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Rosen J, Jessen F. Association of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and memantine treatment with cognitive function in patients with clinical dementia syndrome with and without post‐mortem Alzheimer pathology. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.061800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jurij Rosen
- Medical Faculty, University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Bonn Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty Cologne Germany
- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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Rosen J, Sacher A, Pham NA, Weiss J, Li Q, Koga T, Tucker S, Radulovich N, Koers A, Niedbala M, Ross S, Tsao MS. EP08.02-079 The Use of Lung Adenocarcinoma Patient-Derived Xenografts and Organoids to Study GDP-KRAS G12C Inhibitor Resistance. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Colin C, Barbier M, Ouisse T, Ressouche E, Tao Q, Rosen J, Ballou R, Opagiste C, Petříček V. Variety and complexity of magnetic structures of rare earth-based nano-lamellar i-MAX phases. Acta Cryst Sect A 2022. [DOI: 10.1107/s205327332209547x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Rosen J, Ceccon G, Bauer EK, Werner JM, Tscherpel C, Dunkl V, Rapp M, Sabel M, Herrlinger U, Heinzel A, Schaefer N, Ruge M, Goldbrunner R, Stoffels G, Kabbasch C, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. Cost-effectiveness of 18F-FET PET for early treatment response assessment in glioma patients following adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy. J Nucl Med 2022; 63:1677-1682. [DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.122.263790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rosen J, Stoffels G, Lohmann P, Bauer EK, Werner JM, Wollring M, Rapp M, Felsberg J, Kocher M, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. Prognostic value of pre-irradiation FET PET in patients with not completely resectable IDH-wildtype glioma and minimal or absent contrast enhancement. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20828. [PMID: 34675225 PMCID: PMC8531450 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00193-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
In glioma patients, complete resection of the contrast-enhancing portion is associated with improved survival, which, however, cannot be achieved in a considerable number of patients. Here, we evaluated the prognostic value of O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) PET in not completely resectable glioma patients with minimal or absent contrast enhancement before temozolomide chemoradiation. Dynamic FET PET scans were performed in 18 newly diagnosed patients with partially resected (n = 8) or biopsied (n = 10) IDH-wildtype astrocytic glioma before initiation of temozolomide chemoradiation. Static and dynamic FET PET parameters, as well as contrast-enhancing volumes on MRI, were calculated. Using receiver operating characteristic analyses, threshold values for which the product of paired values for sensitivity and specificity reached a maximum were obtained. Subsequently, the prognostic values of FET PET parameters and contrast-enhancing volumes on MRI were evaluated using univariate Kaplan–Meier and multivariate Cox regression (including the MTV, age, MGMT promoter methylation, and contrast-enhancing volume) survival analyses for progression-free and overall survival (PFS, OS). On MRI, eight patients had no contrast enhancement; the remaining patients had minimal contrast-enhancing volumes (range, 0.2–5.3 mL). Univariate analyses revealed that smaller pre-irradiation FET PET tumor volumes were significantly correlated with a more favorable PFS (7.9 vs. 4.2 months; threshold, 14.8 mL; P = 0.012) and OS (16.6 vs. 9.0 months; threshold, 23.8 mL; P = 0.002). In contrast, mean tumor-to-brain ratios and time-to-peak values were only associated with a longer PFS (P = 0.048 and P = 0.045, respectively). Furthermore, the pre-irradiation FET PET tumor volume remained significant in multivariate analyses (P = 0.043), indicating an independent predictor for OS. Our results suggest that pre-irradiation FET PET parameters have a prognostic impact in this subgroup of patients.
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- Jurij Rosen
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Germany
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Rosen J, Ceccon G, Bauer EK, Werner JM, Kabbasch C, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. P14.41 Cost-effectiveness of FET PET for early treatment response assessment in glioma patients following adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy. Neuro Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab180.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
In light of increasing healthcare costs, higher medical expenses should be justified socio-economically. Therefore, we calculated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of PET using the radiolabeled amino acid O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) compared to conventional MRI for early identification of responders to adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy. A recent study in IDH-wildtype glioma patients suggested that after two cycles, FET-PET parameter changes predicted a significantly longer survival while MRI changes were not significant.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of serial FET-PET imaging, we analyzed published clinical data and calculated the associated costs in the context of the German healthcare system.Based on a decision-tree model, FET-PET and MRI’s effectiveness was calculated, i.e., the probability to correctly identify a responder as defined by an overall survival ≥15 months. To determine the cost-effectiveness, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated, i.e., the cost for each additionally identified responder by FET-PET who would have remained undetected by MRI. The robustness of the results was tested by deterministic and probabilistic (Monte Carlo simulation) sensitivity analyses.
RESULTS
Compared to MRI, FET-PET increases the rate of correctly identified responders to chemotherapy by 26%; thus, four patients need to be examined by FET-PET to identify one additional responder. Considering the respective cost for serial FET-PET and MRI, the ICER resulted in €4,396.83 for each additional correctly identified responder by FET-PET. The sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the results.
CONCLUSION
In contrast to conventional MRI, the model suggests that FET PET is cost-effective in terms of ICER values. Concerning the high cost of temozolomide, the integration of FET-PET has the potential to avoid premature chemotherapy discontinuation at a reasonable cost.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Rosen
- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
- Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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Millar NL, Mcinnes I, Mindeholm L, Seroutou A, Praestgaard J, Schramm U, Levitch R, Weber E, Laurent D, Rosen J, Schett G, Roubenoff R, Schieker M. POS0020 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SECUKINUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH ROTATOR CUFF TENDINOPATHY: A 24-WEEK, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PHASE II PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TRIAL. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Rotator cuff tendinopathy (RC TP) is a multifactorial condition and one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal burden. Current standard of care (SoC) is limited to pain relief with NSAIDs and physiotherapy. Recent evidence indicates that IL-17A-expressing tendon-resident immune cells are present in human overuse tendinopathy, and IL-17A levels are increased in early human tendinopathic tissue samples [1, 2]. Secukinumab (SEC) is a fully human, monoclonal antibody that binds to and neutralises IL-17A.Objectives:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of SEC in patients with active overuse RC TP refractory to oral NSAIDs/acetaminophen, physiotherapy or corticosteroid injections.Methods:96 patients with symptomatic RC TP with no or <50% rupture were randomly assigned to receive seven subcutaneous injections of SEC 300 mg or placebo (PBO) at baseline and Weeks 1, 2 and 3, followed by every 4 weeks starting at Week 4. The primary endpoint was change from baseline in the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) index score at Week 14 for SEC vs PBO (two-sided p<0.1). Secondary endpoints included, visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score, Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (QuickDASH) score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Evaluation Form (ASES), EQ-5D-5L score and patient global assessment (PGA) score. All endpoints were assessed through 24 weeks.Results:Clinically relevant improvement in both SEC and PBO groups on top of SoC treatment was observed, with no statistically significant difference demonstrated in the full study population on physical symptoms and function (Table 1). Similar results were observed in the secondary endpoints with marked improvement in both groups over time. Exploratory post-hoc analyses in a subpopulation of 39% of the study subjects with non-acute, moderate to severe disease, SEC provided significant and clinically relevant improvements vs PBO through Week 24 in total WORC score (overall treatment difference: 19.2, p <0.01) and pain (VAS, overall treatment difference: 15, p = 0.02) with early effect observed after two weeks (Figure 1). A favourable treatment effect in the more severe subgroup was demonstrated in other patient-reported outcomes. No serious adverse events were reported.Conclusion:Although SEC did not demonstrate a significant benefit vs PBO in the overall patient population with active overuse RC TP, SEC did provide benefit in the subpopulation with non-acute, moderate to severe disease. Larger clinical trials of SEC in this area are warranted.References:[1]Millar NL, et al. Sci Rep. 2016;6:27149.[2]Millar NL, et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol.2017;13:110-122.Table 1.Change from baseline in the SEC versus PBO groups in WORC index and pain (VAS)VisitSEC 300 mgPBOp-valueTotal treated population N=96WORC Index percentage score (0 worst -100 best)aDay 2922.3519.490.45Day 9937.0037.770.87Day 16943.4140.970.64Pain (VAS, 0 best - 100 worst)bDay 29−26.04−23.130.57Day 99−46.11−40.560.28Day 169−52.23−50.740.78Post-hoc population* N=37WORC Index percentage score (0 worst - 100 best)cDay 2930.0910.840.002Day 9948.2631.830.048Day 16955.9835.240.028Pain (VAS, 0 best - 100 worst)dDay 29−29.20−14.850.125Day 99−51.48−35.370.045Day 169−57.01−46.640.217aDay 1: SEC 42.47, PBO 40.47; bSEC 67.04, PBO 64.85; cSEC 35.93, PBO 32.90, dSEC 71.72, PBO 67.58. Day 1 values are given as absolute values to describe baseline WORC/Pain status*Post-hoc subpopulation: Baseline: (Disease duration 2-6 months) AND (WORC ≤40 OR Tear Thickness (Bauer) ≥1 OR Sein ≥2)PBO, placebo; SEC, secukinumab; SoC, standard of care; WORC, Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index; VAS, visual analogue scaleFigure 1.Post-hoc analysis of function (WORC) in the treatment groups in non-acute, moderate to severe subpopulationSECSE, standard error; SEC, secukinumab; WORC, Western Ontario Rotator Cuff IndexDisclosure of Interests:Neal L Millar Grant/research support from: Honoraria or research funding from Novartis and Stryker, Iain McInnes Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, and UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, and UCB, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, and UCB, Linda Mindeholm Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Abdelkader Seroutou Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Jens Praestgaard Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Ursula Schramm Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Rafael Levitch Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Eckhard Weber Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Didier Laurent Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Jeffrey Rosen Consultant of: Research advisor for Novartis, Georg Schett Speakers bureau: Received speakers honoraria from Abbvie, Amgen, BMS, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Janssen, Novartis, UCB, Ronenn Roubenoff Employee of: Employee of Novartis, Matthias Schieker Employee of: Employee of Novartis.
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Akhtar A, O'Connor R, Rosen J, Brooks A. 1002 Calcium administration in Major haemorrhage Protocol. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Introduction
Calcium gluconate is an essential part of the major haemorrhage protocol (MHP). It minimizes the exacerbation of transfusion coagulopathies due to the citrate preservative. As fifty percent of trauma patients present with hypocalcaemia prior to transfusion, the risk is pertinent. Given the importance of the issue, surprisingly current guidelines remain sparse. We analysed the percentage of patients who received calcium and their hypocalcaemia incidence.
Method
A Retrospective review of red traumas during June to August 2019. The frequency of MHP and the patient’s ionised plasma calcium levels on VBG (1.15-1.26mmol/L) were identified. Our standard stated 100% of MHP should receive calcium. A massive transfusion was defined as 10 red blood cells units in 24 hours or 4 blood products within 30mins.
Results
27 red traumas were accepted to audit, MHP was activated in 85%. Out of these 75% received calcium and on average after 6.4 units of blood products. The incidence of ionised hypocalcaemia in all MHP patients was 67%.
Conclusions
We identified a standard that supplementary calcium should be supplemented in all MHPs. Hypocalcaemia was more frequency than our research stipulated. Improvement needs to be made to meet standards. We recommend incorporation of Calcium gluconate into major haemorrhage pack and transfusion guidelines.
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- A Akhtar
- Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospials, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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McGrail D, Pilié P, Zhang XHF, Rosen J, Voorwerk L, Kok M, Heimberger A, Peterson C, Jonasch E, Lin S. Abstract SP084: Replication stress response defects predict responses to ICT in non-hypermutated tumors. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs20-sp84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Immune checkpoint blockade (ICT) has provided robust, durable responses to a subset of patients. Many initial ICT trials were focused on highly mutated cancer types, such as melanoma and lung cancer, largely predicated on the idea that mutation-derived neoantigens would allow for generation of tumor-specific T cells. Subsequent analysis of patient responses in these highly mutated cancer types confirmed that increased tumor mutation burden (TMB) corresponded with improved patient outcomes. Further clinical studies identified additional predictive biomarkers, such as PD-L1 protein expression, and various gene expression signatures. Based on the success of ICT in hypermutated cancer types, further clinical trials with ICT were performed in cancers with overall lower mutational burden. These studies have indicated that many non-hypermutated cancer types with relatively low TMB may be effectively treated with ICT. For example, patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) display relatively low TMB overall, and a narrow distribution of TMB across patients, yet clinical response rates to ICT are ~30%, with some durable responses seen. Other tumor types with minimal mutation burdens, including glioblastoma (GBM) and triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), have likewise shown encouraging clinical responses to ICT. We recently demonstrated distinct tumor immunobiology between hypermutated and non-hypermutated tumor types, notably that relative neoantigen load/tumor mutation burden was only a relevant factor for immune infiltration in hypermutated tumor types. Consistent with this, clinical trials have demonstrated that TMB does not predict response to ICT in tumor types with minimal mutational load, such as breast cancer, ccRCC, and GBM. Thus, there remains a critical gap in knowledge as to how to identify which patients with non-hypermutated cancer may benefit from ICT. Here, we demonstrate that a replication stress response (RSR) defect gene expression signature accurately predicts ICT response in 11 independent non-hypermutated patient cohorts from 6 tumor types for which other biomarkers failed. Pre-clinical studies indicate that aberrant origin firing in RSR deficient tumor cells causes exhaustion of replication protein A, resulting in accumulation of immunostimulatory cytosolic DNA. Induction or suppression of RSR deficiencies was sufficient to modulate response to ICT. Taken together, the RSR defect gene signature can accurately identify patients who will benefit from ICT across numerous non-hypermutated tumor types, and pharmacological induction of RSR defects may further expand the benefits of ICT to more patients.
Citation Format: D McGrail, P Pilié, XHF Zhang, J Rosen, L Voorwerk, M Kok, A Heimberger, C Peterson, E Jonasch, S Lin. Replication stress response defects predict responses to ICT in non-hypermutated tumors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr SP084.
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- D McGrail
- 1MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- 1MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- 3The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 3The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 1MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- 1MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Maniv A, Reyes AP, Ramakrishna SK, Graf D, Huq A, Potashnikov D, Rivin O, Pesach A, Tao Q, Rosen J, Felner I, Caspi EN. Microscopic evidence for Mn-induced long range magnetic ordering in MAX phase compounds. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 33:025803. [PMID: 32942268 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abb998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Zero and low field nuclear magnetic resonance measurements have been performed on MAX phase samples (Cr1-x Mn x )2AC with A = Ge and Ga in order to obtain local microscopic information on the nature of magnetism in this system. Our results unambiguously provide evidence for the existence of long-range magnetic order in (Cr0.96Mn0.04)2GeC and for (Cr0.93Mn0.07)2GaC, but not for (Cr0.97Mn0.03)2GaC. We point to a possible dependence of long range magnetic order in these MAX phase compounds on the A atom.
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- A Maniv
- Department of Physics, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, PO Box 9001, Beer Sheva 84190, Israel
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States of America
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- Faculty of Physics, Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
- Israel Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box 7061, Tel-Aviv 61070, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, PO Box 9001, Beer Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, PO Box 9001, Beer Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Physics, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, PO Box 9001, Beer Sheva 84190, Israel
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Ceccon G, Lohmann P, Werner JM, Tscherpel C, Dunkl V, Stoffels G, Rosen J, Rapp M, Sabel M, Herrlinger U, Schäfer N, Shah NJ, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. Early Treatment Response Assessment Using 18F-FET PET Compared with Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Glioma Patients After Adjuvant Temozolomide Chemotherapy. J Nucl Med 2020; 62:918-925. [PMID: 33158907 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.254243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The goal of this study was to compare the value of contrast-enhanced MRI and O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine (18F-FET) PET for response assessment in glioma patients after adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy (TMZ). Methods: After biopsy or resection and completion of radiotherapy with concomitant TMZ, 41 newly diagnosed and histomolecularly characterized glioma patients (glioblastoma, 90%; age range, 20-79 y) were subsequently treated with adjuvant TMZ. MR and 18F-FET PET imaging were performed at baseline and after the second cycle of adjuvant TMZ. We obtained 18F-FET metabolic tumor volumes (MTVs) as well as mean and maximum tumor-to-brain ratios (TBRmean and TBRmax, respectively). Threshold values of 18F-FET PET parameters to predict outcome were established by receiver-operating-characteristic analyses using a median progression-free survival (PFS) of ≥ 9 mo and overall survival (OS) of ≥ 15 mo as reference. MRI response assessment was based on the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) working group criteria. The predictive value of changes of 18F-FET PET and MRI parameters on survival was evaluated subsequently using univariate and multivariate survival estimates. Results: After 2 cycles of adjuvant TMZ chemotherapy, a treatment-induced reduction of MTV and TBRmax predicted a significantly longer PFS and OS (both P ≤ 0.03; univariate survival analyses) whereas RANO criteria were not significant (P > 0.05). Multivariate survival analysis revealed that TBRmax changes predicted a prolonged PFS (P = 0.012) and changes of MTV a prolonged OS (P = 0.005) independent of O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase promoter methylation and other strong prognostic factors. Conclusion: Changes of 18F-FET PET parameters appear to be helpful for identifying responders to adjuvant TMZ early after treatment initiation.
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- Garry Ceccon
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Aachen and Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Aachen and Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany; and
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Aachen and Cologne, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany; .,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), Universities of Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, and Duesseldorf, Aachen and Cologne, Germany
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Fayne R, Castillo D, Sanchez N, Burroway B, Nanda S, De Bedout V, Stratman S, Rosen J, Darwin E, Nagrani N, Gonzalez A, Paul S, Maderal A, Elgart G, Kirsner R, Nichols A. Dermatology consultation service at a large metropolitan hospital system serving minority populations. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:2120-2126. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- R. Fayne
- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Dr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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Fowler E, Rosen J, Shah SM, Strowd L, Tang JC, Nattkemper LA, Yosipovitch G. Immunohistochemistry analysis of itch and pain mediators in nonmelanoma skin cancer. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e842-e843. [PMID: 32519332 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- E Fowler
- Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Miami Itch Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Miami Itch Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Miami Itch Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Miami Itch Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Miami Itch Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Bauer EK, Stoffels G, Blau T, Reifenberger G, Felsberg J, Werner JM, Lohmann P, Rosen J, Ceccon G, Tscherpel C, Rapp M, Sabel M, Filss CP, Shah NJ, Neumaier B, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. Prediction of survival in patients with IDH-wildtype astrocytic gliomas using dynamic O-(2-[ 18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2020; 47:1486-1495. [PMID: 32034446 PMCID: PMC7188701 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-04695-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Integrated histomolecular diagnostics of gliomas according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of 2016 has refined diagnostic accuracy and prediction of prognosis. This study aimed at exploring the prognostic value of dynamic O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) PET in newly diagnosed, histomolecularly classified astrocytic gliomas of WHO grades III or IV. METHODS Before initiation of treatment, dynamic FET PET imaging was performed in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) and anaplastic astrocytoma (AA). Static FET PET parameters such as maximum and mean tumour/brain ratios (TBRmax/mean), the metabolic tumour volume (MTV) as well as the dynamic FET PET parameters time-to-peak (TTP) and slope, were obtained. The predictive ability of FET PET parameters was evaluated concerning the progression-free and overall survival (PFS, OS). Using ROC analyses, threshold values for FET PET parameters were obtained. Subsequently, univariate Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox regression survival analyses were performed to assess the predictive power of these parameters for survival. RESULTS Sixty patients (45 GBM and 15 AA patients) of two university centres were retrospectively identified. Patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant or O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter-methylated tumours had a significantly longer PFS and OS (both P < 0.001). Furthermore, ROC analysis of IDH-wildtype glioma patients (n = 45) revealed that a TTP > 25 min (AUC, 0.90; sensitivity, 90%; specificity, 87%; P < 0.001) was highly prognostic for longer PFS (13 vs. 7 months; P = 0.005) and OS (29 vs. 12 months; P < 0.001). In contrast, at a lower level of significance, TBRmax, TBRmean, and MTV were only prognostic for longer OS (P = 0.004, P = 0.038, and P = 0.048, respectively). Besides complete resection and a methylated MGMT promoter, TTP remained significant in multivariate survival analysis (all P ≤ 0.02), indicating an independent predictor for OS. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that dynamic FET PET allows the identification of patients with longer OS among patients with newly diagnosed IDH-wildtype GBM and AA.
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- Elena K Bauer
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. .,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4, -5), Research Centre Juelich, Leo-Brandt-St. 5, 52425, Juelich, Germany. .,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Ceccon G, Werner JM, Ruge M, Hampl J, Grau S, Goldbrunner R, Celik E, Reinhardt C, Kabbasch C, Borggrefe J, Bauer E, Wollring M, Rosen J, Tscherpel C, Fink G, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. NIMG-46. IMPACT OF FET PET ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY NEUROONCOLOGICAL TUMOR BOARD DECISIONS IN PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Following neurooncological treatment of brain tumors, neurooncologists are frequently confronted with equivocal MRI findings (e.g., treatment-related changes, nonmeasurable (speckled) contrast-enhancing lesions, increase of T2/FLAIR signal alterations, pseudoresponse). Especially in Europe, amino acid PET is increasingly being integrated into multidisciplinary neurooncological tumor boards (MNTB) to overcome these diagnostic uncertainties as well as to improve patient management. We here evaluated the correctness of MNTB decisions, in which amino acid PET findings were taken into account.
METHODS
In a single university center, we retrospectively evaluated 114 MNTB decisions concerning 99 patients with malignant glioma (n=81) (glioblastoma, n=54; anaplastic glioma, n=26; gliosarcoma, n=1) or brain metastases (n=18) secondary to NSCLC, melanoma, breast cancer, or colorectral cancer, presenting with equivocal MRI findings following neurooncological treatment. All patients underwent amino acid PET imaging using O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) as an adjunct for decision-making. Additionally, the patients’ clinical status, pretreatment, and multimodal MRI findings were considered for decision-making. Presence of neoplastic tissue in PET was considered if the mean FET uptake as assessed by tumor-to-brain ratios was >2. The decisions’ diagnostic performance was evaluated by 2x2 contingency tables using the neuropathological results or clinicoradiological follow-up.
RESULTS
In the majority of MNTB decisions (n=102; 89%), FET PET results were integrated into the decision-making with considerable impact on the clinical management. In particular, 85% of MNTB decisions (n=87) prompted a treatment change (i.e., resection, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or combinations thereof, as well as palliative therapy), or, in the case of suspected treatment-related changes, the continuation of the initial treatment regimen (15%; n=15). The MNTB decisions were validated using neuropathological data in 38% (n=39) or clinicoradiological information in 62% (n=63) and yielded a diagnostic accuracy of 88% (sensitivity, 89%; specificity, 75%; P=0.008).
CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that the integration of FET PET derived information significantly aids MNTB decisions.
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- Garry Ceccon
- Dept. of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of General Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of General Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Inst. of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Inst. of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Lu J, Persson I, Lind H, Palisaitis J, Li M, Li Y, Chen K, Zhou J, Du S, Chai Z, Huang Z, Hultman L, Eklund P, Rosen J, Huang Q, Persson POÅ. Ti n+1C n MXenes with fully saturated and thermally stable Cl terminations. Nanoscale Adv 2019; 1:3680-3685. [PMID: 36133532 PMCID: PMC9417890 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00324j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
MXenes are a rapidly growing family of 2D materials that exhibit a highly versatile structure and composition, allowing for significant tuning of the materials properties. These properties are, however, ultimately limited by the surface terminations, which are typically a mixture of species, including F and O that are inherent to the MXene processing. Other and robust terminations are lacking. Here, we apply high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), corresponding image simulations and first-principles calculations to investigate the surface terminations on MXenes synthesized from MAX phases through Lewis acidic melts. The results show that atomic Cl terminates the synthesized MXenes, with mere residual presence of other termination species. Furthermore, in situ STEM-electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) heating experiments show that the Cl terminations are stable up to 750 °C. Thus, we present an attractive new termination that widely expands the MXenes' functionalization space and enables new applications.
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- J Lu
- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials (FiNE Lab.), Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University SE-581 83 Linköping Sweden
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Rosen J, Stoffels G, Lohmann P, Bauer EK, Werner J, Rapp M, Felsberg J, Fink GR, Langen K, Galldiks N. P14.18 Prognostic value of serial dynamic O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET in patients with non-resectable malignant glioma undergoing chemoradiation. Neuro Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz126.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND
A complete resection of high-grade gliomas (HGG) is associated with improved survival, which, however, cannot be achieved in a considerable number of patients. We here evaluated the prognostic value of serial O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) PET in patients with newly diagnosed, non-resectable astrocytic HGG undergoing chemoradiation with temozolomide.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Serial dynamic FET PET scans were performed in 18 newly diagnosed patients with molecularly defined, non-resectable HGG at baseline and after chemoradiation (8±3 weeks). Both static (tumor/brain ratios, FET tumor volumes) and dynamic FET PET parameters (time-to-peak, slope), as well as MRI changes according to RANO criteria at first follow-up after chemoradiation (8±3 weeks), were obtained. The predictive ability of FET PET parameters and RANO criteria was evaluated with regard to the progression-free survival (PFS). Using ROC analyses, threshold values for FET PET parameters were obtained. Subsequently, univariate and multivariate survival analyses were performed to assess their predictive power for PFS.
RESULTS
ROC analysis revealed that the mean tumor/brain ratio (AUC, 0.84), FET tumor volume (AUC, 0.89), and slope (AUC, 0.72) at baseline were predictive for a prolonged PFS (9.3 vs. 5.7 months, P=0.05; 10.3 vs. 5.9 months; P=0.03; 13.5 vs. 6.2 months, P=0.02, respectively). Furthermore, FET tumor volume and slope remained significant in the multivariate survival analysis (both P<0.05). In contrast, relative changes of static or dynamic FET PET parameters at follow-up and MRI changes according to RANO criteria were not significant in this albeit small series of patients.
CONCLUSION
Results suggest that before initiation of chemoradiation FET PET parameters at baseline can be used to predict PFS in patients with non-resectable HGG.
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- J Rosen
- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Dept. of Neuropathology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
- Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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VanLandingham H, Alasantro L, Wagner G, Rosen J. A-51 A Novel Memory Catastrophizing Scale. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acz034.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
A weak relationship exists between subjective memory complaints and performance on objective measures of learning and memory. A memory catastrophizing scale may explain this relationship. Our objective is to preliminarily explore a scale which assesses catastrophizing.
Method
The sample consisted of 46 patients (21 normal profiles, 25 mild cognitive impairment; mean age 56.1 ± 15.4) in a community-based neurology clinic. Each patient completed a clinical interview and comprehensive neuropsychological battery. The California Verbal Learning Test II (CVLT-II) was used to assess memory; the Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to assess depressive and anxiety symptoms; a novel Memory Catastrophizing Scale (MCS) was used to assess subjective memory.
Results
A reliability analysis revealed internal consistency throughout the MCS (Cronbach’s alpha = .958). A bivariate correlation revealed that memory catastrophizing was significantly positively correlated with depressive (r = 0.623, p < 0.01) and anxiety (r = 0.433, p < 0.01) symptomology. Bivariate correlations demonstrated significant positive correlations between subjective memory complaints and memory (CVLT-II SDFR r = 0.502, p < .05; SDCR r = 0.434, p = 0.05; LDCR r = 0.512, p < .05) only among NP patients. The mean MCS score was 26 (±17), with a median of 17, a skewness of 0.40 and kurtosis of -0.77.
Conclusion
Our results support past research suggesting that there is a weak relationship between subjective and objective memory performances. Catastrophizing as a concept may explain the relationship between mood and performance on testing, especially amongst individuals without a known neurological pathology seeking treatment at a community-based neurological clinic.
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Nattkemper L, Hashimoto T, Rosen J, Albornoz C, Yosipovitch G. 285 Clinical characteristics of chronic itch and pain in patients with fibromyalgia. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vijayakumar A, Rosales-Guzmán C, Rai MR, Rosen J, Minin OV, Minin IV, Forbes A. Generation of structured light by multilevel orbital angular momentum holograms. Opt Express 2019; 27:6459-6470. [PMID: 30876231 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.006459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Structured light has been created by a myriad of near-and far-field techniques and has found both classical and quantum applications. In the case of orbital angular momentum (OAM), continuous spiral phase patterns in dynamic or geometric phase are often employed with the phase patterns existing across the entire transverse plane. Here, we exploit the uncertain relationship between OAM and angle in order to create structured OAM fields by using multilevel OAM holograms. We show theoretically and experimentally that only a multilevel angular phase contour in the near-field is needed to create structured OAM light in the far-field, exploiting the reciprocal nature of angular momentum and angle. We use this approach to demonstrate exotic 3D structured light control to show the Poynting vector's evolution in such fields and to highlight the physics underlying this phenomenon.
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Schnitzler C, Rosen J, Szepietowski J, Reich A, Yosipovitch G, Reszke R, Nattkemper L, Osada N, Pihan D, Ständer S, Zeidler C. Validation of ‘ItchApp©’ in Poland and in the USA: multicentre validation study of an electronical diary for the assessment of pruritus. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 33:398-404. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C. Schnitzler
- Center for Chronic Pruritus Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Münster; Münster Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery; Miami Itch Center; University of Miami; Miami FL USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology; Medical University Wroclaw; Wroclow Poland
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Rzeszow; Rzeszów Poland
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery; Miami Itch Center; University of Miami; Miami FL USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology; Medical University Wroclaw; Wroclow Poland
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery; Miami Itch Center; University of Miami; Miami FL USA
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- Center for Chronic Pruritus Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Münster; Münster Germany
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- Arone; Saint-Maur-des-Fossés France
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- Center for Chronic Pruritus Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Münster; Münster Germany
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- Center for Chronic Pruritus Department of Dermatology; University Hospital Münster; Münster Germany
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Ceccon G, Lohmann P, Tscherpel C, Dunkl V, Rapp M, Stoffels G, Herrlinger U, Rosen J, Wollring M, Shah NJ, Fink GR, Langen KJ, Galldiks N. NIMG-79. EARLY TREATMENT RESPONSE ASSESSMENT USING O-(2-18F-FLUOROETHYL)-L-TYROSINE (FET) PET COMPARED TO MRI IN MALIGNANT GLIOMAS TREATED WITH ADJUVANT TEMOZOLOMIDE CHEMOTHERAPY. Neuro Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy148.801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Garry Ceccon
- Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Slonim T, Holguin G, VanLandingham H, Alasantro L, Rosen J. A - 67Post-Concussive and Mood Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in a Clinical Population. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Holguin G, Wagner G, Slonim T, Haase-Alasantro L, Rosen J. B - 72Health and Disability Differences Among Patients with Amnestic and Non-Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Gyawali CP, Savarino E, Lazarescu A, Bor S, Patel A, Dickman R, Pressman A, Drewes AM, Rosen J, Drug V, Saps M, Novais L, Vazquez-Roque M, Pohl D, van Tilburg MAL, Smout A, Yoon S, Pandolfino J, Farrugia G, Barbara G, Roman S. Curriculum for neurogastroenterology and motility training: A report from the joint ANMS-ESNM task force. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30:e13341. [PMID: 29577508 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Although neurogastroenterology and motility (NGM) disorders are some of the most frequent disorders encountered by practicing gastroenterologists, a structured competency-based training curriculum developed by NGM experts is lacking. The American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society (ANMS) and the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) jointly evaluated the components of NGM training in North America and Europe. Eleven training domains were identified within NGM, consisting of functional gastrointestinal disorders, visceral hypersensitivity and pain pathways, motor disorders within anatomic areas (esophagus, stomach, small bowel and colon, anorectum), mucosal disorders (gastro-esophageal reflux disease, other mucosal disorders), consequences of systemic disease, consequences of therapy (surgery, endoscopic intervention, medications, other therapy), and transition of pediatric patients into adult practice. A 3-tiered training curriculum covering these domains is proposed here and endorsed by all NGM societies. Tier 1 NGM knowledge and training is expected of all gastroenterology trainees and practicing gastroenterologists. Tier 2 knowledge and training is appropriate for trainees who anticipate NGM disorder management and NGM function test interpretation being an important part of their careers, which may require competency assessment and credentialing of test interpretation skills. Tier 3 knowledge and training is undertaken by trainees interested in a dedicated NGM career and may be restricted to specific domains within the broad NGM field. The joint ANMS and ESNM task force anticipates that the NGM curriculum will streamline NGM training in North America and Europe and will lead to better identification of centers of excellence where Tier 2 and Tier 3 training can be accomplished.
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- C P Gyawali
- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Gastrenterology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Duke University School of Medicine and the Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center and The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, USA
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital "St Spiridon", University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr T Popa", Iasi, Romania
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Neurogastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Motility Lab, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Klinik fur Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Digestive Physiology, Université de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Digestive Physiology, Université de Lyon, Lyon I University, Lyon, France
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Rosen J, Blau T, Grau SJ, Barbe MT, Fink GR, Galldiks N. Extracranial Metastases of a Cerebral Glioblastoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Oncol 2018; 11:591-600. [PMID: 30283316 PMCID: PMC6167720 DOI: 10.1159/000492111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The glioblastoma, a malignant human brain tumor, is known for its devastating intracranial progress and its dismal prognosis. Whereas treatment and research are most prominently focused on the primary tumor lesion, in recent years evidence has accumulated that points to the rare occurrence of extracranial glioblastoma metastases. We here present a case of a female patient with a known glioblastoma who was detected to harbor multiple metastases in the bones, lung, pleura, liver, mesentery, and the subcutaneous soft tissue. Pathogenetically, these metastatic lesions developed most probably after a local progression of the left temporal glioblastoma through the skull base, thus getting access to the systemic lymphatics. Similar cases of extensive glioblastoma metastization, their putative underlying mechanisms, and implications for clinical care are discussed.
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- Jurij Rosen
- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.,Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Rosen J. Enabling high value care in common paediatric gastrointestinal disorders. Int J Clin Pract 2018; 72:e13206. [PMID: 29924469 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- J Rosen
- Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Nattkemper L, Rosen J, Sanders K, Andersent H, Hsiang J, Bernigaud C, Guillot J, Chosidow O, Yosipovitch G. 460 Non-histaminergic itch mediators elevated in the skin of human scabies patients and a porcine model of scabies. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wong J, Dang L, Le T, Phan N, James S, Katona P, Vu N, Vu T, Katona L, Rosen J, Nguyen C. Strengthening Health System - Evidence from the use of Bi-directional
SMS-based Screening and Feedback System to Improve Efficiency and Quality of
Disease Surveillance in Vietnam. Ann Glob Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Turk M, Rosen J. The emergence of psychosis in a patient with severe hypothyroidism: A case report and literature review. Eur Psychiatry 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Hypothyroidism is associated with changes in mental state that can range from mild cognitive impairment to depression to florid myxedema coma. A few cases have linked the occurence of psychotic symptoms in the context of severe hypothyroidism, an event referred in the literature as “myxedema madness”. We describe the case of a 48-year-old male with no past psychiatric history and a past medical history of hypertension and hypothyroidism who presented to the psychiatric unit for management of new-onset psychosis, particularly paranoid delusions. On basic medical screening, the patient was found to have severe hypothyroidism manifested by a TSH level of 51.85 and a free T4 level less than 0.4. The patient was treated with both an antipsychotic and thyroid hormone replacement, after which his hypothyroid symptoms and his psychosis improved. Liothyronine was also prescribed to speed up the recovery course, as his delusions were thought to be due to his hypothyroidism. The aim of this poster is to shed light on the possibility of development of psychosis concomitantly with severe hypothyroidism, given the rarity of such events, as well as to illustrate the importance of treating the underlying medical cause rather than only focusing on the treatment of the psychiatric symptoms. The use of Liothyronine proved to be beneficial in this case, as the patient's symptoms drastically improved after its administration. This could potentially illustrate the importance of using Liothyronine particularly in the treatment of delusional disorder in severe hypothyroidism.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Gombas D, Luo Y, Brennan J, Shergill G, Petran R, Walsh R, Hau H, Khurana K, Zomorodi B, Rosen J, Varley R, Deng K. Guidelines To Validate Control of Cross-Contamination during Washing of Fresh-Cut Leafy Vegetables. J Food Prot 2017; 80:312-330. [PMID: 28221982 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-16-258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires food processors to implement and validate processes that will result in significantly minimizing or preventing the occurrence of hazards that are reasonably foreseeable in food production. During production of fresh-cut leafy vegetables, microbial contamination that may be present on the product can spread throughout the production batch when the product is washed, thus increasing the risk of illnesses. The use of antimicrobials in the wash water is a critical step in preventing such water-mediated cross-contamination; however, many factors can affect antimicrobial efficacy in the production of fresh-cut leafy vegetables, and the procedures for validating this key preventive control have not been articulated. Producers may consider three options for validating antimicrobial washing as a preventive control for cross-contamination. Option 1 involves the use of a surrogate for the microbial hazard and the demonstration that cross-contamination is prevented by the antimicrobial wash. Option 2 involves the use of antimicrobial sensors and the demonstration that a critical antimicrobial level is maintained during worst-case operating conditions. Option 3 validates the placement of the sensors in the processing equipment with the demonstration that a critical antimicrobial level is maintained at all locations, regardless of operating conditions. These validation options developed for fresh-cut leafy vegetables may serve as examples for validating processes that prevent cross-contamination during washing of other fresh produce commodities.
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- D Gombas
- United Fresh Produce Association, 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, 10200 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705
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- SmartWash Solutions, 1129 Harkins Road, Salinas, California 93901
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- Taylor Fresh Foods, 150 Main Street, Salinas, California 93901
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- Ecolab, Inc., 655 Lone Oak Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55121
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- Ecolab, Inc., 655 Lone Oak Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55121
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- Ecolab, Inc., 655 Lone Oak Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55121
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- Pulse Instruments, 943 Flynn Road, Camarillo, California 93012
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- Apio, Inc., 4719 West Main Street, Guadalupe, California 93434
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- JC Rosen Resources, 1123 Ripple Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950
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- KiVAR Chemical Technologies, 6077 Coffee Road, Bakersfield, California 93308
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- Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, 6502 South Archer Road, Bedford Park, Illinois 60501, USA
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Fashandi H, Lai CC, Dahlqvist M, Lu J, Rosen J, Hultman L, Greczynski G, Andersson M, Lloyd Spetz A, Eklund P. Ti2Au2C and Ti3Au2C2 formed by solid state reaction of gold with Ti2AlC and Ti3AlC2. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:9554-9557. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04701k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ti2Au2C and Ti3Au2C2 formation by Au/Ti2AlC and Au/Ti3AlC2 exchange-reactions imply thermodynamic guidelines for identifying materials where these reactions may occur.
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- H. Fashandi
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics
- Chemistry, and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83 Linköping
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Thore A, Rosen J. An investigation of the in-plane chemically ordered atomic laminates (Mo2/3Sc1/3)2AlC and (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC from first principles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:21595-21603. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03228e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have calculated electronic, vibrational, and elastic properties of (Mo2/3Sc1/3)2AlC and (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC, two recently discovered nanolaminated materials in the family of so-called i-MAX phases.
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- A. Thore
- Thin Film Physics
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
- Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Biology (IFM)
- Linköping University
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This review presents MAX phases (M is a transition metal, A an A-group element, X is C or N), known for their unique combination of ceramic/metallic properties, as a recently uncovered family of novel magnetic nanolaminates. The first created magnetic MAX phases were predicted through evaluation of phase stability using density functional theory, and subsequently synthesized as heteroepitaxial thin films. All magnetic MAX phases reported to date, in bulk or thin film form, are based on Cr and/or Mn, and they include (Cr,Mn)2AlC, (Cr,Mn)2GeC, (Cr,Mn)2GaC, (Mo,Mn)2GaC, (V,Mn)3GaC2, Cr2AlC, Cr2GeC and Mn2GaC. A variety of magnetic properties have been found, such as ferromagnetic response well above room temperature and structural changes linked to magnetic anisotropy. In this paper, theoretical as well as experimental work performed on these materials to date is critically reviewed, in terms of methods used, results acquired, and conclusions drawn. Open questions concerning magnetic characteristics are discussed, and an outlook focused on new materials, superstructures, property tailoring and further synthesis and characterization is presented.
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- A S Ingason
- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Rosen J. The Subduction Zone Observatory takes shape. Science 2016; 353:1347-1348. [DOI: 10.1126/science.353.6306.1347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Wagner G, Rosen J, Holguin G, Frishberg B, Wang A, Sahagian G, Haase-Alasantro L. A-25Clinical Assessment of Posterior Cortical Atrophy. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acw043.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Westmoreland SV, Rosen J, MacKey J, Romsey C, Xia DL, Visvesvera GS, Mansfield KG. Necrotizing Meningoencephalitis and Pneumonitis in a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus—infected Rhesus Macaque due to Acanthamoeba. Vet Pathol 2016; 41:398-404. [PMID: 15232140 DOI: 10.1354/vp.41-4-398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba can cause a fatal disease of the brain in humans called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. We present a case of meningoencephalitis and pneumonitis in a simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected rhesus macaque caused by Acanthamoeba sp. The animal became ill 176 days after intravenous inoculation with SIVmac251 after a short history of weight loss and a sudden onset of hind limb paresis and abnormal head movements. Histopathologic examination of hematoxylin and eosin-stained tissues revealed multifocal to coalescing necrotizing neutrophilic meningoencephalitis and pneumonitis. Immunofluorescence and polymerase chain reaction were used to identify the genus of amoeba as Acanthamoeba. Immunohistochemistry of immune cell markers was used to characterize the animal's immune response to the opportunistic amoebic infection with features of both innate and adaptive cell-mediated immunity. Although not previously reported, the potential transmission to humans, either through environmental contamination or contact with an infected animal, makes this disease a threat to laboratory animal care staff and pathologists.
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- S V Westmoreland
- Division of Comparative Pathology, New England Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, One Pine Hill Drive, Southborough, MA 01772, USA.
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Thore A, Dahlqvist M, Alling B, Rosen J. Phase stability of the nanolaminates V2Ga2C and (Mo1-xVx)2Ga2C from first-principles calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:12682-8. [PMID: 27094754 PMCID: PMC5066482 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp00802j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We here use first-principles calculations to investigate the phase stability of the hypothetical laminated material V2Ga2C and the related alloy (Mo1–xVx)2Ga2C, the latter for a potential parent material for synthesis of (Mo1–xVx)2C, a new two-dimensional material in the family of so called MXenes.
We here use first-principles calculations to investigate the phase stability of the hypothetical laminated material V2Ga2C and the related alloy (Mo1–xVx)2Ga2C, the latter for a potential parent material for synthesis of (Mo1–xVx)2C, a new two-dimensional material in the family of so called MXenes. We predict that V2Ga2C is thermodynamically stable with respect to all identified competing phases in the ternary V–Ga–C phase diagram. We further calculate the stability of ordered and disordered configurations of Mo and V in (Mo1–xVx)2Ga2C and predict that ordered (Mo1–xVx)2Ga2C for x ≤ 0.25 is stable, with an order–disorder transition temperature of ∼1000 K. Furthermore, (Mo1–xVx)2Ga2C for x = 0.5 and x ≥ 0.75 is suggested to be stable, but only for disordered Mo–V configurations, and only at elevated temperatures. We have also investigated the electronic and elastic properties of V2Ga2C; the calculated bulk, shear, and Young's modulus are 141, 94, and 230 GPa, respectively.
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- A Thore
- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, Thin Film Physics Division, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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Pabst M, Braganza O, Dannenberg H, Hu W, Pothmann L, Rosen J, Mody I, van Loo K, Deisseroth K, Becker AJ, Schoch S, Beck H. Astrocyte Intermediaries of Septal Cholinergic Modulation in the Hippocampus. Neuron 2016; 90:853-65. [PMID: 27161528 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The neurotransmitter acetylcholine, derived from the medial septum/diagonal band of Broca complex, has been accorded an important role in hippocampal learning and memory processes. However, the precise mechanisms whereby acetylcholine released from septohippocampal cholinergic neurons acts to modulate hippocampal microcircuits remain unknown. Here, we show that acetylcholine release from cholinergic septohippocampal projections causes a long-lasting GABAergic inhibition of hippocampal dentate granule cells in vivo and in vitro. This inhibition is caused by cholinergic activation of hilar astrocytes, which provide glutamatergic excitation of hilar inhibitory interneurons. These results demonstrate that acetylcholine release can cause slow inhibition of principal neuronal activity via astrocyte intermediaries.
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- Milan Pabst
- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, 635 Charles Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Section for Translational Epilepsy Research, Department of Neuropathology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Section for Translational Epilepsy Research, Department of Neuropathology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Section for Translational Epilepsy Research, Department of Neuropathology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Yango P, Smith J, Altman E, Logan P, Rosen J, Tran N. Suppression of the aberrantly activated TNFA-NFKB pathway in the testicular niche of patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) restores spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal and expansion. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Alling B, Högberg H, Armiento R, Rosen J, Hultman L. A theoretical investigation of mixing thermodynamics, age-hardening potential, and electronic structure of ternary M(1)1-x M(2)xB2 alloys with AlB2 type structure. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9888. [PMID: 25970763 PMCID: PMC4429488 DOI: 10.1038/srep09888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Transition metal diborides are ceramic materials with potential applications as hard protective thin films and electrical contact materials. We investigate the possibility to obtain age hardening through isostructural clustering, including spinodal decomposition, or ordering-induced precipitation in ternary diboride alloys. By means of first-principles mixing thermodynamics calculations, 45 ternary M11–xM2xB2 alloys comprising MiB2 (Mi = Mg, Al, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta) with AlB2 type structure are studied. In particular Al1–xTixB2 is found to be of interest for coherent isostructural decomposition with a strong driving force for phase separation, while having almost concentration independent a and c lattice parameters. The results are explained by revealing the nature of the electronic structure in these alloys, and in particular, the origin of the pseudogap at EF in TiB2, ZrB2, and HfB2.
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- B Alling
- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Dahlqvist M, Alling B, Rosen J. A critical evaluation of GGA + U modeling for atomic, electronic and magnetic structure of Cr2AlC, Cr2GaC and Cr2GeC. J Phys Condens Matter 2015; 27:095601. [PMID: 25671459 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/9/095601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this work we critically evaluate methods for treating electron correlation effects in multicomponent carbides using a GGA + U framework, addressing doubts from previous works on the usability of density functional theory in the design of magnetic MAX phases. We have studied the influence of the Hubbard U-parameter, applied to Cr 3d orbitals, on the calculated lattice parameters, magnetic moments, magnetic order, bulk modulus and electronic density of states of Cr2AlC, Cr2GaC and Cr2GeC. By considering non-, ferro-, and five different antiferromagnetic spin configurations, we show the importance of including a broad range of magnetic orders in the search for MAX phases with finite magnetic moments in the ground state. We show that when electron correlation is treated on the level of the generalized gradient approximation (U = 0 eV), the magnetic ground state of Cr2AC (A = Al, Ga, Ge) is in-plane antiferromagnetic with finite Cr local moments, and calculated lattice parameters and bulk modulus close to experimentally reported values. By comparing GGA and GGA + U results with experimental data we find that using a U-value larger than 1 eV results in structural parameters deviating strongly from experimentally observed values. Comparisons are also done with hybrid functional calculations (HSE06) resulting in an exchange splitting larger than what is obtained for a U-value of 2 eV. Our results suggest caution and that investigations need to involve several different magnetic orders before lack of magnetism in calculations are blamed on the exchange-correlation approximations in this class of magnetic MAX phases.
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Hu C, Lai CC, Tao Q, Lu J, Halim J, Sun L, Zhang J, Yang J, Anasori B, Wang J, Sakka Y, Hultman L, Eklund P, Rosen J, Barsoum MW. Mo2Ga2C: a new ternary nanolaminated carbide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:6560-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc00980d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the discovery of a new hexagonal Mo2Ga2C phase, wherein two Ga layers – instead of one – are stacked in a simple hexagonal arrangement in between Mo2C layers.
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Ingason AS, Mockute A, Dahlqvist M, Magnus F, Olafsson S, Arnalds UB, Alling B, Abrikosov IA, Hjörvarsson B, Persson POÅ, Rosen J. Magnetic self-organized atomic laminate from first principles and thin film synthesis. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:195502. [PMID: 23705717 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.195502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The first experimental realization of a magnetic M(n+1)AX(n) (MAX) phase, (Cr(0.75)Mn(0.25))(2)GeC, is presented, synthesized as a heteroepitaxial single crystal thin film, exhibiting excellent structural quality. This self-organized atomic laminate is based on the well-known Cr(2)GeC, with Mn, a new element in MAX phase research, substituting Cr. The compound was predicted using first-principles calculations, from which a variety of magnetic behavior is envisaged, depending on the Mn concentration and Cr/Mn atomic configuration within the sublattice. The analyzed thin films display a magnetic signal at room temperature.
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- A S Ingason
- Thin Film Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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Zhan M, Li F, Zhu Y, Ma J, Landua J, Wei W, Vadakkan T, Zhang M, Dickinson M, Lewis M, Rosen J, Wong S. Abstract P4-02-08: Quantitative Characterization of 3D Vasculature Spatial Patterns Within Tumor Microenvironment of Breast Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-p4-02-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The sustainment characters of cancer stem cells (CSCs) such as self-renew and differentiation to other tumor cells greatly depend on the tumor microenvironment, which is composed of many components, e.g. vasculature, extracellular matrix, epithelial cells, stromal cells, as well as nutrients and oxygen. As vasculature is an important factor for the CSC and tumor development, the understanding of their spatial patterns is essential for calibrating the CSC-microenvironment interactions in mathematical modeling. In this study, we acquired the vasculature in side tumors and normal breast tissues by using two-photon fluorescence microscopy, which enables 3D in vivo imaging. We developed an advanced vasculature segmentation approach for an objective and accurate quantification of the vasculature in 3D image volumes. The approach integrates supervoxel analysis and the orientation guided hidden Markov random field (ori-HMRF) modeling together to compensate for low quality images, e.g., low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and uneven background. By constructing a new feature space that combines the CIELAB color space and the coordinates space, the supervoxel analysis divides an image volume into subregions with local similar intensity and restricted regular shape, boundaries of which can delineate the vasculature boundaries accurately even in low intensity contrast regions. We further designed a set of features for the separation of blood vessel regions from the background. To make use of the context information, i.e. the continuity of vasculature, the ori-HMRF model is used to incorporate the consistency of vasculatures' orientation in order to reduce the false positives and negatives. Experimental results on image volumes from both breast cancer and normal breast tissues show that the proposed method can effectively reconstruct the vasculature structure with the CSC embedded tumor microenvironment.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-02-08.
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- M Zhan
- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- NCI Center for Modeling Cancer Development, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Wei W, Tweardy D, Zhang M, Roarty K, Rosen J, Lewis M. Abstract P5-03-08: A fluorescence STAT3 reporter preferentially expressed in human breast cancer tumor-initiating cells. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-p5-03-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cancer initiating/stem cells are thought to be responsible for treatment-resistance, disease-recurrence and metastasis. Current breast cancer stem cell markers lack direct correlation with stem cell function, which makes the targeted therapeutic design difficult. The STAT3 pathway is a critical regulator of the function of normal stem cells and evidence is accumulating for its important role in breast cancer stem cells, as well as associated “niche” cells. However, due to lack of method for pathway-activity-based live cell separation, whether STAT3 functions in the cancer stem cells themselves or in surrounding niche cells, or both remains unknown. To answer this question, we have constructed lentiviral fluorescent reporters, which enables FACS-sorting of cells differ in STAT3 activity as well as in vivo/in situ localization of STAT3 responsive cells. Our study for the first time separated the STAT3 positive and STAT3 negative cells from the same breast tumor in live, and for the first time provided functional evidences that the STAT3 positive cells are enriched for breast cancer stem cells compared to STAT3 negative cells, as tumor cells positive for reporter activity perform better in both mammosphere formation and dilution transplantation assays compared to the negatives.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-03-08.
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- W Wei
- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Wei W, Zhang M, Tweardy D, Rosen J, Lewis M. PD08-05: Stat3 Signaling in Human Breast Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-pd08-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent data suggest the existence of a unique subset of breast cancer cells capable of initiating tumor growth and giving rise to all other cells characteristic of a given tumor. These cells have been termed “cancer stem cells” or “tumor-initiating cells”. Breast cancer stem cells appear to be resistant to chemo- and radiotherapies and may be responsible for recurrence and metastasis in breast cancer patients. Identifying the cellular signaling pathways responsible for breast cancer stem cell maintenance and self-renewal represents a critical hurdle for developing effective therapeutics. The Stat3 pathway is a critical regulator of the function of normal stem cells, and shows altered expression in human breast cancers [4]. Moreover, IL-6, the Stat3 signaling agonist, is required for breast cancer stem cell function in human breast cancer cell lines. All these suggest an important role of Stat3 signaling in breast cancer stem cells. However, due to lack of method for pathway-activity-based live cell separation, whether Stat3 functions in the cancer stem cells themselves or whether it may function in surrounding niche cells remain unknown. We have constructed a lentiviral fluorescent reporter for Stat3 signaling which contains four copies of M67 Stat3 binding sites upstream of enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein. This reporter system enables FACS-sorting of cells with active Stat3 signaling and in vivo/in situ localization of Stat3 responsive cells. In addition, C188-9, the first Stat3 specific competitive inhibitor, has been developed in our collaborator's lab, which provides us an advanced tool in studying Stat3 function.
We hypothesize that Stat3 signaling is preferentially active in stemlike subpopulation and depend on non-stem cancer cells to maintain its activation. Three aims to test this hypothesis include: 1. To test whether cancer cells with activated Stat3 signaling are enriched for breast cancer stem cells or whether they may serve as niche cells. 2. To test whether small molecule antagonists of Stat3 signaling can inhibit cancer stem cell function. 3. To identify novel targets of Stat3 signaling that may serve as indicators of responsiveness to Stat3 antagonist or predict treatment response.
So far, our GFP reporters for Stat3 signaling effectively report Stat3 activity in both patient xenografts and human breast cancer cell lines in vivo and in vitro, which enables effective separation of Stat3+/Stat3- cells for functional Study. MDA231 and SUM159 tumors with reporters have been established. Tumor cells will be sorted according to Stat3 activity and perform limiting dilution and MSFE assays. Tumors with reporters will also be treated by C188-9, Chemo, or in combination to study synergistic effect of Stat3 inhibitors on tumor growth. Preliminary data based on inhibitor and limiting dilution studies suggested that Stat3 signaling is required for stem cell function. However, neither Stat3+ nor Stat3- cells are self-sufficient in performing these functions, indicating communications between subpopulations.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr PD08-05.
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- W Wei
- 1Baylor College of Medicine
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Visbal A, Visbal A, Villanueva H, Villanueva H, Rosen J, Rosen J, Lewis M, Lewis M, Lewis M. The Role of Smoothened in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-2164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is a critical pathway for development and is known to influence proliferation, cell fate, morphogenesis, and stem cell self-renewal. Mutations activating Hh signaling have been found in a wide variety of cancers, and it is estimated that up to 25% of all tumors display misregulated Hh signaling. Smoothened (Smo), a seven pass transmembrane protein is the Hh signaling pathway's primary effector and its sole non-redundant member. In a recent study, Smo was found to be over-expressed in 70% of ductal carcinom in-situ (DCIS) lesions and 30% of invasive breast carcinomas (IBC). Despite the implication of this protein in breast cancer, little is known about its role in normal mammary gland development.In order to understand the role of Smo in mammary gland development we have performed phenotypic analyses of a conditional mouse model expressing constitutively activated Smo under the control of a mammary gland selective Cre recombinase. We show that activation of the Hh pathway results in increased proliferation starting around five weeks of age that leads to a dramatic increase in branching and budding of the mammary gland at around ten weeks of age. In addition, immunostaining using the ductal markers Na-K-Cl Co-transporter 1 (NKCC1) and aquaporin 5 (AQP5) suggests alterations in cell fate. Finally, these mice exhibit changes in the stroma surrounding the mammary ducts including an increase in collagen deposition. Gene profiling studies show upregulation of several genes, including targets of the Notch pathway, in ten-week-old virgin mammary glands from the constitutively active conditional Smo mouse model when compared to control. Surprisingly, canonical downstream Hh target genes like Patched and Gli were not found to be upregulated. These data in conjunction with recent published studies suggest that Smo activation in the mammary gland may be acting via a non-canonical mechanism to produce the observed hyper-branched and budded phenotype. Preliminary studies indicate that Smoothened may be functioning as a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) via a pertussis-toxin sensitive mechanism. Interestingly, constituitive Smo activity does not appear to alter cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels as recently reported in Drosophila indicating that mammalian Smo may be acting via a different mechanism.In addition to these gain-of-function studies, experiments are underway utilizing a conditional null Smo mouse model (loss-of-function) to determine if there is a requirement for Hh pathway activation in normal mammary gland development. Preliminary analysis indicates that partial loss of Smo in mammary gland cells leads to impaired ductal elongation and reduced branching.Future studies will include the generation of mammary gland chimeras to study the possible paracrine interactions between Smo over-expressing and wild type cells. Additionally, experiments are under way to elucidate the mechanism of Smo's GPCR function in the mammary gland.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 2164.
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- 1Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 3Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 1Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 3Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 2Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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Jin G, Zhou X, Lewis M, Rosen J, Wong S. Signal-Transduction Based Network Biomarkers for Tumor-Initiating Cells in a p53-Null Mouse Model of Breast Cancer. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-2138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Tumor initiating cells (TICs), or cancer stem cells, have the capacity to self-renew, and are likely to be responsible for resistance to conventional therapies, disease recurrence, and metastasis. Known TIC biomarkers may allow us to understand which genes are critical to self-renewal of TICs. However, little is known about how these biomarkers manipulate other molecules to enable TICs to self-renew. Here, we develop a systems biology approach to identify the signal-transduction network biomarkers for understanding the mechanisms in the renewal of TICs.Methods: Comparing with conventional biomarker discovery, the network biomarkers are identified by not only differential genes but also protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and available signaling pathways. Depending on the interacting patterns in PPI network and their associated cellular processes in signaling pathways, we can reveal the key signal transductions or subnetworks responsible for self-renewal of TICs. We chose two types of enriched interacting patterns, i.e. triangle and spoon, to indicate the signal transductions around the single biomarkers. A published RNA microarray (GSE8863) was performed on mammary epithelial cells from p53-null tumors sorted by two stem cell markers CD29 and CD24. The differential genes were identified by the Fold-Changes (FCs) comparing the subpopulations of Lin —CD29HCD24H with other subpopulations. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) revealed that the identified differential genes are significantly enriched in 20 regulatory pathways including 'Cell cycle', 'Adherens junction', 'Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)', 'Tight junction' (P<10-3). A model called Multiple Objective Optimization (MOO) was employed to search the network biomarkers whose component proteins satisfy that (1) be most differentially expressed in Lin —CD29HCD24H cells and (2) pass through a large number of enriched signaling pathways.Results: Four genes (Lsm5, Calm3, Bmi1 and Ezh2) are extremely up-regulated in the Lin —CD29HCD24H subpopulations (FC>4), in which Bmi1 is important in regulating the self-renewal capacity of hematopoietic, as well as human mammary gland stem cells. To understand how these genes manipulate other genes and the enriched signaling pathways, we first analyzed the interacting patterns around these genes. Calm3 and Bmi1 are surrounded by 355 and 22 interacting patterns respectively. The component coding-genes in the interacting patterns are more likely to be differentially expressed (91/127, P <10-61). Then, the protein-paths were identified from the interacting patterns of Calm3 and Bmi1 by MOO. IPA (Ingenuity Pathway Analysis) indicated that these protein paths have many particular cellular functions related to self-renewal, such as 'Cell Growth and Proliferation', 'Hematological System Development and Function', 'Cell-To-Cell Signaling and Interaction', and 'Cell Death' (P <10-3).Conclusion: The network biomarkers revealed that the surrounding interaction patterns and related signaling pathways of single biomarkers are essential to understand the signal-transduction mechanisms of TICs in self-renewal. They may be useful as prognostic or predictive indicators as well as suggest possible targets for novel therapies.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 2138.
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- G. Jin
- 1The Methodist Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College, TX,
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- 1The Methodist Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College, TX,
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- 2Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 2Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 1The Methodist Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College, TX,
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Atkinson R, Zhang M, Diagaradjane P, Krishnan S, Rosen J, Rosen J, Chang J, Chang J. Hyperthermia Sensitizes Breast Cancer Stem Cells to Radiation Therapy. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Background In cancer, metastatic disease and recurrence are hypothesized to result, at least in part, from the residual cancer stem cells (CSCs), also referred to as tumor-initiating cells(TICs), which evade initial treatment. In several genetically engineered mouse models that resemble human breast cancer, the tumor subpopulation CD29+/CD24+/lin- has been shown to be more tumorigenic as compared to other subpopulations by in vitro and in vivo assays. We and others have demonstrated that the tumorigenic CD29+/CD24+/lin- subpopulation repairs radiation-induced DNA strand breaks more efficiently than the other subpopulations. Therefore, we hypothesized that hyperthermia, a documented means of inhibiting DNA repair, may radiosensitize CSCs to radiation therapy(RT) by delaying and inhibiting the repair of DNA strand breaks. Methods To test this hypothesis, we assayed for tumorigenic CD29+/CD24+/lin- cells in p53null mouse mammary tumor model with and without radiation, and in combination with hyperthermia (42°C) administered as optically-activated gold nanoparticles. We then determined if there was a decrease in functional CSCs by FACS analysis and limiting dilution transplantation assays. Results These studies confirmed that CD29+/CD24+/lin- cells were more radiation resistant and that their relative proportion was increased after RT, as compared to the other cell populations. However, the addition of hyperthermia increased the sensitivity of the CD29+/CD24+/lin- subpopulation to radiation. Radiation treatment alone in vivo resulted in a decrease in tumor size, but the percentage of tumorigenic cells increased as compared to untreated controls. In contrast, following post-treatment with 20 minutes of local hyperthermia, using intravenously administered optically activated gold nanoparticles, a larger regression in tumor size was observed, without a concomitant increase in the percentage of CD29+/CD24+/lin- tumorigenic cells. Using the functional limiting dilution transplantation assay to assay for CSCs, we showed that 48 hours after treatment cells derived from tumors treated with RT exhibited an increased frequency of TICs as compared to untreated controls, and tumors treated with radiation and hyperthermia. In addition, clonogenic survival assays of this tumorigenic subpopulation had consistent results with the in vivo data. Conclusion These results suggest that localized hyperthermia serves as a simple strategy to selectively sensitize the radioresistant subpopulation of CSCs to enhance their response to radiation therapy. The mechanisms responsible for these effects of hyperthermia are currently under investigation. Supported by grant NCI R01 CA112305 and CA16303.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 506.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - M. Zhang
- 2Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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- 1Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
| | - J. Rosen
- 2Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
| | - J. Chang
- 1Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
| | - J. Chang
- 3Baylor College of Medicine, TX,
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