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Otoshi R, Ikeda S, Kaneko T, Sagawa S, Yamada C, Kumagai K, Moriuchi A, Sekine A, Baba T, Ogura T. Treatment Strategies for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Comorbid Respiratory Disease; Interstitial Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Tuberculosis. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1734. [PMID: 38730686 PMCID: PMC11083871 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091734] [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: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are often complicated by other respiratory diseases, including interstitial pneumonia (IP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and the management of which can be problematic. NSCLC patients with IP sometimes develop fatal acute exacerbation induced by pharmacotherapy, and the establishment of a safe treatment strategy is desirable. For advanced NSCLC with IP, carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel is a relatively safe and effective first-line treatment option. Although the safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for these populations remains controversial, ICIs have the potential to provide long-term survival. The severity of COPD is an important prognostic factor in NSCLC patients. Although COPD complications do not necessarily limit treatment options, it is important to select drugs with fewer side effects on the heart and blood vessels as well as the lungs. Active TB is complicated by 2-5% of NSCLC cases during their disease course. Since pharmacotherapy, especially ICIs, reportedly induces the development of TB, the possibility of developing TB should always be kept in mind during NSCLC treatment. To date, there is no coherent review article on NSCLC with these pulmonary complications. This review article summarizes the current evidence and discusses future prospects for treatment strategies for NSCLC patients complicated with IP, severe COPD, and TB.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 6-16-1, Tomioka-higashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0051, Japan; (R.O.); (T.K.); (S.S.); (C.Y.); (K.K.); (A.M.); (A.S.); (T.B.); (T.O.)
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Wang C, Zou RQ, He GZ. Progress in mechanism-based diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis comorbid with tumor. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1344821. [PMID: 38298194 PMCID: PMC10827852 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1344821] [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: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) and tumor, with similarities in immune response and pathogenesis, are diseases that are prone to produce autoimmune stress response to the host immune system. With a symbiotic relationship between the two, TB can facilitate the occurrence and development of tumors, while tumor causes TB reactivation. In this review, we systematically sorted out the incidence trends and influencing factors of TB and tumor, focusing on the potential pathogenesis of TB and tumor, to provide a pathway for the co-pathogenesis of TB comorbid with tumor (TCWT). Based on this, we summarized the latest progress in the diagnosis and treatment of TCWT, and provided ideas for further exploration of clinical trials and new drug development of TCWT.
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- Chuan Wang
- School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Vice Director of Center of Sports Injury Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation China National Institute of Sports Medicine A2 Pangmen, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Wang S, Song Y, Shi Q, Qiao G, Zhao Y, Zhou L, Zhao J, Jiang N, Huang H. Safety of dendritic cell and cytokine-induced killer (DC-CIK) cell-based immunotherapy in patients with solid tumor: a retrospective study in China. Am J Cancer Res 2023; 13:4767-4782. [PMID: 37970341 PMCID: PMC10636667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Systematic assessment of adverse side effects of Adoptive T cell therapy, especially cytokine-induced killer cell and dendric cell treatment Dendritic cells-Cytokine-induced killer (DC-CIK) therapy, especially when combined with chemotherapy, has not been reported. Totally 1100 consecutive patients (2504 trail cycles) enrolled in DC-CIK treatment trials at Beijing Shijitian Hospital between August 2012 and August 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. The 370 patients (34%)/815 cycles enrolled in our trial combined with chemotherapy. In total, 548 (cases)/870 (cycles) patients experienced AEs. The AE class was mainly composed of Neurological 34 cycles (4%), Musculoskeletal 28 cycles (3%), Immunopathies 5 cycles (1%), Hematological 521 cycles (60%), 224 general disorders and administration site conditions cycles (26%), Gastrointestinal 209 cycles (24%), Skin 15 cycles (2%), and 119 Metabolism and Nutrition disorders cycles (14%). The AE class of gastrointestinal (vomiting, P=0.025), nutritional (anorexia, P=0.016), and hematological disorders (anemia P<0.0001, leukopenia P<0.0001) appeared in the DC-CIK treatment and were mainly correlated with chemotherapy. Multiple logistic regression analysis suggested that regardless of whether DC-CIK was combined with chemotherapy, multi-line treatment was more prone to nausea, anorexia, fatigue, anemia, and leukopenia than first-line treatment. However, correlation analysis verified that increasing the number of cycles of DC-CIK treatment alone could reduce the incidence rate of fatigue (P=0.001), anorexia (P<0.0001), and anxiety (P=0.01). Most of the adverse side effects that occurred during autologous DC-CIK treatment were associated with combined or previously applied chemotherapeutic treatment, which also indicated that autologous DC-CIK anti-tumor therapy was safe.
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- Shuo Wang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General HospitalNo. 55, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038, China
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Wang L, Yu KC, Hou YQ, Guo M, Yao F, Chen ZX. Gut microbiome in tumorigenesis and therapy of colorectal cancer. J Cell Physiol 2023; 238:94-108. [PMID: 36409765 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30917] [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: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the malignant tumor with the highest incidence in the digestive system, and the gut microbiome plays a crucial role in CRC tumorigenesis and therapy. The gastrointestinal tract is the organ harboring most of the microbiota in humans. Changes in the gut microbiome in CRC patients suggest possible host-microbe interactions, thereby hinting the potential tumorigenesis, which provides new perspective for preventing, diagnosing, or treating CRC. In this review, we discuss the effects of gut microbiome dysbiosis on CRC, and reveal the mechanisms by which gut microbiome dysbiosis leads to CRC. Gut microbiome modulation with the aim to reverse the established gut microbial dysbiosis is a novel strategy for the prevention and treatment of CRC. In addition, this review summarizes that probiotic antagonize CRC tumorigenesis by protecting intestinal barrier function, inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, resisting oxidative stress, and enhancing host immunity. Finally, we highlight clinical applications of the gut microbiome, such as gut microbiome analysis-based biomarker screening and prediction, and microbe modulation-based CRC prevention, treatment enhancement, and treatment side effect reduction. This review provides the reference for the clinical application of gut microbiome in the prevention and treatment of CRC.
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- Ling Wang
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Life Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Life Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Life Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Life Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Life Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Life Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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Take Y, Shirahata M, Sakai J, Kubota Y, Suzuki T, Adachi JI, Maesaki S, Mishima K, Nishikawa R. Miliary Tuberculosis during R-MPV Therapy in an Elderly Patient with Primary Central Nerve System Lymphoma: A Case Report. Case Rep Oncol 2023; 16:1054-1059. [PMID: 37900802 PMCID: PMC10601709 DOI: 10.1159/000530711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Most elderly patients with tuberculosis (TB) have previously been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which remains dormant in the body for decades and may reactivate when their immunity declines due to underlying diseases. Elderly cancer patients are at a high risk for TB, and the treatment of TB reactivation in these patients is challenging. Among cancer patients, the incidence of TB reactivation is the highest in lymphoma patients. However, the impact of chemotherapy on TB reactivation in lymphoma patients is unknown. We report the case of an immunocompetent elderly patient with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) having no prior history of TB, who developed miliary TB during multiagent chemotherapy consisting of rituximab, high-dose methotrexate, procarbazine, and vincristine (R-MPV therapy). Retrospectively, the chest computed tomography showed calcification of the pleura, suggesting that the patient had a latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and developed miliary TB from the reactivation of TB triggered by the R-MPV therapy. Our case emphasizes that when chemotherapy is administered to patients with PCNSL, interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) should be performed if there are findings on chest examination suggestive of LTBI, such as pleural calcification, and if IGRA is positive, chemotherapy should be given concurrently with LTBI treatment.
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- Yushiro Take
- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, TMG Asaka Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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Nekrasov EV, Sinitsyn MV, Didenko GV, Vorobev AA, Ivanova DA. [Surgical treatment of patients with chest malignancies in anti-tuberculosis hospital]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2023:12-19. [PMID: 37379401 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia202307112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical treatment of patients with malignancies of lungs, pleura and chest wall in early and long-term follow-up period in anti-tuberculosis hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS There were 2139 patients between 2016 and 2020. Chest tumors were diagnosed in 290 (13.6%) patients and 210 (94.2%) ones underwent surgery. RESULTS Surgical interventions are rare in patients with lung cancer and active tuberculosis (0.7%, n=15). Lobectomies prevailed (73.3%). All sublobar resections were performed in elderly patients with severe comorbidities and low functional reserves. Postoperative complications occurred in 9% of cases. Overall 3-year survival rate was 84.8%, overall 5-year survival rate - 70.8%. Overall survival of patients with lung cancer and tuberculosis does not depend on activity of specific process. CONCLUSION The TRA test used in differential diagnostics of tuberculosis and lung cancer has a mediating value. Lung cancer surgery in patients with active tuberculosis has no negative effect on effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment. Surgical treatment of malignancies in anti-tuberculosis hospital can be performed in accordance with standards of specialized medical care in oncology.
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- E V Nekrasov
- Moscow Research Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Research Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Research Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Research Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control, Moscow, Russia
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Evaluation of cancer patients receiving concurrent chemotherapy and antituberculosis treatment: Review and case series of a single-center experience. JOURNAL OF SURGERY AND MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.28982/josam.1015461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lee CS, Shu CC, Chen YC, Liao KM, Ho CH. Tuberculosis treatment incompletion in patients with lung cancer: occurrence and predictors. Int J Infect Dis 2021; 113:200-206. [PMID: 34600134 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.072] [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: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer patients are high-risk for active tuberculosis (TB); however, fragility and drug-drug interaction might lead to TB treatment interruption. TB treatment incompletion occurrence and predictors among lung cancer patients remain unclear. METHODS We recruited lung cancer patients with new-onset TB from Taiwan Cancer Registry and Taiwanese National Health Insurance 2007-2015 databases. TB treatment incompletion was the identified primary outcome, and associated risk factors were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 1155 lung cancer patients with new-onset TB were identified and classified as treatment incompletion (n=706, 61.13%) or completion (n=449). Gender and age distribution was similar in both groups. Under multivariable logistic regression, advanced cancer (stage III and IV) and no first-line TB drugs use were independent factors for treatment incompletion; but older age was not significant. For patients surviving >1 year since TB diagnosis, independent factors for treatment incompletion included no first-line TB drugs use (except pyrazinamide) and absence of hypertension. Cancer stage had borderline significance. CONCLUSIONS TB treatment incompletion occurred in 61.13% of lung cancer patients. Clinicians should carefully titrate anti-TB medications and monitor side effects in lung cancer patients, especially those with treatment incompletion risk factors, to avoid treatment interruption due to fragility and/or drug intolerance.
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- Chung-Shu Lee
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tu Cheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Chiali, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Cancer Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Information Management, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology.
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Fang G, Cheng NC, Huang LL, Xie WP, Hu CM, Chen W. The first report of co-existence of pulmonary tuberculosis and lung malignancy in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report and literature review. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21:629. [PMID: 34210287 PMCID: PMC8252204 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06350-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Along with the medical development, organ transplant patients increase dramatically. Since these transplant patients take immunosuppressants for a long term, their immune functions are in a suppressed state, prone to all kinds of opportunistic infections and cancer. However, it is rarely reported that the kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer simultaneously. Case presentation A 60-year-old male was admitted because of persistent lung shadow for 2 years without any obvious symptom 8 years after renal transplant. T-SPOT test was positive but other etiological examinations for Mycobacterium tuberculosis were negative. Chest CT scan revealed two pulmonary lesions in the right upper and lower lobe respectively. 18F-fluorodesoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) CT found FDG intake increased in both pulmonary consolidation lesions. CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy revealed lung adenocarcinoma and tuberculosis. The video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was operated to resect the malignancy lesions. The patient received specific anti-tuberculosis therapy and was discharged. At the follow-up of 6 months post drug withdrawal, the patient was recovered very well. Conclusions We for the first time reported co-existence of smear-negative pulmonary TB and lung adenocarcinoma in a KTR, which highlighted the clinical awareness of co-occurrence of TB and malignancy after renal transplant and emphasized the value of biopsy and 18F-FDG-PET in early diagnosis of TB and cancer. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12879-021-06350-x.
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- Gang Fang
- Department of Tuberculosis, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210003, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Xinglong Community Health Center, Nanjing, 210019, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210003, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210003, China.
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- Clinical Research Center, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210003, China.
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Suliman AM, Bek SA, Elkhatim MS, Husain AA, Mismar AY, Eldean MZS, Lengyel Z, Elazzazy S, Rasul KI, Omar NE. Tuberculosis following programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) inhibitor in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer. Case report and literature review. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2021; 70:935-944. [PMID: 33070259 PMCID: PMC7979647 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-020-02726-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) and their ligands (PD-L1 and PD-L2) have become widely used in the treatment of several malignancies. Many immune-related adverse events (irAEs) have been linked to these agents. Nonetheless, tuberculosis (TB) reactivation during their use is increasingly recognized and reported. Herein, we present a 58-year-old lady with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ALK-negative, EGFR wild, and PD-L1 immune histochemistry (IHC) strongly positive in 95% of tumor cells, on ongoing treatment with Pembrolizumab as a first-line monotherapy. Our patient presented with 1-week history of productive cough and high-grade fever. Further workup yielded the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis after her Pembrolizumab sixth cycle with positive AFB smear and TB PCR from BAL (rifampin resistance not detected), with negative HIV status. Hence, immunotherapy was held, and patient was commenced on anti-TB regimen. History revealed contact with active TB patient over the past decade, without previous documentation of latent TB or previous TB infection. Her sputum AFB smear remained persistently positive 4 weeks through anti-TB regimen course. Later, the patient was discharged after her sputum was cleared from AFB (two negative sets). In light of pembrolizumab mechanism of action as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, we suspected its implication on reactivating latent TB which was observed in our patient demonstrating features of pulmonary tuberculosis. She was not re-challenged with Pembrolizumab following TB diagnosis.
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- Aasir M Suliman
- Department of internal medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Disease Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of internal medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Body Imaging, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Pharmacy Department, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, 3050, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Pharmacy Department, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, 3050, Doha, Qatar.
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Chai M, Shi Q. The effect of anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis treatments in lung cancer patients with active tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:1121. [PMID: 33213414 PMCID: PMC7678174 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07622-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer have a complex relationship. Data concerning TB treatment in lung cancer patients are still incomplete. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis treatments in lung cancer patients with active lung TB. METHODS In a retrospective cohort study, lung cancer patients with active lung TB were identified between January 2013 and December 2016. Age- and sex-matched lung cancer patients without tuberculosis were selected as control subjects. Anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis treatments were administered according to the national guidelines. The clinical courses and responses of lung cancer patients with and without active lung TB were examined and compared. RESULTS A total of 31 consecutive lung cancer patients were diagnosed with active lung TB. Fifty-one lung cancer patients without TB were enrolled as control subjects. Most patients in the two groups were elderly, had advanced non-small cell lung cancer and had tumor burdens. The anti-cancer treatment completion rate and response rate were not different between two group (87.1% in TB treatment patients vs. 92.2% in lung cancer patients, 77.4% in TB treatment patients vs. 88.2% in lung cancer patients, respectively). The anti-tuberculosis treatment completion rate and success rate was 87.1 and 80.7%. The median survival times were not different between two groups (52 weeks in TB treatment patients vs. 57 weeks in lung cancer patients). The change in Karnofsky performance score was also not different between two groups. The most common side effect in TB treatment patients was liver injury (61.3%). The most serious side effect in TB treatment patients was leukocyte deficiency (9.7% in Grade 3). Both of side effects mentioned above were not different between two groups. CONCLUSION Both anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis treatments can be safely and effectively administered in lung cancer patients with active lung TB. Attention should be paid to the risk of tuberculosis in lung cancer patients in TB high-burden countries.
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- Mei Chai
- Department of Oncology, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei, 230032 China
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- Department of Oncology, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei, 230032 China
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The prevalence and risks of major comorbidities among inpatients with pulmonary tuberculosis in China from a gender and age perspective: a large-scale multicenter observational study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 40:787-800. [PMID: 33094354 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04077-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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In clinical practice, PTB patients have concurrent many types of comorbidities such as pneumonia, liver disorder, diabetes mellitus, hematological disorder, and malnutrition. Detecting and treating specific comorbidities and preventing their development are important for PTB patients. However, the prevalence of most comorbid conditions in patients with PTB is not well described. We conducted a large-scale, multicenter, observational study to elucidate and illustrate the prevalence rates of major comorbidities in inpatients at 21 hospitals in China. The 19 specific comorbidities were selected for analysis in this patient cohort, and stratified the inpatient cohort according to age and gender. A total of 355,929 PTB inpatients were included, with a male:female ratio of 1.98 and the proportion of ≥ 65 years PTB inpatients was the most. Approximately 70% of PTB inpatients had at least one defined type of comorbidity. The prevalence of 19 specific comorbidities in inpatients with PTB was analyzed, with pneumonia being the most common comorbidity. The prevalence of most comorbidities was higher in males with PTB except thyroid disorders, mental health disorders, etc. The prevalence of defined most comorbidities in patients with PTB tended to increase with increasing age, although some specific comorbidities tended to increase initially then decrease with increasing age. Our study describes multiple clinically important comorbidities among PTB inpatients, and their prevalence between different gender and age groups. The results will enhance the clinical aptitude of physicians who treat patients with PTB to recognize, diagnose, and treat PTB comorbidities early.
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Ye MF, Su S, Huang ZH, Zou JJ, Su DH, Chen XH, Zeng LF, Liao WX, Huang HY, Zeng YY, Cen WC, Zhang XL, Liao CX, Zhang J, Zhang YB. Efficacy and safety of concurrent anti-tuberculosis treatment and chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with co-existent tuberculosis. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:1143. [PMID: 33240992 PMCID: PMC7576042 DOI: 10.21037/atm-20-5964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background This retrospective study evaluated the safety and efficacy of concurrent anti-tuberculosis (TB) and chemotherapy treatment in patients with advanced lung cancer and active TB. Methods We retrospectively analyzed patients who were first diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and received first-line chemotherapy in Guangzhou Chest Hospital from 2015 to 2017. Patients were categorized into two groups (2:1): lung cancer patients without active TB (Group A), and lung cancer patients with active TB (Group B). Primary endpoints included adverse events (AEs), objective response rate (ORR), time to treatment failure, and overall survival (OS). Results A total of 99 patients were eligible (Group A, n=66; Group B, n=33). Grade ≥3 treatment-related AEs, primarily hematologic toxicity, occurred in 39.4% and 51.5% of patients in Groups A and B, respectively. The hypohepatia in both groups was generally at grade 1 or 2, with similar incidences (26% and 27%, respectively). After two cycles of chemotherapy, the ORR was 42.4% and 33.3% in Group A and B, respectively (P=0.383). The median time to treatment failure (TTF) was 7.0 and 5.6 months for Groups A and B, respectively (P=0.175). The median OS was 17.0 and 14.0 months for Groups A and B, respectively (P=0.312). After 3 months of anti-TB treatment, all patients achieved sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear conversion and absorption on imaging, and the end of follow-up observed no recurrence. Conclusions Concurrent anti-TB and chemotherapy treatment did not increase hematological toxicity or hypohepatia in lung cancer patients with pulmonary TB.
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- Mei-Feng Ye
- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Nair CK, Avaronnan M, Shenoy PK, Raghavan V, Jayarajan P, Rudrapathy P, Duraisamy K, Balasubramanian S. Impact of active tuberculosis on treatment decisions in cancer. Curr Probl Cancer 2020; 45:100643. [PMID: 32972770 DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2020.100643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) and cancer can coexist in some patients especially from low- and middle-income countries. Impact of active TB on treatment decisions in cancer is less well studied. Methods A retrospective case record review of all cases of cancer diagnosed and or treated between January 2012 and December 2019 who were also diagnosed to have active TB (pulmonary or extrapulmonary) was done. Results Any delay or change in standard treatment of cancer because of active TB or its treatment was noted. Among a total of 32,509 cancer cases, 56 (0.17%) patients were diagnosed to have active TB. Twenty six patients (46%) had delay in starting treatment or delay during cancer treatment. Six (11%) patients were changed from curative treatment option to palliative intent (either best supportive care or palliative Radiation) or no further treatment. Three (5%) patients required change from one type of curative treatment modality to another curative option. Conclusion Eleven percent of patients had to be changed from curative intent to palliative treatment or no further treatment, TB being either the direct or indirect cause in all of them. A nationwide data registry of cancer patients with TB, involving multiple centers, should be considered so that specific problems in this context can be identified and addressed in larger details.
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- Chandran K Nair
- Department of Clinical Hematology & Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Kannur, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Clinical Hematology & Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Kannur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology & Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Kannur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Clinical Hematology & Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Kannur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Malabar Cancer Centre, Kannur, Kerala, India
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