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Tai TS, Tsai CF, Yang HY. Thyroid cancer risk in women after hysterectomy: A nationwide cohort study. Maturitas 2024; 185:107980. [PMID: 38555761 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107980] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Hysterectomy is commonly performed for benign uterine pathologies but there is some controversy over whether it is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer. This study examines the associations of hysterectomy with ovarian conservation or with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and thyroid cancer incidence in Taiwan. METHODS We analyzed data from a nationwide health insurance claims database and identified 29,577 women aged ≥30 years who underwent hysterectomy with ovarian conservation or hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy between 2000 and 2016. Propensity score-matching analyses were performed at ratios of 1:1 for the hysterectomy and no-hysterectomy groups, to reduce selection bias. We monitored thyroid cancer occurrence in both groups until 2017. Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios with 95 % confidence intervals and determine thyroid cancer risk in women who underwent hysterectomy. RESULTS The study comprised 29,577 patients who underwent any hysterectomy and 29,577 participants who did not. The mean follow-up period was 10.03 ± 4.92 years. Patients who underwent hysterectomy had higher thyroid cancer incidence (4.72 per 10,000 person-years) than those who did not (3.06 per 10,000 person-years) and a greater risk of any thyroid cancer (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.40; 95 % confidence interval = 1.08-1.82). However, there was no association between hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and thyroid cancer incidence (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that women who undergo hysterectomy are at a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer than those who do not.
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- Tsai-Sung Tai
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City 60002, Taiwan
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- Clinical Data Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City 60002, Taiwan
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- Clinical Data Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City 60002, Taiwan.
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Zhang X, Zhang Y, Feng X, Zhao H, Ye H, Fang X, Cui J, Qi W, Ye L. The role of estrogen receptors (ERs)-Notch pathway in thyroid toxicity induced by Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) exposure: Population data and in vitro studies. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 269:115727. [PMID: 38042133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115727] [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: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the exposure level and risk of Di-2-ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) among adults in Jilin Province, China, clarify the impact of DEHP on human thyroid function, and to explore the role of estrogen receptors (ERs)-Notch signaling pathway in the effect of DEHP metabolites on thyroid hormones based on population data and in vitro experiments. METHODS 312 adults participated in this study. Urinary DEHP metabolites were determined by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a tandem mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS/MS). Two pharmacokinetic models were used to evaluate the estimated daily intake (EDI) and hazard quotient (HQ) of the adults. Multiple linear regression and mediating effect models were used to evaluate the target associations. In cell experiments, thyroid follicular epithelial (Nthy-ori3-1) cells were exposed to mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) for testing. The inhibitions of ERα and Notch pathway were conducted by siRNA and Notch pathway inhibitor DAPT. RESULTS The detection rate of five DEHP metabolites was 97.1∼100.0%. The HQ value of 0.3% of adults was higher than 1. The levels of urinary DEHP metabolites were significantly correlated with thyrotropin (TSH), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) and gene (estrogen receptor α (ERα), Notch1, Dll4) levels. The ERα-Notch pathway played a mediating role in the association between DEHP metabolite levels and FT4. The cell results showed, the levels of FT3 and FT4 in cell supernatant decreased after MEHP exposure, and the downward trend was reversed after ERα and notch pathways were inhibited, notch pathway genes also decreased after ERα inhibition. CONCLUSION Adults in the Jilin Province of China were widely exposed to DEHP. ERs-Notch pathway played an important role in the effect of DEHP metabolites on thyroid hormones.
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- Xueting Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China.
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Khaledian B, Thibes L, Shimono Y. Adipocyte regulation of cancer stem cells. Cancer Sci 2023; 114:4134-4144. [PMID: 37622414 PMCID: PMC10637066 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15940] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a highly tumorigenic subpopulation of the cancer cells within a tumor that drive tumor initiation, progression, and therapy resistance. In general, stem cell niche provides a specific microenvironment in which stem cells are present in an undifferentiated and self-renewable state. CSC niche is a specialized tumor microenvironment for CSCs which provides cues for their maintenance and propagation. However, molecular mechanisms for the CSC-niche interaction remain to be elucidated. We have revealed that adipsin (complement factor D) and its downstream effector hepatocyte growth factor are secreted from adipocytes and enhance the CSC properties in breast cancers in which tumor initiation and progression are constantly associated with the surrounding adipose tissue. Considering that obesity, characterized by excess adipose tissue, is associated with an increased risk of multiple cancers, it is reasonably speculated that adipocyte-CSC interaction is similarly involved in many types of cancers, such as pancreas, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. In this review, various molecular mechanisms by which adipocytes regulate CSCs, including secretion of adipokines, extracellular matrix production, biosynthesis of estrogen, metabolism, and exosome, are discussed. Uncovering the roles of adipocytes in the CSC niche will propose novel strategies to treat cancers, especially those whose progression is linked to obesity.
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- Behnoush Khaledian
- Department of BiochemistryFujita Health University School of MedicineToyoakeAichiJapan
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- Department of BiochemistryFujita Health University School of MedicineToyoakeAichiJapan
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- Department of BiochemistryFujita Health University School of MedicineToyoakeAichiJapan
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Xue J, Li S, Qu N, Wang G, Chen H, Wu Z, Cao X. Value of clinical features combined with multimodal ultrasound in predicting lymph node metastasis in cervical central area of papillary thyroid carcinoma. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2023; 51:908-918. [PMID: 37058552 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical features, multimodal ultrasound features and multimodal ultrasound imaging features in predicting lymph node metastasis in the central cervical region of papillary thyroid carcinoma. METHODS A total of 129 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) confirmed by pathology were selected from our hospital from September 2020 to December 2022. According to the pathological results of cervical central lymph nodes, these patients were divided into metastatic group and non-metastatic group. Patients were randomly sampled and divided into training group (n = 90) and verification group (n = 39) according to the ratio of 7:3. The independent risk factors for central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) were determined by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and multivariate logistic regression. Based on independent risk factors to build a prediction model, select the best diagnostic effectiveness of the prediction model sketch line chart, and finally, the line chart calibration and clinical benefits were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 8, 11 and 17 features were selected from conventional ultrasound images, shear wave elastography (SWE) images and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images to construct the Radscore of conventional ultrasound, SWE and CEUS, respectively. After univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, male, multifocal, encapsulation, iso-high enhancement and multimodal ultrasound imaging score were independent risk factors for cervical CLNM in PTC patients (p < 0.05). Based on independent risk factors, a clinical combined with multimodal ultrasound feature model was constructed, and multimodal ultrasound Radscore were added to the clinical combined with multimodal ultrasound feature model to form a joint prediction model. In the training group, the diagnostic efficacy of combined model (AUC = 0.934) was better than that of clinical combined with multimodal ultrasound feature model (AUC = 0.841) and multimodal ultrasound radiomics model (AUC = 0.829). In training group and validation group, calibration curves show that the joint model has good predictive ability for cervical CLNM of PTC patients; The decision curve shows that most of the net benefits of the nematic chart are higher than those of clinical + multimodal ultrasound feature model and multimodal ultrasound radiomics model within a reasonable risk threshold range. CONCLUSION Male, multifocal, capsular invasion and iso-high enhancement are independent risk factors of CLNM in PTC patients, and the clinical plus multimodal ultrasound model based on these four factors has good diagnostic efficiency. The joint prediction model after adding multimodal ultrasound Radscore to clinical and multimodal ultrasound features has the best diagnostic efficiency, high sensitivity and specificity, which is expected to provide objective basis for accurately formulating individualized treatment plans and evaluating prognosis.
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- Jie Xue
- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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Huang Y, Wang Y, Liu S, Xu Z, Chen WX. An integrative analysis of the tumor suppressors and oncogenes from sexual dimorphism and gene expression alteration features in thyroid cancer. Cancer Biomark 2023; 38:1-16. [PMID: 37355885 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-230029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of thyroid cancer has risen rapidly over the last decades. Although mortality rates are relatively low compared to other cancers, the rate of new cases started to increase in the early 2000s. While tumor suppressors and oncogenes were recently identified in thyroid cancer, the potential roles of these genes in thyroid cancer remain unclear. OBJECTIVE Analyze the roles and functions of tumor suppressors and oncogenes in thyroid cancer. METHODS Thyroid cancer data were collected from public databases, such as the UCSC Xena database of TCGA thyroid cancer, TISIDB, and UALCAN. The genes frequently associated with unfavorable thyroid cancer were examined and validated. The association of these target genes with thyroid tumorigenesis, stages, subtypes, and survival rates were analyzed. Additionally, the genes aberrantly expressed in thyroid cancer and significantly involved in thyroid tumorigenesis, stages, subtypes, and survival rates were identified. RESULTS Female sex was identified as a risk factor for thyroid cancer. The expression of PAPSS2, PDLIM3, COPZ2, ALDH1B1, ANTXR1, GUF1, and SENP6 negatively correlated with thyroid cancer prognosis. CONCLUSION Female sex was a risk factor for thyroid cancer. In addition, our analysis suggested that PAPSS2, PDLIM3, COPZ2, ALDH1B1, ANTXR1, GUF1, and SENP6 are negatively correlated with the prognosis of thyroid cancer. The expression of ANTXR1, GUF1, and PDLIM3 was weakly associated with thyroid cancer's immune and molecular subtypes.
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- Yue Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wu Song Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Hainan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Xu L, Cao ZX, Weng X, Wang CF. Global thyroid cancer incidence trend and age-period-cohort model analysis based on Global Burden of Disease Study from 1990 to 2019. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1133098. [PMID: 37124740 PMCID: PMC10130642 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1133098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Background In view of the rapid increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer (TC) and the spread of overdiagnosis around the world, the quantitative evaluation of the effect of age, period and birth cohort on the incidence of TC, and the analysis of the role of different factors in the incidence trend can provide scientific basis and data support for the national health departments to formulate reasonable prevention and treatment policies. Methods The study collated the global burden disease study data of TC incidence from 1990 to 2019, and used APC model to analyze the contribution of age, period and birth cohort to the incidence trend of TC. Results There was an obvious unfavorable upward trend in terms of age and cohort effect all over the world. Since 2007, the growth rate of risk slowed down and the risk in female even decreased since 2012, which mainly contributed to the developed countries. In all SDI countries, 2002 is the dividing point of risk between male and female. In 2019, The global age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of TC in the 5 SDI countries all showed a significant upward trend, with the largest upward trend in the middle SDI countries. Conclusion The trend of rapid increase in the incidence of TC has begun to slow down, but the global incidence of TC has obvious gender and regional/national heterogeneity. Policy makers should tailor specific local strategies to the risk factors of each country to further reduce the burden of TC.
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- Le Xu
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanhua University, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- *Correspondence: Can Fei Wang,
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Shi P, Yang D, Liu Y, Zhao Z, Song J, Shi H, Wu Y, Jing S. A protective factor against lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer: Female gender. Auris Nasus Larynx 2022; 50:440-449. [PMID: 36253315 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common pathological type of thyroid cancer, with good prognosis, but the rate of lymph node metastasis (LNM) is high, and the difference between men and women is significant. Therefore, the related risk factors for LNM of PTC based on gender were examined in this study in order to draw attention to gender factor in PTC. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological data of 2103 patients with surgically confirmed PTC at the Fourth affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University West Side between January 2016 and December 2019. RESULTS LNM was detected in 1124 of the 2103 cases of PTC. Logistic regression analysis showed that LNM was associated with age (p < 0.001, OR:0.547), gender (p < 0.001, OR:2.609), tumor diameter (p < 0.001, OR:2.995), bilaterality (p=0.003, OR:1.683), and extrathyroid extension (p < 0.001, OR:1.657). After propensity score matching, female gender (p < 0.001, OR: 0.393) remained an independent factor of LNM in patients with PTC. LNM in men was only associated with diameter (p < 0.001, OR: 3.246). LNM in woman was associated with menopausal history (p = 0.012, OR=0.684), reproductive history (p < 0.001, OR=0.360), abortion history (p = 0.011, OR=0.725), tumor diameter >1 cm (p < 0.001, OR=2.807), bilaterality (p =0.006, OR:1.728), and extrathyroid extension (p < 0.001, OR=1.879). CONCLUSION Although the invasion is high in female patients, the rate of LNM is significantly reduced due to the influence of sex hormones and reproductive factors. For female patients of childbearing age who were not pregnant and did not have children, it is suggested to take a positive attitude towards their lymph nodes.
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- Ping Shi
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China.
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- Department of Radiological Intervention, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China.
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Effect of prior thyroid cancer on survival of primary liver cancer: a study based on the SEER database. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13887. [PMID: 35974063 PMCID: PMC9381514 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17729-4] [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: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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To explore the effect of prior thyroid cancer on the survival of primary liver cancer (PLC). Eligible PLC patients were selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database during 2004-2016. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to create a highly comparable control group that PLC patients without prior thyroid cancer. All PLC patients were divided into three groups based on the survival information: (1) PLC-specific death; (2) death due to other causes; (3) alive. The effect sizes were presented by the corresponding hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Totally, 142 PLC patients with prior thyroid cancer and 1420 PLC patients without prior thyroid cancer were included. During the follow-up period, 714 (45.71%) PLC patients died of liver cancer while 638 (40.85%) PLC patients were alive. Median survival time for PLC patients was 11.00 months, respectively. PLC patients with prior thyroid cancer have a lower risk of death (HR = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.48-0.86). Subgroup analyses stratified by gender displayed the similar relation in female patients with PLC. Prior thyroid cancer may be a protective factor for liver cancer death in PLC patients, especially in female patients.
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Liu PH, Wei JCC, Wang YH, Yeh MH. Female breast cancer incidence predisposing risk factors identification using nationwide big data: a matched nested case-control study in Taiwan. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:849. [PMID: 35927682 PMCID: PMC9351234 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09913-6] [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: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Breast cancer is an umbrella term referring to a group of biologically and molecularly heterogeneous diseases originating from the breast. Globally, incidences of breast cancer has been increasing dramatically over the past decades. Analyses of multiple clinical “big data” can aid us in clarifying the means of preventing the disease. In addition, predisposing risk factors will be the most important issues if we can confirm their relevance. This study aims to provide an overview of the predisposing factors that contribute to a higher possibility of developing breast cancer and emphasize the signs that we ought to pay more attention to. Methods This is a matched nested case-control study. The cohort focused on identifying the eligible risk factors in breast cancer development by data screening (2000-2013) from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) under approved protocol. A total of 486,069 females were enrolled from a nationwide sampled database, and 3281 females was elligible as breast cancer cohort, 478,574 females who had never diagnosed with breast cancer from 2000 to 2013 were eligible as non-breast cancer controls, and matched to breast cancer cases according to age using a 1:6 ratio. Results We analyzed 3281 breast cancer cases and 19,686 non-breast cancer controls after an age-matched procedure. The significant predisposing factors associated with breast cancer development including obesity, hyperlipidemia, thyroid cancer and liver cancer. As for patients under the age of 55, gastric cancer does seem to have an impact on the development of breast cancer; compared with their counterparts over the age of 55, endometrial cancer appears to exhibit an evocative effect. Conclusions In this nationwide matched nested case-control study, we identified obesity, hyperlipidemia, previous cancers of the thyroid, stomach and liver as risk factors associated with breast cancer. However, the retrospective nature and limited case numbers of certain cancers still difficult to provide robust evidence. Further prospective studies are necessitated to corroborate this finding in order to nip the disease in the bud. Trial registration The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the China Medical University Hospital [CMUH104-REC2-115(AR-4)]. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-022-09913-6.
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- Ping-Hung Liu
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, 81342, Taiwan.,Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 404332, Taiwan
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- Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 404332, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 404332, Taiwan
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 404332, Taiwan.
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de Carlos J, Ernaga A, Irigaray A, Pineda JJ, Echegoyen A, Salvador P, Anda E. Incidentally discovered papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in patients undergoing thyroid surgery for benign disease. Endocrine 2022; 77:325-332. [PMID: 35639243 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The incidence of thyroid carcinoma has grown significantly over the last few decades. A possible explanation is the increased diagnosis of small thyroid microcarcinoma (TMc). TMc reach a maximum diameter of ≤1 cm, identified during histopathology examination following a thyroidectomy performed for reasons not pertaining to malignancy. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMc) according to the benign pathology that refers patients to surgery and its trend evolution. METHODS Retrospective cohort analysis of 1815 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for non-malignant diseases in the 2005-2020 period. RESULTS The mean age of the subjects was 53.5 years, with a higher proportion of women (1481, 82.1%). A total of 167 PTMc (9.3%) were incidentally discovered. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed, showing no differences in prevalence according to sex or age in patients with PTMc compared to final benign histology. Multinodular goiter increases the risk of PTMc with an odds ratio of 2.2 (p = 0.001) compared to Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease (GD). There is a statistically significant increase in the incidence of PTMc in the group operated in the 2017-2020 vs. 2005-2008 period (p = 0.005). CONCLUSION The overall prevalence of PTMc in patients who underwent thyroid surgery for the benign disease was 9.3%. Thyroid nodular hyperplasia was the most frequent benign pathology associated with PTMc compared to Hashimoto's or GD. Gender and age were not correlated with the prevalence of TMc. Over the years, surgical findings of PTMc have grown, particularly in the 2017-2020 period.
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- Joaquín de Carlos
- Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
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- Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Section of Endocrinology, Hospital García Orcoyen, Estella, Navarra, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- General Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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Nguyen M, He G, Lam AKY. An update on the current epidemiological status of metastatic neoplasms to the thyroid. Cancer Epidemiol 2022; 79:102192. [PMID: 35653937 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102192] [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: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Secondary tumours to the thyroid gland are uncommon with an overall prevalence of 5.9% in autopsy studies. In recent clinical series, secondary thyroid cancer is seen in only 1.9% of malignant thyroids. There is no gender predominance both overall (female to male 1.07:1) and when stratified by common histological subtypes (renal cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma and colorectal adenocarcinoma). The median age of patients diagnosed with metastatic thyroid tumours in major studies ranges from 54 to 68 years. Metastases are more frequent in patients with pre-existing or concurrent thyroid pathology. In autopsy studies, the most common primary sites are breast carcinoma and lung carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma and breast carcinoma predominate in clinical series. Upper aerodigestive tract primaries often directly infiltrate the thyroid gland. The underlying frequency of a histological subtype, geographic prevalence and aggressiveness of primary cancer likely contributes to the incidence of metastasis in the thyroid gland. This is seen in case series from Asia where gastric and oesophageal primary cancers predominate. Secondary thyroid cancer can present metachronously (60%), synchronously (34%), or as the first presentation of the underlying cancer (6%). Late metastases and first clinical presentations of disease often originate from renal cell carcinomas while synchronous cases tend to originate from the lungs. Other common primary sites for first presentation of secondary thyroid cancer include the lung and oesophagus. Although rare, secondary thyroid cancer should be considered as a differential particularly in patients with previous malignancy, such as from the kidney, lung, or breast.
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- Marie Nguyen
- Cancer Molecular Pathology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast Q4222, Australia.
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- Cancer Molecular Pathology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast Q4222, Australia.
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- Cancer Molecular Pathology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast Q4222, Australia; Pathology Queensland, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport Q4215, Australia.
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de Carlos Artajo J, Irigaray Echarri A, García Torres J, Pineda Arribas JJ, Ernaga Lorea A, Eguílaz Esparza N, Zubiría Gortázar JM, Anda Apiñániz E. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2022; 69:262-270. [PMID: 35353680 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma (FNMTC) is defined by the presence of 2 or more first-degree family members with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The aim of this study is to compare clinicopathological features and prognosis of FNMTC and sporadic carcinoma (SC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective study of DTC included in the hospital database during the period 1990-2018. RESULTS A total of 927 patients were analyzed, 61 of them were FNMTC, with a mean follow-up of 9.7 ± 6.5 years. The prevalence of FNMTC was 6.6%, with a lower TNM staging presentation (P = 0.003) consequence of a higher proportion of tumors smaller than 2 cm (P = 0.003), combined with a greater multifocality (P = 0.034) and papillary histologic subtype (P = 0.022) compared to SC. No significant differences in age at diagnosis (P = 0.347), gender (P = 0.406), neither in other aggressiveness markers (bilaterality, extrathyroidal extension, lymph node involvement and metástasis) were detected. Rate of persistence/recurrence (P = 0.656), disease-free survival (P = 0.929) and mortality caused by the tumor itself (P = 0.666) were comparable. Families with ≥3 affected relatives, had smaller tumors (P = 0.005), more multifocality (P = 0.040) and bilaterality (P = 0.002), as well as a higher proportion of males (P = 0.020). Second generation patients present earlier FNMTC compared to those of the first generation (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION In our study FNMTC presents a lower TNM staging, higher multifocality and papillary variant, with similar aggressiveness and prognosis compared to SC.
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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Shi P, Zhang L, Liu Y, Yang F, Fu K, Li R, Shi H, Wu Y. Clinicopathological features and prognosis of papillary thyroid cancer patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Gland Surg 2022; 11:358-368. [PMID: 35284317 PMCID: PMC8899419 DOI: 10.21037/gs-21-905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clinicopathological characteristics of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and patients with PTC alone were explored and compared in order to provide a more reasonable treatment plan for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of these patients. METHODS A total of 1,771 patients from January 2017 to December 2019 who underwent PTC surgery for the first time in the west branch of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. Among them, 111 patients had PTC with T2DM (D-T group) and 1,660 patients had PTC alone (PTC group). The differences in general data and clinical characteristics between the D-T group and the PTC group were analyzed. RESULTS There were statistically significant differences in age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) between the D-T group and PTC group (P<0.05). Multifocality and extra-glandular invasion in the D-T group were significantly higher than the PTC group (P<0.05). In women, the D-T group was older, had a higher BMI, and was more likely to have extra-glandular invasion (P<0.05) than the PTC group. The prognosis of the D-T group was worse than that of the PTC group as determined by 3 well-developed prognostic staging systems, 8th AJCC TNM staging, MAGIS SCORE, AMES staging, and the results were statistically significant (P=0.001, P<0.001, P=0.021). CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that the overall prognosis of PTC patients with T2DM was worse than that of patients with PTC alone. At the same time, especially in patients younger than 55 years of age, multifocal carcinoma and extra-glandular invasion are likely to occur. In addition, female patients with T2DM are more likely to have extra-glandular invasion than male patients. Therefore, for such patients, preoperative evaluation should be fully conducted.
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- Ping Shi
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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Dakup PP, Greer AJ, Gaddameedhi S. Let's talk about sex: a biological variable in immune response against melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2022; 35:268-279. [PMID: 35076986 PMCID: PMC9305920 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.13028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
As science culture gravitates toward a more holistic inclusion of both males and females in research design, the outlining of sex differences and their respective intersections with disease physiology and pathophysiology should see reciprocal expansion. Melanoma skin cancer, for example, has observed a female advantage in incidence, mortality, and overall survival since the early 1970s. The exact biological mechanism of this trend, however, is unclear and further complicated by a layering of clinical variables such as skin phototype, age, and body mass index. In this perspective, we highlight epidemiological evidence of sex differences in melanoma and summarize the landscape of their potential origin. Among several biological hallmarks, we make a note of sex‐specific immune profiles—along with divergent hormonal regulation, social practices, DNA damage and oxidative stress responses, body composition, genetic variants, and X‐chromosome expression—as probable drivers of disparity in melanoma initiation and progression. This review further focuses the conversation of sex as an influencing factor in melanoma development and its potential implication for disease management and treatment strategies.
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- Panshak P Dakup
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27606.,Present affiliation: Integrative Omics Group, Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27606
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27606.,Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27606
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Liu Y, Huang J, Zhang Z, Huang Y, Du J, Wang S, Wu Z. Ultrasonic Characteristics Improve Prediction of Central Lymph Node Metastasis in cN0 Unifocal Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:870813. [PMID: 35795144 PMCID: PMC9250971 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.870813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prediction of central lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is vital for clinical decision-making processes in clinically N0 (cN0) unifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), but the sensitivity of preoperative detection of CLNM is limited. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there are ultrasonic (US) characteristics associated with CLNM. METHODS In total, 1657 PTC patients (514 men and 1143 women) were enrolled in the present study between January 2018 and May 2021. The patients met the following inclusion criteria based on preoperative detection: suspected nodule confirmed as PTC by biopsy; the nodule was unifocal and less than 4 cm in diameter; no prior neck radiation exposure; no extrathyroidal extension; and no CLNM or distant metastases on imaging. All the enrolled patients underwent total thyroidectomy with prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND). A postoperative pathological diagnosis was made. RESULTS CLNM was found in 58.4% of male patients and 36.9% of female patients. In univariate analysis, size, adjacent anterior capsule, distance to the lower pole and color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) were considered risk factors for the male and female groups (p < 0.05). In multivariate analyses, size, adjacent anterior capsule, distance to the lower pole and CDFI were independent risk factors for male patients. For females, the independent risk factors included size, adjacent anterior capsule, distance to the lower pole and CDFI. CONCLUSION In the present cohort, US imaging characteristics, including size, adjacent anterior capsule, distance to the lower pole and CDFI, were identified to be potentially beneficial in preoperative clinical decision-making processes for cN0 unifocal PTC patients.
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- Yongchen Liu
- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Sanming Wang, ; Zeyu Wu,
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- Department of Thyroid and Hernia Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Sanming Wang, ; Zeyu Wu,
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Sex Bias in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312992. [PMID: 34884794 PMCID: PMC8657786 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Differentiated thyroid cancers are more frequent in women than in men. These different frequencies may depend on differences in patient's behavior and in thyroid investigations. However, an impact on sexual hormones is likely, although this has been insufficiently elucidated. Estrogens may increase the production of mutagenic molecules in the thyroid cell and favor the proliferation and invasion of tumoral cells by regulating both the thyrocyte enzymatic machinery and the inflammatory process associated with tumor growth. On the other hand, the worse prognosis of thyroid cancer associated with the male gender is poorly explained.
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Deligiorgi MV, Siasos G, Vakkas L, Trafalis DT. Charting the Unknown Association of COVID-19 with Thyroid Cancer, Focusing on Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Call for Caution. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5785. [PMID: 34830939 PMCID: PMC8616091 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Conceived of as the "silver lining" of the dark cloud of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, lessons taught by this catastrophe should be leveraged by medical authorities and policy makers to optimize health care globally. A major lesson is that resilient health systems should absorb sudden shocks incited by overwhelming health emergencies without compromising the continuum of care of chronic diseases, especially of cancer. METHODS The present review dissects the association between COVID-19 and thyroid cancer (TC), especially with differentiated TC (DTC), focusing on available data, knowledge gaps, current challenges, and future perspectives. RESULTS Obesity has been incriminated in terms of both COVID-19 severity and a rising incidence of TC, especially of DTC. The current conceptualization of the pathophysiological landscape of COVID-19-(D)TC association implicates an interplay between obesity, inflammation, immunity, and oxidative stress. Whether COVID-19 could aggravate the health burden posed by (D)TC or vice versa has yet to be clarified. Improved understanding and harnessing of the pathophysiological landscape of the COVID-19-(D)TC association will empower a mechanism-guided, safe, evidence-based, and risk-stratified management of (D)TC in the COVID-19 era and beyond. CONCLUSION A multidisciplinary patient-centered decision-making will ensure high-quality (D)TC care for patients, with or without COVID-19.
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- Maria V. Deligiorgi
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit–Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias St., 11527 Athens, Greece; (L.V.); (D.T.T.)
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- First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, Faculty of Mediine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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- Clinical Pharmacology Unit–Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias St., 11527 Athens, Greece; (L.V.); (D.T.T.)
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- Clinical Pharmacology Unit–Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias St., 11527 Athens, Greece; (L.V.); (D.T.T.)
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de Carlos Artajo J, Irigaray Echarri A, García Torres J, Pineda Arribas JJ, Ernaga Lorea A, Eguílaz Esparza N, Zubiría Gortázar JM, Anda Apiñániz E. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2021; 69:S2530-0164(21)00192-0. [PMID: 34503933 DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2021.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma (FNMTC) is defined by the presence of 2or more first-degree family members with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The aim of this study is to compare clinicopathological features and prognosis of FNMTC and sporadic carcinoma (SC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective study of DTC included in the hospital database during the period 1990-2018. RESULTS A total of 927 patients were analyzed, 61 of them were FNMTC, with a mean follow-up of 9.7±6.5 years. The prevalence of FNMTC was 6.6%, with a lower TNM staging presentation (P=.003) consequence of a higher proportion of tumors smaller than 2 centimeters (P=.003), combined with a greater multifocality (P=.034) and papillary histologic subtype (P=.022) compared to SC. No significant differences in age at diagnosis (P=.347), gender (P=.406), neither in other aggressiveness markers (bilaterality, extrathyroidal extension, lymph node involvement and metástasis) were detected. Rate of persistence/recurrence (P=.656), disease-free survival (P=.929) and mortality caused by the tumor itself (P=.666) were comparable. Families with ≥3 affected relatives, had smaller tumors (P=.005), more multifocality (P=.040) and bilaterality (P=.002), as well as a higher proportion of males (P=.020). Second generation patients present earlier FNMTC compared to those of the first generation (P=.001). CONCLUSION In our study FNMTC presents a lower TNM staging, higher multifocality and papillary variant, with similar aggressiveness and prognosis compared to SC.
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España
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- Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España
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Wang T, Jin J, Qian C, Lou J, Lin J, Xu A, Xia K, Jin L, Liu B, Tao H, Yang Z, Yu W. Estrogen/ER in anti-tumor immunity regulation to tumor cell and tumor microenvironment. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:295. [PMID: 34098945 PMCID: PMC8182917 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02003-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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As the essential sexual hormone, estrogen and its receptor has been proved to participate in the regulation of autoimmunity diseases and anti-tumor immunity. The adjustment of tumor immunity is related to the interaction between cancer cells, immune cells and tumor microenvironment, all of which is considered as the potential target in estrogen-induced immune system regulation. However, the specific mechanism of estrogen-induced immunity is poorly understood. Typically, estrogen causes the nuclear localization of estrogen/estrogen receptor complex and alternates the transcription pattern of target genes, leading to the reprogramming of tumor cells and differentiation of immune cells. However, the estrogen-induced non-canonical signal pathway activation is also crucial to the rapid function of estrogen, such as NF-κB, MAPK-ERK, and β-catenin pathway activation, which has not been totally illuminated. So, the investigation of estrogen modulatory mechanisms in these two manners is vital for the tumor immunity and can provide the potential for endocrine hormone targeted cancer immunotherapy. Here, this review summarized the estrogen-induced canonical and non-canonical signal transduction pathway and aimed to focus on the relationship among estrogen and cancer immunity as well as immune-related tumor microenvironment regulation. Results from these preclinical researches elucidated that the estrogen-target therapy has the application prospect of cancer immunotherapy, which requires the further translational research of these treatment strategies.
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- Tiecheng Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Shengzhou People's Hospital, #666 Dangui Road, Shengzhou, 312400, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. .,Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
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Zhuo X, Yu J, Chen Z, Lin Z, Huang X, Chen Q, Zhu H, Wan Y. Dynamic Nomogram for Predicting Lateral Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 166:444-453. [PMID: 34058905 DOI: 10.1177/01945998211009858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish a dynamic nomogram based on preoperative clinical data for prediction of lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) of papillary thyroid carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. METHODS The data of 477 patients from 2 centers formed the training group and validation group and were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative clinical factors influencing LLNM were identified by univariable and multivariable analysis and were to construct a predictive dynamic nomogram for LLNM. Receiver operating characteristic analysis and calibration curves were used to evaluate the predictive power of the nomogram. RESULTS The following were identified as independent risk factors for LLNM: male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 4.6, P = .04), tumor size ≥10.5 mm (OR = 7.9, P = .008), thyroid nodules (OR = 6.1, P = .013), irregular tumor shape (OR = 24.6, P = .001), rich lymph node vascularity (OR = 9.7, P = .004), and lymph node location. The dynamic nomogram constructed with these factors is available at https://zxh1119.shinyapps.io/DynNomapp/. The nomogram showed good performance, with an area under the curve of 0.956 (95% CI, 0.925-0.986), a sensitivity of 0.87, and a specificity of 0.91, if high-risk patients were defined as those with a predicted probability ≥0.3 or total score ≥200. The nomogram performed well in the external validation cohort (area under the curve, 0.915; 95% CI, 0.862-0.967). CONCLUSIONS The dynamic nomogram for preoperative prediction of LLNM in papillary thyroid carcinoma can help surgeons identify high-risk patients and develop individualized treatment plans.
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- Xianhua Zhuo
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Liu J, Xu T, Ma L, Chang W. Signal Pathway of Estrogen and Estrogen Receptor in the Development of Thyroid Cancer. Front Oncol 2021; 11:593479. [PMID: 33996538 PMCID: PMC8113849 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.593479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The molecular mechanisms underlying the development of thyroid cancer (TC) have been examined through extensive experiments. A large number of studies have shown that the incidences of thyroid cancer in women is much higher than that in men, so estrogen plays a key role in the development of thyroid cancer. Estrogen plays its growth-promoting role through classical genomic and non-genomic pathways mediated by membrane-bound estrogen receptors. It also can affect tumor progression by regulating the tumor microenvironment. We summarize the understanding of molecular mechanisms of estrogen signaling pathways in thyroid cancer. Furthermore, it will provide a new target for the treatment of thyroid carcinoma by blocking estrogen and its related action pathway.
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- Jian Liu
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin University Second Hospital, Changchun, China
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Christakoudi S, Pagoni P, Ferrari P, Cross AJ, Tzoulaki I, Muller DC, Weiderpass E, Freisling H, Murphy N, Dossus L, Turzanski Fortner R, Agudo A, Overvad K, Perez-Cornago A, Key TJ, Brennan P, Johansson M, Tjønneland A, Halkjaer J, Boutron-Ruault MC, Artaud F, Severi G, Kaaks R, Schulze MB, Bergmann MM, Masala G, Grioni S, Simeon V, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Skeie G, Rylander C, Borch KB, Quirós JR, Rodriguez-Barranco M, Chirlaque MD, Ardanaz E, Amiano P, Drake I, Stocks T, Häggström C, Harlid S, Ellingjord-Dale M, Riboli E, Tsilidis KK. Weight change in middle adulthood and risk of cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. Int J Cancer 2021; 148:1637-1651. [PMID: 33038275 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Obesity is a risk factor for several major cancers. Associations of weight change in middle adulthood with cancer risk, however, are less clear. We examined the association of change in weight and body mass index (BMI) category during middle adulthood with 42 cancers, using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. Of 241 323 participants (31% men), 20% lost and 32% gained weight (>0.4 to 5.0 kg/year) during 6.9 years (average). During 8.0 years of follow-up after the second weight assessment, 20 960 incident cancers were ascertained. Independent of baseline BMI, weight gain (per one kg/year increment) was positively associated with cancer of the corpus uteri (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.14; 95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.23). Compared to stable weight (±0.4 kg/year), weight gain (>0.4 to 5.0 kg/year) was positively associated with cancers of the gallbladder and bile ducts (HR = 1.41; 1.01-1.96), postmenopausal breast (HR = 1.08; 1.00-1.16) and thyroid (HR = 1.40; 1.04-1.90). Compared to maintaining normal weight, maintaining overweight or obese BMI (World Health Organisation categories) was positively associated with most obesity-related cancers. Compared to maintaining the baseline BMI category, weight gain to a higher BMI category was positively associated with cancers of the postmenopausal breast (HR = 1.19; 1.06-1.33), ovary (HR = 1.40; 1.04-1.91), corpus uteri (HR = 1.42; 1.06-1.91), kidney (HR = 1.80; 1.20-2.68) and pancreas in men (HR = 1.81; 1.11-2.95). Losing weight to a lower BMI category, however, was inversely associated with cancers of the corpus uteri (HR = 0.40; 0.23-0.69) and colon (HR = 0.69; 0.52-0.92). Our findings support avoiding weight gain and encouraging weight loss in middle adulthood.
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- Sofia Christakoudi
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Univ. Paris-Sud, Inserm, Équipe "Exposome, Hérédité, Cancer et Santé", CESP, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Univ. Paris-Sud, Inserm, Équipe "Exposome, Hérédité, Cancer et Santé", CESP, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Univ. Paris-Sud, Inserm, Équipe "Exposome, Hérédité, Cancer et Santé", CESP, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Department of Statistics, Computer Science, and Applications "G. Parenti" (DISIA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
- Institute of Nutrition Science, University of Potsdam, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE), Nuthetal, Germany
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Life-Style Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network - ISPRO, Florence, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dep. of Mental, Physical Health and Preventive Medicine University "L.Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Department, Provincial Health Authority (ASP) Ragusa, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza University-Hospital and Center for Cancer Prevention (CPO), Turin, Italy
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- Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic university of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic university of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Epidemiology, Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
- Department of Health and Social Sciences, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Navarra Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, BioDonostia Researach Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biobank Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Surgical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 18:ijerph18010191. [PMID: 33383942 PMCID: PMC7795572 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Some human literature suggests a possible role of endocrine disruptors (EDs) exposure in thyroid cancer (TC) development. We investigated TC incidence in selected Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites (NPCS) with documented presence of EDs considered thyroid carcinogens. Adjusted Standardized Incidence Ratios (SIRs), with their 90% confidence intervals, were computed by gender, and age-specific groups (aged 15-39 years, and 40 years or over) for each NPCS in the period 2006 to 2013. In the age group of 15-39 years, a significant excess of TC risk was found in two NPCSs in males; non-significant excess risks were observed in four NPCSs in males, and in five in females. In the age group of 40 years and over, significant excess risks were found in six NPCSs in males and in seven NPCSs in females; non-significant excess risks were identified in two NPCSs in males and females. The findings of several excesses in incidence, mainly observed in adults aged 40 years or over, are suggestive of a possible adverse effect associated with residence in NPCSs, even if a role of other factors cannot be excluded, due to the adoption of an ecological study design. Future analytical studies are needed to clarify if EDs are a TC risk factor for individuals living in NPCSs.
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Zeng Z, Li K, Kang W, Yu J, Wang X, Zhang Z, Sun J, Ouyang S. Changing patterns of thyroid cancer in different stages of Universal Salt Iodization in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 1986-2018. Gland Surg 2020; 9:1338-1345. [PMID: 33224808 DOI: 10.21037/gs-20-346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Backgrounds Iodine intake may be associated with increased thyroid cancer, but its effect varied from places to places. Universal salt iodization (USI) has been introduced in China from 1996 to 2012. The effects of increased iodine intake on thyroid cancer needs to be investigated in China. Methods From 1986 to 2018, patients who had thyroidectomies in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) were retrospectively studied. The detection rate, constituent ratio, mean age, sex distribution of thyroid cancer and the pattern of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) were compared between different historical periods. Results The detection rate of thyroid cancer in thyroid surgery significantly increased from 6.77% to 75.78% post-USI, with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) being the majority, and that of follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) showed only minor changes. There was a descending trend of female/male ratio in PTC from 3.7 to 2.8, and a slight decrease of mean age observed in PTC after USI compared with during USI. The percentage of PTMC in PTC decreased from 13.99% to 8.64%, with a lower mean age after USI (44.88±10.37 vs. 46.44±10.42). Prevalence of goiter coexisting with PTMC was also lower after USI than during USI (31% vs. 41%). Conclusions With the popularization of iodized salt, PTC has become the major type in surgery for thyroid cancer, and trends in other histological subtypes remained mostly stable over the periods. The increase in PTC cannot be attributed to the increase of PTMC which is smaller than 1 cm, indicating that contributing factors other than diagnostic activities, may play a role in the increase of PTC.
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- Ziyang Zeng
- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Costa AR, Lança de Oliveira M, Cruz I, Gonçalves I, Cascalheira JF, Santos CRA. The Sex Bias of Cancer. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2020; 31:785-799. [PMID: 32900596 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In hormone-dependent organs, sex hormones and dysregulated hormone signaling have well-documented roles in cancers of the breast and female reproductive organs including endometrium and ovary, as well as in prostate and testicular cancers in males. Strikingly, epidemiological data highlight significant differences between the sexes in the incidence of various cancers in nonreproductive organs, where the role of sex hormones has been less well studied. In an era when personalized medicine is gaining recognition, understanding the molecular, cellular, and biological differences between men and women is timely for developing more appropriate therapeutic interventions according to gender. We review evidence that sex hormones also shape many of the dysregulated cellular and molecular pathways that lead to cell proliferation and cancer in nonreproductive organs.
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- Ana Raquel Costa
- Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI), Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI), Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI), Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI), Covilhã, Portugal; Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior (CICS-UBI), Covilhã, Portugal.
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Credendino SC, Neumayer C, Cantone I. Genetics and Epigenetics of Sex Bias: Insights from Human Cancer and Autoimmunity. Trends Genet 2020; 36:650-663. [PMID: 32736810 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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High-throughput sequencing and genome-wide association studies have revealed a sex bias in human diseases. The underlying molecular mechanisms remain, however, unknown. Here, we cover recent advances in cancer and autoimmunity focusing on intrinsic genetic and epigenetic differences underlying sex biases in human disease. These studies reveal a central role of genome regulatory mechanisms including genome repair, chromosome folding, and epigenetic regulation in dictating the sex bias. These highlight the importance of considering sex as a variable in both basic science and clinical investigations. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying sex bias in human diseases will be instrumental in making a first step forwards into the era of personalized medicine.
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- Sara Carmela Credendino
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy; Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology 'G. Salvatore', National Research Council (CNR), 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Meng D, Li Z, Ma X, Wu L, Fu L, Qin G. ETV5 overexpression contributes to tumor growth and progression of thyroid cancer through PIK3CA. Life Sci 2020; 253:117693. [PMID: 32325133 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine malignancy and sex hormone plays an important role in it. We have previously shown that activation of estrogen receptor (ER) α promotes thyroid cancer cell proliferation and invasion. Here, we attempted to investigate the role of ETS variant 5 (ETV5) on estrogen drived thyroid malignancy. MAIN METHODS Ten patients with follicular thyroid cancer were enrolled in this study. Cell proliferation and migration ability were analyzed by CCK-8 assay and cell migration assay, respectively. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-PCR and luciferase assay were conducted to analyze the relationship of ETV5 and PIK3CA. KEY FINDINGS ETV5 is highly expressed in thyroid tissues from patients with follicular thyroid cancer as well as in FTC133 cells. 17b-estradiol or overexpression of ERα induced an increase in ETV5 protein level in FTC133 cells. Knockdown of ETV5 inhibited FTC133 cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, while 17b-estradiol could not correct this effect. Additionally, the level of PIK3CA was markedly decreased in ETV5 knockdown cells and had a positive correlation with ETV5 in thyroid cancer patients. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-PCR analysis and luciferase assay confirmed that ETV5 directly targeted PIK3CA and that ETV5 was bound to the promoter region of PIK3CA. In addition, PIK3CA overexpression abrogated ETV5-induced cell growth, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. SIGNIFICANCE ETV5 enhanced cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the PIK3CA signaling pathway, indicating that ETV5 may be a therapeutic target in thyroid cancer.
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- Dongdong Meng
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
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Wang J, Yu F, Shang Y, Ping Z, Liu L. Thyroid cancer: incidence and mortality trends in China, 2005-2015. Endocrine 2020; 68:163-173. [PMID: 32002755 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02207-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Understanding secular trends of thyroid cancer is critical to plan strategies for cancer prevention and control. Our aim was to estimate the incidence and mortality trends of thyroid cancer in China during 2005-2015. METHODS A retrospective cohort evaluation of thyroid cancer cases and deaths during 2005-2015 was performed using population-based data from the Chinese Cancer Registry Annual Report. The incidence and mortality rates of thyroid cancer were stratified by gender, age group (0, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14…80-84, 85-), and area (urban or rural). A Joinpoint regression model was used to examine secular trends. RESULTS In China, the age-standardized incidence was 3.21/105 in 2005, and increased to 9.61/105 in 2015. Besides, a significant increase incidence rate was observed with the average annual percent change (AAPC) of 12.4% (95% CI: 10.5%-14.4%) in the period 2005-2015. The age-standardized mortality was 0.30/105 in 2005 and 0.35/105 in 2015, and the AAPC was 2.9% (95% CI: 1.3%-4.5%). For both incidence and mortality, the rates of thyroid cancer were much higher in females than in males, and in urban areas rather than rural areas; however, the rates of increasing trends showed no significant differences. With respect to the highest age-specific rates, it appeared in the age group of 50-54 years old for incidence and in the age group of 80-84 years old for mortality. Notably, the rate of increasing incidence trend was lower in older age groups, especially for people aged 70-79 years old. CONCLUSION A rapid increase in incidence and a moderate increase in mortality of thyroid cancer were observed from 2005 to 2015 in our study. Effective measures and tailored programs should be taken to curb the growth trend and reduce the disease burden.
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- Junyi Wang
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Lorenz K, Schneider R, Elwerr M. Thyroid Carcinoma: Do We Need to Treat Men and Women Differently? Visc Med 2020; 36:10-14. [PMID: 32110651 PMCID: PMC7036538 DOI: 10.1159/000505496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND For differentiated thyroid carcinoma, gender-specific differences exist in regard to incidence, age at onset, tumor stage, and recurrence, but causative factors remain to be elucidated. Possible and likely contributors are genetic and hormonal differences. While some of these factors are known to be differently distributed between the sexes, like, for example, BRAF-mutation and estrogen levels, their role in thyroid cancer initiation or promotion awaits further investigation. SUMMARY Apart from generally accepted risk factors for differentiated thyroid carcinoma, an apparent gender disparity of thyroid cancer with a general female predominance, an age-dependent difference in growth acceleration during the reproductive years, and a peak at the time of entering menopause have been demonstrated. Hormonal status and hormonal receptor mediation seem to be most likely to contribute to the differences in thyroid cancer phenotypes of males and females. However, specific cause-and-effect pathways have not yet been determined. KEY MESSAGES Female gender is overrepresented in the incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, as it is in the more favorable tumor stages. Besides the assumption of gender-specific differences in general health awareness and behavior, hormonal age-dependent and gender-specific factors appear to be contributory. In the advanced stage of thyroid cancer, males are overrepresented. Therefore, the real cause of gender differences in thyroid cancer is likely due to a mixed effect. Present knowledge does not favor different treatment modalities of thyroid carcinoma according to gender.
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- Kerstin Lorenz
- Department of Visceral, Vascular, and Endocrine Surgery, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle an der Saale, Germany
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Zhang J, Zhang F, Zhao C, Xu Q, Liang C, Yang Y, Wang H, Shang Y, Wang Y, Mu X, Zhu D, Zhang C, Yang J, Yao M, Zhang L. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome is associated with thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules and correlated with clinical index of thyroid function. Endocrine 2019; 64:564-574. [PMID: 30584647 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-018-1831-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules are the most prevalent form of thyroid endocrine disorder. The balance of gut microbiome is highly crucial for a healthy human body, especially for the immune and endocrine system. However, the relationship between gut microbiome and the thyroid endocrine disorders such as thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules has not been reported yet. METHODS A cohort of 74 patients was recruited for this study. Among them, 20 patients had thyroid cancer, 18 patients had thyroid nodules, and 36 were matched healthy controls. Gut microbiome composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA (16S ribosomal RNA) gene-based sequencing protocol. RESULTS We compared the gut microbiome results of 74 subjects and established the correlation between gut microbiome and thyroid endocrine function for both thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules. The results inferred that alpha and beta diversity were different for patients with thyroid tumor than the healthy controls (p < 0.01). In comparison to healthy controls, the relative abundance of Neisseria (p < 0.001) and Streptococcus (p < 0.001) was significantly higher for thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules. Butyricimonas (p < 0.001) and Lactobacillus (p < 0.001) displayed notably lower relative abundance for thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules, respectively. It was also found that the clinical indexes were correlated with gut microbiome. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that both thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules are associated with the composition of gut microbiome. These results may support further clinical diagnosis to a great extent and help in developing potential probiotics to facilitate the treatment of thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules.
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- Jiaming Zhang
- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Shandong Province, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Shandong Province, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Normal University, Shandong Province, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
- Clinical Laboratory and Core Research Laboratory, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
- Clinical Laboratory and Core Research Laboratory, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Microbiological Laboratory, Lin Yi People's Hospital, Shandong Province, Linyi 276003, China
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- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China.
- College of Life Science, Qilu Normal University, Shandong Province, Jinan, 250200, China.
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- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China.
- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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- Qingdao Human Microbiome Center, The Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266042, China.
- Microbiological Laboratory, Lin Yi People's Hospital, Shandong Province, Linyi 276003, China.
- Shandong Children's Microbiome Center, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, China.
- Shandong Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Xinluo Street 2749, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250101, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Gandini S, Lazzeroni M, Peccatori FA, Bendinelli B, Saieva C, Palli D, Masala G, Caini S. The risk of extra-ovarian malignancies among women with endometriosis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2019; 134:72-81. [PMID: 30771877 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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We conducted a meta-analysis of studies reporting on the risk of extra-ovarian malignancies among women with endometriosis. Summary relative risk (SRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated through random effect models. We explored causes of between-studies heterogeneity and assessed the presence of publication bias. We included 32 studies published between 1989 and 2018. We found an increased risk of endometrial (SRR 1.38, 95%CI 1.10-1.74) and thyroid cancer (SRR 1.38, 95%CI 1.17-1.63), and inverse association with cervical cancer (SRR 0.78, 95%CI 0.60-0.95). No association emerged for breast cancer (SRR 1.04, 95%CI 0.99-1.09) and melanoma (SRR 1.31, 95%CI 0.86-1.96). Between-study heterogeneity was large for breast and endometrial cancer and melanoma. Associations were generally stronger in case-control, cross-sectional, and cohort studies with internal control group, compared to cohort studies with external control group. No indication for publication bias was found. Our conclusions need to be confirmed in properly designed cohort studies with clinical confirmation of endometriosis.
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- S Gandini
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Genetics, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gynecology Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy.
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Sexual Dimorphism of NADPH Oxidase/H₂O₂ System in Rat Thyroid Cells; Effect of Exogenous 17β-Estradiol. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19124063. [PMID: 30558263 PMCID: PMC6321217 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19124063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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It has long been observed that females are more susceptible to thyroid diseases than males. Epidemiological and experimental data show that actions of hormonal factors—especially estrogens—may explain such disparity. However, the exact cause and mechanisms of this sexual dimorphism remain so far unknown. Therefore, we aimed at evaluating the effect of 17β-estradiol on the redox balance in thyroids of male and female rats. Expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidases, i.e., dual oxidase 1 (DUOX1), dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2) and NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels were evaluated in the primary cell cultures derived from thyroid glands of adult male or female Wistar rats. The measurement was made before and after treatment with 17β-estradiol alone or with addition of one of its receptor antagonists. We found that under basal conditions female thyroid cells are exposed to higher concentrations of H2O2, most likely due to NOX/DUOX enzymes activity. Additionally, exogenous 17β-estradiol stimulated NOX/DUOX expression as well as H2O2 production, and this effect was mainly mediated through ERα. In conclusion, oxidative processes may constitute mechanisms responsible for sexual dimorphism of thyroid diseases. Exogenous 17β-estradiol may play a crucial pathogenic role in thyroid diseases via oxidative mechanisms, however without any gender differences.
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Zheng D, Williams C, Vold JA, Nguyen JH, Harnois DM, Bagaria SP, McLaughlin SA, Li Z. Regulation of sex hormone receptors in sexual dimorphism of human cancers. Cancer Lett 2018; 438:24-31. [PMID: 30223066 PMCID: PMC6287770 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gender differences in the incidences of cancers have been found in almost all human cancers. However, the mechanisms that underlie gender disparities in most human cancer types have been under-investigated. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of potential mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism of each cancer regarding sex hormone signaling. Fully addressing the mechanisms of sexual dimorphism in human cancers will greatly benefit current development of precision medicine. Our discussions of potential mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism in each cancer will be instructive for future cancer research on gender disparities.
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- Daoshan Zheng
- Department of Cancer Biology, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Mayo Cancer Registry, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.
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Estrogen receptor β upregulated by lncRNA-H19 to promote cancer stem-like properties in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:1120. [PMID: 30389909 PMCID: PMC6214949 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-1077-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Estrogen receptor β (ERβ) plays critical roles in thyroid cancer progression. However, its role in thyroid cancer stem cell maintenance remains elusive. Here, we report that ERβ is overexpressed in papillary thyroid cancer stem cells (PTCSCs), whereas ablation of ERβ decreases stemness-related factors expression, diminishes ALDH+ cell populations, and suppresses sphere formation ability and tumor growth. Screening estrogen-responsive lncRNAs in PTC spheroid cells, we find that lncRNA-H19 is highly expressed in PTCSCs and PTC tissue specimens, which is correlated with poor overall survival. Mechanistically, estradiol (E2) significantly promotes H19 transcription via ERβ and elevates H19 expression. Silencing of H19 inhibits E2-induced sphere formation ability. Furthermore, H19 acting as a competitive endogenous RNA sequesters miRNA-3126-5p to reciprocally release ERβ expression. ERβ depletion reverses H19-induced stem-like properties upon E2 treatment. Appropriately, ERβ is upregulated in PTC tissue specimens. Notably, aspirin attenuates E2-induced cancer stem-like traits through decreasing both H19 and ERβ expression. Collectively, our findings reveal that ERβ-H19 positive feedback loop has a compelling role in PTCSC maintenance under E2 treatment and provides a potential therapeutic targeting strategy for PTC.
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Shi LY, Liu J, Yu LJ, Lei YM, Leng SX, Zhang HY. Clinic-pathologic Features and Prognostic Analysis of Thyroid Cancer in the Older Adult: A SEER Based Study. J Cancer 2018; 9:2744-2750. [PMID: 30087716 PMCID: PMC6072817 DOI: 10.7150/jca.24625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: Age at diagnosis has been identified as a major determinant of thyroid cancer-specific survival. But the cut-off value for age was controversial. The interaction among gender, age and histologic subtypes needed to be answered. Methods: We identified 59,892 thyroid cancer (TC) patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. We divided the patients into the following three groups according to age: 20-44 years (young), 45-64 years (middle-aged), and ≥ 65 years (elderly). Logistic regression model was used to identify factors relating to prognosis in elderly patients. Multivariable Cox regression model identified potential prognostic factors. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: Elderly patients had significantly worse prognosis than the other two groups, P=0.001. Elderly patients had higher proportion of male gender, advanced tumor grade, follicular subtype and advanced tumor stage. There was no survival difference for elderly patients to receive lobectomy and total thyroidectomy, P=0.852. Cox proportional hazards regression model showed that gender, marital status, histology, tumor grade, tumor size, TNM stage, surgery and radiotherapy were all independent prognostic factors in the multivariable analysis. Male patients with TC had worse prognosis than their female counterparts in differentiated tumor but not in undifferentiated tumor. There were more patients of larger tumor, advanced TNM stage and histologic subtypes in male patients. Conclusions: In conclusion, there were a series of factors contributing to the poor prognosis in elderly patients including clinic-pathologic factors and therapy selection. There was no survival difference for elderly patients to receive lobectomy and total thyroidectomy.
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- Li-Ye Shi
- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of neurosurgery, China-Japan friendship hospital, Beijing, 100020, P.R.China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, P.R. China
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- China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, P.R. China
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, P.R. China
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Zabuliene L, Jasilionis D, Miseikyte-Kaubriene E, Stukas R, Kaceniene A, Smailyte G. Parity and Risk of Thyroid Cancer: a Population-Based Study in Lithuania. Discov Oncol 2017; 8:325-329. [PMID: 28916994 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-017-0308-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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An association between parity and thyroid cancer risk has been investigated in a number of independent studies but yielded contradictory findings. The aim of this study was to explore the association between parity and thyroid cancer risk. The population-based cohort study in Lithuanian was conducted. The study dataset based on the linkages between all records from the 2001 population census, all cancer incidence records from the Lithuanian Cancer Registry, and all death and emigration records from Statistics Lithuania for the period between 6 April 2001 and 31 December 2009. Cox's proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) for parity, age at first birth, number of children, place of residence, education, and age at census. The cohort of 868,105 women was followed for 8.6 years, and 1775 thyroid cancer cases were diagnosed during the study period. The significantly higher thyroid cancer risk was observed among parous women (HR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.20, 1.75) and in women with 1, 2, and 3 children, after adjusting for the possible confounding effects of relevant demographic variables. The findings of this study are consistent with the hypothesis that parity might be associated with the risk of thyroid cancer in women.
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- L Zabuliene
- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
- Demographic Research Centre, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- National Cancer Institute, P. Baublio g. 3B, LT-08406, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- National Cancer Institute, P. Baublio g. 3B, LT-08406, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- National Cancer Institute, P. Baublio g. 3B, LT-08406, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Bisphenol A and estrogen induce proliferation of human thyroid tumor cells via an estrogen-receptor-dependent pathway. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 633:29-39. [PMID: 28882636 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between papillary thyroid carcinoma and environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) or 17-β estrogen (E2) by assessing the effects of these compounds on estrogen receptor expression and AKT/mTOR signaling. METHODS The effects of low levels of BPA (1mM-10nM) and 17β-estradiol (E2, 0.1mM-1nM) on ER expression and cellular proliferation were determined in human thyroid papillary cancer BHP10-3 cells. Protein and mRNA levels of estrogen nuclear receptors (ERα/ERβ) and membrane receptors (GPR30) were determined by immunofluorescence assay, Western blotting, and RT-PCR, respectively, and proliferation was assessed by CCK-8 assay. RESULTS The proliferative effects of BPA and E2 were both concentration- and time-dependent. Expression of ERα/ERβ and GPR30 were enhanced by BPA and E2. BPA and E2 could quickly phosphorylate AKT/mTOR. Moreover, ICI suppressed ERα expression and activated GPR30 as did G-1. G-15 reversed the effects of E2 on GPR30 and AKT/mTOR, but did not alter the effect of BPA. CONCLUSIONS BPA influences thyroid cancer proliferation by regulating expression of ERs and GPR30, a mechanism that differs from E2. In addition, ICI and G-15 may have the potential to be used as anti-thyroid cancer agents.
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