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Ge Y, Liu H, Huang W, Zhu H, Zong D, He X. Immunoinhibitory effects of hypoxia-driven reprogramming of EGR1 hi and EGR3 positive B cells in the nasopharyngeal carcinoma microenvironment. Oral Oncol 2024; 158:106999. [PMID: 39197193 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2024] [Revised: 07/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024]
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Regulatory B (Breg) cells is a type of immune cell that exhibit immunosuppressive behavior within the tumor microenvironment. However, the differentiation and regulatory mechanisms of these Breg cells remain unexplored. Single-cell transcriptome sequencing analysis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) revealed a significant enrichment of B cell subset characterized by high expression of EGR1 and EGR3 in the tumor microenvironment. Notably, in the hypoxic microenvironment, these B cells induce MAPK pathway activation, subsequently triggering the activation of transcription factors EGR1 and EGR3, which further modulate the expression of immunosuppressive factors like TGFB1 and IL10. In transplant experiments using primary B cells induced under hypoxia and co-transplanted with cancer cells, a significant increase in tumor growth was observed. Mechanism experiments demonstrated that EGR1hi and EGR3+ B cells further activate the maturation and immunosuppressive function of Treg cells through the secretion of IL16 and TNF-α. Hence, this study identifies the key transcription factors EGR1 and EGR3 as essential regulators and elucidates the differentiation of Breg cells under hypoxic conditions.
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- Yizhi Ge
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Department of Environmental Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Chen B, Wang D, Xu Y, Guo Q, Pan J, Yu S, Fang Y, Xiao S, Ruan Y, Yang S, Lin M, Hong J, Zhan Z, Lin S. 5-Hydroxymethylcytosines in circulating cell-free DNA as a diagnostic biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2024; 210:114294. [PMID: 39213787 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114294] [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: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of 5-hydroxymethylcytosines (5hmC) in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and to develop a diagnostic model. METHODS Genome-wide 5hmC profiles in cfDNA from 174 NPC patients and 146 non-cancer individuals were analyzed using the 5hmC-Seal technique. A cfDNA 5hmC-based diagnostic model to identify NPC patients was developed using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression, and performance was evaluated with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and confusion matrices. RESULTS The 5hmC-Seal data from patients with NPC showed a different genome-wide distribution than non-tumor samples. Our initial analysis revealed a 12-gene-based 5hmC marker panel to be an accurate diagnostic model effectively distinguishing between NPC samples and non-cancerous samples (training set: area under curve (AUC)= 0.97 [95 % CI: 0.94-0.99]; and test set: AUC= 0.93 [95 % CI: 0.88-0.98]) superior to EBV DNA testing. The diagnostic score performed well in differentiating the non-cancer subjects from early-stage NPC (training set: AUC=0.99 [95 % CI: 0.98-1]; test set: AUC=0.98 [95 % CI: 0.95-1]), and advanced-stage NPC (training set: AUC=0.96 [95 % CI: 0.93-0.99]; test set: AUC=0.93 [95 % CI: 0.88-0.98]). Notably, in EBV-negative patients, the diagnostic scores showed excellent capacity for distinguishing EBV-negative patients with NPC from non-cancer subjects in both the training set (AUC= 0.94 [95 % CI: 0.88-1]) and test set (AUC=0.91 [95 % CI: 0.81-1]). CONCLUSION 5hmC modifications in cfDNA are promising noninvasive biomarkers for NPC, offering high sensitivity and specificity, particularly for early-stage and EBV-negative NPC.
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- Bijuan Chen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China; Department of Radiotherapy, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350212, China; Key Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian Higher Education Institutions, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, China.
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Kitagawa Y, Kondo S, Fukuyo M, Wakae K, Dochi H, Mizokami H, Komura S, Kobayashi E, Hirai N, Ueno T, Nakanishi Y, Endo K, Sugimoto H, Wakisaka N, Kaneda A, Yoshizaki T. Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase: Novel biomarker and therapeutic target for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2024. [PMID: 39196700 DOI: 10.1111/cas.16314] [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: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/30/2024] Open
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Cancer cells show a dynamic metabolic landscape, requiring a sufficient supply of nucleotides to proliferate. They are highly dependent on de novo purine biosynthetic pathways for their nucleotide requirements. Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase (PPAT), catalyzing the first step of de novo purine biosynthesis, is highly expressed in various cancers. We observed an increased expression of PPAT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Moreover, our ribonucleic acid sequencing analysis showed high PPAT expression in Epstein-Barr virus-positive NPC, which was supported by in vitro analysis. Through a gene knockdown study, we showed that the suppression of PPAT expression reduced the proliferation and invasion of NPC cells. We also demonstrated the regulation of PPAT by glutamine, a cosubstrate for PPAT. A glutamine antagonist, 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine, blocked glutamine-mediated induction of PPAT and reduced NPC cell proliferation. Immunohistochemical analysis of PPAT in NPC tissues revealed increased expression of PPAT with disease progression, which was significantly associated with poor prognosis. In summary, this study highlighted the biological function of PPAT in NPC, establishing its potential as a novel prognostic biomarker for aggressive NPC and a promising therapeutic target.
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- Yuki Kitagawa
- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Li D, Fan G, Zhou Y. Chitinase 3 like-1 activates the Akt pathway, inducing NF-κB-dependent release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and promoting the proliferative ability in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Cytokine 2024; 179:156631. [PMID: 38710115 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156631] [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: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chitinase 3 like-1 (CHI3L1) has been reported to function as an oncogene in many types of cancer. However, the biological function of CHI3L1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains unknown. METHODS Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in NPC tissues in GSE64634 and GSE12452 were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). CHI3L1, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) mRNA expression was examined by qRT-PCR. Cell proliferation was evaluated by CCK-8 and EdU incorporation assays. Western blot analysis was used to measure the changes of CHI3L1, nuclear factor-κappaB (NF-κB), and protein kinase B (Akt) pathways. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genome (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed using DAVID database. RESULTS We identified 3 overlapping DEGs using Draw Venn diagram, among which CHI3L1 was chosen for the following analyses. CHI3L1 was upregulated in NPC tissues and cells. CHI3L1 silencing suppressed inflammatory response by inactivating the NF-κB pathway and inhibited cell proliferation in NPC cells. On the contrary, CHI3L1 overexpression induced inflammatory response by activating the NF-κB pathway and promoted cell proliferation in NPC cells. According to GO and KEGG analyses, CHI3L1 positive regulates Akt signaling and is enriched in the PI3K-Akt pathway. CHI3L1 knockdown inhibited the Akt pathway, and CHI3L1 overexpression activated the Akt pathway in NPC cells. Akt overexpression abolished the effects of CHI3L1 knockdown on inflammatory response, NF-κB pathway, and proliferation in NPC cells. On the contrary, Akt knockdown abolished the effects of CHI3L1 overexpression on inflammatory response, NF-κB pathway, and proliferation in NPC cells. CONCLUSION CHI3L1 knockdown inhibited NF-κB-dependent inflammatory response and promoting proliferation in NPC cells by inactivating the Akt pathway.
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- Dajun Li
- Department of ENT, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, China.
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- Department of ENT, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an Second People's Hospital, Huai'an, China
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Li Z, Cai X. Baicalein targets STMN1 to inhibit the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma via regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2024; 39:3003-3013. [PMID: 38317500 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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BACKGROUNDS Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common malignancy in the head and neck. Baicalein has been reported to exert the anticancer effects on various cancers. In this study, our aim was to explore the function of baicalein in the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and further investigate the potential underlying mechanisms. METHODS Cell Counting Kit (CCK)-8 assay, EdU assay, sphere formation assay, flow cytometry, and transwell invasion assay were conducted to determine cell proliferation, stemness, apoptosis, and invasion, respectively. Western blot was performed to examine the protein levels of PCNA, MMP9, STMN1, β-catenin, and Wnt3A. The mRNA level of STMN1 was assessed using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Xenograft tumor model was carried out to evaluate the effects of baicalein on tumor growth in vivo. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay was used to detect the levels of PCNA, MMP9, and STMN1 in tumor tissues from mice. RESULTS Baicalein significantly induced cell apoptosis and impeded cell proliferation, invasion, and stemness of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. STMN1 was highly expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and baicalein could directly downregulate STMN1 expression. STMN1 knockdown hampered the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Moreover, the effects of baicalein on cell proliferation, stemness, invasion, and apoptosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells were harbored by STMN1 overexpression. Baicalein regulated STMN1 to inhibit the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. SKL2001, an agonist of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, could reverse the effects of STMN1 knockdown on the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In addition, baicalein markedly impeded tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSION Baicalein regulated the STMN1/Wnt/β-catenin pathway to restrain the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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- Zheng Li
- Department of Otolaryngology, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, China
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- The Second Department of Cardiology, Nanyang First People's Hospital, Nanyang, China
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Zhou SQ, Feng P, Ye ML, Huang SY, He SW, Zhu XH, Chen J, Zhang Q, Li YQ. The E3 ligase NEURL3 suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by promoting vimentin degradation. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2024; 43:14. [PMID: 38191501 PMCID: PMC10775674 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-024-02945-9] [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: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Metastasis has emerged as the major reason of treatment failure and mortality in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Growing evidence links abnormal DNA methylation to the initiation and progression of NPC. However, the precise regulatory mechanism behind these processes remains poorly understood. METHODS Bisulfite pyrosequencing, RT-qPCR, western blot, and immunohistochemistry were used to test the methylation and expression level of NEURL3 and its clinical significance. The biological function of NEURL3 was examined both in vitro and in vivo. Mass spectrometry, co-immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, and ubiquitin assays were performed to explore the regulatory mechanism of NEURL3. RESULTS The promoter region of NEURL3, encoding an E3 ubiquitin ligase, was obviously hypermethylated, leading to its downregulated expression in NPC. Clinically, NPC patients with a low NEURL3 expression indicated an unfavorable prognosis and were prone to develop distant metastasis. Overexpression of NEURL3 could suppress the epithelial mesenchymal transition and metastasis of NPC cells in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, NEURL3 promoted Vimentin degradation by increasing its K48-linked polyubiquitination at lysine 97. Specifically, the restoration of Vimentin expression could fully reverse the tumor suppressive effect of NEURL3 overexpression in NPC cells. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, our study uncovers a novel mechanism by which NEURL3 inhibits NPC metastasis, thereby providing a promising therapeutic target for NPC treatment.
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- Shi-Qing Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
- Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China.
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Ao X, Luo C, Zhang M, Liu L, Peng S. The efficacy of natural products for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14411. [PMID: 38073436 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14411] [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: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor originating in the nasopharyngeal epithelium with a high incidence in southern China and parts of Southeast Asia. The current treatment methods are mainly radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, they often have side effects and are not suitable for long-term exposure. Natural products have received more and more attention in cancer prevention and treatment because of their its high efficiency, low toxic side effects, and low toxicity. Natural products can serve as a viable alternative, and this study aimed to review the efficacy and mechanisms of natural products in the treatment of NPC by examining previous literature. Most natural products act by inhibiting cell proliferation, metastasis, inducing cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Although further research is needed to verify their effectiveness and safety, natural products can significantly improve the treatment of NPC.
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- Xudong Ao
- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Medical Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Fan S, Zheng H, Zhan Y, Luo J, Zang H, Wang H, Wang W, Xu Y. Somatostatin receptor2 (SSTR2) expression, prognostic implications, modifications and potential therapeutic strategies associates with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2024; 193:104223. [PMID: 38036157 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104223] [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: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) constitute a heterogeneous cluster of tumors celebrated for their predisposition to metastasize and exhibit local recurrence. Recent explorations have illuminated the intricate involvement of Somatostatin Receptor 2 (SSTR2), a growth-regulatory receptor traditionally classified as a tumor suppressor, yet concurrently implicated in bolstering specific tumor phenotypes. Advances in the realm of SSTR2 investigation within HNSCC, with a specific spotlight on laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCC), tongue squamous cell carcinomas (TSCC), and nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC), have been established. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of SSTR2 expression patterns, prognostic implications, distinctive signaling pathways, epigenetic modifications, and potential therapeutic strategies associated with SSTR2 in HNSCC.
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- Songqing Fan
- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Clinical Medical Research Center for Cancer Pathogenic Genes Testing and Diagnosis, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
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Liu X, Jiang B, Cheng A, Guo Y, Wang L, Liu W, Yin W, Li Y, Jiang X, Ren C. The effects of doxorubicin loaded aptamer S3-linked DNA tetrahedrons on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 52:79. [PMID: 38087297 PMCID: PMC10717102 DOI: 10.1186/s40463-023-00673-2] [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: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our research group in the early stage identified CD109 as the target of aptamer S3 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study was to use S3 to connect DNA tetrahedron (DT) and load doxorubicin (Dox) onto DT to develop a targeted delivery system, and explore whether S3-DT-Dox can achieve targeted therapy for NPC. METHODS Aptamer S3-conjugated DT was synthesized and loaded with Dox. The effects of S3-DT-Dox on NPC cells were investigated with laser confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, and MTS assays. A nude mouse tumor model was established from NPC 5-8F cells, and the in vivo anti-tumor activity of S3-DT-Dox was examined by using fluorescent probe labeling and hematoxylin-eosin staining. RESULTS The synthesized S3-DT had high purity and stability. S3-DT specifically recognized 5-8F cells and NPC tissues in vitro. When the ratio of S3-DT to Dox was 1:20, S3-DT had the best Dox loading efficiency. The drug release rate reached the maximum (0.402 ± 0.029) at 48 h after S3-DT-Dox was prepared and mixed with PBS. S3-DT did not affect Dox toxicity to 5-8F cells, but reduced Dox toxicity to non-target cells. Meanwhile, S3-DT-Dox was able to specifically target the transplanted tumors and inhibit their growth in nude mice, with minor damage to normal tissues. CONCLUSION Our study highlights the ability and safety of S3-DT-Dox to target NPC cells and inhibit the development NPC.
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- Xiwu Liu
- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
- Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
- Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China.
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Haji Noor Mohamed NM, S. M. N. Mydin RB, Che Halim H, Musa MY. A Systematic Review on Clinico-Aetiopathological Trends of Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Asia. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 75:4151-4157. [PMID: 37974670 PMCID: PMC10645848 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-023-03905-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a type of malignancy that is highly prevalent in Asian countries. Therefore, an understanding between NPC epidemiological trend, the clinico-pathological and aetiological profiles are needed. This systematic review focuses on asian countries demographic and clinico-pathological presentation reported in 9982 NPC cases diagnosed from the year 2010 to 2021. METHODOLOGY Data were extracted from databases, such as PubMed, Springer Link, Science Direct, Google Scholar and general search engines, by using pre-determined keywords (e.g. clinico-pathological data, age, sex, tumour stage, nasopharyngeal cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, naso-pharynx and cancer in Asia). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Findings from our systematic review shows that from 2010 to 2021, males in age range below 50 years old are at a higher risk of developing NPC in Asia. NPC is mostly diagnosed at advanced stage in Asia, which is likely due to the deep-seated location of the cancer. Type III NPC and EBV proteins (EBNA1 and LMP2A) are frequently associated with reported EBV-positive NPC cases in Asian countries. Meanwhile, NPC type I, II, and III are associated with EBV-negative NPC cases in Asia. Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles (A2, B27, and B46) are frequently present in reported EBV-negative NPC cases in Asia. In Asia, males below 50 years old are more prone to NPC and often diagnosed at late stage. EBV-positive and EBV-negative NPC in Asia have unique histological profiles. Systemic approach of this study may help to provide better knowledge on reported NPC cases especially on the risk factors and clinical presentation focusing in Asian countries.
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- Nur Mazidah Haji Noor Mohamed
- Department of Biomedical Science, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, 13200 Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, 13200 Malaysia
- School of Distant Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, 11800 Malaysia
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- School of Distant Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, 11800 Malaysia
- Department of Surgery, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603 Malaysia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, 13200 Malaysia
- Pusat Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Bertam, 13200 Pulau Pinang Malaysia
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Siak PY, Heng WS, Teoh SSH, Lwin YY, Cheah SC. Precision medicine in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: comprehensive review of past, present, and future prospect. J Transl Med 2023; 21:786. [PMID: 37932756 PMCID: PMC10629096 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04673-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an aggressive malignancy with high propensity for lymphatic spread and distant metastasis. It is prominent as an endemic malignancy in Southern China and Southeast Asia regions. Studies on NPC pathogenesis mechanism in the past decades such as through Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) infection and oncogenic molecular aberrations have explored several potential targets for therapy and diagnosis. The EBV infection introduces oncoviral proteins that consequently hyperactivate many promitotic pathways and block cell-death inducers. EBV infection is so prevalent in NPC patients such that EBV serological tests were used to diagnose and screen NPC patients. On the other hand, as the downstream effectors of oncogenic mechanisms, the promitotic pathways can potentially be exploited therapeutically. With the apparent heterogeneity and distinct molecular aberrations of NPC tumor, the focus has turned into a more personalized treatment in NPC. Herein in this comprehensive review, we depict the current status of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in NPC. Subsequently, based on the limitations on those aspects, we look at their potential improvements in moving towards the path of precision medicine. The importance of recent advances on the key molecular aberration involved in pathogenesis of NPC for precision medicine progression has also been reported in the present review. Besides, the challenge and future outlook of NPC management will also be highlighted.
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- Pui Yan Siak
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University, Bandar Springhill, 71010, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University, Bandar Springhill, 71010, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University, Bandar Springhill, 71010, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University, Bandar Springhill, 71010, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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Chiang CL, Lam TC, Li JCB, Chan KSK, El Helali A, Lee YYP, Law LHT, Zheng D, Lo AWI, Kam NW, Li WS, Cheung AKW, Chow JCH, Chan SPC, Lai JWY, Lee SWM, Kong FM(S, Ng WT, Kwong DLW, Lee AWM. Efficacy, safety, and correlative biomarkers of bintrafusp alfa in recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer patients: a phase II clinical trial. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2023; 40:100898. [PMID: 37701718 PMCID: PMC10493598 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Background The strategy of dual blockade of TGF-β and PD-L1 pathways has not been previously tested in platinum-refractory recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer (R/M NPC) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bintrafusp alfa in refractory R/M NPC patients. Methods In this single-arm, single-centre phase II clinical trial, 38 histologically confirmed R/M NPC patients were enrolled and administered with bintrafusp alfa every 2 weeks. Primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1). Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), duration of response (DOR), and safety. Findings Thirty-eight patients were accrued (33 men; median age, 54 years). ORR was 23.7% (complete response, n = 2; partial response, n = 7). The median DOR was 19.2 months, median PFS was 2.3 months, median OS was 17.0 months, and 1-year OS rate was 63.2%. Unfortunately, 25 patients (65.7%) progressed within 8 weeks of treatment, 15 patients (39.5%) and 8 patients (21.1%) developed hyper-progressive disease (HPD) per RECIST v1.1 and tumor growth rate (TGR) ratio respectively. Sixteen patients (42.4%) experienced ≥ grade 3 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), most commonly anemia (n = 9, 23.7%) and secondary malignancies (n = 4, 10.5%). TRAEs led to permanent treatment discontinuation in 7 patients. Patients with strong suppression of plasma TGFβ1 level at week 8 were unexpectedly associated with worse ORR (9.1% vs 44.4%, P = 0.046) and development of HPD. There was no correlation between PD-L1 expression and ORR. Interpretation Bintrafusp alfa demonstrated modest activity in R/M NPC but high rates of HPD and treatment discontinuation secondary to TRAEs are concerning. Funding The project was supported by Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professorship Endowed Fund and Merck KGaA.
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- Chi Leung Chiang
- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, China
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- LKS Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital and School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China
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Zhang Q, Feng P, Zhu XH, Zhou SQ, Ye ML, Yang XJ, Gong S, Huang SY, Tan XR, He SW, Li YQ. DNAJA4 suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma via PSMD2-mediated MYH9 degradation. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:697. [PMID: 37875476 PMCID: PMC10598267 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06225-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Emerging evidence indicates that DNA methylation plays an important role in the initiation and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). DNAJA4 is hypermethylated in NPC, while its role in regulating NPC progression remains unclear. Here, we revealed that the promoter of DNAJA4 was hypermethylated and its expression was downregulated in NPC tissues and cells. Overexpression of DNAJA4 significantly suppressed NPC cell migration, invasion, and EMT in vitro, and markedly inhibited the inguinal lymph node metastasis and lung metastatic colonization in vivo, while it did not affect NPC cell viability and proliferation capability. Mechanistically, DNAJA4 facilitated MYH9 protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway by recruiting PSMD2. Furthermore, the suppressive effects of DNAJA4 on NPC cell migration, invasion, and EMT were reversed by overexpression of MYH9 in NPC cells. Clinically, a low level of DNAJA4 indicated poor prognosis and an increased probability of distant metastasis in NPC patients. Collectively, DNAJA4 serves as a crucial driver for NPC invasion and metastasis, and the DNAJA4-PSMD2-MYH9 axis might contain potential targets for NPC treatments.
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- Qun Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China.
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Hu X, Wu J, Feng Y, Ma H, Zhang E, Zhang C, Sun Q, Wang T, Ge Y, Zong D, Chen W, He X. METTL3-stabilized super enhancers-lncRNA SUCLG2-AS1 mediates the formation of a long-range chromatin loop between enhancers and promoters of SOX2 in metastasis and radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Clin Transl Med 2023; 13:e1361. [PMID: 37658588 PMCID: PMC10474317 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1361] [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: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Super enhancers (SE) play pivotal roles in cell identity and diseases occur including tumorigenesis. The depletion of SE-associated lncRNA transcripts, also known as super-lncRNA, causes the activity of SE to be dysregulated. METHODS We screened and identified an elevated metastasis-associated SE-lncRNA SUCLG2-AS1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) using RNA-sequencing, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and bioinformatics. Western blotting, RT-qPCR, methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP), RNA immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, RNA pull-down and 3C (chromosome conformation capture assays) were used for mechanistic studies. RESULTS SUCLG2-AS1 was correlated with a poor prognosis. SUCLG2-AS1 promotes NPC cell invasion and metastasis while repressing apoptosis and radiosensitivity in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, high SUCLG2-AS1 expression occurred in an m6A-dependent manner. SUCLG2-AS1 was found to be located in the SE region of SOX2, and it regulated the expression of SOX2 via long-range chromatin loop formation, which via mediating CTCF (transcription factor) occupied the SE and promoter region of SOX2, thus regulating the metastasis and radiosensitivity of NPC. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our data suggest that SUCLG2-AS1 may serve as a novel intervention target for the clinical treatment of NPC.
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- Xinyu Hu
- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsInternational Joint Research Center On Environment and Human Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsInternational Joint Research Center On Environment and Human Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsInternational Joint Research Center On Environment and Human Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsInternational Joint Research Center On Environment and Human Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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- Department of RadiotherapyThe Afliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer ResearchNanjingChina
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Glogauer J, Kohanzadeh A, Feit A, Fournier JE, Zians A, Somogyi DZ. The Use of Radiomic Features to Predict Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Status in Head and Neck Tumors: A Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e44476. [PMID: 37664330 PMCID: PMC10472720 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Head and neck cancers represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality across the world. The individual genetic makeup of each tumor can help to determine the course of treatment and can help clinicians predict prognosis. Non-invasive tools to determine the genetic status of these tumors, particularly p16 (human papillomavirus (HPV)) status could prove extremely valuable to treating clinicians and surgeons. The field of radiomics is a burgeoning area of radiology practice that aims to provide quantitative biomarkers that can be derived from radiological images and could prove useful in determining p16 status non-invasively. In this review, we summarize the current evidence for the use of radiomics to determine the HPV status of head and neck tumors. .
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- Judah Glogauer
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Waterloo, CAN
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- Medical School, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, CAN
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Wakefield Campus, Bronx, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, USA
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Li W, Jiang X, Zhao L. Hsa_circ_0028007 regulates the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the miR-1179/SQLE axis. Open Med (Wars) 2023; 18:20230632. [PMID: 37554147 PMCID: PMC10404895 DOI: 10.1515/med-2023-0632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most ordinary malignant tumors. Current research has suggested that circular RNAs play an important role in tumor genesis and progression. The purpose of this study is to explore the function and underlying mechanisms of circ_0028007 in NPC. The levels of circ_0028007, miR-1179, and Squalene epoxidase (SQLE) were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Cell proliferation was detected by colony formation assay and thymidine analog 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. Relevant kits detected caspase-3, glucose, and lactate levels. Western blot assay was used to detect the related protein content. Dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay were used to examine the target relationship between miR-1179 and circ_0028007 or SQLE. circ_0028007 and SQLE were highly expressed in NPC, while miR-1179 was lowly expressed. circ_0028007 silencing inhibited NPC cell proliferation and promoted apoptosis. However, the effect of circ_0028007 down-regulation on NPC cells was partially restored by co-transfection with miR-1179 inhibitor. Overexpression of SQLE partially restored the cell proliferation inhibited by circ_0028007 knockdown. circ_0028007 could regulate NPC progression via the miR-1179/SQLE axis. Therefore, circ_0028007 might be a new therapeutic target for NPC.
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- Wenya Li
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China
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Yue C, Qian Y, Wang C, Chen J, Wang J, Wang Z, Wan X, Cao S, Zhu J, Tao Q, Yan M, Liu Q. TRIM29 acts as a potential senescence suppressor with epigenetic activation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2023. [PMID: 37248790 PMCID: PMC10394149 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15852] [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: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Epigenetic alterations marked by DNA methylation are frequent events during the early development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). We identified that TRIM29 is hypomethylated and overexpressed in NPC cell lines and tissues. TRIM29 silencing not only limited the growth of NPC cells in vitro and in vivo, but also induced cellular senescence, along with reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. Mechanistically, we found that TRIM29 interacted with voltage-dependent anion-selective channel 1 (VDAC1) to activate mitophagy clearing up damaged mitochondria, which are the major source of ROS. In patients with NPC, high levels of TRIM29 expression are associated with an advanced clinical stage. Moreover, we detected hypomethylation of TRIM29 in patient nasopharyngeal swab DNA. Our findings indicate that TRIM29 depends on VDAC1 to induce mitophagy and prevents cellular senescence by decreasing ROS. Detection of aberrantly methylated TRIM29 in the nasopharyngeal swab DNA could be a promising strategy for the early detection of NPC.
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- Caifeng Yue
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhanjiang Central Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Gastrointestinal Institute, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Cancer Epigenetics Program, Anhui Cancer Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Sir YK Pao Center for Cancer and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Liao LJ, Hsu WL, Chen CJ, Chiu YL. Feature Reviews of the Molecular Mechanisms of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1528. [PMID: 37371623 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11061528] [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: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare in most parts of the world but endemic in southern Asia. Here, we describe the molecular abnormalities in NPC and point out potential molecular mechanisms for future therapy. This article provides a brief up-to-date review focusing on the molecular pathways of NPC, which may improve our knowledge of this disease, and we also highlight some issues for further research. In brief, some heritable genes are related to NPC; therefore, people with a family history of NPC have an increased risk of this disease. Carcinogenic substances and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) exposure both contribute to tumorigenesis through the accumulation of multiple genomic changes. In recent years, salted fish intake has decreased the impact on NPC, which implies that changing exposure to carcinogens can modify the risk of NPC. Eradication of cancer-associated viruses potentially eradicates cancer, and EBV vaccines might also prevent this disease in the future. Screening patients by using an EBV antibody is feasible in the high-risk group; plasma EBV DNA measurement could also be conducted for screening, prognosis, and monitoring of this disease. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of NPC can further provide novel information for health promotion, disease screening, and precision cancer treatment.
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- Li-Jen Liao
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Master Program of Big Data Analysis in Biomedicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
- Data Science Center, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242, Taiwan
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine and Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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Chen H, Shi X, Ren L, Wan Y, Zhuo H, Zeng L, SangDan W, Wang F. Screening of core genes and prediction of ceRNA regulation mechanism of circRNAs in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by bioinformatics analysis. Pathol Oncol Res 2023; 29:1610960. [PMID: 37056700 PMCID: PMC10086187 DOI: 10.3389/pore.2023.1610960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) represents a highly aggressive malignant tumor. Competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNA) regulation is a common regulatory mechanism in tumors. The ceRNA network links the functions between mRNAs and ncRNAs, thus playing an important regulatory role in diseases. This study screened the potential key genes in NPC and predicted regulatory mechanisms using bioinformatics analysis.Methods: The merged microarray data of three NPC-related mRNA expression microarrays from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and the expression data of tumor samples or normal samples from the nasopharynx and tonsil in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database were both subjected to differential analysis and Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA). The results from two different databases were intersected with WGCNA results to obtain potential regulatory genes in NPC, followed by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) functional enrichment analyses. The hub-gene in candidate genes was discerned through Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) analysis and its upstream regulatory mechanism was predicted by miRwalk and circbank databases.Results: Totally 68 upregulated genes and 96 downregulated genes in NPC were screened through GEO and TCGA. According to WGCNA, the NPC-related modules were screened from GEO and TCGA analysis results, and the genes in the modules were obtained. After the results of differential analysis and WGCNA were intersected, 74 differentially expressed candidate genes associated with NPC were discerned. Finally, fibronectin 1 (FN1) was identified as a hub-gene in NPC. Prediction of upstream regulatory mechanisms of FN1 suggested that FN1 may be regulated by ceRNA mechanisms involving multiple circRNAs, thereby influencing NPC progression through ceRNA regulation.Conclusion: FN1 is identified as a key regulator in NPC development and is likely to be regulated by numerous circRNA-mediated ceRNA mechanisms.
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- HongMin Chen
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China, Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chengdu Shangjin Nanfu Hospital, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China, Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China, Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China, Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Oncology, People’s Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China, Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
- *Correspondence: Feng Wang,
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Dang QQ, Li PH, Wang J, Zhao JY, Zhai SN, Zheng YJ, Yang DK. CircMAN1A2 contributes to nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression via enhancing the ubiquitination of ATMIN through miR-135a-3p/UBR5 axis. Hum Cell 2023; 36:657-675. [PMID: 36626032 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-022-00831-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Recently, the dysregulation of circRNAs has been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Among these circRNAs, circMAN1A2 has been highlighted for the up-regulated expression in NPC, whereas the underlying mechanisms have not been clearly established. Thus, the aim of this study was to delineate the tumor-supporting role of circMAN1A2 in the oncogenesis and metastases of NPC. We validated through qRT-PCR that circMAN1A2 was highly expressed in NPC tissues and NPC cells. Survival analysis through Kaplan-Meier method showed that the overall survival, disease-free survival, and distant metastasis-free survival of patients was negatively correlated with the expression of circMAN1A2. Then, gain- and loss-of function assays demonstrated that circMAN1A2 knockdown could impede the proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT in NPC cells. Further, we conducted dual luciferase reporter gene, RIP, and RNA pull down assays, unveiling that circMAN1A2 functioned as a sponge of miR-135a-3p, and miR-135a-3p targeted UBR5. Additionally, UBR5 interacted with ATMIN to foster the ubiquitination of ATMIN, thereby expediting the malignant behaviors of NPC cells as well as the lung and inguinal lymph node metastases of NPC tumors in vivo. Together, our study uncovered the tumor-initiating and pro-metastatic role of circMAN1A2-miR-135a-3p-UBR5-ATMIN axis in NPC regulation that may be a potential therapeutic target for human NPC.
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- Qian-Qian Dang
- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1, East Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.
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Kondo S, Okabe A, Nakagawa T, Matsusaka K, Fukuyo M, Rahmutulla B, Dochi H, Mizokami H, Kitagawa Y, Kurokawa T, Mima M, Endo K, Sugimoto H, Wakisaka N, Misawa K, Yoshizaki T, Kaneda A. Repression of DERL3 via DNA methylation by Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2023; 1869:166598. [PMID: 36372158 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated invasive malignancy. Increasing evidence indicates that epigenetic abnormalities, including DNA methylation, play important roles in the development of NPC. In particular, the EBV principal oncogene, latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1), is considered a key factor in inducing aberrant DNA methylation of several tumour suppressor genes in NPC, although the mechanism remains unclear. Herein, we comprehensively analysed the methylome data of Infinium BeadArray from 51 NPC and 52 normal nasopharyngeal tissues to identify LMP1-inducible methylation genes. Using hierarchical clustering analysis, we classified NPC into the high-methylation, low-methylation, and normal-like subgroups. We defined high-methylation genes as those that were methylated in the high-methylation subgroup only and common methylation genes as those that were methylated in both high- and low-methylation subgroups. Subsequently, we identified 715 LMP1-inducible methylation genes by observing the methylome data of the nasopharyngeal epithelial cell line with or without LMP1 expression. Because high-methylation genes were enriched with LMP1-inducible methylation genes, we extracted 95 high-methylation genes that overlapped with the LMP1-inducible methylation genes. Among them, we identified DERL3 as the most significantly methylated gene affected by LMP1 expression. DERL3 knockdown in cell lines resulted in significantly increased cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Lower DERL3 expression was more frequently detected in the advanced T-stage NPC than in early T-stage NPC. These results indicate that DERL3 repression by DNA methylation contributes to NPC tumour progression.
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- Satoru Kondo
- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan; Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-2856, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan; Department of Pathology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Chiba 260-2856, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan; Department of Genome Research and Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan; Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-2856, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba 260-0856, Japan.
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Li Q, Tie Y, Alu A, Ma X, Shi H. Targeted therapy for head and neck cancer: signaling pathways and clinical studies. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:31. [PMID: 36646686 PMCID: PMC9842704 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-01297-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Head and neck cancer (HNC) is malignant, genetically complex and difficult to treat and is the sixth most frequent cancer, with tobacco, alcohol and human papillomavirus being major risk factors. Based on epigenetic data, HNC is remarkably heterogeneous, and treatment remains challenging. There is a lack of significant improvement in survival and quality of life in patients with HNC. Over half of HNC patients experience locoregional recurrence or distal metastasis despite the current multiple traditional therapeutic strategies and immunotherapy. In addition, resistance to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and some targeted therapies is common. Therefore, it is urgent to explore more effective and tolerable targeted therapies to improve the clinical outcomes of HNC patients. Recent targeted therapy studies have focused on identifying promising biomarkers and developing more effective targeted therapies. A well understanding of the pathogenesis of HNC contributes to learning more about its inner association, which provides novel insight into the development of small molecule inhibitors. In this review, we summarized the vital signaling pathways and discussed the current potential therapeutic targets against critical molecules in HNC, as well as presenting preclinical animal models and ongoing or completed clinical studies about targeted therapy, which may contribute to a more favorable prognosis of HNC. Targeted therapy in combination with other therapies and its limitations were also discussed.
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- Qingfang Li
- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Wang YQ, Wu DH, Wei D, Shen JY, Huang ZW, Liang XY, Cho WC, Ma J, Lv J, Chen YP. TEAD4 is a master regulator of high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadd0960. [PMID: 36608137 PMCID: PMC9821866 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add0960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The molecular basis underlying nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains unclear. Recent progress in transcriptional regulatory network analysis helps identify the master regulator (MR) proteins that transcriptionally define malignant tumor phenotypes. Here, we investigated transcription factor-target interactions and identified TEA domain transcription factor 4 (TEAD4) as an MR of high-risk NPC. Precisely, TEAD4 promoted NPC migration, invasion and cisplatin resistance, depending on its autopalmitoylation. Mechanistically, YTHDF2 (YTH domain family 2) recognized WTAP (Wilms tumor 1-associating protein)-mediated TEAD4 m6A methylation to facilitate its stability and led to aberrant up-regulation of TEAD4. Up-regulated TEAD4 further drove NPC progression by transcriptionally activating BZW2 (basic leucine zipper and W2 domains 2) to induce the oncogenic AKT pathway. Moreover, the transcriptional activity of TEAD4 was independent of its canonical coactivators YAP/TAZ. Clinically, TEAD4 serves as an independent predictor of unfavorable prognosis and cisplatin response in NPC. Our data revealed the crucial role of TEAD4 in driving tumor malignancy, thus, may provide therapeutic vulnerability in NPC.
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- Ya-Qin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Center for Precision Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, P.R. China
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Shi W, Fijardo M, Bruce JP, Su J, Xu W, Bell R, Bissey PA, Hui ABY, Waldron J, Pugh TJ, Yip KW, Liu FF. CD8+ Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Abundance Is a Positive Prognostic Indicator in Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:5202-5210. [PMID: 36129469 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are immune cell populations found within tumors, critical in the antigen-specific host immune response. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the prognostic significance of CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ TILs in nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Immune cell infiltration was quantified in NPC samples (n = 50) using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data based on rearranged T-cell receptor (TCR) reads and the Estimation of Stromal and Immune cells in malignant tumors using expression data (ESTIMATE) immune score tool. The differential abundances of TIL subset populations were also characterized through IHC staining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples from a training cohort (n = 35), which was a subset of the RNA-seq cohort (n = 50). RESULTS In the RNA-seq cohort, patients with higher rearranged TCR reads experienced superior 5- and 10-year overall survival (OS; P < 0.001), and disease-free survival (DFS; P < 0.001). Similarly, patients with higher ESTIMATE immune scores experienced superior 5- and 10-year OS (P = 0.024) and DFS (P = 0.007). In the training cohort, high abundances of CD8+ TILs were significantly associated with improved 5- and 10-year OS (P = 0.003) and DFS (P = 0.005). These findings were corroborated in an independent validation cohort (n = 84), and combined analysis of the training and validation cohorts [n = 119 (35+84)], which further demonstrated improved 5- and 10-year survival in terms of locoregional control (P < 0.001) and distant metastasis (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our study highlights the prognostic value of CD8+ TILs in NPC, and the potential of future investigations into cellular-based immunotherapies employing CD8+ lymphocytes.
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- Wei Shi
- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zhang Q, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Jing M, Wang D, Wang Y, Khattak S, Qi H, Cai C, Zhang J, Ngowi EE, Khan NH, Li T, Ji A, Jiang Q, Ji X, Li Y, Wu D. Cystathionine γ-lyase mediates cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncogene 2022; 41:5238-5252. [PMID: 36310322 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-022-02512-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelia-derived malignancy with a distinctive geographic distribution. Cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) is involved in cancer development and progression. Nevertheless, the role of CSE in the growth of NPC is unknown. In this study, we found that CSE levels in human NPC cells were higher than those in normal nasopharyngeal cells. CSE overexpression enhanced the proliferative, migrative, and invasive abilities of NPC cells and CSE downregulation exerted reverse effects. Overexpression of CSE decreased the expressions of cytochrome C, cleaved caspase (cas)-3, cleaved cas-9, and cleaved poly-ADP-ribose polymerase, whereas CSE knockdown exhibited reverse effects. CSE overexpression decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and the expressions of phospho (p)-extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2, p-c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and p-p38, but promoted the expressions of p-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), p-AKT, and p-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), whereas CSE knockdown showed oppose effects. In addition, CSE overexpression promoted NPC xenograft tumor growth and CSE knockdown decreased tumor growth by modulating proliferation, angiogenesis, cell cycle, and apoptosis. Furthermore, DL-propargylglycine (an inhibitor of CSE) dose-dependently inhibited NPC cell growth via ROS-mediated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways without significant toxicity. In conclusion, CSE could regulate the growth of NPC cells through ROS-mediated MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR cascades. CSE might be a novel tumor marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of NPC. Novel donors/drugs that inhibit the expression/activity of CSE can be developed in the treatment of NPC.
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- Qianqian Zhang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Kaifeng Municipal Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan Provincial Engineering Centre for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Dar es Salaam, 2329, Tanzania
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China. .,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China. .,Kaifeng Municipal Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan Provincial Engineering Centre for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China. .,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China. .,Henan International Joint Laboratory for Nuclear Protein Regulation, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China. .,School of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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CircRNAs in Tumor Radioresistance. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12111586. [DOI: 10.3390/biom12111586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are endogenous, non-coding RNAs, which are derived from host genes that are present in several species and can be involved in the progression of various diseases. circRNAs’ leading role is to act as RNA sponges. In recent years, the other roles of circRNAs have been discovered, such as regulating transcription and translation, regulating host genes, and even being translated into proteins. As some tumor cells are no longer radiosensitive, tumor radioresistance has since become a challenge in treating tumors. In recent years, circRNAs are differentially expressed in tumor cells and can be used as biological markers of tumors. In addition, circRNAs can regulate the radiosensitivity of tumors. Here, we list the mechanisms of circRNAs in glioma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and non-small cell lung cancer; further, these studies also provide new ideas for the purposes of eliminating radioresistance in tumors.
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Qiu L, Zhou R, Zhou L, Yang S, Wu J. CAPRIN2 upregulation by LINC00941 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma ferroptosis resistance and metastatic colonization through HMGCR. Front Oncol 2022; 12:931749. [PMID: 36276162 PMCID: PMC9582274 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.931749] [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: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Distant metastasis is the main cause of death in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. There is an urgent need to reveal the underlying mechanism of NPC metastasis and identify novel therapeutic targets. The ferroptosis resistance and survival ability of extracellular matrix (ECM)-detached tumor cells are important factors in determining the success of distant metastasis. In this study, we found that CAPRIN2 contributes to the ferroptosis resistance and survival of ECM-detached NPC cells. Moreover, CAPRIN2 serves as a positive regulator of NPC cell migration and invasion. HMGCR, the key metabolic enzyme of the mevalonate pathway, was identified as the key downstream molecule of CAPRIN2, which mediates its regulation of ferroptosis, survival, migration and invasion of NPC cells. Lung colonization experiments showed that downregulation of the CAPRIN2/HMGCR axis resulted in reduced lung metastasis of NPC cells. Erastin treatment inhibited the ability of NPC cells to colonize the lungs, which was further enhanced by CAPRIN2/HMGCR axis downregulation. Regulated by upstream LINC00941, CAPRIN2 is abnormally activated in NPC, and its high expression is associated with a poor prognosis. In conclusion, CAPRIN2 is a molecular marker of a poor prognosis in NPC, and the LINC00941/CAPRIN2/HMGCR axis provides a new target for the treatment of NPC metastasis and ferroptosis resistance.
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- Lin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jiangxue Wu,
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Xin S, Liu L, Li Y, Yang J, Zuo L, Cao P, Yan Q, Li S, Yang L, Cui T, Lu J. Cyclophilin A binds to AKT1 and facilitates the tumorigenicity of Epstein-Barr virus by mediating the activation of AKT/mTOR/NF-κB positive feedback loop. Virol Sin 2022; 37:913-921. [PMID: 36075565 PMCID: PMC9797372 DOI: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The AKT/mTOR and NF-κB signalings are crucial pathways activated in cancers including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which is prevalent in southern China and closely related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. How these master pathways are persistently activated in EBV-associated NPC remains to be investigated. Here we demonstrated that EBV-encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) promoted cyclophilin A (CYPA) expression through the activation of NF-κB. The depletion of CYPA suppressed cell proliferation and facilitated apoptosis. CYPA was able to bind to AKT1, thus activating AKT/mTOR/NF-κB signaling cascade. Moreover, the use of mTOR inhibitor, rapamycin, subverted the activation of the positive feedback loop, NF-κB/CYPA/AKT/mTOR. It is reasonable that LMP1 expression derived from initial viral infection is enough to assure the constant potentiation of AKT/mTOR and NF-κB signalings. This may partly explain the fact that EBV serves as a tumor-promoting factor with minimal expression of the viral oncoprotein LMP1 in malignancies. Our findings provide new insight into the understanding of causative role of EBV in tumorigenicity during latent infection.
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- Shuyu Xin
- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,China-Africa Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410080, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,China-Africa Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410080, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,Department of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410080, China
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- Department of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410080, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China,China-Africa Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China,Department of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410080, China,Corresponding author.
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Qiu HZ, Zhang X, Liu SL, Sun XS, Mo YW, Lin HX, Lu ZJ, Guo J, Tang LQ, Mai HQ, Liu LT, Guo L. M1 stage subdivisions based on 18F-FDG PET-CT parameters to identify locoregional radiotherapy for metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2022; 14:17588359221118785. [PMID: 35983026 PMCID: PMC9379565 DOI: 10.1177/17588359221118785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose To establish a risk classification of de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (mNPC) patients based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT) radiomics parameters to identify suitable candidates for locoregional radiotherapy (LRRT). Methods In all, 586 de novo mNPC patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET-CT prior to palliative chemotherapy (PCT) were involved. A Cox regression model was performed to identify prognostic factors for overall survival (OS). Candidate PET-CT parameters were incorporated into the PET-CT parameter score (PPS). Recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) was applied to construct a risk stratification system. Results Multivariate Cox regression analyses revealed that total lesion glycolysis of locoregional lesions (LRL-TLG), the number of bone metastases (BMs), metabolic tumor volume of distant soft tissue metastases (DSTM-MTV), pretreatment Epstein-Barr virus DNA (EBV DNA), and liver involvement were independent prognosticators for OS. The number of BMs, LRL-TLG, and DSTM-MTV were incorporated as the PPS. Eligible patients were divided into three stages by the RPA-risk stratification model: M1a (low risk, PPSlow + no liver involvement), M1b (intermediate risk, PPSlow + liver involvement, PPShigh + low EBV DNA), and M1c (high risk, PPShigh + high EBV DNA). PCT followed by LRRT displayed favorable OS rates compared to PCT alone in M1a patients (p < 0.001). No significant survival difference was observed between PCT plus LRRT and PCT alone in M1b and M1c patients (p > 0.05). Conclusions The PPS-based RPA stratification model could identify suitable candidates for LRRT. Patients with stage M1a disease could benefit from LRRT.
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- Hui-Zhi Qiu
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou 510060, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Germline Variants Associated with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Predisposition Identified through Whole-Exome Sequencing. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14153680. [PMID: 35954343 PMCID: PMC9367457 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14153680] [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: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The current understanding of genetic susceptibility factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is still incomplete. To identify novel germline variants associated with NPC predisposition, we analysed whole-exome sequencing data from 119 NPC patients from Singapore with a family history of NPC and/or with early-onset NPC, together with 1337 Singaporean participants without NPC. Variants were prioritised and filtered by selecting variants with minor allele frequencies of <1% in both local control (n = 1337) and gnomAD non-cancer (EAS) (n = 9626) cohorts and a high pathogenicity prediction (CADD score > 20). Using single-variant testing, we identified 17 rare pathogenic variants in 17 genes that were associated with NPC. Consistent evidence of enrichment in NPC patients was observed for five of these variants (in JAK2, PRDM16, LRP1B, NIN, and NKX2-1) from an independent case-control comparison of 156 NPC patients and 9770 unaffected individuals. In a family with five siblings, a FANCE variant (p. P445S) was detected in two affected members, but not in three unaffected members. Gene-based burden testing recapitulated variants in NKX2-1 and FANCE as being associated with NPC risk. Using pathway analysis, endocytosis and immune-modulating pathways were found to be enriched for mutation burden. This study has identified NPC-predisposing variants and genes which could shed new insights into the genetic predisposition of NPC.
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Li HL, Deng NH, He XS, Li YH. Small biomarkers with massive impacts: PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling and microRNA crosstalk regulate nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Biomark Res 2022; 10:52. [PMID: 35883139 PMCID: PMC9327212 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-022-00397-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common malignant tumours of the head and neck in Southeast Asia and southern China. The Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway is involved in processes related to tumour initiation/progression, such as proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, and drug resistance, and is closely related to the clinicopathological features of NPC. In addition, key genes involved in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway undergo many changes in NPC. More interestingly, a growing body of evidence suggests an interaction between this signalling pathway and microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small noncoding RNAs. Therefore, in this review, we discuss the interactions between key components of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway and various miRNAs and their importance in NPC pathology and explore potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Hai-Long Li
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Cancer Research Institute of Medical College, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, P.R. China
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- Key Lab for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, International Joint Laboratory for Arteriosclerotic Disease Research of Hunan Province, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Hunan Province, Cancer Research Institute of Medical College, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, Hunan, P.R. China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001, Hengyang, P.R. China.
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Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba inhibits the cellular proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and triggers DNA damage through activation of p53 and p21. Cancer Gene Ther 2022; 29:973-983. [PMID: 34754077 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-021-00385-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Dysregulation of the cell cycle and the resulting aberrant cellular proliferation has been highlighted as a hallmark of cancer. Certain traditional Chinese medicines can inhibit cancer growth by inducing cell cycle arrest. In this study we explore the effect of Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba on the cell cycle of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba-containing serum was prepared and then added to the cell culture medium. BrdU, comet, and FUCCI assays, western blot analysis and flow cytometry analysis revealed that Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba treatment significantly alters cell proliferation, DNA damage, and cell cycle distribution. Xenograft mouse model experiments were performed, confirming these in vitro findings in vivo. Treatment with Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba inhibited cell proliferation, promoted DNA damage, and arrested NPC cells progression from G1 to S phase. Further examination of the underlying molecular mechanisms revealed that treatment with Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba increased the expression of p53 and p21, while reducing that of CCND1, Phospho-Rb, E2F1, γH2AX, and Ki-67 both in vivo and in vitro. Conversely, the inhibition of p53 and p21 could abolish the promoting effect of Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba on the NPC cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase, contributing to the proliferation of NPC cells. Hedyotis diffusae Herba-Andrographis Herba suppressed the tumor growth in vivo. Overall, these findings suggest that Hedyotis Diffusae Herba-Andrographis prevent the progression of NPC by inducing NPC cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase through a p53/p21-dependent mechanism, providing a novel potential therapeutic treatment against NPC.
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Peng WS, Zhou X, Yan WB, Li YJ, Du CR, Wang XS, Shen CY, Wang QF, Ying HM, Lu XG, Xu TT, Hu CS. Dissecting the heterogeneity of the microenvironment in primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinomas using single-cell RNA sequencing. Oncoimmunology 2022; 11:2026583. [PMID: 35096485 PMCID: PMC8794254 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2022.2026583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a 10–15% recurrence rate, while no long term or durable treatment options are currently available. Single-cell profiling in recurrent NPC (rNPC) may aid in designing effective anticancer therapies, including immunotherapies. For the first time, we profiled the transcriptomes of ∼60,000 cells from four primary NPC and two rNPC cases to provide deeper insights into the dynamic changes in rNPC within radiation fields. Heterogeneity of both immune cells (T, natural killer, B, and myeloid cells) and tumor cells was characterized. Recurrent samples showed increased infiltration of regulatory T cells in a highly immunosuppressive state and CD8+ T cells in a highly cytotoxic and dysfunctional state. Enrichment of M2-polarized macrophages and LAMP3+ dendritic cells conferred enhanced immune suppression to rNPC. Furthermore, malignant cells showed enhanced immune-related features, such as antigen presentation. Elevated regulatory T cell levels were associated with a worse prognosis, with certain receptor-ligand communication pairs identified in rNPC. Even with relatively limited samples, our study provides important clues to complement the exploitation of rNPC immune environment and will help advance targeted immunotherapy of rNPC.
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- Wen-Sa Peng
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pua LJW, Mai CW, Chung FFL, Khoo ASB, Leong CO, Lim WM, Hii LW. Functional Roles of JNK and p38 MAPK Signaling in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031108. [PMID: 35163030 PMCID: PMC8834850 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family members integrate signals that affect proliferation, differentiation, survival, and migration in a cell context- and cell type-specific way. JNK and p38 MAPK activities are found upregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Studies have shown that activation of JNK and p38 MAPK signaling can promote NPC oncogenesis by mechanisms within the cancer cells and interactions with the tumor microenvironment. They regulate multiple transcription activities and contribute to tumor-promoting processes, ranging from cell proliferation to apoptosis, inflammation, metastasis, and angiogenesis. Current literature suggests that JNK and p38 MAPK activation may exert pro-tumorigenic functions in NPC, though the underlying mechanisms are not well documented and have yet to be fully explored. Here, we aim to provide a narrative review of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways in human cancers with a primary focus on NPC. We also discuss the potential therapeutic agents that could be used to target JNK and p38 MAPK signaling in NPC, along with perspectives for future works. We aim to inspire future studies further delineating JNK and p38 MAPK signaling in NPC oncogenesis which might offer important insights for better strategies in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment decision-making in NPC patients.
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- Lesley Jia Wei Pua
- School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (L.J.W.P.); (C.-O.L.)
- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), Institute for Research, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (C.-W.M.); (A.S.-B.K.)
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), Institute for Research, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (C.-W.M.); (A.S.-B.K.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia;
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), Institute for Research, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (C.-W.M.); (A.S.-B.K.)
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- School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (L.J.W.P.); (C.-O.L.)
- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), Institute for Research, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (C.-W.M.); (A.S.-B.K.)
- AGTC Genomics, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), Institute for Research, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (C.-W.M.); (A.S.-B.K.)
- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (W.-M.L.); (L.-W.H.)
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- Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), Institute for Research, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (C.-W.M.); (A.S.-B.K.)
- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (W.-M.L.); (L.-W.H.)
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Schouten JPE, Noteboom S, Martens RM, Mes SW, Leemans CR, de Graaf P, Steenwijk MD. Automatic segmentation of head and neck primary tumors on MRI using a multi-view CNN. Cancer Imaging 2022; 22:8. [PMID: 35033188 PMCID: PMC8761340 DOI: 10.1186/s40644-022-00445-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Accurate segmentation of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is important for radiotherapy treatment planning. Manual segmentation of these tumors is time-consuming and vulnerable to inconsistencies between experts, especially in the complex head and neck region. The aim of this study is to introduce and evaluate an automatic segmentation pipeline for HNSCC using a multi-view CNN (MV-CNN). Methods The dataset included 220 patients with primary HNSCC and availability of T1-weighted, STIR and optionally contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MR images together with a manual reference segmentation of the primary tumor by an expert. A T1-weighted standard space of the head and neck region was created to register all MRI sequences to. An MV-CNN was trained with these three MRI sequences and evaluated in terms of volumetric and spatial performance in a cross-validation by measuring intra-class correlation (ICC) and dice similarity score (DSC), respectively. Results The average manual segmented primary tumor volume was 11.8±6.70 cm3 with a median [IQR] of 13.9 [3.22-15.9] cm3. The tumor volume measured by MV-CNN was 22.8±21.1 cm3 with a median [IQR] of 16.0 [8.24-31.1] cm3. Compared to the manual segmentations, the MV-CNN scored an average ICC of 0.64±0.06 and a DSC of 0.49±0.19. Improved segmentation performance was observed with increasing primary tumor volume: the smallest tumor volume group (<3 cm3) scored a DSC of 0.26±0.16 and the largest group (>15 cm3) a DSC of 0.63±0.11 (p<0.001). The automated segmentation tended to overestimate compared to the manual reference, both around the actual primary tumor and in false positively classified healthy structures and pathologically enlarged lymph nodes. Conclusion An automatic segmentation pipeline was evaluated for primary HNSCC on MRI. The MV-CNN produced reasonable segmentation results, especially on large tumors, but overestimation decreased overall performance. In further research, the focus should be on decreasing false positives and make it valuable in treatment planning.
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- Jens P E Schouten
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Wu S, Zhang C, Xie J, Li S, Huang S. A Five-MicroRNA Signature Predicts the Prognosis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:723362. [PMID: 34568051 PMCID: PMC8459682 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.723362] [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: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background There is no effective prognostic signature that could predict the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods We constructed a prognostic signature based on five microRNAs using random forest and Least Absolute Shrinkage And Selection Operator (LASSO) algorithm on the GSE32960 cohort (N = 213). We verified its prognostic value using three independent external validation cohorts (GSE36682, N = 62; GSE70970, N = 246; and TCGA-HNSC, N = 523). Through principal component analysis, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and C-index calculation, we confirmed the predictive accuracy of this prognostic signature. Results We calculated the risk score based on the LASSO algorithm and divided the patients into high- and low-risk groups according to the calculated optimal cutoff value. The patients in the high-risk group tended to have a worse prognosis outcome and chemotherapy response. The time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve showed that the 1-year overall survival rate of the five-microRNA signature had an area under the curve of more than 0.83. A functional annotation analysis of the five-microRNA signature showed that the patients in the high-risk group were usually accompanied by activation of DNA repair and MYC-target pathways, while the patients in the low-risk group had higher immune-related pathway signals. Conclusions We constructed a five-microRNA prognostic signature, which could accurately predict the prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and constructed a nomogram that could conveniently predict the overall survival of patients.
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- Shixiong Wu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Kim MJ, Choi Y, Sung YE, Lee YS, Kim YS, Ahn KJ, Kim MS. Early risk-assessment of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the added prognostic value of MR-based radiomics. Transl Oncol 2021; 14:101180. [PMID: 34274801 PMCID: PMC8319024 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The current study extracted radiomics—a large quantitative data of imaging features—from magnetic resonance images of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The survival model fitted with radiomic features showed good prognostic performance in predicting the progression-free survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (integrated area under the curve, 0.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.71–0.72). Addition of radiomics to clinical survival model improved the prognostication of progression-free survival in patients diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (integrated area under the curve from 0.76 to 0.81, p<0.001).
Objectives To assess the additive prognostic value of MR-based radiomics in predicting progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) Methods Patients newly diagnosed with non-metastatic NPC between June 2006 and October 2019 were retrospectively included and randomly grouped into training and test cohorts (7:3 ratio). Radiomic features (n=213) were extracted from T2-weighted and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI. The patients were staged according to the 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator was used to select the relevant radiomic features. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards analyses were conducted for PFS, yielding three different survival models (clinical, stage, and radiomic). The integrated time-dependent area under the curve (iAUC) for PFS was calculated and compared among different combinations of survival models, and the analysis of variance was used to compare the survival models. The prognostic performance of all models was validated using a test set with integrated Brier scores. Results This study included 81 patients (training cohort=57; test cohort=24), and the mean PFS was 57.5 ± 43.6 months. In the training cohort, the prognostic performances of survival models improved significantly with the addition of radiomics to the clinical (iAUC, 0.72–0.80; p=0.04), stage (iAUC, 0.70–0.79; p=0.001), and combined models (iAUC, 0.76–0.81; p<0.001). In the test cohort, the radiomics and combined survival models were robustly validated for their ability to predict PFS. Conclusion Integration of MR-based radiomic features with clinical and stage variables improved the prediction PFS in patients diagnosed with NPC.
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- Min-Jung Kim
- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Zhang S, Wang B, Zheng L, Fu Z, Fu Y, Huang W, Cheng A. Advances in research on microRNAs related to the invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2021; 15:463-474. [PMID: 34126919 DOI: 10.2174/1874467214666210614150720] [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: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which is associated with latent Epstein-Barr virus infection in most cases, is a unique epithelial malignancy arising from the nasopharyngeal mucosal lining. Accumulating evidence provides insights into the genetic and molecular aberrations that likely drive nasopharyngeal tumor development and progression. We review recent analyses of microRNAs (miRNAs), including Epstein-Barr virus-encoded miRNAs (EBV-encoded miRNAs) and dysregulated cellular miRNAs, that may be related to the metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The studies summarized herein have greatly expanded our knowledge of the molecular biology of NPC involving miRNAs, and they may provide new biological targets for clinical diagnosis and reveal the potential of microRNA therapeutics. However, much information remains to be uncovered.
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- ShanShan Zhang
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Tumor Cellular & Molecular Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Hengyang School of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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Li HP, Huang CY, Lui KW, Chao YK, Yeh CN, Lee LY, Huang Y, Lin TL, Kuo YC, Huang MY, Lai YR, Yeh YM, Fan HC, Lin AC, Hsieh JCH, Chang KP, Lin CY, Wang HM, Chang YS, Hsu CL. Combination of Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor Blockers and CDK4/6 Inhibitor for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13122954. [PMID: 34204797 PMCID: PMC8231497 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13122954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Our findings indicated that the EGF-EGFR pathway was highly activated in very young patients with recurrent or metastatic NPC. High EGFR expression in patients with metastatic NPC resulted in poor clinical outcomes. To examine whether the EGFR pathway serves as a therapeutic target for NPC, NPC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) and NPC cell lines were treated with EGFR inhibitors (EGFRi) and a cell cycle blocker. Either EGFRi or cell cycle blocker treatment alone could reduce NPC cell growth and PDX tumor growth. Furthermore, combination treatment exerted an additive suppression effect on PDX tumor growth. This study provides promising evidence that EGFRi used in combination with a cell cycle blocker may be used to treat patients with NPC. Abstract Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) involves host genetics, environmental and viral factors. In clinical observations, patients of young and old ages were found to have higher recurrence and metastatic rates. Methods: Cytokine array was employed to screen druggable target(s). The candidate target(s) were confirmed through patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) and a new EBV-positive cell line, NPC-B13. Results: Overexpression of epithelial growth factor (EGF) and EGF receptor (EGFR) was detected in young patients than in older patients. The growth of NPC PDX tumors and cell lines was inhibited by EGFR inhibitors (EGFRi) cetuximab and afatinib when used separately or in combination with the cell cycle blocker palbociclib. Western blot analysis of these drug-treated PDXs demonstrated that the blockade of the EGF signaling pathway was associated with a decrease in the p-EGFR level and reduction in PDX tumor size. RNA sequencing results of PDX tumors elucidated that cell cycle-related pathways were suppressed in response to drug treatments. High EGFR expression (IHC score ≥ grade 3) was correlated with poor survival in metastatic patients (p = 0.008). Conclusions: Our results provide encouraging preliminary data related to the combination treatment of EGFRi and palbociclib in patients with NPC.
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- Hsin-Pai Li
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-P.L.); (M.-Y.H.); (Y.-R.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Liver Research Center, Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (L.-Y.L.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (L.-Y.L.); (Y.H.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-P.L.); (M.-Y.H.); (Y.-R.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-P.L.); (M.-Y.H.); (Y.-R.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Genomic Medicine Core Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Radiation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (H.-P.L.); (M.-Y.H.); (Y.-R.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; (C.-Y.H.); (T.-L.L.); (Y.-C.K.); (H.-C.F.); (A.-C.L.); (J.C.-H.H.); (H.-M.W.)
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-3-328-1200; Fax: +886-3-327-8211
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Bossi P, Chan AT, Licitra L, Trama A, Orlandi E, Hui EP, Halámková J, Mattheis S, Baujat B, Hardillo J, Smeele L, van Herpen C, Castro A, Machiels JP. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: ESMO-EURACAN Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up †. Ann Oncol 2021; 32:452-465. [PMID: 33358989 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- P Bossi
- Medical Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Head and Neck Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Research, Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Clinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), Pavia, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Sorbonne University, APHP, Department of ENT - Head and Neck Surgery, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of ENT - Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology and Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Administration Board of Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Algarve, Portugal
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- Institut Roi Albert II, Service d'Oncologie Médicale, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium; Institut de Recherche Clinique et Expérimentale (POLE MIRO), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Li M, Chen YB, Liu F, Qu JQ, Ren LC, Chai J, Tang CE. Galectin‑3 facilitates the proliferation and migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via activation of the ERK1/2 and Akt signaling pathways, and is positively correlated with the inflammatory state of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Mol Med Rep 2021; 23:370. [PMID: 33760180 PMCID: PMC7986014 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial carcinoma originating from the nasopharyngeal mucosal tissue and is highly prevalent in southeast Asia. Galectin-3 (gal-3) serves crucial roles in many cancers but its role in NPC remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of gal-3 in NPC. Immunohistochemistry and ELISA were used to determine the expression level of gal-3 in patients with NPC or chronic rhinitis (CR). Gal-3 short hairpin (sh)RNA was established to knockdown gal-3 in 5–8F and 6–10B cells, allowing for the evaluation of the roles of gal-3 in proliferation, migration and apoptosis in NPC cell lines. Immunohistochemistry staining of IL-6 and IL-8 was applied to access the inflammatory state of tumor tissues, and the correlation between the inflammatory state and gal-3 was analyzed. The results demonstrated that gal-3 was upregulated in patients with NPC compared with patients with CR. Knockdown of gal-3 inhibited proliferation and migration in 5-8F and 6-10B cells, as well as promoted apoptosis in these cells. The expression levels of MMP-9 and IL-8 were also decreased in 5-8F and 6-10B cells after transfection with gal-3 shRNA. A positive correlation was identified between the expression level of gal-3 and the inflammatory state of NPC. The phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 and Akt were downregulated after knockdown of gal-3 in 5-8F and 6-10B cells. In conclusion, the expression level of gal-3 was upregulated in patients with NPC and was positively correlated with the inflammatory state of NPC. The results suggested that gal-3 promoted the proliferation and migration of 5-8F and 6-10B cells, while inhibiting the apoptosis of these cells. Moreover, activation of ERK1/2 and Akt may be the underlying mechanism of the effects of gal-3 on NPC.
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- Mei Li
- Institute of Medical Science Research, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Institute of Medical Science Research, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Cholestatic Liver Diseases Center and Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Department of Burn and Reconstructive Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Cholestatic Liver Diseases Center and Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Institute of Medical Science Research, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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Chen H, Luo M, Wang X, Liang T, Huang C, Huang C, Wei L. Inhibition of PAD4 enhances radiosensitivity and inhibits aggressive phenotypes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2021; 26:9. [PMID: 33726680 PMCID: PMC7962337 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-021-00251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a tumor deriving from nasopharyngeal epithelium. Peptidyl-arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) is a vital mediator of histone citrullination and plays an essential role in regulating disease process. Radiotherapy is an essential method to treat NPC. In this research, we explored the effect of PAD4 on NPC radiosensitivity. METHODS We enrolled 50 NPC patients, established mice xenograft model, and purchased cell lines for this study. Statistical analysis and a series of experiments including RT-qPCR, clonogenic survival, EdU, Transwell, and wound healing assays were done. RESULTS Our data manifested that PAD4 (mRNA and protein) presented a high expression in NPC tissues and cells. GSK484, an inhibitor of PAD4, could inhibit activity of PAD4 in NPC cell lines. PAD4 overexpression promoted the radioresistance, survival, migration, and invasion of NPC cells, whereas treatment of GSK484 exerted inhibitory effects on radioresistance and aggressive phenotype of NPC cells. Additionally, GSK484 could attenuate the effect of PAD4 of NPC cell progression. More importantly, we found that GSK484 significantly inhibited tumor size, tumor weight and tumor volume in mice following irradiation. CONCLUSIONS PAD4 inhibitor GSK484 attenuated the radioresistance and cellular progression in NPC.
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- Hao Chen
- Department of Endoscopy, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13 Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13 Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13 Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13 Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13 Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13 Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, China.
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Campion NJ, Ally M, Jank BJ, Ahmed J, Alusi G. The molecular march of primary and recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncogene 2021; 40:1757-1774. [PMID: 33479496 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-01631-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) results from the aberrant and uncontrolled growth of the nasopharyngeal epithelium. It is highly associated with the Epstein-Barr virus, especially in regions where it is endemic. In the last decade, significant advances in genetic sequencing techniques have allowed the discovery of many new abnormal molecular processes that undoubtedly contribute to the establishment, growth and spread of this deadly disease. In this review, we consider NPC as EBV induced. We summarise the recent discoveries and how they add to our understanding of the pathophysiology of NPC in the context of genomics first in primary and then in recurrent disease. Overall, we find key early events lead to p16 inactivation and cyclin D1 expression, allowing latent viral infection. Host and viral factors work together to affect a variety of molecular pathways, the most fundamental being activation of NF-κB. Nonetheless, much still yearns to be discovered, especially in recurrent NPC.
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- Nicholas J Campion
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK. .,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK
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Emerging roles of dehydrogenase/reductase member 2 (DHRS2) in the pathology of disease. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 898:173972. [PMID: 33652058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Dehydrogenase/reductase member 2 (DHRS2) belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family. It was initially isolated from the nuclear extract of hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells and was identified as a specific cell cycle regulator. DHRS2 is a reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent carbonyl reductase and catalyzes the reduction of dicarbonyl compounds. It is also functionally active in lipid metabolism and acts as a metabolic enzyme of hormones. Recent studies have shown that DHRS2 reprograms lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis to regulate proliferation, migration, invasion, and drug resistance of cancer cells. Here, we describe the structure, organelle localization and function of DHRS2, and also highlight its roles in the pathologic progression of diseases.
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Oliva M, Mulet-Margalef N, Ochoa-De-Olza M, Napoli S, Mas J, Laquente B, Alemany L, Duell EJ, Nuciforo P, Moreno V. Tumor-Associated Microbiome: Where Do We Stand? Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1446. [PMID: 33535583 PMCID: PMC7867144 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The study of the human microbiome in oncology is a growing and rapidly evolving field. In the past few years, there has been an exponential increase in the number of studies investigating associations of microbiome and cancer, from oncogenesis and cancer progression to resistance or sensitivity to specific anticancer therapies. The gut microbiome is now known to play a significant role in antitumor immune responses and in predicting the efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients. Beyond the gut, the tumor-associated microbiome-microbe communities located either in the tumor or within its body compartment-seems to interact with the local microenvironment and the tumor immune contexture, ultimately impacting cancer progression and treatment outcome. However, pre-clinical research focusing on causality and mechanistic pathways as well as proof-of-concept studies are still needed to fully understand the potential clinical utility of microbiome in cancer patients. Moreover, there is a need for the standardization of methodology and the implementation of quality control across microbiome studies to allow for a better interpretation and greater comparability of the results reported between them. This review summarizes the accumulating evidence in the field and discusses the current and upcoming challenges of microbiome studies.
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- Marc Oliva
- Medical Oncology Department, Catalan Institute of Oncology L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (N.M.-M.); (B.L.)
- ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (J.M.); (E.J.D.); (V.M.)
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- Medical Oncology Department, Catalan Institute of Oncology L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (N.M.-M.); (B.L.)
- ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (J.M.); (E.J.D.); (V.M.)
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- Service of Immuno-Oncology, Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, 1066 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; (S.N.); (P.N.)
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- ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (J.M.); (E.J.D.); (V.M.)
- Oncology Data Analytics Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain
- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Medical Oncology Department, Catalan Institute of Oncology L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (N.M.-M.); (B.L.)
- ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (J.M.); (E.J.D.); (V.M.)
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain
- EPIBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain
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- ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (J.M.); (E.J.D.); (V.M.)
- Oncology Data Analytics Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain
- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain; (S.N.); (P.N.)
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- ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain; (J.M.); (E.J.D.); (V.M.)
- Oncology Data Analytics Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Catalonia, Spain
- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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Qu L, Wang JH, Du JX, Kang P, Niu XQ, Yin LZ. Use of nimotuzumab combined with cisplatin in treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its effect on expressions of VEGF and MMP-2. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:1342-1349. [PMID: 33517541 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02522-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE This paper aims to observe the expressions of VEGF and MMP-2 in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by nimotuzumab combined with cisplatin. METHODS Altogether, 104 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated in our hospital from April 2014 to August 2016 were selected as research subjects. Among them, 50 patients treated with cisplatin were divided into a control group and 54 patients treated with nimotuzumab combined with cisplatin were divided into an observation group. The two groups of patients were compared in terms of efficacy after treatment and incidence of adverse reactions. Changes of serum VEGF and MMP-2 concentrations before and after treatment were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the 3-year overall survival (OS) of patients was observed. RESULTS Compared with the control group, patients in the observation group had significantly higher total remission rate (RR) (P < 0.05) and significantly lower incidence of adverse reactions (P < 0.05). Before treatment, there was no significant difference between the observation and control groups in the concentrations of VEGF and MMP-2 (P > 0.05). After treatment, the concentrations in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment (P < 0.05), and the concentrations in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the 3-year OS between the observation and control groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Nimotuzumab combined with cisplatin could improve the conditions of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. After treatment, the expression of VEGF and MMP-2 decreased significantly. We speculated that it improves the survival rate of patients by reducing the expression of VEGF and MMP-2.
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- L Qu
- Department of Education, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, 264000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, 264000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhangqiu District People's Hospital, Jinan, 250200, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Zhangqiu District People's Hospital, Jinan, 250200, People's Republic of China
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- ECG Room, Zhangqiu District People's Hospital, Jinan, 250200, People's Republic of China
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- Health Management Center, Zhangqiu District People's Hospital, No. 1920 Huiquan Road, Jinan, 250200, People's Republic of China.
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Saroj RK, Murthy KN, Kumar M, Bhattacharjee A, Patel KK. Bayesian competing risk analysis: An application to nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients data. COMPUTATIONAL AND SYSTEMS ONCOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cso2.1006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Department of Statistics, MMV Banaras Hindu University Varanasi India
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- Department of Public Health Indian Institute of Health Management Research Jaipur India
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Yao L, Wang T, Wang X. LncRNA FOXP4-AS1 serves as a biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosis and prognosis. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:25. [PMID: 33442523 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02593-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This study was performed to probe the clinical significance of serum lncRNA FOXP4-AS1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tumorigenesis. LncRNA FOXP4-AS1 from nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients and healthy volunteers were abstracted and converged. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of FOXP4-AS1. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic value of FOXP4-AS1. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and log-rank test were used to assess the patients' survival prognosis. Independent risk factors for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed by univariate and multivariate cox proportional hazards regression analysis. In this study, we observed that the levels of FOXP4-AS1 were significantly upregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients compared to healthy volunteers. Besides, the expression of FOXP4-AS1 was closely associated with T stage, lymph node metastasis, and clinical stage. Meanwhile, ROC analysis found that FOXP4-AS1 had diagnostic values to distinguish tumor patients from healthy volunteers. Furthermore, patients with high FOXP4-AS1 expression level had poorer OS and PFS than those with low FOXP4-AS1 expression. Finally, univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis found that the T stage, lymph node metastasis, clinical stage, FOXP4-AS1 expression might be independent risk factors for OS and PFS of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. This study firstly clarified that FOXP4-AS1 was overexpressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. And FOXP4-AS1 may act as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker, and hopeful therapeutic target for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
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Cho WCS, Tse KP, Ngan RKC, Cheuk W, Ma VWS, Yang YT, Yip TTC, Tan KT, Chen SJ. Genomic characterization reveals potential biomarkers in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with relapse. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2020; 20:1149-1159. [PMID: 33040630 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1835473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the majority of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients demonstrate favorable outcomes after radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, about 8-10% of patients will develop recurrent disease, and genomic alterations (GAs) associated with the recurrence are unclear. METHODS This study investigated the GAs in the paired primary tumors and recurrent tumors of 7 NPC patients with relapse, as well as the primary tumors of 15 NPC patients without relapse by deep targeted next-generation sequencing on 440 cancer-related genes. RESULTS BRCA1 and TP53 mutations were significantly enriched in patients with relapse (P = 0.021 and P = 0.023, respectively). Survival analysis revealed that the GAs of TP53, ZNF217, VEGFB, CDKN1B, GNAS, PRDM1, and MEN1 were associated with significantly shorter overall survival. The GAs of the tumor also altered after treatment in the relapsed group, and five genes (CDK4, FGFR3, ALK, BRCA1, and CHEK2) in the recurrent tumors were potentially druggable. CONCLUSIONS The discovery of GAs associated with recurrence or survival in NPC may serve as potential prognostic gene signatures of high-risk patients. Targeted therapies are available in some of the clinically relevant GAs and may be considered in future clinical trials. Given the limitation of the sample size, validation by a larger cohort is warranted.
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- William C S Cho
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- ACT Genomics, Co. Ltd ., Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Hong Kong SAR, China
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Zhang H, Deng S, Zhang J, Zhu G, Zhou J, Ye W, Wang Q, Wang Y, Zou B, Zhang P, Zhang S, Lang J, Lu S. Single nucleotide polymorphisms within NFKBIA are associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma susceptibility in Chinese Han population. Cytokine 2020; 138:155356. [PMID: 33160813 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Genes involved in latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) signaling pathways have been suggested to play an important role in nasopharyngeal carcinogenesis. We investigated potentially functional genetic variants associated with the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in genes involved in the LMP1 signaling pathway. Altogether, 73 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with MAF ≥ 10% were located within the regions of interest of the four genes TRAF3, NFKBIA, CHUK and MAP2K4. From these, 10 SNPs were selected for genotyping based on LD (r2 ≥ 0.80) in a hospital-based case-control study of 332 NPC cases and 585 healthy controls from the Chinese Han population. Minor allele carriers of the promoter SNP rs2233409 in NFKBIA, had an increased risk of NPC (AA vs GG: OR 7.14, 95%CI, 1.08-34.18, P = 0.04, dominant model). Based on the results, we concluded that rs2233409 polymorphism in NFKBIA may be moderately associated with the risk of NPC. Further studies with larger independent samples and functional analysis are needed to verify our results.
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- Hanyi Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiological Protection, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Disease Gene Study and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Disease Gene Study and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Department of Radiological Protection, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Department of Radiological Protection, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.
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