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Rajput S, Sharma PK, Malviya R. Biomarkers and Treatment Strategies for Breast Cancer Recurrence. Curr Drug Targets 2023; 24:1209-1220. [PMID: 38164731 DOI: 10.2174/0113894501258059231103072025] [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: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Despite recent treatment advancements, breast cancer remains a life-threatening disease. Although treatment is successful in the early stages, a significant proportion of individuals with breast cancer eventually experience a recurrence of the disease. Breast tumour recurrence poses a significant medical issue. Despite tumours being a primary cause of mortality, there remains a limited understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying tumour recurrence. The majority of the time, after surgery or medical treatment, this metastatic disease manifests itself after the disease is undiagnosed for a considerable amount of time. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as a relapse or recurrence. Metastatic breast cancer has the potential to recur at varying intervals, ranging from a few months to several decades following the initial diagnosis and treatment. This article aimed to summarise the primary causes of breast cancer recurrence and highlight the key issues that need to be addressed in order to effectively decrease the mortality rate among breast cancer patients. This article discusses various therapeutic approaches currently employed and emerging treatment strategies that hold the potential for the complete cure of cancer.
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- Shivam Rajput
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Zhao X, Zhuang Y, Wang B, Yuan B, Du S, Zeng Z. The miR-34a-5p-c-MYC-CHK1/CHK2 Axis Counteracts Cancer Stem Cell-Like Properties and Enhances Radiosensitivity in Hepatocellular Cancer Through Repression of the DNA Damage Response. Radiat Res 2023; 199:48-60. [PMID: 36445955 DOI: 10.1667/rade-22-00098.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Radiotherapy has become an increasingly widespread modality for treating hepatocellular cancer (HCC); however, the development of radioresistance significantly limits its effectiveness and invariably leads to tumor recurrence. Cancer stem cell (CSC) theory offers a potential explanation for tumor relapse and radioresistance, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Herein we investigate the role of miRNA in molecular regulation of stemness and radioresistance in HCC. Two HCC radiation-resistant cell lines (Huh7-RR and SMMC-7721-RR) were established by selecting the radioresistant subpopulation from HCC cells via clonogenic survival assays. MiRNA Sequencing was used to identify potential radiosensitivity involved miRNA in HCC-RR cells. Xenograft tumor mouse model was established for in vivo study. CSC properties were assessed using sphere formation assay and side population (SP) cells analysis. We found that miR-34a-5p was significantly downregulated in HCC-RR cells. Overexpression of miR-34a-5p counteracts CSC properties and enhances radiosensitivity in HCC. Mechanistic investigation revealed that c-MYC is the direct target of miR-34a-5p. Overexpression of miR-34a-5p reversed c-MYC-induced radioresistance. Moreover, we found that the specific molecular mechanism was that c-MYC activated CHK1 and CHK2, which are two key DNA damage checkpoint kinases, and facilitated the DNA damage response to radiation. Repression of the miR-34a-5p-cMYC-CHK1/CHK2 axis contributes to the acquisition of radioresistance in HCC cells. In summary, the miR-34a-5p-c-MYC-CHK1/CHK2 axis counteracts cancer stem cell-like properties and enhances radiosensitivity in hepatocellular cancer through repression of the DNA damage response.
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- Xiaomei Zhao
- Departments of Radiation Oncology Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Tariq MR, Ali SW, Fatima N, Jabeen A, Qazi AS, Hameed A, Safdar W. Radiation Therapies in Cancer. Cancer Treat Res 2023; 185:59-77. [PMID: 37306904 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27156-4_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A crucial element of cancer treatment is radiation therapy that is used to destroy tumors and cancer cells through radiation. Another essential component is immunotherapy that helps immune system to combat cancer. The combination of both radiation therapy and immunotherapy is being focused recently for the treatment of many tumors. Chemotherapy includes the use of some chemical agent to control the growth of cancer, whereas irradiation involves the use of radiations of high energy to kill cancer cells. The union of both became the strongest practice in cancer treatment techniques. Specific chemotherapies are combined with radiation in the treatment of cancer after proper preclinical assessment of their effectiveness. Some classes of compounds include platinum-based drugs, antimicrotubules, antimetabolites (5-Fluorouracil, Capecitabine, Gemcitabine, Pemetrexed), topoisomerase I inhibitors, alkylating agents (Temozolomide), and other agents (Mitomycin-C, Hypoxic Sensitizers, Nimorazole).
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- Muhammad Rizwan Tariq
- Department of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quid-I-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quid-I-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quid-I-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quid-I-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Ibadat International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Wang H, Xie H, Wang S, Zhao J, Gao Y, Chen J, Zhao Y, Guo G. PARP-1 genetic polymorphism associated with radiation sensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer. Pathol Oncol Res 2022; 28:1610751. [PMID: 36590386 PMCID: PMC9795517 DOI: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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About 70% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients require radiotherapy. However, due to the difference in radiation sensitivity, the treatment outcome may differ for the same pathology and choice of treatment. Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) is a key gene responsible for DNA repair and is involved in base excision repair as well as repair of single strand break induced by ionizing radiation and oxidative damage. In order to investigate the relationship between PARP-1 gene polymorphism and radiation sensitivity in NSCLC, we collected 141 primary NSCLC patients undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy. For each case, the gross tumor volumes (GTV) before radiation and that after 40 Gy radiation were measured to calculate the tumor regression rate. TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to genotype the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Genotype frequencies for PARP-1 genotypes were 14.2% for C/C, 44.7% for C/G and 41.1% for G/G. The average tumor regression rate after 40 Gy radiation therapy was 35.1% ± 0.192. Tumor regression rate of mid-term RT of C/C genotype was 44.6% ± 0.170, which was higher than that of genotype C/G and G/G (32.4% ± 0.196 and 34.8% ± 0.188, respectively) with statistical significance (F = 3.169 p = 0.045). The higher tumor regression rate in patients with C/C genotype suggested that G allele was a protective factor against radiation therapy. Using the median tumor regression rate of 34%, we divided the entire cohort into two groups, and found that the frequency distribution of PARP-1 gene rs3219073 had significant difference between these two groups (p < 0.05). These results showed that PARP-1 gene polymorphism may affect patient radiation sensitivity and predict the efficacy of radiotherapy. It therefore presents an opportunity for developing new therapeutic targets to improve radiotherapy outcome.
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- Hetong Wang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Tenth People’s Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, China,Department of Radiation Oncology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Qingdao United Family Healthcare, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Oncology, Kailuan Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Tenth People’s Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China,*Correspondence: Genyan Guo,
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Shi Y, Zeng L, Pan Y, Zhang H, Wang Z, Shi Y, Wu A. Endo/exo-genous dual-stimuli responsive gold nanotetrapod-based nanoprobe for magnetic resonance imaging and enhanced multimodal therapeutics by amplifying·OH generation. Acta Biomater 2022; 154:549-558. [PMID: 36243375 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tumor microenvironment (TME) responsive chemodynamic therapy (CDT) can produce high-toxic hydroxyl radicals (·OH) to kill cancer cells, but the limited concentration of endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) seriously restricted its application. Herein, using endo/exo-genous dual-stimuli, a novel nanoprobe with enhanced ·OH generation was developed for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and multimodal therapeutics, in which gold nanotetrapod (AuNTP) with photothermal therapy (PTT) performance was coated with mesoporous silica (mSiO2) and loaded with cisplatin (CDDP), then a thin layer of manganese dioxide (MnO2) was deposited to construct AuNTP@mSiO2@CDDP@MnO2 nanoprobes. In TME, endogenous H2O2, CDDP-triggered self-supplying H2O2 produced via cascade reaction and the exogenous photothermal effect of AuNTPs together enhanced the ·OH generation of Mn2+ induced by glutathione (GSH) responsive degradation of MnO2. The prepared AuNTP@mSiO2@CDDP@MnO2 nanoprobes possessed perfect core@shell structure, good biocompatibility and GSH-dependent MR performance, in which the relaxation rates increased from 0.717 mM-1·s-1 to 8.12 mM-1·s-1. Under the multimodal therapeutics of CDT/PTT/chemotherapy, the developed AuNTP@mSiO2@CDDP@MnO2 nanoprobes demonstrated good antitumor efficacy. Our work provided a promising strategy for constructing TME-responsive nanoprobes with endo/exo-genous stimuli, achieving enhanced visualized theranostics of tumors. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Tumor microenvironment (TME) responsive chemodynamic therapy (CDT) can produce high-toxic hydroxyl radicals (·OH) to kill cancer cells, but the limited concentration of endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) seriously restricted its application. Using endo/exo-genous dual-stimuli, AuNTP@mSiO2@CDDP@MnO2 (AMCM) nanoprobe was constructed, in which endogenous H2O2, CDDP-triggered self-supplying H2O2 and the exogenous photothermal effect of AuNTPs together enhanced the ·OH generation. Under the multimodal therapeutics of CDT/PTT/chemotherapy, the developed AuNTP@mSiO2@CDDP@MnO2 nanoprobe demonstrated good antitumor efficacy, and provided a promising strategy for constructing TME-responsive nanoprobes with endo/exo-genous stimuli, achieving enhanced CDT of tumors.
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- Yu Shi
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Life Science and Green development, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei Key Laboratory of precise imaging of inflammation related tumors, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, PR China; Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Life Science and Green development, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei Key Laboratory of precise imaging of inflammation related tumors, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, PR China.
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Life Science and Green development, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei Key Laboratory of precise imaging of inflammation related tumors, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Life Science and Green development, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei Key Laboratory of precise imaging of inflammation related tumors, College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, PR China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, PR China.
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Tan B, Zhang J, Wang W, Ma H, Yang Y. Tumor-suppressive E3 ubiquitin ligase CHIP inhibits the PBK/ERK axis to repress stem cell properties and radioresistance in non-small cell lung cancer. Apoptosis 2022; 28:397-413. [PMID: 36436119 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-022-01789-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recently, radioresistant cancer cells surviving radiotherapy have been suggested to show more aggressive phenotypes than parental cells, and the underlying mechanisms may be associated with cancer stem cells. This study provided novel mechanistic insights for E3 ubiquitin ligase CHIP in stem cell properties and radioresistance of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). After bioinformatic prediction for key genes involved, NSCLC tissues and cells were collected to measure the expression of CHIP and PBK. E3 ubiquitin ligase CHIP was poorly expressed, while PBK was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues and cells. CHIP reduced the protein stability of PBK through the ubiquitin-protease pathway to repress the activation of ERK pathway. Based on the gain- or loss-of-function experiments, it was noted that restoration of CHIP curtailed stem cell properties and radioresistance in NSCLC, as manifested by inhibited sphere formation and cell proliferation, decreased number of CD133+CD44+ cells and expression of OCT4, SOX2, and NANOG, as well as facilitated apoptosis of NSCLC cells. Besides, in vivo animal experiments further confirmed that CHIP restrained tumorigenic ability and improved radiosensitivity of NSCLC cells by inhibiting PBK/ERK axis. Collectively, CHIP suppressed stem cell properties and radioresistance of NSCLC cells by inhibiting PBK/ERK axis, therefore offering a potential therapeutic target for enhancing efficacy of radiotherapy.
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- Bo Tan
- Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, 127 Dongming Road, Jinshui, Zhengzhou, 450008, Henan, China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, 127 Dongming Road, Jinshui, Zhengzhou, 450008, Henan, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, 127 Dongming Road, Jinshui, Zhengzhou, 450008, Henan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, 127 Dongming Road, Jinshui, Zhengzhou, 450008, Henan, China
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Zhu L, Zhao Y, Liu T, Chen M, Qian WP, Jiang B, Barwick BG, Zhang L, Styblo TM, Li X, Yang L. Inhibition of NADPH Oxidase-ROS Signal using Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles for Overcoming Radioresistance in Cancer Therapy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:18708-18728. [PMID: 36256454 PMCID: PMC9764083 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Upregulation of NADPH oxidases (NOXs) in cancer cells leads to chronic increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and adaptation to a high ROS level for cell survival and, thereby, low sensitivity to radiotherapy. To overcome resistance to radiotherapy, we have developed a bioactive and CD44 targeted hyaluronic acid nanoparticle encapsulated with an NOX inhibitor, GKT831 (HANP/GKT831). We found that HANP/GKT831 had stronger inhibitory effects on ROS generation and cell proliferation than that of GKT831 alone in cancer cells. Systemic delivery of HANP/GKT831 led to the targeted accumulation in breast cancer patient derived xenograft (PDX) tumors in nude mice. Importantly, the combination of systemic delivery of HANP/GKT831 with a low dose of local radiotherapy significantly enhanced tumor growth inhibition in breast cancer PDX models. Our results showed that HANP/GKT831 primed tumor cells to radiation-induced DNA damage and cell death by downregulation of DNA repair function and oncogenic signal pathways.
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- Lei Zhu
- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia 19107, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, Georgia, United States
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Tang C, Qi J, Wu Y, Luo L, Wang Y, Wu Y, Shi X. Improving the prediction for the response to radiotherapy of clinical tumor samples by using combinatorial model of MicroRNA expression. Front Genet 2022; 13:1069112. [DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1069112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose: Radiation therapy (RT) is one of the main treatments for cancer. The response to radiotherapy varies widely between individuals and some patients have poor response to RT treatment due to tumor radioresistance. Stratifying patients according to molecular signatures of individual tumor characteristics can improve clinical treatment. In here, we aimed to use clinical and genomic databases to develop miRNA signatures that can predict response to radiotherapy in various cancer types.Methods: We analyzed the miRNAs profiles using tumor samples treated with RT across eight types of human cancers from TCGA database. These samples were divided into response group (S, n = 224) and progressive disease group (R, n = 134) based on RT response of tumors. To enhance the discrimination for S and R samples, the predictive models based on binary logistic regression were developed to identify the best combinations of multiple miRNAs.Results: The miRNAs differentially expressed between the groups S and R in each caner type were identified. Total 47 miRNAs were identified in eight cancer types (p values <0.05, t-test), including several miRNAs previously reported to be associated with radiotherapy sensitivity. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), stem cell, NF-κB signal, immune response, cell death, cell cycle, and DNA damage response and DNA damage repair processes were significantly enriched. The cancer-type-specific miRNA signatures were identified, which consist of 2-13 of miRNAs in each caner type. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses showed that the most of individual miRNAs were effective in distinguishing responsive and non-responsive patients (the area under the curve (AUC) ranging from 0.606 to 0.889). The patient stratification was further improved by applying the combinatorial model of miRNA expression (AUC ranging from 0.711 to 0.992). Also, five miRNAs that were significantly associated with overall survival were identified as prognostic miRNAs.Conclusion: These mRNA signatures could be used as potential biomarkers selecting patients who will benefit from radiotherapy. Our study identified a series of miRNA that were differentially expressed between RT good responders and poor responders, providing useful clues for further functional assays to demonstrate a possible regulatory role in radioresistance.
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Fang Y, Liang S, Gao J, Wang Z, Li C, Wang R, Yu W. Extracellular matrix stiffness mediates radiosensitivity in a 3D nasopharyngeal carcinoma model. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:364. [PMCID: PMC9675143 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02787-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose Radiotherapy is one of the essential treatment modalities for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), however, radioresistance still poses challenges. Three-dimensional (3D) tumor culture models mimic the in vivo growth conditions of cells more accurately than 2D models. This study is to compare the tumor biological behaviors of NPC cells in 2D, On-Surface 3D and Embedded 3D systems, and to investigate the correlation between radioresistance and extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness. Methods The morphology and radioresistance of the human NPC cell line CNE-1 were observed in 2D and 3D systems. The CCK-8 assay, wounding healing assays, flow cytometry, soft agar assays, and western blot analysis were used to evaluate differences in biological behaviors such as proliferation, migration, cell cycle distribution, and stem cell activity. Different ECM stiffness systems were established by co-blending collagen and alginate in varying proportions. ECM stiffness was evaluated by compressive elastic moduli measurement and colony formation assay was used to assess radioresistance of NPC cells in systems with different ECM stiffness after irradiation. Results Compared to 2D models, the morphology of NPC cells in 3D culture microenvironments has more in common with in vivo tumor cells and 3D cultured NPC cells exhibit stronger radioresistance. Integrin β1 but not the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition pathway in 3D models boost migration ability. Cell proliferation was enhanced, the proportion of tumor stem cells was increased, and G1/S phase arrest occurred in 3D models. NPC cells cultured in softer ECM systems (with low alginate proportions) exhibit striking resistance to ionizing radiation. Conclusion The tumor biological behaviors of NPC cells in 3D groups were obviously different from that of 2D. Radioresistance of NPC cells increased with the stiffness of ECM decreasing. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-022-02787-5.
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- Yanhua Fang
- grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285The Key Laboratory of biomarker high throughput screening and target translation of breast and gastrointestinal tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China
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- grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285The Key Laboratory of biomarker high throughput screening and target translation of breast and gastrointestinal tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China
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- Outpatient Department, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, No.83 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shengyang, 110015 Liaoning China
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- grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285Oncology Department, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China
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- grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285The Key Laboratory of biomarker high throughput screening and target translation of breast and gastrointestinal tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China
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- grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285The Key Laboratory of biomarker high throughput screening and target translation of breast and gastrointestinal tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China ,grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285Oncology Department, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China
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- grid.459353.d0000 0004 1800 3285The Key Laboratory of biomarker high throughput screening and target translation of breast and gastrointestinal tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No.6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116001 Liaoning China ,grid.284723.80000 0000 8877 7471Affiliated Zhujiang Hospistal of Southern Medical University, Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, 253 Industrial Avenue, 510280 Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Zhou YM, Liu X, Yang Y, Wang SL, Fang H, Song YW, Liu YP, Jin J, Li N, Lu NN, Jing H, Tang Y, Chen B, Zhang WW, Zhai YR, Men K, Dai JR, Deng M, Qi SN, Li YX. Effects of gross tumor volume and radiation dose on survival and locoregional recurrence in early-stage extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04472-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Integrated radiogenomics analyses allow for subtype classification and improved outcome prognosis of patients with locally advanced HNSCC. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16755. [PMID: 36202941 PMCID: PMC9537286 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21159-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) may benefit from personalised treatment, requiring biomarkers that characterize the tumour and predict treatment response. We integrate pre-treatment CT radiomics and whole-transcriptome data from a multicentre retrospective cohort of 206 patients with locally advanced HNSCC treated with primary radiochemotherapy to classify tumour molecular subtypes based on radiomics, develop surrogate radiomics signatures for gene-based signatures related to different biological tumour characteristics and evaluate the potential of combining radiomics features with full-transcriptome data for the prediction of loco-regional control (LRC). Using end-to-end machine-learning, we developed and validated a model to classify tumours of the atypical subtype (AUC [95% confidence interval] 0.69 [0.53–0.83]) based on CT imaging, observed that CT-based radiomics models have limited value as surrogates for six selected gene signatures (AUC < 0.60), and showed that combining a radiomics signature with a transcriptomics signature consisting of two metagenes representing the hedgehog pathway and E2F transcriptional targets improves the prognostic value for LRC compared to both individual sources (validation C-index [95% confidence interval], combined: 0.63 [0.55–0.73] vs radiomics: 0.60 [0.50–0.71] and transcriptomics: 0.59 [0.49–0.69]). These results underline the potential of multi-omics analyses to generate reliable biomarkers for future application in personalized oncology.
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Xu Z, Murad N, Malawsky D, Tao R, Rivero-Hinojosa S, Holdhof D, Schüller U, Zhang P, Lazarski C, Rood BR, Packer R, Gershon T, Pei Y. OLIG2 Is a Determinant for the Relapse of MYC-Amplified Medulloblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:4278-4291. [PMID: 35736214 PMCID: PMC9529814 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0527] [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: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with MYC-amplified medulloblastoma (MB) have poor prognosis and frequently develop recurrence, thus new therapeutic approaches to prevent recurrence are needed. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evaluated OLIG2 expression in a panel of mouse Myc-driven MB tumors, patient MB samples, and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) tumors and analyzed radiation sensitivity in OLIG2-high and OLIG2-low tumors in PDX lines. We assessed the effect of inhibition of OLIG2 by OLIG2-CRISPR or the small molecule inhibitor CT-179 combined with radiotherapy on tumor progression in PDX models. RESULTS We found that MYC-associated MB can be stratified into OLIG2-high and OLIG2-low tumors based on OLIG2 protein expression. In MYC-amplified MB PDX models, OLIG2-low tumors were sensitive to radiation and rarely relapsed, whereas OLIG2-high tumors were resistant to radiation and consistently developed recurrence. In OLIG2-high tumors, irradiation eliminated the bulk of tumor cells; however, a small number of tumor cells comprising OLIG2- tumor cells and rare OLIG2+ tumor cells remained in the cerebellar tumor bed when examined immediately post-irradiation. All animals harboring residual-resistant tumor cells developed relapse. The relapsed tumors mirrored the cellular composition of the primary tumors with enriched OLIG2 expression. Further studies demonstrated that OLIG2 was essential for recurrence, as OLIG2 disruption with CRISPR-mediated deletion or with the small molecule inhibitor CT-179 prevented recurrence from the residual radioresistant tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS Our studies reveal that OLIG2 is a biomarker and an effective therapeutic target in a high-risk subset of MYC-amplified MB, and OLIG2 inhibitor combined with radiotherapy represents a novel effective approach for treating this devastating disease.
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- Zhenhua Xu
- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg 20251, Germany
- Research Institute Children’s Cancer Center, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg 20251, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg 20251, Germany
- Research Institute Children’s Cancer Center, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg 20251, Germany
- Institute for Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg 20251, Germany
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- Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 100069, China
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology, Brain Tumor Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Single-cell transcriptome reveals cellular hierarchies and guides p-EMT-targeted trial in skull base chordoma. Cell Discov 2022; 8:94. [PMID: 36127333 PMCID: PMC9489773 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-022-00459-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Skull base chordoma (SBC) is a bone cancer with a high recurrence rate, high radioresistance rate, and poorly understood mechanism. Here, we profiled the transcriptomes of 90,691 single cells, revealed the SBC cellular hierarchies, and explored novel treatment targets. We identified a cluster of stem-like SBC cells that tended to be distributed in the inferior part of the tumor. Combining radiated UM-Chor1 RNA-seq data and in vitro validation, we further found that this stem-like cell cluster is marked by cathepsin L (CTSL), a gene involved in the packaging of telomere ends, and may be responsible for radioresistance. Moreover, signatures related to partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition (p-EMT) were found to be significant in malignant cells and were related to the invasion and poor prognosis of SBC. Furthermore, YL-13027, a p-EMT inhibitor that acts through the TGF-β signaling pathway, demonstrated remarkable potency in inhibiting the invasiveness of SBC in preclinical models and was subsequently applied in a phase I clinical trial that enrolled three SBC patients. Encouragingly, YL-13027 attenuated the growth of SBC and achieved stable disease with no serious adverse events, underscoring the clinical potential for the precision treatment of SBC with this therapy. In summary, we conducted the first single-cell RNA sequencing of SBC and identified several targets that could be translated to the treatment of SBC.
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GDF15 Contributes to Radioresistance by Mediating the EMT and Stemness of Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810911. [PMID: 36142823 PMCID: PMC9504016 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Radiotherapy is one of the conventional methods for the clinical treatment of breast cancer. However, radioresistance has an adverse effect on the prognosis of breast cancer patients after radiotherapy. In this study, using bioinformatic analysis of GSE59732 and GSE59733 datasets in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database together with the prognosis database of breast cancer patients after radiotherapy, the GDF15 gene was screened out to be related to the poor prognosis of breast cancer after radiotherapy. Compared with radiosensitive parental breast cancer cells, breast cancer cells with acquired radioresistance exhibited a high level of GDF15 expression and enhanced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) properties of migration and invasion, as well as obvious stem-like traits, including the increases of mammosphere formation ability, the proportion of stem cells (CD44+ CD24- cells), and the expressions of stem cell-related markers (SOX2, NANOG). Moreover, knockdown of GDF15 sensitized the radioresistance cells to irradiation and significantly inhibited their EMT and stem-like traits, indicating that GDF15 promoted the radioresistance of breast cancer by enhancing the properties of EMT and stemness. Conclusively, GDF15 may be applicable as a novel prognosis-related biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer radiotherapy.
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Sun G, Yang Y, Liu J, Gao Z, Xu T, Chai J, Xu J, Fan Z, Xiao T, Jia Q, Li M. Cancer stem cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 237:154043. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.154043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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ZEB1: Catalyst of immune escape during tumor metastasis. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113490. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Zhang XX, Luo JH, Wu LQ. FN1 overexpression is correlated with unfavorable prognosis and immune infiltrates in breast cancer. Front Genet 2022; 13:913659. [PMID: 36035176 PMCID: PMC9417469 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.913659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective: To investigate the correlation of fibronectin 1 (FN1) expression with prognosis and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in breast cancer (BRCA). Methods: FN1 mRNA and protein expressions were analyzed through Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER), Gene Set Cancer Analysis (GSCA), Human Protein Atlas (HPA) databases, and immunohistochemical analysis. The clinicopathological characteristics and genetic factors affecting the FN1 mRNA expression were assessed by various public databases. Then, we analyzed the prognostic value of FN1 in BRCA by Kaplan-Meier plotter, receiver operating characteristic, and Cox regression analyses. Further, the UCSC Xena database was used to retrieve TCGA-BRCA expression profiles for functional enrichment analysis and immune cell infiltration analysis. The potential drugs for the BRCA patients with high- FN1 expression were identified using the connectivity map analysis. Results: FN1 was upregulated in BRCA tissues compared with normal tissues. High FN1 mRNA expression was correlated with poor clinical outcomes and had good performance in predicting the survival status of BRCA patients. Further, Cox regression analysis showed that FN1 was an independent prognostic factor for predicting the overall survival of patients with BRCA. Moreover, hypermethylation of FN1 contributed to a better prognosis for BRCA patients. Functional enrichment analyses revealed the ECM-receptor interaction pathway and focal adhesion as the common pathways. Moreover, FN1 showed a significant association with tumor-infiltrating immune cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Several drugs such as telmisartan, malotilate, and seocalcitol may have therapeutic effects in BRCA patients with high FN1 expression. Conclusion: FN1 might serve as a novel prognostic biomarker and a novel therapeutic target for BRCA. Besides, the association of FN1 with immune cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors may provide assistance for BRCA treatment.
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- Xiu-Xia Zhang
- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Linping Campus, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Linping Campus, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- *Correspondence: Li-Qiang Wu,
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Zhu R, Zhang F, Peng Y, Xie T, Wang Y, Lan Y. Current Progress in Cancer Treatment Using Nanomaterials. Front Oncol 2022; 12:930125. [PMID: 35912195 PMCID: PMC9330335 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.930125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The pathological processes of cancer are complex. Current methods used for chemotherapy have various limitations, such as cytotoxicity, multi-drug resistance, stem-like cells growth, and lack of specificity. Several types of nanomaterials are used for cancer treatment. Nanomaterials 1–100 nm in size have special optical, magnetic, and electrical characteristics. Nanomaterials have been fabricated for cancer treatments to overcome cytotoxicity and low specificity, and improve drug capacity and bioavailability. Despite the increasing number of related studies, few nanodrugs have been approved for clinical use. To improve translation of these materials, studies of targeted drug delivery using nanocarriers are needed. Cytotoxicity, enhanced permeability and retention effects, and the protective role of the protein corona remain to be addressed. This mini-review summarizes new nanomaterials manufactured in studies and in clinical use, analyses current barriers preventing their translation to clinical use, and describes the effective application of nanomaterials in cancer treatment.
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- Ruirui Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Tian Xie, ; Yi Wang, ; Yin Lan,
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Zhongnan of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Tian Xie, ; Yi Wang, ; Yin Lan,
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Tian Xie, ; Yi Wang, ; Yin Lan,
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Shi X, Tian Y, Liu Y, Xiong Z, Zhai S, Chu S, Gao F. Research Progress of Photothermal Nanomaterials in Multimodal Tumor Therapy. Front Oncol 2022; 12:939365. [PMID: 35898892 PMCID: PMC9309268 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.939365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aggressive growth of cancer cells brings extreme challenges to cancer therapy while triggering the exploration of the application of multimodal therapy methods. Multimodal tumor therapy based on photothermal nanomaterials is a new technology to realize tumor cell thermal ablation through near-infrared light irradiation with a specific wavelength, which has the advantages of high efficiency, less adverse reactions, and effective inhibition of tumor metastasis compared with traditional treatment methods such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Photothermal nanomaterials have gained increasing interest due to their potential applications, remarkable properties, and advantages for tumor therapy. In this review, recent advances and the common applications of photothermal nanomaterials in multimodal tumor therapy are summarized, with a focus on the different types of photothermal nanomaterials and their application in multimodal tumor therapy. Moreover, the challenges and future applications have also been speculated.
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- Xiaolu Shi
- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shunli Chu, ; Fengxiang Gao,
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shunli Chu, ; Fengxiang Gao,
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Kalantari E, Razmi M, Tajik F, Asadi-Lari M, Ghods R, Madjd Z. Oncogenic functions and clinical significances of DCLK1 isoforms in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:217. [PMID: 35717205 PMCID: PMC9206744 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02632-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The oncogenic role of doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1) as a putative cancer stem cell (CSC) marker has been clarified in colorectal cancer (CRC). Isoform-specific functions of DCLK1 have shed new light on different functions of DCLK1 short (DCLK1-S) and DCLK1 long (DCLK1-L) isoforms in tumor initiation, growth, and metastasis. Therefore, the current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to review the available in vitro, in vivo, and clinical evidence on the oncogenic roles and clinical significance of DCLK1 isoforms in colorectal cancer. Methods The literature databases of PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, and Embase were searched to identify eligible articles. The description characteristics of in vitro and pre-clinical studies were extracted from identified reports. In addition, hazard ratios (HRs) or odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were recorded to determine the relationships between DCLK1-L and DCLK1-S expression and prognostic outcomes in patients with CRC. Results Both in vitro and in vivo evidence have emphasized the potential oncogenic functions of DCLK1 in tumor initiation, self-renewal ability, tumor invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and metastasis. However, the anti-DCLK1 antibodies generally utilized in these studies could detect sequence homology epitopes of both isoforms. Recent limited isoform-specific evidence has strongly supported the significant positive expression and rather oncogenic efficacy of DCLK1-S in tumorigenesis, EMT, and invasion compared with DCLK1-L in human CRC cell lines. Our meta-analysis findings of limited clinical studies indicated that only overexpression of DCLK1-S is associated with worse overall survival (OS) (HR = 7.930, 95% CI 2.252–27.924, p = 0.001). Increased expression of both DCLK1-S (HR = 1.610, 95% CI 1.020–2.541, p = 0.041) and DCLK1-L (HR = 5.890, 95% CI 1.219–28.453, p = 0.027) isoforms was closely associated with worse DSS/CSS in CRC patients. Furthermore, the high expression of DCLK1-S was found to be associated with poor DFS/RFS/PFS (HR = 1.913, 95% CI 1.230–2.973, p = 0.004). Conclusions The current findings strongly supported that the DCLK1-S isoform may play a crucial role in the invasion, aggressive tumor behavior, and worsened survival outcomes of CRC patients. However, further critical investigations related to the potential preclinical and clinical utilities of DCLK1-S as a specific CRC-CSC marker are warranted. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-022-02632-9.
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- Elham Kalantari
- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. .,Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. .,Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
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Liu K, Yan S, Liu Z, Wang D, Yang Q, Jiang X, Chen L, Tang H. New anti-tumor strategy based on acid-triggered self-destructive and near-infrared laser light responses of nano-biocatalysts integrating starvation–chemo–photothermal therapies. Cancer Nanotechnol 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s12645-022-00117-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background
Inherent limitations of single cancer therapy are overcome by multi-therapy modality, which integrates characteristics of each therapeutic modality and material chemistry. The multi-modal method has the potential for becoming one of the next generation options for cancer treatments. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an efficient, non-invasive treatment method that can be used on various cancer types. We propose an acid-triggered self-destructing nano-biocatalyst integrated starvation/chemical/photothermal triple therapy that is based on design principles and biomedical applications of GOx cancer treatment methods.
Methods
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potentials were used to analyze the physical as well as chemical properties of MoS2@DOX/GOx@MnO2 (M@D/G@M). Further, Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to assess the compositions of the nanocatalysts. The biological effects of M@D/G@M on cells were studied in vitro by inverted fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), flow cytometry, CCK-8 test, and hemolysis test. Treatment effects of the nanocatalysts were evaluated in MHCC-97H tumor BALB/c mice, whose body weights, tumor local temperature, tumor volumes, and tumor histological changes were evaluated.
Results
There was a high DOX encapsulation efficiency of M@D/G@M (90.233%). The photothermal conversion efficiency (η) of M@D/G@M is 25.2%, and its oxygen production within 5 min reached 27.5 mg L−1. Cell internalization analysis showed that within 4 h, M@D/G@M was almost completely absorbed by HepG2 cells. Further, the highest red fluorescence and apoptosis effects of dead cells (59.07% apoptosis) as well as the lowest tumor volume index of mice (0.2862%) were observed in the M@D/G@M + pH6.0 + NIR treatment group.
Conclusions
Our findings inform the development and applications of multi-modal methods in tumor therapy.
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Huldani H, Jasim SA, Sergeenva KN, Bokov DO, Abdelbasset WK, Turakulov R, Al-Gazally ME, Ahmadzadeh B, Jawhar ZH, Siahmansouri H. Mechanisms of cancer stem cells drug resistance and the pivotal role of HMGA2. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 234:153906. [PMID: 35468338 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nowadays, the focus of researchers is on perceiving the heterogeneity observed in a tumor. The researchers studied the role of a specific subset of cancer cells with high resistance to traditional treatments, recurrence, and unregulated metastasis. This small population of tumor cells that have stem-cell-like specifications was named Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs). The unique features that distinguish this type of cancer cell are self-renewing, generating clones of the tumor, plasticity, recurrence, and resistance to therapies. There are various mechanisms that contribute to the drug resistance of CSCs, such as CSCs markers, Epithelial mesenchymal transition, hypoxia, other cells, inflammation, and signaling pathways. Recent investigations have revealed the primary role of HMGA2 in the development and invasion of cancer cells. Importantly, HMGA2 also plays a key role in resistance to treatment through their function in the drug resistance mechanisms of CSCs and challenge it. Therefore, a deep understanding of this issue can provide a clearer perspective for researchers in the face of this problem.
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- Huldani Huldani
- Department of Physiology, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin, South Borneo, Indonesia
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- Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Maarif University College, Al-Anbar-Ramadi, Iraq
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- Department of post-graduate and doctoral programs, Russian New University, Building 5, Radio Street, Moscow City, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya St., Bldg. 2, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physical Therapy, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Internal diseases, Tashkent Medical Academy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Doctoral School of the University of Szczecin, Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, 71-412 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Lebanese French University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Salah M, Akasaka H, Shimizu Y, Morita K, Nishimura Y, Kubota H, Kawaguchi H, Sogawa T, Mukumoto N, Ogino C, Sasaki R. Reactive oxygen species-inducing titanium peroxide nanoparticles as promising radiosensitizers for eliminating pancreatic cancer stem cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:146. [PMID: 35428310 PMCID: PMC9013114 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-022-02358-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite recent advances in radiotherapy, radioresistance in patients with pancreatic cancer remains a crucial dilemma for clinical treatment. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a major factor in radioresistance. Developing a potent radiosensitizer may be a novel candidate for the eradication of pancreatic CSCs. METHODS CSCs were isolated from MIA PaCa-2 and PANC1 human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Titanium peroxide nanoparticles (TiOxNPs) were synthesized from titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) and utilized as radiosensitizers when added one hour prior to radiation exposure. The antitumor activity of this novel therapeutic strategy was evaluated against well-established pancreatic CSCs model both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS It is shown that TiOxNPs combined with ionizing radiation exhibit anti-cancer effects on radioresistant CSCs both in vitro and in vivo. TiOxNPs exhibited a synergistic effect with radiation on pancreatic CSC-enriched spheres by downregulating self-renewal regulatory factors and CSC surface markers. Moreover, combined treatment suppressed epithelial-mesenchymal transition, migration, and invasion properties in primary and aggressive pancreatic cancer cells by reducing the expression of proteins relevant to these processes. Notably, radiosensitizing TiOxNPs suppressed the growth of pancreatic xenografts following primary or dissociating sphere MIA PaCa-2 cell implantation. It is inferred that synergy is formed by generating intolerable levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inactivating the AKT signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggested the use of TiOxNPs in combination with radiation may be considered an attractive therapeutic strategy to eliminate pancreatic CSCs.
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- 21K07594, 20KK0192, 20K21576, 20K08108 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan
- 19K08121 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan
- 20K08134 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan
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- Mohammed Salah
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83522, Egypt.
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan.
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Avula LR, Grodzinski P. Nanotechnology-aided advancement in the combating of cancer metastasis. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2022; 41:383-404. [PMID: 35366154 PMCID: PMC8975728 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-022-10025-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cancer, especially when it has metastasized to different locations in the body, is notoriously difficult to treat. Metastatic cancer accounts for most cancer deaths and thus remains an enormous challenge. During the metastasis process, cancer cells negotiate a series of steps termed the “metastatic cascadeˮ that offer potential for developing anti-metastatic therapy strategies. Currently available conventional treatment and diagnostic methods addressing metastasis come with their own pitfalls and roadblocks. In this contribution, we comprehensively discuss the potential improvements that nanotechnology-aided approaches are able to bring, either alone or in combination with the existing conventional techniques, to the identification and treatment of metastatic disease. We tie specific nanotechnology-aided strategies to the complex biology of the different steps of the metastatic cascade in order to open up new avenues for fine-tuned targeting and development of anti-metastatic agents designed specifically to prevent or mitigate the metastatic outgrowth of cancer. We also present a viewpoint on the progress of translation of nanotechnology into cancer metastasis patient care.
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- Leela Rani Avula
- Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch, Cancer Imaging Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
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- Nanodelivery Systems and Devices Branch, Cancer Imaging Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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Targeting breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2): Functional inhibitors and expression modulators. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 237:114346. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chen L, Liu J, Wang L, Yang X, Jiang Q, Ji F, Xu Y, Fan X, Zhou Z, Fu C. Up-regulated FNDC1 accelerates stemness and chemoradiation resistance in colorectal cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 602:84-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Gringmuth M, Walther J, Greiser S, Toussaint M, Schwalm B, Kool M, Kortmann RD, Glasow A, Patties I. Enhanced Survival of High-Risk Medulloblastoma-Bearing Mice after Multimodal Treatment with Radiotherapy, Decitabine, and Abacavir. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073815. [PMID: 35409174 PMCID: PMC8998934 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Children with high-risk SHH/TP53-mut and Group 3 medulloblastoma (MB) have a 5-year overall survival of only 40%. Innovative approaches to enhance survival while preventing adverse effects are urgently needed. We investigated an innovative therapy approach combining irradiation (RT), decitabine (DEC), and abacavir (ABC) in a patient-derived orthotopic SHH/TP53-mut and Group 3 MB mouse model. MB-bearing mice were treated with DEC, ABC and RT. Mouse survival, tumor growth (BLI, MRT) tumor histology (H/E), proliferation (Ki-67), and endothelial (CD31) staining were analyzed. Gene expression was examined by microarray and RT-PCR (Ki-67, VEGF, CD31, CD15, CD133, nestin, CD68, IBA). The RT/DEC/ABC therapy inhibited tumor growth and enhanced mouse survival. Ki-67 decreased in SHH/TP53-mut MBs after RT, DEC, RT/ABC, and RT/DEC/ABC therapy. CD31 was higher in SHH/TP53-mut compared to Group 3 MBs and decreased after RT/DEC/ABC. Microarray analyses showed a therapy-induced downregulation of cell cycle genes. By RT-PCR, no therapy-induced effect on stem cell fraction or immune cell invasion/activation could be shown. We showed for the first time that RT/DEC/ABC therapy improves survival of orthotopic SHH/TP53-mut and Group 3 MB-bearing mice without inducing adverse effects suggesting the potential for an adjuvant application of this multimodal therapy approach in the human clinic.
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- Marieke Gringmuth
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Stephanstraße 9a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (M.G.); (R.-D.K.); (A.G.)
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- Fraunhofer Center for Microelectronic and Optical Systems for Biomedicine, Herman-Hollerith-Straße 3, 99099 Erfurt, Germany; (J.W.); (S.G.)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Perlickstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Center for Microelectronic and Optical Systems for Biomedicine, Herman-Hollerith-Straße 3, 99099 Erfurt, Germany; (J.W.); (S.G.)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Perlickstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Research Site Leipzig, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.S.); (M.K.)
- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Research Consortium (DKTK), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (B.S.); (M.K.)
- Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Research Consortium (DKTK), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Stephanstraße 9a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (M.G.); (R.-D.K.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Stephanstraße 9a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (M.G.); (R.-D.K.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Leipzig, Stephanstraße 9a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (M.G.); (R.-D.K.); (A.G.)
- Correspondence:
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Qiao L, Chen Y, Liang N, Xie J, Deng G, Chen F, Wang X, Liu F, Li Y, Zhang J. Targeting Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Radioresistance: Crosslinked Mechanisms and Strategies. Front Oncol 2022; 12:775238. [PMID: 35251963 PMCID: PMC8888452 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.775238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Radiotherapy exerts a crucial role in curing cancer, however, its treatment efficiency is mostly limited due to the presence of radioresistance. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process that endows the cancer cells with invasive and metastatic properties, as well as radioresistance. Many potential mechanisms of EMT-related radioresistance being reported have broaden our cognition, and hint us the importance of an overall understanding of the relationship between EMT and radioresistance. This review focuses on the recent progresses involved in EMT-related mechanisms in regulating radioresistance, irradiation-mediated EMT program, and the intervention strategies to increase tumor radiosensitivity, in order to improve radiotherapy efficiency and clinical outcomes of cancer patients.
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- Lili Qiao
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Lung Cancer Institute, Jinan, China.,Department of Oncology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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Meyer F, Engel AM, Krause AK, Wagner T, Poole L, Dubrovska A, Peitzsch C, Rothkamm K, Petersen C, Borgmann K. Efficient DNA Repair Mitigates Replication Stress Resulting in Less Immunogenic Cytosolic DNA in Radioresistant Breast Cancer Stem Cells. Front Immunol 2022; 13:765284. [PMID: 35280989 PMCID: PMC8913591 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.765284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a major cause of tumor therapy failure. This is mainly attributed to increased DNA repair capacity and immune escape. Recent studies have shown that functional DNA repair via homologous recombination (HR) prevents radiation-induced accumulation of DNA in the cytoplasm, thereby inhibiting the intracellular immune response. However, it is unclear whether CSCs can suppress radiation-induced cytoplasmic dsDNA formation. Here, we show that the increased radioresistance of ALDH1-positive breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) in S phase is mediated by both enhanced DNA double-strand break repair and improved replication fork protection due to HR. Both HR-mediated processes lead to suppression of radiation-induced replication stress and consequently reduction of cytoplasmic dsDNA. The amount of cytoplasmic dsDNA correlated significantly with BCSC content (p=0.0002). This clearly indicates that HR-dependent avoidance of radiation-induced replication stress mediates radioresistance and contributes to its immune evasion. Consistent with this, enhancement of replication stress by inhibition of ataxia telangiectasia and RAD3 related (ATR) resulted in significant radiosensitization (SER37 increase 1.7-2.8 Gy, p<0.0001). Therefore, disruption of HR-mediated processes, particularly in replication, opens a CSC-specific radiosensitization option by enhancing their intracellular immune response.
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- Felix Meyer
- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg; Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden: German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg; Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology & Experimental Radiooncology, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Kerstin Borgmann,
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Yang M, Liu Q, Dai M, Peng R, Li X, Zuo W, Gou J, Zhou F, Yu S, Liu H, Huang M. FOXQ1-mediated SIRT1 upregulation enhances stemness and radio-resistance of colorectal cancer cells and restores intestinal microbiota function by promoting β-catenin nuclear translocation. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:70. [PMID: 35183223 PMCID: PMC8857837 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-02239-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Resistance of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells to radiotherapy considerably contributes to poor clinical outcomes of CRC patients. Microarray profiling in this study revealed the differentially expressed forkhead box Q1 (FOXQ1) in CRC, and thus we aimed to illustrate the role of FOXQ1 in CRC by modulating stemness and radio-resistance of CRC cells. Methods CRC and adjacent normal tissues were collected from CRC patients, and the correlation between FOXQ1 expression and CRC prognosis was analyzed. Subsequently, we determined the expression of FOXQ1, sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and β-catenin in CRC tissues and cell lines. The binding affinity between FOXQ1 and SIRT1 and that between SIRT1 and β-catenin were validated with luciferase reporter gene, Co-IP and ChIP assays. Following a metagenomics analysis of CRC intestinal microbiota, the effects of the FOXQ1/SIRT1/β-catenin axis on CRC stem cell phenotypes and radio-resistance was evaluated in vitro and in vivo through manipulation of gene expression. Besides, mouse feces were collected to examine changes in intestinal microbiota. Results FOXQ1 was highly expressed in CRC tissues and cells and positively correlated with poor prognosis of CRC patients. FOXQ1 overexpression contributed to resistance of CRC cells to radiation. Knockdown of FOXQ1 inhibited the stemness of CRC cells and reversed their radio-resistance. FOXQ1 enhanced the transcriptional expression of SIRT1, and SIRT1 enhanced the expression and nuclear translocation of β-catenin. Knockdown of FOXQ1 repressed SIRT1 expression, thus reducing the stemness and radio-resistance of CRC cells. Moreover, FOXQ1 knockdown suppressed CRC xenograft formation in xenograft-bearing nude mice through inhibiting SIRT1 and β-catenin to reduce the content of pathological bacteria that were up-regulated in CRC. Conclusion FOXQ1-mediated SIRT1 upregulation augments expression and nuclear translocation of β-catenin and benefits CRC-related intestinal pathological bacterial, thereby enhancing the stemness and radio-resistance of CRC cells. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13046-021-02239-4.
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Löck S, Linge A, Lohaus F, Ebert N, Gudziol V, Nowak A, Tinhofer I, Kalinauskaite G, Guberina M, Stuschke M, Balermpas P, von der Grün J, Grosu AL, Debus J, Ganswindt U, Belka C, Peeken JC, Combs SE, De-Colle C, Zips D, Baretton GB, Krause M, Baumann M. Biomarker signatures for primary radiochemotherapy of locally advanced HNSCC - hypothesis generation on a multicentre cohort of the DKTK-ROG. Radiother Oncol 2022; 169:8-14. [PMID: 35182686 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To develop prognostic biomarker signatures for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated by primary radiochemotherapy (RCTx) based on previously published molecular analyses of the retrospective biomarker study of the German Cancer Consortium - Radiation Oncology Group (DKTK-ROG). MATERIAL AND METHODS In previous studies on the retrospective DKTK-ROG HNSCC cohort treated with primary RCTx, the following clinical parameters and biomarkers were evaluated and found to be significantly associated with loco-regional tumour control (LRC) or overall survival (OS): tumour volume, p16 status, expression of cancer stem cell markers CD44 and SLC3A2, expressions of hypoxia-associated gene signatures, tumour mutational burden (TMB), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ERCC2 gene (rs1799793, rs13181) and ERCC5 gene (rs17655) as well as the expression of CXCR4, SDF-1 and CD8. These biomarkers were combined in multivariable modelling using Cox-regression with backward variable selection. RESULTS A baseline signature containing the widely accepted parameters tumour volume, p16 status, cancer stem cell marker expression (CD44) and hypoxia-associated gene expression has been defined, representing the main hypothesis of the study. Furthermore, the baseline signature was extended by additional prognostic biomarkers and a data-driven signature without any pre-hypothesis was generated for both endpoints. In these signatures, the SNPs rs1799793 and rs17655 as well as CXCR4, SDF-1 and SLC3A2 expression were additionally included. The signatures showed significant patient stratifications for LRC and OS. CONCLUSION Three biomarker signatures were defined for patients with locally advanced HNSCC treated with primary RCTx for the endpoints LRC and OS. These signatures will be validated in the prospective HNprädBio study of the DKTK-ROG that recently completed recruitment, before potential application in an interventional trial.
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- Steffen Löck
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, Germany, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Helmholtz Association / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, Germany, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Helmholtz Association / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, Germany, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Helmholtz Association / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Municipal Hospital Dresden, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, Germany, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Helmholtz Association / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Radiooncology and Radiotherapy, Berlin, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Berlin, Germany; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Radiooncology and Radiotherapy, Berlin, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Essen, Germany; Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Essen, Germany; Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Freiburg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), University of Heidelberg Medical School and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany; Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University of Heidelberg Medical School and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany; Translational Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg Medical School and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Munich, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Group, Personalized Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer, Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Munich, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Group, Personalized Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer, Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Munich, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Munich, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Tübingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Tübingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, Germany, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Helmholtz Association / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; Tumour- and Normal Tissue Bank, University Cancer Centre (UCC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Germany; Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Partner Site Dresden, Germany, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Helmholtz Association / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Radiooncology - OncoRay, Dresden, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Dresden, Germany; OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Ozaki K, Kawai K, Nozawa H, Sasaki K, Murono K, Emoto S, Abe H, Ushiku T, Ishihara S. Impact of the viability assessment of lateral lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Int J Colorectal Dis 2022; 37:467-473. [PMID: 35064299 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-021-04085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by total mesorectal excision (TME) without lateral lymph node (LLN) dissection is widely performed for lower advanced rectal cancer. However, it is unclear whether residual cancer cells in the LLNs undergo apoptosis, disappear, or regrow if unresected. METHODS Overall, 293 consecutive patients with T3/4 rectal cancer who underwent CRT followed by radical surgery between September 2003 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. We assessed apoptosis of the residual primary tumor, mesorectum lymph nodes (MLN), and LLN using M30 cytoDEATH immunostaining and evaluated the degree of apoptosis. The difference in the prognosis of the lateral lymph node metastasis positive (LLNM +) and lateral lymph node metastasis negative (LLNM-) groups was assessed. RESULTS There were 31 patients (10.6%) who were diagnosed with a complete response by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. The residual cancer cells showed complete apoptosis in the primary lesion in 28 patients, in the metastatic MLN in only two patients, and in the metastatic LLN in one patient. The LLNM + group had a significantly poorer distant recurrence, recurrence-free survival, and overall survival than the LLNM- group. CONCLUSION The majority of the residual cancer tissue in LNs observed by HE staining was found to be non-apoptotic. If LLN metastasis is suspected on pretreatment imaging, performing LLN dissection together with TME should be considered.
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- Kosuke Ozaki
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Mazurek M, Szczepanek D, Orzyłowska A, Rola R. Analysis of Factors Affecting 5-ALA Fluorescence Intensity in Visualizing Glial Tumor Cells-Literature Review. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020926. [PMID: 35055109 PMCID: PMC8779265 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Glial tumors are one of the most common lesions of the central nervous system. Despite the implementation of appropriate treatment, the prognosis is not successful. As shown in the literature, maximal tumor resection is a key element in improving therapeutic outcome. One of the methods to achieve it is the use of fluorescent intraoperative navigation with 5-aminolevulinic acid. Unfortunately, often the level of fluorescence emitted is not satisfactory, resulting in difficulties in the course of surgery. This article summarizes currently available knowledge regarding differences in the level of emitted fluorescence. It may depend on both the histological type and the genetic profile of the tumor, which is reflected in the activity and expression of enzymes involved in the intracellular metabolism of fluorescent dyes, such as PBGD, FECH, UROS, and ALAS. The transport of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its metabolites across the blood–brain barrier and cell membranes mediated by transporters, such as ABCB6 and ABCG2, is also important. Accompanying therapies, such as antiepileptic drugs or steroids, also have an impact on light emission by tumor cells. Accurate determination of the factors influencing the fluorescence of 5-aminolevulinic acid-treated cells may contribute to the improvement of fluorescence navigation in patients with highly malignant gliomas.
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Takahashi K, Taniue K, Ono Y, Fujiya M, Mizukami Y, Okumura T. Long Non-Coding RNAs in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Pancreatic Cancer. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:717890. [PMID: 34820419 PMCID: PMC8606592 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.717890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), or RNA molecules that do not code for proteins, are generally categorized as either small or long ncRNA (lncRNA) and are involved in the pathogenesis of several diseases including many cancers. Identification of a large number of ncRNAs could help to elucidate previously unknown mechanisms in phenotype regulation. Some ncRNAs are encapsulated by extracellular vesicles (EVs) and transferred to recipient cells to regulate cellular processes, including epigenetic and post-transcriptional regulations. Recent studies have uncovered novel molecular mechanisms and functions of lncRNAs in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), one of the most intractable cancers that is highly invasive and metastatic. As the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) triggers tumor cell invasion and migration, clarification of the roles of lncRNA in EMT and tumor cell stemness would be critical for improving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in metastatic cancers. This review provides an overview of relevant studies on lncRNA and its involvement with EMT in PDAC. Emerging knowledge offers evidence for the dysregulated expression of lncRNAs and essential insights into the potential contribution of both lncRNAs and EVs in the pathogenesis of PDAC. Future directions and new clinical applications for PDAC are also discussed.
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- Kenji Takahashi
- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.,Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.,Institute of Biomedical Research, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Wang J, Su X, Zhao P, Gao D, Chen R, Wang L. Cancer photothermal therapy based on near infrared fluorescent CdSeTe/ZnS quantum dots. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:5509-5515. [PMID: 34749393 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01635k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Micro targeted therapy for cancer has become a hot topic in recent years because of its advantages of little damage to the human body and early treatment of cancer. Therefore, accurate, rapid treatment methods and biofriendly exogenous substances are extremely important. CdTeSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) have great potential in biomedical imaging and biological ablation therapy due to their advantages of near-infrared radiation, aqueous synthesis and bio-friendliness. In this paper, CdTeSe/ZnS core-shell QDs were prepared by aqueous synthesis, and have near infrared output and excellent photothermal properties. A blue laser was used as the irradiation source and QD fluorescence imaging can accurately calibrate the treatment area. Under the photothermal and photodynamic effects of QDs, apoptosis of hepatoma cells Huh7 was induced, which provides a new micro-nano technology and biofriendly exogenous substances for cancer treatment.
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- Jin Wang
- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- Lab of Basic Medicine, Faculty of Environment and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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Rühle A, Wiedenmann N, Fennell JT, Mix M, Ruf J, Stoian R, Thomsen AR, Vaupel P, Baltas D, Grosu AL, Nicolay NH. Interleukin-6 as surrogate marker for imaging-based hypoxia dynamics in patients with head-and-neck cancers undergoing definitive chemoradiation-results from a prospective pilot trial. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2021; 49:1650-1660. [PMID: 34773163 PMCID: PMC8940848 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05602-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purpose Intratumoral hypoxia increases resistance of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to radiotherapy. [18F]FMISO PET imaging enables noninvasive hypoxia monitoring, though requiring complex logistical efforts. We investigated the role of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) as potential surrogate parameter for intratumoral hypoxia in HNSCC using [18F]FMISO PET/CT as reference. Methods Within a prospective trial, serial blood samples of 27 HNSCC patients undergoing definitive chemoradiation were collected to analyze plasma IL-6 levels. Intratumoral hypoxia was assessed in treatment weeks 0, 2, and 5 using [18F]FMISO PET/CT imaging. The association between PET-based hypoxia and IL-6 was examined using Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression analyses, and the diagnostic power of IL-6 for tumor hypoxia response prediction was determined with receiver-operating characteristic analyses. Results Mean IL-6 concentrations were 15.1, 19.6, and 31.0 pg/mL at baseline, week 2 and week 5, respectively. Smoking (p=0.050) and reduced performance status (p=0.011) resulted in higher IL-6 levels, whereas tumor (p=0.427) and nodal stages (p=0.334), tumor localization (p=0.439), and HPV status (p=0.294) had no influence. IL-6 levels strongly correlated with the intratumoral hypoxic subvolume during treatment (baseline: r=0.775, p<0.001; week 2: r=0.553, p=0.007; week 5: r=0.734, p<0.001). IL-6 levels in week 2 were higher in patients with absent early tumor hypoxia response (p=0.016) and predicted early hypoxia response (AUC=0.822, p=0.031). Increased IL-6 levels at week 5 resulted in a trend towards reduced progression-free survival (p=0.078) and overall survival (p=0.013). Conclusion Plasma IL-6 is a promising surrogate marker for tumor hypoxia dynamics in HNSCC patients and may facilitate hypoxia-directed personalized radiotherapy concepts. Trial registration The prospective trial was registered in the German Clinical Trial Register (DRKS00003830). Registered 20 August 2015 Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00259-021-05602-x.
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- Alexander Rühle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 3, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. .,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Diffenderfer ES, Sørensen BS, Mazal A, Carlson DJ. The current status of preclinical proton FLASH radiation and future directions. Med Phys 2021; 49:2039-2054. [PMID: 34644403 DOI: 10.1002/mp.15276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We review the current status of proton FLASH experimental systems, including preclinical physical and biological results. Technological limitations on preclinical investigation of FLASH biological mechanisms and determination of clinically relevant parameters are discussed. A review of the biological data reveals no reproduced proton FLASH effect in vitro and a significant in vivo FLASH sparing effect of normal tissue toxicity observed with multiple proton FLASH irradiation systems. Importantly, multiple studies suggest little or no difference in tumor growth delay for proton FLASH when compared to conventional dose rate proton radiation. A discussion follows on future areas of development with a focus on the determination of the optimal parameters for maximizing the therapeutic ratio between tumor and normal tissue response and ultimately clinical translation of proton FLASH radiation.
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- Eric S Diffenderfer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Physics, Centro de Protonterapia Quironsalud, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mezheritsky T, Romaguera LV, Le W, Kadoury S. Population-based 3D respiratory motion modelling from convolutional autoencoders for 2D ultrasound-guided radiotherapy. Med Image Anal 2021; 75:102260. [PMID: 34670149 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2021.102260] [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: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Radiotherapy is a widely used treatment modality for various types of cancers. A challenge for precise delivery of radiation to the treatment site is the management of internal motion caused by the patient's breathing, especially around abdominal organs such as the liver. Current image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) solutions rely on ionising imaging modalities such as X-ray or CBCT, which do not allow real-time target tracking. Ultrasound imaging (US) on the other hand is relatively inexpensive, portable and non-ionising. Although 2D US can be acquired at a sufficient temporal frequency, it doesn't allow for target tracking in multiple planes, while 3D US acquisitions are not adapted for real-time. In this work, a novel deep learning-based motion modelling framework is presented for ultrasound IGRT. Our solution includes an image similarity-based rigid alignment module combined with a deep deformable motion model. Leveraging the representational capabilities of convolutional autoencoders, our deformable motion model associates complex 3D deformations with 2D surrogate US images through a common learned low dimensional representation. The model is trained on a variety of deformations and anatomies which enables it to generate the 3D motion experienced by the liver of a previously unseen subject. During inference, our framework only requires two pre-treatment 3D volumes of the liver at extreme breathing phases and a live 2D surrogate image representing the current state of the organ. In this study, the presented model is evaluated on a 3D+t US data set of 20 volunteers based on image similarity as well as anatomical target tracking performance. We report results that surpass comparable methodologies in both metric categories with a mean tracking error of 3.5±2.4 mm, demonstrating the potential of this technique for IGRT.
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- Tal Mezheritsky
- MedICAL Laboratory, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
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- MedICAL Laboratory, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; CHUM Research Center, Montréal, Canada
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Yan A, Hanna A, Wilson TG, Deraniyagala R, Krauss DJ, Grzywacz VP, Yan D, Wilson GD. Correlation between tumor voxel dose response matrix and tumor biomarker profile in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Radiother Oncol 2021; 164:196-201. [PMID: 34619238 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We have developed a novel imaging analysis procedure that is highly predictive of local failure after chemoradiation in head and neck cancer. In this study we investigated whether any pretreatment biomarkers correlated with key imaging parameters. METHODS Pretreatment biopsy material was available for 28 patients entered into an institutional trial of adaptive radiotherapy in which FDG-PET images were collected weekly during treatment. The biopsies were immunohistochemically stained for CD44, EGFR, GLUT1, ALDH1, Ki-67 and p53 and quantified using image analysis. Expression levels were correlated with previously derived imaging parameters, the pretreatment SUVmax and the dose response matrix (DRM). RESULTS The different parameters of the SUVmax and DRM did not correlate with each other. We observed a positive and highly significant (p = 0.0088) correlation between CD44 expression and volume of tumor with a DRM greater than 0.8. We found no correlation between any DRM parameter and GLUT1, p53, Ki-67 and EGFR or ALDH1. GLUT1 expression did correlate with the maximum SUV0 and the volume of tumor with an SUV0 greater than 20. CONCLUSIONS The pretreatment SUVmax and DRM are independent imaging parameters that combine to predict local recurrence. The significant correlation between CD44 expression, a known cancer stem cell (CSC) marker, and volume of tumor with a DRM greater than 0.8 is consistent with concept that specific foci of cells are responsible for tumor recurrence and that CSCs may be randomly distributed in tumors in specific niches. Dose painting these small areas may lead to improved tumor control.
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- Arthur Yan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health, USA
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Wang J, Xu Z, Wang Z, Du G, Lun L. TGF-beta signaling in cancer radiotherapy. Cytokine 2021; 148:155709. [PMID: 34597918 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) plays key roles in regulating cellular proliferation and maintaining tissue homeostasis. TGF-β exerts tumor-suppressive effects in the early stages of carcinogenesis, but it also plays tumor-promoting roles in established tumors. Additionally, it plays a critical role in cancer radiotherapy. TGF-β expression or activation increases in irradiated tissues, and studies have shown that TGF-β plays dual roles in cancer radiosensitivity and is involved in ionizing radiation-induced fibrosis in different tumor microenvironments (TMEs). Furthermore, TGF-β promotes radioresistance by inducing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer stem cells (CSCs) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), suppresses the immune system and facilitates cancer resistance. In particular, the links between TGF-β and the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) axis play a critical role in cancer therapeutic resistance. Growing evidence has shown that TGF-β acts as a radiation protection agent, leading to heightened interest in using TGF-β as a therapeutic target. The future of anti-TGF-β signaling therapy for numerous diseases appears bright, and the outlook for the use of TGF-β inhibitors in cancer radiotherapy as TME-targeting agents is promising.
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- Juan Wang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Qingdao Municipal Hospital (Group), Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266061, Shandong, China.
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Esposito F, Giuffrida R, Raciti G, Puglisi C, Forte S. Wee1 Kinase: A Potential Target to Overcome Tumor Resistance to Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910689. [PMID: 34639030 PMCID: PMC8508993 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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During the cell cycle, DNA suffers several lesions that need to be repaired prior to entry into mitosis to preserve genome integrity in daughter cells. Toward this aim, cells have developed complex enzymatic machinery, the so-called DNA damage response (DDR), which is able to repair DNA, temporarily stopping the cell cycle to provide more time to repair, or if the damage is too severe, inducing apoptosis. This DDR mechanism is considered the main source of resistance to DNA-damaging therapeutic treatments in oncology. Recently, cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are a small subset of tumor cells, were identified as tumor-initiating cells. CSCs possess self-renewal potential and persistent tumorigenic capacity, allowing for tumor re-growth and relapse. Compared with cancer cells, CSCs are more resistant to therapeutic treatments. Wee1 is the principal gatekeeper for both G2/M and S-phase checkpoints, where it plays a key role in cell cycle regulation and DNA damage repair. From this perspective, Wee1 inhibition might increase the effectiveness of DNA-damaging treatments, such as radiotherapy, forcing tumor cells and CSCs to enter into mitosis, even with damaged DNA, leading to mitotic catastrophe and subsequent cell death.
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Mare M, Colarossi L, Veschi V, Turdo A, Giuffrida D, Memeo L, Stassi G, Colarossi C. Cancer Stem Cell Biomarkers Predictive of Radiotherapy Response in Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12101502. [PMID: 34680897 PMCID: PMC8535834 DOI: 10.3390/genes12101502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rectal cancer (RC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed and particularly challenging tumours to treat due to its location in the pelvis and close proximity to critical genitourinary organs. Radiotherapy (RT) is recognised as a key component of therapeutic strategy to treat RC, promoting the downsizing and downstaging of large RCs in neoadjuvant settings, although its therapeutic effect is limited due to radioresistance. Evidence from experimental and clinical studies indicates that the likelihood of achieving local tumour control by RT depends on the complete eradication of cancer stem cells (CSC), a minority subset of tumour cells with stemness properties. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted by querying two scientific databases (Pubmed and Scopus). The search was restricted to papers published from 2009 to 2021. RESULTS After assessing the quality and the risk of bias, a total of 11 studies were selected as they mainly focused on biomarkers predictive of RT-response in CSCs isolated from patients affected by RC. Specifically these studies showed that elevated levels of CD133, CD44, ALDH1, Lgr5 and G9a are associated with RT-resistance and poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS This review aimed to provide an overview of the current scenario of in vitro and in vivo studies evaluating the biomarkers predictive of RT-response in CSCs derived from RC patients.
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- Marzia Mare
- Medical Oncology Unit, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, 95029 Viagrande, Italy; (M.M.); (D.G.)
- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, 95029 Viagrande, Italy; (L.C.); (L.M.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Sciences (DICHIRONS), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy;
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, 95029 Viagrande, Italy; (M.M.); (D.G.)
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- Pathology Unit, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, 95029 Viagrande, Italy; (L.C.); (L.M.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Sciences (DICHIRONS), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-091-2389-0813
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- Pathology Unit, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, 95029 Viagrande, Italy; (L.C.); (L.M.); (C.C.)
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Park SY, Kim JY, Jang GB, Choi JH, Kim JH, Lee CJ, Lee S, Baek JH, Park KK, Kim JM, Chang HJ, Cho NC, Nam JS. Aberrant activation of the CD45-Wnt signaling axis promotes stemness and therapy resistance in colorectal cancer cells. Am J Cancer Res 2021; 11:8755-8770. [PMID: 34522210 PMCID: PMC8419050 DOI: 10.7150/thno.63446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Rationale: Chemoradiation (CRT) is commonly used as an adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. However, resistant cells manage to survive and propagate after CRT, increasing the risk of recurrence. Thus, better understanding the mechanism of resistant cancer cells is required to achieve better clinical outcomes. Methods: Here, we explored gene expression profiling of CRC patient tumors to identify therapy resistance genes and discovered that protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C (PTPRC), which encodes CD45, was increased in remnant tumor tissues after CRT and correlated with metastasis. Through multiple validations using patient tumors and CRC cell lines, we found for the first time the increase of CD45 expression in CRC (EpCAM+) epithelial cells surviving after CRT. Thus, we investigated the biological role and downstream events of CD45 were explored in human CRC cells and CRC mouse models. Results: Increased CD45 expression in cancer cells in pretreated primary tumors accounts for poor regression and recurrence-free survival in CRT-treated patients. High CD45 expression promotes CRC cell survival upon 5-fluorouracil or radiation treatment, while CD45 depletion sensitizes CRC cells to CRT. Intriguingly, CD45 is preferentially expressed in cancer stem-like cells (CSCs), as determined by spheroid culture and the expression of CSC markers, and is required for the distinct functions of CSCs, such as cancer initiation, repopulation, and metastasis. Mechanistically, CD45 phosphatase activity promotes Wnt transcriptional activity by stabilizing the β-catenin protein, which collectively enhances stemness and the therapy-resistant phenotype. Conclusions: Our results highlight a novel function of CD45 as a mediator of CRT resistance and provide a potential therapy strategy for CRC therapy.
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Cai L, Chen J, Lu J, Li Q, Chen X, Zhang L, Wu J, Zheng W, Wang C, Su Z. Tumor stem-like cells isolated from MMQ cells resist to dopamine agonist treatment. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2021; 535:111396. [PMID: 34271069 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2021.111396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although tumor stem-like cells (TSLCs) have been studied in a range of malignant tumors, evidence for the presence of these cells in pituitary adenomas needs further exploration. Here, we identified a small subset of sphere-forming cells possess tumor stem-like cell properties in rat prolactinoma MMQ cells, which resist to dopamine agonist treatment. Comparing to MMQ cells, sphere-forming cells showed higher cell viability after dopamine agonist (DA) treatment. Furthermore, the cells showed lower expression of prolactin (PRL) and dopamine 2 receptor (D2R). On the contrary, the daughter tumor cells differentiated from these cells restored the sensitivity to DA and showed high expression of PRL and D2R. The lower D2R expression and DA resistance might be due to DNA hypermethylation of D2R promoter. Our study demonstrates that the sphere-forming cells isolated from MMQ cells possess the trait of TSLCs and resist to DA treatment, which offers the opportunity to further investigate the mechanisms underlying tumor recurrence based on TSLCs.
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- Lin Cai
- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- ENT institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shanghai Minhang District Dental Clinic, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201100, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
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Chua KLM, Chu PL, Tng DJH, Soo KC, Chua MLK. Repurposing Proton Beam Therapy through Novel Insights into Tumour Radioresistance. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2021; 33:e469-e481. [PMID: 34509347 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite improvements in radiotherapy, radioresistance remains an important clinical challenge. Radioresistance can be mediated through enhanced DNA damage response mechanisms within the tumour or through selective pressures exerted by the tumour microenvironment (TME). The effects of the TME have in recent times gained increased attention, in part due to the success of immune modulating strategies, but also through improved understanding of the downstream effects of hypoxia and dysregulated wound healing processes on mediating radioresistance. Although we have a better appreciation of these molecular mechanisms, efforts to address them through novel combination approaches have been scarce, owing to limitations of photon therapy and concerns over toxicity. At the same time, proton beam therapy (PBT) represents an advancement in radiotherapy technologies. However, early clinical results have been mixed and the clinical strategies around optimal use and patient selection for PBT remain unclear. Here we highlight the role that PBT can play in addressing radioresistance, through better patient selection, and by providing an improved toxicity profile for integration with novel agents. We will also describe the developments around FLASH PBT. Through close examination of its normal tissue-sparing effects, we will highlight how FLASH PBT can facilitate combination strategies to tackle radioresistance by further improving toxicity profiles and by directly mediating the mechanisms of radioresistance.
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- K L M Chua
- Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore; Division of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
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Tirinato L, Marafioti MG, Pagliari F, Jansen J, Aversa I, Hanley R, Nisticò C, Garcia-Calderón D, Genard G, Guerreiro JF, Costanzo FS, Seco J. Lipid droplets and ferritin heavy chain: a devilish liaison in human cancer cell radioresistance. eLife 2021; 10:72943. [PMID: 34499029 PMCID: PMC8497056 DOI: 10.7554/elife.72943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although much progress has been made in cancer treatment, the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer radioresistance (RR) as well as the biological signatures of radioresistant cancer cells still need to be clarified. In this regard, we discovered that breast, bladder, lung, neuroglioma, and prostate 6 Gy X-ray resistant cancer cells were characterized by an increase of lipid droplet (LD) number and that the cells containing highest LDs showed the highest clonogenic potential after irradiation. Moreover, we observed that LD content was tightly connected with the iron metabolism and in particular with the presence of the ferritin heavy chain (FTH1). In fact, breast and lung cancer cells silenced for the FTH1 gene showed a reduction in the LD numbers and, by consequence, became radiosensitive. FTH1 overexpression as well as iron-chelating treatment by Deferoxamine were able to restore the LD amount and RR. Overall, these results provide evidence of a novel mechanism behind RR in which LDs and FTH1 are tightly connected to each other, a synergistic effect that might be worth deeply investigating in order to make cancer cells more radiosensitive and improve the efficacy of radiation treatments.
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- Luca Tirinato
- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld, Heidelberg, Germany
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Zhang Y, Gao Q, Wu Y, Peng Y, Zhuang J, Yang Y, Jiang W, Liu X, Guan G. Hypermethylation and Downregulation of UTP6 Are Associated With Stemness Properties, Chemoradiotherapy Resistance, and Prognosis in Rectal Cancer: A Co-expression Network Analysis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:607782. [PMID: 34485268 PMCID: PMC8416280 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.607782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background To identify the hub genes associated with chemoradiotherapy resistance in rectal cancer and explore the potential mechanism. Methods Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was performed to identify the gene modules correlated with the chemoradiotherapy resistance of rectal cancer. Results The mRNA expression of 31 rectal cancer patients receiving preoperative chemoradiotherapy was described in our previous study. Through WGCNA, we demonstrated that the chemoradiotherapy resistance modules were enriched for translation, DNA replication, and the androgen receptor signaling pathway. Additionally, we identified and validated UTP6 as a new effective predictor for chemoradiotherapy sensitivity and a prognostic factor for the survival of colorectal cancer patients using our data and the GSE35452 dataset. Low UTP6 expression was correlated with significantly worse disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), and event- and relapse-free survival both in our data and the R2 Platform. Moreover, we verified the UTP6 expression in 125 locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients samples by immunohistochemical analysis. The results demonstrated that low UTP6 expression was associated with worse DFS and OS by Kaplan-Meier and COX regression model analyses. Gene set enrichment and co-expression analyses showed that the mechanism of the UTP6-mediated chemoradiotherapy resistance may involve the regulation of FOXK2 expression by transcription factor pathways. Conclusion Low expression of the UTP6 was found to be associated with chemoradiotherapy resistance and the prognosis of colorectal cancer possibly via regulating FOXK2 expression by transcription factor pathways.
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- Yiyi Zhang
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Abdoli Shadbad M, Hosseinkhani N, Asadzadeh Z, Derakhshani A, Karim Ahangar N, Hemmat N, Lotfinejad P, Brunetti O, Silvestris N, Baradaran B. A Systematic Review to Clarify the Prognostic Values of CD44 and CD44 +CD24 - Phenotype in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients: Lessons Learned and The Road Ahead. Front Oncol 2021; 11:689839. [PMID: 34434894 PMCID: PMC8381605 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.689839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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As a unique population of tumor bulk, cancer stem cells have been implicated in tumor relapse and chemoresistance in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Therefore, understanding the phenotype of cancer stem cells can pave the way for introducing novel molecular targeted therapies for treating TNBC patients. Preclinical studies have identified CD44+CD24-/low as a cancer stem cell phenotype; however, clinical studies have reported seemingly controversial results regarding the prognostic values of CD44 and CD44+CD24-/low phenotype in TNBC patients. To critically review the clinicopathological significance and prognostic values of CD44 and CD44+CD24-/low phenotype in TNBC patients, the Scopus, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched to obtain the relevant records published before 20 October 2020. Based on nine included studies, CD44 and CD44+CD24-/low phenotype are associated with inferior prognosis in TNBC patients. Moreover, these cancer stem cell markers have been associated with advanced tumor stage, tumor size, higher tumor grade, tumor metastasis, and lymphatic involvement in TNBC patients. Our evidence has also indicated that, unlike the treatment-naïve TNBC patients, the tumoral cells of chemoradiotherapy-treated TNBC patients can upregulate the CD44+CD24-/low phenotype and establish an inverse association with androgen receptor (AR), leading to the inferior prognosis of affected patients. In summary, CD44 and CD44+CD24-/low phenotype can be utilized to determine TNBC patients' prognosis in the pathology department as a routine practice, and targeting these phenotypes can substantially improve the prognosis of TNBC patients.
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- Mahdi Abdoli Shadbad
- Research Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Laboratory of Experimental Pharmacology, IRCCS Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Biological consequences of cancer radiotherapy in the context of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Face Med 2021; 17:35. [PMID: 34446029 PMCID: PMC8390213 DOI: 10.1186/s13005-021-00286-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Approximately 50% of subjects with cancer have been treated with ionizing radiation (IR) either as a curative, adjuvant, neoadjuvant or as a palliative agent, at some point during the clinical course of their disease. IR kills cancer cells directly by injuring their DNA, and indirectly by inducing immunogenic cell killing mediated by cytotoxic T cells; but it can also induce harmful biological responses to non-irradiated neighbouring cells (bystander effect) and to more distant cells (abscopal effect) outside the primary tumour field of irradiation.Although IR can upregulate anti-tumour immune reactions, it can also promote an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment. Consequently, radiotherapy by itself is seldom sufficient to generate an effective long lasting immune response that is capable to control growth of metastasis, recurrence of primary tumours and development of second primary cancers. Therefore, combining radiotherapy with the use of immunoadjuvants such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, can potentiate IR-mediated anti-tumour immune reactions, bringing about a synergic immunogenic cell killing effect.The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss some aspects of IR-induced biological responses, including factors that contributes to tumour radiosensitivity/radioresistance, immunogenic cell killing, and the abscopal effect.
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Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Khan S, Awan KA, Iqbal MJ. Sulforaphane as a potential remedy against cancer: Comprehensive mechanistic review. J Food Biochem 2021; 46:e13886. [PMID: 34350614 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sulforaphane belongs to the active class of isothiocyanates capable of delivering various biological benefits for health promotion and disease prevention. This compound is considered vital to curtail numerous metabolic disorders. Various studies have proven its beneficial effects against cancer prevention and its possible utilization as a therapeutic agent in cancer treatment. Understanding the mechanistic pathways and possible interactions at cellular and subcellular levels is key to design and develop cancer therapeutics for humans. In this respect, a number of mechanisms such as modulation of carcinogen metabolism & phase II enzymatic activities, cell cycle arrest, activation of Nrf2, cytotoxic, proapoptotic and apoptotic pathways have been reported to be involved in cancer prevention. This article provides sufficient information by critical analysis to understand the mechanisms involved in cancer prevention attributed to sulforaphane. Furthermore, various clinical studies have also been included for design and development of novel therapies for cancer prevention and cure. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Diet and dietary components are potential tools to address various lifestyle-related disorders. Due to plenty of environmental and cellular toxicants, the chances of cancer prevalence are quite large which are worsen by adopting unhealthy lifestyles. Cancer can be treated with various therapies but those are acquiring side effects causing the patients to suffer the treatment regime. Nutraceuticals and functional foods provide safer options to prevent or delay the onset of cancer. In this regard, sulforaphane is a pivotal compound to be targeted as a potential agent for cancer treatment both in preventive and therapeutic regimes. This article provides sufficient evidence via discussing the underlying mechanisms of positive effects of sulforaphane to further the research for developing anticancer drugs that will help assuage this lethal morbidity.
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- Iahtisham-Ul-Haq
- School of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Tropics and Subtropics Group, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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