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Integrative genomics and pathway analysis identified prevalent FA-BRCA pathway alterations in arsenic-associated urinary bladder carcinoma: Chronic arsenic accumulation in cancer tissues hampers the FA-BRCA pathway. Genomics 2020; 112:5055-5065. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analysis of UBE2C in Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092228. [PMID: 31067633 PMCID: PMC6539744 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination is one of the main post-translational modification of proteins. It plays key roles in a broad range of cellular functions, including protein degradation, protein interactions, and subcellular location. In the ubiquitination system, different proteins are involved and their dysregulation can lead to various human diseases, including cancers. By using data available from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases, we here show that the ubiquitin conjugating enzyme, E2C (UBE2C), is overexpressed in all 27 cancers we investigated. UBE2C expression is significantly higher in late-stage tumors, which might indicate its involvement in tumor progression and invasion. This study also revealed that patients with higher UBE2C levels showed a shorter overall survival (OS) time and worse OS prognosis. Moreover, our data show that UBE2C higher-expression leads to worse disease-free survival prognosis (DFS), indicating that UBE2C overexpression correlates with poor clinical outcomes. We also identified genes with positive correlations with UBE2C in several cancers. We found a number of poorly studied genes (family with sequence similarity 72-member D, FAM72D; meiotic nuclear divisions 1, MND1; mitochondrial fission regulator 2, MTFR2; and POC1 centriolar protein A, POC1A) whose expression correlates with UBE2C. These genes might be considered as new targets for cancers therapies since they showed overexpression in several cancers and correlate with worse OS prognosis.
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Long T, Liu Z, Zhou X, Yu S, Tian H, Bao Y. Identification of differentially expressed genes and enriched pathways in lung cancer using bioinformatics analysis. Mol Med Rep 2019; 19:2029-2040. [PMID: 30664219 PMCID: PMC6390056 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.9878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer‑associated mortality worldwide. The aim of the present study was to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and enriched pathways in lung cancer by bioinformatics analysis, and to provide potential targets for diagnosis and treatment. Valid microarray data of 31 pairs of lung cancer tissues and matched normal samples (GSE19804) were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Significance analysis of the gene expression profile was used to identify DEGs between cancer tissues and normal tissues, and a total of 1,970 DEGs, which were significantly enriched in biological processes, were screened. Through the Gene Ontology function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis, 77 KEGG pathways associated with lung cancer were identified, among which the Toll‑like receptor pathway was observed to be important. Protein‑protein interaction network analysis extracted 1,770 nodes and 10,667 edges, and identified 10 genes with key roles in lung cancer with highest degrees, hub centrality and betweenness. Additionally, the module analysis of protein‑protein interactions revealed that 'chemokine signaling pathway', 'cell cycle' and 'pathways in cancer' had a close association with lung cancer. In conclusion, the identified DEGs, particularly the hub genes, strengthen the understanding of the development and progression of lung cancer, and certain genes (including advanced glycosylation end‑product specific receptor and epidermal growth factor receptor) may be used as candidate target molecules to diagnose, monitor and treat lung cancer.
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- Tingting Long
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China
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Audenet F, Retinger C, Chien C, Benfante NE, Bochner BH, Donat SM, Herr HW, Dalbagni G. Is restaging transurethral resection necessary in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and limited lamina propria invasion? Urol Oncol 2017; 35:603.e1-603.e5. [PMID: 28689694 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2017.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the influence of lamina propria invasion type at initial transurethral resection (TUR) on restaging pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed prospectively maintained records of all patients with a high-grade pT1 nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer who underwent both initial and restaging TUR within 6 weeks at our center between 2001 and 2016. The pathology of second TUR specimens was analyzed with regard to the characteristics of lamina propria invasion found at initial resection. RESULTS We included 198 patients, with a median age of 70 years (interquartile range: 63-79). Muscle was present in the initial TUR specimen in 107 patients (54%). Pathology restaging was pT0 in 73 patients (37%), pTis in 44 (22%), pTa in 27 (14%), pT1 in 50 (25%), and pT2 in 4 (2%). Eighty-seven patients (44%) had tumors with minimal lamina propria invasion at initial TUR: 53 specimens (27%) had focal invasion (few malignant cells in the lamina propria); 15 specimens (7.6%) had superficial invasion (invasion of the lamina propria to the level of the muscularis mucosae [T1a]); and 19 specimens (10%) had multifocal superficial invasion (multiple areas of T1a). Of the patients with minimal lamina propria invasion, residual disease was found in 54 patients (62%). However, none of those patients had T2 disease. CONCLUSIONS A significant number of patients with T1 tumors have residual disease at restaging TUR as do patients with minimal lamina propria invasion. The extent of T1 invasion does not eliminate the need for repeat TUR.
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- François Audenet
- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
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Non-invasive prediction of recurrence in bladder cancer by detecting somatic TERT promoter mutations in urine. Br J Cancer 2017; 117:583-587. [PMID: 28683471 PMCID: PMC5558690 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background: Urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) is characterised by a high risk of recurrence. Patient monitoring is currently based on iterative cystoscopy and on urine cytology with low sensitivity in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) is frequently reactivated in UBC by promoter mutations. Methods: We studied whether detection of TERT mutation in urine could be a predictor of UBC recurrence and compared this to cytology/cystoscopy for patient follow-up. A total of 348 patients treated by transurethral bladder resection for UBC were included together with 167 control patients. Results: Overall sensitivity was 80.5% and specificity 89.8%, and was not greatly impacted by inflammation or infection. TERT remaining positive after initial surgery was associated with residual carcinoma in situ. TERT in urine was a reliable and dynamic predictor of recurrence in NMIBC (P<0.0001). In univariate analysis, TERT positive-status after initial surgery increased risk of recurrence by 5.34-fold (P=0.0004). TERT positive-status was still associated with recurrence in the subset of patients with negative cystoscopy (P=0.034). Conclusions: TERT mutations in urine might be helpful for early detection of recurrence in UBC, especially in NMIBC.
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Passoni N, Gayed B, Kapur P, Sagalowsky AI, Shariat SF, Lotan Y. Cell-cycle markers do not improve discrimination of EORTC and CUETO risk models in predicting recurrence and progression of non-muscle-invasive high-grade bladder cancer. Urol Oncol 2016; 34:485.e7-485.e14. [PMID: 27637323 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess if a panel of cell-cycle markers could improve the discrimination of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Spanish Urological Club for Oncological Treatment (CUETO) models in predicting recurrence and progression of high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2007 and January 2012, every patient with high-grade NMIBC treated with transurethral resection of bladder underwent immunohistochemical staining for 5 biomarkers (p21, p27, p53, KI-67, and cyclin E1). We excluded patients who had muscle-insvasive disease, underwent early cystectomy, and those with incomplete follow-up. Kaplan-Meier curves assessed recurrence and progression-free survival. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis assessed the predictive ability of markers after correcting for EORTC or CUETO risk scores. Harrel concordance index assessed for discrimination. RESULTS There were 131 patients with a median follow-up of 31.1 months. Stage was Ta (50%), T1 (44%), and Tis (8%). For 95 patients this was the primary tumor. Intravesical therapy was used in 76% of cases of which 45% had maintenance. Recurrence-free survival rates at 6, 12, and 24 months were 68.9%, 52.1%, and 33.2%, respectively, whereas progression-free survival rate at 6, 12, and 24 months were 93.8%, 88%, and 84.3%, respectively. No differences in survival based on number of altered markers were noted. Biomarker status was neither a significant predictor of recurrence nor progression. Marker alterations marginally improved discrimination of EORTC and CUETO models, which were confirmed to be mediocre. CONCLUSIONS Markers were not significant predictors of recurrence nor progression in patients with high-grade NMIBC and their addition to prediction models is of little benefit.
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- Niccolo Passoni
- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
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- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Chesapeake Urology, Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Chrétien S, Guyeux C, Conesa B, Delage-Mouroux R, Jouvenot M, Huetz P, Descôtes F. A Bregman-proximal point algorithm for robust non-negative matrix factorization with possible missing values and outliers - application to gene expression analysis. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17 Suppl 8:284. [PMID: 27585655 PMCID: PMC5009666 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-1120-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Non-Negative Matrix factorization has become an essential tool for feature extraction in a wide spectrum of applications. In the present work, our objective is to extend the applicability of the method to the case of missing and/or corrupted data due to outliers. Results An essential property for missing data imputation and detection of outliers is that the uncorrupted data matrix is low rank, i.e. has only a small number of degrees of freedom. We devise a new version of the Bregman proximal idea which preserves nonnegativity and mix it with the Augmented Lagrangian approach for simultaneous reconstruction of the features of interest and detection of the outliers using a sparsity promoting ℓ1 penality. Conclusions An application to the analysis of gene expression data of patients with bladder cancer is finally proposed.
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- Stéphane Chrétien
- National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, UK.
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- FEMTO-ST Institute, UMR 6174 CNRS, DISC Computer Science Department, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16, route de Gray, Besançon, 25000, France
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- ISIFC, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 23, rue Alain Savary, Besançon, 25000, France
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- EA 3922/IFR133, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16, route de Gray, Besançon, 25000, France
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- EA 3922/IFR133, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16, route de Gray, Besançon, 25000, France
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- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire Sud, Pavillon 3D, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, Lyon, Cedex 69495, France
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Bartsch G, Mitra AP, Mitra SA, Almal AA, Steven KE, Skinner DG, Fry DW, Lenehan PF, Worzel WP, Cote RJ. Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Algorithms with Gene Expression Profiling to Predict Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder. J Urol 2016; 195:493-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.09.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Georg Bartsch
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Gershman B, Boorjian SA, Hautmann RE. Management of T1 Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: What Do We Know and What Do We Need To Know? Bladder Cancer 2015; 2:1-14. [PMID: 27376120 PMCID: PMC4927848 DOI: 10.3233/blc-150022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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T1 bladder cancer constitutes approximately 25% of incident bladder cancers, and as such carries an important public health impact. Notably, it has a heterogeneous natural history, with large variation in reported oncologic outcomes. Optimal risk-stratification is essential to individualize patient management, targeting those at greatest risk of progression for aggressive therapies such as early cystectomy, while allowing others to safely pursue bladder-preserving approaches including intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerrin (BCG). Current strategies for diagnosis, risk-stratification, and treatment are imperfect, but emerging technologies and molecular approaches represent exciting opportunities to advance clinical paradigms in management of this disease entity.
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Martin-Doyle W, Leow JJ, Orsola A, Chang SL, Bellmunt J. Improving Selection Criteria for Early Cystectomy in High-Grade T1 Bladder Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of 15,215 Patients. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:643-50. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.6967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose High-grade T1 (HGT1) bladder cancer is the highest risk subtype of non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, with highly variable prognosis, poorly understood risk factors, and considerable debate about the role of early cystectomy. We aimed to address these questions through a meta-analysis of outcomes and prognostic factors. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and American Society of Clinical Oncology abstracts were searched for cohort studies in HGT1. We pooled data on recurrence, progression, and cancer-specific survival from 73 studies. Results Five-year rates of recurrence, progression, and cancer-specific survival were 42% (95% CI, 39% to 45%), 21% (95% CI, 18% to 23%), and 87% (95% CI, 85% to 89%), respectively (56 studies, n = 15,215). In the prognostic factor meta-analysis (33 studies, n = 8,880), the highest impact risk factor was depth of invasion (T1b/c) into lamina propria (progression: hazard ratio [HR], 3.34; P < .001; cancer-specific survival: HR, 2.02; P = .001). Several other previously proposed factors also predicted progression and cancer-specific survival (lymphovascular invasion, associated carcinoma in situ, nonuse of bacillus Calmette-Guérin, tumor size > 3 cm, and older age; HRs for progression between 1.32 and 2.88, P ≤ .002; HRs for cancer-specific survival between 1.28 and 2.08, P ≤ .02). Conclusion In this large analysis of outcomes and prognostic factors in HGT1 bladder cancer, deep lamina propria invasion had the largest negative impact, and other previously proposed prognostic factors were also confirmed. These factors should be used for prognostication and patient stratification in future clinical trials, and depth of invasion should be considered for inclusion in TNM staging criteria. This meta-analysis can also help define selection criteria for early cystectomy in HGT1 bladder cancer, particularly for patients with deep lamina propria invasion combined with other risk factors.
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- William Martin-Doyle
- William Martin-Doyle, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Jeffrey J. Leow, Steven L. Chang, and Joaquim Bellmunt, Bladder Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School; Jeffrey J. Leow and Steven L. Chang, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Anna Orsola, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Joaquim Bellmunt, University Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Médiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain
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- William Martin-Doyle, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Jeffrey J. Leow, Steven L. Chang, and Joaquim Bellmunt, Bladder Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School; Jeffrey J. Leow and Steven L. Chang, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Anna Orsola, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Joaquim Bellmunt, University Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Médiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain
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- William Martin-Doyle, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Jeffrey J. Leow, Steven L. Chang, and Joaquim Bellmunt, Bladder Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School; Jeffrey J. Leow and Steven L. Chang, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Anna Orsola, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Joaquim Bellmunt, University Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Médiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain
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- William Martin-Doyle, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Jeffrey J. Leow, Steven L. Chang, and Joaquim Bellmunt, Bladder Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School; Jeffrey J. Leow and Steven L. Chang, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Anna Orsola, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Joaquim Bellmunt, University Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Médiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain
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- William Martin-Doyle, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester; Jeffrey J. Leow, Steven L. Chang, and Joaquim Bellmunt, Bladder Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School; Jeffrey J. Leow and Steven L. Chang, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Anna Orsola, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Joaquim Bellmunt, University Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Médiques, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain
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Orsola A, Werner L, de Torres I, Martin-Doyle W, Raventos CX, Lozano F, Mullane SA, Leow JJ, Barletta JA, Bellmunt J, Morote J. Reexamining treatment of high-grade T1 bladder cancer according to depth of lamina propria invasion: a prospective trial of 200 patients. Br J Cancer 2015; 112:468-74. [PMID: 25535728 PMCID: PMC4453654 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Management of high-grade T1 (HGT1) bladder cancer represents a major challenge. We studied a treatment strategy according to substaging by depth of lamina propria invasion. METHODS In this prospective observational cohort study, patients received initial transurethral resection (TUR), mitomycin-C, and BCG. Subjects with shallower lamina propria invasion (HGT1a) were followed without further surgery, whereas subjects with HGT1b received a second TUR. Association of clinical and histological features with outcomes (primary: progression; secondary: recurrence and cancer-specific survival) was assessed using Cox regression. RESULTS Median age was 71 years; 89.5% were males, with 89 (44.5%) cases T1a and 111 (55.5%) T1b. At median follow-up of 71 months, disease progression was observed in 31 (15.5%) and in univariate analysis, substaging, carcinoma in situ, tumour size, and tumour pattern predicted progression. On multivariate analysis only substaging, associated carcinoma in situ, and tumour size remained significant for progression. CONCLUSIONS In HGT1 bladder cancer, the strategy of performing a second TUR only in T1b cases results in a global low progression rate of 15.5%. Tumours deeply invading the lamina propria (HGT1b) showed a three-fold increase in risk of progression. Substaging should be routinely evaluated, with HGT1b cases being thoroughly evaluated for cystectomy. Inclusion in the TNM system should also be carefully considered.
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- A Orsola
- Department of Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Departments of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Department of Urology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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The promise of novel molecular markers in bladder cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:23897-908. [PMID: 25535079 PMCID: PMC4284796 DOI: 10.3390/ijms151223897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Bladder cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in the US and is associated with the highest cost per patient. A high likelihood of recurrence, mandating stringent surveillance protocols, has made the development of urinary markers a focus of intense pursuit with the hope of decreasing the burden this disease places on patients and the healthcare system. To date, routine use of markers is not recommended for screening or diagnosis. Interests include the development of a single urinary marker that can be used in place of or as an adjunct to current screening and surveillance techniques, as well identifying a molecular signature for an individual’s disease that can help predict progression, prognosis, and potential therapeutic response. Markers have shown potential value in improving diagnostic accuracy when used as an adjunct to current modalities, risk-stratification of patients that could aid the clinician in determining aggressiveness of surveillance, and allowing for a decrease in invasive surveillance procedures. This review discusses the current understanding of emerging biomarkers, including miRNAs, gene signatures and detection of circulating tumor cells in the blood, and their potential clinical value in bladder cancer diagnosis, as prognostic indicators, and surveillance tools, as well as limitations to their incorporation into medical practice.
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