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Thompson JF, Williams GJ. When does a melanoma metastasize? Implications for management. Oncotarget 2024; 15:374-378. [PMID: 38870033 PMCID: PMC11174830 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28591] [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: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Selecting which patients with clinically-localized melanoma require treatment other than wide excision of the primary tumor is based on the risk or presence of metastatic disease. This in turn is linked to survival. Knowing if and when a melanoma is likely to metastasize is therefore of great importance. Several studies employing a range of different methodologies have suggested that many melanomas metastasize long before the primary lesion is diagnosed. Therefore, waiting for dissemination of metastatic disease to become evident before making systemic therapy available to these patients may be less effective than giving them post-operative adjuvant therapy initially if the metastatic risk is high. The identification of these high-risk patients will assist in selecting those to whom adjuvant systemic therapy can most appropriately be offered. Further studies are required to better identify high-risk patients whose primary melanoma is likely to have already metastasized.
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- John F. Thompson
- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Department of Melanoma and Surgical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Shiralkar J, Anthony T, McCallum GA, Durand DM. Neural recordings can differentiate between spontaneously metastasizing melanomas and melanomas with low metastatic potential. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297281. [PMID: 38359031 PMCID: PMC10868782 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Multiple studies report that melanomas are innervated tumors with sensory and sympathetic fibers where these neural fibers play crucial functional roles in tumor growth and metastasis with branch specificity. Yet there is no study which reports the direct neural recording and its pattern during in-vivo progression of the cancer. We performed daily neural recordings from male and female mice bearing orthotopic metastasizing- melanomas and melanomas with low metastatic poential, derived from B16-F10 and B16-F1 cells, respectively. Further, to explore the origins of neural activity, 6-Hydroxidopamine mediated chemical sympathectomy was performed followed by daily microneurographic recordings. We also performed the daily bioluminescent imaging to track in vivo growth of primary tumors and distant metastasis to the cranial area. Our results show that metastasizing tumors display high levels of neural activity while tumors with low metastatic potential lack it indicating that the presence of neural activity is linked to the metastasizing potential of the tumors. Moreover, the neural activity is not continuous over the tumor progression and has a sex-specific temporal patterns where males have two peaks of high neural activity while females show a single peak. The neural peak activity originated in peripheral sympathetic nerves as sympathectomy completely eliminated the peak activity in both sexes. Peak activities were highly correlated with the distant metastasis in both sexes. These results show that sympathetic neural activity is crucially involved in tumor metastasis and has sex-specific role in malignancy initiation.
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- Jay Shiralkar
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Soh JM, Brodland DG, Zitelli JA. Clinical Characteristics of Marginally Recurrent Melanoma After Primary Excision: A Multisite Retrospective Analysis of 140 Cases Referred for Mohs Surgery. Dermatol Surg 2024; 50:131-136. [PMID: 37962121 DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000004014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Marginally recurrent melanoma (MRM) manifests immediately adjacent to or within a scar and arises from incomplete tumor clearance after primary treatment. Little is known about the progression and treatment of MRM after all forms of excision. OBJECTIVE To determine the invasive growth potential, tumor-stage progression, and outcomes of those with MRM. METHODS One hundred forty patients with MRM were collected from 5 practice databases. All patients were treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. They were evaluated for Breslow depth and tumor stage change from the time of primary treatment and recurrent treatment. RESULTS Of 101 cases initially treated as melanoma in situ, 13 (12.9%) marginally recurred with invasive disease at the time of Mohs micrographic surgery. The median thickness of these recurrent melanomas was 0.58 mm. Of 39 cases initially treated as invasive melanoma, 10 (25.6%) marginally recurred with a greater Breslow depth. The median increase in thickness from initial treatment to recurrence was 1.31 mm. CONCLUSION Marginally recurrent melanoma retains its invasive growth potential. This can lead to Breslow depth increase, tumor-stage progression, and a worse prognosis on recurrence. Obtaining tumor-free margins is critical in initial and recurrence treatments.
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- Jonathan M Soh
- All authors are affiliated with the Zitelli & Brodland, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Di Raimondo C, Lozzi F, Di Domenico PP, Campione E, Bianchi L. The Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Metastases from Melanoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14535. [PMID: 37833981 PMCID: PMC10572973 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914535] [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: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Melanoma is one of the deadliest skin tumors, accounting for almost 90% of skin cancer mortality. Although immune therapy and targeted therapy have dramatically changed the prognosis of metastatic melanoma, many patients experience disease progression despite the currently available new treatments. Skin metastases from melanoma represent a relatively common event as first sign of advanced disease or a sign of recurrence. Skin metastases are usually asymptomatic, although in advanced stages, they can present with ulceration, bleeding, and superinfection; furthermore, they can cause symptoms related to compression on nearby tissues. Treatments vary from simple surgery resections to topical or intralesional local injections, or a combination of these techniques with the most recent systemic immune or target therapies. New research and studies should focus on the pathogenesis and molecular mechanisms of the cutaneous metastases of melanoma in order to shed light on the mechanisms underlying the different behavior and prognoses of different patients.
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- Cosimo Di Raimondo
- Department of Dermatology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (F.L.); (P.P.D.D.); (E.C.); (L.B.)
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Piñero-Madrona A, Cerezuela-Fuentes P, Ruiz-Merino G, Martínez-Barba E, Ortiz-Reina S, Martínez-Ortiz MJ, López-Ávila A, Frías-Iniesta JF, Viney A, Cabezas-Herrera J. Lower limb cutaneous melanoma surgery: location matters. Arch Dermatol Res 2023; 315:1971-1978. [PMID: 36862181 PMCID: PMC10366258 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02571-z] [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: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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The anatomical location of cutaneous melanoma is a relevant independent prognostic factor in melanoma. The aim of the study is to know the prognosis of lower limb cutaneous melanoma related to their location within the limb, regardless of the histological type, and if there are any other influencing variables. A real-world data observational study was developed. The lesions were divided depending on the location of the melanoma (thigh, leg and foot). Bivariate and multivariate analysis were performed, and melanoma-specific survival and disease-free survival rates were calculated. When these analysis were done, the results showed that, in melanomas of the lower limb, location on the foot presented a lower melanoma-specific survival rate compared to more proximal locations, and only the anatomical location presents statistical significance to discriminate cases with a higher mortality risk and a lower disease-free survival rate among distal melanomas (mainly on the foot). In conclusion, this study confirms that a more distal location of lower limb cutaneous melanoma is a relevant prognostic factor.Trial registration number NCT04625491 retrospectively registered.
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- Antonio Piñero-Madrona
- Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca", School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud. Edificio Departamental, Office 4.27, 30120, Murcia, Spain.
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain.
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- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca", Murcia, Spain
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- Biostatistics Department, Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitaria de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca", Murcia, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixaca", Murcia, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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- Research Department, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain
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Li J, Lan Z, Liao W, Horner JW, Xu X, Liu J, Yoshihama Y, Jiang S, Shim HS, Slotnik M, LaBella KA, Wu CJ, Dunner K, Hsu WH, Lee R, Khanduri I, Terranova C, Akdemir K, Chakravarti D, Shang X, Spring DJ, Wang YA, DePinho RA. Histone demethylase KDM5D upregulation drives sex differences in colon cancer. Nature 2023; 619:632-639. [PMID: 37344599 PMCID: PMC10529424 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06254-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Sex exerts a profound impact on cancer incidence, spectrum and outcomes, yet the molecular and genetic bases of such sex differences are ill-defined and presumptively ascribed to X-chromosome genes and sex hormones1. Such sex differences are particularly prominent in colorectal cancer (CRC) in which men experience higher metastases and mortality. A murine CRC model, engineered with an inducible transgene encoding oncogenic mutant KRASG12D and conditional null alleles of Apc and Trp53 tumour suppressors (designated iKAP)2, revealed higher metastases and worse outcomes specifically in males with oncogenic mutant KRAS (KRAS*) CRC. Integrated cross-species molecular and transcriptomic analyses identified Y-chromosome gene histone demethylase KDM5D as a transcriptionally upregulated gene driven by KRAS*-mediated activation of the STAT4 transcription factor. KDM5D-dependent chromatin mark and transcriptome changes showed repression of regulators of the epithelial cell tight junction and major histocompatibility complex class I complex components. Deletion of Kdm5d in iKAP cancer cells increased tight junction integrity, decreased cell invasiveness and enhanced cancer cell killing by CD8+ T cells. Conversely, iAP mice engineered with a Kdm5d transgene to provide constitutive Kdm5d expression specifically in iAP cancer cells showed an increased propensity for more invasive tumours in vivo. Thus, KRAS*-STAT4-mediated upregulation of Y chromosome KDM5D contributes substantially to the sex differences in KRAS* CRC by means of its disruption of cancer cell adhesion properties and tumour immunity, providing an actionable therapeutic strategy for metastasis risk reduction for men afflicted with KRAS* CRC.
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- Jiexi Li
- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- TRACTION Platform, Division of Therapeutics Discovery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- TRACTION Platform, Division of Therapeutics Discovery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- TRACTION Platform, Division of Therapeutics Discovery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Tichanek F, Försti A, Hemminki A, Hemminki O, Hemminki K. SURVIVAL IN MELANOMA IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES INTO THE ERA OF TARGETED AND IMMUNOLOGICAL THERAPIES. Eur J Cancer 2023; 186:133-141. [PMID: 37068406 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Survival in melanoma has been increasing and the most recent interest is to observe the population-level impact of novel targeted therapies and immunotherapy. We analysed survival in melanoma from Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE) over a 50-years period (1971-2020). METHODS Relative 1-5/1- and 5-year survival data were obtained from the NORDCAN database for the years 1971-2020. We estimated annual changes in survival rates and determined significant breaking points for trends. RESULTS Survival in melanoma has reached the point where 1-year survival is approaching 100% (men 97.5-98.6%, women 98.4-99.3%, depending on the country) and 5-year survival is 93% for men (91.5-95.2%) and 96% for women (95.3-97.2%). The highest survival figures were for DK. Significant increases in both 1- and 5-year survival were observed in most countries even towards the end of the follow-up (from 2006 to 2010-2011-2015 and further to 2016-2020). CONCLUSIONS The main increase in melanoma survival took place up to year 1990, which was probably largely achieved through successful population campaigns for sun protection and programmes for early detection of lesions. Survival increased again after year 2000 up to the last period 2016-2020. This late development coincided with the introduction of targeted therapies using BRAF and BRAF/MEK inhibitors, and towards the end of the time period availability of checkpoint inhibitors. The success of melanoma treatment in DK was mostly likely due to the efficient use of modern therapies and to the centralised treatment for metastatic disease.
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- Filip Tichanek
- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Pilsen, 30605 Pilsen, Czech Republic; Institute of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Hopp Children's Cancer Center (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Gene Therapy Group, Translational Immunology Research Program, University of Helsinki, Finland; Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cancer Gene Therapy Group, Translational Immunology Research Program, University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Pilsen, 30605 Pilsen, Czech Republic; Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 580, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Li D, Xia L, Huang P, Wang Z, Guo Q, Huang C, Leng W, Qin S. Cancer-associated fibroblast-secreted IGFBP7 promotes gastric cancer by enhancing tumor associated macrophage infiltration via FGF2/FGFR1/PI3K/AKT axis. Cell Death Dis 2023; 9:17. [PMID: 36681667 PMCID: PMC9867714 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01336-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
We previously reported that IGFBP7 plays a role in maintaining mRNA stability of oncogenic lncRNA UBE2CP3 by RNA-RNA interaction in gastric cancer (GC). Clinical cohort studies had implied an oncogenic role of IGFBP7 in GC. However, the molecular mechanism of IGFBP7 in GC progression remains unknown. In this study, clinical analysis based on two independent cohorts showed that IGFBP7 was positively associated with poor prognosis and macrophage infiltration in GC. Loss-of-function studies confirmed the oncogenic properties of IGFBP7 in regulating GC cell proliferation and invasion. Mechanismly, IGFBP7 was highly expressed in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) and mesenchymal cells, and was induced by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) signaling, since its expression was increased by TGF-beta treatment and reduced by overexpression of OVOL2 in GC. RNA sequencing, qRT-PCR, ELISA assay showed that IGFBP7 positively regulated FGF2 expression and secretion in GC. Transcriptome analysis revealed that FGFR1 was downregulated in M1 polarization but upregulated in M2 polarization. Exogenous recombinant IGFBP7 treatment in macrophages and GC cells further identified that IGFBP7 promotes tumor associated macrophage (TAM) polarization via FGF2/FGFR1/PI3K/AKT axis. Our finding here represented the first evidence that IGFBP7 promotes GC by enhancing TAM/M2 macrophage polarization through FGF2/FGFR1/PI3K/AKT axis.
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- Dandan Li
- Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Academy of Bio-medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Academy of Bio-medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Academy of Bio-medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Academy of Bio-medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.,Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Academy of Bio-medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. .,Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. .,Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Academy of Bio-medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Hammouz RY, Orzechowska M, Anusewicz D, Bednarek AK. X or Y Cancer: An Extensive Analysis of Sex Differences in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Curr Oncol 2023; 30:1395-1415. [PMID: 36826068 PMCID: PMC9955992 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background: Cellular metabolism is a tightly controlled process during which cell growth and survival are maintained. Lung cancer is a disease with clear sex differences, where female patients have better survival rates than males. Evidence of sex differences is demonstrated in cancer risk, prognosis and response to different therapies, yet a sex-specific approach to cancer studies is not widely considered. These different tumour characteristics attributed to sex that impact disease outcome, including constitutional genetic and somatic molecular differences, make it essential to assess viral and hormonal influences. Methods: In silico analysis of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) TCGA data, including K-means clustering algorithm, dimensional reduction with principal component analysis and differential expression analysis using EdgeR (p < 0.05), were used to explore some robust sex differences in LUAD that exist in core signalling pathways and metabolic processes between males and females. The correlation of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) expression with immune abundance in the LUAD cohort was analysed on TIMER2.0 and adjusted by tumour purity utilising Cox proportional hazard. Multiple factorial analysis heatmap visualisation was used to examine endogenous steroid hormonal effects on LUAD patients with different smoking status and age groups. Results: We found 161 DEGs showing key differences in regulation of immune system and cellular homeostasis, key elements of divergent cancer progression, between the two sexes. We also found male and female LUAD patients to favour different metabolic intermediates for energy production to support tumourigenesis. Additionally, high levels of Tregs accompanied by DEGs correlated with better LUAD prognosis, and circulating hormonal transcriptional targets affect proliferation and progression in males and females differently. Finally, we examined the role of oestrogen protection in men and pre-/postmenopausal women. Conclusions: Further studies should focus on sex-specific changes and investigate sex-specific gene regulatory networks of these DEGs. Several lifestyle factors, including tobacco smoking and diet, differ between males and females. These factors might affect metabolic pathways and can influence the activity of epigenetic regulators, resulting in significant global epigenetic changes.
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Li D, Shen L, Zhang X, Chen Z, Huang P, Huang C, Qin S. LncRNA ELF3-AS1 inhibits gastric cancer by forming a negative feedback loop with SNAI2 and regulates ELF3 mRNA stability via interacting with ILF2/ILF3 complex. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2022; 41:332. [PMID: 36457025 PMCID: PMC9716751 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-022-02541-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND The biological function of lncRNA ELF3-AS1 remains largely unknown in cancers. The cause of SNAI2 overexpression in tumor metastasis remains largely unclear. The molecular mechanisms underlying the high co-expression of antisense lncRNAs and adjacent protein-coding genes remains unclear. METHODS RNA-seq, CHIP and dual-luciferase reporter assay were performed to identify lncRNAs regulated by SNAI2. MicroRNA-seq and RNA-seq studies were conducted to reveal the biological function of ELF3-AS1 in GC. RNA pulldown and CHIRP assays were conducted to identify the protein that interacts with ELF3-AS1. RESULTS A total of 123 lncRNAs were identified to be regulated by SNAI2 in GC by RNA sequencing. The ELF3 gene and antisense lncRNA ELF3-AS1 were both transcriptionally repressed by SNAI2 or SNAI1. Down-regulation of ELF3-AS1 and ELF3 predicted poor prognosis in GC. Nuclear localized lncRNA ELF3-AS1 negatively regulated GC cell cycle progression via suppressing G1/S transition and histone synthesis. ELF3-AS1 mainly inhibited GC metastasis by repressing SNAI2 signaling. Additionally, ELF3-AS1 modulated ELF3 mRNA stability by RNA-RNA interaction. The RNA duplexes formed by ELF3 mRNA and lncRNA ELF3-AS1 directly interacted with the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding protein complex ILF2/ILF3 (NF45/NF90). In turn, the ILF2/ILF3 complex dynamically regulated the expression of ELF3-AS1 and ELF3 by affecting the dsRNA stability. CONCLUSIONS The SNAI2-ELF3-AS1 feedback loop regulates ELF3 expression at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels and drives gastric cancer metastasis by maintaining SNAI2 overexpression. The ILF2/ILF3 complex plays a critical role in regulating dsRNA stability. In addition, our work provides a direct evidence that head-to-head antisense lncRNAs can share promoters with neighboring coding genes, which make their expression subject to similar transcriptional regulation, leading to high co-expression.
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- Dandan Li
- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital and Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China ,grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Laboratory of Tumor biology, Academy of Bio-Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China
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- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital and Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China ,grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Department of Clinical Oncology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P.R. China
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- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Laboratory of Tumor biology, Academy of Bio-Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China
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- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Laboratory of Tumor biology, Academy of Bio-Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China
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- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Laboratory of Tumor biology, Academy of Bio-Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China
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- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Laboratory of Tumor biology, Academy of Bio-Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China
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- grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital and Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China ,grid.443573.20000 0004 1799 2448Laboratory of Tumor biology, Academy of Bio-Medicine Research, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei P.R. China
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Buja A, Rugge M, Damiani G, Zorzi M, De Toni C, Vecchiato A, Del Fiore P, Spina R, Baldo V, Brazzale AR, Rossi CR, Mocellin S. Sex Differences in Cutaneous Melanoma: Incidence, Clinicopathological Profile, Survival, and Costs. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2022; 31:1012-1019. [PMID: 35076310 PMCID: PMC9299528 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background: This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of sex-related characteristics of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM), with special reference to its incidence, clinicopathological profile, overall survival, and treatment-related costs. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all 1,279 CMM patients who were registered in 2015 in the Veneto Cancer Registry (a population-based registry including all 4,900,000 regional residents). The by-sex comparisons included tumor stage and site, histological subtype, and other clinical-pathological variables. A Cox regression analysis was used to test the association between sex and survival, adjusting for the main covariates. Treatment costs were calculated by linking patients with several administrative regional databases. Results: Age-specific incidence rates were significantly higher for men among people >50 years old. For men, the trunk was the most common primary site (59.3%), whereas for women the lower limbs (32.1%) were the most common primary site, followed by the trunk (31.8%), which was lower than for men (p < 0.001). At presentation, the frequency of early stage CMM was higher among women, who also featured a significantly lower risk of death (p = 0.016), after adjusting for covariates. Men also incurred higher costs for melanoma treatment in the first year after their diagnosis. Conclusions: Among younger adults, CMM was more common in women, whereas among older adults, it was more common in men. Sex also influences patients' histopathological characteristics at diagnosis. Women had better overall survival after adjusting for demographic, pathological, and clinical profiles. The costs of treatment were also lower for women with CMM.
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- Alessandra Buja
- Department of Cardiologic, Vascular and Thoracic Sciences, and Public Health, Health Care Services and Health Promotion Evaluation, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Veneto Tumor Registry, Azienda Zero, Padua, Italy
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- PhD Program in Pharmacological Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Veneto Tumor Registry, Azienda Zero, Padua, Italy
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- Departament of Statistical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiologic, Vascular and Thoracic Sciences, and Public Health, Health Care Services and Health Promotion Evaluation, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DISCOG), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DISCOG), University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Tzanavaris K, Pettas E, Thermos G, Georgaki M, Piperi E, Nikitakis NG. Base of tongue metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma with rhabdoid and neuroendocrine features: Report of a rare case and review of the literature. Head Neck Pathol 2022; 16:1230-1241. [PMID: 35524032 PMCID: PMC9729478 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-022-01437-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Metastatic malignant melanoma (MM) represents a highly aggressive cancer associated with overall poor prognosis. Various anatomic sites can be affected, including the oral cavity and the oropharynx. It may mimic other entities by assuming a variety of clinical appearances and exhibiting a plethora of microscopic variations. Herein, we present a case of a 63-year-old male with a MM metastasizing to the base of tongue, which developed 5 years after the original diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous MM of the chest and heralded its relapse; subsequently, neurological symptoms developed as a result of metastasis to the brain. Diagnostic challenges were encountered, as the tongue lesion clinically masqueraded as a pedunculated reactive lesion and microscopically displayed unusual rhabdoid and neuroendocrine features. Tumor cells expressed S-100, HMB-45, Melan-A, and SOX-10, while most cells with rhabdoid morphology were also positive for myogenin and Myo-D1. Chromogranin and synaptophysin positivity was further noticed in a subset of cells, suggestive of focal neuroendocrine differentiation. Molecular investigation revealed mutations for the BRAF V600E gene. Divergent differentiation of tumor cells may cause diagnostic pitfalls necessitating thorough immunohistochemical analysis. The presence of rhabdoid features and neuroendocrine differentiation are very uncommon, while their co-existence is extremely rare. Better characterization of such microscopic variations in MMs with evaluation of their potential biologic significance is warranted.
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- Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Wahler S, Müller A, Fuchs S, von der Schulenburg JM. Adjuvant treatment of high-risk melanoma - cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment options for BRAF 600 mutated tumors. HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW 2022; 12:8. [PMID: 35059911 PMCID: PMC8780795 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-021-00347-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Until recently, adjuvant treatment options for higher stage resectable cutaneous melanoma were limited. Two studies with a similar set-up, published 2017, led to registration of targeted therapy for BRAF-mutated melanoma with dabrafenib and trametinib as well as of the immunotherapy with nivolumab irrespective of BRAF-mutation status. Both options have been positively assessed in Germany since 2019 for the adjuvant treatment of BRAF-V600 mutated melanoma. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of both treatment alternatives (dabrafenib/trametinib and nivolumab) against observation as a comparative therapy from the perspective of German statutory health funds. METHODS Partitioned survival analysis based on published survival curves for the investigated treatment options was used for a cohort model for the health states relapse free survival, progression, and death. The partitioned survival analysis approach was based on the survival curves published for the key studies Combi AD and Checkmate-238. The modelling was performed for the remaining lifetime for a cohort with starting age of 50 years. For extrapolation of the survival curves, convergence to general population mortality rates was assumed in the long term. Within the progression state, a Markov model uses three levels of progressions (locoregional, distant metastases with 1st and 2nd line treatment). Lifetime treatment costs were calculated using the German statutory health fund reimbursement scheme. Quality adjusted life years (QALYs) associated to the health states were adopted from previously published utilities based on the Combi AD study. RESULTS The treatment with dabrafenib/trametinib yielded an increase in quality adjusted life years of 2.28 QALY at an incremental lifetime cost of 86.1 T€. The incremental cost effectiveness ratio of dabrafenib/trametinib and nivolumab was comparable with 37.8 T€/QALY and 30.0 T€/QALY, respectively. Several sensitivity analyses proved the result to be insensitive. General model parameters like discount rate and length of the time horizon had stronger influence. For nivolumab, the model showed lower discounted lifetime costs (118.1 T€) compared to dabrafenib/trametinib [155.1 T€], associated with a lower gain in QALYs (1.64 years) compared to observation. CONCLUSION Both dabrafenib/trametinib and nivolumab turned out to be cost effective within internationally accepted Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) thresholds with comparable cost effectiveness ratios.
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- Steffen Wahler
- St. Bernward GmbH, Friedrich-Kirsten-Straße 40, D-22391, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Analytic Services GmbH, Jahnstr. 34c, D-80469, Munich, Germany
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- Novartis Pharma GmbH, Roonstr. 25, D-90429, Nuremberg, Germany
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Comparaţie între metabolismul oxidativ la pacienţii cu melanom uveal versus melanom cutanat. ONCOLOG-HEMATOLOG.RO 2022. [DOI: 10.26416/onhe.60.3.2022.7156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cherepakhin OS, Argenyi ZB, Moshiri AS. Genomic and Transcriptomic Underpinnings of Melanoma Genesis, Progression, and Metastasis. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 14:123. [PMID: 35008286 PMCID: PMC8750021 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Melanoma is a deadly skin cancer with rapidly increasing incidence worldwide. The discovery of the genetic drivers of melanomagenesis in the last decade has led the World Health Organization to reclassify melanoma subtypes by their molecular pathways rather than traditional clinical and histopathologic features. Despite this significant advance, the genomic and transcriptomic drivers of metastatic progression are less well characterized. This review describes the known molecular pathways of cutaneous and uveal melanoma progression, highlights recently identified pathways and mediators of metastasis, and touches on the influence of the tumor microenvironment on metastatic progression and treatment resistance. While targeted therapies and immune checkpoint blockade have significantly aided in the treatment of advanced disease, acquired drug resistance remains an unfortunately common problem, and there is still a great need to identify potential prognostic markers and novel therapeutic targets to aid in such cases.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Significant sex differences exist across cellular, tissue organization, and body system scales to serve the distinct sex-specific functions required for reproduction. They are present in all animals that reproduce sexually and have widespread impacts on normal development, aging, and disease. Observed from the moment of fertilization, sex differences are patterned by sexual differentiation, a lifelong process that involves mechanisms related to sex chromosome complement and the epigenetic and acute activational effects of sex hormones. In this mini-review, we examine evidence for sex differences in cellular responses to DNA damage, their underlying mechanisms, and how they might relate to sex differences in cancer incidence and response to DNA-damaging treatments.
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- Lauren Broestl
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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Management of Clitoral Melanoma Presenting as an Exophytic Clitoral Mass: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Curr Oncol 2021; 28:4264-4272. [PMID: 34898540 PMCID: PMC8544559 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28060362] [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: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Primary mucosal melanomas of the female genital tract account for one percent or less of all cases of melanoma with even fewer originating in the clitoris. Given the rarity of diagnosis of clitoral melanoma, there is a paucity of data guiding management. There is no supporting evidence that radical vulvectomy (with or without inguinal lymphadenopathy) is associated with improved disease-free or overall survival compared to partial vulvectomy or wide local excision. Additionally, there is no data to evaluate the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy or extensive lymphadenectomy in clitoral melanoma, however previous evidence demonstrates the utility of regional lymph node sampling in predicting survival in women with female genital tract mucosal melanoma. Adjuvant therapy considerations are often extrapolated from their use in treating cutaneous melanomas, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and other immunotherapy agents. Adjuvant radiation therapy has limited utility except in cases of bulky, unresectable disease, or when inguinal lymph nodes are positive for metastasis. The 52 year-old patient presented in this review was diagnosed with locally invasive advanced stage clitoral melanoma presenting as an exophytic clitoral mass. She underwent diagnostic primary tumor resection, which demonstrated ulcerative melanoma with spindle cell features extending to a Breslow depth of at least 28 mm. She subsequently underwent secondary wide local excision with groin sentinel lymph node biopsy, and adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab. This article also emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary team involving gynecologic oncology, medical oncology, radiology, and pathology for management of this rare type of primary mucosal melanoma of the female genital tract.
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Sex-Based Differences in the Tumor Microenvironment. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1329:499-533. [PMID: 34664253 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73119-9_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Cancers are heterogeneous multifactorial diseases consisting of a major public health issue worldwide. Sex disparities are evidenced in cancer incidence, mortality, expression of prognosis factor, response to treatment, and survival. For both sexes, an interplay of intrinsic and environmental factors influences cancer cells and tumor microenvironment (TME) components. The TME cumulates both supportive and communicative functions, contributing to cancer development, progression, and metastasis dissemination. The frontline topics of this chapter are focused on the contribution of sex, via steroid hormones, such as estrogens and androgens, on the following components of the TME: cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), extracellular matrix (ECM), blood and lymphatic endothelial cells, and immunity/inflammatory system.
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Sharifi S, Caracciolo G, Pozzi D, Digiacomo L, Swann J, Daldrup-Link HE, Mahmoudi M. The role of sex as a biological variable in the efficacy and toxicity of therapeutic nanomedicine. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 174:337-347. [PMID: 33957181 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Males and females have physiological, hormonal, and genetic differences that can cause different responses to medicinal treatments. The role of sex in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs is well established in the literature. However, researchers have yet to robustly and consistently consider the impact of sex differences on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of nanomedicine formulations when designing nanomedicine therapeutics and/or constructing clinical trials. In this review, we highlight the physiological and anatomical differences between sexes and discuss how these differences can influence the therapeutic efficacy, side effects, and drug delivery safety of nanomedicine products. A deep understanding of the effects of sex on nano-based drug delivery agents will robustly improve the risk assessment process, resulting in safer formulations, successful clinical translation, and improved therapeutic efficacies for both sexes.
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Wang J. Prognostic score model-based signature genes for predicting the prognosis of metastatic skin cutaneous melanoma. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2021; 18:5125-5145. [PMID: 34517481 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2021261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) is the most invasive malignancy of skin cancer. Metastasis to distant lymph nodes or other system is an indicator of poor prognosis in melanoma patients. The aim of this study was to identify reliable prognostic biomarkers for SKCMs. METHODS Four RNA-sequencing datasets associated with SKCMs were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database as well as corresponding clinical information. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened between primary and metastatic samples by using MetaDE tool. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was conducted to screen functional modules. A prognostic score (PS)-based predictive model and nomogram model were constructed to identify signature genes and independent clinicopathologic factors. RESULTS Based on MetaDE analysis and WGCNA, a total of 456 overlapped genes were identified as hub genes related to SKCMs progression. Functional enrichment analysis revealed these genes were mainly involved in the hippo signaling pathway, signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells, pathways in cancer. In addition, eight optimal DEGs (RFPL1S, CTSV, EGLN3, etc.) were identified as signature genes by using PS model. Cox regression analysis revealed that pathologic stage T, N and recurrence were independent prognostic factors. Three clinical factors and PS status were incorporated to construct a nomogram predictive model for estimating the three years and five-year survival probability of individuals. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis prediction model of this study may provide a promising method for decision making in clinic and prognosis predicting of SKCM patients.
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- Jiaping Wang
- Laboratory Medicine, Donghai County People's Hospital, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu 222300, China
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Berghe AS, Cobzac G, Dindelegan G, Șenilă SC, Baican CI, Solomon CM, Rogojan L, Leucuța DC, Drugan TC, Bolboacă SD. Risk factors for positive sentinel lymph node, lymphatic or hematogenous dissemination over time in patients with cutaneous melanoma. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:730. [PMID: 34055049 PMCID: PMC8145265 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of localization, age or sex and histopathological characteristics upon the chance of developing lymphatic or hematogenous metastatic spread over time, or a positive sentinel lymph node in cutaneous melanoma patients. Patients from the Department of Dermatology, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), presenting with cutaneous melanoma confirmed histopathologically and a SPECT/CT or lymphoscintigraphic examination to detect the sentinel lymph node, were included in the present study. Our results revealed that Breslow index >2 mm [odds ratio (OR)=4.22, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.12; 15.93)], presence of ulceration [OR=6.01, 95% CI (1.87; 19.35)], and positive sentinel lymph node [for at least one sentinel lymph node OR=3.58, 95% CI (1.06; 12.04)] were risk factors for hematogenous metastases. All these, except for the Breslow index >2 mm, were demonstrated to be a risk factor for lymphatic spread metastases over time. Ulceration and male sex also represented risk factors for a positive sentinel lymph node, men having a higher risk of developing sentinel lymph nodes than women [adjusted OR=2.27, 95% CI (1.00; 5.13)]. In conclusion, the predictors that influence the occurrence of lymphatic or hematogenous metastases may differ, ulceration and positive sentinel lymph node being common for both types of metastatic spread, while Breslow index being a significant predictor only for hematogenous metastases. Male sex and the presence of ulceration were demonstrated to be significant risk factors for positive sentinel lymph nodes.
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- Alexandra S Berghe
- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Surgery I, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Radiology, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, 'Iuliu Hațieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Pérez-Díez I, Hidalgo MR, Malmierca-Merlo P, Andreu Z, Romera-Giner S, Farràs R, de la Iglesia-Vayá M, Provencio M, Romero A, García-García F. Functional Signatures in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Sex-Based Differences in Transcriptomic Studies. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13010143. [PMID: 33526761 PMCID: PMC7796260 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13010143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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While studies have established the existence of differences in the epidemiological and clinical patterns of lung adenocarcinoma between male and female patients, we know relatively little regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying such sex-based differences. In this study, we explore said differences through a meta-analysis of transcriptomic data. We performed a meta-analysis of the functional profiling of nine public datasets that included 1366 samples from Gene Expression Omnibus and The Cancer Genome Atlas databases. Meta-analysis results from data merged, normalized, and corrected for batch effect show an enrichment for Gene Ontology terms and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways related to the immune response, nucleic acid metabolism, and purinergic signaling. We discovered the overrepresentation of terms associated with the immune response, particularly with the acute inflammatory response, and purinergic signaling in female lung adenocarcinoma patients, which could influence reported clinical differences. Further evaluations of the identified differential biological processes and pathways could lead to the discovery of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Our findings also emphasize the relevance of sex-specific analyses in biomedicine, which represents a crucial aspect influencing biological variability in disease.
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- Irene Pérez-Díez
- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain; (I.P.-D.); (M.R.H.); (P.M.-M.); (Z.A.); (S.R.-G.)
- Biomedical Imaging Unit FISABIO-CIPF, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana, 46012 Valencia, Spain;
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain; (I.P.-D.); (M.R.H.); (P.M.-M.); (Z.A.); (S.R.-G.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain; (I.P.-D.); (M.R.H.); (P.M.-M.); (Z.A.); (S.R.-G.)
- Atos Research Innovation (ARI), 28037 Madrid, Spain
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain; (I.P.-D.); (M.R.H.); (P.M.-M.); (Z.A.); (S.R.-G.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain; (I.P.-D.); (M.R.H.); (P.M.-M.); (Z.A.); (S.R.-G.)
- Atos Research Innovation (ARI), 28037 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Oncogenic Signalling, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain;
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- Biomedical Imaging Unit FISABIO-CIPF, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana, 46012 Valencia, Spain;
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, 28222 Madrid, Spain; (M.P.); (A.R.)
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, 28222 Madrid, Spain; (M.P.); (A.R.)
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF), 46012 Valencia, Spain; (I.P.-D.); (M.R.H.); (P.M.-M.); (Z.A.); (S.R.-G.)
- Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute, ELIXIR-Spain (INB, ELIXIR-ES), C/Eduardo Primo Yúfera, 3, 46012 Valencia, Spain
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Wang Y, Zeng Z, Tang M, Zhang M, Bai Y, Cui H, Xu Y, Guo X, Ma W, Xu G, Qi L, Wang J, Chen S, Gu D, Mao M, Wang X, Zhang C. Sex Disparities in the Clinical Characteristics, Synchronous Distant Metastasis Occurrence and Prognosis: A Pan-cancer Analysis. J Cancer 2021; 12:498-507. [PMID: 33391446 PMCID: PMC7739003 DOI: 10.7150/jca.50536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: This study aims to assess the sex disparities in clinical characteristics and synchronous distant metastasis occurrence at diagnosis, as well as the subsequent prognosis in non-sex-specific cancers. Methods: The study included details from patients diagnosed with non-sex-specific cancers, during the period from 2010 to 2016, in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. The distant metastasis prevalence and subsequent survival time were summarized in the total population and the population with specific cancers of different systems. The multivariable logistic and the Cox proportional hazards regressions were applied to evaluate the sex effect on distant metastasis occurrence and prognosis. The results were combined using meta-analysis. Results: Across all non-sex-specific cancers, the pooled prevalence of distant metastasis was 15.2% (95% CI: 14.7-15.7%) and 7.1% (95% CI: 6.8-7.3%) for males and females, respectively. The pooled median survival time was 8.40 months (95% CI: 7.99-8.81) for male patients and 9.40 months (95% CI: 8.84-10.02) for female patients. After combining all non-sex-specific cancers, male patients displayed a higher distant metastasis occurrence than females (pooled OR=1.06, 95% CI: 1.04-1.08; P<0.01), as well as worse overall survival after distant metastasis (pooled HR=1.08, 95% CI: 1.05-1.10; P<0.01). The sex differences were more significant in patients younger than 65 years (P<0.01). Additionally, the sex influence on prognosis was most predominant amongst patients from Asian or Pacific Islander ethnic groups. Conclusion: Male gender appears to be an independent risk factor associated with the occurrence and prognosis of synchronous distant metastasis. Therefore, sex-specific preventions and treatments should become the focus of future research.
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- Yutong Wang
- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.,Department of Epidemiology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, 610599, Sichuan province, China
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- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.,Department of Orthopedics, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei, 061000, China
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.,Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Health Management Center (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China
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Höppener DJ, Grünhagen DJ, Eggermont AMM, van der Veldt AAM, Verhoef C. An Overview of Liver Directed Locoregional Therapies. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2021; 30:103-123. [PMID: 33220800 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An overview of all liver-directed locoregional therapies, including surgical resection for melanoma liver metastases (MLMs), is provided. MLM patients are divided by their primary melanoma location; cutaneous, uvea (eye), and mucosal melanoma. If patients with isolated cutaneous MLMs are considered for surgical resection, treatment with systemic therapy should be part of the treatment course. For uveal MLMs, complete surgical or ablative treatment of all MLMs suggests superior results compared with other liver-directed or systemic therapies, based on current evidence, no recommendations for any liver-directed regional therapy in the treatment of mucosal MLMs can be made.
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- Diederik J Höppener
- Department of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Kim SY, Song HK, Lee SK, Kim SG, Woo HG, Yang J, Noh HJ, Kim YS, Moon A. Sex-Biased Molecular Signature for Overall Survival of Liver Cancer Patients. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2020; 28:491-502. [PMID: 33077700 PMCID: PMC7585639 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2020.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sex/gender disparity has been shown in the incidence and prognosis of many types of diseases, probably due to differences in genes, physiological conditions such as hormones, and lifestyle between the sexes. The mortality and survival rates of many cancers, especially liver cancer, differ between men and women. Due to the pronounced sex/gender disparity, considering sex/gender may be necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer. By analyzing research articles through a PubMed literature search, the present review identified 12 genes which showed practical relevance to cancer and sex disparities. Among the 12 sex-specific genes, 7 genes (BAP1, CTNNB1, FOXA1, GSTO1, GSTP1, IL6, and SRPK1) showed sex-biased function in liver cancer. Here we summarized previous findings of cancer molecular signature including our own analysis, and showed that sex-biased molecular signature CTNNB1High, IL6High, RHOAHigh and GLIPR1Low may serve as a female-specific index for prediction and evaluation of OS in liver cancer patients. This review suggests a potential implication of sex-biased molecular signature in liver cancer, providing a useful information on diagnosis and prediction of disease progression based on gender.
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- Sun Young Kim
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Life Sciences, Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06649, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University_Seoul, Goyang 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Duksung Innovative Drug Center, College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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Di Raimondo C, Mazzeo M, Di Prete M, Lombardo P, Silvaggio D, Del Duca E, Bianchi L, Spallone G. Efficacy of Vismodegib in pigmented basal cell carcinoma: Appearances are deceiving. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e14057. [PMID: 32713089 DOI: 10.1111/dth.14057] [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: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans. Pigmented basal cell carcinoma (pBCC) is a rare variant of BCC. Vismodegib, was the first drug to be approved for the treatment of locally advanced (laBCCs) or metastatic basal cell carcinoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Vismodegib in patients with pBCCs. We retrospectively analyzed patients receiving Vismodegib as treatment for laBCCs presenting also various pBCCs. After 6 months of treatment, we performed excisional biopsies of pBCCs, that apparently at clinical and dermoscopic assessment did not respond to therapy. A total of nine patients were assessed. After 6 months of treatment, locally advanced target BCCs showed complete remission in four out of nine patients (44.4%), four patients (44.4%) were considered in partial remission and one patient (11%) showed no response to treatment. On the contrary, all the pBCCs showed both clinically and dermoscopically resistance to treatment. Therefore, clinically persistent pBCCs were surgically removed in three patients. Histology showed a complete elimination of the neoplastic cells together with features of previous regression. Our findings indicate that the efficacy of Vismodegib is higher than that documented by clinical or even dermatoscopic observation alone.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Mookerjee‐Basu J, Hooper R, Gross S, Schultz B, Go CK, Samakai E, Ladner J, Nicolas E, Tian Y, Zhou B, Zaidi MR, Tourtellotte W, He S, Zhang Y, Kappes DJ, Soboloff J. Suppression of Ca 2+ signals by EGR4 controls Th1 differentiation and anti-cancer immunity in vivo. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e48904. [PMID: 32212315 PMCID: PMC7202224 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201948904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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While the zinc finger transcription factors EGR1, EGR2, and EGR3 are recognized as critical for T-cell function, the role of EGR4 remains unstudied. Here, we show that EGR4 is rapidly upregulated upon TCR engagement, serving as a critical "brake" on T-cell activation. Hence, TCR engagement of EGR4-/- T cells leads to enhanced Ca2+ responses, driving sustained NFAT activation and hyperproliferation. This causes profound increases in IFNγ production under resting and diverse polarizing conditions that could be reversed by pharmacological attenuation of Ca2+ entry. Finally, an in vivo melanoma lung colonization assay reveals enhanced anti-tumor immunity in EGR4-/- mice, attributable to Th1 bias, Treg loss, and increased CTL generation in the tumor microenvironment. Overall, these observations reveal for the first time that EGR4 is a key regulator of T-cell differentiation and function.
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of ImmunologyTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineCedars Sinai Medical CenterWest HollywoodCAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of ImmunologyTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of ImmunologyTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular BiologyPhiladelphiaPAUSA,Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular BiochemistryTemple University School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPAUSA
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Rubin JB, Lagas JS, Broestl L, Sponagel J, Rockwell N, Rhee G, Rosen SF, Chen S, Klein RS, Imoukhuede P, Luo J. Sex differences in cancer mechanisms. Biol Sex Differ 2020; 11:17. [PMID: 32295632 PMCID: PMC7161126 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-020-00291-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We now know that cancer is many different diseases, with great variation even within a single histological subtype. With the current emphasis on developing personalized approaches to cancer treatment, it is astonishing that we have not yet systematically incorporated the biology of sex differences into our paradigms for laboratory and clinical cancer research. While some sex differences in cancer arise through the actions of circulating sex hormones, other sex differences are independent of estrogen, testosterone, or progesterone levels. Instead, these differences are the result of sexual differentiation, a process that involves genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, in addition to acute sex hormone actions. Sexual differentiation begins with fertilization and continues beyond menopause. It affects virtually every body system, resulting in marked sex differences in such areas as growth, lifespan, metabolism, and immunity, all of which can impact on cancer progression, treatment response, and survival. These organismal level differences have correlates at the cellular level, and thus, males and females can fundamentally differ in their protections and vulnerabilities to cancer, from cellular transformation through all stages of progression, spread, and response to treatment. Our goal in this review is to cover some of the robust sex differences that exist in core cancer pathways and to make the case for inclusion of sex as a biological variable in all laboratory and clinical cancer research. We finish with a discussion of lab- and clinic-based experimental design that should be used when testing whether sex matters and the appropriate statistical models to apply in data analysis for rigorous evaluations of potential sex effects. It is our goal to facilitate the evaluation of sex differences in cancer in order to improve outcomes for all patients.
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- Joshua B Rubin
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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Markman JL, Porritt RA, Wakita D, Lane ME, Martinon D, Noval Rivas M, Luu M, Posadas EM, Crother TR, Arditi M. Loss of testosterone impairs anti-tumor neutrophil function. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1613. [PMID: 32235862 PMCID: PMC7109066 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15397-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In men, the incidence of melanoma rises rapidly after age 50, and nearly two thirds of melanoma deaths are male. The immune system is known to play a key role in controlling the growth and spread of malignancies, but whether age- and sex-dependent changes in immune cell function account for this effect remains unknown. Here, we show that in castrated male mice, neutrophil maturation and function are impaired, leading to elevated metastatic burden in two models of melanoma. Replacement of testosterone effectively normalized the tumor burden in castrated male mice. Further, the aberrant neutrophil phenotype was also observed in prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy, highlighting the evolutionary conservation and clinical relevance of the phenotype. Taken together, these results provide a better understanding of the role of androgen signaling in neutrophil function and the impact of this biology on immune control of malignancies. It is known that there are sex differences in the incidence and prognosis of certain cancers, including melanoma. In this study, the authors utilize a melanoma model to reveal that castrated mice have a higher metastatic burden associated with androgen dependent impaired neutrophil function.
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- Janet L Markman
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Infectious and Immunologic Disease Research Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,Department of Biomedical Science, Research Division of Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Program/Uro-Oncology Research Laboratories, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Center Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Infectious and Immunologic Disease Research Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,Department of Biomedical Science, Research Division of Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.,David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Infectious and Immunologic Disease Research Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Science, Research Division of Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. .,David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Calomarde-Rees L, García-Calatayud R, Requena Caballero C, Manrique-Silva E, Traves V, García-Casado Z, Soriano V, Kumar R, Nagore E. Risk Factors for Lymphatic and Hematogenous Dissemination in Patients With Stages I to II Cutaneous Melanoma. JAMA Dermatol 2020; 155:679-687. [PMID: 31042264 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Importance The lymphatic and the hematogenous pathways have been proposed for disease progression in cutaneous melanoma, but association with recurrence has not been studied separately to date. Objective To identify the risk factors associated with lymphatic and hematogenous metastasis. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort study included 1177 patients with malignant melanoma treated at Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, València, Spain. Data were retrieved from the melanoma database from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2015, and analyzed from June 1 to 30, 2018. Exposure Malignant melanoma at stages I to II. Main Outcomes and Measures Analyses of survival free of lymphatic and hematogenous metastasis were performed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression. Results For the 1177 patients included in the study analysis (51.1% women; median age at diagnosis, 55 years [interquartile range, 42-68 years), median follow-up was 75 months (interquartile range, 33-121 months); 108 (9.2%) developed lymphatic metastasis, and 108 (9.2%) developed hematogenous metastasis. In the multivariate analysis, being older than 55 years (hazard ratio [HR], 1.9; 95% CI, 1.2-3.1), tumor in the head/neck (HR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.0-2.9) and acral locations (HR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3-4.5), greater Breslow thickness (HR for >4.00 mm, 5.4; 95% CI, 2.4-12.4), and presence of vascular invasion (HR, 3.2; 95% CI, 0.9-10.6) were associated with lymphatic spreading. Hematogenous metastasis was associated with greater Breslow thickness (HR for >4.00 mm, 10.4; 95% CI, 3.6-29.7), the absence of regression (HR, 0.1; 95% CI, 0.0-1.0), TERT promoter mutations (HR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.5-5.7), and BRAF mutations (HR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.6). Conclusions and Relevance Risk factors associated with lymphatic and hematogenous metastasis differ. Follow-up and adjuvant treatment strategies may therefore need to be adapted to individual clinical, histopathologic, and molecular characteristics.
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- Department of Pathology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, València, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, València, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, València, Spain
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- Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, València, Spain.,School of Medicine, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, València, Spain
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Jackson CR, Sriharan A, Momtahen S, Seidel GD, Felty CC, Ruby KN, Yan S. Melanocytic aggregates with unique morphology associated with regression of basal cell carcinoma. J Cutan Pathol 2019; 47:219-225. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.13608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Christopher R. Jackson
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDartmouth‐Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon New Hampshire
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Leeneman B, Franken MG, Coupé VM, Hendriks MP, Kruit W, Plaisier PW, van Ruth S, Verstijnen JA, Wouters MW, Blommestein HM, Uyl – de Groot CA. Stage-specific disease recurrence and survival in localized and regionally advanced cutaneous melanoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2019; 45:825-831. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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TERT Promoter Mutations are Associated with Visceral Spreading in Melanoma of the Trunk. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11040452. [PMID: 30934988 PMCID: PMC6520836 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11040452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Survival predictions are currently determined on the basis of NRAS/BRAF mutations, even though TERT promoter mutations have been recently associated with a poor prognosis in stage I-II melanomas. Usually, it is not recommended to perform a mutational test on primary melanoma, as the results do not always reflect the mutational status of metastases. In particular, trunk melanomas have been reported to have an unfavourable prognosis. A series of 105 advanced melanoma patients were analysed by TERT promoter Sanger sequencing. Univariate/multivariate binary logistic regression models were performed using progression to a visceral site as the dependent variable and patient/tumour characteristics as covariates. Performance of the model was assessed in an external independent primary melanoma patients’ dataset. Male gender (odds ratio (OR), 344; 95% CI, 1.12–10.6; p = 0.031), AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) classification (OR, 022; 95% CI, 0.07–0.67; p = 0.008), SLNB (Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy) status (OR, 3.05; 95% CI, 1.06–8.78; p = 0.039) and TERT-mutated trunk lesions (OR, 3.78; 95% CI, 1.35–10.6; p = 0.011) were significantly associated with the risk of developing a visceral spreading as first site of progression using multivariate logistic regression analysis. These results were confirmed in the external validation control group. Therefore, in trunk primary melanomas, due to their high risk of progression to visceral sites, we encourage somatic TERT mutation analysis at diagnosis to identify those patients who would potentially benefit from a more intensive follow-up protocol and a prompt initiation of therapy.
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Estimation of Prognosis in Invasive Cutaneous Melanoma: An Independent Study of the Accuracy of a Gene Expression Profile Test. Dermatol Surg 2019; 44:1494-1500. [PMID: 29994951 DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000001588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous melanomas (CMs) with similar clinical and histopathologic features can harbor differing capacities for metastasis. A validated gene expression profile (GEP) test offers prognostic information by classifying CMs as low risk (Class 1A/1B) or high risk (Class 2A/2B) for metastasis. OBJECTIVE The authors sought to perform an independent study of the predictive accuracy of the GEP test, to determine what clinical and histopathologic features predict high-risk classification, and to evaluate how intermediate classes (1B & 2A) performed clinically. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using our institution's prospectively collected melanoma registry, the authors identified patients who had been treated for CM within the last 5 years and undergone GEP testing. Clinical, histopathologic, and outcomes data were analyzed. A subcohort of patients with known metastatic disease were identified and tested. RESULTS The GEP test accurately identified 77% of metastatic CMs as high risk (Class 2). The GEP had a negative predictive value of 99% for Class 1 CMs. Class 2 CMs were 22 times more likely to metastasize. CONCLUSION The GEP test's performance in our independent cohort corresponded with previous industry-sponsored studies and proved to be a helpful clinical prognostic tool with the potential to direct patient care protocols.
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Persa OD, Knuever J, Rose A, Mauch C, Schlaak M. Predicting risk for seroma development after axillary or inguinal sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma patients. Int J Dermatol 2018; 58:185-189. [DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Oana-Diana Persa
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology; University Hospital of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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Herraiz C, Jiménez-Cervantes C, Sánchez-Laorden B, García-Borrón JC. Functional interplay between secreted ligands and receptors in melanoma. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 78:73-84. [PMID: 28676423 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, results from the malignant transformation of melanocytes located in the basement membrane separating the epidermal and dermal skin compartments. Cutaneous melanoma is often initiated by solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced mutations. Melanocytes intimately interact with keratinocytes, which provide growth factors and melanocortin peptides acting as paracrine regulators of proliferation and differentiation. Keratinocyte-derived melanocortins activate melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) to protect melanocytes from the carcinogenic effect of UVR. Accordingly, MC1R is a major determinant of susceptibility to melanoma. Despite extensive phenotypic heterogeneity and high mutation loads, the molecular basis of melanomagenesis and the molecules mediating the crosstalk between melanoma and stromal cells are relatively well understood. Mutations of intracellular effectors of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signalling, notably NRAS and BRAF, are major driver events more frequent than mutations in RTKs. Nevertheless, melanomas often display aberrant signalling from RTKs such as KIT, ERRB1-4, FGFR, MET and PDGFR, which contribute to disease progression and resistance to targeted therapies. Progress has also been made to unravel the role of the tumour secretome in preparing the metastatic niche. However, key aspects of the melanoma-stroma interplay, such as the molecular determinants of dormancy, remain poorly understood.
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- Cecilia Herraiz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, and Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, and Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, and Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain.
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Adler NR, Wolfe R, McArthur GA, Kelly JW, Haydon A, McLean CA, Mar VJ. Tumour mutation status and melanoma recurrence following a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Br J Cancer 2018; 118:1289-1295. [PMID: 29755118 PMCID: PMC5959932 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0088-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A proportion of patients develop recurrence following a tumour-negative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). This study aimed to explore whether melanoma patients with BRAF or NRAS mutant tumours have an increased risk of developing disease recurrence following a negative SLNB compared to patients with wild-type tumours. METHODS Prospective cohort study of melanoma patients at three tertiary referral centres in Melbourne, who underwent SLNB. Clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics and recurrence data were prospectively recorded. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models estimated the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association between mutation status and development of recurrence following a negative-SLNB. RESULTS Overall, 344/477 (72.1%) patients had a negative SLNB. Of these, 54 (15.7%) developed subsequent recurrence. The risk of disease recurrence following a negative SLNB was increased for patients with either a BRAF or NRAS mutant tumour compared to wild-type tumours (aHR 1.92, 95% CI: 1.02-3.60, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION Melanoma patients with BRAF or NRAS mutant tumours had an increased risk compared to patients with BRAF/NRAS wild-type tumours of developing disease recurrence following a tumour-negative SLNB. The findings also confirm the importance of continued surveillance to monitor for disease recurrence among SLNB-negative patients.
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- Nikki R Adler
- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Divisions of Research and Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- Department of Medical Oncology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- Skin and Cancer Foundation, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
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Scott JF, Conic RZ, Thompson CL, Gerstenblith MR, Bordeaux JS. Stage IV melanoma of unknown primary: A population-based study in the United States from 1973 to 2014. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018; 79:258-265.e4. [PMID: 29580859 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Melanoma of unknown primary (MUP) is incompletely described on a population level. OBJECTIVE We sought to characterize stage IV MUP in a population-based cancer registry. METHODS We developed a novel search algorithm to identify cases of stage IV MUP in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 registries from 1973 to 2014. Cases of stage IV melanoma of known primary (MKP) served as a comparison group. Age-standardized incidence rates, demographic characteristics, adjusted disease-specific survival, and Cox proportional hazard models were calculated for MUP and MKP. RESULTS A total of 322 stage IV MUP cases and 12,796 stage IV MKP cases were identified in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 registries from 1973 to 2014. The incidence of stage IV MUP is increasing, particularly for patients younger than 30 years of age. In multivariate analyses, age older than 50 and a lack of surgical treatment were negative prognostic factors for stage IV MUP. Relative survival, but not 5-year adjusted disease-specific survival, was higher for stage IV MUP than for MKP. LIMITATIONS Limitations include the retrospective study design and possible misclassification of MUP. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of stage IV MUP is increasing, and stage IV MUP shares similar prognostic factors with stage IV MKP, including age and surgical treatment.
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- Jeffrey F Scott
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Cherobin ACFP, Wainstein AJA, Colosimo EA, Goulart EMA, Bittencourt FV. Prognostic factors for metastasis in cutaneous melanoma. An Bras Dermatol 2018; 93:19-26. [PMID: 29641692 PMCID: PMC5871357 DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20184779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Melanoma is a malignant neoplasia that shows high mortality when diagnosed in advanced stages. Early identification of high-risk patients for the development of melanoma metastases is the main strategy to reduce mortality. OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of eight epidemiological and histopathologic features on the development of metastases in patients diagnosed with primary cutaneous melanoma. METHODS Our historical cohort comprised patients with invasive primary cutaneous melanoma seen between 1995 and 2012 at a public university hospital and a private oncologic surgery institution in Southeastern Brazil. The following variables were analyzed: gender, age, family history of melanoma, site of the primary tumor, clinical and histologic subtype, Breslow thickness, histologic ulceration and the mitotic index. Kaplan-Meier univariate test and multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis were used to assess factors associated with disease-free survival. RESULTS Five hundred and fourteen patients were enrolled. The univariate analysis identified the following significant risk factors: gender, age, site of the tumor, clinical and histologic subtype, Breslow thickness, histologic ulceration and mitotic index. Multivariate analysis included 244 patients and detected four significant prognostic factors: male gender, nodular clinical and histologic subtype, Breslow thickness > 4mm, and histologic ulceration. The mitotic index was not included in this analysis. STUDY LIMITATIONS Small number of patients in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS The following prognostic factors to the development of melanoma metastasis were identified in the study: male gender, nodular histologic subtype, Breslow thickness > 4mm and ulceration.
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- Department of Statistics, Institute of Exact Sciences, Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais (ICEx-UFMG) - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital das Clínicas,
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (HC-UFMG) - Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
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Adler NR, Wolfe R, Kelly JW, Haydon A, McArthur GA, McLean CA, Mar VJ. Tumour mutation status and sites of metastasis in patients with cutaneous melanoma. Br J Cancer 2017; 117:1026-1035. [PMID: 28787433 PMCID: PMC5625668 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Cutaneous melanoma can metastasise haematogenously and/or lymphogenously to form satellite/in-transit, lymph node or distant metastasis. This study aimed to determine if BRAF and NRAS mutant and wild-type tumours differ in their site of first tumour metastasis and anatomical metastatic pathway. Methods: Prospective cohort of patients with a histologically confirmed primary cutaneous melanoma at three tertiary referral centres in Melbourne, Australia from 2010 to 2015. Multinomial regression determined clinical, histological and mutational factors associated with the site of first metastasis and metastatic pathway. Results: Of 1048 patients, 306 (29%) developed metastasis over a median 4.7 year follow-up period. 73 (24%), 192 (63%) and 41 (13%) developed distant, regional lymph node and satellite/in-transit metastasis as the first site of metastasis, respectively. BRAF mutation was associated with lymph node metastasis (adjusted RRR 2.46 95% CI 1.07–5.69, P=0.04) and sentinel lymph node positivity (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.14–2.10, P=0.005). BRAF mutation and NRAS mutation were associated with increased odds of developing liver metastasis (aOR 3.09, 95% CI 1.49–6.42, P=0.003; aOR 3.17, 95% CI 1.32–7.58, P=0.01) and central nervous system (CNS) metastasis (aOR 4.65, 95% CI 2.23–9.69, P<0.001; aOR 4.03, 95% CI 1.72–9.44, P=0.001). NRAS mutation was associated with lung metastasis (aOR 2.44, 95% CI 1.21–4.93, P=0.01). Conclusions: BRAF mutation was found to be associated with lymph node metastasis as first metastasis and sentinel lymph node positivity. BRAF and NRAS mutations were associated with CNS and liver metastasis and NRAS mutation with lung metastasis. If these findings are validated in additional prospective studies, a role for heightened visceral organ surveillance may be warranted in patients with tumours harbouring these somatic mutations.
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- Nikki R Adler
- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,Department of Medical Oncology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- Divisions of Research and Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.,Skin and Cancer Foundation, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
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Lyth J, Falk M, Maroti M, Eriksson H, Ingvar C. Prognostic risk factors of first recurrence in patients with primary stages I-II cutaneous malignant melanoma - from the population-based Swedish melanoma register. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 31:1468-1474. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- J. Lyth
- Local Health Care Research and Development Unit; County of Östergötland Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences; Division of Community Medicine; Primary Care; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Oncology; County Hospital Ryhov; Jönköping Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Oncology; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Surgery; Skåne University Hospital, Clinical Sciences; Lund University; Lund Sweden
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Lasithiotakis K, Zoras O. Metastasectomy in cutaneous melanoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017; 43:572-580. [PMID: 27889195 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Oliveira C, Lourenço GJ, Rinck-Junior JA, de Moraes AM, Lima CSP. Polymorphisms in apoptosis-related genes in cutaneous melanoma prognosis: sex disparity. Med Oncol 2017; 34:19. [PMID: 28050764 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-016-0868-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Cutaneous melanoma (CM) cells are resistant to apoptosis, and steroid hormones are involved in this process through regulation of TP53, MDM2, BAX, and BCL2 expression. We analyzed herein sex differences in outcomes of CM patients associated with TP53 c.215G>C, MDM2 c.309T>G, BAX c.-248G>A, and BCL2 c.-717C>A polymorphisms. DNA from 121 men and 116 women patients was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and enzymatic digestion assays. At 60 months of follow-up, shorter progression-free survival (PFS) was seen in males with MDM2 GG + BCL2 AA (20.0 vs. 62.6%, P = 0.0008) genotype. Men carriers of the genotype had poor PFS (HR 3.78, 95% CI 1.30-11.0) than others. For women, shorter PFS was associated with TP53 GC or CC (61.4 vs. 80.8%, P = 0.01) and TP53 GC or CC + MDM2 TG or GG (59.1 vs. 85.4%, P = 0.01) genotypes at the same time. Women carriers of the genotypes had poor PFS (HR 2.46, 95% CI 1.19-5.09; HR 9.49, 95% CI 1.14-78.50) than others, respectively. Our data present, for the first time, preliminary evidence that inherited abnormalities on TP53, MDM2 and BCL2 genes, enrolled in apoptosis pathways, have a pivotal role in differences of outcomes in women and men with CM.
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- Cristiane Oliveira
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming, 181, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Distrito de Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming, 181, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Distrito de Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming, 181, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Distrito de Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming, 181, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Distrito de Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, CEP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming, 181, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Distrito de Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, CEP 13083-970, Brazil.
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Adler NR, Haydon A, McLean CA, Kelly JW, Mar VJ. Metastatic pathways in patients with cutaneous melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2016; 30:13-27. [PMID: 27900851 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Metastasis represents the end product of an elaborate biological process, which is determined by a complex interplay between metastatic tumour cells, host factors and homoeostatic mechanisms. Cutaneous melanoma can metastasize haematogenously or lymphogenously. The three predominant models that endeavour to explain the patterns of melanoma progression are the stepwise spread model, the simultaneous spread model and the model of differential spread. The time course to the development of metastases differs between the different metastatic routes. There are several clinical and histopathological risk factors for the different metastatic pathways. In particular, patient sex and the anatomical location of the primary tumour influence patterns of disease progression. There is limited existing evidence regarding the relationship between tumour mutation status, other diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and the metastatic pathways of primary cutaneous melanoma. This knowledge gap needs to be addressed to better identify patients at high risk of disease recurrence and personalize surveillance strategies.
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- Nikki R Adler
- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Department of Medical Oncology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Skin and Cancer Foundation, Carlton, Vic, Australia
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Voinea S, Blidaru A, Panaitescu E, Sandru A. Impact of gender and primary tumor location on outcome of patients with cutaneous melanoma. J Med Life 2016; 9:444-448. [PMID: 27928453 PMCID: PMC5141409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background. The survival of patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma (MM) depends on multiple factors whose role is continuously updated, as the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease progression are understood. This study intended to assess whether the patient's gender and tumor location affect the disease outcome. Methods. Between 2008 and 2012, 155 patients with cutaneous MM underwent various types of surgeries in our clinic. Patients were staged according to the 2009 TNM classification. There were 90 women and 65 men. Primary tumors were located as it follows head and neck region - 4.5%, limbs - 50.7% and trunk - 44.8%. The disease free and overall survival rates (DFS, OS) were estimated by using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results. Metastases developed in 52.3% of the males and 31.1% of the females (p=0.008). In univariate analysis, distant metastasis risk was significantly higher in men (p = 0.0472 for stage II patients and p = 0.0288 for stage III). In multivariate analysis, male gender almost doubled the risk of relapse (p = 0.044) and death (p = 0.022). Consequently, DFS and OS were significantly higher among females. Primary tumor location seemed to influence the melanoma spreading ability. Half of the trunk MM developed metastases while only a third of limbs MM did. The association between MM location and the recurrence risk was not random (p = 0.033). Conclusions. The patient gender represents an independent prognostic factor for both relapse and death. Although trunk MM had a significantly higher risk of metastasis than limbs MM, the location per se was not an independent prognostic factor for survival (p = 0.078). Abbreviations: MM = malignant melanoma, DFS = disease free survival, OS = overall survival, p = p value, AJCC = American Joint Commission on Cancer, CI = confidence interval.
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- S Voinea
- Department of Surgical Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy; "AlexandruTrestioreanu" Oncologic Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy; "AlexandruTrestioreanu" Oncologic Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, "Alexandru Trestioreanu" Oncologic Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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Dooley AJ, Gupta A, Middleton MR. Ongoing Response in BRAF V600E-Mutant Melanoma After Cessation of Intermittent Vemurafenib Therapy: A Case Report. Target Oncol 2016; 11:557-63. [PMID: 26857260 PMCID: PMC5309307 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-015-0410-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The selective BRAF inhibitors vemurafenib and dabrafenib yield high response rates and improved overall survival in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic melanoma. Treatment traditionally continues until disease progression or the development of unacceptable toxicity. Acquired drug resistance and toxicity are key challenges with the use of these drugs. Resistance to vemurafenib usually develops within 6-8 months. Management of drug toxicity typically involves stopping vemurafenib until resolution, before restarting at a lower dose, or permanently ceasing vemurafenib therapy. We have recently considered whether intermittent dosing could be used as an alternative to dose reduction/termination in the management of vemurafenib toxicity. One patient treated with intermittent vemurafenib was an 89-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma, who initially showed a good response to continuous dosing. Recurrent toxicity meant that the continuous vemurafenib dosage was repeatedly ceased before restarting at a lower dose. Ten months after vemurafenib was first begun, an intermittent dosing regimen was introduced in an attempt to control toxicity. This continued for 2 months, before cessation due to continued unacceptable toxicity. A further 24 months later, the patient remains fit and well in complete clinical remission, with no recurrence of her previous melanoma and no new primary malignancies. To the best of our knowledge, a continued response after the cessation of selective BRAF inhibitors has never before been described in melanoma. Induction of an immune response and/or epigenetic changes could explain continued disease response after cessation of vemurafenib therapy. Care should be taken when extrapolating the findings from the continued response after vemurafenib cessation to other tumour types. We recommend the collection and analysis of data to investigate the clinical responses seen after cessation of vemurafenib due to intolerable toxicities, which could help further explain vemurafenib's mechanism of action.
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- Andrew J Dooley
- University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Oncology, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK
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- Department of Oncology, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK.
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van der Meijde E, van den Eertwegh AJM, Linn SC, Meijer GA, Fijneman RJA, Coupé VMH. The Melanoma MAICare Framework: A Microsimulation Model for the Assessment of Individualized Cancer Care. Cancer Inform 2016; 15:115-27. [PMID: 27346945 PMCID: PMC4912231 DOI: 10.4137/cin.s38122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Recently, new but expensive treatments have become available for metastatic melanoma. These improve survival, but in view of the limited funds available, cost-effectiveness needs to be evaluated. Most cancer cost-effectiveness models are based on the observed clinical events such as recurrence- free and overall survival. Times at which events are recorded depend not only on the effectiveness of treatment but also on the timing of examinations and the types of tests performed. Our objective was to construct a microsimulation model framework that describes the melanoma disease process using a description of underlying tumor growth as well as its interaction with diagnostics, treatments, and surveillance. The framework should allow for exploration of the impact of simultaneously altering curative treatment approaches in different phases of the disease as well as altering diagnostics. The developed framework consists of two components, namely, the disease model and the clinical management module. The disease model consists of a tumor level, describing growth and metastasis of the tumor, and a patient level, describing clinically observed states, such as recurrence and death. The clinical management module consists of the care patients receive. This module interacts with the disease process, influencing the rate of transition between tumor growth states at the tumor level and the rate of detecting a recurrence at the patient level. We describe the framework as the required input and the model output. Furthermore, we illustrate model calibration using registry data and data from the literature.
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- Elisabeth van der Meijde
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Professor, Division of Diagnostic Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Diagnostic Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Economic sustainability of anti-PD-1 agents nivolumab and pembrolizumab in cancer patients: Recent insights and future challenges. Cancer Treat Rev 2016; 48:20-4. [PMID: 27310708 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Anti-programmed death (PD)-1 agents pembrolizumab and nivolumab have recently obtained enthusiastic results in terms of progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and tolerability in cancer patients. Despite these promising data, the high cost of these agents needs careful consideration. Indeed, the evaluation of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and quality-adjusted life year (QALY), as well as different drug reimbursement modalities, will represent fundamental tools in order to guarantee the economic sustainability of health system and the access to care for all cancer patients. In this review, we discussed the recent results obtained by immunotherapy in cancer patients and we evaluated the economic impact of recently approved nivolumab and pembrolizumab in patients with advanced melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
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