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Sripetthong S, Nalinbenjapun S, Basit A, Surassmo S, Sajomsang W, Ovatlarnporn C. Preparation of Self-Assembled, Curcumin-Loaded Nano-Micelles Using Quarternized Chitosan-Vanillin Imine (QCS-Vani Imine) Conjugate and Evaluation of Synergistic Anticancer Effect with Cisplatin. J Funct Biomater 2023; 14:525. [PMID: 37888190 PMCID: PMC10607333 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14100525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Nano-micelles are self-assembling colloidal dispersions applied to enhance the anticancer efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents. In this study, the conjugate of quarternized chitosan and vanillin imine (QCS-Vani imine) was synthesized using the reaction of a Schiff base characterized by proton-NMR (1HNMR), UV-Vis spectroscopy, and FT-IR. The critical micelle concentration (CMC), particle size, and zeta potential of the resulting product were determined. The QCS-Vani imine conjugate was used as a carrier for the development of curcumin-loaded nano-micelles, and their entrapment efficiency (%EE), drug-loading capacity (%LC) and in vitro release were investigated using HPLC analysis. Moreover, the nano-micelles containing curcumin were combined with various concentrations of cisplatin and evaluated for a possible anticancer synergistic effect. The anticancer activity was evaluated against lung cancer A549 and mouse fibroblast L929 cell lines. The percent yield (%) of the QCS-Vani imine conjugate was 93.18%. The curcumin-loaded QCS-Vani imine nano-micelles were characterized and found to have a spherical shape (by TEM) with size < 200 nm (by DLS) with high %EE up to 67.61% and %LC up to 6.15 ± 0.41%. The loaded lyophilized powder of the nano-micelles was more stable at 4 °C than at room temperature during 120 days of storage. pH-sensitive release properties were observed to have a higher curcumin release at pH 5.5 (cancer environment) than at pH 7.4 (systemic environment). Curcumin-loaded QCS-Vani imine nano-micelles showed higher cytotoxicity and selectivity toward lung cancer A549 cell lines and exhibited lower toxicity toward the normal cell (H9C2) than pure curcumin. Moreover, the curcumin-loaded QCS-Vani imine nano-micelles exhibited an enhanced property of inducing cell cycle arrest during the S-phase against A549 cells and showed prominently induced apoptosis in lung cancer cells compared to that with curcumin. The co-treatment of cisplatin with curcumin-loaded QCS-Vani imine nano-micelles presented an enhanced anticancer effect, showing 8.66 ± 0.88 μM as the IC50 value, in comparison to the treatment with cisplatin alone (14.22 ± 1.01 μM). These findings suggest that the developed QCS-Vani imine nano-micelle is a potential drug delivery system and could be a promising approach for treating lung cancer in combination with cisplatin.
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- Sasikarn Sripetthong
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand; (S.S.); (S.N.); (A.B.)
- Drug Delivery System Excellent Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand; (S.S.); (S.N.); (A.B.)
- Drug Delivery System Excellent Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand; (S.S.); (S.N.); (A.B.)
- Drug Delivery System Excellent Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand
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- Nano-Delivery System Laboratory, National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (S.S.); (W.S.)
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- Nano-Delivery System Laboratory, National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (S.S.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand; (S.S.); (S.N.); (A.B.)
- Drug Delivery System Excellent Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand
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Vasiukov G, Zou Y, Senosain MF, Rahman JSM, Antic S, Young KM, Grogan EL, Kammer MN, Maldonado F, Reinhart-King CA, Massion PP. Cancer-associated fibroblasts in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma correlate with tumor aggressiveness. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17604. [PMID: 37848457 PMCID: PMC10582049 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43296-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the predominant type of lung cancer in the U.S. and exhibits a broad variety of behaviors ranging from indolent to aggressive. Identification of the biological determinants of LUAD behavior at early stages can improve existing diagnostic and treatment strategies. Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and cancer-associated fibroblasts play a crucial role in the regulation of cancer aggressiveness and there is a growing need to investigate their role in the determination of LUAD behavior at early stages. We analyzed tissue samples isolated from patients with LUAD at early stages and used imaging-based biomarkers to predict LUAD behavior. Single-cell RNA sequencing and histological assessment showed that aggressive LUADs are characterized by a decreased number of ADH1B+ CAFs in comparison to indolent tumors. ADH1B+ CAF enrichment is associated with distinct ECM and immune cell signatures in early-stage LUADs. Also, we found a positive correlation between the gene expression of ADH1B+ CAF markers in early-stage LUADs and better survival. We performed TCGA dataset analysis to validate our findings. Identified associations can be used for the development of the predictive model of LUAD aggressiveness and novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Georgii Vasiukov
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Tanase BC, Burlacu AI, Nistor CE, Horvat T, Oancea C, Marc M, Tudorache E, Manolescu D. Differential Outcomes of VATS and Open Surgery in Lung Cancer Patients with Antecedent Oncological Diagnoses. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1498. [PMID: 37888110 PMCID: PMC10608346 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13101498] [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: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Primary lung cancer is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. Patients with a previous oncological history may present with multiple comorbidities, unique clinical features, and unique outcomes after surgical intervention for primary lung cancer. This study aimed to compare the clinical features and outcomes of patients with a previous oncological history who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or open surgery (OS) for primary lung cancer. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 84 patients with a previous oncological history who underwent surgical intervention for primary lung cancer between January 2018 and January 2023. Among them, 55 patients underwent VATS, while 29 patients underwent OS. Demographic and clinical characteristics, perioperative variables, and postoperative outcomes of the two surgical groups were collected and compared. Most of the 84 patients were women (58.4%) with a high smoking prevalence (44.1%) and a median of 32.3 packs-year. The patients' histories were most predominant for gynecologic cancers (44.4%) and colorectal cancers (18.6%). The results showed that the VATS group had a significantly shorter median hospital stay than the OS group (6.0 days vs. 12.0 days, p-value < 0.001). Additionally, the VATS group had lower incidences of air leaks 24 h post-surgery (12.7% vs. 48.3%, p-value < 0.001) and intractable pain (3.6% vs. 17.2%, p-value = 0.031), as well as significantly lower operative times (270 min vs. 350 min, p-value = 0.046). However, there were no significant differences between the VATS and OS groups in overall survival (log-rank p-value = 0.447). Furthermore, although the 3-month survival was significantly higher in the VATS group (98.2% vs. 79.3%, p-value = 0.003), only one patient from the VATS group (1.8%) and two patients from the OS group (6.9%) were still alive five years after the intervention. In conclusion, VATS is a safe and effective surgical option for patients with a previous oncological history who require surgical intervention for primary lung cancer, with shorter operative times, shorter hospital stays, and lower rates of complications compared to those of OS patients, without compromising oncological outcomes. Nevertheless, both surgical options failed to improve the 5-year survival rate, probably due to the high prevalence of comorbidities and the burden of previous cancer in this population.
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- Bogdan Cosmin Tanase
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Oncology Institute “Alexandru Trestioreanu” of Bucharest, Fundeni Street 252, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.T.); (C.E.N.); (T.H.)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Oncology Institute “Alexandru Trestioreanu” of Bucharest, Fundeni Street 252, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.T.); (C.E.N.); (T.H.)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Oncology Institute “Alexandru Trestioreanu” of Bucharest, Fundeni Street 252, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.T.); (C.E.N.); (T.H.)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Oncology Institute “Alexandru Trestioreanu” of Bucharest, Fundeni Street 252, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.T.); (C.E.N.); (T.H.)
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Precision Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (M.M.); (E.T.)
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Precision Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (M.M.); (E.T.)
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Precision Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (M.M.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Radiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania;
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Nguyen A, Solovei L, Marty-Ané C, Bourdin A, Canaud L, Alric P, Hireche K. Arterial Sleeve Lobectomy: Does Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction Type Impact Lung Function? Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4971. [PMID: 37894338 PMCID: PMC10605934 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15204971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this single-center retrospective cohort study was to assess the impact of arterial reconstruction technique on lung perfusion. The second objective was to ascertain the functional validity of arterial sleeve lobectomy. METHOD Between January 2001 and December 2020, a total of 81 patients underwent lobectomy with pulmonary artery (PA) reconstruction for lung cancer at the University Hospital of Montpellier. After excluding patients with an incomplete postoperative pulmonary function test, we conducted a comparative analysis of the preoperative and postoperative functional outcomes (FEV1) of 48 patients, as well as the preoperative and postoperative Technetium99m scintigraphic pulmonary perfusion results of 28 patients. Then, we analyzed postoperative perfusion results according to the pulmonary artery reconstruction techniques use. RESULTS PA reconstruction types were as follows: 9 direct angioplasties (19%), 14 patch angioplasties (29%), 7 end-to-end anastomoses (15%), 6 prosthetic bypasses (12%), 11 arterial allograft bypasses (23%), and 1 custom-made xenopericardial conduit bypass. Regardless of the type of vascular reconstruction performed, the comparative analysis of lung perfusion revealed no significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative perfusion ratio of the remaining parenchyma (median = 29.5% versus 32.5%, respectively; p = 0.47). Regarding the pulmonary functional test, postoperative predicted FEV1 significantly underestimated the actual postoperative measured FEV1 by about 260 mL (11.4%) of the preoperative value. The patency rate was 96% and the 5-year overall survival was 49% for a mean follow up period of 34 months. CONCLUSION Lobectomy with PA reconstruction is a valid parenchymal-sparing technique in terms of perfusion and respiratory function.
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- Aude Nguyen
- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; (L.S.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; (L.S.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; (L.S.); (K.H.)
- PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 34295 Montpellier, France
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; (L.S.); (K.H.)
- PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; (L.S.); (K.H.)
- PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve University Hospital, 191 Avenue Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; (L.S.); (K.H.)
- PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 34295 Montpellier, France
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Pettit RW, Byun J, Han Y, Ostrom QT, Coarfa C, Bondy ML, Amos CI. Heritable Traits and Lung Cancer Risk: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2023; 32:1421-1435. [PMID: 37530747 PMCID: PMC10651112 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-0698] [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: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Lung cancer is a complex polygenic disorder. Analysis with Mendelian randomization (MR) allows for genetically predicted risks to be estimated between exposures and outcomes. METHODS We analyzed 345 heritable traits from the United Kingdom Biobank and estimated their associated effects on lung cancer outcomes using two sample MR. In addition to estimating effects with overall lung cancer, adenocarcinoma, small cell lung cancer, and squamous cell lung cancers, we performed conditional effect modeling with multivariate MR (MVMR) and the traits of alcohol use, smoking initiation, average pre-tax income, and educational attainment. RESULTS Univariate MR provided evidence for increased age at first sexual intercourse (OR, 0.55; P = 6.15 × 10-13), educational attainment (OR, 0.24; P = 1.07 × 10-19), average household income (OR, 0.58; P = 7.85 × 10-05), and alcohol usually taken with meals (OR, 0.19; P = 1.06 × 10-06) associating with decreased odds of overall lung cancer development. In contrast, a lack of additional educational attainment (OR, 8.00; P = 3.48 × 10-12), body mass index (OR, 1.28; P = 9.00 × 10-08), pack years smoking as a proportion of life span (OR, 9.93; P = 7.96 × 10-12), and weekly beer intake (OR, 3.48; P = 4.08 × 10-07) were associated with an increased risk of overall lung cancer development. CONCLUSIONS Many heritable traits associated with an increased or inverse risk of lung cancer development. Effects vary based on histologic subtype and conditional third trait exposures. IMPACT We identified several heritable traits and presented their genetically predictable impact on lung cancer development, providing valuable insights for consideration.
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- Rowland W Pettit
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Schütte W, Gütz S, Nehls W, Blum TG, Brückl W, Buttmann-Schweiger N, Büttner R, Christopoulos P, Delis S, Deppermann KM, Dickgreber N, Eberhardt W, Eggeling S, Fleckenstein J, Flentje M, Frost N, Griesinger F, Grohé C, Gröschel A, Guckenberger M, Hecker E, Hoffmann H, Huber RM, Junker K, Kauczor HU, Kollmeier J, Kraywinkel K, Krüger M, Kugler C, Möller M, Nestle U, Passlick B, Pfannschmidt J, Reck M, Reinmuth N, Rübe C, Scheubel R, Schumann C, Sebastian M, Serke M, Stoelben E, Stuschke M, Thomas M, Tufman A, Vordermark D, Waller C, Wolf J, Wolf M, Wormanns D. [Prevention, Diagnosis, Therapy, and Follow-up of Lung Cancer - Interdisciplinary Guideline of the German Respiratory Society and the German Cancer Society - Abridged Version]. Pneumologie 2023; 77:671-813. [PMID: 37884003 DOI: 10.1055/a-2029-0134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The current S3 Lung Cancer Guidelines are edited with fundamental changes to the previous edition based on the dynamic influx of information to this field:The recommendations include de novo a mandatory case presentation for all patients with lung cancer in a multidisciplinary tumor board before initiation of treatment, furthermore CT-Screening for asymptomatic patients at risk (after federal approval), recommendations for incidental lung nodule management , molecular testing of all NSCLC independent of subtypes, EGFR-mutations in resectable early stage lung cancer in relapsed or recurrent disease, adjuvant TKI-therapy in the presence of common EGFR-mutations, adjuvant consolidation treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in resected lung cancer with PD-L1 ≥ 50%, obligatory evaluation of PD-L1-status, consolidation treatment with checkpoint inhibition after radiochemotherapy in patients with PD-L1-pos. tumor, adjuvant consolidation treatment with checkpoint inhibition in patients withPD-L1 ≥ 50% stage IIIA and treatment options in PD-L1 ≥ 50% tumors independent of PD-L1status and targeted therapy and treatment option immune chemotherapy in first line SCLC patients.Based on the current dynamic status of information in this field and the turnaround time required to implement new options, a transformation to a "living guideline" was proposed.
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- Wolfgang Schütte
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Krankenhaus Martha Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle (Saale)
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- St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Leipzig, Abteilung für Innere Medizin I, Leipzig
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- Klinik für Palliativmedizin und Geriatrie, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring
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- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Klinik für Pneumologie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin 3, Schwerpunkt Pneumologie, Klinikum Nürnberg Nord
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- Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Uniklinik Köln, Berlin
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- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Klinik für Pneumologie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Thoraxonkologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Klinikum Rheine
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- Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit, Klinikum Neukölln, Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Berlin
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Infektiologie/Pneumologie, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
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- Klinik für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Pius-Hospital Oldenburg, Oldenburg
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- Klinik für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Clemenshospital, Münster
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- Klinikum Rechts der Isar, TU München, Sektion für Thoraxchirurgie, München
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik V, Thorakale Onkologie, LMU Klinikum Munchen
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- Klinikum Oststadt Bremen, Institut für Pathologie, Bremen
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- Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, Abteilung Diagnostische Radiologie, Heidelberg
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- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Klinik für Pneumologie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin
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- Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle-Dölau
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- Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Halle-Dölau
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- Kliniken Maria Hilf, Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Mönchengladbach
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- Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin
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- Lungeclinic Grosshansdorf, Pneumologisch-onkologische Abteilung, Grosshansdorf
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Thorakale Onkologie, Asklepios Lungenklinik Gauting, Gauting
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Homburg
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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- Zentrum für Pneumologie und Thoraxchirurgie, Lungenklinik Hemer, Hemer
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen
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- Thoraxklinik am Univ.-Klinikum Heidelberg, Thorakale Onkologie, Heidelberg
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik V, Thorakale Onkologie, LMU Klinikum München
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Halle, Halle
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg
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- Klinikum Kassel, Klinik für Onkologie und Hämatologie, Kassel
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- Evangelische Lungenklinik, Radiologisches Institut, Berlin
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Zhu D, Nie Y, Zhao Y, Chen X, Yang Z, Yang Y. RNF152 Suppresses Fatty Acid Oxidation and Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Inhibiting IRAK1-Mediated AKR1B10 Expression. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2023; 193:1603-1617. [PMID: 37717980 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a common subtype of primary lung cancer. Fatty acid oxidation plays a key role in LUAD development by providing energy for tumor cells. This study aimed to identify the role of ring finger protein 152 (RNF152) in LUAD. RNF152 was down-regulated in LUAD, and low RNF152 expression correlated with a poor prognosis in LUAD patients. RNF152 overexpression inhibited the proliferation and malignant phenotype of LUAD cells, whereas RNF152 knockdown exerted an opposite effect. Tumor cells overexpressing RNF152 showed less fatty acid oxidation compared with control cells, whereas RNF152 knockdown induced fatty acid uptake and oxidation. Further analysis revealed the binding reaction between RNF152 and interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1). RNF152 reduced the stability of IRAK1 in LUAD cells by promoting its ubiquitination. RNF152-overexpressed tumor cells exhibited a significantly lower level of Aldo-Keto reductase family 1 member 10 (AKR1B10), whereas up-regulation of IRAK1 restored the expression of AKR1B10 in RNF152-overexpressed cells. Furthermore, up-regulation of IRAK1 eliminated the antitumor effect of RNF152 in LUAD cells. Mouse xenograft models confirmed the inhibitory effect of RNF152 on the tumorigenesis and metastasis of LUAD. Taken together, RNF152 played a tumor suppressive role in LUAD by promoting IRAK1 ubiquitination and IRAK1-mediated down-regulation of AKR1B10, thereby reversing the malignant phenotype of LUAD.
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- Dengyan Zhu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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Asghariazar V, Kadkhodayi M, Sarailoo M, Jolfayi AG, Baradaran B. MicroRNA-143 as a potential tumor suppressor in cancer: An insight into molecular targets and signaling pathways. Pathol Res Pract 2023; 250:154792. [PMID: 37689002 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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MicroRNAs (MiRNAs), which are highly conserved and small noncoding RNAs, negatively regulate gene expression and influence signaling pathways involved in essential biological activities, including cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and cell invasion. MiRNAs have received much attention in the past decade due to their significant roles in cancer development. In particular, microRNA-143 (miR-143) is recognized as a tumor suppressor and is downregulated in most cancers. However, it seems that miR-143 is upregulated in rare cases, such as prostate cancer stem cells, and acts as an oncogene. The present review will outline the current studies illustrating the impact of miR-143 expression levels on cancer progression and discuss its target genes and their relevant signaling pathways to discover a potential therapeutic way for cancer.
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- Vahid Asghariazar
- Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran; Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Deputy of Research and Technology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Muneerungsee N, Tanasawet S, Sukketsiri W. Antimetastatic effect of fucoidan against non-small cell lung cancer by suppressing non-receptor tyrosine kinase and extracellular signal-related kinase pathway. Nutr Res Pract 2023; 17:844-854. [PMID: 37780215 PMCID: PMC10522815 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2023.17.5.844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Fucoidan, a polysaccharide content in brown algae, has been reported to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The present study aimed to investigate the suppression effects of fucoidan on A549 non-small cell lung cancer cells migration. MATERIALS/METHODS The anti-migratory activity of fucoidan in A549 cells was examined by wound healing assay and phalloidin-rhodamine staining in response to fucoidan (0-100 µg/mL) treatment for 48 h. Western blot analysis was performed to clarify the protein expressions relevant to migratory activity. RESULTS Fucoidan (25-100 µg/mL) significantly suppressed A549 cells migration together with reduced the intensity of phalloidin-rhodamine which detect filopodia and lamellipodia protrusions at 48 h of treatment. The protein expression indicated that fucoidan significantly suppressed the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), Src, and extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK). In addition, the phosphorylation of p38 in A549 cells was found to be increased. CONCLUSIONS Our data conclude that fucoidan exhibits anti-migratory activities against lung cancer A549 cells mediated by inhibiting ERK1/2 and FAK-Src pathway.
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- Nareenath Muneerungsee
- Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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- Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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- Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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Sahu P, Donovan C, Paudel KR, Pickles S, Chimankar V, Kim RY, Horvart JC, Dua K, Ieni A, Nucera F, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Mazilli S, Caramori G, Lyons JG, Hansbro PM. Pre-clinical lung squamous cell carcinoma mouse models to identify novel biomarkers and therapeutic interventions. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1260411. [PMID: 37817767 PMCID: PMC10560855 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1260411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Primary lung carcinoma or lung cancer (LC) is classified into small-cell or non-small-cell (NSCLC) lung carcinoma. Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the second most common subtype of NSCLC responsible for 30% of all LCs, and its survival remains low with only 24% of patients living for five years or longer post-diagnosis primarily due to the advanced stage of tumors at the time of diagnosis. The pathogenesis of LSCC is still poorly understood and has hampered the development of effective diagnostics and therapies. This review highlights the known risk factors, genetic and epigenetic alterations, miRNA biomarkers linked to the development and diagnosis of LSCC and the lack of therapeutic strategies to target specifically LSCC. We will also discuss existing animal models of LSCC including carcinogen induced, transgenic and xenograft mouse models, and their advantages and limitations along with the chemopreventive studies and molecular studies conducted using them. The importance of developing new and improved mouse models will also be discussed that will provide further insights into the initiation and progression of LSCC, and enable the identification of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Priyanka Sahu
- Immune Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Immune Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Immune Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Immune Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age “Gaetano Barresi”, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Sydney at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Immune Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Inflammation, Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Liu Y, Duan Q, Peng L. Editorial: Oxidative stress and distinct cell death. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1292044. [PMID: 37811495 PMCID: PMC10552513 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1292044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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- Yanqing Liu
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Sow M, Saadoun D, Cacoub P, Le Joncour A. Screening for Lung Cancer by Chest Computed Tomography During Thromboangiitis Obliterans. Angiology 2023:33197231203575. [PMID: 37729868 DOI: 10.1177/00033197231203575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Buerger's disease or thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a non-atherosclerotic inflammatory arteritis strongly associated with smoking exposure. This tobacco use would expose patients to lung cancer. The French-speaking thoracic cancer intergroup recommends screening for lung cancer with a chest computed tomography (CT). Our study aims to evaluate lung cancer screening using chest CT during TAO. Ninety-seven TAO patients were included. The mean age of onset of TAO symptoms was 36.5 ± 10 years, and 73 (75%) were male. The mean follow-up was 8.5 ± 14 years. Overall, at least one chest CT was performed during follow-up in 32 (33%) patients. Twenty-three of the thirty-four (68%) patients who were over 50 at follow-up did not have a CT. An abnormality was found in 15 of the 32 (47%) patients who had a CT: lung nodules 6/15, lung mass 1/15, emphysema 6/15, and others 2. Two cases of lung adenocarcinoma were diagnosed. None died during 2 years follow-up. In conclusion, two-third of the TAO patients over 50 years of age did not receive the routine screening recommended in the general smoking population. Two cases of lung cancer have been diagnosed. Improving screening practices for lung cancer in this high-risk population is crucial.
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- Maïmouna Sow
- Sorbonne Universités, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Département de Médecine interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Paris, France
- AP-HP. Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et de l'Amylose inflammatoire, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Département de Médecine interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Paris, France
- AP-HP. Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et de l'Amylose inflammatoire, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Département de Médecine interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Paris, France
- AP-HP. Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et de l'Amylose inflammatoire, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Département de Médecine interne et d'Immunologie Clinique, Paris, France
- AP-HP. Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et de l'Amylose inflammatoire, Paris, France
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Kim WC, Won YK, Lee SM, Heo NH, Yeo SG, Chang AR, Bae SH, Kim JS, Yoo ID, Hong SP, Min CK, Jo IY, Kim ES. Evaluating the Necessity of Adaptive RT and the Role of Deformable Image Registration in Lung Cancer with Different Pathologic Classifications. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2956. [PMID: 37761323 PMCID: PMC10527903 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13182956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to analyze differential radiotherapy (RT) responses according to the pathological type of lung cancer to see the possibility of applying adaptive radiotherapy (ART). METHODS ART planning with resampled-computed tomography was conducted for a total of 30 patients (20 non-small-cell lung cancer patients and 10 small-cell lung cancer patients) using a deformable image registration technique to reveal gross tumor volume (GTV) changes according to the duration of RT. RESULTS The small-cell lung cancer group demonstrated an average GTV reduction of 20.95% after the first week of initial treatment (p = 0.001), whereas the adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma groups showed an average volume reduction of 20.47% (p = 0.015) and 12.68% in the second week. The application of ART according to the timing of GTV reduction has been shown to affect changes in radiation dose irradiated to normal tissues. This suggests that ART applications may have to be different depending on pathological differences in lung cancer. CONCLUSION Through these results, the present study proposes the possibility of personalized treatment options for individual patients by individualizing ART based on specific radiation responses by pathologic types of lung cancer.
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- Woo Chul Kim
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea; (W.C.K.); (C.K.M.)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea; (S.M.L.); (I.D.Y.); (S.-p.H.)
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- Clinical Trial Center, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170, Jomaru-ro, Bucheon 14584, Republic of Korea; (S.-G.Y.); (S.H.B.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, 59, Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04401, Republic of Korea; (A.R.C.); (J.S.K.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170, Jomaru-ro, Bucheon 14584, Republic of Korea; (S.-G.Y.); (S.H.B.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, 59, Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04401, Republic of Korea; (A.R.C.); (J.S.K.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea; (S.M.L.); (I.D.Y.); (S.-p.H.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea; (S.M.L.); (I.D.Y.); (S.-p.H.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea; (W.C.K.); (C.K.M.)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, Republic of Korea;
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Ardin C, Humez S, Leroy V, Ampere A, Bordier S, Escande F, Turlotte A, Stoven L, Nunes D, Cortot A, Gauvain C. Pursuit or discontinuation of anti-PD1 after 2 years of treatment in long-term responder patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2023; 15:17588359231195600. [PMID: 37720494 PMCID: PMC10501064 DOI: 10.1177/17588359231195600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background The optimal duration of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains to be determined. Treatment durations in cornerstone phase 3 clinical trials vary between a fixed 2-year duration and pursuit until disease progression. Clinical practices may thus differ according to the attending physician. Objectives Here we provide real-world data about treatment decisions at 2 years, with subsequent clinical outcomes. Design and Methods This multicentric observational study included patients with advanced NSCLC whose disease was controlled after 2 years of pembrolizumab or nivolumab. The primary outcome was the decision to discontinue ICI treatment or not, along with factors motivating this decision. Secondary outcomes included progression-free survival (PFS) (according to treatment continuation or not) and adverse events. Results A total of 91 patients were included, of which 60 (66%) had been pre-treated. The programmed death-ligand 1 expression level was ⩾50% in 43 patients (47%). In 61 patients (67%), ICI was continued after 2 years of treatment. This decision was significantly associated with the care center (p < 0.001) but neither with the tumor response at 2 years, as evaluated by CT scan or PET scan, nor with clinical status, immune-related adverse events, or previous locally treated oligo-progressive disease under ICI. Two years after the 2-year decision, PFS was 68.5%, [95% confidence interval (CI) (53.3-88.0)] in the 'ICI discontinuation' group and 64.1% [95% CI (51.9-79.2)] in the 'ICI pursuit' group; hazard ratio for relapse was 1.14 [95% CI (0.54-2.30), p = 0.77]. The overall survival rate at 24 months after discontinuation was 89.2% [95% CI (78.4-100)] for the 'discontinuation' group and 93.1% [95% CI (85.8-100)] for the 'pursuit' group. Given insufficient power, overall survival could not be compared. Conclusion The decision to continue ICI or not after 2 years of treatment depends mainly on the care center and does not seem to impact survival. Larger, randomized data sets are required to confirm this result.
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- Camille Ardin
- Service de Pneumologie-Oncologie Thoracique, Institut Cœur Poumon, Lille University Hospital, Boulevard du Professeur Jules Leclercq, Lille 59037, France
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- Service d’anatomo-pathologie, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Clinique Tessier, Valenciennes, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier de Béthune, Beuvry, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque, Dunkerque, France
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- Service de Biochimie -Biologie Moléculaire, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier d’Arras, Arras, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier de Boulogne, Boulogne-sur-mer, France
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- Service de Pneumologie-Oncologie Thoracique, Institut Cœur Poumon, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
- Service de Pneumologie, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo, Roubaix, France
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- Service de Pneumologie-Oncologie Thoracique, Institut Cœur Poumon, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
- University of Lille, CHU Lille, CNRS, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR-S 1277 - Canther, Lille, France
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- Service de Pneumologie-Oncologie Thoracique, Institut Cœur Poumon, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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Jiang J, Lv FJ, Tao Y, Fu BJ, Li WJ, Lin RY, Chu ZG. Differentiation of pulmonary solid nodules attached to the pleura detected by thin-section CT. Insights Imaging 2023; 14:146. [PMID: 37697104 PMCID: PMC10495292 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01504-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary solid pleura-attached nodules (SPANs) are not very commonly detected and thus not well studied and understood. This study aimed to identify the clinical and CT characteristics for differentiating benign and malignant SPANs. RESULTS From January 2017 to March 2023, a total of 295 patients with 300 SPANs (128 benign and 172 malignant) were retrospectively enrolled. Between benign and malignant SPANs, there were significant differences in patients' age, smoking history, clinical symptoms, CT features, nodule-pleura interface, adjacent pleural change, peripheral concomitant lesions, and lymph node enlargement. Multivariate analysis revealed that smoking history (odds ratio [OR], 2.016; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.037-3.919; p = 0.039), abutting the mediastinal pleura (OR, 3.325; 95% CI, 1.235-8.949; p = 0.017), nodule diameter (> 15.6 mm) (OR, 2.266; 95% CI, 1.161-4.423; p = 0.016), lobulation (OR, 8.922; 95% CI, 4.567-17.431; p < 0.001), narrow basement to pleura (OR, 6.035; 95% CI, 2.847-12.795; p < 0.001), and simultaneous hilar and mediastinal lymph nodule enlargement (OR, 4.971; 95% CI, 1.526-16.198; p = 0.008) were independent predictors of malignant SPANs, and the area under the curve (AUC) of this model was 0.890 (sensitivity, 82.0%, specificity, 77.3%) (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION In patients with a smoking history, SPANs abutting the mediastinal pleura, having larger size (> 15.6 mm in diameter), lobulation, narrow basement, or simultaneous hilar and mediastinal lymph nodule enlargement are more likely to be malignant. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT The benign and malignant SPANs have significant differences in clinical and CT features. Understanding the differences between benign and malignant SPANs is helpful for selecting the high-risk ones and avoiding unnecessary surgical resection. KEY POINTS • The solid pleura-attached nodules (SPANs) are closely related to the pleura. • Relationship between nodule and pleura and pleural changes are important for differentiating SPANs. • Benign SPANs frequently have broad pleural thickening or embed in thickened pleura. • Smoking history and lesions abutting the mediastinal pleura are indicators of malignant SPANs. • Malignant SPANs usually have larger diameters, lobulation signs, narrow basements, and lymphadenopathy.
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- Jin Jiang
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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Shehata SA, Toraih EA, Ismail EA, Hagras AM, Elmorsy E, Fawzy MS. Vaping, Environmental Toxicants Exposure, and Lung Cancer Risk. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4525. [PMID: 37760496 PMCID: PMC10526315 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15184525] [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: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Lung cancer (LC) is the second-most prevalent tumor worldwide. According to the most recent GLOBOCAN data, over 2.2 million LC cases were reported in 2020, with an estimated new death incident of 1,796,144 lung cancer cases. Genetic, lifestyle, and environmental exposure play an important role as risk factors for LC. E-cigarette, or vaping, products (EVPs) use has been dramatically increasing world-wide. There is growing concern that EVPs consumption may increase the risk of LC because EVPs contain several proven carcinogenic compounds. However, the relationship between EVPs and LC is not well established. E-cigarette contains nicotine derivatives (e.g., nitrosnornicotine, nitrosamine ketone), heavy metals (including organometal compounds), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and flavorings (aldehydes and complex organics). Several environmental toxicants have been proven to contribute to LC. Proven and plausible environmental carcinogens could be physical (ionizing and non-ionizing radiation), chemicals (such as asbestos, formaldehyde, and dioxins), and heavy metals (such as cobalt, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and nickel). Air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM) emitted from vehicles and industrial exhausts, is linked with LC. Although extensive environmental exposure prevention policies and smoking reduction strategies have been adopted globally, the dangers remain. Combined, both EVPs and toxic environmental exposures may demonstrate significant synergistic oncogenicity. This review aims to analyze the current publications on the importance of the relationship between EVPs consumption and environmental toxicants in the pathogenesis of LC.
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- Shaimaa A. Shehata
- Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt; (S.A.S.); (A.M.H.)
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- Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA;
- Genetics Unit, Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt;
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt; (S.A.S.); (A.M.H.)
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar 73213, Saudi Arabia;
- Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar 73213, Saudi Arabia
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Elkhalifa AEO, Banu H, Khan MI, Ashraf SA. Integrated Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, Molecular Simulation, and In Vitro Validation Revealed the Bioactive Components in Soy-Fermented Food Products and the Underlying Mechanistic Pathways in Lung Cancer. Nutrients 2023; 15:3949. [PMID: 37764733 PMCID: PMC10537301 DOI: 10.3390/nu15183949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Globally, lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality, warranting the exploration of novel and effective therapeutic approaches. Soy-fermented food products have long been associated with potential health benefits, including anticancer properties. There is still a lack of understanding of the active components of these drugs as well as their underlying mechanistic pathways responsible for their anti-lung cancer effects. In this study, we have undertaken an integrated approach combining network pharmacology and molecular docking to elucidate the mechanism of action of soy-fermented food products against lung cancer through simulation and in vitro validation. Using network pharmacology, we constructed a comprehensive network of interactions between the identified isoflavones in soy-fermented food products and lung cancer-associated targets. Molecular docking was performed to predict the binding affinities of these compounds with key lung cancer-related proteins. Additionally, molecular simulation was utilized to investigate the stability of the compound-target complexes over time, providing insights into their dynamic interactions. Our results identified daidzein as a potential active component in soy-fermented food products with high binding affinities towards critical lung cancer targets. Molecular dynamic simulations confirmed the stability of the daidzein-MMP9 and daidzein-HSP90AA1 complexes, suggesting their potential as effective inhibitors. Additionally, in vitro validation experiments demonstrated that treatment with daidzein significantly inhibited cancer cell proliferation and suppressed cancer cell migration and the invasion of A549 lung cancer cells. Consequently, the estrogen signaling pathway was recognized as the pathway modulated by daidzein against lung cancer. Overall, the findings of the present study highlight the therapeutic potential of soy-fermented food products in lung cancer treatment and provide valuable insights for the development of targeted therapies using the identified bioactive compounds. Further investigation and clinical studies are warranted to validate these findings and translate them into clinical applications for improved lung cancer management.
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- Abd Elmoneim O. Elkhalifa
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il P.O. Box 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il P.O. Box 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Health Sciences in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Ar Rass 51921, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha’il, Ha’il P.O. Box 2440, Saudi Arabia
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Li X, An W, Pan H, Fan Y, Huang H, Wang Y, Shen W, Zu L, Meng F, Zhou X. Wilms' tumour gene 1 (WT1) enhances non-small cell lung cancer malignancy and is inhibited by microRNA-498-5p. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:824. [PMID: 37667197 PMCID: PMC10476375 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11295-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Wilms' tumour gene 1 (WT1) is clearly recognized as a tumour promoter in diversiform of human malignancies. Nevertheless, knowledge of its expression, functions and potential molecular mechanisms in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains elusive. METHODS Differential expression of WT1 mRNA and protein between NSCLC and normal tissues were assessed by analyzing RNA-seq data from Oncomine and protein data from Human Protein Atlas, respectively. Subsequently, prognosis significance and immune cell infiltration were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier plotter and CIBERSORT. 60 pairs of local NSCLC tissues were involved to validate WT1 expression by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Western blot. Moreover, Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), colony formation, transwell, dual luciferase reporter assays and in vivo xenograft tumour growth experiments were conducted to explore the function and mechanism of WT1 in NSCLC. RESULTS Our solid data indicated that WT1 was increased in NSCLC tissues and cell lines in comparison with their matched controls. In particular, its upregulation correlated with worse prognosis and immune infiltration of the patients. Functional assays demonstrated that knockdown of WT1 inhibited NSCLC malignancy, including inhibiting cell proliferation, survival and invasion. Further exploration discovered that microRNA-498-5p (miR-498-5p) was the upstream suppressor of WT1 by directly targeting the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of WT1 mRNA. Moreover, expression of miR-498-5p was notably decreased and inversely correlated with WT1 in NSCLC tissues. Finally, we proved that miR-498-5p was a potent tumour suppressor in NSCLC by suppressing cell proliferation, survival and invasion, while WT1 restoration could in turn disrupt this suppression both in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION The abnormal increase in WT1 contributes to the malignant properties of NSCLC cells, and miR-498-5p is a natural inhibitor of WT1. Our findings might facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies against NSCLC in the future.
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Grants
- No. 81302002, No. 82273019 to Xuebing Li; No. 81502166, No. 81972354, No. 82172901 to Xuexia Zhou National Natural Science Foundation of China
- No. 81302002, No. 82273019 to Xuebing Li; No. 81502166, No. 81972354, No. 82172901 to Xuexia Zhou National Natural Science Foundation of China
- No. 18JCYBJC92100, to Xuebing Li; No. 21JCQNJC01440, to Xuexia Zhou; No. 17JCYBJC25400, to Yaguang Fan; No. 17JCQNJC11700, to Hongli Pan Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City
- No. 18JCYBJC92100, to Xuebing Li; No. 21JCQNJC01440, to Xuexia Zhou; No. 17JCYBJC25400, to Yaguang Fan; No. 17JCQNJC11700, to Hongli Pan Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City
- No. 18JCYBJC92100, to Xuebing Li; No. 21JCQNJC01440, to Xuexia Zhou; No. 17JCYBJC25400, to Yaguang Fan; No. 17JCQNJC11700, to Hongli Pan Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City
- No. 18JCYBJC92100, to Xuebing Li; No. 21JCQNJC01440, to Xuexia Zhou; No. 17JCYBJC25400, to Yaguang Fan; No. 17JCQNJC11700, to Hongli Pan Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City
- No. CFC2020kyxm003, to Xuebing Li; No. CFC2020kyxm002, to Yaguang Fan Key Project of Cancer Foundation of China
- No. CFC2020kyxm003, to Xuebing Li; No. CFC2020kyxm002, to Yaguang Fan Key Project of Cancer Foundation of China
- No. ZYYFY2019022, to Fanrong Meng Foundation of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
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- Xuebing Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neuropathology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of the Nervous System, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System of Education Ministry, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan Lung Cancer Institute, Sichuan Lung Cancer Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neuropathology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of the Nervous System, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System of Education Ministry, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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Wen J, Qin G, Jiang Z, Lin Z, Zhou R, Dai H, Xu Z, Chen W, Song Q. E74‑like ETS transcription factor 5 facilitates cell proliferation through regulating the expression of adenomatous polyposis coli 2 in non‑small cell lung cancer. Int J Mol Med 2023; 52:75. [PMID: 37449511 PMCID: PMC10555483 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2023.5278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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E74‑like ETS transcription factor 5 (ELF5) is known to regulate the specification and differentiation of epithelial cells in the embryonic lung. However, the pathological function of ELF5 in lung cancer has yet to be fully elucidated. In the present study, the expression of ELF5 was found to be significantly higher in lung adenocarcinoma compared with that in corresponding adjacent normal tissues. Subsequently, cell and animal experiments were performed to investigate the role of ELF5 in lung adenocarcinoma cells. The results indicated that the overexpression of ELF5 increased the proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cells, whereas, by contrast, a reduction in the expression of ELF5 led to a decrease in their proliferation. Mechanistically, the hypothesis is advanced that ELF5 can promote lung cancer cell proliferation through inhibiting adenomatous polyposis coli 2 and increasing the expression of cyclin D1, which is a critical downstream target of the Wnt pathway. Taken together, these findings support the notion that ELF5 exerts an essential role in the proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cells and may be a therapeutic target for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Jing Wen
- Department of Radiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515
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- Department of Radiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515
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- Hospital Office, Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000
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- Department of Radiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
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- Department of Radiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515
- Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Brain Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China
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Sychugov GV, Azizova TV, Zhuntova GV, Grigoryeva ES, Loffredo CA, Hamada N, Kazachkov EL. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Lung Adenocarcinoma in Russian Mayak Nuclear Workers. Cancer Invest 2023; 41:686-698. [PMID: 37291892 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2023.2218489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Specimens of lung adenocarcinoma (AdCa) from Russian nuclear workers (n = 54) exposed to alpha particles and gamma rays and from individuals non-exposed to radiation (n = 21) were examined using immunohistochemistry. Estimated significant associations with alpha dose were negative for Ki-67 and collagen IV in AdCa. Associations with gamma-ray dose were negative for tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 2 and caspase 3 and positive for matrix metalloproteinase 2 and leukemia inhibiting factor in AdCa. The findings provide some evidence supporting alterations in apoptosis, cell proliferation and extracellular matrix in lung tissues affected by chronic radiation exposure that can contribute to radiogenic cancerogenesis.
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- Gleb V Sychugov
- South Ural State Medical University, Ministry of Health, Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Russian Federal Medical Biological Agency, Ozyorsk, Russia
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- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Russian Federal Medical Biological Agency, Ozyorsk, Russia
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- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Russian Federal Medical Biological Agency, Ozyorsk, Russia
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Biology and Environmental Chemistry Division, Sustainable System Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Chiba, Japan
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- South Ural State Medical University, Ministry of Health, Chelyabinsk, Russia
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Ashok Kumar P, Karimi M, Basnet A, Seymour L, Kratzke R, Brambilla E, Le-Chevalier T, Soria JC, Olaussen KA, Devarakonda S, Govindan R, Tsao MS, Shepherd FA, Michiels S, Graziano S. Association of Molecular Profiles and Mutational Status With Distinct Histological Lung Adenocarcinoma Subtypes. An Analysis of the LACE-Bio Data. Clin Lung Cancer 2023; 24:528-540. [PMID: 37438216 DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) is indicated for stage II and stage III lung adenocarcinomas (ADC). Using the LACE Bio II database, we analyzed the distribution of various mutations across the subtypes of ADCs and studied the prognostic and predictive roles of PD-L1, TMB, and Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical and genomic data from the LACE Bio II data were extracted. Patients were divided into ADC subtypes, in which the grouping was done based on their known clinical behavior (Lepidic [LEP], Acinar/Papillary [ACI or PAP], Micropapillary/Solid [MIP or SOL], Mucinous [MUC] and Others). Kaplan-Meier (KM) and log-rank test were used to compare survival based on PD-L1, TMB, TILs and combinations of TMB with PD-L1 and TILs. Adjusted Hazard Ratios (HR) were analyzed with Overall Survival (OS), Disease-Free Survival (DFS) and Lung Cancer-Specific Survival (LCSS) as endpoints. RESULTS A total of 375 ADC patients were identified. MIP/SOL was the subtype most commonly positive for various biomarkers. PD-L1 Negative/high TMB was associated with better outcomes in terms of OS (HR = 0.46 [0.23-0.89], P = .021) and DFS (HR = 0.52 [0.30-0.90], P = .02), relative to PD-L1 Negative/low TMB. High TMB predicted worse outcome with AC use in terms of OS (ratio of hazard ratio rHR = 2.75 [1.07-7.04], P = .035). Marked TILs had better outcome with AC for DFS (rHR = 0.22 [0.06-0.87], P = .031 and LCSS (rHR = 0.08 [0.01-0.66], P = .019) respectively. There was also a beneficial effect of AC among patients with Marked TILs/low TMB in terms of DFS (rHR = 0.06 [0.01-0.53], P = .011). CONCLUSION High TMB has a prognostic role in resectable lung ADC. The high TMB group had a poor outcome with AC, suggesting that this group may be better served with immune checkpoint therapy.
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- Bureau de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Oncostat U1018, Inserm, Université Paris-Saclay, Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group and Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Pathology, University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Faculté de médecine, Gustave Roussy, Inserm U981, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bureau de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Oncostat U1018, Inserm, Université Paris-Saclay, Equipe labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
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Lee H, Choi YL, Kim HK, Choi YS, Kim H, Ahn MJ, Pyo HR, Choi JY. Prognostic Significance of Volumetric Parameters Based on FDG PET/CT in Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Curative Surgery. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4380. [PMID: 37686654 PMCID: PMC10486443 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15174380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION FDG PET/CT is a robust imaging modality to diagnose and stratify prognoses for non-small cell lung carcinoma. However, the role of FDG PET/CT in operable lung adenocarcinoma patients has not been previously investigated in a large cohort with varying pathological stages. The prognostic value of volumetric parameters based on FDG PET/CT was investigated in patients with stage I-III lung adenocarcinoma receiving curative surgery. METHODS This retrospective study included 432 patients with lung adenocarcinoma undergoing preoperative FDG PET/CT between January 2016 and December 2017. Clinicopathologic variables, conventional image parameters, such as the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) and mean SUV (SUVmean) of the primary tumor, and volumetric parameters, such as metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), were included in Cox regression analysis. Subgroup analysis was conducted to compare hazard ratios (HRs) based on MTV in each pathological stage. A new staging system including volumetric parameters was suggested. RESULTS A total of 432 patients (median age: 62 years; interquartile range: 56-70 years; 225 males) were evaluated. Sex, age, presence of EGFR mutation, pathological stage, MTV, and TLG of the primary tumor were selected as statistically significant prognostic factors for overall survival irrespective of other variables (OS; p < 0.05 for all). Pathological stage, MTV, and TLG of the primary tumor were selected as statistically significant prognostic factors for disease-free survival irrespective of other variables (p < 0.05 for all). The suggested new staging system including MTV as an additional criterion showed better discrimination and prediction for OS than the conventional pathological staging system despite statistical insignificance (concordance index: 0.698 vs. 0.673). CONCLUSIONS The volumetric parameters of the primary tumor based on preoperative FDG PET/CT were independent prognostic factors in addition to pathological stage in patients with operable lung adenocarcinoma. The suggested new staging system considering MTV predicted the prognoses better than the conventional pathological staging system.
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- Hyunjong Lee
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea; (H.K.K.); (Y.S.C.)
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea; (H.K.K.); (Y.S.C.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea;
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Mu J, Huang J, Ao M, Li W, Jiang L, Yang L. Advances in diagnosis and prediction for aggression of pure solid T1 lung cancer. PRECISION CLINICAL MEDICINE 2023; 6:pbad020. [PMID: 38025970 PMCID: PMC10680022 DOI: 10.1093/pcmedi/pbad020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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A growing number of early-stage lung cancers presenting as malignant pulmonary nodules have been diagnosed because of the increased adoption of low-dose spiral computed tomography. But pure solid T1 lung cancer with ≤3 cm in the greatest dimension is not always at an early stage, despite its small size. This type of cancer can be highly aggressive and is associated with pathological involvement, metastasis, postoperative relapse, and even death. However, it is easily misdiagnosed or delay diagnosed in clinics and thus poses a serious threat to human health. The percentage of nodal or extrathoracic metastases has been reported to be >20% in T1 lung cancer. As such, understanding and identifying the aggressive characteristics of pure solid T1 lung cancer is crucial for prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic strategies, and beneficial to improving the prognosis. With the widespread of lung cancer screening, these highly invasive pure solid T1 lung cancer will become the main advanced lung cancer in future. However, there is limited information regarding precision medicine on how to identify these "early-stage" aggressive lung cancers. To provide clinicians with new insights into early recognition and intervention of the highly invasive pure solid T1 lung cancer, this review summarizes its clinical characteristics, imaging, pathology, gene alterations, immune microenvironment, multi-omics, and current techniques for diagnosis and prediction.
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- Junhao Mu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Umeano L, Pujari HP, Nasiri SMZJ, Parisapogu A, Shah A, Montaser J, Mohammed L. The Association Between Lung Cancer and Sarcoidosis: A Literature Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e45508. [PMID: 37868478 PMCID: PMC10585050 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45508] [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: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Lung cancer is responsible for a significant number of cancer-related deaths worldwide. While various factors can lead to lung cancer, such as tobacco smoking, this article focuses on the relationship between sarcoidosis, a multisystem granulomatous disorder, and lung neoplasm. To investigate this association, the authors conducted a literature search using relevant keywords. The analysis of these reports concluded that while Sarcoidosis and lung cancer together is rare, it is possible. The presenting symptoms, age, gender, and diagnostic procedures of each case should be evaluated, and appropriate diagnostic procedures should be carried out to determine the appropriate treatment for each patient. Clinicians need to be aware of the possibility of these two diseases co-occurring, as they can impact the management of the patient's condition, whether it is curative or palliative. It is essential to rule out metastatic cancer in individuals with sarcoidosis-like clinical and radiographic features.
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- Lotanna Umeano
- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Infectious Disease, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA
- Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Psychiatry, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Li W, Shi S. Prognostic value of cancer-associated fibroblasts-related genes in lung adenocarcinoma. Transl Cancer Res 2023; 12:1895-1911. [PMID: 37701101 PMCID: PMC10493796 DOI: 10.21037/tcr-23-199] [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: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Background The incidence of lung adenocarcinoma is in the forefront of malignant tumors in the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of cancer-associated fibroblast-related genes (CAFRGs) in the occurrence, diagnosis and development of lung adenocarcinoma. Methods RNA data and corresponding clinical information of lung adenocarcinoma patients were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Consensus clustering was performed to identify different molecular subgroups. The tumor immune states of different subgroups were determined by Estimation of STromal and Immune cells in MAlignant Tumor tissues using Expression data (ESTIMATE; https://bioinformatics.mdanderson.org/estimate/index.html), microenvironment cell populations (MCP)-counter (which can reliably quantify the abundance of eight immune cell populations and two stromal cell populations), and single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) analyses. In order to elucidate the potential mechanism of CAFRGs, functional enrichment analysis including gene ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome (KEGG), and GSEA analysis were performed on the differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to construct the prognostic risk model, which was verified by lung adenocarcinoma data from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset GSE37745. Results This study identified two molecular subgroups with significant differences in survival. High immunoscore and immune cell infiltration were more common in the subgroup with better prognosis. GO and KEGG analysis showed that DEGs between the two different subgroups were mainly concentrated in the mitotic cell cycle, cell proliferation, vascular development, and humoral immune response, adaptive immune-related pathways. GSEA analysis indicated that RNA degradation and P53 signaling pathway might be related to the increased invasiveness of lung adenocarcinoma. Risk models based on CAFRGs have demonstrated potent potential for predicting lung adenocarcinoma survival and have been validated in validation cohorts. The nomogram combined with risk model and clinical characteristics can predict the prognosis of patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Conclusions The expression of CAFRGs is related to tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) of lung adenocarcinoma patients, and can predict the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma patients.
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- Wenchao Li
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China
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Qiao C, Hu S, Wang D, Cao K, Wang Z, Wang X, Ma X, Li Z, Hou W. Effectiveness and safety of Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with platinum-based chemotherapy for treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1198768. [PMID: 37731634 PMCID: PMC10507621 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1198768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Shenqi Fuzheng Injection (SFI) combined with platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Seven electronic databases, including CNKI and Wanfang, were comprehensively searched to screen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) until May 1, 2022. The quality of each trial was evaluated according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, and systematic reviews were conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.3, and the results were expressed as relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). The primary outcome measures were objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR). The secondary outcome measures were quality of life and toxicity. Subgroup analysis was performed according to the number of days of SFI single-cycle treatment and combined PBC regimen. Results A total of 44 RCTs involving 3475 patients were included in the study. The meta-analysis results showed that, compared with PBC alone, SFI combined with PBC significantly improved the ORR (RR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.18-1.37, P < 0.00001), DCR (RR = 1.12, 95% CI = 1.08-1.15, P < 0.00001), and quality of life (RR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.31-1.52, P < 0.00001). It also reduced chemotherapy-induced hemoglobin reduction (RR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.48-0.67, P < 0.00001), leukopenia (RR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.53-0.71, P < 0.00001), thrombocytopenia (RR = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.55-0.70, P < 0.00001), and simple bone marrow suppression (RR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.41-0.73, P < 0.0001). Nausea and vomiting (RR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.52-0.77, P < 0.00001), diarrhea (RR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.37-0.64, P < 0.00001), and simple digestive tract reactions (RR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.49-0.80, P = 0.0002) also decreased with the treatment of SFI. Conclusion SFI combined with PBC for the treatment of advanced NSCLC improved the ORR, DCR, and quality of life, and reduced the incidence of myelosuppression and gastrointestinal adverse reactions. However, considering the limitations of existing evidence, further verification using high-quality RCTs is required. Systematic review registration https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-7-0026, identifier INPLASY202270026.
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- Chenxi Qiao
- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhang X, Lam TW, Ting HF. Genome instability-derived genes as a novel prognostic signature for lung adenocarcinoma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1224069. [PMID: 37655157 PMCID: PMC10467266 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1224069] [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: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Background: An increasing number of patients are being diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, but there remains limited progress in enhancing prognostic outcomes and improving survival rates for these patients. Genome instability is considered a contributing factor, as it enables other hallmarks of cancer to acquire functional capabilities, thus allowing cancer cells to survive, proliferate, and disseminate. Despite the importance of genome instability in cancer development, few studies have explored the prognostic signature associated with genome instability for lung adenocarcinoma. Methods: In the study, we randomly divided 397 lung adenocarcinoma patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas database into a training group (n = 199) and a testing group (n = 198). By calculating the cumulative counts of genomic alterations for each patient in the training group, we distinguished the top 25% and bottom 25% of patients. We then compared their gene expressions to identify genome instability-related genes. Next, we used univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses to identify the prognostic signature. We also performed the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and the log-rank test to evaluate the performance of the identified prognostic signature. The performance of the signature was further validated in the testing group, in The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset, and in external datasets. We also conducted a time-dependent receiver operating characteristic analysis to compare our signature with established prognostic signatures to demonstrate its potential clinical value. Results: We identified GULPsig, which includes IGF2BP1, IGF2BP3, SMC1B, CLDN6, and LY6K, as a prognostic signature for lung adenocarcinoma patients from 42 genome instability-related genes. Based on the risk score of the risk model with GULPsig, we successfully stratified the patients into high- and low-risk groups according to the results of the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and the log-rank test. We further validated the performance of GULPsig as an independent prognostic signature and observed that it outperformed established prognostic signatures. Conclusion: We provided new insights to explore the clinical application of genome instability and identified GULPsig as a potential prognostic signature for lung adenocarcinoma patients.
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- Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Zhu Q, Zhang J, Xu D, Zhao R. Association between PD-L1 and Ki-67 expression and clinicopathologic features in NSCLC patients. Am J Transl Res 2023; 15:5339-5346. [PMID: 37692968 PMCID: PMC10492061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between PD-L1, Ki-67 and the association between PD-L1, Ki-67, and clinicopathologic features and laboratory parameters in the peripheral blood of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. METHODS The clinical records of 213 NSCLC patients were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into high or low expression groups by cut-off values of Ki-67 and PD-L1. Correlation of PD-L1 and Ki-67 expression were analyzed by linear regression analysis. The data were tested by Mann-Whitney test. Relationship of PD-L1 and Ki-67 was tested by chi-square test. RESULTS Linear regression analysis revealed a positive association between the expression of PD-L1 and Ki-67 (R2=0.26, P<0.001). The clinicopathologic features and laboratory parameters such as gender, smoking history, histological types, TNM stage, tumor size, ALB, and FIB were all significantly associated with PD-L1 and Ki-67 expression (all P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The expression of PD-L1 and Ki-67 is related to some clinicopathologic features and inflammatory factors, which brings new sight for exploiting combination biomarkers and therapeutic strategies.
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- Qing Zhu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Tran QNN, Le MK, Kondo T, Moriguchi T. A Machine Learning-Based Model to Predict In-Hospital Mortality of Lung Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study of 523,959 Cases. Adv Respir Med 2023; 91:310-323. [PMID: 37622839 PMCID: PMC10451707 DOI: 10.3390/arm91040025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Background: Stratify new lung cancer patients based on the risk of in-hospital mortality rate after diagnosis. Methods: 522,941 lung cancer cases with available data on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) were analyzed for the predicted probability based on six fundamental variables including age, gender, tumor size, T, N, and AJCC stages. The patients were randomly assigned to the training (n = 115,145) and validation datasets (n = 13,017). The remaining cohort with missing values (n = 394,779) was then combined with the primary lung tumour datasets (n = 1018) from The Cancer Genome Atlas, Lung Adenocarcinoma and Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma projects (TCGA-LUAD & TCGA-LUSC) for external validation and sensitivity analysis. Results: Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analyses showed high discriminatory power in the training and internal validation cohorts (Area under the curve [AUC] of 0.78 (95%CI = 0.78-0.79) and 0.78 (95%CI = 0.77-0.79), respectively), whereas that of the model on external validation data was 0.759 (95%CI = 0.757-0.761). We developed a static nomogram, a web app, and a risk table based on a logistic regression model using algorithm-selected variables. Conclusions: Our model can stratify lung cancer patients into high- and low-risk of in-hospital mortality to assist clinical further planning.
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- Que N. N. Tran
- Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Department, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo City 409-3898, Japan;
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- Pathology Department, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo City 409-3898, Japan
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- Pathology Department, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo City 409-3898, Japan
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- Emergency & Critical Care Medicine Department, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo City 409-3898, Japan;
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Ni L, Yang H, Wu X, Zhou K, Wang S. The expression and prognostic value of disulfidptosis progress in lung adenocarcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:7741-7759. [PMID: 37552140 PMCID: PMC10457049 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Disulfidptosis is a new cell death model caused by accumulating intracellular disulfides bonding to actin cytoskeleton proteins. This study aimed to investigate the expression and prognostic value of disulfidptosis-related genes (DRGs) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). The data of expression profiles and scRNA-seq were collected from TCGA and GEO databases. The different expressions of DRGs between normal and LUAD tissues were compared. The LASSO analysis and multivariate Cox regression analysis were utilized to develop a DRGs model for the prognosis evaluation in LUAD. The model's predictive accuracy was evaluated with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and C-index. Survival analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to assessing the predictive value of the DRGs model. ScRNA-seq data were analyzed with "Seurat" and "Monocle 2" packages. There were significant differences in 22 DRGs between normal and tumor tissues. A model with five DRGs (ACTB, FLNB, NCKAP1, SLC3A2, SLC7A11) was constructed. The AUC and C-index of the model were significantly higher than that based on clinical parameters. Survival analysis, univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated risk score was an independent prognostic predictor. In the scRNA-seq study, we identified 14 clusters and 11 cell types. Clusters 2, 8, and 13 were annotated into Epithelial cells. SLC7A11 and SLC3A2, NCKAP1 and FLNB, ACTB expressed most abundantly in Epithelial cells, Endothelial cells, Naive CD4 T, respectively. We explored the expression of DRGs in LUAD and constructed a predictive DRGs model, which was stable and reliable for predicting LUAD prognosis.
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- Lina Ni
- Department of Respiratory, Jinhua Guangfu Cancer Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321200, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Jinhua Guangfu Cancer Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321200, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Jinhua Guangfu Cancer Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321200, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Jinhua Guangfu Cancer Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321200, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Jinhua Guangfu Cancer Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321200, China
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Panakkal N, Lekshmi A, Saraswathy VV, Sujathan K. Effective lung cancer control: An unaccomplished challenge in cancer research. Cytojournal 2023; 20:16. [PMID: 37681073 PMCID: PMC10481856 DOI: 10.25259/cytojournal_36_2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Lung cancer has always been a burden to the society since its non-effective early detection and poor survival status. Different imaging modalities such as computed tomography scan have been practiced for lung cancer detection. This review focuses on the importance of sputum cytology for early lung cancer detection and biomarkers effective in sputum samples. Published articles were discussed in light of the potential of sputum cytology for lung cancer early detection and risk assessment across high-risk groups. Recent developments in sample processing techniques have documented a clear potential to improve or refine diagnosis beyond that achieved with conventional sputum cytology examination. The diagnostic potential of sputum cytology may be exploited better through the standardization and automation of sputum preparation and analysis for application in routine laboratory practices and clinical trials. The challenging aspects in sputum cytology as well as sputum-based molecular markers are to ensure appropriate standardization and validation of the processing techniques.
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- Neeraja Panakkal
- Division of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Division of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Division of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Liu CC, Cheng YF, Ke PC, Chen YL, Lin CM, Wang BY. Prediction of Surgical Outcome by Tumor Volume Doubling Time via Stereo Imaging Software in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3952. [PMID: 37568768 PMCID: PMC10417538 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15153952] [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: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Volume doubling time (VDT) has been proven to be a powerful predictor of lung cancer progression. In non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving sublobar resection, the discussion of correlation between VDT and surgery was absent. We proposed to investigate the surgical outcomes according to VDT. METHODS We retrospectively studied 96 cases post sublobar resection from 2012 to 2018, collecting two chest CT scans preoperatively of each case and calculating the VDT. The receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed to identify the optimal cut-off point of VDTs as 133 days. We divided patients into two groups: VDT < 133 days and VDT ≥ 133 days. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed for comparative purposes. RESULTS Univariable and multivariable analyses revealed that the consolidation and tumor diameter ratio was the factor of overall survival (OS), and VDT was the only factor of disease-free survival (DFS). The five year OS rates of patients with VDTs ≥ 133 days and VDTs < 133 days, respectively, were 89.9% and 71.9%, and the five year DFS rates were 95.9% and 61.5%. CONCLUSION As VDT serves as a powerful prognostic predictor and provides an essential role in planning surgical procedures, the evaluation of VDT preoperatively is highly suggested.
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- Chia-Chi Liu
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (Y.-F.C.); (P.-C.K.); (C.-M.L.)
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (Y.-F.C.); (P.-C.K.); (C.-M.L.)
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (Y.-F.C.); (P.-C.K.); (C.-M.L.)
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- Surgery Clinical Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan;
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (Y.-F.C.); (P.-C.K.); (C.-M.L.)
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan; (C.-C.L.); (Y.-F.C.); (P.-C.K.); (C.-M.L.)
- Surgery Clinical Research Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan;
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
- Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
- Center for General Education, Ming Dao University, Changhua 52345, Taiwan
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Xiao N, Cao X, Liu Z, Han Y. Two germline mutations can serve as genetic susceptibility screening makers for a lung adenocarcinoma family. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:6541-6548. [PMID: 36781503 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04616-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer and the leading cause of cancer death. For familial lung cancer, identification of causing genetic factors is essential for prevention and control of non-lung cancer in carriers. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied two generations of a family with suspected inherited lung cancer susceptibility. Four individuals in this family had lung adenocarcinoma. To identify the gene(s) that cause the lung cancer in this pedigree, we extracted DNA from the peripheral blood of four cancer individuals and blood from three cancer-free family members as the control and performed whole-genome sequencing. Our filtering strategy includes, assessment of allele frequency, functional affection on amino acids, mutation accumulation, phased blocks and evolution analysis towards the alterations. RESULTS We identified two possible mutations, including PLEKHM2 (D134N) and MCC (R448Q) in all affected family members but did not found in the control group. Then, we performed a genetic susceptibility screening for 10 non-lung cancer relatives and found two individuals with PLEKHM2 (D134N) mutation, two with MCC (R448Q) mutation and one carrying both mutations. 3 carriers performed LDCT scan and 2 of them carried MCC (R448Q) also had ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesion in their lung. CONCLUSION Our data suggested that WGS together with our filtering strategy was successful in identifying PLEKHM2 (D134N) and MCC (R448Q) as the possible driver mutations in this family. Genetic susceptibility screening of non-lung cancer carriers will be a useful approach to prevent and control lung cancer in families with high-risk for the disease.
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- Ning Xiao
- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Third Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Dutta S, Mitra SK, Bir A, T R P, Ghosh A. Enhancing Anti-cancer Activity: Green Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Turmeric-Gold Nanocapsules on A549 Lung Cancer Cells. Cureus 2023; 15:e43087. [PMID: 37680423 PMCID: PMC10482356 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Background Lung cancer remains a major global health concern, with a notable increase in new cases in recent years. This study aims to investigate the cytotoxic effects of polymeric turmeric-gold nanocapsules on A549 human lung cancer cells, utilizing green-synthesized gold nanoparticles from Curcuma longa L. and ethyl cellulose-based nanocapsules. Methods Gold nanoparticles were synthesized using the aqueous root extract of Curcuma longa L., and the resulting nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Vis, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) techniques. Subsequently, polymeric nanocapsules of turmeric with encapsulated gold nanoparticles were prepared. The cytotoxicity of these nanocapsules was evaluated using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay on both A549 lung cancer cell lines and normal cell lines. Results The turmeric-gold nanocapsules exhibited a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 40 μg/ml, while the gold nanoparticles alone showed an IC50 value of 60 μg/ml when tested on A549 cells. Furthermore, apoptosis was observed in A549 cells treated with turmeric-gold nanocapsules. The combination of gold nanoparticles and turmeric polymer (gold turmeric nanocapsules) demonstrated a more potent anti-cancer effect on the lung cancer cell line, with an IC50 value of 40 μg/ml compared to green-synthesized gold nanoparticles (IC50 of 60 μg/ml). Conclusion The utilization of polymeric nanocapsules of turmeric, with green-synthesized gold nanoparticles, presents a promising solution to overcome the limited water solubility of turmeric. The results suggest that the combination of gold nanoparticles and turmeric enhances the cytotoxic effects on A549 human lung cancer cells. These findings contribute to the potential application of turmeric-gold nanocapsules as a novel therapeutic approach in lung cancer research.
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- Saikat Dutta
- Microbiology, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, Chennai, IND
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- Microbiology, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, Chennai, IND
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- Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, IND
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- Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, IND
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- Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, IND
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Komuro H, Shinohara S, Fukushima Y, Demachi-Okamura A, Muraoka D, Masago K, Matsui T, Sugita Y, Takahashi Y, Nishida R, Takashima C, Ohki T, Shigematsu Y, Watanabe F, Adachi K, Fukuyama T, Hamana H, Kishi H, Miura D, Tanaka Y, Onoue K, Onoguchi K, Yamashita Y, Stratford R, Clancy T, Yamaguchi R, Kuroda H, Doi K, Iwata H, Matsushita H. Single-cell sequencing on CD8 + TILs revealed the nature of exhausted T cells recognizing neoantigen and cancer/testis antigen in non-small cell lung cancer. J Immunother Cancer 2023; 11:e007180. [PMID: 37544663 PMCID: PMC10407349 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND CD8+tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are often observed in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). However, the characteristics of CD8+ TILs, especially T-cell populations specific for tumor antigens, remain poorly understood. METHODS High throughput single-cell RNA sequencing and single-cell T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing were performed on CD8+ TILs from three surgically-resected lung cancer specimens. Dimensional reduction for clustering was performed using Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection. CD8+ TIL TCR specific for the cancer/testis antigen KK-LC-1 and for predicted neoantigens were investigated. Differentially-expressed gene analysis, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and single sample GSEA was performed to characterize antigen-specific T cells. RESULTS A total of 6998 CD8+ T cells was analyzed, divided into 10 clusters according to their gene expression profile. An exhausted T-cell (exhausted T (Tex)) cluster characterized by the expression of ENTPD1 (CD39), TOX, PDCD1 (PD1), HAVCR2 (TIM3) and other genes, and by T-cell oligoclonality, was identified. The Tex TCR repertoire (Tex-TCRs) contained nine different TCR clonotypes recognizing five tumor antigens including a KK-LC-1 antigen and four neoantigens. By re-clustering the tumor antigen-specific T cells (n=140), it could be seen that the individual T-cell clonotypes were present on cells at different stages of differentiation and functional states even within the same Tex cluster. Stimulating these T cells with predicted cognate peptide indicated that TCR signal strength and subsequent T-cell proliferation and cytokine production was variable but always higher for neoantigens than KK-LC-1. CONCLUSIONS Our approach focusing on T cells with an exhausted phenotype among CD8+ TILs may facilitate the identification of tumor antigens and clarify the nature of the antigen-specific T cells to specify the promising immunotherapeutic targets in patients with NSCLC.
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- Hiroyasu Komuro
- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mie Chuo Medical Center, Tsu, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Research, Kitasato University Medical Center, Kitamoto, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Drug Development Division, NEC Corporation, Minato-ku, Japan
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- Drug Development Division, NEC Corporation, Minato-ku, Japan
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- Drug Development Division, NEC Corporation, Minato-ku, Japan
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- NEC OncoImmunity AS, Oslo Cancer Cluster, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Cancer Systems Biology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Cancer Informatics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Division of Translational Oncoimmunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Cancer Immunogenomics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Li H, Sha X, Wang W, Huang Z, Zhang P, Liu L, Wang S, Zhou Y, He S, Shi J. Identification of lysosomal genes associated with prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2023; 12:1477-1495. [PMID: 37577321 PMCID: PMC10413022 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-23-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most common subtype of lung cancer, representing 40% of all cases of this tumor. Despite immense improvements in understanding the molecular basis, diagnosis, and treatment of LUAD, its recurrence rate is still high. Methods RNA-seq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) LUAD cohort were download from Genomic Data Commons Portal. The GSE13213 dataset from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) was used for external validation. Differential prognostic lysosome-related genes (LRGs) were identified by overlapping survival-related genes obtained via univariate Cox regression analysis with differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The prognostic model was built using Kaplan-Meier curves and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analyses. In addition, univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were employed to identify independent prognostic factors. The responses of patients to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) were further predicted. The pRRophetic package and rank-sum test were used to compute the half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 56 chemotherapeutic drugs and their differential effects in the low- and high-risk groups. Moreover, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and human protein atlas (HPA) database were used to verify the expression of the four prognostic biomarkers in LUAD. Results Of the nine candidate differential prognostic LRGs, GATA2, TFAP2A, LMBRD1, and KRT8 were selected as prognostic biomarkers. The prediction of the risk model was validated to be reliable. Cox independent prognostic analysis revealed that risk score and stage were independent prognostic factors in LUAD. Furthermore, the nomogram and calibration curves of the independent prognostic factors performed well. Differential analysis of ICIs revealed CD276, ICOS, PDCD1LG2, CD27, TNFRSF18, TNFSF9, ENTPD1, and NT5E to be expressed differently in the low- and high-risk groups. The IC50 values of 12 chemotherapeutic drugs, including epothilone.B, JNK.inhibitor.VIII, and AKT.inhibitor.VIII, significantly differed between the two risk groups. KRT8 and TFAP2A were highly expressed, while GATA2 and LMBRD1 were poorly expressed in LUAD cell lines. In addition, KRT8 and TFAP2A were highly expressed, while GATA2 and LMBRD1 were poorly expressed in tumor tissues. Conclusions Four key prognostic biomarkers-GATA2, TFAP2A, LMBRD1, and KRT8-were used to construct a significant prognostic model for LUAD patients.
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- Houqiang Li
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Medical College of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases in Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
- Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Wilk AM, Kozłowska E, Borys D, D’Amico A, Fujarewicz K, Gorczewska I, Debosz-Suwinska I, Suwinski R, Smieja J, Swierniak A. Radiomic signature accurately predicts the risk of metastatic dissemination in late-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2023; 12:1372-1383. [PMID: 37577306 PMCID: PMC10413035 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-23-60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, and the median overall survival (OS) is approximately 2-3 years among patients with stage III disease. Furthermore, it is one of the deadliest types of cancer globally due to non-specific symptoms and the lack of a biomarker for early detection. The most important decision that clinicians need to make after a lung cancer diagnosis is the selection of a treatment schedule. This decision is based on, among others factors, the risk of developing metastasis. Methods A cohort of 115 NSCLC patients treated using chemotherapy and radiotherapy (RT) with curative intent was retrospectively collated and included patients for whom positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images, acquired before RT, were available. The PET/CT images were used to compute radiomic features extracted from a region of interest (ROI), the primary tumor. Radiomic and clinical features were then classified to stratify the patients into short and long time to metastasis, and regression analysis was used to predict the risk of metastasis. Results Classification based on binarized metastasis-free survival (MFS) was applied with moderate success. Indeed, an accuracy of 0.73 was obtained for the selection of features based on the Wilcoxon test and logistic regression model. However, the Cox regression model for metastasis risk prediction performed very well, with a concordance index (C-index) score equal to 0.84. Conclusions It is possible to accurately predict the risk of metastasis in NSCLC patients based on radiomic features. The results demonstrate the potential use of features extracted from cancer imaging in predicting the risk of metastasis.
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- Agata Małgorzata Wilk
- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Oncology, PET Diagnostics Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Oncology, PET Diagnostics Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Oncology, PET Diagnostics Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- II Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Clinic, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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van Niekerk A, Wrzesinski K, Steyn D, Gouws C. A Novel NCI-H69AR Drug-Resistant Small-Cell Lung Cancer Mini-Tumor Model for Anti-Cancer Treatment Screening. Cells 2023; 12:1980. [PMID: 37566059 PMCID: PMC10416941 DOI: 10.3390/cells12151980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Small-cell lung cancer is a fast-growing carcinoma with a poor prognosis and a high level of relapse due to multi-drug resistance (MDR). Genetic mutations that lead to the overexpression of efflux transporter proteins can contribute to MDR. In vitro cancer models play a tremendous role in chemotherapy development and the screening of possible anti-cancer molecules. Low-cost and simple in vitro models are normally used. Traditional two-dimensional (2D) models have numerous shortcomings when considering the physiological resemblance of an in vivo setting. Three-dimensional (3D) models aim to bridge the gap between conventional 2D models and the in vivo setting. Some of the advantages of functional 3D spheroids include better representation of the in vivo physiology and tumor characteristics when compared to traditional 2D cultures. During this study, an NCI-H69AR drug-resistant mini-tumor model (MRP1 hyperexpressive) was developed by making use of a rotating clinostat bioreactor system (ClinoStar®; CelVivo ApS, Odense, Denmark). Spheroid growth and viability were assessed over a 25-day period to determine the ideal experimental period with mature and metabolically stable constructs. The applicability of this model for anti-cancer research was evaluated through treatment with irinotecan, paclitaxel and cisplatin for 96 h, followed by a 96 h recovery period. Parameters measured included planar surface area measurements, estimated glucose consumption, soluble protein content, intracellular adenosine triphosphate levels, extracellular adenylate kinase levels, histology and efflux transporter gene expression. The established functional spheroid model proved viable and stable during the treatment period, with retained relative hyperexpression of the MRP1 efflux transporter gene but increased expression of the P-gp transporter gene compared to the cells cultured in 2D. As expected, treatment with the abovementioned anti-cancer drugs at clinical doses (100 mg/m2 irinotecan, 80 mg/m2 paclitaxel and 75 mg/m2 cisplatin) had minimal impact on the drug-resistant mini-tumors, and the functional spheroid models were able to recover following the removal of treatment.
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- Alandi van Niekerk
- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; (A.v.N.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; (A.v.N.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
- CelVivo ApS, 5491 Blommenslyst, Denmark
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; (A.v.N.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™), North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; (A.v.N.); (K.W.); (D.S.)
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Tan T, Li S, Hu W, Yue T, Zeng Q, Zeng X, Chen X, Zhao X, Xiao T. Efficacy and safety of nab-paclitaxel plus platinum in non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1139248. [PMID: 37554498 PMCID: PMC10406255 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1139248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This meta-analysis was exerted in assessing the anticancer efficacy and safety of nab-paclitaxel (nab-P) when combined with platinum compound agents for therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHOD We systematically searched the following seven electronic databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, Wan Fang, and China Science and Technology Journal Data. Randomized comparative clinical [randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT)] studies on nab-P plus platinum and carboplatin or cisplatin in combination with conventional chemotherapy agents or traditional paclitaxel were searched. RESULTS A total of 19 RCT studies involving 6,011 patients were analyzed. The primary outcome includes the overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS). The secondary outcome includes adverse events (AEs). Nab-P combined with platinum (carboplatin/cisplatin) had a better ORR [odds ratio (OR) = 1.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.34, 2.05), p < 0.001] and improved PFS [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.84, 95% CI: (0.74, 0.94), p = 0.01] and OS [HR = 0.86, 95% CI: (0.78, 0.96), p = 0.008] in NSCLC patients. ORR [OR = 2.18, 95% CI: (1.07, 4.43)], PFS [HR = 0.62, 95% CI: (0.40, 0.97)], and OS [HR = 0.63, 95% CI: (0.49, 0.81)] were significantly improved among patients aged >70 years, and ORR [OR = 1.80, 95% CI: (1.20, 2.70)] and PFS [HR = 0.74, 95% CI: (0.56, 0.97)] were significantly elevated with SCC rate ≥65% in NSCLC patients (all p > 0.05). Among the adverse effects, the prevalence of neutropenia, neuralgia, and arthralgia/myalgia (≥ grade 3) compared to that of the control group. On the other hand, the prevalence of anemia and thrombocytopenia was higher in the nab-P plus platinum (carboplatin/cisplatin) compared to that of controls. It is worth noting that fatigue did not show statistical significance. CONCLUSION Nab-P in combination with carboplatin/cisplatin regimen improves efficacy and tolerability in patients with NSCLC. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier: CRD42022288499.
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- Tianying Tan
- College of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- College of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- College of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- College of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Clinical Medicine College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Chengdu Anorectal Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Manfredini B, Zirafa CC, Filosso PL, Stefani A, Romano G, Davini F, Melfi F. The Role of Lymphadenectomy in Early-Stage NSCLC. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3735. [PMID: 37509396 PMCID: PMC10378311 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15143735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The involvement of lymph nodes by the tumor has a strong impact on survival of patients. For this reason, lymphadenectomy plays a crucial role in the staging and prognosis of NSCLC, to define the most appropriate therapeutic strategies concerning the stage of the disease. To date, the benefit, in terms of survival, of the different extents of lymphadenectomy remains controversial in the scientific community. It is recognized that metastatic involvement of mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer is one of the most significant prognostic factors, in terms of survival, and it is therefore mandatory to identify patients with lymph node metastases who may benefit from adjuvant therapies, to prevent distant disease and local recurrences. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the role of lymphadenectomy in early-stage NSCLC in terms of efficacy and accuracy, comparing systematic, sampling, and lobe-specific lymph node dissection and analyzing the existing critical issue, through a search of the most relevant articles published in the last decades.
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- Beatrice Manfredini
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Surgical, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Care Pathology Department, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Surgical, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Care Pathology Department, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Surgical, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Care Pathology Department, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Surgical, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Care Pathology Department, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Ornos ED, Cando LF, Catral CD, Quebral EP, Tantengco OA, Arevalo MVP, Dee EC. Molecular basis of sex differences in cancer: Perspective from Asia. iScience 2023; 26:107101. [PMID: 37404373 PMCID: PMC10316661 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Sex differences in cancer are evident in death rates and treatment responses in several cancers. Asian patients have unique cancer epidemiology influenced by their genetic ancestry and sociocultural factors in the region. In this review, we show molecular associations that potentially mediate sex disparities observed in cancer in Asian populations. Differences in sex characteristics are evident at the cytogenetic, genetic, and epigenetic levels mediating processes that include cell cycle, oncogenesis, and metastasis. Larger clinical and in vitro studies that explore mechanisms can confirm the associations of these molecular markers. In-depth studies of these markers can reveal their importance as diagnostics, prognostics, and therapeutic efficacy markers. Sex differences should be considered in designing novel cancer therapeutics in this era of precision medicine.
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- Eric David Ornos
- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
- College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, 1000, Philippines
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- College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, 1000, Philippines
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- College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, 1000, Philippines
- Virology Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
- Hawaii Center for AIDS, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, 1000, Philippines
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
- Department of Biology, College of Science, De La Salle University, Manila 0922, Philippines
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10028, USA
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LIU Q, LI H, LI B, REN M, LI Z, CHEN Y, ZHENG Z, MENG Y, FENG H. [Exploration of the Perturbation of PKIG in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma and the Role in Tumor Microenvironment Based on Bioinformatics Method]. ZHONGGUO FEI AI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF LUNG CANCER 2023; 26:523-537. [PMID: 37653016 PMCID: PMC10476207 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2023.102.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and patients have limited survival benefits from traditional treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. As a new treatment for lung cancer, immunotherapy has significantly prolonged the overall survival (OS) of patients. However, only some patients can benefit from it. We need to explore immunotherapy biomarkers more deeply to screen for advantages. METHODS The original data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, and the immunological and prognostic genes of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) were screened using R software and TIMER database. The expression of target genes was studied in TCGA and GEO databases, and Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis and correlation analysis with tumor immune characteristics were performed by R software and TISIDB database. RESULTS We screened out a gene related to immunity and prognosis, cAMP dependent protein kinase inhibitor γ (PKIG), which is significantly differentially expressed in LUSC and normal tissues, and has important reference value for the diagnosis and prognosis assessment of LUSC. PKIG differential genes are mainly concentrated in the regulation of humoral immune response and other processes. The expression of PKIG was positively correlated with the infiltration level of regulatory T cells (Tregs) (r=0.340, P<0.001). In addition, the expression level of PKIG was positively correlated with the expression of chemokines/chemokine receptors such as chemokine C-C motif ligand 2 (CCL2) (r=0.503, P<0.001), CXC chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) (r=0.386, P<0.001) and CXC-chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) (r=0.492, P<0.001), and immunoinhibitors such as programmed cell death protein 1 (PDCD1) (r=0.359, P<0.001), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA4) (r=0.375, P<0.001) and T cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domains (TIGIT) (r=0.305, P<0.001) in LUSC. CONCLUSIONS The immunological and prognostic gene PKIG in lung squamous cell carcinoma was screened through bioinformatics analysis. PKIG is highly correlated with LUSC prognosis and immune microenvironment, and is expected to be a potential biomolecular marker for LUSC immunotherapy.
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Lamminmäki M, Leivonen A, Heinävaara S, Nygård M, Ursin G, Campbell S, Stefansdóttir H, Hirvonen E, Toikkanen S, Vejborg IMM, Njor SH, Sarkeala T. A population-based cohort study on changes in breast, lung and colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among non-Western immigrant women. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:665. [PMID: 37452314 PMCID: PMC10349457 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11140-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer risk varies geographically, and migrants are influenced by different risk factors before, during and after migration. Increased migration from non-Western countries to the Nordic countries calls for a better understanding of the migrants' cancer risk and the change in risk patterns over time. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and mortality of breast, colorectal and lung cancer between non-Western immigrant and the native female population in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from national registries were processed and pre-analysed in each country. Multivariate Poisson regression models were used to model the relative differences in incidence and mortality as rate ratios (RR). The country-specific estimates and summary statistics were pooled together using a random effects model. RESULTS Non-Western immigrant women had significantly lower breast (RR 0.71, 0.65-0.78), colorectal (RR 0.72, 0.57-0.92) and lung (RR 0.55, 0.42-0.72) cancer incidence rates than native women, and the risk of these cancers among immigrant women increased with duration of residence. Differences were parallel in breast, colorectal and lung cancer mortality (RR 0.64, 0.55-0.74; RR 0.66, 0.48-0.92; RR 0.51, 0.34-0.79). Among immigrant women, higher education increased the risk for breast cancer and decreased it for lung cancer. CONCLUSION The results significantly complement and add to the previous findings of cancer burden and cancer burden transition among migrants and provide evidence of a prolonged cancer risk advantage among non-Western immigrant women. However, the findings show an increasing risk of lifestyle-related cancers with increasing duration of residence in the host country. Further studies are needed to discover underlying reasons for this phenomenon.
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Unioninkatu 22, 00130, Helsinki, Finland
- Data and Analytics Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Unioninkatu 22, 00130, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Unioninkatu 22, 00130, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Unioninkatu 22, 00130, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Breast Examinations, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University Research Clinic for Cancer Screening, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Unioninkatu 22, 00130, Helsinki, Finland
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Córdoba-Doña JA, Benítez-Rodríguez E, Escolar-Pujolar A, Santos-Sánchez V. Age-period-cohort analysis of lung cancer mortality inequalities in Southern Spain: missed opportunities for implementing equitable tobacco control policies. Int J Equity Health 2023; 22:132. [PMID: 37438851 PMCID: PMC10339480 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01946-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer mortality in European countries shows different epidemiological patterns according to sex and socioeconomic variables. Some countries show decreasing rates in both sexes, while others show a delayed profile, with increasing mortality in women, inconsistently influenced by socioeconomic status. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of age, period and birth cohort on lung cancer mortality inequalities in men and women in Andalusia, the southernmost region in Spain. METHODS We used the Longitudinal Database of the Andalusian Population, which collects demographic and mortality data from the 2001 census cohort of more than 7.35 million Andalusians, followed up between 2002 and 2016. Mortality rates were calculated for men and women by educational level, and small-area deprivation. Poisson models were used to assess trends in socioeconomic inequalities in men and women. Finally, age-period-cohort (APC) models were used separately for each educational level and gender. RESULTS There were 39,408 lung cancer deaths in men and 5,511 in women, yielding crude mortality rates of 78.1 and 11.4 × 105 person-years, respectively. In men higher mortality was found in less educated groups and inequalities increased during the study period: i.e. the rate ratio for primary studies compared to university studies increased from 1.30 (CI95:1.18-1.44) to 1.57 (CI95:1.43-1.73). For women, educational inequalities in favour of the less educated tended to decrease moderately. In APC analysis, a decreasing period effect in men and an increasing one in women were observed. Cohort effect differed significantly by educational level. In men, the lower the educational level, the earlier the peak effect was reached, with a 25-year difference between the least-educated and college-educated. Conversely, college-educated women reached the peak effect with a 12-year earlier cohort than the least-educated women. The decline of mortality followed the same pattern both in men and women, with the best-educated groups experiencing declining rates with earlier birth cohorts. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals that APC analysis by education helps to uncover changes in trends occurring in different socioeconomic and gender groups, which, combined with data on smoking prevalence, provide important clues for action. Despite its limitations, this approach to the study of lung cancer inequalities allows for the assessment of gaps in historical and current tobacco policies and the identification of population groups that need to be prioritised for public health interventions.
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- Juan Antonio Córdoba-Doña
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Unit, Hospital Universitario de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz, INIBiCA, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz, INIBiCA, Cádiz, Spain
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Unit, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz, INIBiCA, Cádiz, Spain
- Departamento de Sociología, Trabajo Social y Salud Pública, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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Roldan Ruiz J, Fuentes Gago MG, Chinchilla Tabora LM, Gonzalez Morais I, Sayagués JM, Abad Hernández M, Cordovilla Pérez MR, Ludeña de la Cruz MD, del Barco Morillo E, Rodriguez Gonzalez M. The Impact of Liquid Biopsies Positive for EGFR Mutations on Overall Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2347. [PMID: 37510091 PMCID: PMC10377956 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13142347] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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In recent years, non-small cell lung cancer treatment has been revolutionized. EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors and our improved understanding of its alterations have driven new diagnostic strategies. Liquid biopsies have emerged as a useful tool in these contexts, showing potential utility in early diagnosis combined with low-dose CT scans, as well as potential in monitoring treatment response and predicting the development of patients. We studied the circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) of 38 EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer patients at diagnosis in different moments of their disease by liquid biopsy techniques. Our results show that mean overall survival was significantly lower when a liquid biopsy was positive for the detection of EGFR mutations compared with wild-type patients in their liquid biopsy in both univariate (29 ± 4 vs. 104 ± 19 months; p = 0.004) and multivariate analysis (p = 0.008). Taking this into consideration, liquid biopsies could be key to improving the control of this disease.
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- Jonnathan Roldan Ruiz
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (J.R.R.); (E.d.B.M.)
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- Department of Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (L.M.C.T.); (I.G.M.); (J.M.S.); (M.A.H.); (M.D.L.d.l.C.)
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- Department of Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (L.M.C.T.); (I.G.M.); (J.M.S.); (M.A.H.); (M.D.L.d.l.C.)
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- Department of Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (L.M.C.T.); (I.G.M.); (J.M.S.); (M.A.H.); (M.D.L.d.l.C.)
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- Department of Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (L.M.C.T.); (I.G.M.); (J.M.S.); (M.A.H.); (M.D.L.d.l.C.)
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- Department of Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (L.M.C.T.); (I.G.M.); (J.M.S.); (M.A.H.); (M.D.L.d.l.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (J.R.R.); (E.d.B.M.)
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- Department of Pathology, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (L.M.C.T.); (I.G.M.); (J.M.S.); (M.A.H.); (M.D.L.d.l.C.)
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Hernandez-Con P, Shults J, Willis AW, Yang YX. Dopamine agonists and risk of lung cancer in patients with restless legs syndrome. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2023; 32:726-734. [PMID: 36760024 PMCID: PMC10766437 DOI: 10.1002/pds.5596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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PURPOSE To examine the association between long-term use of dopamine agonists (DAs) and the risk of lung cancer in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS). METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Optum Clinformatics® database. We included adults ≥40 years diagnosed with RLS during the study period (1/2006-12/2016). Follow-up started with the first RLS diagnosis and ended on the earliest of: incident diagnosis of lung cancer, end of enrollment in the database or end of the study period. The exposure of interest was cumulative duration of DAs use, measured in a time-varying manner. We constructed a multivariable Cox regression model to estimate HRs and 95% CIs for the association between lung cancer and cumulative durations of DA use, adjusting for potential confounding variables. RESULTS We identified 295 042 patients with a diagnosis of RLS. The mean age of the cohort was 62.9; 66.6% were women and 82.3% were white. The prevalence of any DA exposure was 40.3%. Compared to the reference group (no use and ≤1 year), the crude HRs for lung cancer were 1.16 (95% CI 0.99-1.36) and 1.14 (95% CI 0.86-1.51) for 1-3 years and >3 years of cumulative DA use, respectively. The adjusted HR for lung cancer was 1.05 (95% CI 0.88-1.25) for 1-3 years and 1.02 (95% CI 0.76-1.37) for >3 years of cumulative DA use, respectively. CONCLUSIONS At typical doses for the clinical management of RLS, long-term DA use was not associated with risk of lung cancer.
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- Pilar Hernandez-Con
- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mudaranthakam DP, Nollen N, Wick J, Hughes D, Welch D, Calhoun E. Evaluating Work Impairment as a Source of Financial Toxicity in Cancer Healthcare and Negative Impacts on Health Status. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:1166-1172. [PMID: 37415746 PMCID: PMC10321355 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-23-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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How the socioeconomic factors intersect for a particular patient can determine their susceptibility to financial toxicity, what costs they will encounter during treatment, the type and quality of their care, and the potential work impairments they face. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate financial factors leading to worsening health outcomes by the cancer subtype. A logistic model predicting worsening health outcomes while assessing the most influential economic factors was constructed by the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study. A forward stepwise regression procedure was implemented to identify the social risk factors that impact health status. Stepwise regression was done on data subsets based on the cancer types of lung, breast, prostate, and colon cancer to determine whether significant predictors of worsening health status were different or the same across cancer types. Independent covariate analysis was also conducted to cross-validate our model. On the basis of the model fit statistics, the two-factor model has the best fit, that is, the lowest AIC among potential models of 3270.56, percent concordance of 64.7, and a C-statistics of 0.65. The two-factor model used work impairment and out-of-pocket costs, significantly contributing to worsening health outcomes. Covariate analysis demonstrated that younger patients with cancer experienced more financial burdens leading to worsening health outcomes than elderly patients aged 65 years and above. Work impairment and high out-of-pocket costs were significantly associated with worsening health outcomes among cancer patients. Matching the participants who need the most financial help with appropriate resources is essential to mitigate the financial burden. Significance Among patients with cancer, work impairment and out-of-pocket are the two primary factors contributing to adverse health outcomes. Women, African American or other races, the Hispanic population, and younger individuals have encountered higher work impairment and out-of-pocket costs due to cancer than their counterparts.
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- Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam
- Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- University of Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- University of Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- University of Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- University of Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Population Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Parvar SY, Rezvani A, Ghaderpanah R, Hefzosseheh M, Rafiei S, Monabati A. The relation between epidermal growth factor receptor mutations profiles and smoking patterns in patients with lung adenocarcinoma: A cross-sectional study. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1369. [PMID: 37425232 PMCID: PMC10323165 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of lung cancer cases, with smoking being a critical risk factor. The identification of NSCLC patients harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, sensitized to tyrosine kinase inhibitors, has revolutionized treatment plans, resulting in improved clinical responses and reduced chemotherapy toxicity. This study aimed to assess the relationship between EGFR mutations and smoking patterns in patients diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma referred to major pathologic laboratories. Methods This cross-sectional study included 217 NSCLC patients aged above 18 years. Molecular abnormalities of the EGFR gene were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction amplification of exons 18-21 accompanied by Sanger sequencing. Then, the data were analyzed using the SPSS 26 software. Logistic regression analysis, χ 2 test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used to evaluate the relation between EGFR mutations and smoking patterns. Results EGFR mutations were identified in 25.3% of patients, predominantly involving deletion in exon 19 (61.8%). For most of the mutant EGFR patients, the majority were nonsmokers (81.8%), and 52.7% were female patients. Besides, the median duration of smoking was 26 years and the median frequency of smoking was 23 pack-years in the mutant EGFR group, both of which were lower compared to the wild mutant group. Moreover, female gender, current, and heavy smoking were significantly correlated with EGFR mutations based on the univariate logistic regression analysis (p: 0.004, 0.005, and 0.001, respectively). Conclusions Female gender and nonsmoker status were strongly associated with positive EGFR mutations. While guidelines traditionally recommended EGFR testing primarily for female nonsmokers with advanced NSCLC, our study in line with the recently published evidence has shown a significant prevalence of positive EGFR mutations among male patients and smokers. Therefore, routine mutation testing is suggested for all NSCLC patients. Considering the limited access to EGFR testing laboratories in developing countries, the results of such epidemiological surveys can assist oncologists in choosing the most suitable treatment plan.
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- Department of internal medicine, Autophagy Research CenterShiraz University of Medical ScienceShirazIran
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- Student Research CommitteeShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Student Research CommitteeShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Department of PathologyShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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Fu Y, He J, Chen J, Hu J, Guan W, Lou G. EVI2B may be a novel prognostic marker for lung adenocarcinoma. Biomark Med 2023; 17:599-612. [PMID: 37843407 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2023-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Objective: This study intended to unravel the relationship of EVI2B expression with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Methods: TIMER1.0, Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis and Human Protein Atlas databases, as well as the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer website, were used to analyze the expression of EVI2B and its relationship with clinical features. The relationship between survival curve analysis and prognosis was analyzed. The role of EVI2B in LUAD was verified by wet experiments. Results: EVI2B was markedly downregulated in LUAD. There was a relationship between the expression of EVI2B and clinical features. Low EVI2B level was substantially implicated in low survival in LUAD. EVI2B overexpression constrained LUAD cell viability, migration and invasion. Conclusion: EVI2B was related to prognosis and immune microenvironment in LUAD, suggesting that EVI2B may be a novel prognostic marker for LUAD.
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- Yin Fu
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, 322000, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, 322000, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, 322000, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, 322000, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, 322000, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, 322000, China
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Senosain MF, Zou Y, Patel K, Zhao S, Coullomb A, Rowe DJ, Lehman JM, Irish JM, Maldonado F, Kammer MN, Pancaldi V, Lopez CF. Integrated Multi-omics Analysis of Early Lung Adenocarcinoma Links Tumor Biological Features with Predicted Indolence or Aggressiveness. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:1350-1365. [PMID: 37501683 PMCID: PMC10370362 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a heterogeneous group of tumors associated with different survival rates, even when detected at an early stage. Here, we aim to investigate the biological determinants of early LUAD indolence or aggressiveness using radiomics as a surrogate of behavior. We present a set of 92 patients with LUAD with data collected across different methodologies. Patients were risk-stratified using the CT-based Score Indicative of Lung cancer Aggression (SILA) tool (0 = least aggressive, 1 = most aggressive). We grouped the patients as indolent (x ≤ 0.4, n = 14), intermediate (0.4 > x ≤ 0.6, n = 27), and aggressive (0.6 > x ≤ 1, n = 52). Using Cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF), we identified subpopulations with high HLA-DR expression that were associated with indolent behavior. In the RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) dataset, pathways related to immune response were associated with indolent behavior, while pathways associated with cell cycle and proliferation were associated with aggressive behavior. We extracted quantitative radiomics features from the CT scans of the patients. Integrating these datasets, we identified four feature signatures and four patient clusters that were associated with survival. Using single-cell RNA-seq, we found that indolent tumors had significantly more T cells and less B cells than aggressive tumors, and that the latter had a higher abundance of regulatory T cells and Th cells. In conclusion, we were able to uncover a correspondence between radiomics and tumor biology, which could improve the discrimination between indolent and aggressive LUAD tumors, enhance our knowledge in the biology of these tumors, and offer novel and personalized avenues for intervention. Significance This study provides a comprehensive profiling of LUAD indolence and aggressiveness at the biological bulk and single-cell levels, as well as at the clinical and radiomics levels. This hypothesis generating study uncovers several potential future research avenues. It also highlights the importance and power of data integration to improve our systemic understanding of LUAD and to help reduce the gap between basic science research and clinical practice.
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- Maria-Fernanda Senosain
- Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical. Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical. Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical. Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- CRCT, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical. Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical. Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- CRCT, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, CNRS, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Carrer de Jordi Girona, 29, 31, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Carlos F. Lopez
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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