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Vijay V, Karisani N, Shi L, Hung YH, Vu P, Kattel P, Kenney L, Merritt J, Adil R, Wu Q, Zhen Y, Morris R, Kreuzer J, Kathiresan M, Herrera Lopez XI, Ellis H, Gritti I, Lecorgne L, Farag I, Popa A, Shen W, Kato H, Xu Q, Balasooriya ER, Wu MJ, Chaturantabut S, Kelley RK, Cleary JM, Lawrence MS, Root D, Benes CH, Deshpande V, Juric D, Sellers WR, Ferrone CR, Haas W, Vazquez F, Getz G, Bardeesy N. Generation of a biliary tract cancer cell line atlas reveals molecular subtypes and therapeutic targets. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.07.04.601970. [PMID: 39026794 PMCID: PMC11257448 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.04.601970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are a group of deadly malignancies encompassing intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder carcinoma, and ampullary carcinoma. Here, we present the integrative analysis of 63 BTC cell lines via multi-omics clustering and genome- scale CRISPR screens, providing a platform to illuminate BTC biology and inform therapeutic development. We identify dependencies broadly enriched in BTC compared to other cancers as well as dependencies selective to the anatomic subtypes. Notably, cholangiocarcinoma cell lines are stratified into distinct lineage subtypes based on biliary or dual biliary/hepatocyte marker signatures, associated with dependency on specific lineage survival factors. Transcriptional analysis of patient specimens demonstrates the prognostic significance of these lineage subtypes. Additionally, we delineate strategies to enhance targeted therapies or to overcome resistance in cell lines with key driver gene mutations. Furthermore, clustering based on dependencies and proteomics data elucidates unexpected functional relationships, including a BTC subgroup with partial squamous differentiation. Thus, this cell line atlas reveals potential therapeutic targets in molecularly defined BTCs, unveils biologically distinct disease subtypes, and offers a vital resource for BTC research.
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Shang X, Li J, Wang X, Zhang P. Diagnostic efficacy of ACA, aβ2-GP1, hs-CRP, and Hcy for cerebral infarction and their relationship with the disease severity. Am J Transl Res 2024; 16:2369-2378. [PMID: 39006294 PMCID: PMC11236622 DOI: 10.62347/ddwq9504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of anti-cardiolipin antibodies (ACA), anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies (aβ2-GP1), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and homocysteine (Hcy) in cerebral infarction and to explore their relationship with disease severity. METHODS Medical records of 67 cerebral infarction patients admitted from May 2020 to January 2023 and 50 healthy individuals undergoing health checkups were retrospectively analyzed. The levels of ACA, aβ2-GP1, hs-CRP, and Hcy were compared, their correlation with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores was assessed, and their diagnostic efficacy across different disease severities were evaluated. A joint predictive score formula, defined as -6.054712173 + aβ2-GP1*1.906727231 + Hcy*0.576221974, which combines aβ2-GP1 and Hcy levels, was developed to assess the likelihood of cerebral infarction in our study population. RESULTS The levels of ACA, aβ2-GP1, hs-CRP and Hcy, and joint predictive score were significantly higher in the patient group (all P < 0.001). ROC analysis yielded AUCs of 0.887 for ACA, 0.894 for aβ2-GP1, 0.899 for hs-CRP, 0.880 for Hcy, and 0.954 for the joint predictive score. Delong's test showed no statistical difference in most indicators compared to the joint predictive score (P > 0.05), except aβ2-GP1 (P < 0.05). Pearson's correlation analysis indicated that aβ2-GP1, Hcy, and the joint predictive score were positively correlated of with NIHSS score (all P < 0.05), while ACA and hs-CRP were not (P > 0.05). Notable differences in aβ2-GP1 and the joint predictive score were observed among varying severity levels (P < 0.01), with the joint predictive score showing superior diagnostic efficacy in distinguishing between mild and moderate/severe cases (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION ACA, aβ2-GP1, hs-CRP, and Hcy are effective biomarkers for diagnosing cerebral infarction, and are positively correlated with disease severity. The joint predictive score demonstrates enhanced accuracy in discerning degree of severity.
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- Xuefeng Shang
- Department of Neurology, Yanan University Affiliated Hospital Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Yanan University Affiliated Hospital Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Yanan University Affiliated Hospital Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yanan University Affiliated Hospital Yan'an 716000, Shaanxi, China
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Yang S, Fu J, Qin W, Wang R, Gu M, Huang Y, Liu W, Su H, Xu X, Chen W, Yiming A, Hu B, Huang L, Qian K, Wang H. Bile metabolic fingerprints distinguish biliary tract cancer from benign biliary diseases. Hepatology 2024:01515467-990000000-00907. [PMID: 38861680 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Biliary tract cancers are aggressive gastrointestinal malignancies characterized by a dismal 5-year overall survival rate <20%. Current diagnostic modalities suffer from limitations regarding sensitivity and specificity. This study aimed to develop a bile metabolite-based platform for precise discrimination between malignant and benign biliary diseases. APPROACH AND RESULTS Samples were collected from 336 patients with biliary tract cancer or benign biliary diseases across 3 independent cohorts. Untargeted metabolic fingerprinting was performed on 300 bile samples using novel nanoparticle-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Subsequently, a diagnostic assay was developed based on the exploratory cohort using a selected bile metabolic biomarker panel, with performance evaluated in the validation cohort. Further external validation of disease-specific metabolites from bile samples was conducted in a prospective cohort (n = 36) using quantitative analysis. As a result, we established a novel bile-based assay, BileMet, for the rapid and precise detection of malignancies in the biliary tract system with an AUC of 0.891. We identified 6-metabolite biomarker candidates and discovered the critical role of the chenodeoxycholic acid glycine conjugate as a protective metabolite associated with biliary tract cancer. CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirmed the improved diagnostic capabilities of BileMet assay in a clinical setting. If applied, the BileMet assay enables intraoperative testing and fast medical decision-making for cases with suspected malignancy where brush cytology detection fails to support malignancy, ultimately reducing the economic burden by over 90%.
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- Shouzhi Yang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, National Center for Liver Cancer, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Tumor Biology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, National Center for Liver Cancer, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary Tumor Biology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Sakamoto M, Kumar A, Choudhary DK, Bishwapriya A, Ghosh A. Geo-spatial epidemiology of gallbladder cancer in Bihar, India. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 928:172460. [PMID: 38615781 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Recently, a substantial increase in gallbladder cancer (GBC) cases has been reported in Bihar, India. The region's groundwater can naturally contain harmful concentrations of arsenic, which appears to be epidemiologically linked to the unusually high incidence. However, the root causes remain largely unexplored. Recent findings of uranium in the state's groundwater may also have associations. This study investigates the geo-spatial epidemiology of GBC in Bihar, India-with a focus on the correlation between environmental carcinogens, particularly arsenic and uranium in groundwater, and the incidence of GBC. Utilizing data from 8460 GBC patients' registration records over an 11-year period at a single health center, the research employs Semi-parametric Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression (S-GWPR) to account for non-stationarity associations and explores significant factors contributing to GBC prevalence at a subdistrict level. The S-GWPR model outperformed the standard Poisson regression model. The estimates suggest that arsenic and uranium concentrations in groundwater did not present significant associations; however, this could be due to the lower resolution of this data at the district level, necessitating higher resolution data for accurate estimates. Other socio-environmental factors included demonstrated significant regional heterogeneity in their association with GBC prevalence. Notably, each 1 % increase in the coverage of well- and canal-irrigated areas is associated with a maximum of 3.0 % and 5.2 % rise in the GBC incidence rate, respectively, likely attributable to carcinogen exposure from irrigation water. Moreover, distance to the health center and domestic electricity connections appear to influence the number of reported GBC cases. The latter suggests that access to electricity might have facilitated the use of groundwater pumps-increasing exposure to carcinogens. The results underscore the necessity for targeted health policies and interventions based on fine-resolution spatial analysis, as well as ongoing environmental monitoring and research to better understand the multifaceted risk factors contributing to GBC.
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- Maiko Sakamoto
- Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778563, Japan.
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- Mahavir Cancer Sansthan and Research Centre, Patna, Bihar 801505, India
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- Mahavir Cancer Sansthan and Research Centre, Patna, Bihar 801505, India
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Gunchick V, Wen W, Jia G, Roberts LR, Koshiol J, Shu XO, Zheng W. Dietary intake, obesity, and physical activity in association with biliary tract cancer risk: Results from meta-analyses of individual-level data from prospective cohort studies of 723,326 adults. Int J Cancer 2024. [PMID: 38847561 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35048] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with increasing incidence. Most BTC cases are diagnosed with metastatic disease which carries a 5-year survival rate of <5%. Physical activity, diet, and obesity might be associated with BTC risk, but studies have been limited particularly in African descendants. We addressed this knowledge gap by evaluating associations of BTC risk with obesity, physical activity, and dietary intakes in 723,326 adult participants in four cohort studies conducted in China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in each cohort; results were combined using meta-analysis. All cohorts had ≥11 median follow-up years with 839 incident BTC cases combined. BTC risk was positively associated with body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) whereas physical activity, fruit intake, and fish intake were inversely associated. HR and (95% CI) comparing BMI >35.0 to 18.5-24.9: 1.71 (1.26, 2.31), p-trend <.0001; comparing BMI-adjusted WHR top to bottom quartile: 1.20 (0.94, 1.53), p-trend = .05; comparing ≥15-0 metabolic equivalent task-hours/week 0.76 (0.61, 0.94), p-trend = .009; comparing highest to lowest intake tertile for fruit and fish 0.79 (0.66, 0.95), p-trend = .01; 0.82 (0.68, 0.98), p-trend = .04, respectively. Associations were, in general, similar across ancestry groups. Our study provides strong evidence for important roles of obesity, diet, and physical activity in BTC etiology and stresses the need for lifestyle modification to combat the rising incidence of this fatal malignancy.
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- Valerie Gunchick
- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Wang Y, Wang W, Zhang S, Cai W, Song R, Mei T, Wang W, Zhang F, Qi F, Zhang S, Liu Y, Li H, Ji P, Gao M, Song H, Yao H, Meng F, Lu Z, Wang J, Liu L. Diagnostic value of carbohydrate antigen 50 in biliary tract cancer: A large-scale multicenter study. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e7388. [PMID: 38924330 PMCID: PMC11200271 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7388] [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: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To date, carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) have been widely used for the screening, diagnosis and prediction of biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients. However, few studies with large sample sizes of carbohydrate antigen 50 (CA50) were reported in BTC patients. METHODS A total of 1121 patients from the Liver Cancer Clin-Bio Databank of Anhui Hepatobiliary Surgery Union between January 2017 and December 2022 were included in this study (673 in the training cohort and 448 in the validation cohort): among them, 458 with BTC, 178 with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 23 with combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma, and 462 with nontumor patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy and clinical usefulness. RESULTS ROC curves obtained by combining CA50, CA19-9, and AFP showed that the AUC value of the diagnostic MODEL 1 was 0.885 (95% CI 0.856-0.885, specificity 70.3%, and sensitivity 84.0%) in the training cohort and 0.879 (0.841-0.917, 76.7%, and 84.3%) in the validation cohort. In addition, comparing iCCA and HCC (235 in the training cohort, 157 in the validation cohort), the AUC values of the diagnostic MODEL 2 were 0.893 (95% CI 0.853-0.933, specificity 96%, and sensitivity 68.6%) in the training cohort and 0.872 (95% CI 0.818-0.927, 94.2%, and 64.6%) in the validation cohort. CONCLUSION The model combining CA50, CA19-9, and AFP not only has good diagnostic value for BTC but also has good diagnostic value for distinguishing iCCA and HCC.
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- Yong‐Shuai Wang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Physical Examination Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical UniversityBengbuAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical UniversityBengbuAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary SurgeryHefeiAnhuiChina
- Anhui Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hepatobiliary DiseasesHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiAnhuiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary SurgeryHefeiAnhuiChina
- Anhui Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hepatobiliary DiseasesHefeiAnhuiChina
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Liu S, Li W, Chen J, Li M, Geng Y, Liu Y, Wu W. The footprint of gut microbiota in gallbladder cancer: a mechanistic review. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1374238. [PMID: 38774627 PMCID: PMC11106419 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1374238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
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Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignant tumor of the biliary system with the worst prognosis. Even after radical surgery, the majority of patients with GBC have difficulty achieving a clinical cure. The risk of tumor recurrence remains more than 65%, and the overall 5-year survival rate is less than 5%. The gut microbiota refers to a variety of microorganisms living in the human intestine, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, which profoundly affect the host state of general health, disease and even cancer. Over the past few decades, substantial evidence has supported that gut microbiota plays a critical role in promoting the progression of GBC. In this review, we summarize the functions, molecular mechanisms and recent advances of the intestinal microbiota in GBC. We focus on the driving role of bacteria in pivotal pathways, such as virulence factors, metabolites derived from intestinal bacteria, chronic inflammatory responses and ecological niche remodeling. Additionally, we emphasize the high level of correlation between viruses and fungi, especially EBV and Candida spp., with GBC. In general, this review not only provides a solid theoretical basis for the close relationship between gut microbiota and GBC but also highlights more potential research directions for further research in the future.
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- Shujie Liu
- Joint Program of Nanchang University and Queen Mary University of London, Jiangxi Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai, China
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Su J, Liang Y, He X. Global, regional, and national burden and trends analysis of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer from 1990 to 2019 and predictions to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1384314. [PMID: 38638933 PMCID: PMC11024434 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1384314] [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: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Objectives Our aim was to explore the disease burden caused by gallbladder and biliary tract cancer globally, regionally, and nationally, by age and sex. Methods The absolute number of cases and age-standardized rates (ASR) of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to gallbladder and biliary tract cancer were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019. We estimated the trends in disease burden by calculating the percentage change in the absolute number of cases and the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) in ASR, by social development index (SDI), region, nation, sex, and age. Results From 1990 to 2019, the number of incident cases, prevalent cases, deaths, and DALYs worldwide significantly increased by 1.85-fold, 1.92-fold, 1.82-fold, and 1.68-fold, respectively. However, the age-standardized rates of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALYs tend to decrease globally over time. Nevertheless, heterogeneous disease burden patterns exist between geographic regions due to different geographical risk factors, distinct epidemiologically predominant gallbladder and biliary tract cancer subtypes, and potential genetic predispositions or ethnicity. Additionally, socioeconomic status mediates the regional variation in disease burden, with increasing SDI or HDI scores associated with downward trends in the age-standardized rates of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALYs. Older individuals and females are at higher risk of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer, but the increasing burden of early-onset gallbladder and biliary tract cancer is a cause for concern, especially for those living in lower SDI areas and males. High BMI is the primary risk factors underlying gallbladder and biliary tract cancer, accounted for 15.2% of deaths and 15.7% DALYs globally in 2019. Conclusion Our study comprehensively elucidated the distribution and dynamic trends of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer burden over the past three decades, from multiple dimensions. These findings emphasize the importance of promoting a healthy lifestyle as a population-level cancer prevention strategy and tailoring cancer control actions based on localized risk factors and the epidemic profiles of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer by anatomical subtype.
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- Jiao Su
- Department of Biochemistry, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, China
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- Clinical Experimental Center, Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Clinical Biobanks and Translational Research, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, China
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- Institute of Evidence-Based Medicine, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, China
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Oze I, Ito H, Koyanagi YN, Abe SK, Rahman MS, Islam MR, Saito E, Gupta PC, Sawada N, Tamakoshi A, Shu XO, Sakata R, Malekzadeh R, Tsuji I, Kim J, Nagata C, You SL, Park SK, Yuan JM, Shin MH, Kweon SS, Pednekar MS, Tsugane S, Kimura T, Gao YT, Cai H, Pourshams A, Lu Y, Kanemura S, Wada K, Sugawara Y, Chen CJ, Chen Y, Shin A, Wang R, Ahn YO, Shin MH, Ahsan H, Boffetta P, Chia KS, Qiao YL, Rothman N, Zheng W, Inoue M, Kang D, Matsuo K. Obesity is associated with biliary tract cancer mortality and incidence: A pooled analysis of 21 cohort studies in the Asia Cohort Consortium. Int J Cancer 2024; 154:1174-1190. [PMID: 37966009 PMCID: PMC10873020 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34794] [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: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Body fatness is considered a probable risk factor for biliary tract cancer (BTC), whereas cholelithiasis is an established factor. Nevertheless, although obesity is an established risk factor for cholelithiasis, previous studies of the association of body mass index (BMI) and BTC did not take the effect of cholelithiasis fully into account. To better understand the effect of BMI on BTC, we conducted a pooled analysis using population-based cohort studies in Asians. In total, 905 530 subjects from 21 cohort studies participating in the Asia Cohort Consortium were included. BMI was categorized into four groups: underweight (<18.5 kg/m2 ); normal (18.5-22.9 kg/m2 ); overweight (23-24.9 kg/m2 ); and obese (25+ kg/m2 ). The association between BMI and BTC incidence and mortality was assessed using hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by Cox regression models with shared frailty. Mediation analysis was used to decompose the association into a direct and an indirect (mediated) effect. Compared to normal BMI, high BMI was associated with BTC mortality (HR 1.19 [CI 1.02-1.38] for males, HR 1.30 [1.14-1.49] for females). Cholelithiasis had significant interaction with BMI on BTC risk. BMI was associated with BTC risk directly and through cholelithiasis in females, whereas the association was unclear in males. When cholelithiasis was present, BMI was not associated with BTC death in either males or females. BMI was associated with BTC death among females without cholelithiasis. This study suggests BMI is associated with BTC mortality in Asians. Cholelithiasis appears to contribute to the association; and moreover, obesity appears to increase BTC risk without cholelithiasis.
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- Isao Oze
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Information and Control, Department of Preventive Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Descriptive Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Information and Control, Department of Preventive Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan
- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Division of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan
- Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Global Health Policy Research, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Healis - Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Division of Cohort Research, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Digestive Oncology Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- School of Medicine & Big Data Research Center, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Division of Cohort Research, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
- Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Digestive Diseases Research institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Prevention, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Doghish AS, Radwan AF, Zaki MB, Elfar N, Moussa R, Walash Z, Alhamshry NAA, Mohammed OA, Abdel-Reheim MA, Elimam H. Decoding the role of long non-coding RNAs in gallbladder cancer pathogenesis: A review focus on signaling pathways interplay. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130426. [PMID: 38428766 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130426] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most aggressive types of biliary tree cancers and the commonest despite its rarity. It is infrequently diagnosed at an early stage, further contributing to its poor prognosis and low survival rate. The lethal nature of the disease has underlined a crucial need to discern the underlying mechanisms of GBC carcinogenesis which are still largely unknown. However, with the continual evolution in the research of cancer biology and molecular genetics, studies have found that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play an active role in the molecular pathophysiology of GBC development. Dysregulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and their interaction with intracellular signaling pathways contribute to malignancy and disease development. LncRNAs, a subclass of ncRNAs with over 200 nucleotides, regulate gene expression at transcriptional, translational, and post-translational levels and especially as epigenetic modulators. Thus, their expression abnormalities have been linked to malignancy and therapeutic resistance. lnsRNAs have also been found in GBC patients' serum and tumor tissue biopsies, highlighting their potential as novel biomarkers and for targeted therapy. This review will examine the growing involvement of lncRNAs in GBC pathophysiology, including related signaling pathways and their wider clinical use.
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- Ahmed S Doghish
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Boys), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11231, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo 11829, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt
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- School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire Hosted by Global Academic Foundation, New Administrative Capital 11578, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11567, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef 62521, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32897, Egypt.
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Liu T, Li Q, Lin Z, Liu C, Pu W, Zeng S, Lai J, Cai X, Zhang L, Wang S, Chen M, Cao W, Gou H, Zhu Q. A Single-Arm Phase II Study of Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer. Cancer Res Treat 2024; 56:602-615. [PMID: 37846469 PMCID: PMC11016659 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2023.726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) have a poor survival. We aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen in Chinese advanced BTC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic BTC administrated intravenous 100 mg/m2 nab-paclitaxel, 800 mg/m2 gemcitabine, and 25 mg/m2 cisplatin every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). The secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and adverse events, while exploratory endpoint was the association of biomarkers with efficacy. RESULTS After the median follow-up of 25.0 months, the median PFS and OS of 34 enrolled patients were 7.1 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.4 to 13.7) and 16.4 months (95% CI, 10.9 to 23.6), respectively. The most common treatment-related adverse events at ≥ 3 grade were neutropenia (26.5%) and leukopenia (26.5%). Survival analyses demonstrated that carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels could monitor patients' survival outcomes. A significant increase in the number of infiltrating CD4+ cells (p=0.008) and a decrease in programmed death-1-positive (PD-1+) cells (p=0.032) were observed in the response patients. CONCLUSION In advanced BTC patients, nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen showed therapeutic potential. Potential prognostic factors of CEA levels, number of CD4+ cells and PD-1+ cells may help us maximize the efficacy benefit.
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- Ting Liu
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Ward, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastric Cancer Center, Division of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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Taghizadeh H, Dong Y, Gruenberger T, Prager GW. Perioperative and palliative systemic treatments for biliary tract cancer. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2024; 16:17588359241230756. [PMID: 38559612 PMCID: PMC10981863 DOI: 10.1177/17588359241230756] [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: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Due to the fact biliary tract cancer (BTC) is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, thus, not eligible for resection, and due to the aggressive tumor biology, it is considered as one of the cancer types with the worst prognosis. Advances in diagnosis, surgical techniques, and molecular characterization have led to an improvement of the prognosis of BTC patients, recently. Although neoadjuvant therapy is expected to improve surgical outcomes by reducing tumor size, its routine is not well established. The application of neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced disease may be indicated, the routine use of systemic therapy prior to surgery for cholangiocarcinoma patients with an upfront resectable disease is less well established, but discussed and performed in selected cases. In advanced disease, only combination chemotherapy regimens have been demonstrated to achieve disease control in untreated patients. Molecular profiling of the tumor has demonstrated that many BTC might bear actionable targets, which might be addressed by biological treatments, thus improving the prognosis of the patients. Furthermore, the addition of the immunotherapy to standard chemotherapy might improve the prognosis in a subset of patients. This review seeks to give a comprehensive overview about the role of neoadjuvant as well as palliative systemic treatment approaches and an outlook about novel systemic treatment concept in BTC.
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- Hossein Taghizadeh
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Oncology and Nephrology, St. Pölten, Austria
- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Cancer Research, Vienna, Austria
- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, HPB Center, Health Network Vienna, Clinic Favoriten, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, HPB Center, Health Network Vienna, Clinic Favoriten, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, Vienna AT1090, Austria
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Wang K, Wang S, Qin X, Chen Y, Chen Y, Wang J, Zhang Y, Guo Q, Zhou C, Zou D. The causal relationship between gut microbiota and biliary tract cancer: comprehensive bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1308742. [PMID: 38558852 PMCID: PMC10978781 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1308742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Background Growing evidence has shown that gut microbiome composition is associated with Biliary tract cancer (BTC), but the causality remains unknown. This study aimed to explore the causal relationship between gut microbiota and BTC, conduct an appraisal of the gut microbiome's utility in facilitating the early diagnosis of BTC. Methods We acquired the summary data for Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS) pertaining to BTC (418 cases and 159,201 controls) from the Biobank Japan (BBJ) database. Additionally, the GWAS summary data relevant to gut microbiota (N = 18,340) were sourced from the MiBioGen consortium. The primary methodology employed for the analysis consisted of Inverse Variance Weighting (IVW). Evaluations for sensitivity were carried out through the utilization of multiple statistical techniques, encompassing Cochrane's Q test, the MR-Egger intercept evaluation, the global test of MR-PRESSO, and a leave-one-out methodological analysis. Ultimately, a reverse Mendelian Randomization analysis was conducted to assess the potential for reciprocal causality. Results The outcomes derived from IVW substantiated that the presence of Family Streptococcaceae (OR = 0.44, P = 0.034), Family Veillonellaceae (OR = 0.46, P = 0.018), and Genus Dorea (OR = 0.29, P = 0.041) exerted a protective influence against BTC. Conversely, Class Lentisphaeria (OR = 2.21, P = 0.017), Genus Lachnospiraceae FCS020 Group (OR = 2.30, P = 0.013), and Order Victivallales (OR = 2.21, P = 0.017) were associated with an adverse impact. To assess any reverse causal effect, we used BTC as the exposure and the gut microbiota as the outcome, and this analysis revealed associations between BTC and five different types of gut microbiota. The sensitivity analysis disclosed an absence of empirical indicators for either heterogeneity or pleiotropy. Conclusion This investigation represents the inaugural identification of indicative data supporting either beneficial or detrimental causal relationships between gut microbiota and the risk of BTC, as determined through the utilization of MR methodologies. These outcomes could hold significance for the formulation of individualized therapeutic strategies aimed at BTC prevention and survival enhancement.
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- Kui Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jieyang Third People’s Hospital, Jieyang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Afyouni S, Zandieh G, Yazdani Nia I, Mohseni A, Borhani A, Madani SP, Shahbazian H, Ansari G, Kim A, Kamel IR. Utilization of Radiomics Features Extracted From Preoperative Medical Images to Detect Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2024; 48:184-193. [PMID: 38013233 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001557] [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: 11/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the methodological quality and evaluate the diagnostic performance of radiomics features in detecting lymph node metastasis on preoperative images in patients with cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer. METHODS Publications between January 2005 and October 2022 were considered for inclusion. Databases such as Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched for relevant studies. The quality of the methodology of the manuscripts was determined using the Radiomics Quality Score and Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2. Pooled results with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using the DerSimonian-Liard method (random-effect model). Forest plots were used to visually represent the diagnostic profile of radiomics signature in each of the data sets pertaining to each study. Fagan plot was used to determine clinical applicability. RESULTS Overall sensitivity was 0.748 (95% CI, 0.703-0.789). Overall specificity was 0.795 (95% CI, 0.742-0.839). The combined negative likelihood ratio was 0.299 (95% CI, 0.266-0.350), and the positive likelihood ratio was 3.545 (95% CI, 2.850-4.409). The combined odds ratio of the studies was 12.184 (95% CI, 8.477-17.514). The overall summary receiver operating characteristics area under the curve was 0.83 (95% CI, 0.80-0.86). Three studies applied nomograms to 8 data sets and achieved a higher pooled sensitivity and specificity (0.85 [0.80-0.89] and 0.85 [0.71-0.93], respectively). CONCLUSIONS The pooled analysis showed that predictive models fed with radiomics features achieve good sensitivity and specificity in detecting lymph node metastasis in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging images. Supplementation of the models with biological correlates increased sensitivity and specificity in all data sets.
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Liu L, Chen Y, Zhu X, Zhao L, Chen B. HER2-positive advanced biliary tract cancer responds to second-line pyrotinib therapy: a case report. Anticancer Drugs 2024; 35:298-301. [PMID: 38037743 PMCID: PMC10833193 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000001558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Biliary tract cancers are solid tumors with poor prognosis and over 70% of patients present in advanced stages. The efficacy of second-line treatment for patients who progressed on GC chemotherapy is limited. Median OS of these patients is less than 1 year with palliative treatment. Despite the success of anti-HER2 therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer, the targeted therapy of HER2 mutations in BTCs is still being explored. This case report is the first report suggesting a 15-month PFS and partial response of pyrotinib in HER2-positive BTC. We report a 64-year-old female with HER2-positive biliary tract cancer. She was diagnosed with AJCC clinical stage IV (cT3N1M1) intrahepatic biliary tract cancer and got PD after 3 cycles of systemic chemotherapy of gemcitabine plus cisplatin. Due to the HER2-positive signature, pyrotinib (400 mg daily in 21-day cycles), an oral irreversible pan-ErbB TKI was prescribed in September 2021, with her informed consent. The tumor shrank significantly after this treatment and imaging assessments conducted on 24 September 2022 showed PR. Until the writing of the case draft, the patient had achieved 15 months of PFS. The present case suggests that Pyrotinib might be a potential effective treatment for HER2-positive advanced BTC.
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- Linger Liu
- Department of Oncology, Zhuji People’s Hospital, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhuji People’s Hospital, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhuji People’s Hospital, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhuji People’s Hospital, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhuji People’s Hospital, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China
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Paranji S, Vegunta R, Pellegrino C. A Case of Cholecystitis Camouflaging Cholangiocarcinoma. Cureus 2024; 16:e55448. [PMID: 38571825 PMCID: PMC10987331 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55448] [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] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignancy that is hard to detect and resect, due mostly to its location as well as a lack of current screening tests. When found, it is often in the advanced stage as patients are usually asymptomatic during the early course of the disease; the overall prognosis is modest in patients diagnosed at this stage. Here, we discuss the case of a 48-year-old female with no significant past medical history or family history who presented to our hospital with symptoms of acute cholecystitis with a supporting ultrasound. She proceeded to get a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the same, but an ensuing workup and pathology revealed advanced-stage cholangiocarcinoma. The patient ultimately opted for palliative care given her poor prognosis.
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- Sreshta Paranji
- Internal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, USA
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Franco NF, Lau NS, Liu WM, Rahim A, Fadia M, Chua YJ, Jain A, Yip D, Gananadha S. Outcomes of patients with gallbladder cancer presenting with acute cholecystitis. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2024; 409:73. [PMID: 38393412 PMCID: PMC10891216 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-024-03261-8] [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: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The main purpose of this study is to explore the outcomes of patients found to have gallbladder cancer during investigation and diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. The incidence of primary gallbladder cancer co-existing in acute cholecystitis is not well defined in the literature, with anecdotal reports suggesting that they experience worse outcomes than patients with gallbladder cancer found incidentally. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients with gallbladder cancer managed at the Canberra Health Service between 1998 and May 2022 were identified and reviewed. RESULTS A total of 65 patients were diagnosed with primary gallbladder cancer during the study period with a mean age of 70.4 years (SD 11.4, range 59-81.8 years) and a female preponderance (74% versus 26%) with a ratio of 2.8. Twenty (31%) patients presented with acute calculus cholecystitis and were found to have a primary gallbladder cancer. This group of patients were older and predominantly female, but the difference was not statistically significant. The overall 5-year survival in the cohort was 20% (stage 1 63%, stage 2 23%, stage 3 16%, and stage 4 0%). There was no statistically significant difference in survival between those who presented with acute cholecystitis vs other presentations. CONCLUSIONS A third of the patients with gallbladder cancer presented with acute cholecystitis. There was no statistically significant difference in survival in those with bile spillage during cholecystectomy as well those presenting with acute cholecystitis.
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- Nunzio F Franco
- Department of Surgery, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia.
- School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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- Department of Surgery, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Research School of Finance, Actuarial studies and Statistics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Department of Medical Oncology, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia
- School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Ahmad A, Tiwari RK, Siddiqui S, Chadha M, Shukla R, Srivastava V. Emerging trends in gastrointestinal cancers: Targeting developmental pathways in carcinogenesis and tumor progression. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 385:41-99. [PMID: 38663962 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2023.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Gastrointestinal carcinomas are a group of cancers associated with the digestive system and its accessory organs. The most prevalent cancers related to the gastrointestinal tract are colorectal, gall bladder, gastric, hepatocellular, and esophageal cancers, respectively. Molecular aberrations in different signaling pathways, such as signal transduction systems or developmental pathways are the chief triggering mechanisms in different cancers Though a massive advancement in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions results in improved survival of patients with gastrointestinal cancer; the lower malignancy stages of these carcinomas are comparatively asymptomatic. Various gastrointestinal-related cancers are detected at advanced stages, leading to deplorable prognoses and increased rates of recurrence. Recent molecular studies have elucidated the imperative roles of several signaling pathways, namely Wnt, Hedgehog, and Notch signaling pathways, play in the progression, therapeutic responsiveness, and metastasis of gastrointestinal-related cancers. This book chapter gives an interesting update on recent findings on the involvement of developmental signaling pathways their mechanistic insight in gastrointestinalcancer. Subsequently, evidences supporting the exploration of gastrointestinal cancer related molecular mechanisms have also been discussed for developing novel therapeutic strategies against these debilitating carcinomas.
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- Afza Ahmad
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Clinical Research, Sharda School of Allied Health Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sharda School of Allied Health Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Clinical Research, Sharda School of Allied Health Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Zhao Z, Bo Z, Ye N, Dong Y, Xu Y, Wang B, Yang F, Liu L, Liu Z. Impact of sarcopenia on postoperative outcomes after hepatectomy in older patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A multicentre cohort study. Liver Int 2024; 44:155-168. [PMID: 37804070 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Sarcopenia is associated with poor prognosis, but its role in older patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on the prognosis of older patients with ICC undergoing hepatectomy. METHODS A total of 363 patients with ICC following hepatectomy from 2015 to 2021 were retrospectively reviewed at five institutions. Sarcopenia was evaluated using skeletal muscle index by computed tomography images. Patients were divided into four subgroups according to sarcopenia and age. Postoperative outcomes including complication, overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were evaluated. Risk factors were identified through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. RESULTS 302 patients were included in the analysis. The median age was 63 years and there were 128 patients (42.4%) aged over 65 years. 192 patients (63.6%) were diagnosed with sarcopenia, while 180 patients (59.6%) experienced myosteatosis. Older patients experienced a higher incidence of sarcopenia and myosteatosis, and worse postoperative outcomes than younger patients. In the subgroup of patients with sarcopenia, older patients experienced a significant shorter OS than younger patients, which was not observed in patients without sarcopenia. According to the multivariate Cox regression analysis, lymphatic metastasis (p < .001), blood transfusion (p = .004), low serum albumin (p = .051), sarcopenia (p = .024), and myosteatosis (p = .004) were identified as independent risk factors of OS in older patients, meanwhile tumour size (p = .013) and lymphatic metastasis (p < .001) were independent risk factors of RFS. CONCLUSIONS Sarcopenia and myosteatosis have a significant adverse impact on postoperative outcomes in older patients with ICC undergoing hepatectomy.
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- Zhengxiao Zhao
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pediatric, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Nakamura Y, Mizuno N, Sunakawa Y, Canon JL, Galsky MD, Hamilton E, Hayashi H, Jerusalem G, Kim ST, Lee KW, Kankeu Fonkoua LA, Monk BJ, Nguyen D, Oh DY, Okines A, O'Malley DM, Pohlmann P, Reck M, Shin SJ, Sudo K, Takahashi S, Van Marcke C, Yu EY, Groisberg R, Ramos J, Tan S, Stinchcombe TE, Bekaii-Saab T. Tucatinib and Trastuzumab for Previously Treated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer (SGNTUC-019): A Phase II Basket Study. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:5569-5578. [PMID: 37751561 PMCID: PMC10730072 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tucatinib and trastuzumab in patients with previously treated human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) metastatic biliary tract cancer (mBTC). METHODS SGNTUC-019 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04579380) is an open-label phase II basket study evaluating the efficacy and safety of tucatinib and trastuzumab in patients with HER2-altered solid tumors. In the biliary tract cancer cohort, patients had previously treated HER2 overexpressing or amplified (HER2+) tumors (identified with local testing) with no prior HER2-directed therapy. The primary end point was confirmed objective response rate (cORR) per investigator assessment. Patients were treated on a 21-day cycle with tucatinib (300 mg orally twice daily) and trastuzumab (8 mg/kg intravenously followed by 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks). RESULTS Thirty patients were enrolled. As of data cutoff (January 30, 2023), the median duration of follow-up was 10.8 months. The cORR was 46.7% (90% CI, 30.8 to 63.0), with a disease control rate of 76.7% (90% CI, 60.6 to 88.5). The median duration of response and progression-free survival were 6.0 months (90% CI, 5.5 to 6.9) and 5.5 months (90% CI, 3.9 to 8.1), respectively. At data cutoff, 15 patients (50.0%) had died, and the estimated 12-month overall survival rate was 53.6% (90% CI, 36.8 to 67.8). The two most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were pyrexia (43.3%) and diarrhea (40.0%). Grade ≥3 TEAEs were reported in 18 patients (60.0%), with the most common being cholangitis, decreased appetite, and nausea (all 10.0%), which were generally not treatment related. TEAEs led to treatment regimen discontinuation in one patient, and there were no deaths due to TEAEs. CONCLUSION Tucatinib combined with trastuzumab had clinically significant antitumor activity and was well tolerated in patients with previously treated HER2+ mBTC.
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- St Marianna University Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute/Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, TN
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- Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- HonorHealth Research Institute, University of Arizona, Creighton University, Phoenix, AZ
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- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
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- The Ohio State University & James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Airway Research Center North, Germany Center for Lung Disease, Grosshansdorf, Germany
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- Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Imaoka H, Ikeda M, Nomura S, Morizane C, Okusaka T, Ozaka M, Shimizu S, Yamazaki K, Okano N, Sugimori K, Shirakawa H, Mizuno N, Satoi S, Yamaguchi H, Sugimoto R, Gotoh K, Sano K, Asagi A, Nakamura K, Ueno M. Development of a nomogram to predict survival in advanced biliary tract cancer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21548. [PMID: 38057434 PMCID: PMC10700490 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48889-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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The prognosis of advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients remains poor due to limited efficacy of chemotherapy and difficulties in management. Thus, prediction of survival is crucial for the clinical management of advanced BTC. The aim was to develop and validate a nomogram to predict 6-month and 12-month survival in advanced BTC patients treated with chemotherapy. A multivariable Cox regression model was used to construct a nomogram in a training set (JCOG1113, a phase III trial comparing gemcitabine plus S-1 [GS] and gemcitabine plus cisplatin, n = 351). External validity of the nomogram was assessed using a test set (JCOG0805, a randomized, phase II trial comparing GS and S-1 alone, n = 100). Predictive performance was assessed in terms of discrimination and calibration. The constructed nomogram included lymph node metastasis, liver metastasis, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, carcinoembryonic antigen, albumin, and C-reactive protein. Uno's concordance index was 0.661 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.629-0.696) in the training set and 0.640 (95% CI 0.566-0.715) in the test set. The calibration plots for 6-month and 12-month survival showed good agreement in the two analysis sets. The present nomogram can facilitate prediction of the prognosis of advanced BTC patients treated with chemotherapy and help clinicians' prognosis-based decision-making.
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- Hiroshi Imaoka
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Data Center, Clinical Research Support Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine Department, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Pancreatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Nakachi K, Gotohda N, Hatano E, Nara S, Takahashi S, Kawamoto Y, Ueno M. Adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for biliary tract cancer: a review of randomized controlled trials. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2023; 53:1019-1026. [PMID: 37599063 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyad103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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The first randomized controlled trial of adjuvant chemotherapy for biliary tract cancer was reported in 2002. Since then, studies have continued, with efficacy reported for capecitabine in 2018 and S-1 in 2023. Oral fluoropyrimidines have become established as the standard of care. This article reviews the evidence from the randomized controlled trials reported to date and those that are ongoing or from which results have not yet been reported.
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- Kohei Nakachi
- Department of Medical Oncology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Center, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Chen CT, Tseng SH, Sung BH, Chen YY, Cheng HC. Noninvasive transcutaneous bilirubin measurement in adults using skin diffuse reflectance. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:5405-5417. [PMID: 37854578 PMCID: PMC10581810 DOI: 10.1364/boe.500833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Accurate measurement of bilirubin concentration in adults is crucial for the diagnosis and management of liver and biliary tract diseases. Traditional methods relying on central laboratory testing pose challenges such as invasiveness, patient discomfort, and time consumption. Non-invasive alternatives have been explored, but their applicability to adult populations remains uncertain. This study aimed to develop and validate a portable non-invasive optical system based on spatially resolved diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) specifically tailored for adult transcutaneous bilirubin measurement. Forty-two adult patients with various underlying conditions were included in the study. Comparisons between transcutaneous bilirubin values measured by the DRS system and total serum bilirubin concentrations obtained through blood tests revealed strong correlations, particularly at the neck (r = 0.872) and the medial side of the right upper arm (r = 0.940). Bland-Altman analyses demonstrated substantial agreement between the transcutaneous bilirubin values and total serum bilirubin concentrations. The results highlight the potential of the non-invasive DRS system as a convenient and reliable tool for monitoring bilirubin values in adults.
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- Chia-Te Chen
- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
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Takayama H, Kobayashi S, Gotoh K, Sasaki K, Iwagami Y, Yamada D, Tomimaru Y, Akita H, Asaoka T, Noda T, Wada H, Takahashi H, Tanemura M, Doki Y, Eguchi H. SPARC accelerates biliary tract cancer progression through CTGF-mediated tumor-stroma interactions: SPARC as a prognostic marker of survival after neoadjuvant therapy. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:10935-10950. [PMID: 37330435 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04835-7] [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: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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PURPOSE In biliary tract cancer (BTC), malignancy is strongest at the invasion front. To improve the BTC prognosis, the invasion front should be controlled. We evaluated tumor-stroma crosstalk at the tumor center and at the invasion front of BTC lesions. We investigated the expression of SPARC, a marker of cancer-associated fibroblasts, and determined its ability to predict BTC prognosis after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NAC-RT). METHODS We performed immunohistochemistry to evaluate SPARC expression in resected specimens from patients that underwent BTC surgery. We established highly invasive (HI) clones in two BTC cell lines (NOZ, CCLP1), and performed mRNA microarrays to compare gene expression in parental and HI cells. RESULTS Among 92 specimens, stromal SPARC expression was higher at the invasion front than at the lesion center (p = 0.014). Among 50 specimens from patients treated with surgery alone, high stromal SPARC expression at the invasion front was associated with a poor prognosis (recurrence-free survival: p = 0.033; overall survival: p = 0.017). Coculturing fibroblasts with NOZ-HI cells upregulated fibroblast SPARC expression. mRNA microarrays showed that connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) was upregulated in NOZ-HI and CCLP1-HI cells. A CTGF knockdown suppressed cell invasion in NOZ-HI cells. Exogeneous CTGF upregulated SPARC expression in fibroblasts. SPARC expression at the invasion front was significantly lower after NAC-RT, compared to surgery alone (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION CTGF was associated with tumor-stroma crosstalk in BTC. CTGF activated stromal SPARC expression, which promoted tumor progression, particularly at the invasion front. SPARC expression at the invasion front after NAC-RT may serve as a prognosis predictor.
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- Hirotoshi Takayama
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Yoo C, Javle MM, Verdaguer Mata H, de Braud F, Trojan J, Raoul JL, Kim JW, Ueno M, Lee CK, Hijioka S, Cubillo A, Furuse J, Azad N, Sato M, Vugmeyster Y, Machl A, Bajars M, Bridgewater J, Oh DY, Borad MJ. Phase 2 trial of bintrafusp alfa as second-line therapy for patients with locally advanced/metastatic biliary tract cancers. Hepatology 2023; 78:758-770. [PMID: 36999533 PMCID: PMC10442127 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Biliary tract cancers are rare, heterogeneous cancers with poor prognoses. Bintrafusp alfa, a first-in-class bifunctional fusion protein composed of the extracellular domain of TGF-βRII (a TGF-β "trap") fused to a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody blocking programmed death ligand 1, was evaluated in patients with locally advanced/metastatic chemorefractory biliary tract cancers. APPROACH AND RESULTS This multicenter, single-arm, open-label, phase 2 study (NCT03833661) enrolled adults with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer that was intolerant to or had failed first-line systemic platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients received 1200 mg bintrafusp alfa intravenously Q2W. The primary endpoint was confirmed objective response according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 assessed by IRC. Secondary endpoints included duration of response, durable response rate, safety, progression-free survival, and overall survival.Between March 2019 and January 2020, 159 patients were enrolled. Median follow-up was 16.1 (range, 0.0-19.3) months; 17 patients (10.7%; 95% CI: 6.4%-16.6%) achieved an objective response. Median duration of response was 10.0 (range, 1.9-15.7) months; 10 patients (6.3%; 95% CI: 3.1%-11.3%) had a durable response (≥6 mo). Median progression-free survival was 1.8 months (95% CI: 1.7-1.8 mo); median overall survival was 7.6 months (95% CI: 5.8-9.7 mo). Overall survival rates were 57.9% (6 mo) and 38.8% (12 mo). Grade ≥3 adverse events occurred in 26.4% of patients, including one treatment-related death (hepatic failure). Frequent grade ≥3 adverse events included anemia (3.8%), pruritus (1.9%), and increased alanine aminotransferase (1.9%). CONCLUSIONS Although this study did not meet its prespecified primary endpoint, bintrafusp alfa demonstrated clinical activity as second-line treatment in this hard-to-treat cancer, with durable responses and a manageable safety profile.
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- Changhoon Yoo
- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- HM Madrid Sanchinarro University Hospital, Clara Campal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madrid, Spain
- UCJC HM Hospital School of Health Sciences, Madrid, Spain
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- Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
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Yamazaki H, Shibuya K, Kimoto T, Suzuki M, Murakami M, Terashima K, Okimoto T, Iizumi T, Sakurai H, Wakatsuki M, Suzuki O, Katoh N, Arimura T, Ogino T, Takagi M, Araya M, Waki T, Matsumoto S, Ogino H, Fukumoto T, Ohtsuka M. Proton beam therapy for extrahepatic biliary tract cancer: Analysis with prospective multi-institutional patients' registration database, Proton-Net. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2023; 41:100634. [PMID: 37234735 PMCID: PMC10206422 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100634] [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: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background and purpose To examine the role of proton beam therapy (PBT) in the treatment of extrahepatic biliary tract cancer (EBC). Methods and materials We analyzed the data accumulated in the Proton-Net database, which prospectively registered all individual patient data treated with PBT in all Japanese proton institutions from May 2016 to June 2019. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoints were local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS), and toxicity. Results Ninety-three patients with unresectable and/or recurrent EBC were treated with PBT using a median prescribed dose of 67.5 Gy (RBE) (range, 50-72.6 Gy) in 25 (22-30 fractions). With a median follow-up of 16.3 months, the median survival time was 20.1 months and the 2-year OS was 37.8%. Two-year PFS and LC rates were 20.6% and 66.5%, respectively. Poor liver function (Child-Pugh B, C), a narrower distance between the tumor and digestive tract (2 cm >), and a larger tumor diameter (2 cm <) were identified as poor prognostic factors for OS. PBT-related grade 3 ≤ acute and late adverse events occurred in 5.4% and 4.3% of patients, respectively, including one gastrointestinal late toxicity (duodenal ulcer). Conclusions This is the largest prospectively accumulated series of PBT for EBC, and PBT showed favorable outcomes with acceptable toxicity profiles.
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- Hideya Yamazaki
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Southern TOHOKU Proton Therapy Center, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Southern TOHOKU Proton Therapy Center, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- QST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Osaka Heavy Ion Administration Company, Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka-city, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Medipolis Proton Therapy and Research Center, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Medipolis Proton Therapy and Research Center, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Proton Therapy Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Proton Therapy Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital, Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
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- Proton Therapy Center, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nagoya Proton Therapy Center, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Kinoshita K, Tsukamoto Y, Hirashita Y, Fuchino T, Kurogi S, Uchida T, Nakada C, Matsumoto T, Okamoto K, Motomura M, Fukuchi S, Sagami R, Nagai T, Gotoh Y, Fukuda K, Ogawa R, Mizukami K, Okimoto T, Kodama M, Murakami K, Moriyama M, Hijiya N. Efficient Establishment of Bile-Derived Organoids From Biliary Cancer Patients. J Transl Med 2023; 103:100105. [PMID: 36842278 DOI: 10.1016/j.labinv.2023.100105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Patient-derived tumor organoids have considerable potential as an in vitro diagnostic tool for drug susceptibility testing. In the present study, we investigated whether bile collected for diagnostic purposes could be a potential source for the establishment of biliary cancer organoids. Among 68 cases of biliary cancer, we successfully generated 60 bile-derived organoids (BDOs) from individual patients. Consistent with previous reports that described biliary cancer organoids from surgical tissues, the BDOs showed diverse morphologies such as simple cysts, multiloculated cysts, thick capsulated cysts, and solid masses. They also harbored mutations in KRAS and TP53 at frequencies of 15% and 55%, respectively. To enrich the cancer organoids by removing contaminated noncancerous components of BDOs, we attempted to verify the effectiveness of 3 different procedures, including repeat passage, xenografting, and selection with an MDM2 inhibitor for TP53 mutation-harboring BDOs. By monitoring the sequence and expression of mutated TP53, we found that all these procedures successfully enriched the cancer organoids. Our data suggest that BDOs can be established with minimal invasiveness from almost all patients with biliary cancers, including inoperable cases. Thus, despite some limitations with respect to the characterization of BDOs and methods for the enrichment of cancer cell-derived organoids, our data suggest that BDOs could have potential applications in personalized medicine.
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- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Oita City Medical Association Almeida Memorial Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Oita San-ai Medical Center, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Oita Kouseiren Tsurumi Hospital, Beppu, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinbeppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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Argoubi R, Reese ES, Furegato M, Medina P, Bobiak S. Advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer in Japan: a study using the Japan Medical Data Center payer claims database. J Comp Eff Res 2023; 12:e220201. [PMID: 37256267 PMCID: PMC10402906 DOI: 10.57264/cer-2022-0201] [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: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Aim: Biliary tract cancers are aggressive, with poor prognosis. This study describes clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization in patients with metastatic biliary tract cancer in Japan. Materials & methods: This cohort-based study collected data from the Japan Medical Data Center claims database (2014-2018). Results: A total of 325 patients were included; 65.2% were male and the mean age was 59.2 years. A 47.6% had an Elixhauser Comorbidity Index score ≥5. Most frequent regimens were gemcitabine + cisplatin (52.9%) for first-line therapy and tegafur + gimeracil + oteracil for second-line therapy (48.6%) and third-line therapy (27.2%). Approximately 77% of patients had ≥1 hospital admission, with a median length of 57 days. Conclusion: This study provides insights on the characteristics and burden of metastatic biliary tract cancer in Japan, highlighting high disease burden in a younger population.
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- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc, Billerica, MA 01821, USA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc, Billerica, MA 01821, USA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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Li Q, Liu H, Gao Q, Xue F, Fu J, Li M, Yuan J, Chen C, Zhang D, Geng Z. Textbook outcome in gallbladder carcinoma after curative-intent resection: a 10-year retrospective single-center study. Chin Med J (Engl) 2023:00029330-990000000-00607. [PMID: 37166217 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Textbook outcome (TO) can guide decision-making among patients and clinicians during preoperative patient selection and postoperative quality improvement. We explored the factors associated with achieving a TO for gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) after curative-intent resection and analyzed the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) on TO and non-TO patients. METHODS A total of 540 patients who underwent curative-intent resection for GBC at the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January 2011 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the factors associated with TO. RESULTS Among 540 patients with GBC who underwent curative-intent resection, 223 patients (41.3%) achieved a TO. The incidence of TO ranged from 19.0% to 51.0% across the study period, with a slightly increasing trend over the study period. The multivariate analysis showed that non-TO was an independent risk factor for prognosis among GBC patients after resection (P =0.003). Age ≤60 years (P =0.016), total bilirubin (TBIL) level ≤34.1 μmol/L (P <0.001), well-differentiated tumor (P =0.008), no liver involvement (P <0.001), and T1-2 stage disease (P =0.006) were independently associated with achieving a TO for GBC after resection. Before and after propensity score matching (PSM), the overall survival outcomes of non-TO GBC patients who received ACT and those who did not were statistically significant; ACT improved the prognosis of patients in the non-TO group (P <0.050). CONCLUSION Achieving a TO is associated with a better long-term prognosis among GBC patients after curative-intent resection, and ACT can improve the prognosis of those with non-TO.
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- Qi Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi''an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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Taghizadeh H, Schmalfuss T, Maj-Hes A, Singer J, Prager GW. Austrian tricentric real-life analysis of molecular profiles of metastatic biliary tract cancer patients. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1143825. [PMID: 37234989 PMCID: PMC10206115 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1143825] [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: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Introduction Metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a rare and aggressive entity associated with poor prognosis. It represents a major challenge for adequate treatment strategies. In recent years, BTC has become a model for precision medicine in gastrointestinal oncology. Therefore, the analysis of the individual molecular profile in BTC patients may lead to targeted therapies for the benefit of patients. Methods In this Austrian, tricentric, real-world, retrospective analysis, we investigated patients diagnosed with metastatic BTC who underwent molecular profiling between 2013 and 2022. Results In total, 92 patients were identified in this tricentric analysis and 205 molecular aberrations, including 198 mutations affecting 89 different genes in 61 patients were found. The predominant mutations were in KRAS (n=17; 22.4%), TP53 (n=17; 22.4%), PIK3CA (n=7; 9.2%), FGFR2 (n=7; 9.2%), DNMT3A (n=7; 9.2%), IDH1 (n=7; 9.2%), IDH2 (n=6; 7.9%), CDKN2A (n=6; 7.9%), BAP1 (n=4; 5.3%), NF1 (n=4; 5.3%), and NF2 (n=4; 5.3%). Three patients had HER2 amplification. MSI-H status and FGFR2 fusion genes were each observed in two different patients. One patient had a BRAF V600E mutation. Eventually, 10 patients received targeted therapy, of whom one-half derived clinical benefit. Conclusions Molecular profiling of BTC patients is implementable in routine clinical practice and should be regularly employed to detect and exploit molecular vulnerabilities.
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- Hossein Taghizadeh
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Oncology and Nephrology, St. Pölten, Austria
- Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Pulmonology, Klinik Penzing, Vienna, Austria
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- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Krems, Krems, Austria
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Medical University Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Vienna, Austria
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Golino JL, Wang X, Bian J, Ruf B, Kelly M, Karim BO, Cam MC, Xie C. Anti-Cancer Activity of Verteporfin in Cholangiocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15092454. [PMID: 37173920 PMCID: PMC10177077 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092454] [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: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogenous malignancy that arises from the biliary epithelium and has a poor clinical prognosis. The Hippo/yes-associated protein (YAP) pathway has been reported to affect various aspects of tumorigenesis, with high expression of YAP1 being negatively associated with survival in CCA patients. Thus, we investigated the antitumoral effect of verteporfin, a YAP1 pathway inhibitor, in YAP1/AKT hydrodynamic tail vein injected murine models. We also used flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the change in the immune cell profile and malignant cell stemness following verteporfin treatment. Our results demonstrated reduced liver weight and tumor formation in verteporfin-treated groups compared to that of a vehicle-treated group. Immune cell profiling through flow cytometry showed that relative to the vehicle, verteporfin induced a higher ratio of tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) M1/M2 and increased the percentage of activated CD8 T cell population (CD8+CD25+ and CD8+CD69+). scRNA-seq analysis showed significantly increased TAM M1 populations following verteporfin treatment and decreased proportions of stem-like cells within the malignant cell population. In summary, this study indicates that in CCA YAP/AKT murine models, verteporfin reduces tumorigenesis by polarizing anti-tumoral TAM and activating CD8 T cells and decreasing stem-like malignant cell proportions in the tumor microenvironment.
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- Jihye L Golino
- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, MD 21701, USA
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- Molecular Histopathology Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, MD 21701, USA
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- CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Shiratori Y, Hutfless S, Rateb G, Fukuda K. The burden of gastrointestinal diseases in Japan, 1990–2019, and projections for 2035. JGH OPEN 2023; 7:221-227. [PMID: 36968565 PMCID: PMC10037033 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Background and Aim Disease burden estimation allows clinicians and policymakers to plan for future healthcare needs. Although advances have been made in gastroenterology, as Japan has an aging population, disease burden assessment is important. We aimed to report gastrointestinal disease burden in Japan since 1990 and project changes through to 2035. Methods This descriptive study examined the crude and age-standardized rates of prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of 22 gastrointestinal diseases between 1990 and 2019. We used data from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. We calculated the expected disease burden of gastrointestinal diseases by 2035 using an autoregressive integrated moving average. Results Since 1990, cancer has accounted for most gastrointestinal disease-related causes of mortality and DALYs in Japan (77.1% and 71.2% in 1990, 79.2% and 73.7% in 2019, respectively). Although cancer-associated age-standardized mortality rates and DALYs have shown a decreasing trend, the crude rates have increased, suggesting that an aging society has a significant impact on the disease burden in Japan. Therefore, the overall gastrointestinal disease burden is expected to increase by 2035. Noncancerous chronic diseases with a high burden included cirrhosis, biliary disease, ileus, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, hernia, inflammatory bowel disease, enteric infections, and vascular intestinal disorders. In cirrhosis, the DALYs for hepatitis C decreased and the prevalence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis increased. Conclusion In the super-aging Japanese society, the burden of gastrointestinal diseases is expected to increase in the coming years. Colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, and liver cancers are the focus of early detection and treatment.
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- Yasutoshi Shiratori
- Department of Gastroenterology St. Luke's International Hospital Tokyo Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology Sherbrooke University Hospital Quebec Canada
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Gastroenterology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology Sherbrooke University Hospital Quebec Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology St. Luke's International Hospital Tokyo Japan
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Moris D, Palta M, Kim C, Allen PJ, Morse MA, Lidsky ME. Advances in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: An overview of the current and future therapeutic landscape for clinicians. CA Cancer J Clin 2023; 73:198-222. [PMID: 36260350 DOI: 10.3322/caac.21759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary liver tumor and remains a fatal malignancy in the majority of patients. Approximately 20%-30% of patients are eligible for resection, which is considered the only potentially curative treatment; and, after resection, a median survival of 53 months has been reported when sequenced with adjuvant capecitabine. For the 70%-80% of patients who present with locally unresectable or distant metastatic disease, systemic therapy may delay progression, but survival remains limited to approximately 1 year. For the past decade, doublet chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin has been considered the most effective first-line regimen, but results from the recent use of triplet regimens and even immunotherapy may shift the paradigm. More effective treatment strategies, including those that combine systemic therapy with locoregional therapies like radioembolization or hepatic artery infusion, have also been developed. Molecular therapies, including those that target fibroblast growth factor receptor and isocitrate dehydrogenase, have recently received US Food and Drug Administration approval for a defined role as second-line treatment for up to 40% of patients harboring these actionable genomic alterations, and whether they should be considered in the first-line setting is under investigation. Furthermore, as the oncology field seeks to expand indications for immunotherapy, recent data demonstrated that combining durvalumab with standard cytotoxic therapy improved survival in patients with ICC. This review focuses on the current and future strategies for ICC treatment, including a summary of the primary literature for each treatment modality and an algorithm that can be used to drive a personalized and multidisciplinary approach for patients with this challenging malignancy.
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- Dimitrios Moris
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Désert R, Giannone F, Schuster C, Baumert TF. Tumor microenvironment-derived serum markers as a new frontier of diagnostic and prognostic assessment in biliary tract cancers. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:804-806. [PMID: 36455586 PMCID: PMC7615303 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Romain Désert
- Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Strasbourg, France
- Pole Hépato-digestif, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Institut hospitalo-universitaire (IHU), Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Strasbourg, France
- Pole Hépato-digestif, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Institut hospitalo-universitaire (IHU), Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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Baichan P, Naicker P, Augustine TN, Smith M, Candy G, Devar J, Nweke EE. Proteomic analysis identifies dysregulated proteins and associated molecular pathways in a cohort of gallbladder cancer patients of African ancestry. Clin Proteomics 2023; 20:8. [PMID: 36855072 PMCID: PMC9976386 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-023-09399-9] [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: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a lethal cancer with a poor prognosis. The lack of specific and sensitive biomarkers results in delayed diagnosis with most patients presenting at late stages of the disease. Furthermore, there is little known about the molecular mechanisms associated with GBC, especially in patients of African ancestry. This study aimed to determine dysregulated proteins in South African GBC patients to identify potential mechanisms of the disease progression and plausible biomarkers. METHODS Tissues (27 GBC, 13 Gallstone disease, and 5 normal tissues) and blood plasma (54 GBC and 73 Benign biliary pathology) were obtained from consenting patients. Protein extraction was performed on all tissues and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used for proteomic profiling. A project-specific spectral library was built using the Pulsar search algorithm. Principal component and Spearman's rank correlation analyses were performed using PAST (V4.07b). Pathway and Network analyses were conducted using REACTOME (v3.7) and stringAPP (v1.7.0), respectively. RESULTS In the tissue sample group, there were 62 and 194 dysregulated proteins in GBC compared to normal and gallstone groups, respectively. In the plasma group, there were 33 altered proteins in GBC compared to the benign biliary pathology group. We found 9 proteins (APOA1, APOA2, RET4, TTR, HEMO, HBB, HBA, PIGR, and APOE) to be commonly dysregulated in both tissue and plasma. Furthermore, a subset analysis demonstrated that 2 proteins, S100A8 and S100A9, were downregulated in GBC patients with GD history compared to those without. Pathway analysis showed that the dysregulated proteins in GBC patients were enriched in pathways involved in smooth muscle contraction, metabolism, ECM organization, and integrin cell surface interactions. CONCLUSION The identified dysregulated proteins help in understanding GBC molecular mechanisms in our patient group. Furthermore, the alteration of specific proteins in both tissue and plasma samples suggests their potential utility as biomarkers of GBC in this sample cohort.
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- Pavan Baichan
- grid.11951.3d0000 0004 1937 1135Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa
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- grid.7327.10000 0004 0607 1766Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
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- grid.11951.3d0000 0004 1937 1135School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa
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- grid.11951.3d0000 0004 1937 1135Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa ,grid.414240.70000 0004 0367 6954Hepatopancreatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, Chris Hani-Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- grid.11951.3d0000 0004 1937 1135Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa
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- grid.11951.3d0000 0004 1937 1135Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa ,grid.414240.70000 0004 0367 6954Hepatopancreatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, Chris Hani-Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
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Park JH, Hong JY, Han K. Threshold dose-response association between smoking pack-years and the risk of gallbladder cancer: A nationwide cohort study. Eur J Cancer 2023; 180:99-107. [PMID: 36592508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.11.031] [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: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The association between smoking and gallbladder cancer (GBC) risk is unclear. We investigated the association between smoking (including pack-years) and GBC risk. We also examined the combined effects of smoking and diabetes or prediabetes on GBC risk. METHODS This Korean nationwide cohort study included 9,520,629 adults without cancer who underwent national health screening in 2009 and were followed-up until 2018. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine risk estimates after adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS During 78.4 million person-years (mean 8.2 ± 0.9 years) of follow-up, we identified 6066 patients with newly diagnosed GBC. Current and former smokers were associated with increased GBC risk (hazard ratio [HR], 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.117, 1.029-1.212 and 1.105, 1.016-1.202, respectively). Smoking of 20 to <30 and ≥30 pack-years was independently associated with increased GBC risk compared with never smoking (HR, 95% CI; 1.241, 1.100-1.400 and 1.231, 1.107-1.370, respectively). However, smoking of <10 and 10 to <20 pack-years was not. This threshold dose-response association between smoking pack-years and GBC risk was observed regardless of the glycaemic status (all P < 0.01). Furthermore, smoking of ≥20 pack-years and hyperglycaemia had a synergistic effect on the GBC risk (all P < 0.01). Smokers with ≥20 pack-years with diabetes had the highest risk of GBC compared to never smokers with normoglycaemia (HR, 1.658; 95% CI, 1.437-1.914). CONCLUSIONS Smoking was associated with increased GBC risk with a threshold dose-response effect for smoking pack-years. The risk of GBC increases synergistically when smoking and hyperglycaemia coexist. More individualised cancer prevention education is required to reduce GBC risk.
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- Joo-Hyun Park
- Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Republic of Korea; Department of Healthcare Administration and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
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- Department of Healthcare Administration and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Riddell ZC, Corallo C, Albazaz R, Foley KG. Gallbladder polyps and adenomyomatosis. Br J Radiol 2023; 96:20220115. [PMID: 35731858 PMCID: PMC9975534 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Incidental findings are commonly detected during examination of the gallbladder. Differentiating benign from malignant lesions is critical because of the poor prognosis associated with gallbladder malignancy. Therefore, it is important that radiologists and sonographers are aware of common incidental gallbladder findings, which undoubtedly will continue to increase with growing medical imaging use. Ultrasound is the primary imaging modality used to examine the gallbladder and biliary tree, but contrast-enhanced ultrasound and MRI are increasingly used. This review article focuses on two common incidental findings in the gallbladder; adenomyomatosis and gallbladder polyps. The imaging features of these conditions will be reviewed and compared between radiological modalities, and the pathology, epidemiology, natural history, and management will be discussed.
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- Zena C Riddell
- National Imaging Academy of Wales (NIAW), Bridgend, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, England
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- Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, England
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- Division of Cancer & Genetics, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
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Huang J, Lucero-Prisno DE, Zhang L, Xu W, Wong SH, Ng SC, Wong MCS. Updated epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers in East Asia. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 20:271-287. [PMID: 36631716 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-022-00726-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Globally, gastrointestinal cancers represent more than one-fourth of all cancer incidence and one-third of cancer-related mortality. Although there has been much progress in screening colorectal cancer, the prognosis of other gastrointestinal cancers tends to be poor. The highest burden of gastrointestinal cancers, including stomach, liver, oesophageal and gallbladder cancers, was observed in regions in East Asia. The increasing burden of gastrointestinal cancers in East Asian regions is related to population growth, ageing and the westernization of lifestyle habits in this region. Furthermore, the rising incidence of young-onset colorectal cancer is an emerging trend in East Asia. This Review provides a comprehensive and updated summary of the epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers in East Asia, with emphasis on comparing their epidemiology in East Asia with that in Western regions, and highlights the major risk factors and implications for prevention. Overall, to optimally reduce the disease burden incurred by gastrointestinal cancers in East Asian regions, a concerted effort will be needed to modify unhealthy lifestyles, promote vaccination against the hepatitis virus, control Helicobacter pylori, liver fluke and hepatitis virus infections, increase the uptake rate of colorectal cancer screening, enhance detection of early cancers and their precursors, and improve cancer survivorship through an organized rehabilitation programme.
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- Junjie Huang
- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre of Cancer Research, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,School of Public Health, The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,State Key Laboratory for Digestive Disease, Institute of Digestive Disease, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,State Key Laboratory for Digestive Disease, Institute of Digestive Disease, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,Center for Gut Microbiota Research, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. .,Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. .,School of Public Health, The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. .,Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Benson KK, Sheel A, Rahman S, Esnakula A, Manne A. Understanding the Clinical Significance of MUC5AC in Biliary Tract Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15020433. [PMID: 36672382 PMCID: PMC9856870 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15020433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Biliary tract cancers (BTC) arise from biliary epithelium and include cholangiocarcinomas or CCA (including intrahepatic (ICC) and extrahepatic (ECC)) and gallbladder cancers (GBC). They often have poor outcomes owing to limited treatment options, advanced presentations, frequent recurrence, and poor response to available systemic therapy. Mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) is rarely expressed in normal biliary epithelium, but can be upregulated in tissues of benign biliary disease, premalignant conditions (e.g., biliary intraepithelial neoplasia), and BTCs. This mucin's numerous glycoforms can be divided into less-glycosylated immature and heavily-glycosylated mature forms. Reported MUC5AC tissue expression in BTC varies widely, with some associations based on cancer location (e.g., perihilar vs. peripheral ICC). Study methods were variable regarding cancer subtypes, expression positivity thresholds, and MUC5AC glycoforms. MUC5AC can be detected in serum of BTC patients at high concentrations. The hesitancy in developing MUC5AC into a clinically useful biomarker in BTC management is due to variable evidence on the diagnostic and prognostic value. Concrete conclusions on tissue MUC5AC are difficult, but serum detection might be relevant for diagnosis and is associated with poor prognosis. Future studies are needed to further the understanding of the potential clinical value of MUC5AC in BTC, especially regarding predictive and therapeutic value.
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- Katherine K. Benson
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-614-366-2982
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Jiang J, Diaz DA, Nuguru SP, Mittra A, Manne A. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 15:50. [PMID: 36612046 PMCID: PMC9817712 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15010050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The combination of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) must be explored to treat advanced primary liver tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Limited retrospective reviews and case reports/series suggest this combination can be effective and safe in both cancer types. With ICIs moving into the first line (IMbrave 150, HIMALAYA, and TOPAZ-1) to manage these cancers, identifying a suitable population for this approach is challenging. Patients with macrovascular invasion (MVI)-positive HCC (especially if larger veins are involved) or recurrent HCCs post-locoregional therapies (such as transarterial radioembolization (TARE), transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), or ablation), as well as those ineligible for bevacizumab or tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), should be the focus of exploring this combination in HCC. Unresectable or oligometastatic CCA patients who cannot tolerate gemcitabine/cisplatin (GC) or those who progressed on GC without durvalumab and do not have targetable mutations could also be considered for this approach. In both HCC and CCA disease groups, SBRT plus ICI can be examined post-ICI as these two modalities act synergistically to enhance anti-tumor activity (based on pre-clinical studies). Large-scale randomized trials are needed to identify the subsets of primary liver cancers suitable for this approach and to clearly define its clinical benefit.
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- Joanna Jiang
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- School of Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad 500012, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Yamazaki H, Kimoto T, Suzuki M, Murakami M, Suzuki O, Takagi M, Katoh N, Arimura T, Ogino T, Ogino H. Particle Beam Therapy for Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Biliary Duct Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Data Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14235864. [PMID: 36497346 PMCID: PMC9736951 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14235864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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To examine the efficacy and toxicity of particle beam therapy (PT) for biliary duct carcinoma (BDC) and compare the outcomes between extrahepatic BDC (eBDC) and intrahepatic BDC (iBDC). We analyzed multi-institutional data from May 2009 to December 2019. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoints were local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicity. We included 150 patients with unresectable BDC treated with PT using a median prescribed dose of 70.2 GyRBE (range, 44-77 GyRBE) in 25 fractions (range, 10-38 fractions). With a median follow-up of 13.0 months, median survival time (MST) was 21 months, and 2-year OS was 44.8%. For eBDC and iBDC, the MSTs were 20 and 23 months, respectively. Two-year PFS and LC rates were 20.6% and 66.5%, respectively. Vascular invasion, prescribed dose and serum tumor marker level (carcinoembryonic antigen: CEA) were identified as poor prognostic factors for OS. A higher radiation dose EQD2 ≥ 67 Gy showed superior OS, with a hazard ratio of 0.341. The radiation dose of PT is an important predisposing factor for overall survival. The MST for patients with eBDC given a higher radiation dose was 25 months, compared to 15 months for those given the lower dose and 23 months for patients with iBDC (all iBDC given higher doses). iBDC and eBDC duct carcinomas showed equivalent outcomes with PT, especially when treated with a high radiation dose. In detailed analysis, baseline CEA level in iBDC, and radiation dose and GTV in eBDC were statistically significant predicators for OS. Acute and late toxicity grade ≥3 occurred in 2.2% and 2.7% of patients, respectively, including two late grade-5 toxicities. In conclusion, PT showed good efficacy for BDC, both eBDC and iBDC, with a low incidence of severe toxicity.
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- Hideya Yamazaki
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Southern TOHOKU Proton Therapy Center, Koriyama 963-8052, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Southern TOHOKU Proton Therapy Center, Koriyama 963-8052, Japan
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- Osaka Heavy Ion Administration Company, Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan
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- Proton Therapy Center, Sapporo Teishinkai Hospital, Sapporo 065-0033, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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- Medipolis Proton Therapy and Research Center, Ibusuki, Kagoshima 891-0304, Japan
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- Medipolis Proton Therapy and Research Center, Ibusuki, Kagoshima 891-0304, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nagoya Proton Therapy Center, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Nagoya 462-8508, Japan
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Zhao J, Guo Y, Ding W, Han G, Jiang C, Yang C, Hu Y, Zhang L, Wu C, Ni M, Kong X, Huang T, Zhang C, Xia Y. Immune checkpoint inhibitors plus capecitabine and oxaliplatin in unresectable or advanced biliary tract cancer patients: A retrospective study. Front Oncol 2022; 12:965711. [PMID: 36276134 PMCID: PMC9582263 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.965711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have recently been increasingly used in cancer treatment, whereas their clinical application in biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients is uncommon. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ICIs plus capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) in the treatment of BTC patients. Methods This retrospective study reviewed 26 unresectable or advanced BTC patients who received ICIs plus CAPOX. The treatment continued until disease progression, uncontrollable adverse event (AE) occurrence, intolerable toxicity occurrence, or voluntary withdrawal. Results The median treatment cycles were 5.5 [interquartile range (IQR): 3.8–8.0]. Complete response, partial response, stable disease, and progressive disease rates were 0.0%, 46.2%, 23.1%, and 30.8%, respectively. Objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 46.2% and 69.2%, correspondingly. Regarding survival, the median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 6.1 (95% CI: 4.4–7.7) months and 16.5 (95% CI: 5.0–28.0) months; moreover, the 1-year PFS and OS rates were 21.5% and 54.3%, respectively. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 1–3 (vs. 0) was associated with declined DCR, PFS, and OS (all p < 0.050). The most common AEs of ICIs plus CAPOX were thrombocytopenia (61.5%), neutropenia (26.9%), and reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (RCCEP) (23.1%). Moreover, 13 (50.0%) patients suffered from grade 3–4 AEs, including thrombocytopenia (50.0%), neutropenia (7.7%), liver dysfunction (7.7%), and RCCEP (3.8%). Notably, the majority of AEs were controllable. Conclusion ICIs plus CAPOX chemotherapy exhibit a good efficacy and a manageable safety profile in the treatment of patients with unresectable or advanced BTC.
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- Jie Zhao
- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ili & Jiangsu Joint Institute of Health, Ili, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Yongxiang Xia, ; Chuanyong Zhang,
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Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of Cholangiocarcinoma. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2022; 51:519-535. [PMID: 36153108 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2022.06.003] [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: 02/21/2023]
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Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of the biliary tract with a relatively poor prognosis. As a gastroenterologist, our main role is to differentiate between benign and malignant biliary disease, help achieve a diagnosis, and palliate jaundice related to biliary obstruction. This article focuses on summarizing the various tools currently available for endoscopic evaluation and management of cholangiocarcinoma.
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Current status, trends, and predictions in the burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer in China from 1990 to 2019. Chin Med J (Engl) 2022; 135:1697-1706. [PMID: 35984211 PMCID: PMC9509182 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002258] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer (GBTC) has greatly damaged the health of patients and is accompanied by a dismal prognosis. The worldwide distribution of GBTC shows extensive variance and the updated data in China is lacking. This study was to determine the current status, trends, and predictions in the burden of GBTC over the past 30 years in China. METHODS This was a descriptive, epidemiological, secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study 2019 data. Data including incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of GBTC in China by year, age, and sex were assessed. Joinpoint regression analysis was conducted to evaluate trends of disease burden due to GBTC from 1990 to 2019. Nordpred age-period-cohort analysis was applied for the projection of mortality and incidence due to GBTC from 2019 to 2044. RESULTS Nationally, there were 38,634 (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 27,350-46,512) new cases and 47,278 (95% UI: 32,889-57,229) patients due to GBTC, causing 34,462 (95% UI: 25,220-41,231) deaths, and 763,584 (95% UI: 566,755-920,493) DALYs in 2019. Both cases and rates of burden owing to GBTC were heavier among males and at old age. From 1990 to 2019, the age-standardized rates of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALYs of GBTC generally increased from 1990 to 2019, with average annual percentage change at 0.8% (95% confidential interval [CI]: 0.6-1.0%), 1.3% (95% CI: 1.1-1.5%), 0.4% (95% CI: 0.2-0.6%), and 0.2% (95% CI: 0.1-0.4%), respectively. Even though the age-standardized incidence rate and age-standardized mortality rate in both sexes were predicted to decline gradually from 2019 to 2044, the number of new cases and deaths were expected to grow steadily. CONCLUSIONS GBTC is becoming a major health burden in China, particularly among males and older individuals. Given the aging population and increasing burden, effective strategies and measurements are urged to prevent or reduce the number of new cases and deaths of GBTC.
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Xie W, Yang T, Zuo J, Ma Z, Yu W, Hu Z, Song Z. Chinese and Global Burdens of Gastrointestinal Cancers From 1990 to 2019. Front Public Health 2022; 10:941284. [PMID: 35910886 PMCID: PMC9326121 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.941284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are an important component of the tumor. This study aimed to investigate the burden of six major GI cancers in China and globally from 1990 to 2019. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study based on the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019. Indicators on incidence, deaths, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and risk factors for esophageal, stomach, liver, pancreatic, colon and rectum, and gallbladder and biliary tract cancers were collected and analyzed for time trends. The contribution of each cancer and the proportion of cases in China among global cases were further reported. Results Global incidence cases, death cases, and DALYs of GI cancers showed an overall ascending trend over the past 30 years, but there was temporal and geographical variation across cancer types. By 2019, colon and rectum cancer had overtaken stomach cancer as the most burdensome GI cancer globally. However, stomach cancer narrowly continued to be the most burdensome GI in China. In addition, the proportion of incidence and death cases of stomach, pancreatic, colon and rectum, and gallbladder and biliary tract cancers among global cases had further increased. It was noteworthy that the burden of liver cancer in China has been alleviated significantly. Conclusion GI cancers remain a major public health problem in China and globally. Despite the temporal and geographic diversity of different cancers, targeted primary and secondary prevention are still necessary for the future to face these unknown challenges.
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- Wangcheng Xie
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Zhenshun Song
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Raza SA, da Costa WL, Thrift AP. Increasing Incidence of Gallbladder Cancer among Non-Hispanic Blacks in the United States: A Birth Cohort Phenomenon. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022; 31:1410-1417. [PMID: 35437571 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer incidence varies among racial/ethnic subgroups in the United States (US). We investigated trends in gallbladder cancer incidence rates in 50 states from 2001 to 2018. METHODS Age-adjusted incidence rates and trends in adults were calculated using data from the US Cancer Statistics registry. We used joinpoint regression to compute annual percentage of changes (APC). We analyzed incidence trends by time periods, age groups, and birth cohorts through age-period-cohort modeling. RESULTS Overall, age standardized incidence rates for gallbladder cancer decreased by 0.3% annually between 2001 and 2018 [95% confidence interval (CI) -0.5% to -0.1%]. However, secular trends varied by race/ethnicity. Although gallbladder cancer rates declined in other racial/ethnic groups, rates increased by 1.4% annually among non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) between 2001 and 2018 (APC = 1.4%; 95% CI, 0.9%-2.0%). We found evidence for period and birth cohort effects with increasing rates among successive birth cohorts of NHBs. Relative to NHB cohorts born circa 1946, gallbladder cancer rates were 85% higher in NHB cohorts born circa 1971 [incidence rate ratio (IRR), 1.85; 95% CI, 1.26-2.72). The rates among NHBs in South region were higher in cohorts born circa 1971 (IRR, 2.17; 95% CI, 1.27-3.73) relative to those born circa 1946. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of gallbladder cancer has consistently increased in the US among NHBs. A notable increase in incidence was observed among NHBs with evidence of birth cohort effects in South, Northeast, and Midwest regions. IMPACT The cohort effect observed among NHBs with increasing rates in different US regions suggests that gallbladder cancer rates will continue to rise in the US in the near future.
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- Syed Ahsan Raza
- Department of Medicine, Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.,Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Zhang ZJ, Wang KP, Huang YP, Jin C, Jiang H, Xiong L, Chen ZY, Wen Y, Liu ZT, Mo JG. Comprehensive Analysis of the Potential Immune-Related Biomarker ATG101 that Regulates Apoptosis of Cholangiocarcinoma Cells After Photodynamic Therapy. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:857774. [PMID: 35592424 PMCID: PMC9110647 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.857774] [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: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Autophagy related gene 101 (ATG101) plays a significant role in the occurrence and development of tumours by responding to stress. Our research aims to illustrate the correlation between the expression of ATG101 and tumor prognosis and its potential role and mechanism in tumor immunity and photodynamic therapy (PDT). First, integrated analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas and Genotype-Tissue Expression portals were used to analyse the expression of ATG101. Then, Kaplan–Meier curves was applied in cholangiocarcinoma (CHOL) and liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) datasets for survival analysis. Next, the relationship between ATG101 expression and six immune cells, the immune microenvironment and immune checkpoints was analysed. Besides, the relationship between the expression of ATG101 and methyltransferase. GSEA was used to study the function and the related transcript factors of ATG101 in CHOL and LIHC. The effect of PDT on ATG101 was verified by microarray, qPCR and western blot. Then the effect of ATG101 and its regulatory factors on apoptosis were verified by siRNA, lentivirus transfection and Chip-qPCR. Comprehensive analysis showed that ATG101 was overexpressed in different tumours. Kaplan–Meier curves found that ATG101 was associated with poor prognosis in tumours (including CHOL and LIHC). We found that ATG101 can be used as a target and prognostic marker of tumour immunotherapy for different tumours. We also found that ATG101 regulates DNA methylation. GSEA analysis showed that ATG101 may play a critical role in CHOL and LIHC. Subsequent validation tests confirmed that the up-regulated ATG101 after PDT treatment is not conducive to the occurrence of apoptosis of cholangiocarcinoma cells. The high expression of ATG101 may be induced by the early stress gene EGR2. Our study highlights the significance of ATG101 in the study of tumour immunity and photodynamic therapy from a pan-cancer perspective.
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- Zi-Jian Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University, Hospital), Taizhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University, Hospital), Taizhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University, Hospital), Taizhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University, Hospital), Taizhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University, Hospital), Taizhou, China
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Woods E, Le D, Jakka BK, Manne A. Changing Landscape of Systemic Therapy in Biliary Tract Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:2137. [PMID: 35565266 PMCID: PMC9105885 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14092137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are often diagnosed at advanced stages and have a grave outcome due to limited systemic options. Gemcitabine and cisplatin combination (GC) has been the first-line standard for more than a decade. Second-line chemotherapy (CT) options are limited. Targeted therapy or TT (fibroblast growth factor 2 inhibitors or FGFR2, isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 or IDH-1, and neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase or NTRK gene fusions inhibitors) have had reasonable success, but <5% of total BTC patients are eligible for them. The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) such as pembrolizumab is restricted to microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) patients in the first line. The success of the TOPAZ-1 trial (GC plus durvalumab) is promising, with numerous trials underway that might soon bring targeted therapy (pemigatinib and infrigatinib) and ICI combinations (with CT or TT in microsatellite stable cancers) in the first line. Newer targets and newer agents for established targets are being investigated, and this may change the BTC management landscape in the coming years from traditional CT to individualized therapy (TT) or ICI-centered combinations. The latter group may occupy major space in BTC management due to the paucity of targetable mutations and a greater toxicity profile.
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- Edward Woods
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 432120, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Institute at The Ohio State University, 460 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Baptist Medical Center South, Montgomery, AL 36116, USA;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Khankhel ZS, Goring S, Bobiak S, Lamy FX, Nayak D, Garside J, Reese ES, Schoenherr N. Second-line treatments in advanced biliary tract cancer: systematic literature review of efficacy, effectiveness and safety. Future Oncol 2022; 18:2321-2338. [PMID: 35387496 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-1302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background: A systematic review was conducted to understand clinical, economic and health-related quality-of-life outcomes in second-line biliary tract cancer. Materials & methods: The review followed established recommendations. The feasibility of network meta-analysis revealed limited networks, thus synthesis was limited to a summary of reported ranges, percentiles and medians. Results: The review included 62 trials and observational studies highly variable with respect to key baseline characteristics. Commonly evaluated second-line treatments included fluoropyrimidine-, gemcitabine- and S-1-based regimens. Across active treatment arms, median overall survival ranged from 3.5 to 15.0 months (median: 6.9), median progression-free survival from 1.4 to 6.5 months (median: 2.9) and objective response from 0 to 36.4%. Outcomes were similar between study types, with a few notable outliers. Treatment-related/-emergent adverse events were infrequently reported; no studies reported economic or health-related quality-of-life outcomes. Conclusions: Biliary tract cancer is a difficult-to-treat disease with poor prognosis. Despite evolving treatment landscapes, more recent studies did not show clinical outcome improvement, highlighting an unmet need among advanced/metastatic patients.
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- SMG Outcomes Research, Vancouver, BC, V6T0C2, Canada
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- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, MA 01821, USA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, MA 01821, USA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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Trucco G, Chiusa L, Tandoi F, Bertero L. First report of a gallbladder hemangioma coexisting with gallstones: a case report and literature review of a rare finding. BMC Surg 2022; 22:128. [PMID: 35382806 PMCID: PMC8985283 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-022-01554-7] [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: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Gallbladder hemangioma is an exceptionally rare entity, with only ten cases reported in literature hitherto. The here described case is the first report of a gallbladder hemangioma coexisting with gallstones. Case presentation A 76-year-old male was hospitalized following repeated episodes of epigastric pain. Patient’s medical history included primary hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity and hyperuricemia. Physical examination revealed marked pain in the right hypochondriac region, and laboratory workup was notable for mildly elevated glycemia (125 mg/dL) and pancreatic amylase (60 IU/L). Abdominal ultrasound showed multiple gallstones, a thickened gallbladder wall and mild edema of the perivisceral adipose tissue as well as a hepatic angioma. During surgery, an incidental subserosal nodule of about 1 cm was detected within the gallbladder fundus. After surgery, the clinical course was uneventful and the patient was discharged. Histopathological examination of the subserosal nodule showed multiple dilated vascular channels within a sclerosing matrix, a finding consistent with a cavernous hemangioma. Diffuse chronic cholecystitis was also present. Conclusions Gallbladder hemangiomas represent a rare, likely underdiagnosed condition which can be undetected during the preoperative workup.
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- Giulia Trucco
- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Santena 7, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Santena 7, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- General Surgery 2U, Department of Surgical Sciences, AOU Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Santena 7, 10126, Torino, Italy.
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