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Lazar A, Popa AM, Orlov-Slavu C, Cotan HT, Iaciu CI, Olaru CM, Schreiner OD, Ciobanu RC, Nitipir C. The Influence of Circulating Immune Cell and CA125 Dynamics on Neoadjuvant Therapy Selection for Advanced Ovarian Cancer. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:1290. [PMID: 39202571 PMCID: PMC11356539 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60081290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 08/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024]
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Background and Objectives: Ovarian cancer, including tubal and peritoneal cancer, is the third most common gynecological cancer and the leading cause of death from gynecological malignancies in developed countries. This study explores the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in determining the optimal duration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for advanced ovarian cancer. It also investigates the correlation between NLR dynamics and the KELIM score, a chemosensitivity marker, to enhance individualized therapeutic strategies. Materials and Methods: A total of 79 patients underwent NACT followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS) or palliative care. The data collected included demographic information, tumor characteristics, treatment modalities, and laboratory parameters. The baseline NLR (NLR-T0) and post-therapeutic NLR (NLR-T1) were calculated, and their variation (NLR∆) was analyzed. The KELIM score was determined using CA-125 values. Results: Patients with a high baseline NLR (≥2.5) had significantly worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to those with a low NLR (<2.5). A negative NLR∆ was associated with poorer PFS and OS. The KELIM score indicated a more effective treatment response, with higher scores correlating with better outcomes. The majority of patients achieved R0 resection, and those with favorable KELIM scores showed improved survival rates. Conclusions: The NLR is a valuable prognostic marker for assessing treatment response and guiding NACT duration in advanced ovarian cancer.
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- Alexandra Lazar
- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Regional Institute of Oncology Iasi, 2-4 General Henri Mathias Berthelot Street, 700483 Iasi, Romania;
- Department 3—Medical Sciences, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Department of Electrical Measurements and Materials, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Electrical Measurements and Materials, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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- Department 8—Clinical Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Sanitary Heroes Boulevard, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.L.); (A.M.P.); (C.O.-S.); (H.-T.C.); (C.I.I.); (C.M.O.); (C.N.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 17 Bd. Marasti, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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Zhang L, Strange M, Elishaev E, Zaidi S, Modugno F, Radolec M, Edwards RP, Finn OJ, Vlad AM. Characterization of latently infected EBV+ antibody-secreting B cells isolated from ovarian tumors and malignant ascites. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1379175. [PMID: 39086481 PMCID: PMC11288875 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1379175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Introduction Intra-tumoral B cells mediate a plethora of immune effector mechanisms with key roles in anti-tumor immunity and serve as positive prognostic indicators in a variety of solid tumor types, including epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Several aspects of intra-tumoral B cells remain unclear, such as their state of activation, antigenic repertoires, and capacity to mature into plasma cells. Methods B lymphocytes were isolated from primary EOC tissue and malignant ascites and were maintained in cell culture medium. The stably maintained cell lines were profiled with flow cytometry and B cell receptor sequencing. Secreted antibodies were tested with a human proteome array comprising more than 21,000 proteins, followed by ELISA for validation. Originating tumor samples were used for spatial profiling with chip cytometry. Results Antibody-secreting B lymphocytes were isolated from the ovarian tumor microenvironment (TME) of four different EOC patients. The highly clonal cell populations underwent spontaneous immortalization in vitro, were stably maintained in an antibody-secreting state, and showed presence of Epstein-Barr viral (EBV) proteins. All originating tumors had high frequency of tumor-infiltrating B cells, present as lymphoid aggregates, or tertiary lymphoid structures. The antigens recognized by three of the four cell lines are coil-coil domain containing protein 155 (CCDC155), growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (GRB2), and pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase2 (PDP2), respectively. Anti-CCDC155 circulating IgG antibodies were detected in 9 of 20 (45%) of EOC patients' sera. Tissue analyses with multiparameter chip cytometry shows that the antibodies secreted by these novel human B cell lines engage their cognate antigens on tumor cells. Discussion These studies demonstrate that within the tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte population in EOC resides a low frequency population of antibody-secreting B cells that have been naturally exposed to EBV. Once stably maintained, these novel cell lines offer unique opportunities for future studies on intratumor B cell biology and new target antigen recognition, and for studies on EBV latency and/or viral reactivation in the TME of non-EBV related solid tumors such as the EOC.
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- Lixin Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Ma MC, Lavi ES, Altwerger G, Lin ZP, Ratner ES. Predictive modeling of gene mutations for the survival outcomes of epithelial ovarian cancer patients. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305273. [PMID: 38976671 PMCID: PMC11230535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) has a low overall survival rate, largely due to frequent recurrence and acquiring resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy. EOC with homologous recombination (HR) deficiency has increased sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy because platinum-induced DNA damage cannot be repaired. Mutations in genes involved in the HR pathway are thought to be strongly correlated with favorable response to treatment. Patients with these mutations have better prognosis and an improved survival rate. On the other hand, mutations in non-HR genes in EOC are associated with increased chemoresistance and poorer prognosis. For this reason, accurate predictions in response to treatment and overall survival remain challenging. Thus, analyses of 360 EOC cases on NCI's The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) program were conducted to identify novel gene mutation signatures that were strongly correlated with overall survival. We found that a considerable portion of EOC cases exhibited multiple and overlapping mutations in a panel of 31 genes. Using logistical regression modeling on mutational profiles and patient survival data from TCGA, we determined whether specific sets of deleterious gene mutations in EOC patients had impacts on patient survival. Our results showed that six genes that were strongly correlated with an increased survival time are BRCA1, NBN, BRIP1, RAD50, PTEN, and PMS2. In addition, our analysis shows that six genes that were strongly correlated with a decreased survival time are FANCE, FOXM1, KRAS, FANCD2, TTN, and CSMD3. Furthermore, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of 360 patients stratified by these positive and negative gene mutation signatures corroborated that our regression model outperformed the conventional HR genes-based classification and prediction of survival outcomes. Collectively, our findings suggest that EOC exhibits unique mutation signatures beyond HR gene mutations. Our approach can identify a novel panel of gene mutations that helps improve the prediction of treatment outcomes and overall survival for EOC patients.
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- Mirielle C Ma
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Kaur K, Sanghu J, Memarzadeh S, Jewett A. Exploring the Potential of Natural Killer Cell-Based Immunotherapy in Targeting High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinomas. Vaccines (Basel) 2024; 12:677. [PMID: 38932405 PMCID: PMC11209217 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12060677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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High-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSOCs) likely consist of poorly differentiated stem-like cells (PDSLCs) and differentiated tumor cells. Conventional therapeutics are incapable of completely eradicating PDSLCs, contributing to disease progression and tumor relapse. Primary NK cells are known to effectively lyse PDSLCs, but they exhibit low or minimal cytotoxic potential against well-differentiated tumors. We have introduced and discussed the characteristics of super-charged NK (sNK) cells in this review. sNK cells, in comparison to primary NK cells, exhibit a significantly higher capability for the direct killing of both PDSLCs and well-differentiated tumors. In addition, sNK cells secrete significantly higher levels of cytokines, especially those known to induce the differentiation of tumors. In addition, we propose that a combination of sNK and chemotherapy could be one of the most effective strategies to eliminate the heterogeneous population of ovarian tumors; sNK cells can lyse both PDSLCs and well-differentiated tumors, induce the differentiation of PDSLCs, and could be used in combination with chemotherapy to target both well-differentiated and NK-induced differentiated tumors.
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- Kawaljit Kaur
- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (J.S.); (S.M.)
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (J.S.); (S.M.)
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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- Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, University of California School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;
- The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Amniouel S, Yalamanchili K, Sankararaman S, Jafri MS. Evaluating Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy Response Using Gene Expression Data and Machine Learning. BIOMEDINFORMATICS 2024; 4:1396-1424. [PMID: 39149564 PMCID: PMC11326537 DOI: 10.3390/biomedinformatics4020077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Background Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological cancer in the United States. Among the different types of OC, serous ovarian cancer (SOC) stands out as the most prevalent. Transcriptomics techniques generate extensive gene expression data, yet only a few of these genes are relevant to clinical diagnosis. Methods Methods for feature selection (FS) address the challenges of high dimensionality in extensive datasets. This study proposes a computational framework that applies FS techniques to identify genes highly associated with platinum-based chemotherapy response on SOC patients. Using SOC datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, LASSO and varSelRF FS methods were employed. Machine learning classification algorithms such as random forest (RF) and support vector machine (SVM) were also used to evaluate the performance of the models. Results The proposed framework has identified biomarkers panels with 9 and 10 genes that are highly correlated with platinum-paclitaxel and platinum-only response in SOC patients, respectively. The predictive models have been trained using the identified gene signatures and accuracy of above 90% was achieved. Conclusions In this study, we propose that applying multiple feature selection methods not only effectively reduces the number of identified biomarkers, enhancing their biological relevance, but also corroborates the efficacy of drug response prediction models in cancer treatment.
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- Soukaina Amniouel
- School of System Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
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- School of System Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- School of System Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- School of System Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Kumar U. Somatostatin and Somatostatin Receptors in Tumour Biology. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:436. [PMID: 38203605 PMCID: PMC10779198 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Somatostatin (SST), a growth hormone inhibitory peptide, is expressed in endocrine and non-endocrine tissues, immune cells and the central nervous system (CNS). Post-release from secretory or immune cells, the first most appreciated role that SST exhibits is the antiproliferative effect in target tissue that served as a potential therapeutic intervention in various tumours of different origins. The SST-mediated in vivo and/or in vitro antiproliferative effect in the tumour is considered direct via activation of five different somatostatin receptor subtypes (SSTR1-5), which are well expressed in most tumours and often more than one receptor in a single cell. Second, the indirect effect is associated with the regulation of growth factors. SSTR subtypes are crucial in tumour diagnosis and prognosis. In this review, with the recent development of new SST analogues and receptor-specific agonists with emerging functional consequences of signaling pathways are promising therapeutic avenues in tumours of different origins that are discussed.
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- Ujendra Kumar
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Blanc-Durand F, Clemence Wei Xian L, Tan DSP. Targeting the immune microenvironment for ovarian cancer therapy. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1328651. [PMID: 38164130 PMCID: PMC10757966 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1328651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is an aggressive malignancy characterized by a complex immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a breakthrough in cancer therapy by reactivating the antitumor immune response suppressed by tumor cells. However, in the case of OC, these inhibitors have failed to demonstrate significant improvements in patient outcomes, and existing biomarkers have not yet identified promising subgroups. Consequently, there remains a pressing need to understand the interplay between OC tumor cells and their surrounding microenvironment to develop effective immunotherapeutic approaches. This review aims to provide an overview of the OC TME and explore its potential as a therapeutic strategy. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are major actors in OC TME. Evidence has been accumulating regarding the spontaneous TILS response against OC antigens. Activated T-helpers secrete a wide range of inflammatory cytokines with a supportive action on cytotoxic T-cells. Simultaneously, mature B-cells are recruited and play a significant antitumor role through opsonization of target antigens and T-cell recruitment. Macrophages also form an important subset of innate immunity (M1-macrophages) while participating in the immune-stimulation context. Finally, OC has shown to engage a significant natural-killer-cells immune response, exerting direct cytotoxicity without prior sensitization. Despite this initial cytotoxicity, OC cells develop various strategies to induce an immune-tolerant state. To this end, multiple immunosuppressive molecules are secreted to impair cytotoxic cells, recruit regulatory cells, alter antigen presentation, and effectively evade immune response. Consequently, OC TME is predominantly infiltrated by immunosuppressive cells such as FOXP3+ regulatory T-cells, M2-polarized macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Despite this strong immunosuppressive state, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have failed to improve outcomes. Beyond PD-1/PD-L1, OC expresses multiple other immune checkpoints that contribute to immune evasion, and each representing potential immune targets. Novel immunotherapies are attempting to overcome the immunosuppressive state and induce specific immune responses using antibodies adoptive cell therapy or vaccines. Overall, the OC TME presents both opportunities and obstacles. Immunotherapeutic approaches continue to show promise, and next-generation inhibitors offer exciting opportunities. However, tailoring therapies to individual immune characteristics will be critical for the success of these treatments.
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- Felix Blanc-Durand
- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS), National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Cancer Science Institute (CSI), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS), National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Cancer Science Institute (CSI), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS), National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR) and Cancer Science Institute (CSI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Honar YS, Javaher S, Soleimani M, Zarebkohan A, Farhadihosseinabadi B, Tohidfar M, Abdollahpour-Alitappeh M. Advanced stage, high-grade primary tumor ovarian cancer: a multi-omics dissection and biomarker prediction process. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17265. [PMID: 37828118 PMCID: PMC10570268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44246-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) incidence and mortality rates continue to escalate globally. Early detection of OC is challenging due to extensive metastases and the ambiguity of biomarkers in advanced High-Grade Primary Tumors (HGPTs). In the present study, we conducted an in-depth in silico analysis in OC cell lines using the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) microarray dataset with 53 HGPT and 10 normal samples. Differentially-Expressed Genes (DEGs) were also identified by GEO2r. A variety of analyses, including gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), ChIP enrichment analysis (ChEA), eXpression2Kinases (X2K) and Human Protein Atlas (HPA), elucidated signaling pathways, transcription factors (TFs), kinases, and proteome, respectively. Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) networks were generated using STRING and Cytoscape, in which co-expression and hub genes were pinpointed by the cytoHubba plug-in. Validity of DEG analysis was achieved via Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA). Of note, KIAA0101, RAD51AP1, FAM83D, CEP55, PRC1, CKS2, CDCA5, NUSAP1, ECT2, and TRIP13 were found as top 10 hub genes; SIN3A, VDR, TCF7L2, NFYA, and FOXM1 were detected as predominant TFs in HGPTs; CEP55, PRC1, CKS2, CDCA5, and NUSAP1 were identified as potential biomarkers from hub gene clustering. Further analysis indicated hsa-miR-215-5p, hsa-miR-193b-3p, and hsa-miR-192-5p as key miRNAs targeting HGPT genes. Collectively, our findings spotlighted HGPT-associated genes, TFs, miRNAs, and pathways as prospective biomarkers, offering new avenues for OC diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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- Yousof Saeedi Honar
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Drug Applied Research Center, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 516661-4733, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran.
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Edjtemaei R, Nili F, Jahanzad I, Ameli F, Ghasemi D. HER-2 overexpression in female genital tract clear cell carcinomas: Evaluation of different scoring guidelines, clinicopathological features and prognostic impact. Ann Diagn Pathol 2023; 66:152184. [PMID: 37543027 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2023.152184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is a rare high-grade adenocarcinoma associated with poor response to platinum-based chemotherapy agents in the female genital tract. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression is routinely used as a biomarker for targeted therapy in breast and gastric carcinomas, but its role in CCC remains unclear. METHODS In this study, HER2 overexpression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry (IHC) using College of American Pathologists (CAP) HER2 scoring guidelines for breast and endometrial serous carcinoma (ESC) on tissue microarray blocks. In equivocal and positive cases, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed. IHC score 3, and all amplified cases on FISH test were considered positive. RESULTS Thirty-six cases of ovarian (OCCC), 36 endometrial (ECCC), and 2 cervical CCC were included. According to ESC and breast scoring guidelines, 20 % and 15.1 % of ECCC and 14.7 % and 6 % of OCCC were HER2 positive, respectively. Both cases of cervical CCC were negative. Scoring based on breast carcinoma guideline showed higher concordance (100 %) with gene amplification results, in comparison with ESC guideline (82.7 %). On multivariate survival analysis, HER2 positive ECCC and OCCC (based on ESC scoring methods) had significantly lower overall and disease-free survivals (OS, DFS) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION HER2 immunoscoring based on ESC guideline can yield a higher sensitivity with relevant clinical and prognostic features in OCCC and ECCC. HER2 can be considered a potential biomarker for targeted therapy and future clinical trials.
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- Ramtin Edjtemaei
- Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Rubina H, Ratnagiri R, Uppin MS, Ayesha S, Lakshmi K M, Chowdary SB, Uppin SG. A Clinical and Immunopathological Analysis of Carcinoma of the Ovary with an Emphasis on Post-chemotherapy Histopathologic Changes. Indian J Surg Oncol 2023; 14:545-552. [PMID: 37900629 PMCID: PMC10611652 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-023-01756-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancers are a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors that differ with respect to pathogenesis, morphology, molecular features, and behavior. Pathologists and clinicians need to be aware of the advances in diagnosis and the changes which occur after chemotherapy to offer the optimal treatment to each patient. The present work aims to study the morphologic and immunohistochemical (IHC) profile of primary ovarian cancers with an assessment of post-chemotherapy changes. A total of 51 cases were included in the study from June 2017 to June 2019 (prospective and retrospective). The demographic and clinical details of the patients were collected. The gross and microscopic features of the tumors were studied, and the post-chemotherapy changes were evaluated. A chi-square test was used to determine the association of tumor morphology, the chemotherapy response score (CRS), and stage of the tumor with survival (PFS and OS). The mean patient age was 47.5 years, and high-grade serous carcinoma (66.6%) (HGSC) was the most common subtype followed by mucinous carcinoma and endometrioid carcinoma. Immunohistochemical analysis with WT1 and p53 helped in the diagnosis of HGSC. The CRS was 1 and 2 in most of the cases. The follow-up for patients of HGSC was available for a period of 1-27 months with a mean survival for primary resection of 24 months and for post-NACT resection was 17 months. This difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.38). High-grade serous carcinoma was the most common ovarian cancer in our series, and immunohistochemistry played an important role in the diagnosis. We could not demonstrate any survival benefit of preoperative chemotherapy in our series.
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- Hassan Rubina
- Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Punjagutta, India
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- Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Punjagutta, India
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderbad, India
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- Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Punjagutta, India
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- Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Punjagutta, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Punjagutta, India
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Chen X, Tijono S, Tsai B, Chamley L, Ching LM, Chen Q. A pilot in vivo study: potential ovarian cancer therapeutic by placental extracellular vesicles. Biosci Rep 2023; 43:BSR20230307. [PMID: 37503762 PMCID: PMC10442519 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20230307] [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: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The biological links between cancer and pregnancy are of interest due to parallel proliferative, immunosuppressive, and invasive mechanisms between tumour and placental cells. However, the proliferation and invasion of placental cells are strictly regulated. The understanding of this regulation is largely unknown. Placental extracellular vesicles (EVs) may play an important role in this regulation, as placental EVs are known to contribute to maternal adaptation, including adaptation of the vascular and immune systems. We have previously reported that placental EVs significantly inhibited ovarian cancer cell proliferation by delaying the progression of the cell cycle. We, therefore, performed this pilot in vivo study to investigate whether placental EVs can also inhibit ovarian tumour growth in a SKOV-3 human tumour xenograft model. A single intraperitoneal injection of placental EVs at 15 days post tumour implantation, significantly inhibited the growth of the tumours in our in vivo model. Signs of cellular necrosis were observed in the ovarian tumour tissues, but not in other organs collected from mice that had been treated with placental EVs. Expression of receptor-interacting kinase 1 (RIPK1) and mixed linkage kinase domain-like (MLKL), which are mediators of necroptosis were not observed in our xenografted tumours. However, extensive infiltration of CD169+ macrophages and NK cells in ovarian tumour tissues collected from placental micro-EVs treated mice were observed. We demonstrate here that inhibition of ovarian tumour growth in our xenograft model by placental EVs involves cellular necrosis and infiltration of CD169+ macrophages and NK cells into the tumour tissues.
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- Xinyue Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Keathley R, Kocherginsky M, Davuluri R, Matei D. Integrated Multi-Omic Analysis Reveals Immunosuppressive Phenotype Associated with Poor Outcomes in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3649. [PMID: 37509311 PMCID: PMC10377286 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15143649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is characterized by a complex genomic landscape, with both genetic and epigenetic diversity contributing to its pathogenesis, disease course, and response to treatment. To better understand the association between genomic features and response to treatment among 370 patients with newly diagnosed HGSOC, we utilized multi-omic data and semi-biased clustering of HGSOC specimens profiled by TCGA. A Cox regression model was deployed to select model input features based on the influence on disease recurrence. Among the features most significantly correlated with recurrence were the promotor-associated probes for the NFRKB and DPT genes and the TREML1 gene. Using 1467 transcriptomic and methylomic features as input to consensus clustering, we identified four distinct tumor clusters-three of which had noteworthy differences in treatment response and time to disease recurrence. Each cluster had unique divergence in differential analyses and distinctly enriched pathways therein. Differences in predicted stromal and immune cell-type composition were also observed, with an immune-suppressive phenotype specific to one cluster, which associated with short time to disease recurrence. Our model features were additionally used as a neural network input layer to validate the previously defined clusters with high prediction accuracy (91.3%). Overall, our approach highlights an integrated data utilization workflow from tumor-derived samples, which can be used to uncover novel drivers of clinical outcomes.
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- Russell Keathley
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (R.K.); (M.K.)
- Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (R.K.); (M.K.)
- Department of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (R.K.); (M.K.)
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Sinukumar S, Damodaran D, Ray M, Prabhu A, Katdare N, Vikram S, Shaikh S, Patel A, Bhatt A. Cytoreductive Surgery With or Without HIPEC in the Management of Peritoneal Dissemination from Rare Histological Subtypes of Ovarian Cancer - a Retrospective Study by INDEPSO. Indian J Surg Oncol 2023; 14:74-81. [PMID: 37359936 PMCID: PMC10284742 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-022-01640-5] [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: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential role of optimal cytoreductive surgery with or without HIPEC in the management of peritoneal dissemination from rare histological subtypes of ovarian cancer and to report the prognostic factors affecting survival. In this retrospective multicentric study, all patients with diagnosis of locally advanced ca ovary with histology other than high-grade serous carcinoma and those having undergone cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for the same were included. Factors affecting survival were evaluated in addition to studying the clinicopathological features. In the period from January 2013 to December 2021, 101 consecutive patients of ovarian cancer with rare histology underwent cytoreductive surgery with or without HIPEC. The median OS was not reached (NR), and the median PFS was 60 months. On evaluation of factors affecting overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), PCI > 15 was associated with not only a decreased PFS (p = 0.019) but also a decreased OS (P = 0.019) on univariate and multivariate analysis. With respect to histology, the best OS and PFS were seen with granulosa cell tumor, mucinous tumors for which median OS and median PFS were NR respectively. Cytoreductive surgery can be performed with an acceptable morbidity in patients with peritoneal dissemination from ovarian tumors of rare histology. The role of HIPEC and impact of other prognostic factors on the treatment and survival outcome need further evaluation in larger series of patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13193-022-01640-5.
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- Snita Sinukumar
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Jehangir Hospital, 32, Sassoon Road, Pune, Maharashtra India
- Department of Surgical Oncology, MVR, Cancer Center and Research Institute, Calicut, Kerala India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, MVR, Cancer Center and Research Institute, Calicut, Kerala India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Thangam Cancer Centre, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, HCG Cancer Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, MVR, Cancer Center and Research Institute, Calicut, Kerala India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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Deo SVS, Ray MD, Kumar L, Khuranna S, Pramanik R, Mishra A, Bansal B, N P, Bhatnagar S, Garg R, Kumar V. Pattern of Care in Real-World Scenario on Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in a Tertiary Referral Oncology Centre in India - ISPSM Collaborative Study. Indian J Surg Oncol 2023; 14:233-239. [PMID: 37359919 PMCID: PMC10284739 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-023-01746-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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The treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) has evolved over time. With advent of platinum-based chemotherapy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), there is a paradigm shift in the patterns of care with improved survival. In this study, we analysed our advanced EOC patients aiming to gain insights into the pattern of care. An ambispective study of 250 patients of advanced EOC was done from our prospectively maintained computerised database in the Department of Surgical Oncology, tertiary care referral centre from 2013 to 2020. We analysed the demographic profile, treatment patterns, and perioperative outcomes. In this study, there were 83.6% stage III and 16.4% stage IVA. There were 62 (24.8%) upfront and 112 (44.8%) in interval settings. There was a higher number of patients receiving neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. One hundred twenty-six (50.4%) underwent cytoreductive surgery (CRS) only and 124 (49.6%) underwent CRS and HIPEC. CC-0 was achieved in 84.4% and CC-1 in 15.6% patients. HIPEC programme was started in 2013. With advent of RCTs in HIPEC, there was a substantial increase in the number of patients receiving HIPEC from 2015 (n = 10), 2017 (n = 20) to 2019 (n = 41). We offer secondary CRS in a limited subset of patients, n = 76 (30.4%). There was 24.8% early and 8.4% late postop complications. We have median follow-up of 50 months with attrition rate of 4%. With practice changing updates, the treatment of advanced EOC has been evolving over time. Though the primary CRS followed by systemic therapy is the standard to date, there is change in pattern of care with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval CRS and HIPEC because of various RCTs. The addition of HIPEC has acceptable morbidity and mortality. There is a definite learning curve and the team has to evolve as a whole. In a tertiary care referral centre from LMIC, good patient selection, logistics, and implementing recent advances will definitely add to improved survival.
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- S. V. S. Deo
- Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. Brairch, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. Brairch, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. BRAIRCH, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. BRAIRCH, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. BRAIRCH, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. Brairch, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. Brairch, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, Dr. Brairch, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Onco-Anesthesia and Palliative Medicine, AIIMS, Dr. BRAIRCH, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Onco-Anesthesia and Palliative Medicine, AIIMS, Dr. BRAIRCH, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Onco-Anesthesia and Palliative Medicine, AIIMS, Dr. BRAIRCH, New Delhi, India
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Breusa S, Zilio S, Catania G, Bakrin N, Kryza D, Lollo G. Localized chemotherapy approaches and advanced drug delivery strategies: a step forward in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis from ovarian cancer. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1125868. [PMID: 37287910 PMCID: PMC10242058 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1125868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is a common outcome of epithelial ovarian carcinoma and is the leading cause of death for these patients. Tumor location, extent, peculiarities of the microenvironment, and the development of drug resistance are the main challenges that need to be addressed to improve therapeutic outcome. The development of new procedures such as HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) and PIPAC (Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy) have enabled locoregional delivery of chemotherapeutics, while the increasingly efficient design and development of advanced drug delivery micro and nanosystems are helping to promote tumor targeting and penetration and to reduce the side effects associated with systemic chemotherapy administration. The possibility of combining drug-loaded carriers with delivery via HIPEC and PIPAC represents a powerful tool to improve treatment efficacy, and this possibility has recently begun to be explored. This review will discuss the latest advances in the treatment of PC derived from ovarian cancer, with a focus on the potential of PIPAC and nanoparticles in terms of their application to develop new therapeutic strategies and future prospects.
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- Silvia Breusa
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), LAGEPP Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5007, Villeurbanne, France
- Apoptosis, Cancer and Development Laboratory- Equipe labellisée ‘La Ligue’, LabEx DEVweCAN, Institut PLAsCAN, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Institut national de santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) U1052-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Unité Mixte de Recherche (CNRS UMR)5286, Université de Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), LAGEPP Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5007, Villeurbanne, France
- Sociétés d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologies (SATT) Ouest Valorisation, Rennes, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), LAGEPP Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5007, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Lyon, France
- Centre pour l'Innovation en Cancérologie de Lyon (CICLY), Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), LAGEPP Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5007, Villeurbanne, France
- Imthernat Plateform, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), LAGEPP Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 5007, Villeurbanne, France
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Miyakawa R, Kobayashi M, Sugimoto K, Endo Y, Kojima M, Kobayashi Y, Furukawa S, Honda T, Watanabe T, Asano S, Soeda S, Hashimoto Y, Fujimori K, Chiba H. SPON1 is an independent prognostic biomarker for ovarian cancer. J Ovarian Res 2023; 16:95. [PMID: 37179355 PMCID: PMC10182672 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-023-01180-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer has the worst outcome among gynecological malignancies; therefore, biomarkers that could contribute to the early diagnosis and/or prognosis prediction are urgently required. In the present study, we focused on the secreted protein spondin-1 (SPON1) and clarified the prognostic relevance in ovarian cancer. METHODS We developed a monoclonal antibody (mAb) that selectively recognizes SPON1. Using this specific mAb, we determined the expression of SPON1 protein in the normal ovary, serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC), and ovarian cancer tissues, as well as in various normal adult tissues by immunohistochemistry, and verified its clinicopathological significance in ovarian cancer. RESULTS The normal ovarian tissue was barely positive for SPON1, and no immunoreactive signals were detected in other healthy tissues examined, which was in good agreement with data obtained from gene expression databases. By contrast, upon semi-quantification, 22 of 242 ovarian cancer cases (9.1%) exhibited high SPON1 expression, whereas 64 (26.4%), 87 (36.0%), and 69 (28.5%) cases, which were designated as SPON1-low, possessed the moderate, weak, and negative SPON1 expression, respectively. The STIC tissues also possessed SPON1-positive signals. The 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate in the SPON1-high group (13.6%) was significantly lower than that in the SPON1-low group (51.2%). In addition, high SPON1 expression was significantly associated with several clinicopathological variables. Multivariable analysis revealed that high SPON1 was an independent prognostic factor for RFS of ovarian cancer. CONCLUSIONS SPON1 represents a prognostic biomarker for ovarian cancer, and the anti-SPON1 mAb could be valuable as an outcome predictor.
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- Ryoya Miyakawa
- Department of Basic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960- 1295, Japan
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960- 1295, Japan.
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960- 1295, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Gynecologic Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Gynecologic Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Medical Support for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Regional Medical Support for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iwaki City Medical Center, Iwaki, 973-8555, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Gynecologic Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Iwaki City Medical Center, Iwaki, 973-8555, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Gynecologic Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Gynecologic Oncology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
- Department of Regional Medical Support for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Basic Pathology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, 960- 1295, Japan.
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Cabasag CJ, Arnold M, Rutherford M, Ferlay J, Bardot A, Morgan E, Butler J, O'Connell DL, Nelson G, Høgdall C, Schnack T, Gavin A, Elwood M, Hanna L, Gourley C, De P, Saint-Jacques N, Mørch LS, Woods RR, Altman AD, Sykes P, Cohen PA, McNally O, Møller B, Walsh P, Morrison DS, Bray F, Soerjomataram I. Shifting incidence and survival of epithelial ovarian cancer (1995-2014): A SurvMark-2 study. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:1763-1777. [PMID: 36533660 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The aim of the study is to provide a comprehensive assessment of incidence and survival trends of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) by histological subtype across seven high income countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom). Data on invasive EOC diagnosed in women aged 15 to 99 years during 1995 to 2014 were obtained from 20 cancer registries. Age standardized incidence rates and average annual percentage change were calculated by subtype for all ages and age groups (15-64 and 65-99 years). Net survival (NS) was estimated by subtype, age group and 5-year period using Pohar-Perme estimator. Our findings showed marked increase in serous carcinoma incidence was observed between 1995 and 2014 among women aged 65 to 99 years with average annual increase ranging between 2.2% and 5.8%. We documented a marked decrease in the incidence of adenocarcinoma "not otherwise specified" with estimates ranging between 4.4% and 7.4% in women aged 15 to 64 years and between 2.0% and 3.7% among the older age group. Improved survival, combining all EOC subtypes, was observed for all ages combined over the 20-year study period in all countries with 5-year NS absolute percent change ranging between 5.0 in Canada and 12.6 in Denmark. Several factors such as changes in guidelines and advancement in diagnostic tools may potentially influence the observed shift in histological subtypes and temporal trends. Progress in clinical management and treatment over the past decades potentially plays a role in the observed improvements in EOC survival.
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
- Biostatistics Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
- Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, Center for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Daffodil Center, The University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Tom Baker Cancer Center, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Gynecology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, Center for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Genetics and Cancer, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Center, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Cancer Surveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, Manitoba, Canada
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- University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- National Cancer Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Renavikar PS, Chen J, Lele SM. Epithelial ovarian carcinoma - a perspective. J Histotechnol 2023; 46:55-56. [PMID: 37125428 DOI: 10.1080/01478885.2023.2204609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Pranav S Renavikar
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Gizaw M, Parkin DM, Stöter O, Korir A, Kamate B, Liu B, Bojang L, N'Da G, Manraj SS, Bukirwa P, Chokunonga E, Chingonzoh T, Peko JF, Finesse A, Somdyala N, Ladipo A, Kantelhardt EJ. Trends in the incidence of ovarian cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:1328-1336. [PMID: 36274630 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the commonest cancers of women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), although to date no data have been available on time trends in incidence to better understand the disease pattern in the region. We estimate time trends by histological subtype from 12 population-based cancer registries in 11 countries: Kenya (Nairobi), Mauritius, Seychelles, Uganda (Kampala), Congo (Brazzaville), Zimbabwe (Bulawayo and Harare), Cote d'Ivoire (Abidjan), The Gambia, Mali (Bamako), Nigeria (Ibadan) and South Africa (Eastern Cape). The selected registries were those that could provide consistent estimates of the incidence of ovarian cancer and with quality assessment for periods of 10 or more years. A total of 5423 cases of OC were included. Incidence rates have been increasing in all registries except Brazzaville, Congo, where a nonsignificant decline of 1% per year was seen. Statistically significant average annual increases were seen in Mauritius (2.5%), Bamako (5.3%), Ibadan (3.9%) and Eastern Cape (8%). Epithelial ovarian cancer was responsible for the increases observed in all registries. Statistically significant average annual percentage changes (AAPC) for epithelial OC were present in Bamako (AAPC = 5.9%), Ibadan (AAPC = 4.7%) and Eastern Cape (AAPC = 11.0%). Creating awareness among professionals of the growing importance of the disease is surely an important step to improving availability of, and access to, diagnosis and treatment of OC in SSA. Support must be given to the cancer registries to improve the availability of good-quality data on this important cancer.
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- Muluken Gizaw
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Global Health Working Group, Halle, Germany
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, Oxford University, Oxford
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Cancer Surveillance Unit, Lyon, France
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- Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Global Health Working Group, Halle, Germany
- Department of Gynaecology, Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Nairobi Cancer Registry, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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- African Cancer Registry Network, Oxford, UK
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- Gambia National Cancer Registry Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, Gambia
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- Abidjan Cancer Registry, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Mauritius National Cancer Registry, Port Louis, Mauritius
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- Kampala Cancer Registry and Department of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Seychelles National Cancer Registry, Victoria, Seychelles
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- Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Eastern Cape Cancer Registry, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- Ibadan Cancer Registry, Department of Pathology University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg, Global Health Working Group, Halle, Germany
- Department of Gynaecology, Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Ovarian Cancer—Insights into Platinum Resistance and Overcoming It. Medicina (B Aires) 2023; 59:medicina59030544. [PMID: 36984544 PMCID: PMC10057458 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59030544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Platinum-based chemotherapy is the backbone of treatment for ovarian cancer, and although the majority of patients initially have a platinum-sensitive disease, through multiple recurrences, they will acquire resistance. Platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer has a poor prognosis and few treatment options with limited efficacy. Resistance to platinum compounds is a complex process involving multiple mechanisms pertaining not only to the tumoral cell but also to the tumoral microenvironment. In this review, we discuss the molecular mechanism involved in ovarian cancer cells’ resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy, focusing on the alteration of drug influx and efflux pathways, DNA repair, the dysregulation of epigenetic modulation, and the involvement of the tumoral microenvironment in the acquisition of the platinum-resistant phenotype. Furthermore, we review promising alternative treatment approaches that may improve these patients’ poor prognosis, discussing current strategies, novel combinations, and therapeutic agents.
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Loboda AP, Adonin LS, Zvereva SD, Guschin DY, Korneenko TV, Telegina AV, Kondratieva OK, Frolova SE, Pestov NB, Barlev NA. BRCA Mutations-The Achilles Heel of Breast, Ovarian and Other Epithelial Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054982. [PMID: 36902416 PMCID: PMC10003548 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054982] [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: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Two related tumor suppressor genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, attract a lot of attention from both fundamental and clinical points of view. Oncogenic hereditary mutations in these genes are firmly linked to the early onset of breast and ovarian cancers. However, the molecular mechanisms that drive extensive mutagenesis in these genes are not known. In this review, we hypothesize that one of the potential mechanisms behind this phenomenon can be mediated by Alu mobile genomic elements. Linking mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to the general mechanisms of genome stability and DNA repair is critical to ensure the rationalized choice of anti-cancer therapy. Accordingly, we review the literature available on the mechanisms of DNA damage repair where these proteins are involved, and how the inactivating mutations in these genes (BRCAness) can be exploited in anti-cancer therapy. We also discuss a hypothesis explaining why breast and ovarian epithelial tissues are preferentially susceptible to mutations in BRCA genes. Finally, we discuss prospective novel therapeutic approaches for treating BRCAness cancers.
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- Anna P. Loboda
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Phystech School of Biological and Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Phystech School of Biological and Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Group of Cross-Linking Enzymes, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia
- Group of Cross-Linking Enzymes, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products, 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: (N.B.P.); (N.A.B.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia
- School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products, 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Cytology, Tikhoretsky ave 4, 194064 St-Petersburg, Russia
- Correspondence: (N.B.P.); (N.A.B.)
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Cabarcas-Petroski S, Olshefsky G, Schramm L. BDP1 as a biomarker in serous ovarian cancer. Cancer Med 2023; 12:6401-6418. [PMID: 36305848 PMCID: PMC10028122 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND TFIIIB, an RNA polymerase III specific transcription factor has been found to be deregulated in human cancers with much of the research focused on the TBP, BRF1, and BRF2 subunits. To date, the TFIIIB specific subunit BDP1 has not been investigated in ovarian cancer but has previously been shown to be deregulated in neuroblastoma, breast cancer, and Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. RESULTS Using in silico analysis of clinically derived platforms, we report a decreased BDP1 expression as a result of deletion in serous ovarian cancer and a correlation with higher and advanced ovarian stages. Further analysis in the context of TP53 mutations, a major contributor to ovarian tumorigenesis, suggests that high BDP1 expression is unfavorable for overall survival and high BDP1 expression occurs in stages 2, 3 and 4 serous ovarian cancer. Additionally, high BDP1 expression is disadvantageous and unfavorable for progression-free survival. Lastly, BDP1 expression significantly decreased in patients treated with first-line chemotherapy, platin and taxane, at twelve-month relapse-free survival. CONCLUSIONS Taken together with a ROC analysis, the data suggest BDP1 could be of clinical relevance as a predictive biomarker in serous ovarian cancer. Lastly, this study further demonstrates that both the over- and under expression of BDP1 warrants further investigation and suggests BDP1 may exhibit dual function in the context of tumorigenesis.
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- Biology Department, St. John's University, Queens, New York, USA
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Hollis RL. Molecular characteristics and clinical behaviour of epithelial ovarian cancers. Cancer Lett 2023; 555:216057. [PMID: 36627048 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ovarian carcinoma (OC) is an umbrella term for multiple distinct diseases (histotypes), each with their own developmental origins, clinical behaviour and molecular profile. Accordingly, OC management is progressing away from a one-size-fits all approach, toward more molecularly-driven, histotype-specific management strategies. Our knowledge of driver events in high grade serous OC, the most common histotype, has led to major advances in treatments, including PARP inhibitor use. However, these agents are not suitable for all patients, most notably for many of those with rare OC histotypes. Identification of additional targeted therapeutic strategies will require a detailed understanding of the molecular landscape in each OC histotype. Until recently, tumour profiling studies in rare histotypes were sparse; however, significant advances have been made over the last decade. In particular, reports of genomic characterisation in endometrioid, clear cell, mucinous and low grade serous OC have significantly expanded our understanding of mutational events in these tumour types. Nonetheless, substantial knowledge gaps remain. This review summarises our current understanding of each histotype, highlighting recent advances in these unique diseases and outlining immediate research priorities for accelerating progress toward improving patient outcomes.
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- Robert L Hollis
- Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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Bak S, Hong JY, Lee JW, Im S, Park DC. Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary accompanied by transition of a mucinous borderline ovarian tumor. J Int Med Res 2023; 51:3000605221098177. [PMID: 36734245 PMCID: PMC9900659 DOI: 10.1177/03000605221098177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This report describes a woman with a rare primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary accompanied by transition of a mucinous borderline ovarian tumor. A woman in her late 40s was referred for abdominal discomfort, which worsened during defecation. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed a multiloculated cystic lesion in the left adnexa measuring approximately 7.5 × 9.5 × 7.0 cm. An intraoperatively obtained frozen biopsy sample of the mass in the left ovary was positive for malignancy, resulting in a surgical staging operation. The tumor was composed of squamous cell carcinoma and mucinous borderline tumor. There was no evidence of capsular invasion or invasion of other internal organs, including pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes (0/41). Immunohistochemistry showed that the tumor was diffusely positive for cytokeratin 7, cytokeratin 20, Ki-67, and P40 but negative for P16. After a debulking operation, the patient has been monitored regularly without adjuvant therapy owing to final surgical staging of the tumor as stage IA.
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- Seungeun Bak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul Saint Mary's
Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Vincent's
Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Vincent's
Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Hospital Pathology, Saint Vincent's Hospital, The
Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Vincent's
Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea,Dong Choon Park, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Saint Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 93
Jungbu-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16247, South Korea.
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Mirzaoglu M, Yavuzkir S, Mirzaoglu C, Yurt N, Dagli AF, Ozcan Yildirim S, Sahin İ, Aydin S. Use of asprosin and subfatin for differential diagnosis of serous ovarian tumors. Biotech Histochem 2023; 98:140-146. [PMID: 36281766 DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2022.2135763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Asprosin (ASP) and subfatin are hormones that regulate glucose metabolism. The role of ASP and subfatin in serous ovarian tumors has not been investigated. We investigated the expression of subfatin and asprosin in 30 serous benign, 30 serous borderline, 30 malignant and 30 control ovarian tissues. We investigated ASP and subfatin immunoreactivity and quantification was achieved using an ELISA method. ASP and subfatin were localized in the epithelial parts of normal ovarian tissues; however, in cancer tissues, immunoreactivity was detected in the parenchymal areas. Biochemical analysis of ovarian tissues revealed significantly decreased ASP and subfatin compared to the control. We propose that ASP and subfatin are promising candidates for biomarkers to distinguish serous benign, serous borderline and malignant ovarian cancers.
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- Miyase Mirzaoglu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Health Science University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Medical School, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Firat Hormones Research Group, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Firat Hormones Research Group, Medical School, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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Li J, Li X, Ma J, Wang F, Cui S, Ye Z. Computed tomography-based radiomics machine learning classifiers to differentiate type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancers. Eur Radiol 2022:10.1007/s00330-022-09318-w. [PMID: 36515713 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09318-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare computed tomography (CT)-based radiomics for preoperatively differentiating type I and II epithelial ovarian cancers (EOCs) using different machine learning classifiers and to construct and validate the best diagnostic model. METHODS A total of 470 patients with EOCs were included retrospectively. Patients were divided into a training dataset (N = 329) and a test dataset (N = 141). A total of 1316 radiomics features were extracted from the portal venous phase of contrast-enhanced CT images for each patient, followed by dimension reduction of the features. The support vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbor (KNN), random forest (RF), naïve Bayes (NB), logistic regression (LR), and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) classifiers were trained to obtain the radiomics signatures. The performance of each radiomics signature was evaluated and compared by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and relative standard deviation (RSD). The best radiomics signature was selected and combined with clinical and radiological features to establish a combined model. The diagnostic value of the combined model was assessed. RESULTS The LR-based radiomics signature performed well in the test dataset, with an AUC of 0.879 and an accuracy of 0.773. The combined model performed best in both the training and test datasets, with AUCs of 0.900 and 0.934 and accuracies of 0.848 and 0.823, respectively. CONCLUSION The combined model showed the best diagnostic performance for distinguishing between type I and II EOCs preoperatively. Therefore, it can be a useful tool for clinical individualized EOC classification. KEY POINTS • Radiomics features extracted from computed tomography (CT) could be used to differentiate type I and II epithelial ovarian cancers (EOCs). • Machine learning can improve the performance of differentiating type I and II EOCs. • The combined model exhibited the best diagnostic capability over the other models in both the training and test datasets.
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- Jiaojiao Li
- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, No. 12, Changqing Road, Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou, 075000, China
- Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhuxi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhuxi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhuxi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhuxi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, No. 12, Changqing Road, Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou, 075000, China.
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- Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Huanhuxi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300060, China.
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Mazidimoradi A, Momenimovahed Z, Allahqoli L, Tiznobaik A, Hajinasab N, Salehiniya H, Alkatout I. The global, regional and national epidemiology, incidence, mortality, and burden of ovarian cancer. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e936. [PMID: 36439044 PMCID: PMC9682200 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.936] [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: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate among gynecological malignancies and is associated with poor prognosis. Since the accurate assessment of the global burden along with the trend of cancers contributes to the development of policies, this study aimed to explain the incidence, mortality, and burden of ovarian cancer using the global burden of disease (GBD) 2019 study. Methods Epidemiological data have been collected from the study of the GBD 2019. Data were extracted globally for 204 countries and groups based on a socio-demographic index (SDI), WHO regions, continents, World Bank regions, and 22 GBD regions. Results In 2019, a total of 294,422 new cases of ovarian cancer were reported. The highest age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) was reported in areas with higher SDI, World high-income countries, continental Europe, and then America. In GBD regions, the highest age-standardized incidence is in Central Europe. In 2019, a total of 198,412 deaths due to ovarian cancer were reported. The highest ASR death is related to countries with high SDI and the World Bank high-income countries. In 2019, adjusted years of life with disabilities (DALYs) due to ovarian cancer were reported to be 5,359,737, of which 5,205,660 were related to lost years of life (YLLs), and 154,077 were related to years of life with disabilities (YLDs). Conclusions In 2019, the highest age-standardized incidence of ovarian cancer, ASR death, and DALYs ASR belong to the high SDI countries. Designing interventions based on risk factors as well as providing preventive approaches to reduce the risk of this cancer, improving the treatment of ovarian cancer, and using appropriate and invasive treatments are recommended.
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- Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mother and Child Care Research Center, School of Nursing and MidwiferyHamadan University of Medical SciencesHamadanIran
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- Student Research CommitteeIran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS)TehranIran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research CenterBirjand University of Medical SciencesBirjandIran
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- Kiel School of Gynaecological Endoscopy, University Hospitals Schleswig‐HolsteinKielGermany
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Expression of DNA Methyltransferase 3B Isoforms Is Associated with DNA Satellite 2 Hypomethylation and Clinical Prognosis in Advanced High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232112759. [PMID: 36361550 PMCID: PMC9654283 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232112759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Alterations in DNA methylation are critical for the carcinogenesis of ovarian tumors, especially ovarian carcinoma (OC). DNMT3B, a de novo DNA methyltransferase (DNMT), encodes for fifteen spliced protein products or isoforms. DNMT3B isoforms lack exons for the catalytic domain, with functional consequences on catalytic activity. Abnormal expression of DNMT3B isoforms is frequently observed in several types of cancer, such as breast, lung, kidney, gastric, liver, skin, leukemia, and sarcoma. However, the expression patterns and consequences of DNMT3B isoforms in OC are unknown. In this study, we analyzed each DNMT and DNMT3B isoforms expression by qPCR in 63 OC samples and their association with disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), and tumor progression. We included OC patients with the main histological subtypes of EOC and patients in all the disease stages and found that DNMTs were overexpressed in advanced stages (p-value < 0.05) and high-grade OC (p-value < 0.05). Remarkably, we found DNMT3B1 overexpression in advanced stages (p-value = 0.0251) and high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) (p-value = 0.0313), and DNMT3B3 was overexpressed in advanced stages (p-value = 0.0098) and high-grade (p-value = 0.0004) serous ovarian carcinoma (SOC). Finally, we observed that overexpression of DNMT3B isoforms was associated with poor prognosis in OC and SOC. DNMT3B3 was also associated with FDS (p-value = 0.017) and OS (p-value = 0.038) in SOC patients. In addition, the ovarian carcinoma cell lines OVCAR3 and SKOV3 also overexpress DNMT3B3. Interestingly, exogenous overexpression of DNMT3B3 in OVCAR3 causes demethylation of satellite 2 sequences in the pericentromeric region. In summary, our results suggest that DNMT3B3 expression is altered in OC.
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A Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting Nectin-2 Suppresses Ovarian Cancer Progression in Mouse Xenograft Models. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012358. [PMID: 36293219 PMCID: PMC9604294 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer, followed by front line is mostly platinum agents and PARP inhibitors, and very limited option in later lines. Therefore, there is a need for alternative therapeutic options. Nectin-2, which is overexpressed in ovarian cancer, is a known immune checkpoint that deregulates immune cell function. In this study, we generated a novel anti-nectin-2 antibody (chimeric 12G1, c12G1), and further characterized it using epitope mapping, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, surface plasmon resonance, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and internalization assays. The c12G1 antibody specifically bound to the C2 domain of human nectin-2 with high affinity (KD = 2.90 × 10-10 M), but not to mouse nectin-2. We then generated an antibody-drug conjugate comprising the c12G1 antibody conjugated to DM1 and investigated its cytotoxic effects against cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. c12G1-DM1 induced cell cycle arrest at the mitotic phase in nectin-2-positive ovarian cancer cells, but not in nectin-2-negative cancer cells. c12G1-DM1 induced ~100-fold cytotoxicity in ovarian cancer cells, with an IC50 in the range of 0.1 nM~7.4 nM, compared to normal IgG-DM1. In addition, c12G1-DM1 showed ~91% tumor growth inhibition in mouse xenograft models transplanted with OV-90 cells. These results suggest that c12G1-DM1 could be used as a potential therapeutic agent against nectin-2-positive ovarian cancers.
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Hoare JI, Hockings H, Saxena J, Silva VL, Haughey MJ, Wood GE, Nicolini F, Mirza H, McNeish IA, Huang W, Maniati E, Graham TA, Lockley M. A novel cell line panel reveals non-genetic mediators of platinum resistance and phenotypic diversity in high grade serous ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2022; 167:96-106. [PMID: 35918200 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Resistance to cancer therapy is an enduring challenge and accurate and reliable preclinical models are lacking. We interrogated this unmet need using high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) as a disease model. METHODS We created five in vitro and two in vivo platinum-resistant HGSC models and characterised the entire cell panel via whole genome sequencing, RNASeq and creation of intraperitoneal models. RESULTS Mutational signature analysis indicated that platinum-resistant cell lines evolved from a pre-existing ancestral clone but a unifying mutational cause for drug resistance was not identified. However, cisplatin-resistant and carboplatin-resistant cells evolved recurrent changes in gene expression that significantly overlapped with independent samples obtained from multiple patients with relapsed HGSC. Gene Ontology Biological Pathways (GOBP) related to the tumour microenvironment, particularly the extracellular matrix, were repeatedly enriched in cisplatin-resistant cells, carboplatin-resistant cells and also in human resistant/refractory samples. The majority of significantly over-represented GOBP however, evolved uniquely in either cisplatin- or carboplatin-resistant cell lines resulting in diverse intraperitoneal behaviours that reflect different clinical manifestations of relapsed human HGSC. CONCLUSIONS Our clinically relevant and usable models reveal a key role for non-genetic factors in the evolution of chemotherapy resistance. Biological pathways relevant to the extracellular matrix were repeatedly expressed by resistant cancer cells in multiple settings. This suggests that recurrent gene expression changes provide a fitness advantage during platinum therapy and also that cancer cell-intrinsic mechanisms influence the tumour microenvironment during the evolution of drug resistance. Candidate genes and pathways identified here could reveal therapeutic opportunities in platinum-resistant HGSC.
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- J I Hoare
- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Bioinformatics Core Service, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genomics and Computational Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genomics and Computational Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Cancer Services, University College London Hospital, London, London, UK.
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Ghose A, Bolina A, Mahajan I, Raza SA, Clarke M, Pal A, Sanchez E, Rallis KS, Boussios S. Hereditary Ovarian Cancer: Towards a Cost-Effective Prevention Strategy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191912057. [PMID: 36231355 PMCID: PMC9565024 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynaecological malignancy. The search for a widely affordable and accessible screening strategy to reduce mortality from OC is still ongoing. This coupled with the late-stage presentation and poor prognosis harbours significant health-economic implications. OC is also the most heritable of all cancers, with an estimated 25% of cases having a hereditary predisposition. Advancements in technology have detected multiple mutations, with the majority affecting the BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 genes. Women with BRCA mutations are at a significantly increased lifetime risk of developing OC, often presenting with a high-grade serous pathology, which is associated with higher mortality due to its aggressive characteristic. Therefore, a targeted, cost-effective approach to prevention is paramount to improve clinical outcomes and mortality. Current guidelines offer multiple preventive strategies for individuals with hereditary OC (HOC), including genetic counselling to identify the high-risk women and risk-reducing interventions (RRI), such as surgical management or chemoprophylaxis through contraceptive medications. Evidence for sporadic OC is abundant as compared to the existing dearth in the hereditary subgroup. Hence, our review article narrates an overview of HOC and explores the RRI developed over the years. It attempts to compare the cost effectiveness of these strategies with women of the general population in order to answer the crucial question: what is the most prudent clinically and economically effective strategy for prevention amongst high-risk women?
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- Aruni Ghose
- Department of Medical Oncology, Barts Cancer Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London E1 1BB, UK
- Department of Medical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, London SG1 4AB, UK
- Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Gillingham ME7 5NY, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool CH63 4JY, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai 600001, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London E1 1BB, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, IQ City Medical College and Narayana Hospital, Durgapur 713206, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Gillingham ME7 5NY, UK
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- Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Gillingham ME7 5NY, UK
- Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
- AELIA Organization, 9th Km Thessaloniki—Thermi, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Rab11a promotes the malignant progression of ovarian cancer by inducing autophagy. Genes Genomics 2022; 44:1375-1384. [PMID: 36125654 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-022-01314-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rab11a is a novel identified tumorigenic factor involved in different cancers. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the biological function of Rab11a in ovarian cancer (OC). METHODS GEPIA database and real-time PCR were used to determine Rab11a expression in OC tissues and normal ovarian tissues. CCK-8, cell cycle, wound healing, transwell, and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay were used to detect the effects of Rab11a knockdown or overexpression on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of OC cells. Western blot analysis of autophagy-related markers and immunofluorescence staining of LC3 were performed to determine autophagy induction in Rab11a-silenced or overexpressed OC cells. Moreover, autophagy inhibitor 3-MA was employed to clarify the effects of Rab11a-regulated autophagy on the malignant phenotypes of OC cells. RESULTS The mRNA level of Rab11a was increased in tumor tissues from OC patients as compared to the normal ovarian tissues. Knockdown of Rab11a in OVCAR-3 cells inhibited the growth of OC cells and led to cell cycle arrest, accompanied by reduced expression of PCNA and Cyclin D1. Rab11a deficiency suppressed migration and invasion of OC cells, accompanied by decreased secretion of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Silence of Rab11a impeded autophagy induction, as evidenced by decreased LC3 puncta formation, reduced abundance of LC3II and Beclin1, and increased p62 protein expression. In contrast, the ectopic expression of Rab11a in A2780 cells exerted opposite effects. Interestingly, autophagy inhibitor 3-MA abolished the effects of Rab11a overexpression on autophagy, proliferation, migration, and invasion. CONCLUSIONS Rab11a promotes the malignant phenotypes of OC cells by inducing autophagy.
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Bound NT, Vandenberg CJ, Kartikasari AER, Plebanski M, Scott CL. Improving PARP inhibitor efficacy in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: A focus on the immune system. Front Genet 2022; 13:886170. [PMID: 36159999 PMCID: PMC9505691 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.886170] [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: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is a genomically unstable malignancy responsible for over 70% of all deaths due to ovarian cancer. With roughly 50% of all HGSOC harboring defects in the homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair pathway (e.g., BRCA1/2 mutations), the introduction of poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) has dramatically improved outcomes for women with HR defective HGSOC. By blocking the repair of single-stranded DNA damage in cancer cells already lacking high-fidelity HR pathways, PARPi causes the accumulation of double-stranded DNA breaks, leading to cell death. Thus, this synthetic lethality results in PARPi selectively targeting cancer cells, resulting in impressive efficacy. Despite this, resistance to PARPi commonly develops through diverse mechanisms, such as the acquisition of secondary BRCA1/2 mutations. Perhaps less well documented is that PARPi can impact both the tumour microenvironment and the immune response, through upregulation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, upregulation of immune checkpoints such as PD-L1, and by stimulating the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Whilst targeted immunotherapies have not yet found their place in the clinic for HGSOC, the evidence above, as well as ongoing studies exploring the synergistic effects of PARPi with immune agents, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, suggests potential for targeting the immune response in HGSOC. Additionally, combining PARPi with epigenetic-modulating drugs may improve PARPi efficacy, by inducing a BRCA-defective phenotype to sensitise resistant cancer cells to PARPi. Finally, invigorating an immune response during PARPi therapy may engage anti-cancer immune responses that potentiate efficacy and mitigate the development of PARPi resistance. Here, we will review the emerging PARPi literature with a focus on PARPi effects on the immune response in HGSOC, as well as the potential of epigenetic combination therapies. We highlight the potential of transforming HGSOC from a lethal to a chronic disease and increasing the likelihood of cure.
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- Nirashaa T. Bound
- Cancer Biology and Stem Cells, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Cancer Ageing and Vaccines (CAVA), Translational Immunology & Nanotechnology Research Program, School of Health & Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Biology and Stem Cells, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Ageing and Vaccines (CAVA), Translational Immunology & Nanotechnology Research Program, School of Health & Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Ageing and Vaccines (CAVA), Translational Immunology & Nanotechnology Research Program, School of Health & Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Cancer Biology and Stem Cells, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Tanaka T, Takehara K, Yamashita N, Okazawa-Sakai M, Kuraoka K, Teramoto N, Taguchi K, Yamashiro K, Kato H, Mizunoe T, Suzuki R, Yamamoto D, Ueki A, Saito T. Frequency and clinical features of deficient mismatch repair in ovarian clear cell and endometrioid carcinoma. J Gynecol Oncol 2022; 33:e67. [PMID: 36032025 PMCID: PMC9428302 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2022.33.e67] [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: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective To clarify the frequency of deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) in Japanese ovarian cancer patients, we examined microsatellite instability (MSI) status and immunohistochemistry (IHC) subtypes, including endometrioid carcinoma (EMC), clear cell carcinoma (CCC), or a mixture of both (Mix). Methods We registered 390 patients who were diagnosed with EMC/CCC/Mix between 2006 and 2015 and treated at seven participating facilities. For 339 patients confirmed eligible by the Central Pathological Review Board, MSI, IHC, and MutL homolog 1 methylation analyses were conducted. The tissues of patients with Lynch syndrome (LS)-related cancer histories, such as colorectal and endometrial cancer, were also investigated. Results MSI-high (MSI-H) status was observed in 2/217 CCC (0.9%), 10/115 EMC (8.7%), and 1/4 Mix (25%). Additionally, loss of MMR protein expression (LoE-MMR) was observed in 5/219 (2.3%), 16/115 (14.0%), and 1/4 (25%) patients with CCC, EMC, and Mix, respectively. Both MSI-H and LoE-MMR were found significantly more often in EMC (p<0.001). The median (range) ages of patients with MMR expression and LoE-MMR were 54 (30–90) and 46 (22–76) (p=0.002), respectively. In the multivariate analysis, advanced stage and histological type were identified as prognostic factors. Conclusion The dMMR rate for EMC/CCC was similar to that reported in Western countries. In Japan, it is assumed that the dMMR frequency is higher because of the increased proportion of CCC. The deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) rate in Japanese patients is currently unknown. This study determined the frequency of dMMR in Japanese ovarian cancer patients. The dMMR rate was similar to that reported in Western countries. We identified potential criteria for implementing microsatellite instability and immunohistochemistry analyses in Lynch syndrome screening.
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- Tamaki Tanaka
- Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Kagawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kida, Japan.,Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Kure, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Kure, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Defense Medical Collage Hospital, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology, National Hospital Organization Fukuyama Medical Center, Fukuyama, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genetic Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gynecology Service, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shah VI, McCluggage WG. Clinical utility of pathology data: endometrial and tubo-ovarian carcinomas. Clin Mol Pathol 2022; 75:529-536. [PMID: 35853653 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2022-208207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Cancer resection specimens are usually reported using standardised proformas that consist of a list of elements, which include core (required) and non-core (recommended) items. Although all elements are generally included in the reports, the clinical importance of a particular parameter often depends on a variety of factors, including the clinical setting, local management guidelines and other pathological parameters. In this review, we briefly outline how histopathology data are used to guide management of patients with endometrial and tubo-ovarian cancers, the most common gynaecological malignancies, and provide advice as to which data elements are important in particular scenarios.
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals and Dental Hospital Health and Social Services Trust, Belfast, UK
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The Role of ATR Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer: Investigating Predictive Biomarkers of Response. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152361. [PMID: 35954206 PMCID: PMC9367423 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad-3 related kinase (ATR) signals DNA lesions and replication stress (RS) to the S and G2/M checkpoints and DNA repair pathways making it a promising target to exploit the dysregulated DNA damage response in cancer. ATR inhibitors (ATRi) are under clinical investigation as monotherapy and in combination with other anticancer agents. Molecular determinants of sensitivity to ATRi are common in ovarian cancer, suggesting the therapeutic potential of ATRi. We investigated the cytotoxicity of the ATRi, VE-821, in a panel of human ovarian cancer cell lines. High grade serous (HGS) cell lines were significantly more sensitive to VE-821 than non-HGS (p ≤ 0.0001) but previously identified determinants of sensitivity (TP53, ATM and BRCA1) were not predictive. Only low RAD51 (p = 0.041), TopBP1 (p = 0.026) and APOBEC3B (p = 0.015) protein expression were associated with increased VE-821 sensitivity. HGS cells had increased levels of RS (pRPASer4/8 and γH2AX nuclear immunofluorescence), and elevated RS predicted sensitivity to VE-821 independently of the cell line subtype. These data suggest that functional assessment of RS biomarkers may be a better predictive biomarker of ATRi response than any single aberrant gene in ovarian cancer and potentially other cancers.
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Zhang S, Zhu L, Gao Y. An efficient deep equilibrium model for medical image segmentation. Comput Biol Med 2022; 148:105831. [PMID: 35849947 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105831] [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: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In this paper, we propose an effective method that takes the advantages of classical methods and deep learning technology for medical image segmentation through modeling the neural network as a fixed point iteration seeking for system equilibrium by adding a feedback loop. In particular, the nuclear segmentation of medical image is used as an example to demonstrate the proposed method where it can successfully complete the challenge of segmenting nuclei from cells in different histopathological images. Specifically, the nuclei segmentation is formulated as a dynamic process to search for the system equilibrium. Starting from an initial segmentation generated either by a classic algorithm or pre-trained deep learning model, a sequence of segmentation output is created and combined with the original image to dynamically drive the segmentation towards the expected value. This dynamical extension to neural networks requires little extra change on the backbone deep neural network while it significantly increased model accuracy, generalizability, and stability as demonstrated by intensive experimental results from pathological images of different tissue types across different open datasets.
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- Sai Zhang
- The School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shen zhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- An Individual Researcher, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China.
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- The School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shen zhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Hematological Malignancies, Shenzhen 518060, China; Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen 518060, China; Pengcheng Laboratory, Shenzhen 518066, China.
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Nanthamongkolkul K, Wattanapaisal P, Boonyapipat S, Suphasynth Y, Pichatechaiyoot A, Geater AF, Kayasut K, Peeyananjarassri K. Appendiceal tumors in patients undergoing primary surgery for mucinous ovarian tumors in a tertiary hospital, in Southern Thailand. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:657-662. [PMID: 35779917 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2022.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of appendiceal tumors in patients diagnosed with mucinous ovarian tumors and to determine factors associated with coexisting appendiceal tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of all patients who were diagnosed with mucinous ovarian tumors and underwent an appendectomy during surgery between January 2002 and June 2017 was performed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify risk factors for coexisting appendiceal tumors. RESULTS A total of 303 patients with mucinous ovarian tumors who underwent appendectomy were identified, including 77 (25.4%) mucinous cystadenoma and 226 (74.6%) mucinous borderline tumor or carcinoma. Twenty-one (6.9%) had coexisting appendiceal tumors including 8 that were primary appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinomas, 6 low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms, 6 secondary appendiceal metastasis from the ovary, and one hyperplastic polyp. None of mucinous cystadenoma had coexisting appendiceal tumors. Multivariate analysis revealed advanced age ≥50 years, previous rupture of ovarian tumors, abdominal extension of tumors, and grossly abnormal appendix were independent factors for coexisting appendiceal tumors. CONCLUSION Prevalence of coexisting appendiceal tumors in mucinous ovarian tumors was not uncommon. The risk factors were grossly abnormal appendix, abdominal extension of tumor, previous rupture of ovarian tumors, and advanced age.
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- Kulisara Nanthamongkolkul
- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
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Zhang L, Zhao X, Chu H, Zhao H, Lai X, Li J, Lv T. Serum Free Fatty Acids and G-Coupled Protein Receptors Are Associated With the Prognosis of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:777367. [PMID: 35785152 PMCID: PMC9248204 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.777367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Purpose Fatty acid metabolism plays key role in cancer development, and free fatty acid receptors (FFARs) are involved in many cancers. However, the correlation between serum free fatty acids (FFAs)/FFARs levels and ovarian cancer (OC) prognosis remains largely unclear. Methods A retrospective review of 534 primary OC patients and 1049 women with benign ovarian tumors was performed. Serum FFA levels data were extracted from the electronic medical record system. Repeated FFA results of 101 OC patients treated with standard chemotherapy were collected. The effects of FFAs on cells migration were evaluated in OC cell lines by Transwell assay. Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) was used to compare FFAR mRNA expression levels in cancer and noncancer tissues. Kaplan-Meier (KM) plotter was employed to analyze their prognostic values. SPSS 23.0 and Graphpad prism 7.0 software was used for analysis and graph construction. Results FFA levels in the serum of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) women were higher than in women with benign ovarian tumors independent of pathology, tumor stage,and grade. FFA levels decreased gradually after chemotherapy. FFAs enhanced the migration of OVCAR3 cells. FFAR1 mRNA expression was lower in OC cells than in control cells. FFAR3 was related to a better prognosis, and FFAR4 was related to poor prognosis in TP-53wild-type and mutated type OC, while FFAR1 and FFAR2 were related to a better prognosis in TP53 wild-type OC but FFAR2 was related to a poor prognosis in TP53-mutant OC. Conclusion The FFA levels are increased in OC and decreased with chemotherapy. High expression of FFARs was related to the prognosis of OC. The prognostic value of different FFARs differs depending on whether it is a TP53 wild or TP53 mutant ovarian cancer.Targeting FFARs may be an attractive treatment strategy for EOC.
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- Lili Zhang
- Department of Nutrition, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gynaecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Nutrition, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Teng Lv,
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Hollis RL, Croy I, Churchman M, Bartos C, Rye T, Gourley C, Herrington CS. Ovarian carcinosarcoma is a distinct form of ovarian cancer with poorer survival compared to tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2022; 127:1034-1042. [PMID: 35715633 PMCID: PMC9470739 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01874-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background Ovarian carcinosarcoma (OCS) is an uncommon, biphasic and highly aggressive ovarian cancer type, which has received relatively little research attention. Methods We curated the largest pathologically confirmed OCS cohort to date, performing detailed histopathological characterisation, analysis of features associated with survival and comparison against high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC). Results Eighty-two OCS patients were identified; overall survival was poor (median 12.7 months). In all, 79% demonstrated epithelial components of high-grade serous (HGS) type, while 21% were endometrioid. Heterologous elements were common (chondrosarcoma in 32%, rhabdomyosarcoma in 21%, liposarcoma in 2%); chondrosarcoma was more frequent in OCS with endometrioid carcinomatous components. Earlier stage, complete resection and platinum-containing adjuvant chemotherapy were associated with prolonged survival; however, risk of relapse and mortality was high across all patient groups. Histological subclassification did not identify subgroups with distinct survival. Compared to HGSOC, OCS patients were older (P < 0.0001), more likely to be FIGO stage I (P = 0.025), demonstrated lower chemotherapy response rate (P = 0.001) and had significantly poorer survival (P < 0.0001). Conclusion OCS represents a distinct, highly lethal form of ovarian cancer for which new treatment strategies are urgently needed. Histological subclassification does not identify patient subgroups with distinct survival. Aggressive adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered for all cases, including those with early-stage disease.
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- Robert L Hollis
- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- The Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Rashid S, Arafah MA, Akhtar M. The Many Faces of Serous Neoplasms and Related Lesions of the Female Pelvis: A Review. Adv Anat Pathol 2022; 29:154-167. [PMID: 35180738 PMCID: PMC8989637 DOI: 10.1097/pap.0000000000000334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ovarian serous tumors and related lesions are one of the most common conditions of the female genital tract. While ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma carries high mortality and adverse prognosis, most other serous lesions have better clinical behavior. In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the nature and histogenesis of these lesions that has contributed to better and more precise clinical management. Most of the high-grade serous carcinomas involve the ovaries and/or peritoneum, although in most cases, their origin seems to be in the fallopian tube. This view is supported by the recognition of precursor lesions in the fallopian tube, such as p53 signature and serous tubular in situ carcinoma. This paper presents salient morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular data related to serous tumors and related lesions of the female pelvis and discusses the histogenetic interrelationship among these lesions in light of current knowledge.
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- Sameera Rashid
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Stopa BM, Cuoco JA, Adhikari S, Grider DJ, Rogers CM, Marvin EA. Iatrogenic Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Following Craniotomy for Resection of Metastatic Serous Ovarian Carcinoma: A Systematic Literature Review and Case Report. Front Surg 2022; 9:850050. [PMID: 35548192 PMCID: PMC9082594 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.850050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Metastasis of ovarian carcinoma to the central nervous system occurs in <2% of cases and classically localizes within the brain parenchyma. Moreover, leptomeningeal spread of these tumors is an exceedingly rare phenomenon. Here, we conduct a systematic review of the current literature on the natural history, treatment options, and proposed pathogenic mechanisms of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in ovarian carcinoma. We also report a case of a 67-year-old female with stage IV metastatic ovarian serous carcinoma initially confined to the peritoneal cavity with a stable disease burden over the course of three years. Follow-up imaging demonstrated an intracranial lesion, which was resected via craniotomy, and pathology was consistent with the original diagnosis. Three months after surgery, she developed rapidly progressive dizziness, generalized weakness, fatigue, and ataxia. Repeat MRI demonstrated interval development of extensive and diffusely enhancing dural nodularity, numerous avidly enhancing supratentorial and infratentorial lesions, enhancement of the bilateral trigeminal nerves, internal auditory canals, and exit wound from the surgical site into the posterior aspect of the right-sided neck musculature consistent with diffuse leptomeningeal dissemination. The present case highlights that leptomeningeal dissemination of ovarian carcinoma is a potential yet rare consequence following surgical resection of an ovarian parenchymal metastasis. Progressive clinical symptomatology that develops postoperatively in this patient population should prompt urgent workup to rule out leptomeningeal disease and an expedited radiation oncology consultation if identified.
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- Brittany M. Stopa
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States
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- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States
- Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, United States
- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States
- Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, United States
- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States
- Dominion Pathology Associates, Roanoke, VA, United States
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- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States
- Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, United States
- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States
- Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, United States
- School of Neuroscience, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States
- *Correspondence: Eric A. Marvin
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Gao J, Jung M, Williams RT, Hui D, Russell AJ, Naim AJ, Kamili A, Clifton M, Bongers A, Mayoh C, Ho G, Scott CL, Jessup W, Haber M, Norris MD, Henderson MJ. Suppression of the ABCA1 Cholesterol Transporter Impairs the Growth and Migration of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14081878. [PMID: 35454786 PMCID: PMC9029800 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14081878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynaecological cancer. Over 80% of cases have already spread at diagnosis, and these patients face a five-year survival rate of 35%. EOC cells often spread to the greater omentum, an abdominal fat pad. Here, EOC cells take-up cholesterols. Excessive amounts of cholesterol are lethal; thus, we proposed that the ABCA1 cholesterol transporter exports cholesterol from serous EOC cells to maintain cholesterol balance. Indeed, we found that reducing the level of ABCA1 could suppress serous EOC growth in two-dimensional as well as three-dimensional cell culture and also hindered their migration, a key process required for cancer spread. We also identified drugs that impair EOC cell growth by inhibiting cholesterol export. Our data demonstrate that disrupting the cholesterol balance by targeting ABCA1 may be an effective treatment strategy for EOC patients. Abstract Background: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynaecological malignancy with over 80% of cases already disseminated at diagnosis and facing a dismal five-year survival rate of 35%. EOC cells often spread to the greater omentum where they take-up cholesterol. Excessive amounts of cholesterol can be cytocidal, suggesting that cholesterol efflux through transporters may be important to maintain homeostasis, and this may explain the observation that high expression of the ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) cholesterol transporter has been associated with poor outcome in EOC patients. Methods: ABCA1 expression was silenced in EOC cells to investigate the effect of inhibiting cholesterol efflux on EOC biology through growth and migration assays, three-dimensional spheroid culture and cholesterol quantification. Results: ABCA1 suppression significantly reduced the growth, motility and colony formation of EOC cell lines as well as the size of EOC spheroids, whilst stimulating expression of ABCA1 reversed these effects. In serous EOC cells, ABCA1 suppression induced accumulation of cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol levels using methyl-B-cyclodextrin rescued the effect of ABCA1 suppression, restoring EOC growth. Furthermore, we identified FDA-approved agents that induced cholesterol accumulation and elicited cytocidal effects in EOC cells. Conclusions: Our data demonstrate the importance of ABCA1 in maintaining cholesterol balance and malignant properties in EOC cells, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target for this disease.
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- Jixuan Gao
- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- Telomere Length Regulation Unit, Children’s Medical Research Institute, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Correspondence:
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Australia Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia; (G.H.); (C.L.S.)
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- Australia Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia; (G.H.); (C.L.S.)
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- ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia;
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- UNSW Centre for Childhood Cancer Research, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Children’s Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.J.); (R.T.W.); (D.H.); (A.J.R.); (A.J.N.); (A.K.); (M.C.); (A.B.); (C.M.); (M.H.); (M.D.N.); (M.J.H.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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de Witte CJ, Kutzera J, van Hoeck A, Nguyen L, Boere IA, Jalving M, Ottevanger PB, van Schaik-van de Mheen C, Stevense M, Kloosterman WP, Zweemer RP, Cuppen E, Witteveen PO. Distinct Genomic Profiles Are Associated with Treatment Response and Survival in Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:1511. [PMID: 35326660 PMCID: PMC8946149 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The majority of patients with ovarian cancer ultimately develop recurrent chemotherapy-resistant disease. Treatment stratification is mainly based on histological subtype and stage, prior response to platinum-based chemotherapy, and time to recurrent disease. Here, we integrated clinical treatment, treatment response, and survival data with whole-genome sequencing profiles of 132 solid tumor biopsies of metastatic epithelial ovarian cancer to explore genome-informed stratification opportunities. Samples from primary and recurrent disease harbored comparable numbers of single nucleotide variants and structural variants. Mutational signatures represented platinum exposure, homologous recombination deficiency, and aging. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering based on genomic input data identified specific ovarian cancer subgroups, characterized by homologous recombination deficiency, genome stability, and duplications. The clusters exhibited distinct response rates and survival probabilities which could thus potentially be used for genome-informed therapy stratification for more personalized ovarian cancer treatment.
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- Chris J. de Witte
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands; (C.J.d.W.); (J.K.); (A.v.H.); (L.N.); (W.P.K.)
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands; (C.J.d.W.); (J.K.); (A.v.H.); (L.N.); (W.P.K.)
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands; (C.J.d.W.); (J.K.); (A.v.H.); (L.N.); (W.P.K.)
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands; (C.J.d.W.); (J.K.); (A.v.H.); (L.N.); (W.P.K.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Amphia Hospital, 4818 CK Breda, The Netherlands;
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands; (C.J.d.W.); (J.K.); (A.v.H.); (L.N.); (W.P.K.)
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Cancer Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands;
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands; (C.J.d.W.); (J.K.); (A.v.H.); (L.N.); (W.P.K.)
- Hartwig Medical Foundation, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The role of the inflammasome and its related pathways in ovarian cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2022; 24:1470-1477. [PMID: 35288840 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-022-02805-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal tumor of the female reproductive tract and one of the most prevalent causes of death among female cancer patients. The absence of suitable procedures for early diagnosis, chemoresistance, and limited surgical debulking are all contributing to poor survival in patients. Despite aggressive treatments, the majority of patients have a recurrence within 16-22 months. Inflammasomes are multimeric protein complexes that play a major role in the innate immune system and inflammation. The overexpression of inflammasome-related pathways, including NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3), Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2), caspase-1, and Interleukin (IL)-1 have been reported in OC patients and in vitro cell lines. Therefore, inflammasome-related genes and protein might have a role in OC pathogenesis. Considering the potential relationship between inflammasome and OC, this study aimed to provide a literature-based review to explain the role of inflammasome and inflammation in cancer progression in OC.
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Morikawa A, Kawabata A, Shirahige K, Akiyama T, Okamoto A, Sutani T. Altered cervicovaginal microbiota in premenopausal ovarian cancer patients. Gene 2022; 811:146083. [PMID: 34856363 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.146083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nearly three hundred thousand female patients are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the world annually, and this number shows an increasing trend. However, characteristic symptoms caused by ovarian cancer are so few that early diagnosis remains challenging, and an effective screening method has not yet been established. Here, we conducted a case-control study in Japan to analyze the association between cervicovaginal microbiome and ovarian cancer, using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Analysis of DNA extracted from cervical smear samples revealed Lactobacillus-dominant and Lactobacillus-deficient, highly-diversified bacterial communities in premenopausal and postmenopausal healthy controls, respectively, as reported for vaginal microbiota previously. We found that cervicovaginal microbiota in ovarian cancer patients, regardless of their menopausal status, were frequently a diversified community and similar to those in healthy subjects at postmenopausal ages. The diverse microbiota was associated with the major histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer, including serous ovarian cancer and ovarian clear cell cancer. The present study implies the potential of a cervicovaginal microbiome biomarker in screening ovarian cancer in premenopausal women.
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- Asuka Morikawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan; Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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- Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
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Are histomorphologic changes in the fimbrial ends more to blame for primary epithelial ovarian carcinomas than initially thought? MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.5472/marumj.1056169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tymon-Rosario J, Adjei NN, Roque DM, Santin AD. Microtubule-Interfering Drugs: Current and Future Roles in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:6239. [PMID: 34944858 PMCID: PMC8699494 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13246239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Taxanes and epothilones are chemotherapeutic agents that ultimately lead to cell death through inhibition of normal microtubular function. This review summarizes the literature demonstrating their current use and potential promise as therapeutic agents in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), as well as putative mechanisms of resistance. Historically, taxanes have become the standard of care in the front-line and recurrent treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer. In the past few years, epothilones (i.e., ixabepilone) have become of interest as they may retain activity in taxane-treated patients since they harbor several features that may overcome mechanisms of taxane resistance. Clinical data now support the use of ixabepilone in the treatment of platinum-resistant or refractory ovarian cancer. Clinical data strongly support the use of microtubule-interfering drugs alone or in combination in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer. Ongoing clinical trials will shed further light into the potential of making these drugs part of current standard practice.
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- Joan Tymon-Rosario
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; (J.T.-R.); (N.N.A.)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; (J.T.-R.); (N.N.A.)
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; (J.T.-R.); (N.N.A.)
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Iyshwarya B, Mohammed V, Veerabathiran R. Genetics of endometriosis and its association with ovarian cancer. GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS CLINICAL MEDICINE 2021; 1:177-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gocm.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Yang SP, Su HL, Chen XB, Hua L, Chen JX, Hu M, Lei J, Wu SG, Zhou J. Long-Term Survival Among Histological Subtypes in Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Population-Based Study Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021; 7:e25976. [PMID: 34787583 PMCID: PMC8663583 DOI: 10.2196/25976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Actual long-term survival rates for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) are rarely reported. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the role of histological subtypes in predicting the prognosis among long-term survivors (≥5 years) of advanced EOC. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of data among patients with stage III-IV EOC diagnosed from 2000 to 2014 using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer data of the United States. We used the chi-square test, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model for the analyses. RESULTS We included 8050 patients in this study, including 6929 (86.1%), 743 (9.2%), 237 (2.9%), and 141 (1.8%) patients with serous, endometrioid, clear cell, and mucinous tumors, respectively. With a median follow-up of 91 months, the most common cause of death was primary ovarian cancer (80.3%), followed by other cancers (8.1%), other causes of death (7.3%), cardiac-related death (3.2%), and nonmalignant pulmonary disease (3.2%). Patients with the serous subtype were more likely to die from primary ovarian cancer, and patients with the mucinous subtype were more likely to die from other cancers and cardiac-related disease. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that patients with endometrioid (hazard ratio [HR] 0.534, P<.001), mucinous (HR 0.454, P<.001), and clear cell (HR 0.563, P<.001) subtypes showed better ovarian cancer-specific survival than those with the serous subtype. Similar results were found regarding overall survival. However, ovarian cancer-specific survival and overall survival were comparable among those with endometrioid, clear cell, and mucinous tumors. CONCLUSIONS Ovarian cancer remains the primary cause of death in long-term ovarian cancer survivors. Moreover, the probability of death was significantly different among those with different histological subtypes. It is important for clinicians to individualize the surveillance program for long-term ovarian cancer survivors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shi-Ping Yang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University), Haikou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University), Haikou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, People's Hospital of Baise, Baise, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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