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers compared with noncarriers in hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome kindreds. Gynecol Oncol 2000; 78:278-87. [PMID: 10985881 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The literature reports conflicting studies claiming premalignant histological features in benign ovaries from women who may have hereditary predilections for ovarian carcinoma. To test the veracity of these claims, this investigation studied ovaries prophylactically removed from members of hereditary breast ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome families who carry BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and compared these with the ovaries of mutation-negative women from the same HBOC syndrome kindred. METHODS Sixty cases of women from HBOC syndrome families who had undergone prophylactic oophorectomies and whose BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status had been tested were selected from our database. Thirty had tested positive for BRCA1 mutations, 3 carried BRCA2 mutations, and 27 were negative for both BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations. Histologic material from each case was examined by light microscopy blinded to the mutation status. Histologic features, previously reported to be possible precursor lesions for ovarian cancer, were quantified. Data from BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers were compared with those from mutation-negative cases in the direct line of genetic inheritance from the same HBOC syndrome families. RESULTS Statistical analysis found that a more frequent occurrence of ovarian surface micropapillae in 87% of mutation carriers compared with just 55% of mutation-negative cases was the only histologic feature which was significantly different between the two groups (P = 0.39). Cortical clefts tended to be deeper in the ovaries of mutation carriers, but this did not reach significance (P = 0.051). There were no other significant histologic differences between the ovaries removed from mutation carriers and those from noncarriers. CONCLUSIONS The results of our large and prospectively controlled, blinded study contrast with those reported from smaller, unblinded investigations. Except for the possible biological significance of surface micropapillae on ovaries from BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, we found no histologic evidence for a genetically determined ovarian carcinoma precursor lesion.
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- M J Casey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University School of Medicine and the Creighton Hereditary Cancer Institute, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
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Bleyer AJ, Casey MJ, Russell GB, Kandt M, Burkart JM. Peritoneal dialysate fill-volumes and hernia development in a cohort of peritoneal dialysis patients. Adv Perit Dial 2000; 14:102-4. [PMID: 10649703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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A retrospective case control study was performed on a cohort of 244 peritoneal dialysis patients followed over 5 years to determine whether dialysate fill-volume was associated with hernia development. The laboratory and clinical parameters of patients who developed hernias during this time period were compared with those of patients who did not develop hernias. Information on 27 patients who developed hernias was compared with that on 217 patients who did not develop hernias. Dialysate fill-volume was similar between groups (2.2 +/- .3 L for patients with hernias vs. 2.2 +/- .3 L for controls). Three patients with fill-volumes of 1.5 L developed hernias, and no patients with fill-volumes of 3 L developed hernias. Age, duration of time on dialysis, and body surface area were also similar between groups. This investigation could not find a relationship between fill-volume and hernia formation. From this study it would appear that physicians should not hesitate to increase fill-volume based on concerns of hernia development.
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- A J Bleyer
- Section on Nephrology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- H T Lynch
- Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Lynch HT, Casey MJ, Lynch J, White TE, Godwin AK. Genetics and ovarian carcinoma. Semin Oncol 1998; 25:265-80. [PMID: 9633840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ovarian cancer is a disease that will affect approximately 1% of American women during their lifetime, and contributes to more than 14,000 deaths annually. If not detected early, this disease has a 5-year survival rate of less than 20%. Ovarian cancer develops predominantly from the malignant transformation of a single cell type, the surface epithelium. Although the biological mechanisms of transformation remain unclear, it is probably a multistep process requiring an accumulation of genetic lesions in a number of different gene classes. Several proto-oncogenes, such as AKT2 and Ki-RAS, are activated during ovarian cancer development, with putative oncogene-containing chromosomal regions showing imbalances and DNA amplifications. A number of chromosomal regions are also lost in ovarian tumors, indicating that the inactivation of tumor suppressor genes, such as TP53, may also contribute to cancer development. An important recent advancement in the field of ovarian cancer research is the identification of the breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Mutations in these two tumor suppressor genes are responsible for the majority of heritable forms of epithelial ovarian cancers. A second class of genes involved in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) are responsible for most cases of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). HNPCC or Lynch II cancer syndrome patients are also at an increased risk for developing ovarian cancer. Individuals in cancer-prone kindreds are currently being screened for germline mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, and several MMR genes (eg, MSH2, MLH1), and mutant allele carriers counseled for cancer risks. Issues related to counseling and management of women at high risk for developing ovarian cancer are discussed. Although BRCA1, BRCA2, and a number of MMR genes have been identified, many more genes involved in gynecologic malignancies remain to be discovered and the clinical significance of the cancer genes already known is still in its infancy.
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- H T Lynch
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA
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Yim JH, Wu SJ, Casey MJ, Norton JA, Doherty GM. IFN regulatory factor-1 gene transfer into an aggressive, nonimmunogenic sarcoma suppresses the malignant phenotype and enhances immunogenicity in syngeneic mice. J Immunol 1997; 158:1284-92. [PMID: 9013971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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IFN-gamma has a direct antitumor effect on many tumor cell lines mediated through the IFN-gammaR. One effect of IFN-gamma is to induce the nuclear transcription factor IFN regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1), which may function as a tumor suppressor. In this study, mouse IRF-1 cDNA under a high constitutive expression promoter was transfected into the highly aggressive, nonimmunogenic MCA 101 murine sarcoma. Clones were obtained by G418 selection and screened for IRF-1 mRNA expression by reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR). High expression clones had high levels of two MHC class I proteins (H-2Kb and H-2Db) on the cell surface that correlated with increased levels of class I mRNA by RT-PCR. Furthermore, these clones also had increased levels of MHC class II protein (I-Ab), which correlated with increased levels of one subunit of class II mRNA by RT-PCR. IRF-1-expressing clones had markedly diminished cell growth in vitro and decreased anchorage-independent growth in a soft agar assay. These clones also demonstrated markedly prolonged tumor latency and slowed growth in syngeneic C57BL/6 mice. IRF-1 gene-transfected cells had shortened tumor latency and formed faster growing tumors in gamma-irradiated immunodeficient mice compared with results in immunocompetent mice. Mice immunized with IRF-1-transfected cells were protected against subsequent challenge with IRF-1 transfected cells and also demonstrated greater tumor latency and slower tumor growth against subsequent challenge with untransfected cells compared with mice immunized with empty vector-transfected cells. These studies demonstrate a tumor suppressor effect of IRF-1, which acts in vivo through both partial reversion of the malignant phenotype and enhanced immune recognition and may play a role in the antitumor effects of IFN-gamma.
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- J H Yim
- Laboratory of Biological Therapy, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Yim JH, Wu SJ, Casey MJ, Norton JA, Doherty GM. IFN regulatory factor-1 gene transfer into an aggressive, nonimmunogenic sarcoma suppresses the malignant phenotype and enhances immunogenicity in syngeneic mice. The Journal of Immunology 1997. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.3.1284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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IFN-gamma has a direct antitumor effect on many tumor cell lines mediated through the IFN-gammaR. One effect of IFN-gamma is to induce the nuclear transcription factor IFN regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1), which may function as a tumor suppressor. In this study, mouse IRF-1 cDNA under a high constitutive expression promoter was transfected into the highly aggressive, nonimmunogenic MCA 101 murine sarcoma. Clones were obtained by G418 selection and screened for IRF-1 mRNA expression by reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR). High expression clones had high levels of two MHC class I proteins (H-2Kb and H-2Db) on the cell surface that correlated with increased levels of class I mRNA by RT-PCR. Furthermore, these clones also had increased levels of MHC class II protein (I-Ab), which correlated with increased levels of one subunit of class II mRNA by RT-PCR. IRF-1-expressing clones had markedly diminished cell growth in vitro and decreased anchorage-independent growth in a soft agar assay. These clones also demonstrated markedly prolonged tumor latency and slowed growth in syngeneic C57BL/6 mice. IRF-1 gene-transfected cells had shortened tumor latency and formed faster growing tumors in gamma-irradiated immunodeficient mice compared with results in immunocompetent mice. Mice immunized with IRF-1-transfected cells were protected against subsequent challenge with IRF-1 transfected cells and also demonstrated greater tumor latency and slower tumor growth against subsequent challenge with untransfected cells compared with mice immunized with empty vector-transfected cells. These studies demonstrate a tumor suppressor effect of IRF-1, which acts in vivo through both partial reversion of the malignant phenotype and enhanced immune recognition and may play a role in the antitumor effects of IFN-gamma.
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- J H Yim
- Laboratory of Biological Therapy, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Laboratory of Biological Therapy, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Laboratory of Biological Therapy, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Laboratory of Biological Therapy, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Laboratory of Biological Therapy, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Peplinski GR, Tsung AK, Casey MJ, Meko JB, Fredrickson TN, Buller RM, Norton JA. In vivo murine tumor gene delivery and expression by systemic recombinant vaccinia virus encoding interleukin-1beta. Cancer J Sci Am 1996; 2:21-7. [PMID: 9166494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE This study investigates the feasibility of systemic gene delivery in a tumor-bearing host using a vaccinia virus-based in vivo gene delivery and expression system. METHODS A recombinant vaccinia virus encoding human interleukin-1beta (hIL-1beta) was constructed with a strong synthetic vaccinia virus late promoter driving hIL-1beta gene expression. C57BL/6 mice bearing established subcutaneous pancreatic tumors were injected intravenously in a blinded, randomized fashion with different doses of either the recombinant vaccinia virus(vMJ601hIL-Ibeta), control vaccinia (wild-type or TK-deficient), or saline. Toxicity was assessed, serial tumor sizes were measured, and viral titers and the amount of hIL-1beta in tumor, liver, and spleen were determined. RESULTS High viral titers (10(6) PFU/g) were detected in tumors for all three viruses on postinjection day 3, and tumor viral titers persisted at high levels until day 9. In contrast, viral titers were initially 104-fold lower in nontumor tissues and decreased to undetectable levels by day 9. vMJ60hIL-1beta was rapidly cleared from liver and spleen by day 3 (titer levels < 100 PFU/g), while tumor titer levels persisted at 8.5 x 10(6) PFU/g. hIL-1beta was measurable in three of three tumors from vMJ601hIL-1beta treated mice on postinjection day 3, one of three on day 6, and one of three on day 9; no hIL-1beta was detected in any other tumors or normal tissues. Wild-type vaccinia had no antitumor effects. Treatment with two different doses of vMJ601hIL-1beta resulted in a consistent and significant decrease in tumor size in repeatable experiments as compared to controls. Histologic analysis revealed tumor cell necrosis with a surrounding neutrophil infiltrate in the vMJ601hIL-1beta treated tumor. CONCLUSION These data show that recombinant vaccinia virus encoding hIL-1beta given intravenously preferentially localizes and amplifies in tumor tissue, is rapidly cleared from liver and spleen, produces measurable hIL-1beta in tumor but not normal tissues, and inhibits growth of established solid tumors in mice. Recombinant vaccinia virus encoding therapeutic genes may be a practical, efficient vehicle for direct in vivo gene transfer and expression in the treatment of cancer.
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- G R Peplinski
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1093, USA
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Casey MJ, Foster C, Jones EC, Snyder AC, Thompson NN. ASSOCIATION OF LATE MENARCHEAL AGE AND MENSTRUAL DYSFUNCTIONS IN ELITE SPEED SKATERS. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1995. [DOI: 10.1249/00005768-199505001-01294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Casey MJ, Garcia-Padial J, Johnson C, Osborne NG, Sotolongo J, Watson P. A critical analysis of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomies compared with vaginal hysterectomies unassisted by laparoscopy and transabdominal hysterectomies. J Gynecol Surg 1995; 10:7-14. [PMID: 10172059 DOI: 10.1089/gyn.1994.10.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The first 115 laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomies (LAVH) done by our faculty surgeons were compared with 220 vaginal hysterectomies (VH) and 194 abdominal hysterectomies (AH) done in our affiliated hospitals over the same period of time. Logistic regression analysis indicates that LAVHs were done for cases that would significantly be more likely selected for AH than for VH (p less than 0.0001). Matched case control studies with 28 LAVH/VH and 34 LAVH/AH pairs and bivariate analyses demonstrated that LAVH can be accomplished with low morbidity, short lengths of stay, and little, if any, increase in operating times compared with VH and AH. The LAVH procedure can be expected to replace many AHs in the future.
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- M J Casey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
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Our first year of experience in the use of PET scanning in the management of nine patients with ovarian cancer leads us to conclude that this promising new technique may be more sensitive than either serum CA-125 determinations or computed tomography for the detection and demonstration of residual or recurrent abdominal and pelvic tumor. Seven of these patients underwent second-look laparotomy which confirmed our impressions from preoperative PET scans in six patients, and the one other scan showed a focus of metabolic uptake coinciding with residual tumor in our retrospective review. The clinical courses of two other patients who did not undergo laparotomy confirmed the impressions gained from PET scans.
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- M J Casey
- Department of Obstetrics, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
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Laparoscopic management of ectopic pregnancies is the accepted method of treatment in most centers. This report describes a case of persistent trophoblastic implants to the peritoneum after laparoscopic linear salpingostomy for evacuation of an early ectopic pregnancy. Based on this experience, methods for follow up after such procedures, and recommendations for management of persistent trophoblastic implants are discussed.
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- J L Garcia-Padial
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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García Padial J, Sotolongo J, Casey MJ, Johnson C, Osborne NG. Laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy: report of seventy-five consecutive cases. J Gynecol Surg 1993; 8:81-5. [PMID: 10147807 DOI: 10.1089/gyn.1992.8.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Patients who underwent laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy with or without adnexectomy experienced less fever, required less postoperative analgesia, were able to tolerate a full diet within 24 hours of surgery, and had a faster recovery and shorter hospital stay than patients who had abdominal or traditional vaginal hysterectomy.
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Lynch syndrome II was diagnosed when two sisters manifested early-onset synchronous carcinomas of the ovary and endometrium and a third sister was found to have Duke's A carcinoma of the cecum. A detailed cancer family history indicated paternal transmission of the deleterious genotype. The pattern of carcinoma of the colorectum and extracolonic sites throughout the extended family was then found to be consonant with this hereditary cancer-prone disorder. Lynch syndrome II may be exceedingly difficult to diagnose due to an absence of premonitory clinical signs or biomarkers of genotypic susceptibility. Its recognition is therefore dependent on a detailed cancer family history (all anatomic sites), coupled with knowledge of the pattern of the cancer spectrum, distribution, and natural history, as manifested in this hereditary disorder. We describe the decision logic that was involved in the diagnosis of Lynch syndrome II in this family and indicate the important role of the gynecologists in this process.
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- H T Lynch
- Department of Preventive Medicine/Public Health, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68178
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O'Driscoll CM, Baker F, Casey MJ, Duffy GJ. Localization of recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma with technetium-99m-methoxyisobutylnitrile scintigraphy: a case report. J Nucl Med 1991; 32:2281-3. [PMID: 1744716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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This case report demonstrates the successful localization of metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma with 99mTc-labeled methoxyisobutylnitrile (MIBI). Disease recurrence was initially localized using 201Tl and by immunoscintigraphy with 111In-labeled anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (anti-CEA) antibody fragments. Scintigraphy with 99mTc-MIBI yielded higher target-to-background ratios than 201Tl or 111In-anti-CEA. Technetium-99m-MIBI may be a useful agent in the localization of recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma.
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- C M O'Driscoll
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Casey MJ, Foster C, Hixson EG. Winter Sports Medicine. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1991. [DOI: 10.1249/00005768-199105000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wilde CJ, Addey CV, Casey MJ, Blatchford DR, Peaker M. Feed-back inhibition of milk secretion: the effect of a fraction of goat milk on milk yield and composition. Q J Exp Physiol 1988; 73:391-7. [PMID: 3399621 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.1988.sp003155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A milk fraction containing whey proteins of 10-30 kDa was injected into one mammary gland of lactating goats via the teat canal. This fraction produced a temporary dose-dependent reduction in milk yield in the treated gland; the milk yield of the other gland, which received an equal volume of carrier solution, was not affected. Injection of a second fraction, containing whey proteins of greater than 30 kDa, affected milk secretion only at high doses, and this effect was not wholly specific to the treated gland. The 10-30 kDa fraction and the greater than 30 kDa fraction produced similar transient changes in the concentrations of several ions and lactose in milk of the treated gland, but not in that of the untreated gland. These data indicate that a milk constituent present in the 10-30 kDa whey inhibits milk secretion in a temporary and reversible manner. The results are discussed in relation to regulation of milk secretion through local feedback inhibition.
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A case of endodermal sinus tumor of the ovary associated with hirsutism and increased testosterone production is described. Electron-microscopic examination revealed accumulation of basement membrane-like material and other ultrastructural features consistent with endodermal sinus tumor. Groups of polyhedral cells associated with the tumor were found to contain abundant lipid material. These luteinized stromal cells were evidently responsible for the endocrine manifestations.
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Casey MJ, Little K. Evaluation of serial grey scale ultrasound scans in a gynecologic oncology clinic. Gynecol Oncol 1981; 11:213-7. [PMID: 7215957 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-8258(81)80011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Chung AF, Casey MJ, Flannery JT, Woodruff JM, Lewis JL. Malignant melanoma of the vagina--report of 19 cases. Obstet Gynecol 1980; 55:720-7. [PMID: 7383459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Sixteen previously unreported cases of primary vaginal melanoma were studied, 8 from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1935 to 1976) and 8 from the Connecticut Tumor Registry (1934 to 1976). In addition, 3 previously reported cases from the former institution are updated. Local control was obtained by means of primary radical surgery in 5 of 7 patients, 3 of whom are known to have subsequently died of disseminated disease. One patient initially treated with radical surgery had a local recurrence with metastasis to a regional node, but has now survived for more than 14 years following a second radical surgical procedure. Eight patients were treated primarily with radiotherapy, and 6 have died with metastatic melanoma; another died following pelvic exenteration for persistent local disease. Only 1 patient showed evidence of transient control after radiotherapy, but this patient had a local recurrence 36 months later and died with metastases. The overall 5-year survival rate for these 19 patients was 21%.
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Casey MJ, Chapman MW. Ipsilateral concomitant fractures of the hip and femoral shaft. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1979; 61:503-9. [PMID: 438236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fifty-two cases of concomitant ipsilateral fractures of the hip and femoral shaft were reviewed from the literature and twenty-one of our own were added. Thirty-one per cent of the femoral-neck fractures reported in the literature and one of our own were missed on initial evaluation. Examples of non-union and aseptic necrosis were all from the previously reported cases and occurred in the patients in whom there was a delay in diagnosis and treatment of the fracture of the neck. Nine of our patients had associated ipsilateral knee injuries. In nine pulmonary complications developed, all while in skeletal traction. If the patient survived the initial injury, the prognosis was surprisingly good. We concluded that intracapsular hip fractures should be treated by internal fixation. Good long-term results were the rule in the diaphyseal fractures. Internal fixation of both fractures should be considered in patients with severe multisystem trauma, in the very elderly, and in those with ipsilateral knee injuries. Ender pins were useful and were employed in five of our patients.
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Damjanov I, Casey MJ, Maenza RM, Kennedy AW. Müllerian adenosarcoma of the uterus. Ultrastructure before and after radiation therapy. Am J Clin Pathol 1978; 70:96-103. [PMID: 211843 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/70.1.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A case of müllerian adenosarcoma arising in the endometrium was studied by light and electron microscopy before and after radiation treatment. The tumor was composed of malignant stroma containing undifferentiated mesenchymal cells admixed with mature fibroblasts and other cell that contained crystalloids. The surface epithelium was lined by epithelial cells with and without cilia, similar to the normal surface epithelium cells of the uterus. High-dose therapeutic irradiation eliminated the undifferentiated mesenchymal cells from the tumor but did not alter the morphology of other epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The immaturity of mesenchymal cells and their radiosensitivity coupled with the ultrasonographic evidence of growth of the tumor point to the probable malignant nature of this neoplasm.
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Casey MJ. Age-specific incidence rates of endometrial cancer. JAMA 1977; 238:213. [PMID: 577517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A study was made of 201 asymptomatic women over age 40 (range, 40-74 years) who underwent uterine sounding and endometrial screening by the negative-pressure jet irrigation technique, without anesthesia, in private gynecologists' offices. Introduction of the irrigator was accomplished in 88 percent of these patients. In 97 percent of the successful irrigations, the specimens obtained were satisfactory for cytologic and histologic diagnosis of neoplasia. No occult endometrial carcinomas were discovered. The factors which interfered with endometrial screening by these methods are analyzed. Cervical stenosis prevented endometrial irrigation in 13 of the 24 unsuccessful attempts. Acceptance by the patients was high, in that 74.2 percent reported slight or no discomfort and only 4.7 percent complained of severe discomfort. Although 12.5 percent experienced pelvic cramping after irrigation, no other significant side effects were observed. The results of this investigation indicate the feasibility of using the endometrial irrigation technique for massive screening studies of asymptomatic women who are at risk for the development of endometrial carcinoma.
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Casey MJ, Madden TJ. Gravlee jet irrigator as a screening method? JAMA 1976; 236:2051-2. [PMID: 989784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Casey MJ, Watson RC. Roentgenographic techniques in the evaluation of epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix uteri. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1974; 139:367-9. [PMID: 4854156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Casey MJ. Chemotherapy of advanced ovarian cancer. Conn Med 1974; 38:1-3. [PMID: 4813666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Fortner JG, Beattie EJ, Casey MJ, Clark DGC, Ryan GM, Lewis JL, Stearns MW. Intestinal fistula after pelvic irradiation and radical surgery. Postgrad Med 1971; 50:168-71. [PMID: 5557722 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1971.11696696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Casey MJ. Recognition of the syndrome of post-traumatic pulmonary insufficiency in a patient with severe trauma. Med Ann Dist Columbia 1971; 40:103-5. [PMID: 5278227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Casey MJ, Turner HC, Huebner RJ, Sarma PS, Miller RL. Complement-fixing antibodies in monkeys bearing tumours induced by Rous sarcoma virus. Nature 1966; 211:1417-8. [PMID: 4291098 DOI: 10.1038/2111417b0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Morris JA, Casey MJ, Eddy BE, Lane WT, Huebner RJ. Occurrence of SV40 neoplastic and antigenic information in vaccine strains of adenovirus type 3. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1966; 122:679-84. [PMID: 4288253 DOI: 10.3181/00379727-122-31225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Casey MJ, Rabotti GF, Sarma PS, Lane WT, Turner HC, Huebner RJ. Complement-fixing antigens in hamster tumors induced by the Bryan strain of Rous sarcoma virus. Science 1966; 151:1086-8. [PMID: 4286329 DOI: 10.1126/science.151.3714.1086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hamster tumors transplanted subcutaneously from primary intracranial tumors which developed after inoculation of the Bryan strain of Rous sarcoma virus, contained virusspecific tumor antigens indistinguishable from those induced by the Schmidt-Ruppin strain.
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Schell K, Lane WT, Casey MJ, Huebner RJ. Potentiation of oncogenicity of adenovirus type 12 grown in African green monkey kidney cell cultures preinfected with SV40 virus. Persistence of both T antigens in the tumors and evidence for possible hybridization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1966; 55:81-8. [PMID: 4287351 PMCID: PMC285758 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.55.1.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Huebner RJ, Casey MJ, Chanock RM, Schell K. Tumors induced in hamsters by a strain of adenovirus type 3: sharing of tumor antigens and "neoantigens" with those produced by adenovirus type 7 tumors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1965; 54:381-8. [PMID: 4285931 PMCID: PMC219674 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.54.2.381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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