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Peng C, Zhang X, Zhou N, Hu T, Shen Y, Chen TJ, Liu Y, Cui H, Zhu S. Apigenin inhibits lipid metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by targeting the histone demethylase KDM1A. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 135:156024. [PMID: 39341125 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.156024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The development of cancer is accompanied by metabolic reprogramming, and the liver serves as a central hub for lipid transportation. Apigenin, a plant-derived flavonoid, demonstrates potent anticancer properties across various cancer types and exhibits promising potential as a therapeutic agent for cancer treatment. However, there are limited studies focusing on the downstream targets of apigenin. Moreover, there are few reports on the impact of apigenin in lipid metabolism within liver cancer cells. PURPOSE The objective is to elucidate the metabolic mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of apigenin on liver cancer progression, search for downstream targets and provide reliable data support for the clinical trials of apigenin. METHODS Anticancer effects of apigenin were detected at cellular and molecular levels in vitro, and downstream targets of apigenin, especially metabolic pathway genes, were analyzed by transcriptome. Next, the downstream target of apigenin was verified and the biological function of the downstream target was examined. Finally, the downstream target of apigenin was further verified by restoring target gene expression. RESULTS Cellular molecular experiments showed that Apigenin inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion and lipid metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Transcriptome analysis showed apigenin widely regulates histone demethylase, particularly histone H3K4 lysine demethylase 1A (KDM1A). Apigenin treatment inhibited the expression of KDM1A protein and mRNA levels in liver cancer cells, molecular docking predicted the interaction between apigenin and KDM1A. Furthermore, downregulation KDM1A inhibited the proliferation and lipid metabolism of HCC cells, in the same way, overexpressing KDM1A promoted proliferation of HCC cells. Finally, restoring KDM1A expression partially attenuated the effects of apigenin on lipid metabolism in HCC cells. CONCLUSION In conclusion, our study provides compelling evidence that apigenin inhibits liver cancer progression and elucidates its mechanism of action in regulating lipid metabolism. Specifically, we find that apigenin suppresses the progression of HCC cells by downregulating genes involved in lipid metabolism. Additionally, our results indicate that KDM1A acts as a downstream target of apigenin in the inhibition of lipid metabolism in HCC. These findings offer experimental support for the potential use of apigenin as a therapeutic agent for liver cancer, highlighting its relevance in future clinical applications.
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- Cheng Peng
- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China; Chipscreen Biosciences Pharmaceutical Ltd, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Jinfeng Laboratory, Chongqing 401329, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Jinfeng Laboratory, Chongqing 401329, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400716, China; State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Jinfeng Laboratory, Chongqing 401329, China.
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Chen Y, Shi H, Mu B. Application of a Novel One-Side Cell Quartz Crystal Microbalance Immunosensor in the Determination of Alpha-Fetoprotein from Human Serum. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13091630. [PMID: 37175021 PMCID: PMC10178749 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13091630] [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: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The rapid and accurate detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels is of great significance for the diagnosis and later treatment evaluation of liver cancer. In this study, a novel integrated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) immunosensor based on the design to contact liquids on one side only was developed for the label-free detection of AFP. Anti-AFP mouse monoclonal antibodies were immobilized onto the upper electrode surface of the pre-treatment crystals using the staphylococcus aureus protein A. The AFP antigens in human serum were captured by specific surface-coated antibodies, and testing was carried out by monitoring the corresponding changes in frequency. The concentration range of the antigen detected was 13-760 ng/mL. The frequency characteristics of the process of antibody immobilization were investigated in detail, and high reproducibility of AFP antibody immobilization was achieved (standard deviation (SD) = 2.2 Hz). The developed QCM measurement system demonstrated a short test time (only 30 min), good reproducibility (the biological activity can still maintain more than 90% of the first test till it is reused five times), and accuracy as good as the one achieved with the radioimmunoassay (the maximum relative deviation = 4.8%). The designed QCM test system can easily and quickly detect AFP concentrations up to 760 ng/mL, indicating that the developed QCM assay is likely to lead to an alternative approach in large-scale screening for liver cancer in the near future.
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- Yan Chen
- School of Information Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- Department of Biological Therapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610047, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637100, China
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Lin S, Zhong J, Chi Y, Chen Y, Khan MS, Shen J. Colorimetric immunosensor based on glassy carbon microspheres test strips for the detection of prostate-specific antigen. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:366. [PMID: 34617126 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04907-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Micro-sized glassy carbon microspheres (GCMs, typically 3 μm in diameter) instead of nano-sized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs, typically 20 nm in diameter) were for the first time used as signal markers for the quantitative detection of antigen such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA). After being treated with concentrated HNO3, GCMs bear carboxyl groups at their surfaces, which enables antibodies to be conjugated with GCMs to yield new type of micro-sized material-based colorimetric probes used for immunochromatographic test strips (ICTSs). The captured black GCMs (with strong and wide-band light absorption) on the T-line of ICTS were used both for qualitative and quantitative determination of PSA. In the case of quantitative determination, a lab-assembled optical strip reader system was used to measure the reflected LED light intensity at 550 nm. The sensing performances of the developed GCM-based ICTSs, such as sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility, stability, and applicability, were investigated in detail. The developed GCM-based ICTSs can have much higher (3 times) detection sensitivity than AuNP-based ICTSs, showing promising applications in sensitive immunoassay.
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- Shan Lin
- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, and College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China.
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Ji J, Liu L, Jiang F, Wen X, Zhang Y, Li S, Lou J, Wang Y, Liu N, Guo Q, Jia Y, Gao C. The clinical application of PIVKA-II in hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver diseases: A multi-center study in China. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e24013. [PMID: 34590755 PMCID: PMC8605129 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to the absence of specific symptoms and low survival rate, efficient biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis are urgently required. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) and to determine the optimal cutoff values for HBV infection-related HCC. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional, multi-center study in China to ascertain the cutoff value for HCC patients in the context of CHB- and HBV-related cirrhosis. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of PIVKA-II. RESULTS This study enrolled 784 subjects and demonstrated that PIVKA-II had a sensitivity of 84.08% and a specificity of 90.43% in diagnosis HCC from chronic liver diseases. PIVKA-II at a cutoff of 37.5 mAU/mL yielded an AUC of 0.9737 (sensitivity 91.78% and specificity 96.30%) in discriminating HCC from chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. PIVKA-II at a cutoff of 45 mAU/mL yielded an AUC of 0.9419 (sensitivity 77.46% and specificity 95.12%) in discriminating HCC- from HBV-related cirrhosis patients. Furthermore, using a cutoff value of 40 mAU/mL for PIVKA-II as an HCC marker, only 4.81% (15/312) was positive in chronic hepatitis and 12.80% (37/289) in cirrhosis patients, revealing the satisfactory specificity of PIVKA-II in chronic liver disease of different etiologies. CONCLUSION Our data indicated that PIVKA-II had satisfactory diagnostic efficiencies and could be used as a screening or surveillance biomarker in HCC high-risk population.
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- Jun Ji
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Mengchao hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Mengchao hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Mengchao hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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King J, Adra N, Einhorn LH. Testicular cancer: Biology to bedside. Cancer Res 2021; 81:5369-5376. [PMID: 34380632 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Testicular cancer is the first solid tumor with a remarkably high cure rate. This success was only made possible through collaborative efforts of basic and clinical research. Most patients with distant metastases can be cured. However, the majority of these patients are diagnosed at a young age, leaving many decades for the development of treatment-related complications. This has magnified the importance of research into survivorship issues after exposure to platinum-based chemotherapy. This research, along with research into newer biomarkers that will aid in the diagnosis and surveillance of patients and survivors of testicular cancer, will continue to advance the field and provide new opportunities for these patients. There also remains the need for further therapeutic options for patients who unfortunately do not respond to standard treatment regimens and ultimately die from this disease, including a cohort of patients with late relapses and platinum-refractory disease. Here we discuss the advancements in management that led to a highly curable malignancy, while highlighting difficult situations still left to solve as well as emerging research into novel biomarkers.
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- Jennifer King
- Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine
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- Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Cao R, Liu H, Cheng Z. Radiolabeled Peptide Probes for Liver Cancer Imaging. Curr Med Chem 2021; 27:6968-6986. [PMID: 32196443 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200320153837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Liver cancer/Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer death and represents an important cause of mortality worldwide. Several biomarkers are overexpressed in liver cancer, such as Glypican 3 (GPC3) and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR). These biomarkers play important roles in the progression of tumors and could serve as imaging and therapeutic targets for this disease. Peptides with adequate stability, receptor binding properties, and biokinetic behavior have been intensively studied for liver cancer imaging. A great variety of them have been radiolabeled with clinically relevant radionuclides for liver cancer diagnosis, and many are promising imaging and therapeutic candidates for clinical translation. Herein, we summarize the advancement of radiolabeled peptides for the targeted imaging of liver cancer.
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- Rui Cao
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Bio-X Program and Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
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Wang W, Wei C. Advances in the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Genes Dis 2020; 7:308-319. [PMID: 32884985 PMCID: PMC7452544 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent cancers globally. In contrast to the declining death rates observed for all other common cancers such as breast, lung, and prostate cancers, the death rates for HCC continue to increase by ~2–3% per year because HCC is frequently diagnosed late and there is no curative therapy for an advanced HCC. The early diagnosis of HCC is truly a big challenge. Over the past years, the early diagnosis of HCC has relied on surveillance with ultrasonography (US) and serological assessments of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). However, the specificity and sensitivity of US/AFP is not satisfactory enough to detect early onset HCC. Recent technological advancements offer hope for early HCC diagnosis. Herein, we review the progress made in HCC diagnostics, with a focus on emerging imaging techniques and biomarkers for early disease diagnosis.
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- Weiyi Wang
- Xiamen Amplly Bio-engineering Co., Ltd, Xiamen, PR China
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- Xiamen Amplly Bio-engineering Co., Ltd, Xiamen, PR China
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Bohn MK, Higgins V, Asgari S, Leung F, Hoffman B, Macri J, Adeli K. Paediatric reference intervals for 17 Roche cobas 8000 e602 immunoassays in the CALIPER cohort of healthy children and adolescents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 57:1968-1979. [DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2019-0707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background
The diagnostic utility of laboratory tests in paediatric medicine relies heavily on the availability of appropriate reference intervals (RIs). The Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Paediatric Reference Intervals (CALIPER) has established a comprehensive database of covariate-stratified RIs for many paediatric laboratory tests using a large, healthy reference population. Several automated analysers in widespread use in clinical laboratories have already been studied. Here, we extend the testing to Roche immunoassays and report, for the first time, comprehensive paediatric RIs for 17 endocrine and special chemistry markers.
Methods
A total of 741 healthy children and adolescents (1 day to <19 years) were recruited and serum samples were analysed for 17 immunoassays on the Roche cobas 8000 e602 Immunoassay Analyzer. Age and sex-specific RIs were established and corresponding 90% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
Results
Reference values for all analytes measured required age partitioning, particularly during early life and throughout adolescence. Of the 17 analytes measured, eight required sex partitioning, including ferritin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), total triiodothyronine (TT3) and all fertility/sex hormones, except prolactin.
Conclusions
This is the first study to determine accurate paediatric RIs for Roche immunoassays. RIs were generally similar to those previously published by CALIPER on other analytical platforms, highlighting the reproducibility of age- and sex-specific trends in reference values observed across the paediatric age range. The RIs established in this study will improve the accuracy of test result interpretation and clinical decision-making in clinical laboratories utilising Roche immunoassays.
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- Mary Kathryn Bohn
- CALIPER Program, Clinical Biochemistry, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine , The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto, ON , Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- CALIPER Program, Clinical Biochemistry, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine , The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto, ON , Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- CALIPER Program, Clinical Biochemistry, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine , The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto, ON , Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto, ON , Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto, ON , Canada
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- Department of Clinical Pathology , McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
- CALIPER Program, Clinical Biochemistry , Pediatric Laboratory Medicine , The Hospital for Sick Children , 555 University Avenue , Toronto , ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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Heiat M, Negahdary M. Sensitive diagnosis of alpha-fetoprotein by a label free nanoaptasensor designed by modified Au electrode with spindle-shaped gold nanostructure. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Singh AK, Kumar R, Pandey AK. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Causes, Mechanism of Progression and Biomarkers. Curr Chem Genom Transl Med 2018; 12:9-26. [PMID: 30069430 PMCID: PMC6047212 DOI: 10.2174/2213988501812010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours in the world. It is a heterogeneous group of a tumour that vary in risk factor and genetic and epigenetic alteration event. Mortality due to HCC in last fifteen years has increased. Multiple factors including viruses, chemicals, and inborn and acquired metabolic diseases are responsible for its development. HCC is closely associated with hepatitis B virus, and at least in some regions of the world with hepatitis C virus. Liver injury caused by viral factor affects many cellular processes such as cell signalling, apoptosis, transcription, DNA repair which in turn induce important effects on cell survival, growth, transformation and maintenance. Molecular mechanisms of hepatocellular carcinogenesis may vary depending on different factors and this is probably why a large set of mechanisms have been associated with these tumours. Various biomarkers including α-fetoprotein, des-γ-carboxyprothrombin, glypican-3, golgi protein-73, squamous cell carcinoma antigen, circulating miRNAs and altered DNA methylation pattern have shown diagnostic significance. This review article covers up key molecular pathway alterations, biomarkers for diagnosis of HCC, anti-HCC drugs and relevance of key molecule/pathway/receptor as a drug target.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India
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JAVADPOUR NASSER. The Role of Biologic Tumor Markers in Testicular Cancer. Cancer 2018; 45 Suppl 7:1755-1761. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.1980.45.s7.1755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/13/1979] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Collazos J, Genolla J, Ruibal A. Preliminary Study of Alpha-Fetoprotein in Nonmalignant Liver Diseases. A Clinico-Biochemical Evaluation. Int J Biol Markers 2018; 7:97-102. [PMID: 1378876 DOI: 10.1177/172460089200700205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This preliminary study was carried out to evaluate the behavior of AFP in 155 patients with benign diffuse liver diseases who underwent thorough clinical and laboratory evaluation. We found correlations between AFP and some clinical and biochemical parameters characteristic of liver diseases; serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (GOT) proved the most relevant (r = 0.27 p = 0.0004) and most reliable marker to predict AFP levels. 22.6% of the patients as a whole, 25.6% of the 86 cirrhotics and 18.8% of the 69 non-cirrhotics, had increased levels of AFP. Patients with active liver disease as measured by increased GOT, had higher AFP levels than patients with quiescent liver diseases (p = 0.0048), suggesting that cytolysis and/or regeneration plays a role in the increase in AFP. Elevation of the cutoff level was necessary to improve the specificity of AFP as a tumor marker. In our series, the cutoff of 9 ng/ml was exceeded by only 10% of the patients.
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- J Collazos
- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital de Galdacano, Vizcaya, Spain
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Bhatia N, Gupta P, Singh B, Koul A. Lycopene Enriched Tomato Extract Inhibits Hypoxia, Angiogenesis, and Metastatic Markers in early Stage N-Nitrosodiethylamine Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Nutr Cancer 2015; 67:1268-75. [DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2015.1087040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Simultaneous Detection of α-Fetoprotein and Carcinoembryonic Antigen Based on Si Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors. SENSORS 2015; 15:19225-36. [PMID: 26251912 PMCID: PMC4570368 DOI: 10.3390/s150819225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, resulting in death within six to 20 months. The survival rate can be improved by effective treatments when diagnosed at an early stage. The α-fetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) have been identified as markers that are expressed at higher levels in PHC patients. In this study, we employed silicon nanowire field-effect transistors (SiNW-FETs) with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic channels to simultaneously detect AFP and CEA in desalted human serum. Dual-channel PDMS was first utilized for the selective modification of AFP and CEA antibodies on SiNWs, while single-channel PDMS offers faster and more sensitive detection of AFP and CEA in serum. During the SiNW modification process, 0.1% BSA was utilized to minimize nonspecific protein binding from serum. The linear dynamic ranges for the AFP and CEA detection were measured to be 500 fg/mL to 50 ng/mL and 50 fg/mL to 10 ng/mL, respectively. Our work demonstrates the promising potential of fabricated SiNW-FETs as a direct detection kit for multiple tumor markers in serum; therefore, it provides a chance for early stage diagnose and, hence, more effective treatments for PHC patients.
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Hajdu SI, Vadmal M, Tang P. A note from history: Landmarks in history of cancer, part 7. Cancer 2015; 121:2480-513. [PMID: 25873516 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In the 2 and half decades reviewed (1970-1995), research established that chromosomal translocation, deletion, and DNA amplification are prerequisites to cancerogenesis and that oncogenes, tumor-suppressor genes, growth factors, and cytokines play crucial roles in the pathomechanism of cancer. Human papillomavirus, human immunodeficiency virus, herpes virus, and hepatitis B virus were identified as cancer-causing viruses. Several laboratory tests were developed for the detection of primary and recurrent cancers, and cancer prevention by screening methods was popularized. Sonography, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, excision of sentinel lymph nodes, and immunohistochemical techniques became routine procedures. Clinicopathologic staging and classification of tumors were standardized. Limited surgery, adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemoradiation, and the therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies, tumor vaccines, and targeted chemotherapy became routine practice. The decline in cancer incidence and mortality demonstrated that cancer prevention and advancement in oncology are pivotal to success in the crusade against cancer. Above all, it was clearly established that the care of patients with cancer can be accomplished best in a multidisciplinary setting involving surgical oncologists, radiologists, radiation therapists, medical oncologists, surgical pathologists, and laboratory scientists. In conclusion, the 25 years from 1970 and 1995 are the high-water mark in clinical oncology, and this is the period when oncology turned from art to science.
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- Department of Dermatology, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Dinish US, Balasundaram G, Chang YT, Olivo M. Sensitive multiplex detection of serological liver cancer biomarkers using SERS-active photonic crystal fiber probe. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2014; 7:956-965. [PMID: 23963680 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201300084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy possesses the most promising advantage of multiplex detection for biosensing applications, which is achieved due to the narrow 'fingerprint' Raman spectra from the analyte molecules. We developed an ultrasensitive platform for the multiplex detection of cancer biomarkers by combining the SERS technique with a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HCPCF). Axially aligned air channels inside the HCPCF provide an excellent platform for optical sensing using SERS. In addition to the flexibility of optical fibers, HCPCF provides better light confinement and a larger interaction length for the guided light and the analyte, resulting in an improvement in sensitivity to detect low concentrations of bioanalytes in extremely low sample volumes. Herein, for the first time, we demonstrate the sensitive multiplex detection of biomarkers immobilized inside the HCPCF using antibody-conjugated SERS-active nanoparticles (SERS nanotags). As a proof-of-concept for targeted multiplex detection, initially we carried out the sensing of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) biomarker in oral squamous carcinoma cell lysate using three different SERS nanotags. Subsequently, we also achieved simultaneous detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) biomarkers-alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) secreted in the supernatant from Hep3b cancer cell line. Using a SERS-HCPCF sensing platform, we could successfully demonstrate the multiplex detection in an extremely low sample volume of ∼20 nL. In future, this study may lead to sensitive biosensing platform for the low concentration detection of biomarkers in an extremely low sample volume of body fluids to achieve early diagnosis of multiple diseases. (© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim).
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- U S Dinish
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research A*STAR, 11 Biopolis Way, 138667 Singapore. ,
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Dinish US, Balasundaram G, Chang YT, Olivo M. Actively targeted in vivo multiplex detection of intrinsic cancer biomarkers using biocompatible SERS nanotags. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4075. [PMID: 24518045 PMCID: PMC3921631 DOI: 10.1038/srep04075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique is becoming highly popular for multiplex biosensing due to the ‘fingerprint’ Raman spectra from every molecule. As a proof-of-concept, we demonstrated the actively targeted multiplex in vitro and in vivo detection of three intrinsic cancer biomarkers - EGFR, CD44 and TGFβRII in a breast cancer model using three multiplexing capable, biocompatible SERS nanoparticles/nanotags. Intra-tumorally injected antibody conjugated nanotags specifically targeting the three biomarkers exhibited maximum signal at 6 hours and no detectable signal at 72 hours. However, nanotags without antibodies showed no detectable signal after 6 hours. This difference could be due to the specific binding of the bioconjugated nanotags to the receptors on the cell surface. Thus, this study establishes SERS nanotags as an ultrasensitive nanoprobe for the multiplex detection of biomarkers and opens up its potential application in monitoring tumor progression and therapy and development into a theranostic probe.
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- U S Dinish
- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2]
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- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2]
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- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2] Department of Chemistry & MedChem Program of Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 117543 Singapore
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- 1] Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 11 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138667 [2] School of Physics, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Most relapses of germ-cell tumors occur within 2 years of initial treatment. In 2 % to 4 % of patients, relapse may occur later. The retroperitoneum is the primary site of late relapses, and alpha-fetoprotein is the predominant marker. These tumors are highly resistant to chemotherapy. Surgical resection is the preferred treatment. If the recurrent disease is inoperable, salvage chemotherapy may be instituted, followed by resection of the residual disease.
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Kurihara Y, Takama M, Sekiya T, Yoshihara Y, Ooya T, Takeuchi T. Fabrication of carboxylated silicon nitride sensor chips for detection of antigen-antibody reaction using microfluidic reflectometric interference spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:13609-13615. [PMID: 22966896 DOI: 10.1021/la302221y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study, we report label-free detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), which has been used as a biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma, by a microfluidic reflectometric interference spectroscopy (RIfS) system adopting a simple halogen light source and an inexpensive silicon-based sensor chip. Introduction of carboxy groups on a silicon nitride sensor chip to immobilize anti-AFP monoclonal antibody (anti-AFP) was carried out simply by immersion in aqueous solution containing triethoxysilylpropylmaleamic acid bearing a carboxy group and a silanol group. The RIfS system with the anti-AFP-immobilized sensor chip was found to give a reversible response through 100 on/off cycles using a regeneration buffer with high reproducibility (coefficient of variation (CV) = 5.7%). The limit of detection (LOD) of AFP was 100 ng mL(-1), and the measurement range spanned 3 orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the sensor chip showed no cross-reactivity with human serum albumin, Immunoglobulin G, transferrin, or fibrinogen at 100 μg mL(-1) without the use of blocking reagents such as bovine serum albumin. Consequently, the proposed RIfS system is a potentially effective tool for biomarker detection and in vitro diagnostics.
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- Yoshikazu Kurihara
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Quantum-dot-based homogeneous time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay of alpha-fetoprotein. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 741:100-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Comparative study of estradiol trapped in polymer gels versus estradiol conjugated to bovine serum albumin for production of polyclonal antibody. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1133-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Klepp O. Serum Tumour Markers in Testicular and Extragonadal Germ Cell Malignancies. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00365519109107723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ehrlich Y, Beck SDW, Foster RS, Bihrle R, Einhorn LH. Serum tumor markers in testicular cancer. Urol Oncol 2010; 31:17-23. [PMID: 20822927 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2010.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2010] [Revised: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Testicular cancer has become a model for a curable neoplasm, where biochemical markers play a critical role. Serum tumor markers are integral in patient management and contributes to the diagnosis, staging, and risk assessment, as well as evaluation of response to therapy and detection of relapse. We review their biochemistry, biology, and clinical use in the setting of localized and metastatic disease. The integration of tumor markers in prognostic models as well as the significance of marker kinetics during chemotherapy is discussed.
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- Yaron Ehrlich
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN 46292, USA.
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Peterson M, Beck S, Bihrle R, Einhorn L, Foster R. Results of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection after chemotherapy in patients with pure seminoma in the orchidectomy specimen but elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein. BJU Int 2009; 104:176-8. [PMID: 19493258 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2009.08697.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of necrosis, teratoma, and active cancer in specimens at retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) after chemotherapy in patients who presented with a pure seminoma primary tumour and an elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level at diagnosis who underwent surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review of the Indiana University testis cancer database from 1980 to 2004 was performed to identify all patients with metastasic germ cell cancer, pure seminoma in the orchidectomy specimen, and an elevated AFP level. In all, 42 patients were identified; two with nonseminomatous germ cell cancer in the contralateral testicle were excluded. RESULTS RPLND pathology in the 40 patients showed necrosis in 13 (32.5%), teratoma in 12 (30%), and cancer in 15 (37.5%). The histological subtype of the 15 cancer specimens at RPLND was pure seminoma in two, embryonal in three, yolk sac in seven, variant in one, and mixed elements in two (one with seminoma and yolk sac, and one with embryonal and variant). In all, 20 patients presented with a serum AFP level of <1000 microg/mL with nine (45%) having teratoma only in the retroperitoneum in contrast to 20 patients with an AFP level of >1000 microg/mL with three (15%) having teratoma only in the retroperitoneum (P = 0.04). The level of serum AFP did not predict for active cancer in the retroperitoneum (P = 0.5). CONCLUSIONS RPLND in patients after chemotherapy who presented with pure seminoma in the orchidectomy specimen and an elevated AFP do not have a high probability of finding necrosis only in the RPLND specimen. In fact, the prevalence of persistent cancer is higher compared with the general group of patients that have RPLND after chemotherapy.
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- Matthew Peterson
- Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Analytical prospect of compact disk technology in immunosensing. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 391:2837-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2224-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2008] [Revised: 05/29/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shimamura A, Montes de Oca R, Svenson JL, Haining N, Moreau LA, Nathan DG, D'Andrea AD. A novel diagnostic screen for defects in the Fanconi anemia pathway. Blood 2002; 100:4649-54. [PMID: 12393398 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-05-1399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive chromosomal instability syndrome characterized by congenital abnormalities, progressive bone marrow failure, and cancer predisposition. Although patients with FA are candidates for bone marrow transplantation or gene therapy, their phenotypic heterogeneity can delay or obscure diagnosis. The current diagnostic test for FA consists of cytogenetic quantitation of chromosomal breakage in response to diepoxybutane (DEB) or mitomycin C (MMC). Recent studies have elucidated a biochemical pathway for Fanconi anemia that culminates in the monoubiquitination of the FANCD2 protein. In the current study, we develop a new rapid diagnostic and subtyping FA assay amenable for screening broad populations at risk of FA. Primary lymphocytes were assayed for FANCD2 monoubiquitination by immunoblot. The absence of the monoubiquitinated FANCD2 isoform correlated with the diagnosis of FA by DEB testing in 11 known patients with FA, 37 patients referred for possible FA, and 29 healthy control subjects. Monoubiquitination of FANCD2 was normal in other bone marrow failure syndromes and chromosomal breakage syndromes. A combination of retroviral gene transfer and FANCD2 immunoblotting provides a rapid subtyping assay for patients newly diagnosed with FA. These new FA screening assays would allow efficient testing of broad populations at risk.
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- Akiko Shimamura
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Cassinat B, Darsin D, Guardiola P, Toubert ME, Rain JD, Gluckman E, Schlageter MH. Intermethod Discordance for α-Fetoprotein Measurements in Fanconi Anemia. Clin Chem 2001. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/47.8.1405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background: The significantly higher serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) in patients with Fanconi anemia (FA) than in non-FA aplastic patients has potential diagnostic utility, but the increase is method-dependent. The aim of this study was to compare five AFP assays on FA and non-FA samples and to investigate possible explanations for FA-specific discrepancies.
Methods: Two methods available in our laboratory (Kryptor and IMx) were compared on 59 FA and 27 non-FA patient samples. Kryptor, Immulite, Elecsys, Immuno-I, and Elsa-2 methods were then compared on 14 FA and 14 non-FA patient samples. The AFP glycosylation profile was analyzed by electrophoretic separation in a lectin-containing gel.
Results: With all six methods, AFP values were significantly higher in FA than in non-FA patients, but the diagnostic precision and optimal cutoff values varied. Indeed, two methods reached 100% sensitivity and specificity, but in other methods, one or both of these parameters were significantly <100%. Neither heterophilic antibodies nor a specific glycosylation profile was detected in FA samples.
Conclusions: AFP results are method-dependent in FA. New methods must be evaluated before use in differential diagnosis of aplastic patients.
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- Hematology:Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint-Louis Hospital, 75010 Paris, France
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- Hematology:Bone Marrow Transplantation Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint-Louis Hospital, 75010 Paris, France
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Hussain SA, Ferry DR, El-Gazzaz G, Mirza DF, James ND, McMaster P, Kerr DJ. Hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2001; 12:161-72. [PMID: 11300318 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008370324827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common cancer of men and eleventh most common cancer of women world-wide. However, because almost every individual who develops liver cancer dies of the disease, HCC is the third most common cause of the cancer deaths in men and seventh most common in women. The treatment of choice for hepatocellular carcinoma remains surgical resection or liver transplantation, in carefully selected cases. In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma not amenable to surgical intervention a variety of different therapeutic interventions have been investigated. These include direct ablation of the tumour using agents such as ethanol or acetic acid, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, or systemic chemotherapy. The evaluation of their efficacy is compromised by the paucity of adequately powered randomised clinical trials. The main challenge facing the research community over the next decade is to prioritise the most promising treatments and take these forward into multicentre controlled trials. Even if these fail to improve results, they will help reduce the variation in clinical practice by eliminating anecdotal treatment.
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- S A Hussain
- CRC Institute for Cancer Studies, University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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The diagnosis of Fanconi anemia (FA) is based on the association of congenital malformations, bone marrow failure syndrome, and hypersensitivity to chromosomal breaks induced by cross-linking agents. In the absence of typical features, the diagnosis is not easy to establish because there is no simple and cost-effective test; thus, investigators must rely on specialized analyses of chromosomal breaks. Because we observed elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (sAFP) levels in FA patients, we investigated this parameter as a possible diagnostic tool. Serum AFP levels from 61 FA patients and 27 controls with acquired aplastic anemia or other inherited bone marrow failure syndromes were analyzed using a fluoroimmunoassay based on the TRACE technology. Serum AFP levels were significantly more elevated (P < .0001) in FA than in non-FA aplastic patients. In the detection of FA patients among patients with bone marrow failure syndromes, this assay had a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 100%. This elevation was not explained by liver abnormalities. Levels of sAFP were unchanged during at least 4 years of follow-up, and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation did not modify sAFP levels. Three of 4 FA patients with mosaicism as well as 5 of 6 FA patients with myelodysplastic syndrome were detected by this test. Heterozygous parents of FA patients had normal sAFP levels. Measurement of sAFP levels with this automated, cost-effective, and reproducible fluoroimmunoassay could be proposed for the preliminary diagnosis of FA whenever this disorder is suspected.
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The diagnosis of Fanconi anemia (FA) is based on the association of congenital malformations, bone marrow failure syndrome, and hypersensitivity to chromosomal breaks induced by cross-linking agents. In the absence of typical features, the diagnosis is not easy to establish because there is no simple and cost-effective test; thus, investigators must rely on specialized analyses of chromosomal breaks. Because we observed elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (sAFP) levels in FA patients, we investigated this parameter as a possible diagnostic tool. Serum AFP levels from 61 FA patients and 27 controls with acquired aplastic anemia or other inherited bone marrow failure syndromes were analyzed using a fluoroimmunoassay based on the TRACE technology. Serum AFP levels were significantly more elevated (P < .0001) in FA than in non-FA aplastic patients. In the detection of FA patients among patients with bone marrow failure syndromes, this assay had a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 100%. This elevation was not explained by liver abnormalities. Levels of sAFP were unchanged during at least 4 years of follow-up, and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation did not modify sAFP levels. Three of 4 FA patients with mosaicism as well as 5 of 6 FA patients with myelodysplastic syndrome were detected by this test. Heterozygous parents of FA patients had normal sAFP levels. Measurement of sAFP levels with this automated, cost-effective, and reproducible fluoroimmunoassay could be proposed for the preliminary diagnosis of FA whenever this disorder is suspected.
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Trigo JM, Tabernero JM, Paz-Ares L, García-Llano JL, Mora J, Lianes P, Esteban E, Salazar R, López-López JJ, Cortés-Funes H. Tumor markers at the time of recurrence in patients with germ cell tumors. Cancer 2000; 88:162-8. [PMID: 10618619 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000101)88:1<162::aid-cncr22>3.0.co;2-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) closely follow the course of germ cell tumors (GCTs) and are widely used for diagnosis, prognosis, and follow-up purposes. The objective of this study was to assess the concordance of tumor markers at the time of diagnosis and recurrence. METHODS The authors reviewed the records of 794 patients with GCTs treated in three Spanish hospitals from 1977-1996 and analyzed the concordance between AFP, HCG, and LDH levels at diagnosis and first and second recurrence. A positive marker was defined as a level of AFP > 10 ng/mL, HCG > 5 IU/L, or LDH > the upper limit of normal. One hundred twenty-five patients were identified who developed a first recurrence (123 had marker levels recorded). The median age was 27 years (range, 14-78 years). Histology was seminoma in 36 patients (29%) and nonseminomatous GCT (NSGCT) in 87 patients (71%). RESULTS Seventy-nine patients (64%) had elevated tumor markers at diagnosis and 76 (62%) at first recurrence. An elevated marker was present at first recurrence in 58 of 79 patients (73%) with initially positive markers and in 18 of 44 patients (41%) with initially negative markers. In 84 of 123 patients (68%), the same marker pattern (positive or negative) was present at the time of diagnosis and at first recurrence, 78% in seminomas and 64% in NSGCTs. The earliest indicator of recurrence was an elevated marker in patients with NSGCTs and a radiologic finding in patients with seminomas. Thirty patients developed a second recurrence, 27 of whom (90%) had the same marker pattern as at first recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Tumor marker pattern at diagnosis is not a good predictor of the pattern at recurrence, particularly in patients with NSGCTs. Marker assessment should be included in the follow-up schedule regardless of levels at the time of diagnosis. Early detection of recurrence should not rely only on marker levels, even in patients with elevated levels at presentation.
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- J M Trigo
- Servicio de Oncología Médica Hospital Universitario "Doce de Octubre," Madrid, Spain
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Katagiri H, Takahashi M, Inagaki J, Sugiura H, Ito S, Iwata H. Determining the site of the primary cancer in patients with skeletal metastasis of unknown origin: a retrospective study. Cancer 1999; 86:533-7. [PMID: 10430264 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990801)86:3<533::aid-cncr24>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND When skeletal metastasis is the presenting problem and the primary site is occult, there is a need to identify the primary site as soon as possible. However, the search for the primary tumor is often time-consuming and difficult. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficacy of particular diagnostic approaches and to devise an efficient and optimal diagnostic strategy. METHODS Among 213 patients with skeletal metastasis treated between 1990 and 1996 were 64 in whom skeletal lesions were the first manifestation of malignancy. The authors retrospectively analyzed both the final diagnosis and the process by which it was made in these 64 cases. RESULTS The primary cancer was identified antemortem in 56 (88%) of the 64 patients by examination and in 3 patients at autopsy. Lung carcinoma, the most frequently observed primary lesion, was identified in 23 patients. Other primary lesions were prostate carcinoma in 11 patients, breast carcinoma in 5, and hepatocellular carcinoma in 5. The primary malignancy was not determined in 5 patients. Thoracic and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans were useful, especially in the diagnosis of patients with lung, hepatocellular, renal cell, and pancreatic carcinomas. Tumor markers were abnormally elevated in 73% of patients with carcinomas. CONCLUSIONS Although thoracic and abdominal CT scans were useful, examination of the gastrointestinal tract and pelvic CT scan seldom revealed the primary lesion and therefore should not be performed as an initial routine study in the absence of abdominal symptoms. Tumor markers are useful in differentiating carcinoma from hematologic malignancy and primary bone tumor.
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- H Katagiri
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Schefer H, Mattmann S, Joss RA. Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein. Case report and review of the literature. Ann Oncol 1998; 9:667-72. [PMID: 9681083 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008243311122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Persistently elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels of 24 to 30 micrograms/ml (normal < 10 micrograms/ml) were found in a 38-year-old healthy man. Subsequently, AFP was found to be elevated in another five out of 13 family members within three generations. The pedigree is consistent with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. No discernible disease and no functional abnormality appears to be associated with this clinically benign disorder which has been recorded in the literature on four occasions to date. The reported AFP levels in these other cases ranged from 18 to 198 micrograms/ml. Physiologically, AFP is mainly produced in the liver and the yolk sac of human fetuses more than four weeks old, with peak values of up to 4 mg/ml at 12 to 16 weeks of gestation. After birth, AFP levels usually fall, within eight to 12 months, to a very low concentration of < 10 micrograms/ml and persist at low levels throughout life. However, AFP levels can rise above normal in both children and adults in distinct conditions and diseases which will be discussed. Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein (HPAFP) should be considered in both children and adults with unexplained and persistent elevation of AFP e.g., those screened for hepatocellular carcinoma or diagnosed for germ cell tumor. It should also be recognized in AFP screening for neural tube defects or Down's syndrome during pregnancy. Hereditary persistence of AFP can be easily confirmed by analyzing AFP levels in family members.
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- H Schefer
- Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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Webb A, Scott-Mackie P, Cunningham D, Norman A, Andreyev J, O'Brien M, Bensted J. The prognostic value of serum and immunohistochemical tumour markers in advanced gastric cancer. Eur J Cancer 1996; 32A:63-8. [PMID: 8695243 DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00504-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Using a prospectively acquired database of 290 patients with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma, the prognostic significance of serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (237 patients), alphafeto protein (AFP) (164 patients), beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (beta HCG) (165 patients), CA19-9 (64 patients) and CA125 (104 patients) and tissue staining for C-erb B-2 (160 patients) and beta HCG (160 patients) was investigated. Serum was taken prior to 5-fluorouracil (5FU)-based chemotherapy and immunohistochemistry was performed on diagnostic specimens. In the univariate analysis, tumour markers of poor prognosis were CEA > or = 5 micrograms/l (P = 0.01; median survival (MS) 42 versus 35 weeks), serum beta HCG > or = 4 U/l (P = 0.02; MS 42 versus 25 weeks), CA125 > or = 35 U/ml (P = 0.03; MS 43 versus 31 weeks) and CA125 > or = 350 U/ml (P = 0.001; MS 42 versus 17 weeks). Other significant factors were poor performance status, the presence of metastases and poorly differentiated tumour histology. Tumours markers of poor prognosis in the multivariate analysis were serum beta HCG > or = 4 IU/l [hazard ratio (HR) 1.7; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.8-1.1] and CA125 > or = 350 U/ml (HR 2.2; CI 4.2-1.2). There was a degree of subgroup variability in this model but, in general, other factors correlating with a poor survival were poor performance status, metastases and poorly differentiated tumour histology. This is the largest prognostic study of each tumour marker in advanced disease and demonstrates that serum beta HCG and CA125 in gastric cancer prior to chemotherapy do convey an independent poor prognosis which may reflect not just tumour burden but aggressive biology.
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- A Webb
- Cancer Research Campaign Section of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, U.K
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Webb A, Scott-Mackie P, Cunningham D, Norman A, Andreyev J, O'Brien M, Bensted J. The prognostic value of CEA, beta HCG, AFP, CA125, CA19-9 and C-erb B-2, beta HCG immunohistochemistry in advanced colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 1995; 6:581-7. [PMID: 8573538 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a059248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evaluation of the prognostic significance of a group of tumour markers and their ability to predict response to chemotherapy may allow better targeting of palliative treatment in advanced colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using a prospectively acquired database of 377 patients (pts) with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma, the prognostic significance of serum CEA (342 pts), beta HCG (203 pts), AFP (208 pts), CA125 (150 pts), CA-19-9 (76 pts) as well as C-erb B-2 (197 pts). Serum markers were taken prior to 5-FU based chemotherapy and immunohistochemistry was performed on diagnostic samples RESULTS Tumour markers of poor prognostic significance in the univariate analysis were CEA > or = 5 micrograms/l (p = 0.006; median survival (MS 59 weeks vs 38 weeks) and CA125 > or = 35 U/ml (p = 0.01 MS 51 weeks vs. 30 weeks). Tumour markers elevated at greater than 10 times the normal value which correlated with a poor prognosis were CEA (p = 0.001; MS 47 weeks vs. 35 weeks), Serum beta HCG (p < 0.0001; MS 44 weeks vs. 7 weeks) and CA125 (p < 0.0001; MS 38 weeks vs. 15 weeks). Poor performance status ( > 2) and poorly differentiated tumour histology were also correlated to poor survival. In the multivariate analysis, tumour markers of independent poor prognosis were CEA > or = 5 micrograms/l (Hazard Ratio (HR) 1.8; 95% Confidence Internal (CI) 2.8-1.2), CEA > or = 50 micrograms/l (HR 1.6; CI 2.1-1.2), CA125 > or = 35 U/ml (HR 1.5; CI 2.3-1.0), CA 125 > or = 350 U/ml (HR 5.0; CI 9.6-2.6) and serum BHCG > or = 0 IU/l (HR 11.7; CI 30-4.5). Poor performance status (HR 6.7-5.0) and poorly differentiated histology (HR 2.8-1.0) were the other important factors in the model. No pretreatment tumour marker correlated with response to chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest prognostic study of each tumour marker in advanced disease and it clarifies previous conflicting reports. Serum AFP, CA19-9 and immunohistochemical stains beta HCG and C-erb B-2 have no prognostic significance. Serum CEA, beta HCG, CA125 in advanced colorectal cancer prior to chemotherapy do convey an independent poor prognosis which may reflect not just tumour burden but aggressive biology.
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- A Webb
- Cancer Research Campaign Section of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, U.K
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Tokoro K, Chiba Y, Ohtani T, Abe H, Yagishita S. Pineal ganglioglioma in a patient with familial basal ganglia calcification and elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein: case report. Neurosurgery 1993; 33:506-11; discussion 511. [PMID: 7692346 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199309000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Pineal ganglioglioma was diagnosed in a 36-year-old man with familial basal ganglia calcification and elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein. The patient was treated surgically with a good result. Only four other cases of this tumor have been reported. His 38-year-old brother also showed basal ganglia calcification and elevated serum chorionic gonadotropin as well as alpha-fetoprotein. Familial basal ganglia calcification with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein in a nonhepatic benign condition is rare. The pathogenesis of these conditions is discussed.
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- K Tokoro
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Center, Japan
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Pineal Ganglioglioma in a Patient with Familial Basal Ganglia Calcification and Elevated Serum α-Fetoprotein. Neurosurgery 1993. [DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199309000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- H J Wanebo
- Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02908
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Sundaram SG, Goldstein PJ, Manimekalai S, Wenk RE. Alpha-Fetoprotein and Screening Markers of Congenital Disease. Clin Lab Med 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30501-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Denninger MH, Degos F, Poilane I, Degott C, Benhamou JP, Guillin MC. Plasma level of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors as marker for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 1991; 12:261-2. [PMID: 1646836 DOI: 10.1016/0168-8278(91)90949-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Beastall GH, Cook B, Rustin GJ, Jennings J. A review of the role of established tumour markers. Ann Clin Biochem 1991; 28 ( Pt 1):5-18. [PMID: 2024935 DOI: 10.1177/000456329102800102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Increasing numbers of commercial assays for the established tumour markers are available which are capable of excellent analytical performance. Whilst all these assays are useful as research tools, their clinical value is more limited and should be appreciated before any decision is taken to offer a tumour marker assay service. 1. Calcitonin (medullary carcinoma of thyroid), alphafetoprotein (hepatoma) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (choriocarcinoma) are the only tumour markers that can be used for screening for malignancy in high risk populations. 2. Hormones, paraproteins, alphafetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotrophin and prostate specific antigen are valuable in establishing the diagnosis of certain tumour types. 3. Alphafetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotrophin concentrations at the time of diagnosis are of value in predicting prognosis in specific tumour types. 4. Although their sensitivity for a particular tumour type may be poor, most tumour markers can be used for monitoring the therapy and follow-up of selected marker positive patients. Optimal clinical results of the management of patients with malignancy are usually obtained by specialist centres, and laboratory tumour marker services should be established so that they are appropriate to local oncology specialities.
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- G H Beastall
- Institute of Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
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Rhodes JM, Ching CK. Serum diagnostic tests for pancreatic cancer. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1990; 4:833-52. [PMID: 2078787 DOI: 10.1016/0950-3528(90)90022-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Serological tests for pancreatic cancer have been criticized too harshly as a result of being tested in inappropriate roles. They are never likely to become sufficiently specific for screening an asymptomatic population unless some way can be found of defining a population with a particularly high risk for the disease. Nor are they appropriate in the investigation of the jaundiced patient. The markers that are carried by secreted mucins seem the most promising and in view of the marked heterogeneity of carbohydrate expression on mucins a combination of tests for two or three carefully selected markers is likely to be better than one. The high cost per test that results from using commercially available radioimmunoassay kits with a short shelf-life can be reduced by using enzyme-linked assays which have a much longer shelf-life. These tests are likely to be of most help in the investigation of non-jaundiced patients with unexplained abdominal pain or weight loss. In this group of patients it seems probable that serological tests will compliment scanning techniques but further studies are needed to assess this.
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- K Taketa
- Health Research Center, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan
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Walop W, Chrétien M, Colman NC, Fraser RS, Gilbert F, Hidvegi RS, Hutchinson T, Kelly B, Lis M, Spitzer WO. The use of biomarkers in the prediction of survival in patients with pulmonary carcinoma. Cancer 1990; 65:2033-46. [PMID: 2164876 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19900501)65:9<2033::aid-cncr2820650925>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Data on ten variables and 16 biomarkers were obtained on 119 patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary cancer. The prognostic value of 16 biomarkers (alpha-1-antitrypsin [AAT], adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH], alpha-fetoprotein [AFP], carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA], human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG], immune complexes, immunoglobulins, N-terminal peptide of proopiomelanocortin [NTERM], and tumor-associated antibody [TAA]) was tested by adding these to the model of age, gender, stage, morphology, Feinstein's classification of symptoms, Karnofsky scale, leukocyte count, recent weight loss, and liver enzymes. Using Cox's regression method and a forward stepwise procedure, seven biomarkers (ACTH, AAT, AFP, calcitonin, HCG, TAA, and prolactin) entered the model. Elevated levels of cortisol and TAA were associated with longer survival. The selection of biomarkers by stepwise regression needs to be interpreted with caution, especially since the Z scores were found to be dependent on the particular variables included in the model. Furthermore, when dichotomized on maximum of the normal laboratory values, HCG and AFP were infrequently (2%) elevated. The lack of correlation among the biomarkers supports the hypothesis of random derepression of the genome of cancer cells. Further studies in improved modeling and the formulation of a biomarker index could enhance our understanding of the biology of cancer.
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- W Walop
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Goldenberg DM, Goldenberg H, Sharkey RM, Lee RE, Horowitz JA, Hall TC, Hansen HJ. In-vivo antibody imaging for the detection of human tumors. Cancer Treat Res 1990; 51:273-92. [PMID: 1977449 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1497-4_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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VanBrocklin HF, Brodack JW, Mathias CJ, Welch MJ, Katzenellenbogen JA, Keenan JF, Mizejewski GJ. Binding of 16 alpha-[18F]fluoro-17 beta-estradiol to alphafetoprotein in Sprague-Dawley female rats affects blood levels. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION APPLICATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION. PART B, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1990; 17:769-73. [PMID: 1706690 DOI: 10.1016/0883-2897(90)90024-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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To examine the relationship between blood levels of 16 alpha-[18F]fluoro-17 beta-estradiol(18F-ES) and serum alphafetoprotein (AFP) concentration, we undertook a study in which serum from various aged (20-33 days old) Sprague-Dawley female rats injected with 18F-ES was analyzed for both blood activity levels and AFP. There is a strong positive correlation between serum AFP concentration and 18F-ES blood levels (r = 0.914, P less than 0.001), suggesting that the binding of 18F-ES by AFP has a significant effect on blood activity levels. The AFP concentration and ultimately the AFP-18F-ES binding is dependent on the age and weight of the rat: younger, as well as low weight rats exhibited high AFP concentrations and consequently increased 18F-ES blood activity. The rats most suitable for comparative studying of labeled estrogens are 25-28 days of age and weigh a minimum of 50-55 g. Thus, the use of the immature rat model to compare labeled estrogens requires a careful consideration of possible interference from blood binding proteins (i.e. AFP), as well as potential receptor binding competition from endogenous estrogens produced during the estrous cycle. Comparable consideration of blood binding proteins (sex steroid binding protein, SBP) and endogenous estrogens must be made in human studies, as well.
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- H F VanBrocklin
- Division of Radiation Sciences, Edward Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Although testicular cancer is a relatively rare tumor, it is the most common cancer among men aged 15 to 35 years. In the United States in 1989 approximately 5,500 men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer. Up until 2 decades ago, testicular cancer was the most common cause of a cancer death in this age group. The advances in diagnosis and treatment that will be described in this monograph represent one of the major achievements in the treatment of solid tumors. Testicular cancer is now one of the most curable of all cancers; the 5-year relative survival rate is in excess of 90%. In the U.S. fewer than 500 men will die from this disease in 1989. The primary goals in the treatment of testicular cancer as the 1990s approach will be to further decrease the mortality from this disease and to decrease the morbidity of treatment that has led to this dramatic improvement in survival.
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- R F Ozols
- Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Nonomura A, Mizukami Y, Matsubara F, Izumi R, Nakanuma Y, Hayashi M, Watanabe K, Takayanagi N. Human chorionic gonadotropin and alpha-fetoprotein in cholangiocarcinoma in relation to the expression of ras p21: an immunohistochemical study. LIVER 1989; 9:205-15. [PMID: 2475736 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1989.tb00401.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The immunohistochemical localization of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was studied in 44 cases with cholangiocarcinoma (CC) to determine the correlation to the expression of ras oncogene product p21 on tumor cells. HCG-immunoreactivity was found in 10 of 44 cases (23%) and AFP in only one (2.3%), whereas the expression of ras p21 was demonstrated in 39 (88.6%). The incidence of HCG-positive cells within the tumor was less than 1% in 8 of 10. The incidence of AFP-positive cells was less than 0.01%. All were histologically classified as adenocarcinoma and none of them had histologic features of trophoblastic tumors, yolk sac tumor or hepatocellular carcinoma. Nine of 10 HCG-positive and one AFP-positive CC expressed ras p21 on their tumor cells. However, one HCG-positive CC was negative for ras p21, though the incidence of HCG-positive cells within the tumor was 25%. HCG- and AFP-immunoreactivity was more frequently observed in poorly or undifferentiated tumor cells than in moderately or well-differentiated areas, whereas the expression of ras p21 was more diffuse in well-differentiated tumor and stronger in moderately differentiated areas, but rarely found in poorly and undifferentiated tumor. These results suggest that HCG production by CC of the usual adenocarcinoma variety is not rare, when compared to AFP production, and is preferentially localized in a small number of poorly differentiated and undifferentiated carcinoma cells, and there is no correlation between the production of HCG or AFP and the expression of ras p21 in CCs.
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- A Nonomura
- Department of Surgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan
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- R Reckel
- Immunology Development, Immunomedics, Inc., Newark, New Jersey
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