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Isah Tsamiya R, Mohd Nafi SN, Che Jalil NA, Mat Zin AA. The Clinicopathological Characteristics of Young-Onset Versus Adult-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Tertiary Hospital-Based Study. Malays J Med Sci 2024; 31:200-211. [PMID: 38456100 PMCID: PMC10917589 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2024.31.1.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Background The prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among young individuals is rising worldwide, especially in Malaysia. Investigations are currently employed to distinguish the features of young-onset CRC (YOCRC) from adult-onset CRC (AOCRC). This study aimed to compare the characteristics of patients with YOCRC and AOCRC diagnosed at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Methods This was a retrospective study of CRC cases from January 2013 to December 2021. The details of YOCRC (< 50 years old) and AOCRC (≥ 50 years old) patients were retrieved from the laboratory system and medical records. The Pearson's chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and multiple logistic regression were used to compare the AOCRC and YOCRC cases. Statistical significance was defined at a P-value of ≤ 0.05. Results The AOCRC (254/319, 79.6%) was more prevalent than YOCRC (65/319, 20.4%), with a predominance of males (53.9%) and Malay sub-population (90.2%). AOCRC and YOCRC shared similarities in left-sided location, high occurrence of adenocarcinoma with moderately differentiated histology and advanced stage of diagnosis. More patients with YOCRC (23.1%) had a family history of cancer than patients with AOCRC. YOCRC also differed from AOCRC by having more specific histological subtypes, such as mucinous adenocarcinoma (15.4%) and signet ring carcinoma (6.2%). In addition, patients with YOCRC commonly presented with a low density of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) (60%). Multiple logistic regression showed a family history of CRC (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.75, P = 0.003) and histological type (AOR = 15.21, P < 0.001) are more likely to cause YOCRC than diabetes (AOR = 0.06, P < 0.001) and hypertension (AOR = 0.14, P < 0.001) comorbidities, which are associated with AOCRC. Conclusion Our descriptive study presented the epidemiological and histopathological characteristics of AOCRC and YOCRC in HUSM, providing current information on distinguishing features between the groups.
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- Rilwanu Isah Tsamiya
- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Montero-Vergara J, Plachetta K, Kinch L, Bernhardt S, Kashyap K, Levine B, Thukral L, Vetter M, Thomssen C, Wiemann S, Peña-Llopis S, Jendrossek V, Vega-Rubin-de-Celis S. GRB2 is a BECN1 interacting protein that regulates autophagy. Cell Death Dis 2024; 15:14. [PMID: 38182563 PMCID: PMC10770341 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06387-7] [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: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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GRB2 is an adaptor protein of HER2 (and several other tyrosine kinases), which we identified as a novel BECN1 (Beclin 1) interacting partner. GRB2 co-immunoprecipitated with BECN1 in several breast cancer cell lines and regulates autophagy through a mechanism involving the modulation of the class III PI3Kinase VPS34 activity. In ovo studies in a CAM (Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane) model indicated that GRB2 knockdown, as well as overexpression of GRB2 loss-of-function mutants (Y52A and S86A-R88A) compromised tumor growth. These differences in tumor growth correlated with differential autophagy activity, indicating that autophagy effects might be related to the effects on tumorigenesis. Our data highlight a novel function of GRB2 as a BECN1 binding protein and a regulator of autophagy.
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- Jetsy Montero-Vergara
- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Virchowstrasse 173, D-45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Virchowstrasse 173, D-45122, Essen, Germany
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Division of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, New Delhi, Delhi, 110025, India
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, New Delhi, Delhi, 110025, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Division of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Genomics. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Virchowstrasse 173, D-45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Virchowstrasse 173, D-45122, Essen, Germany.
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Bauer M, Vetter M, Stückrath K, Yohannes M, Desalegn Z, Yalew T, Bekuretsion Y, Kenea TW, Joffe M, van den Berg EJ, Nikulu JI, Bakarou K, Manraj SS, Ogunbiyi OJ, Ekanem IO, Igbinoba F, Diomande M, Adebamowo C, Dzamalala CP, Anele AA, Zietsman A, Galukande M, Foerster M, dos-Santos-Silva I, Liu B, Santos P, Jemal A, Abebe T, Wickenhauser C, Seliger B, McCormack V, Kantelhardt EJ. Regional Variation in the Tumor Microenvironment, Immune Escape and Prognostic Factors in Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cancer Immunol Res 2023; 11:720-731. [PMID: 37058582 PMCID: PMC10552870 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-22-0795] [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: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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The low overall survival rates of patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are driven by regionally differing tumor biology, advanced tumor stages at diagnosis, and limited access to therapy. However, it is not known whether regional differences in the composition of the tumor microenvironment (TME) exist and affect patients' prognosis. In this international, multicentre cohort study, 1,237 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer samples, including samples of the "African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO) Study," were analyzed. The immune cell phenotypes, their spatial distribution in the TME, and immune escape mechanisms of breast cancer samples from SSA and Germany (n = 117) were investigated using histomorphology, conventional and multiplex IHC, and RNA expression analysis. The data revealed no regional differences in the number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in the 1,237 SSA breast cancer samples, while the distribution of TILs in different breast cancer IHC subtypes showed regional diversity, particularly when compared with German samples. Higher TIL densities were associated with better survival in the SSA cohort (n = 400), but regional differences concerning the predictive value of TILs existed. High numbers of CD163+ macrophages and CD3+CD8+ T cells accompanied by reduced cytotoxicity, altered IL10 and IFNγ levels and downregulation of MHC class I components were predominantly detected in breast cancer samples from Western SSA. Features of nonimmunogenic breast cancer phenotypes were associated with reduced patient survival (n = 131). We therefore conclude that regional diversity in the distribution of breast cancer subtypes, TME composition, and immune escape mechanisms should be considered for therapy decisions in SSA and the design of personalized therapies. See related Spotlight by Bergin et al., p. 705.
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- Marcus Bauer
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Halle, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Global Health Working Group, Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Halle, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Halle, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pathology, Tikur Anbessa Specialized University Hospital, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pathology, Tikur Anbessa Specialized University Hospital, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Surgery, Aira General Hospital, Aira, Ethiopia
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Division, Wits Health Consortium (PTY) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa and U Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, Strengthening Oncology Services Research Unit
- SAMRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Ligue congolaise contre le cancer, l’Unité Pilote du GFAOP, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Service d’anatomie, Cytologie Pathologique au C.H.U. du point G BP:333, Bamako, Mali
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- Central Health Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Candos, Mauritius
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- Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria
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- Department of Pathology, Calabar Cancer Registry, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Service d’anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- AB May Cancer Centre, Windhoek Central Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
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- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, Lyon, France
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
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- African Cancer Registry Network, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Global Health Working Group, Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Halle, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Translational Immunology, Medical School ‘Theodor Fontane, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Immunology, Leipzig, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, Lyon, France
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- Global Health Working Group, Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Halle, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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