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Guo X, Lou W, Xu Y, Zhuang R, Yao L, Wu J, Fu D, Zhang J, Liu J, Rong Y, Jin D, Wu W, Xu X, Ji Y, Wu L, Lv M, Yao X, Liu X, Wang D, Kuang T, Liu L, Wang W, Liu T, Zhou Y. Efficacy of nab‑paclitaxel vs. Gemcitabine in combination with S‑1 for advanced pancreatic cancer: A multicenter phase II randomized trial. Oncol Lett 2024; 27:161. [PMID: 38449794 PMCID: PMC10915801 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer (PC) need a cost-effective treatment regimen. The present study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of nab-paclitaxel plus S-1 (AS) and gemcitabine plus S-1 (GS) regimens in patients with chemotherapy-naïve advanced PC. In this open-label, multicenter, randomized study named AvGmPC, eligible patients with chemotherapy-naïve advanced PC were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive AS (125 mg/m2 nab-paclitaxel, days 1 and 8; 80-120 mg S-1, days 1-14) or GS (1,000 mg/m2 gemcitabine, days 1 and 8; 80-120 mg S-1, days 1-14). The treatment was administered every 3 weeks until intolerable toxicity or disease progression occurred. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). Between December 2018 and March 2022, 101 of 106 randomized patients were treated and evaluated for analysis (AS, n=49; GS, n=52). As of the data cutoff, the median follow-up time was 11.37 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 9.31-13.24]. The median PFS was 7.16 months (95% CI, 5.19-12.32) for patients treated with AS and 6.41 months (95% CI, 3.72-8.84) for patients treated with GS (HR=0.78; 95% CI, 0.51-1.21; P=0.264). The AS regimen showed a slightly improved overall survival (OS; 13.27 vs. 10.64 months) and a significantly improved ORR (44.90 vs. 15.38%; P=0.001) compared with the GS regimen. In the subgroup analyses, PFS and OS benefits were observed in patients treated with the AS regimen who had KRAS gene mutations and high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (≥5 mg/l). The most common grade ≥3 adverse events were neutropenia, anemia and alopecia in the two groups. Thrombocytopenia occurred more frequently in the GS group than in the AS group. While the study did not meet the primary endpoint, the response benefit observed for AS may be suggestive of meaningful clinical activity in this population. In particular, promising survival benefits were observed in the subsets of patients with KRAS gene mutations and high CRP levels, which is encouraging and warrants further investigation. This trial was retrospectively registered as ChiCTR1900024588 on July 18, 2019.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xi Guo
- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Center of Evidence-Based Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Center of Evidence-Based Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China
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- Oncology Department, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China
- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Research Unit, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Anti-tumor Business, Shi Yao Group European Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050035, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Center of Evidence-Based Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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Zhao G, Jiang R, Shi Y, Gao S, Wang D, Li Z, Zhou Y, Sun J, Wu W, Peng J, Kuang T, Rong Y, Yuan J, Zhu S, Jin G, Wang Y, Lou W. Circulating cell-free DNA methylation-based multi-omics analysis allows early diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Mol Oncol 2024. [PMID: 38561976 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive cancer with a 5-year survival rate of 7.2% in China. However, effective approaches for diagnosis of PDAC are limited. Tumor-originating genomic and epigenomic aberration in circulating free DNA (cfDNA) have potential as liquid biopsy biomarkers for cancer diagnosis. Our study aims to assess the feasibility of cfDNA-based liquid biopsy assay for PDAC diagnosis. In this study, we performed parallel genomic and epigenomic profiling of plasma cfDNA from Chinese PDAC patients and healthy individuals. Diagnostic models were built to distinguish PDAC patients from healthy individuals. Cancer-specific changes in cfDNA methylation landscape were identified, and a diagnostic model based on six methylation markers achieved high sensitivity (88.7% for overall cases and 78.0% for stage I patients) and specificity (96.8%), outperforming the mutation-based model significantly. Moreover, the combination of the methylation-based model with carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels further improved the performance (sensitivity: 95.7% for overall cases and 95.5% for stage I patients; specificity: 93.3%). In conclusion, our findings suggest that both methylation-based and integrated liquid biopsy assays hold promise as non-invasive tools for detection of PDAC.
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- Guochao Zhao
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Envelope Health Biotechnology Co. Ltd., BGI-Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Envelope Health Biotechnology Co. Ltd., BGI-Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Envelope Health Biotechnology Co. Ltd., BGI-Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Envelope Health Biotechnology Co. Ltd., BGI-Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Innovative Molecular Diagnostics, BGI-Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Envelope Health Biotechnology Co. Ltd., BGI-Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhao G, Zhu J, Shi C, Wang D, Wu W, Kuang T, Guo W, Lou W. Serum Interleukin-6 as a Biomarker for Early Prediction of Post-Operative Infectious Complications After Elective Pancreatectomy. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2023; 24:811-817. [PMID: 37906123 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2023.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Background: To investigate whether interleukin (IL)-6 could predict the post-operative complications of elective pancreatectomy early. Patients and Methods: Overall, 122 patients who underwent elective pancreatectomy from June 2020 to May 2021 in our hospital were enrolled. Interleukin-6 was measured on the day before and at six hours after surgery, and on post-operative day one, three, and five. The associations between IL-6 level and post-operative complications were analyzed, and the predictive value of IL-6 for complications was assessed. Results: Sixty-three patients developed post-operative complications. Higher IL-6 was observed in patients with post-operative complications on post-operative day one, post-operative day three, and post-operative day five, with odd ratios of 1.43, 1.68, and 2.54 (p = 0.01, p = 0.01, and p = 0.01), respectively. These trends were also observed in patients with infectious complications preoperatively, on post-operative day one, post-operative day three, and post-operative day five, with ORs of 2.46, 1.95, 2.01, and 2.49 (p = 0.00, 0.00, 0.01, 0.00) respectively. Multivariate regression revealed that IL-6 is the only predictor for infectious complications on post-operative day one (p = 0.016). Based on the optimal cutoffs, pre-operative IL-6, IL-6 on post-operative day one and post-operative day three for predicting infectious complications yielded area under the curve (AUC) of 0.73, 0.70, and 0.70, with high negative predictive value of 82.7%, 92.2%, and of 91.3%, respectively. Conclusions: This study validated the early predictive value of IL-6 on infectious complications after pancreatectomy. Because of the performance of serum IL-6 in predicting infectious complications and high NPV, we endorse that IL-6 could be a potential biomarker for early prediction and antibiotic optimization after pancreatectomy.
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- Guochao Zhao
- Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Pancreatic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pu N, Chen Q, Zhang J, Yin H, Wang D, Ji Y, Rao S, Kuang T, Xu X, Wu W, Lou W. Circulating cytokines allow for identification of malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas. Cancer Med 2023; 12:3919-3930. [PMID: 35871313 PMCID: PMC9972143 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are the precursor lesions of pancreatic cancers, requiring active surgical intervention during cancer development. However, the current criteria for predicting malignant IPMNs remain challenging and limited. Hence, this study aimed to assess the discriminatory performance of circulating cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-2R, IL-6, and IL-8, then build a novel predictive model to improve the diagnostic accuracy. METHOD A total of 131 retrospective (from March 2016 to December 2019) and 53 prospective (from March 2020 to January 2021) patients who were histologically confirmed as IPMNs were consecutively collected and analyzed. RESULT The circulating levels of TNF-α, IL-2R, IL-6, and IL-8 were significantly elevated in malignant IPMNs, and were verified as independent factors for malignant IPMNs (p < 0.05). Then, a novel score, the circulating cytokine score (CCS), was calculated and demonstrated as an independent predictive indicator with a higher area under the curve (AUC) than each cytokine alone (p < 0.001). Besides the CCS, two high-risk stigmata features, the presence of solid component (PSC), and main pancreatic duct (MPD) dilation ≥10 mm were also demonstrated as independent indicators for predicting malignant IPMNs. Finally, a novel nomogram incorporating the CCS and these two high-risk stigmata features presented a remarkable diagnostic performance, both in the training and validation cohorts with AUCs of 0.928 and 0.873, respectively. CONCLUSION The CCS can be considered a novel independent predictive indicator for malignant IPMNs. Additionally, the formulated nomogram model integrating the CCS, PSC, and MPD ≥10 mm can be a valuable and promising tool for predicting the malignant transformation of IPMNs during long-term follow-ups to assist in timely and accurate surgical decisions.
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- Ning Pu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Chen Q, Yin H, Liu S, Shoucair S, Ding N, Ji Y, Zhang J, Wang D, Kuang T, Xu X, Yu J, Wu W, Pu N, Lou W. Prognostic value of tumor-associated N1/N2 neutrophil plasticity in patients following radical resection of pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma. J Immunother Cancer 2022; 10:jitc-2022-005798. [PMID: 36600557 PMCID: PMC9730407 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-005798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As an integral part of the tumor microenvironment (TME), tumor-associated neutrophils play a crucial role in tumor development. The objective of this study was to investigate the plasticity of tumor-associated N1 and N2 neutrophils in the TME of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), along with its impact on survival and association with immune infiltrations. METHODS The primary and validation cohorts including 90 radical resection patients from September 2012 to May 2016 and 29 radical resection patients from September 2018 to October 2019, respectively, with complete survival data, were enrolled. Immunofluorescence staining was used to identify tumor-associated N1 and N2 neutrophils, and the N1/N2 ratio was used to evaluate N1 and N2 plasticity. Thereafter, the association between tumor-associated N1/N2 neutrophil plasticity, clinical features, and immune infiltrations was investigated. RESULTS There was a significant increase in tumor-associated N2 neutrophils compared with tumor-associated N1 neutrophils. Low N1/N2 ratios were associated with the poorer differentiation of tumors, easier lymph node metastases, and a higher TNM stage. The median overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) of the high tumor-associated N1 neutrophil group were significantly longer than those of the low group, while the tumor-associated N2 neutrophils played an opposite role. The multivariable analysis revealed that a high N1/N2 ratio was a significant prognostic indicator for OS and RFS. In addition, tumor-associated N1/N2 neutrophils showed an opposite correlation with tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells and Tregs. CONCLUSION The plasticity of tumor-associated N1/N2 neutrophils was identified as a crucial prognostic indicator that might reflect the TME and immune escape in patients with PDAC. On further investigation and validation, our findings may be used to further stratify patients with varying prognoses to optimize treatment.
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- Qiangda Chen
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, MedStar Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Deng H, Liu Q, Chen A, Kuang T, Yuan P, Gateno J, Kim D, Barber J, Xiong K, Yu P, Gu K, Xu X, Yan P, Shen D, Xia J. Clinical feasibility of deep learning-based automatic head CBCT image segmentation and landmark detection in computer-aided surgical simulation for orthognathic surgery. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022:S0901-5027(22)00425-8. [PMID: 36372697 PMCID: PMC10169531 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of this ambispective study was to investigate whether deep learning-based automatic segmentation and landmark detection, the SkullEngine, could be used for orthognathic surgical planning. Sixty-one sets of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were automatically inferred for midface, mandible, upper and lower teeth, and 68 landmarks. The experimental group included automatic segmentation and landmarks, while the control group included manual ones that were previously used to plan orthognathic surgery. The qualitative analysis of segmentation showed that all of the automatic results could be used for computer-aided surgical simulation. Among these, 98.4% of midface, 70.5% of mandible, 98.4% of upper teeth, and 93.4% of lower teeth could be directly used without manual revision. The Dice similarity coefficient was 96% and the average symmetric surface distance was 0.1 mm for all four structures. With SkullEngine, it took 4 minutes to complete the automatic segmentation and an additional 10 minutes for a manual touchup. The results also showed the overall mean difference between the two groups was 2.3 mm for the midface and 2.4 mm for the mandible. In summary, the authors believe that automatic segmentation using SkullEngine is ready for daily practice. However, the accuracy of automatic landmark digitization needs to be improved.
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Mao W, Zhang L, Rong Y, Kuang T, Wang D, Xu X, Lou W, Li J. NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924 Inhibits Both the Tumor Stroma and Angiogenesis in Pancreatic Cancer via Gli1 and REDD1. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 68:1351-1363. [PMID: 36098876 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07671-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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PURPOSE Pancreatic cancer is characterized by a dense desmoplasia stroma, which hinders efficient drug delivery and plays a critical role in tumor progression and metastasis. MLN4924 is a first-in-class NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor that exhibits anti-tumor activities toward pancreatic cancer, and given the comprehensive effects that MLN4924 could have, we ask what impact MLN4924 would have on the stroma of pancreatic cancer and its underlying mechanisms. METHODS Primary pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) and human HMEC-1 cells were treated with MLN4924 in vitro. The proliferation and extracellular matrix protein levels of PSCs were tested, and their relationship with transcription factor Gli1 in PSCs was investigated. The angiogenic phenotypes of HMEC-1 cells were evaluated using capillary-like tube formation assay, and their relationship with REDD1 in HMEC-1 cells was investigated. RESULTS In this study, we found that MLN4924 inhibited the proliferation of pancreatic stellate cells and their secretion of collagen and CXCL-1, and the collagen secretion inhibiting effect of MLN4924 was related with transcription factor Gli1. MLN4924 inhibited multiple angiogenic phenotypes of HMEC-1 cells, and mTOR agonist partially relieved the inhibition of MLN4924 on HEMCs. MLN4924 increased the expression of REDD1 and REDD1 knockdown promoted the angiogenic phenotypes of HMEC-1 cells. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that MLN4924 inhibits both the tumor stroma and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer, and the inhibition effect is related with Gli1 in pancreatic stellate cells and REDD1 in vascular endothelial cells, respectively.
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- Weilin Mao
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Wang Z, Kuang T, Wu W, Wang D, Lou W, Jin D, Xu X, Zhang L. GFAT1 is highly expressed in cancer stem cells of pancreatic cancer. Ann Transl Med 2022; 10:544. [PMID: 35722419 PMCID: PMC9201171 DOI: 10.21037/atm-22-1946] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play pivotal roles in the growth, invasion, metastasis, and chemoresistance of pancreatic cancer (PC). The current characterization of CSCs in PC is not complete. Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1 (GFAT1) is a key enzyme that regulates the hexosamine pathway (HP), in which it not only controls glucose influx but also catalyzes the reaction to form glucosamine 6-phosphate. Recently, it was reported that GFAT1 is highly expressed in PC. However, the relevance of this high expression of GFAT1, especially its association with cancer stemness, has not been well defined and is thus addressed in the current study. Methods GFAT1 levels were determined in PC from a public database and assessed by bioinformatics tools. GFAT1 expression in CD133+ and CD44+ CSCs in PC was analyzed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and immunostaining on cytospun cells after flow cytometry-based cell sorting. GFAT1+ cells were separated from GFAT1− cells by transfection of PC cell lines with a designed plasmid that expressed red fluorescent protein (RFP) under a GFAT1 promoter. Tumor sphere formation, tumor growth, tumor cell invasion, cell migration, and the resistance to gemcitabine-induced apoptosis were determined in GFAT1+vs. GFAT1− PC cells. Results GFAT1 levels were significantly upregulated in PC compared to the adjacent non-PC tissue. There were significantly more GFAT1+ cells in the CD133+ population than in the CD133− population, and similarly, there were significantly more GFAT1+ cells in the CD44+ population than in the CD44− population. Compared to GFAT1− PC cells, GFAT1+ PC cells generated significantly more tumor spheres in culture, appeared to be more invasive and migratory, and were significantly more resistant to gemcitabine-induced cell apoptosis. Conclusions GFAT1 is highly expressed in CSCs among PC cells and may be crucial for PC growth, metastasis, and chemoresistance.
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- Zhe Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Xu Y, Zhang Y, Han S, Jin D, Xu X, Kuang T, Wu W, Wang D, Lou W. Prognostic Effect of Age in Resected Pancreatic Cancer Patients: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Front Oncol 2022; 12:789351. [PMID: 35433408 PMCID: PMC9008824 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.789351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background While the elderly population account for an indispensable proportion in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), these patients are underrepresented in clinical trials. Whether surgery offered the same benefit for elderly patients as that for younger cohort and which factors affected long-term outcome of elderly population remained unclear. Aims This study aims to evaluate long-term prognosis of elderly PDAC patients (≥70 years old) after surgery and to investigate potential prognostic factors. Methods This retrospective study included PDAC patients receiving radical resection from January 2012 to July 2019 in Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University. Patients were divided into young (<70) and old groups (≥70). Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to eliminate the confounding factors. We investigated potential prognostic factors via Cox proportional hazards model and Kaplan–Meier estimator. Nomogram model and forest plot were constructed to illustrate the prognostic value of age. Results A total of 552 PDAC patients who received radical resection were included in this research. Elderly patients showed poorer nutritional status and were less likely to received adjuvant treatment. After matching, although age [hazard ratio (HR)=1.025, 95%CI 0.997–1.054; p=0.083] was not statistically significant in the multivariate cox regression analysis, further survival analysis showed that patients in the old group had poorer overall survival (OS) when compared with young group (p=0.039). Furthermore, reception of adjuvant chemotherapy (HR=0.411, 95%CI 0.201-0.837; p=0.014) was the only independent prognostic factor among elderly patients and could significantly improve OS. Subgroup analysis indicated that age had better prognostic value in PDAC patients with good preoperative nutritional status and relative low tumor burden. Finally, a prognostic prediction model contained age, reception of adjuvant chemotherapy, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th T and N stage was constructed and presented in nomogram, whose Harrell’s concordance index was 0.7478 (95%CI, 0.6960–0.7996). The calibration curves at 1 and 3 years indicated an optimal conformity between actual and nomogram-predicted survival probability in the PDAC patient who received surgery. Conclusion The elderly PDAC patients were associated with worse OS survival after radical resection, and the noticeable negative effect of age was observed among PDAC patients with better preoperative nutritional status and less aggressive tumor biology. Adjuvant chemotherapy was essential to improve survival outcome of elderly PDAC patients following radical resection.
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- *Correspondence: Dansong Wang, ; Wenhui Lou,
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Wang H, Mao W, Lou W, Jin D, Wu W, Wang D, Kuang T, Rong Y, Xu X, Zhang L. PYCR1: A Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. J Cancer 2022; 13:1501-1511. [PMID: 35371311 PMCID: PMC8965111 DOI: 10.7150/jca.61498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background/Objectives: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignant tumor with an extremely poor prognosis in digestive tumors. Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) plays an important role in tumor development. Therefore, we aimed to explore the effect of PYCR1 on the growth of PDAC cells. Methods: Tumor tissues and adjacent normal pancreatic tissues were collected from 89 patients with PDAC. And immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to analyze the expression level of PYCR1 in both. RNA interference was used to inhibit the expression of PYCR1 in PANC- 1 and AsPC-1 cells. After infection, the expression of PYCR1 protein was detected by Western blot. The proliferation and growth of PDAC cells were detected by Celigo analysis, MTT, and clone formation assay. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry. Furthermore, the effect of PYCR1 interference on tumor growth was evaluated in vivo through injecting tumor cells subcutaneously into nude mice. Results: The expression of PYCR1 in pancreatic cancer tissues was significantly higher than in paired adjacent normal pancreatic tissues (P <0.01). In vitro, the downregulation of PYCR1 expression significantly inhibited the cell proliferation and colony formation, and increased apoptosis in PANC-1 cells and AsPC-1 cells compared with the shCtrl group (P <0.01). And in vivo, PYCR1 interference also significantly inhibited tumor growth both in the tumor volume and weight. Conclusion: PYCR1 interference was able to inhibit cell proliferation and promote cell apoptosis of pancreatic cancer. The PYCR1 may serve as a potential therapeutic and prognostic biomarker for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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Li JA, Rong Y, Mao W, Zhang L, Kuang T, Lou W. Gene expression profiling reveals the genomic changes caused by MLN4924 and the sensitizing effects of NAPEPLD knockdown in pancreatic cancer. Cell Cycle 2022; 21:152-171. [PMID: 34874801 PMCID: PMC8837228 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2021.2014254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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MLN4924 inhibits the proteolytic degradation of Cullin-Ring E3 ligase (CRL) substrates and exhibits antitumor activity toward various malignancies, including pancreatic cancer. MLN4924 suppresses tumor growth by altering various key regulator proteins; however, its impact on gene expression in tumors remains unknown. In this study, the genomic changes caused by MLN4924 in pancreatic cancer were examined by gene chip analysis and ingenuity pathway analysis. Eleven pathways were significantly altered (5 activated and 6 inhibited), 45 functions were significantly changed (21 activated and 24 inhibited), and the most activated upstream factor was predicted to be TNF. Of 691 differentially expressed genes, NAPEPLD knockdown showed synergism with MLN4924, as determined by real-time quantitative PCR and high content screening. NAPEPLD knockdown enhanced the effect of MLN4924 on inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis in vitro. In a pancreatic cancer nude mouse model, MLN4924 inhibited tumor growth more significantly in the NAPEPLD knockdown group than in the control group. NAPEPLD expression was higher in pancreatic cancer tissues than in the normal pancreas but was not associated with prognosis. These findings indicate that MLN4924 causes extensive genomic changes in pancreatic cancer cells, and targeting NAPEPLD may increase the efficacy of MLN4924.
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- Jian-Ang Li
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Yin H, Pu N, Chen Q, Zhang J, Zhao G, Xu X, Wang D, Kuang T, Jin D, Lou W, Wu W. Gut-derived lipopolysaccharide remodels tumoral microenvironment and synergizes with PD-L1 checkpoint blockade via TLR4/MyD88/AKT/NF-κB pathway in pancreatic cancer. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:1033. [PMID: 34718325 PMCID: PMC8557215 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04293-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as an important inflammatory mediator activates the innate/adaptive immune system. The existence of LPS in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been reported, however, its biological function in PDAC remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that circulating and tumoral LPS was significantly increased by intestinal leakage in the orthotopic murine PDAC model, and LPS administration promoted T cell infiltration but exhaustion paradoxically in the subcutaneous murine PDAC model. By bioinformatic analysis, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), LPS receptor, was further found to enrich in immune tolerance signaling in PDAC tissues. Then, a significant positive correlation was found between TLR4 and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) in clinical PDAC tissues, as well as serum LPS and tumoral PD-L1. Meanwhile, LPS stimulation in vitro and in vivo obviously upregulated tumor PD-L1 expression, and effectively promoted cancer cells resistance to T cell cytotoxicity. Mechanistically, the activation of TLR4/MyD88/AKT/NF-κB cascade was found to participate in LPS mediated PD-L1 transcription via binding to its promoter regions, which was enhanced by crosstalk between NF-κB and AKT pathways. Finally, PD-L1 blockade could significantly reverse LPS-induced immune escape, and synergized with LPS treatment. Taken together, LPS can remodel tumor microenvironment, and synergize with PD-L1 blockade to suppress tumor growth, which may be a promising comprehensive strategy for PDAC.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Aged
- Animals
- B7-H1 Antigen/genetics
- B7-H1 Antigen/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/immunology
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/pathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Tract/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Humans
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Immune Evasion/drug effects
- Immune Tolerance/drug effects
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/drug effects
- Male
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Models, Biological
- Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/immunology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Tumor Microenvironment/drug effects
- Tumor Microenvironment/immunology
- Mice
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- Hanlin Yin
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Cao Z, Qiu J, Guo J, Xiong G, Jiang K, Zheng S, Kuang T, Wang Y, Zhang T, Sun B, Qin R, Chen R, Miao Y, Lou W, Zhao Y. A randomised, multicentre trial of somatostatin to prevent clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula in intermediate-risk patients after pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Gastroenterol 2021; 56:938-948. [PMID: 34453212 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-021-01818-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prophylactic somatostatin to reduce the incidence of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy remains controversial. We assessed the preventive efficacy of somatostatin on clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula in intermediate-risk patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy at pancreatic centres in China. METHODS In this multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial, we used the updated postoperative pancreatic fistula classification criteria and cases were confirmed by an independent data monitoring committee to improve comparability between centres. The primary endpoint was the rate of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula within 30 days after pancreaticoduodenectomy. RESULTS Eligible patients (randomised, n = 205; final analysis, n = 199) were randomised to receive postoperative intravenous somatostatin (250 μg/h over 120 h; n = 99) or conventional therapy (n = 100). The primary endpoint was significantly lower in the somatostatin vs control group (n = 13 vs n = 25; 13% vs 25%, P = 0.032). There were no significant differences for biochemical leak (P = 0.289), biliary fistula (P = 0.986), abdominal infection (P = 0.829), chylous fistula (P = 0.748), late postoperative haemorrhage (P = 0.237), mean length of hospital stay (P = 0.512), medical costs (P = 0.917), reoperation rate (P > 0.99), or 30 days' readmission rate (P = 0.361). The somatostatin group had a higher rate of delayed gastric emptying vs control (n = 33 vs n = 21; 33% vs 21%, P = 0.050). CONCLUSIONS Prophylactic somatostatin treatment reduced clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula in intermediate-risk patients after pancreaticoduodenectomy. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03349424.
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- Zhe Cao
- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangdong, China
- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery, Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangdong, China
- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Li T, Kuang T, Yang Z, Zhang Q, Zhang W, Fan Y. Co-treatment With Everolimus, an mTOR-Specific Antagonist, or Downregulation of ELK1 Enhances the Sensitivity of Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Genistein. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:633035. [PMID: 34540820 PMCID: PMC8448347 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.633035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Genistein is a natural isoflavone with pharmacological or potentially anti-tumor properties. However, the resistance of cancer cells to genistein remains a major obstacle. This study focused on the mechanism implicated in the resistance of pancreatic cancer (PC) cells to genistein and the mechanism of action. First, key molecules and signaling pathways related to genistein resistance in PC cells were explored using bioinformatics tools. DEP domain containing MTOR interacting protein (DEPTOR), a typical inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling, was predicted to be poorly expressed in the genistein-resistant PC cells. Thereafter, genistein-resistant PC cells (Panc-1 and PaCa) were constructed. Altered expression of DEPTOR was introduced in cells, and everolimus (ELM), an mTOR-specific antagonist, was administrated in cells as well to examine their roles in genistein resistance. The cell apoptosis was examined in vitro and in vivo in mouse xenograft tumors. The upstream regulator of DEPTOR was predicted via bioinformatic tools. The bioinformatic analyses showed that the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway was activated in the setting of DEPTOR downregulation in genistein-resistant PC cells. DEPTOR overexpression reduced the 50% inhibiting concentration (IC50) of genistein in PC cells and suppressed mTOR phosphorylation, and it increased caspase-3 activity, LDH release and apoptosis in PC cells. ELM treatment enhanced the sensitivity of PC cells to genistein in vitro and it strengthened the tumor-eliminating role of genistein in mice. ETS transcription factor ELK1 (ELK1), a transcription factor that negatively regulated DEPTOR transcription, was suppressed by genistein. Upregulation of ELK1 suppressed DEPTOR transcription and reduced the genistein sensitivity of cells, and it also blocked the genistein-sensitizing roles of ELM in PC cells. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that ELK1 reduces DEPTOR transcription, leading to mTOR phosphorylation and the drug resistance of PC cells.
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- Tianyu Li
- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Cancer Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhou W, Han X, Fang Y, Han S, Cai Y, Kuang T, Lou W, Wang D. Clinical Analysis of Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas: A Single-Center Experience of 45 Consecutive Cases. Cancer Control 2021; 27:1073274820969447. [PMID: 33121259 PMCID: PMC7791459 DOI: 10.1177/1073274820969447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Backgrounds: Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare malignancy, and its features
remain unclear. We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics, treatment
and prognosis of acinar cell carcinoma with our institutional case
series. Methods: Patients diagnosed with acinar cell carcinoma in our hospital between 2005
and 2019 were reviewed. Investigations on clinicopathological features,
treatment details and long-term survival were performed. Results: A total of 45 pathologically confirmed acinar cell carcinomas were
identified. The median age at diagnosis was 58 years with a male-to-female
ratio of 3.1:1. There were 24 (53.3%) localized, 5 (11.1%) locally advanced
and 16 (35.6%) metastatic cases, with a pancreatic head-to-body/tail ratio
of 1:1.4 for all the primary lesions. In the localized group, there were 10
pancreatoduodenectomy, 12 distal pancreatectomy, 1 total pancreatectomy, and
1 distal pancreatectomy combined with proximal gastrectomy. Among the
locally advanced and metastatic cases, 13 patients received chemotherapy, 1
received concurrent radiochemotherapy, 1 underwent synchronous resection of
primary tumor and liver metastasis, 1 underwent palliative operation, 1
underwent exploratory laparotomy, and 4 required no treatment. The median
overall survival of this series was 18.9 months with a 5-year survival rate
of 19.6%. Moreover, the resected acinar cell carcinoma patients were
associated with prolonged survival compared with the unresected cases (36.6
vs. 8.5 months, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Surgical resection could improve the long-term survival of acinar cell
carcinoma patients, which might also improve the prognosis of selected
metastatic cases. Large-scale studies are needed to further clarify the
biological behavior and clinical features, and to seek the optimal
treatments.
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- Wentao Zhou
- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Rong Y, Gao J, Kuang T, Chen J, Li JA, Huang Y, Xin H, Fang Y, Han X, Sun LQ, Deng YZ, Li Z, Lou W. DIAPH3 promotes pancreatic cancer progression by activating selenoprotein TrxR1-mediated antioxidant effects. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 25:2163-2175. [PMID: 33345387 PMCID: PMC7882936 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [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: 12/22/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant tumour of the digestive tract which is difficult to diagnose and treat. Approximately 90% of cases arise from ductal adenocarcinoma of the glandular epithelium. The morbidity and mortality of the disease have increased significantly in recent years. Its 5‐year survival rate is <1% and has one of the worst prognoses amongst malignant tumours. Pancreatic cancer has a low rate of early‐stage diagnosis, high surgical mortality and low cure rate. Selenium compounds produced by selenoamino acid metabolism may promote a large amount of oxidative stress and subsequent unfolded reactions and endoplasmic reticulum stress by consuming the NADPH in cells, and eventually lead to apoptosis, necrosis or necrotic cell death. In this study, we first identified DIAPH3 as a highly expressed protein in the tissues of patients with pancreatic cancer, and confirmed that DIAPH3 promoted the proliferation, anchorage‐independent growth and invasion of pancreatic cancer cells using overexpression and interference experiments. Secondly, bioinformatics data mining showed that the potential proteins interacted with DIAPH3 were involved in selenoamino acid metabolism regulation. Selenium may be incorporated into selenoprotein synthesis such as TrxR1 and GPX4, which direct reduction of hydroperoxides or resist ferroptosis, respectively. Our following validation confirmed that DIAPH3 promoted selenium content and interacted with the selenoprotein RPL6, a ribosome protein subunit involved in selenoamino acid metabolism. In addition, we verified that DIAPH3 could down‐regulate cellular ROS level via up‐regulating TrxR1 expression. Finally, nude mice xenograft model experimental results demonstrate DIAPH3 knock down could decrease tumour growth and TrxR1 expression and ROS levels in vivo. Collectively, our observations indicate DIAPH3 could promote pancreatic cancer progression by activating selenoprotein TrxR1‐mediated antioxidant effects.
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- Yefei Rong
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Xiangya Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Oncology Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Xiangya Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Oncology Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Jingjiang People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Jingjiang, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Xiangya Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Oncology Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Oncology Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Xiangya Cancer Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Oncology Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang Y, Xu Y, Wang D, Kuang T, Wu W, Xu X, Jin D, Lou W. Prognostic value of preoperative glucose to lymphocyte ratio in patients with resected pancreatic cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2020; 26:135-144. [PMID: 32959232 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-020-01782-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory factors and fasting blood glucose were verified to be associated with the prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. The goal of this study is to confirm the prognostic role of preoperative blood glucose to lymphocyte ratio for patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. METHODS A total of 259 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients were enrolled and randomly divided into training cohort and validation cohort. The training cohort was used to generate an optimal cutoff value and the validation cohort was used to further validate the model. RESULTS A total of 259 patients were incorporated in this study and randomly divided into the training cohort (n = 130, 1/2 of 259) and the validation cohort (129, 1/2 of 259). The optimal cutoff value of glucose to lymphocyte ratio was calculated to be 3.47 for overall survival. Cox regression analysis found that preoperative blood glucose to lymphocyte ratio was independent risk factor (p = 0.040) for overall survival. Prognostic values of glucose to lymphocyte ratio on overall survival were observed in younger male patients with pancreatic body and tail cancer, American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th N1 stage, without microvascular and peripancreatic fat invasion, and Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 higher than 200 U/ml. A prognostic prediction model of overall survival was designed and presented in nomogram. CONCLUSION Preoperative blood glucose to lymphocyte ratio is an independent biomarker to predict the overall survival for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients who underwent curative resection.
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- Yueming Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Ward 9, Building No.1, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China.
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Xu Y, Zhang Y, Wu Z, Wang D, Wu W, Kuang T, Lou W. Preoperative radiotherapy improves overall survival of pT4 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients after surgical resection. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:679-687. [PMID: 32372083 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of delivering radiotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients was to sterilize vessel margin, increase R0 resection rate and delay local progression. Whether preoperative radiotherapy could prolong overall survival of surgical candidates remained unknown. METHODS Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving radical resection from surveillance, epidemiology and end result database were enrolled. Propensity score matching was conducted to balance difference in baseline characteristics, and survival analyses were performed to compare overall survival between preoperative radiotherapy and upfront resection groups. Cox proportional hazard regression model and subgroup analyses were utilized to identify prognostic factors. RESULTS A total of 11 665 and 597 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving upfront resection and preoperative radiotherapy followed by resection from 2004 to 2016 were identified, respectively, while baseline characteristics were distinct between groups. After propensity score matching, preoperative radiotherapy was not associated with better overall survival (upfront resection vs preoperative radiotherapy, 26 vs 27 months). Subgroup analyses showed that preoperative radiotherapy was a protective factor in pT4 (hazard ratio = 0.64, 95% confidence interval: 0.47-0.88) but a negative predictor in pT1 (hazard ratio = 1.79, 95% confidence interval: 1.08-2.97) patient populations. Survival analyses showed that preoperative radiotherapy improved overall survival of patients with pT4 stage (upfront resection vs preoperative radiotherapy, 19 vs 25 months) and involvement of celiac axis, superior mesenteric artery and aorta (upfront resection vs preoperative radiotherapy, 20 vs 27 months), while preoperative radiotherapy was associated with worse overall survival in patients with pT1 tumor (upfront resection vs preoperative radiotherapy, 39 vs 24 months). CONCLUSION Preoperative radiotherapy could improve survival of resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients with pT4 stage or with celiac axis, superior mesenteric artery and aorta invasion.
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- Yaolin Xu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Xu Y, WANG D, Kuang T, Wu W, Xu X, Jin D, Zhang H, Zhong S, Wang Y, Lou W. Nanomaterials augmented LDI-TOF-MS for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma diagnosis and classification. J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e16761] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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e16761 Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is one type of cancer with poor prognosis. Although CA 19-9 was the most common serological marker for cancer screening and surveillance after treatment, there are still unignorable limitations, including low sensitivity, possible false-negatives/positives owing to confounding conditions. Reliable non-invasive diagnostics is in urgent need. As PAAD is increasingly considered as a metabolic disorder, serum metabolite profiling is becoming critical to reveal important cancer-related bioinformation. This work proposes a novel LDI-TOF-MS technique for PAAD screening and diagnosis. Methods: An LDI-TOF-MS platform was established for cancer screening. All mass spectrum was collected within a mass range of 100 to 1,100 Da, while the spectra were manually examined using the FlexAnalysis 3.4 software (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany). In a typical process, 0.5 uL of serum samples were spotted on a polished steel target plate MTP 384 and air-dried followed by another 1 uL of GNS or SiNW nanomaterials. The spectra were then acquired in the reflection positive mode with smartbeam-II laser at 355 nm with laser frequency of 1,000 Hz. A random walk of 25 shots at raster spot and 20 different spots were measured for each individual sample, therefore, 500 satisfactory shots were obtained. Results: By taking advantage of 3D nanostructures and machine learning, we applied proposed approach to 94 patients with PAAD, as well as 203 healthy controls (Table). The results demonstrated an average sensitivity of 99% and a specificity over 98% in detecting cancers. 11 of 94 PAAD patients (11.70%) were CA 19-9 negative (CA19-9 < 37U/ml, stage I n = 2, stage II n = 7, stage III n = 1 and stage IV n = 1). LDI-TOF-MS recognized almost all CA 19-9-negative PAAD. The sensitivity and specificity were obviously superior to CA 19-9 in PAAD: only 1 of 94 PAAD (1.06%) were misclassified as healthy controls. In contrast, CA19-9 positive and CA 19-9 negative PAADs were not readily distinguished by this method. Therefore, this method was independent of tumor markers. Conclusions: Result suggested strong potential of proposed technique as a low-cost, superior precision, and high-throughput procedure for PAAD diagnosis and beyond. [Table: see text]
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- Yaolin Xu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhou W, Kuang T, Han X, Chen W, Xu X, Lou W, Wang D. Prognostic role of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Endocr Connect 2020; 9:289-298. [PMID: 32163917 PMCID: PMC7159258 DOI: 10.1530/ec-19-0541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Systemic inflammation markers have been demonstrated to be associated with prognosis in various tumors. In this study, we aimed to assess the value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), systemic immune-inflammation index and the counts of lymphocyte, monocyte and neutrophil in predicting prognosis among patients with resected pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs). METHODS A total of 174 patients were included in the study. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the predictive roles of inflammation markers for relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in pNEN patients. RESULTS The optimal cut-off values of NLR, LMR and lymphocyte count were 1.9, 5.0 and 1.4 × 109/L, respectively, determined by the X-tile software. RFS was found to be significantly longer in patients with NLR ≤1.9 (P = 0.041), LMR >5.0 (P < 0.001) and lymphocyte count >1.4 × 109/L (P = 0.002) in comparison to those with NLR >1.9, LMR ≤5.0 and lymphocyte count ≤1.4 × 109/L, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that LMR (hazard ratio 0.30, 95% CI 0.11-0.85, P = 0.023) was an independent predictor for RFS, but not NLR or lymphocyte count. For long-term survival analysis, patients with NLR ≤1.9 (P = 0.016) were found to be associated with favorable OS, but NLR was not an independent factor validated by multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Preoperative LMR is an independent systemic inflammation marker to predict relapses in pNEN patients who underwent curative resections, whose clinical value needs to be verified in further large sample-based prospective studies.
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- Wentao Zhou
- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Correspondence should be addressed to W Lou or D Wang: or
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- The Research Institution of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Correspondence should be addressed to W Lou or D Wang: or
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Zhou W, Jin W, Wang D, Lu C, Xu X, Zhang R, Kuang T, Zhou Y, Wu W, Jin D, Mou Y, Lou W. Laparoscopic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis. Cancer Commun (Lond) 2019; 39:66. [PMID: 31661036 PMCID: PMC6819395 DOI: 10.1186/s40880-019-0410-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing body of evidence supports the use of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) as an efficient and feasible surgical technique. However, few studies have investigated its applicability in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and the long-term efficacy of LPD on PDAC remains unclear. This study aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes between LPD and open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) for PDAC. METHODS The data of patients who had OPD or LPD for PDAC between January 2013 and September 2017 were retrieved. Their postoperative outcomes and survival were compared after propensity score matching. RESULTS A total of 309 patients were included. After a 2:1 matching, 93 cases in the OPD group and 55 in the LPD group were identified. Delayed gastric emptying (DGE), particularly grade B/C DGE, occurred less frequently in the LPD group than in the OPD group (1.8% vs. 36.6%, P < 0.001; 1.8% vs. 22.6%, P = 0.001). The overall complication rates were significantly lower in the LPD group than in the OPD group (49.1% vs. 71.0%, P = 0.008), whereas the rates of major complications were similar (10.9% vs. 14.0%, P = 0.590). In addition, the median overall survival was comparable between the two groups (20.0 vs. 18.7 months, P = 0.293). CONCLUSION LPD was found to be technically feasible with efficacy similar to OPD for patients with PDAC.
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- Wentao Zhou
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014 Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014 Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014 Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014 Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014 Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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Pu N, Yin H, Zhao G, Nuerxiati A, Wang D, Xu X, Kuang T, Jin D, Lou W, Wu W. Independent effect of postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio on the survival of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with open distal pancreatosplenectomy and its nomogram-based prediction. J Cancer 2019; 10:5935-5943. [PMID: 31762803 PMCID: PMC6856566 DOI: 10.7150/jca.35856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: The prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains poor. Open distal pancreatosplenectomy (ODPS) is prevalent in the patients of early PDAC located in pancreatic body or tail. However, the models for relapse or survival prediction in those patients are still limited. Postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte rate (poNLR), a novel inflammation-based score, has been formulated to analyze the prognostic significance in PDAC patients with ODPS. Therefore, this study aims to generate a valuable prognostic nomogram for PDAC following ODPS. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 97 patients of PDAC undergoing ODPS in this study. The Cox proportional hazards regression methodology was used in univariate and multivariate survival analyses to identify significant independent prognostic factors. The prognostic nomograms integrating poNLR into the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) staging system (8th edition) for predicting overall survival (OS) and relapse free survival (RFS) were established to achieve superior discriminatory abilities. Further, these prognostic nomograms were verified according to concordance index (C-index), calibrations and decision curve analyses (DCA). Results: The optimal cut-off value of poNLR for assessing OS determined by X-tile program was 14.1. Higher poNLR was associated with higher postoperative neutrophil (poNeutrophil), lower postoperative lymphocyte (poLymphocyte), lower preoperative lymphocyte-to-monocyte rate (preLMR) and higher △NLR (postoperative-preoperative NLR). In the univariate and multivariate analysis, poNLR was identified as an independent prognostic indicator for OS and RFS (P=0.044 and 0.028, respectively) and patients with higher poNLR level were probable to have shorter OS and RFS. Compared with the TNM staging system of the AJCC 8th edition, the nomogram comprising of poNLR and AJCC 8th edition exhibited superior predictive accuracy for OS and RFS. Conclusions: poNLR can be a proven, inexpensive and novel survival predictor of PDAC patients with ODPS. One more advanced and accurate predictive model will be achieved to assist in risk stratification via the incorporation of poNLR into nomograms.
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- Ning Pu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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Han X, Kuang T, Ren Y, Lu Z, Liao Q, Chen W. Haspin knockdown can inhibit progression and development of pancreatic cancer in vitro and vivo. Exp Cell Res 2019; 385:111605. [PMID: 31493385 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.111605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive and lethal malignancies and it is the eighth most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of GSG2 (HASPIN) in the development and progression of pancreatic cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS GSG2 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry in tumor tissue samples, and by qRT-PCR and Western blot assay in human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Cell proliferation was evaluated by MTT assay. Giemsa staining was used for analyzing colony formation. Cell cycle and cell apoptosis were determined using Fluorescence activated Cells Sorting. Wound healing assay and transwell assay were applied for examining cell migration. The molecular mechanism was investigated by human apoptosis antibody array. Tumor-bearing animal model was constructed to verify the effects of GSG2 on pancreatic cancer in vivo. RESULTS GSG2 expression was upregulated in pancreatic cancer tissues and human pancreatic cancer cell lines: PANC-1 and SW1990. Higher expression of GSG2 in tumor samples was associated with poorer prognosis. GSG2 knockdown suppressed cell proliferation, colony formation, metastasis and promoted cell apoptosis, which was also verified in vivo. In addition, GSG2 knockdown blocked the cell cycle in G2. It was also found that downregulation of GSG2 inhibited Bcl-2, Bcl-w, cIAP, HSP60 and Livin expression as well as promoted IGFBP-6 expression. CONCLUSION This study revealed that GSG2 upregulation was associated with pancreatic cancer progression. GSG2 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation, colony formation and migration, blocked cell cycle at G2 phase, and induced cell apoptosis. Therefore, GSG2 might serve as a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer therapy and a market for prognosis.
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- Xu Han
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Anesthesia, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 1158 Gongyuan East Road, Shanghai, 201700, China.
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Fang Y, Zhou W, Rong Y, Kuang T, Xu X, Wu W, Wang D, Lou W. Exosomal miRNA-106b from cancer-associated fibroblast promotes gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer. Exp Cell Res 2019; 383:111543. [PMID: 31374207 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.111543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [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: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gemcitabine (GEM)-based chemotherapy is commonly used to treat pancreatic cancer. However, acquired resistance to GEM remains a challenge in pancreatic cancer patients. Here we tested whether cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play vital roles in regulating drug resistance by transferring exosomal miRNA to cancer cells. CAFs were isolated from primary fibroblast of pancreatic cancer patients, and exosomes were collected and identified through transmission electron microscopy and western blotting analysis. The functions of CAFs-derived exosomal miRNA in regulating drug resistance were further investigated. We found that CAFs were innately resistant to GEM. The conditioned medium (CM) and the exosomes derived from CAFs contributed to GEM resistance, and GEM treatment further enhanced the effect of CAFs or CAFs-exosomes on pancreatic cancer cells proliferation. MiR-106b level was upregulated in CAFs and CAFs-exosomes following GEM treatment. MiR-106b was directly transferred from CAFs to pancreatic cancer cells through exosomes. Pretreatment of CAFs with miR-106b inhibitor suppressed miR-106b expression in CAFs-exosomes and resulted in a decreased resistance of cancer cells to GEM. MiR-106b promoted GEM resistance of cancer cells by directly targeting TP53INP1. Summarily, our data demonstrated that CAFs-derived exosomal miR-106b plays a vital role in causing GEM resistance of pancreatic cancer, thus offering a new target for sensitizing pancreatic cancer cells to GEM.
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- Yuan Fang
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Pu N, Gao S, Yin H, Li JA, Wu W, Fang Y, Zhang L, Rong Y, Xu X, Wang D, Kuang T, Jin D, Yu J, Lou W. Cell-intrinsic PD-1 promotes proliferation in pancreatic cancer by targeting CYR61/CTGF via the hippo pathway. Cancer Lett 2019; 460:42-53. [PMID: 31233838 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2019.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a refractory disease. Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) monotherapy has shown strong performance in targeting several malignancies. However, the effect and mechanism of intrinsic PD-1 in pancreatic cancer cells is still unknown. In this study, associations between clinicopathological characteristics and stained tissue microarrays of PDAC specimens were analyzed along with profiling and functional analyses. The results showed that cell-intrinsic PD-1 was significantly correlated with overall survival (OS). Independently of adaptive immunity, intrinsic PD-1 promoted tumor growth in PDAC. Concomitantly, the overexpression of intrinsic PD-1 enhanced cancer proliferation and inhibited cell apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, PD-1 binds to the downstream MOB1, thereby inhibiting its phosphorylation. Moreover, greater synergistic tumor suppression in vitro resulted from combining Hippo inhibitors with anti-PD-1 treatment compared with the suppression achieved by either single agent alone. Additionally, Hippo downstream targets, CYR61 (CCN1) and CTGF (CCN2), were directly affected by PD-1 mediated Hippo signaling activation in concert with survival outcomes. Finally, the formulated nomogram showed superior predictive accuracy for OS in comparison with the TNM stage alone. Therefore, PD-1 immunotherapy in combination with Hippo pathway inhibitors may optimize the anti-tumor efficacy in PDAC patients via targeting cell-intrinsic PD-1.
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- Ning Pu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Surgery, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Li JA, Kuang T, Pu N, Fang Y, Han X, Zhang L, Xu X, Wu W, Wang D, Lou W, Rong Y. TRAF6 regulates YAP signaling by promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of MST1 in pancreatic cancer. Clin Exp Med 2019; 19:211-218. [DOI: 10.1007/s10238-018-00543-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pu N, Zhao G, Yin H, Li JA, Nuerxiati A, Wang D, Xu X, Kuang T, Jin D, Lou W, Wu W. CD25 and TGF-β blockade based on predictive integrated immune ratio inhibits tumor growth in pancreatic cancer. J Transl Med 2018; 16:294. [PMID: 30359281 PMCID: PMC6203282 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-018-1673-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains poor due to the difficulty of disease diagnosis and therapy. Immunotherapy has had robust performance against several malignancies, including PDAC. In this study, we aim to analyze the expression of CD8 and FoxP3 on T lymphocytes and TGF-β expression in tumor tissues, and then analyze the possible clinical significance of these finding in order to find a novel effective immunotherapy target in PDAC using a murine model. METHODS A tissue microarray using patient PDAC samples was stained and analyzed for associations with clinicopathological characteristics. A preclinical murine model administrated with various immunotherapies were analyzed by growth inhibitor, flow cytometry, enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The infiltrating FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in tumor tissues were associated with survival, while CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) were not. Considering the drawbacks of these measure alone, the number of CD8+ and FoxP3+ T cells were combined to create a new estimated value-integrated immune ratio (IIR), which showed excellent validity in survival risk stratification. IIR was further verified as an independent prognostic factor according to multivariate analysis as well as TGF-β expression. Association between TGF-β expression and infiltrating Tregs was also verified. Then, in our preclinical murine model, CD25 and TGF-β combination blockade had a higher tumor growth inhibitor value. This combination therapy significantly depleted periphery and intra-tumor FoxP3+ Tregs while increasing intra-tumor CD8+ TILs levels compared to controls or anti-TGF-β monotherapy (p < 0.05). Anti-CD25 monotherapy alone also had the ability to deplete periphery and intra-tumor Tregs (p < 0.05). The excretion of intra-tumor IL-10, TGF-β was notably lower but higher IFN-γ excretion in this combination immunotherapy. Such combination immunotherapy was further confirmed to synergize with anti-PD-1 monotherapy to improve tumor growth inhibition and cure rates. CONCLUSIONS The combination of CD25, TGF-β and PD-1 blockade plays a potentially effective role in inhibiting tumor formation and progression. Our results also provide a strong rational strategy for use of IIR in future immunotherapy clinical trials.
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- Ning Pu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
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Xu X, Lv Y, Zhang L, Xin B, Li JA, Wang D, Kuang T, Lou W, Jin D. Application of a novel embeddedness-like pancreaticojejunostomy anastomosis technique used in pancreaticoduodenectomy. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:8067-8071. [PMID: 29849808 PMCID: PMC5962835 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Optimized pancreaticojejunostomy anastomosis was used to investigate the effects on the incidence rate of postoperative complications in pancreaticoduodenectomy. The data of 250 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between August 2011 and December 2015 were analyzed; all surgery was performed by a single team. The first 100 surgeries were performed using traditional pancreaticojejunostomy anastomosis, whereas the next 150 patients underwent novel pancreaticojejunostomy anastomosis (the experimental group). General information, disease status and the occurrence rate of postoperative complications [postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), biliary leakage, delayed gastric emptying, bleeding and mortality] within 30 days of surgery were observed. In the first group, 56 patients had POPF (56%), the proportion of grades A, B and C was 44% (n=44), 9% (n=9) and 3% (n=3), respectively; in the experimental group, 30 patients had POPF (20%), the proportion of grades A, B and C was 14.67% (n=22), 5.33% (n=8) and 0%, respectively. Furthermore, in the experimental group, none of the patients exhibited postoperative bleeding or succumbed during surgery. The application of the novel embeddedness-like pancreaticojejunostomy anastomosis technique in pancreaticoduodenectomy was safe and effective, and may reduce the incidence of POPF in future.
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- Xuefeng Xu
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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Han X, Xu X, Ma H, Ji Y, Wang D, Kuang T, Wu W, Song B, Li G, Jin G, Lou W. Clinical relevance of different WHO grade 3 pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms based on morphology. Endocr Connect 2018; 7:355-363. [PMID: 29472376 PMCID: PMC5825924 DOI: 10.1530/ec-17-0388] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Emerging evidence suggests G3 pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) present heterogeneous morphology and biology. The 2017 WHO classification has introduced a new category of well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (WD-pNETs) G3, compared with poorly differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (PD-pNECs) G3. We aim to analysis the demographics and outcomes of patients with resectable 2017 WHO G3 pNENs to facilitate the distinction between two entities. METHODS The multi-institutional retrospective cohort involving 57 surgically treated patients affected by 2017 WHO G3 pNENs were morphologically identified and clinically analyzed. Patients having WD-pNETs G3 and those having PD-pNECs G3 were compared. RESULTS Thirty patients had WD-pNETs and 27 patients had PD-pNECs. The distributions of Ki-67 and mitotic count in patients with PD-pNECs or WD-pNETs showed remarkable disparities. ROC indicated cut-off value of Ki-67 was 45. PD-pNECs were more common in patients with elevated Ki-67 and mitotic count, advanced AJCC TNM stage, vascular invasion, regional lymph-node metastases, elevated NSE and decreased CgA levels compared with WD-pNETs (P < 0.05). The association between 2017 WHO G3 grade and TTR was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Univariate analysis indicated OS rates were associated with morphologic differentiation (WD-pNETs vs PD-pNECs), Ki-67, TNM staging, synchronous distant metastases, initial treatments, vascular invasion, regional lymph nodes metastases, mitotic count and age (P < 0.05). Multivariate analyses illustrated Ki-67, differentiation, TNM staging and vascular invasion were independent predictors (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS PD-pNECs G3 presented malignant biological behavior and dismal outcome compared with WD-pNETs G3. These findings challenge 2010 WHO classification and suggest the categorization can be improved by refined tumor grading.
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- Xu Han
- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryChanghai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of PathologyZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryChanghai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryChanghai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryChanghai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Li JA, Song C, Rong Y, Kuang T, Wang D, Xu X, Yuan J, Luo K, Qin B, Nowsheen S, Lou Z, Lou W. Chk1 inhibitor SCH 900776 enhances the antitumor activity of MLN4924 on pancreatic cancer. Cell Cycle 2018; 17:191-199. [PMID: 29157102 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2017.1405194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 01/05/2023] Open
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MLN4924 inhibits the cullin-RING ligases mediated ubiquitin-proteasome system, and has showed antitumor activities in preclinical studies, but its effects and mechanisms on pancreatic cancer (PC) remains elusive. We found that MLN4924 inhibited the proliferation and clonogenicity of PC cells, caused DNA damage, particularly double-strand breaks, and leaded to Chk1 activation and cell-cycle arrest. Chk1 inhibitor SCH 900776 alone exhibited minimal cytotoxicity, and caused no DNA damage on PC cells. But in the combination therapy, SCH 900776 enhanced the cytotoxicity and DNA damage caused by MLN4924, likely by abrogating G2/M arrest and promoting DNA re-replication. In vivo study on a xenograft PC mouse model also showed that SCH 900776 increased the efficacy of MLN4924. We also evaluated the level of NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE), the direct target of MLN4924, and found that NAE level was elevated in PC tissues compared with normal pancreas, but was irrelevant with prognosis. Our findings provide the preclinical evidence and the rationale of the combination therapy of MLN4924 with SCH 900776 or other Chk1 inhibitors to treat PC.
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- Jian-Ang Li
- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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- b Division of Oncology Research, Department of Oncology , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , Minnesota , 55905 , United States of America
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- b Division of Oncology Research, Department of Oncology , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , Minnesota , 55905 , United States of America
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- b Division of Oncology Research, Department of Oncology , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , Minnesota , 55905 , United States of America
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- b Division of Oncology Research, Department of Oncology , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , Minnesota , 55905 , United States of America
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- b Division of Oncology Research, Department of Oncology , Mayo Clinic , Rochester , Minnesota , 55905 , United States of America
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- a Department of Pancreatic Surgery , Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , 200032 , China
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Zhou W, Rong Y, Kuang T, Xu Y, Shen X, Ji Y, Lou W, Wang D. The value of systemic inflammatory markers in identifying malignancy in mucinous pancreatic cystic neoplasms. Oncotarget 2017; 8:115561-115569. [PMID: 29383181 PMCID: PMC5777793 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The treatment decision-making of mucinous pancreatic cystic neoplasm (PCN) has become a common clinical problem since the diagnostic accuracy of current tests in identifying malignancies in pancreatic cysts is limited. In this study, we aimed to validate the predictive value of systemic inflammatory factors in detecting malignant PCNs. Two hundred and forty-five patients with pathologically confirmed mucinous PCNs in a single Chinese institution were retrospectively analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated to determine the optimal cut-off values and measure the diagnostic value. The results showed that neutrophil count (P = 0.009), lymphocyte count (P = 0.002), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR, P < 0.001), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR, P < 0.001) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR, P < 0.001) were distributed differently among the various differentiation groups of PCN. The univariate analyses indicated that a neutrophil count ≥ 2.8 × 109/L (P = 0.024), lymphocyte count ≤ 1.9 × 109/L (P < 0.001), PLR ≥ 125 (P < 0.001), NLR ≥ 1.96 (P < 0.001), and LMR ≤ 4.29 (P < 0.001) were significantly associated with invasive carcinomas in PCN patients. In addition, the multivariate analyses demonstrated that PLR ≥ 125 and LMR ≤ 4.29 were independent predictors of invasive malignancies. The ROC curves exhibited the malignant detection utility of the independent factor-based predictive model with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.858 (P < 0.001). In conclusion, systemic inflammatory markers provide a supportive and easily accessible tool for the preoperative diagnoses of malignant PCNs.
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- Wentao Zhou
- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pu N, Lv Y, Zhao G, Lee W, Nuerxiati A, Wang D, Xu X, Kuang T, Wu W, Lou W. Survival prediction in pancreatic cancer patients with no distant metastasis: a large-scale population-based estimate. Future Oncol 2017; 14:165-175. [PMID: 29226705 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2017-0380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM To identify the risk factors for overall survival (OS) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients with no distant metastasis, and formulate a novel nomogram for prognostic prediction. PATIENTS & METHODS Data were obtained from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients with no distant metastasis as the primary cohort, and 127 patients at our institution were enrolled as the validation cohort. The prognostic nomogram integrating all independent risk factors for predicting OS was established to achieve superior discriminatory ability. RESULTS The constructed nomogram showed excellent performance and superior predictive accuracy for OS according to the concordance index and calibration curve. CONCLUSION One more advanced and accurate predictive model will be obtained to assist in risk stratification via the constructed nomogram.
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- Ning Pu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery & Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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Gateño J, Jones TL, Shen SGF, Chen KC, Jajoo A, Kuang T, English JD, Nicol M, Teichgraeber JF, Xia JJ. Fluctuating asymmetry of the normal facial skeleton. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017; 47:534-540. [PMID: 29103833 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to produce reliable estimations of fluctuating facial asymmetry in a normal population. Fifty-four computed tomography (CT) facial models of average-looking and symmetrical Chinese subjects with a class I occlusion were used in this study. Eleven midline landmarks and 12 pairs of bilateral landmarks were digitized. The repeatability of the landmark digitization was first evaluated. A Procrustes analysis was then used to measure the fluctuating asymmetry of each CT model, after all of the models had been scaled to the average face size of the study sample. A principal component analysis was finally used to establish the direction of the fluctuating asymmetries. The results showed that there was excellent absolute agreement among the three repeated measurements. The mean fluctuating asymmetry of the average-size face varied at each anthropometric landmark site, ranging from 1.0mm to 2.8mm. At the 95% upper limit, the asymmetries ranged from 2.2mm to 5.7mm. Most of the asymmetry of the midline structures was mediolateral, while the asymmetry of the bilateral landmarks was more equally distributed. These values are for the average face. People with larger faces will have higher values, while subjects with smaller faces will have lower values.
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- J Gateño
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA; Private Practice, Plano, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, USA; Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Zhou W, Xu Y, Rong Y, Wu W, Kuang T, Xin B, Zhu H, Lou W, Wang D. Validation of Sendai and Fukuoka consensus guidelines in predicting malignancy in patients with preoperatively diagnosed mucinous pancreatic cystic neoplasms. J Surg Oncol 2017; 117:409-416. [PMID: 29044541 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Wentao Zhou
- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pu N, Gao S, Xu Y, Zhao G, Lv Y, Nuerxiati A, Li JA, Wang D, Xu X, Kuang T, Wang X, Lou W, Liu L, Wu W. Alkaline Phosphatase-To-Albumin Ratio as a Prognostic Indicator in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma after Curative Resection. J Cancer 2017; 8:3362-3370. [PMID: 29158809 PMCID: PMC5665053 DOI: 10.7150/jca.20917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: The prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains poor and the models for survival prediction in PDAC patients after curative resection are still limited. Preoperative alkaline phosphatase-to-albumin ratio (APAR), an original inflammation-based score, has been established to analyze the prognostic significance in PDAC. Therefore, in this study, we aim to formulate a valuable prognostic nomogram for PDAC following curative resection. Methods: A total of 354 patients with PDAC undergoing curative resection were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The prognostic value of APAR was analyzed in primary cohort containing 220 randomly selected PDAC patients with curative resection and prognostic nomogram incorporating APAR into the American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition was established to obtain superior discriminatory abilities. The predictive performance of APAR was further validated in another independent cohort of 134 PDAC patients. Results: Patients with higher serum APAR level were probable to sustain poorer overall survival (OS). Significant positive correlations were found between APAR and tumor site, and several serum biochemical indexes, such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), etc. The results of multivariate analysis showed, APAR was also identified as an independent prognostic indicator for OS in both primary and validation cohorts (P=0.004, P=0.038, respectively). Compared with the AJCC 8th edition, the nomogram consisting of APAR, pathological differentiation and the TNM staging system of AJCC 8th edition showed superior predictive accuracy for OS. All these results were further verified in the validation cohort. Conclusions: APAR can be considered as a novel independent prognostic biomarker for PDAC following curative resection. One more accurate and advanced predictive model will be achieved via the incorporation of APAR into nomogram.
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- Ning Pu
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of General Surgery and Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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Xu Y, Zhao G, Pu N, Nuerxiati A, Ji Y, Zhang L, Rong Y, Lou W, Wang D, Kuang T, Xu X, Wu W. One Hundred Twenty-One Resected Solid Pseudopapillary Tumors of the Pancreas: An 8-Year Single-Institution Experience at Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China. Pancreas 2017; 46:1023-1028. [PMID: 28742543 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to introduce our experience with treating patients with pancreatic solid pseudopapillary tumors (SPTs) and to investigate the clinical risk factors for recurrence of SPTs because no consensus has been established to date. METHODS One hundred twenty-one patients underwent surgical resection from January 2008 to December 2015 in our institution. Clinical data were collected from the standardized reports. RESULTS Of the 121 patients, 93 (76.9%) were women, 28 (23.1%) were men, and the mean age at diagnosis was 33.7 years (range, 11-68 years). Sixty patients were subjected to short-term complications, and 8 patients experienced long-term complications, some of whom may require surgery. The tumor located in the distal pancreas (P = 0.02), and a Ki-67 index value > 1.5 (P = 0.01) indicated malignancy according to the World Health Organization 2000 classification. One hundred three patients responded to follow-up, and 3 cases (2.9%) were subject to liver metastases. Recurrence was more frequently observed in tumors classified as high-grade malignancies according to the World Health Organization 2010 classification (P = 0.013), synchronous metastases (P < 0.001), peripancreatic fat infiltration (P = 0.018), and lymphovascular invasion (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Evaluating the risk of the recurrence of SPTs still requires systematic and multicenter trials in the future, even some pathological features showed statistical differences.
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- Yadong Xu
- From the Departments of *General Surgery, and †Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Han X, Saiyin H, Zhao J, Fang Y, Rong Y, Shi C, Lou W, Kuang T. Overexpression of miR-135b-5p promotes unfavorable clinical characteristics and poor prognosis via the repression of SFRP4 in pancreatic cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8:62195-62207. [PMID: 28977937 PMCID: PMC5617497 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive and malignant neoplasm. The aberrant expression of miR-135b-5p and secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) has been revealed to be involved in various cancers. However, the clinical significance of miR-135b-5p and that of its potential target SFRP4 in PDAC remain to be elucidated. Here, we found that miR-135b-5p was markedly upregulated in pancreatic cancer tissue compared with corresponding adjacent normal tissue, whereas SFRP4 was significantly downregulated. The expression of miR-135b-5p was negatively correlated with the expression of SFRP4. PDAC patients with regional lymph node metastases, vascular invasion, tumor microthrombus and higher PET-CT SUVmax values had significantly higher expression of miR-135b-5p. Immunoblotting revealed that regional lymph node metastases were correlated with expressive states of SFRP4. Negative SFRP4 expression was significantly associated with old age, larger tumor size, regional lymph node metastasis and poor differentiation. Survival analyses demonstrated that miR-135b-5p and SFRP4 could predict outcomes and that miR-135b-5p was an independent predictor. In vitro, the overexpression of miR-135b-5p promoted the migration and proliferation of PANC-1 and MiaPaCa-2 cells, while immunoblotting demonstrated the downregulation of SFRP4 and the upregulation of beta-catenin. Inhibition of miR-135b-5p suppressed migration, induced apoptosis of PANC-1 and AsPC-1 cells, and reduced the expression of beta-catenin. A luciferase reporter assay confirmed that miR-135b-5p repressed the expression of SFRP4 via the direct targeting of its 3’-untranslated regions. In conclusion, the overexpression of miR-135b-5p and the downregulation of SFRP4 were associated with unfavorable clinical characteristics and poor prognosis, and SFRP4 was shown to be a direct downstream target of miR-135b-5p. Thus, the mechanism that underlies the miR-135b-5p-SFRP4-Wnt/beta-catenin axis represents a potential target for PDAC diagnosis and therapy.
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- Xu Han
- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhou W, Ma N, Jiang H, Rong Y, Deng Y, Feng Y, Zhu H, Kuang T, Lou W, Xie D, Wang D. SF3B4 is decreased in pancreatic cancer and inhibits the growth and migration of cancer cells. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317695913. [PMID: 28351319 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317695913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 12/15/2022] Open
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Splicing factor 3b subunit 4, a critical component of pre-message RNA splicing complex, has been reported to play an important part in the tumorigenesis. However, the expression pattern and biological role of splicing factor 3b subunit 4 in pancreatic cancer have never been investigated. In this study, we found that both the messenger RNA ( p < 0.001) and protein level of splicing factor 3b subunit 4 were decreased significantly in pancreatic cancer specimens compared with their adjacent normal tissues. Overexpression of splicing factor 3b subunit 4 in pancreatic cancer cells inhibited cell growth and motility in vitro, while suppressing splicing factor 3b subunit 4 expression promoted the proliferation and migration of pancreatic cancer cells. In addition, splicing factor 3b subunit 4 was found to inhibit the activity of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling via downregulating the phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 on a tyrosine residue at position 705. Taken together, these findings demonstrated that splicing factor 3b subunit 4 acted as a suppressive role in pancreatic cancer and indicated that restoring the function of splicing factor 3b subunit 4 might be a strategy for cancer therapy.
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- Wentao Zhou
- 1 Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- 3 East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,3 East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Rong Y, Wang D, Xu C, Ji Y, Jin D, Wu W, Xu X, Kuang T, Lou W. Prognostic value of histological subtype in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas: A retrospective analysis of outcome from one single center. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e6599. [PMID: 28403101 PMCID: PMC5403098 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000006599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We sought to retrospectively analyze the outcomes of patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) at our pancreatic surgery center, and to evaluate the prognostic value of histological subtype.The clinical data of 121 IPMNs treated in our center between 2005 and 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Pathological slides were thoroughly reviewed by 2 specialized pathologists.Of the 121 patients, 48, 57, and 16 had main-duct, branch-duct, and mixed type IPMNs, respectively. Forty-one patients had invasive IPMNs. Histological subtypes consisted of 35 intestinal (28.9%), 56 gastric (46.3%), 29 pancreatobiliary (24.0%), and 1 oncocytic type (0.8%). Histological subtype was associated with radiological type, T stage, and degree of dysplasia (P < .05). No significant difference in overall survival was observed among the 4 histological subtypes, regardless of whether we considered all IPMNs (P = .106), or invasive IPMNs only (P = .828). However, the overall survival was associated with radiological type, T stage, degree of dysplasia, lymph-node status, and nerve invasion. For invasive IPMNs, the overall survival was associated with nerve invasion and lymph-node status; however, the association between nerve invasion and overall survival lost statistical significance after multivariate analysis.Histological subtype had limited prognostic value in patients with IPMNs, and the main prognostic factor for patients with invasive IPMNs was the lymph-node status.
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Fan Y, Shi C, Li T, Kuang T. microRNA-454 shows anti-angiogenic and anti-metastatic activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by targeting LRP6. Am J Cancer Res 2017; 7:139-147. [PMID: 28123855 PMCID: PMC5250688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Our previous work has shown that microRNA-454 (miR-454) can inhibit the growth of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by blocking the recruitment of bone marrow-derived macrophages. In the present study, we aimed to explore its role in the proliferation, invasion, and pro-angiogenic activity of PDAC cells in vitro and lung metastasis in vivo. PANC-1 and MiaPaCa-2 cells were transfected with a miR-454-expressing plasmid and tested for cell proliferation, colony formation, cell cycle distribution, invasion, and pro-angiogenic activity. The target gene(s) that mediated the action of miR-454 was identified. The effect of miR-454 overexpression on lung metastasis of PDAC was evaluated in nude mice. Of note, overexpression of miR-454 significantly inhibited PDAC cell proliferation and colony formation and arrests PDAC cells at the G2/M phase. Decreased invasiveness was observed in miR-454-overexpressing PDAC cells. Conditioned media from miR-454-overexpressing PANC-1 cells contained lower levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and had reduced capacity to induce endothelial cell tube-like structure formation. Mechanistically, miR-454 was found to target the mRNA of LRP6 and inhibit the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in PDAC cells. Ectopic expression of LRP6 significantly reversed the suppressive effects of miR-454 on PDAC cells. In vivo studies confirmed that miR-454-overexpressing PANC-1 cells formed significantly less lung metastases than control cells. Altogether, miR-454 functions as a suppressor in tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis in PDAC, likely through downregulation of LRP6.
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- Yue Fan
- Department of Integrated TCM & Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghai 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Integrated TCM & Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghai 200032, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan UniversityShanghai 200032, China
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A 60-year-old male patient was admitted due to protracted systemic pruritus and erythema for 3 years without an obvious dermatologic cause, which exacerbated in the past 3 months, along with weight loss and diarrhoea. He had significant fasting hyperglycemia and dramatically elevated serum glucagon level in biochemical examination. Elevated chromogranin A (CgA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels were also manifested, whereas carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA-199) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were unremarkable. His skin presented with necrolytic migratory erythema (NME), anemia and other morphologies. Both ultrasound and computed tomography imaging revealed a space-occupying lesion in the distal pancreas and inferior vena caval thrombosis. Preoperative preparations included parenteral nutrition support, somatostatin analog treatment and inferior vena cava filter placement. Then, the patient had performed distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy with regional lymph node dissection to achieve primary R0/R1 resection. Pathology indicated a neuroendocrine tumor in distal pancreas, with spleen involved and regional lymph nodes metastases. Immunohistochemistry revealed that neuroendocrine tumor areas were diffusely positive for SSR2, SSR5, SYN and CgA. Postoperatively, skin symptoms disappear and cured without reoccurrence and blood glucose levels returned to the normal range. The postoperative surveillance was indicated after surgery for their high relapse rate and malignant behavior.
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- Xu Han
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Yao XZ, Kuang T, Wu L, Feng H, Liu H, Cheng WZ, Rao SX, Wang H, Zeng MS. Comparison of diffusion-weighted MRI acquisition techniques for normal pancreas at 3.0 Tesla. Diagn Interv Radiol 2015; 20:368-73. [PMID: 25010365 DOI: 10.5152/dir.2014.13454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to optimize diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) acquisitions for normal pancreas at 3.0 Tesla. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty healthy volunteers were examined using four DWI acquisition techniques with b values of 0 and 600 s/mm2 at 3.0 Tesla, including breath-hold DWI, respiratory-triggered DWI, respiratory-triggered DWI with inversion recovery (IR), and free-breathing DWI with IR. Artifacts, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of normal pancreas were statistically evaluated among different DWI acquisitions. RESULTS Statistical differences were noticed in artifacts, SNR, and ADC values of normal pancreas among different DWI acquisitions by ANOVA (P <0.001). Normal pancreas imaging had the lowest artifact in respiratory-triggered DWI with IR, the highest SNR in respiratory-triggered DWI, and the highest ADC value in free-breathing DWI with IR. The head, body, and tail of normal pancreas had statistically different ADC values on each DWI acquisition by ANOVA (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The highest image quality for normal pancreas was obtained using respiratory-triggered DWI with IR. Normal pancreas displayed inhomogeneous ADC values along the head, body, and tail structures.
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- Xiu-Zhong Yao
- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Medical Imaging, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Yao XZ, Kuang T, Wu L, Feng H, Liu H, Cheng WZ, Rao SX, Wang H, Zeng MS. Comparison of diffusion-weighted MRI acquisition techniques for normal pancreas at 3.0 Tesla. Diagn Interv Radiol 2014. [DOI: 10.5152/dir.13454] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Yao X, Kuang T, Wu L, Feng H, Liu H, Cheng W, Rao S, Wang H, Zeng M. Optimization of MR diffusion-weighted imaging acquisitions for pancreatic cancer at 3.0T. Magn Reson Imaging 2014; 32:875-9. [PMID: 24848293 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2014.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2013] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate and optimize diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) acquisitions for pancreatic cancer at 3.0T. METHODS Forty-five patients with pancreatic cancer were examined by four DWI acquisitions with b values=0 and 600s/mm(2) at 3.0T, including breath-holding DWI (BH-DWI), respiratory-triggered DWI (TRIG-DWI), respiratory-triggered DWI with inversion-recovery technique (TRIGIR-DWI), and free-breathing DWI with inversion-recovery technique (FBIR-DWI). Artifacts, contrast ratio (CR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of pancreatic cancer were statistically compared among DWI acquisitions. RESULTS TRIGIR-DWI displayed the lowest artifacts and highest CR compared to other DWI acquisitions. CNRs of pancreatic cancer in TRIG-DWI and TRIGIR-DWI were statistically higher than that in FBIR-DWI and BH-DWI. Different ADCs between pancreatic cancer and noncancerous pancreatic tissues were noticed by a paired-samples T test in TRIG-DWI (p=0.017), TRIGIR-DWI (p=0.00001) and FBIR-DWI (p=0.000041). CONCLUSIONS TRIGIR-DWI may be the optimal acquisition of DWI for pancreatic cancer at 3.0T.
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- Xiuzhong Yao
- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Global Applied Science Laboratory of GE Healthcare, No. 1, Huatuo Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong District, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Medical Image, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, No. 138, Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Tie C, Kuang T, Loubser J, Frampton C, Knight D, Smyth D. APACHE III score predicts mortality in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Heart Lung Circ 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.236] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Rong Y, Qin X, Jin D, Lou W, Wu L, Wang D, Wu W, Ni X, Mao Z, Kuang T, Zang YQ, Qin X. A phase I pilot trial of MUC1-peptide-pulsed dendritic cells in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. Clin Exp Med 2011; 12:173-80. [PMID: 21932124 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-011-0159-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to assess the toxicity and immunological response induced by the intra-dermal (i.d.) administration of MUC1-peptide-pulsed dendritic cells (DCs) in advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Patients with recurrent lesions or metastasis after surgery, and immunohistochemistry positive for MUC1 were treated in cohorts that received 3-6 × 10(6) DCs i.d. for three or four vaccines. Each vaccine was composed of autologus DCs pulsed with MUC1-peptide. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) that harvested 2 weeks after the second immunization were compared with PBMCs obtained before treatment for immunological response. Serial ELISPOT assays of PBMCs for antitumor reactivity were performed. Three patients received all four vaccines, and four patients received three vaccines. These patients were evaluable for toxicity and immunological monitoring. There were no grade 3 or 4 toxicities associated with the vaccines or major evidence of autoimmunity. Interferon-γ and granzyme B ELISPOT assay reactivity increased significantly in 2 of 7 patients (P < 0.05). The administration of MUC1-peptide-pulsed DCs is non-toxic and capable of inducing immunological response to tumor antigen MUC1 in advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Additional studies are necessary to improve tumor rejection responses.
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- Yefei Rong
- Pancreatic Cancer Group, General Surgery Department, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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BACKGROUND Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as extramedullary myeloid tumor or chloroma. It forms a solid malignant tumor consisting of myelocytes or granulocytes and is typically located in bone while occurrence in other parts of the body is rare. CASE PRESENTATION We reported a 40-year-old male patient who had jaundice, highly elevated bilirubin, and a mass highly suspicious of pancreatic head carcinoma. We performed surgery and the pathology and immunohistochemistry suggested GS; however the blood test and the bone marrow infiltration showed no evidence of AML. In our review of the published reports of GS, we only found six reports of the GS in the pancreas, and we suggested that immunohistochemical staining should be used to accurately differentiate GS from other pancreatic cancer and other types of leukemia. CONCLUSIONS The accurate diagnosis of GS is necessary for determining prognosis and deciding appropriate therapy.
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- Yefei Rong
- Pancreatic Cancer Group, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Rong Y, Wang D, Lou W, Kuang T, Jin D. Granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literatures. BMC Gastroenterol 2010; 10:80. [PMID: 20624285 PMCID: PMC2912803 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-10-80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as extramedullary myeloid tumor or chloroma. It forms a solid malignant tumor consisting of myelocytes or granulocytes and is typically located in bone while occurrence in other parts of the body is rare. Case presentation We reported a 40-year-old male patient who had jaundice, highly elevated bilirubin, and a mass highly suspicious of pancreatic head carcinoma. We performed surgery and the pathology and immunohistochemistry suggested GS; however the blood test and the bone marrow infiltration showed no evidence of AML. In our review of the published reports of GS, we only found six reports of the GS in the pancreas, and we suggested that immunohistochemical staining should be used to accurately differentiate GS from other pancreatic cancer and other types of leukemia. Conclusions The accurate diagnosis of GS is necessary for determining prognosis and deciding appropriate therapy.
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- Yefei Rong
- Pancreatic Cancer Group, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang C, Pan J, Li L, Kuang T. Theoretical investigation on peripheral ligands of oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 43:337-46. [PMID: 18726336 DOI: 10.1007/bf02879297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/1999] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The interaction between the Mn-cluster and its peripheral ligands in oxygen-evolving center is still unclear. Theoretical investigation on the coordination of histidine, H(2)O, and CI to Mn2O2 units in OEC is conducted. The following conclusions are obtained: (i) both histidine and H(2)O molecule, bound to the two Mn ions, respectively, are vertical to the Mn2O2 plane, and maintain a large distance; (ii) the two H(2)O molecules cannot bind to the same Mn2O2 unit. Based on Mn-cluster structure in OEC, we theoretically predict that two H(2)O molecules bind to the two Mn ions at the "C"-shaped open end in S(0) state, while two His residues at the closed end. Cl ion can only terminally ligate at the open end. Individual valence for the four Mn ions in S(0) state is assigned.
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- C Zhang
- Photosynthesis Research Center, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Rong Y, Jin D, Wu W, Lou W, Wang D, Kuang T, Ni X, Qin X. Induction of protective and therapeutic anti-pancreatic cancer immunity using a reconstructed MUC1 DNA vaccine. BMC Cancer 2009; 9:191. [PMID: 19534821 PMCID: PMC2702393 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer is a common, highly lethal disease with a rising incidence. MUC1 is a tumor-associated antigen that is over-expressed in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Active immunotherapy that targets MUC1 could have great treatment value. Here we investigated the preventive and therapeutic effect of a MUC1 DNA vaccine on the pancreatic cancer. METHODS MUC1-various tandem repeat units(VNTR) DNA vaccine was produced by cloning one repeat of VNTR and inserting the cloned gene into the pcDNA3.1. In the preventive group, female C57BL/6 mice were immunized with the vaccine, pcDNA3.1 or PBS; and challenged with panc02-MUC1 or panc02 cell. In the therapeutic group the mice were challenged with panc02-MUC1 or panc02 cell, and then immunized with the vaccine, pcDNA3.1 or PBS. The tumor size and the survival time of the animals were compared between these groups. RESULTS The DNA vaccine pcDNA3.1-VNTR could raise cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity specific for MUC1. In the preventive experiment, the mice survival time was significantly longer in the vaccine group than in the control groups (P < 0.05). In the therapeutic experiment, the DNA vaccine prolonged the survival time of the panc02-MUC1-bearing mice (P < 0.05). In both the preventive and therapeutic experiments, the tumor size was significantly less in the vaccine group than in the control groups (P < 0.05). This pcDNA3.1-VNTR vaccine, however, could not prevent the mice attacked by panc02 cells and had no therapeutic effect on the mice attacked by panc02 cells. CONCLUSION The MUC1 DNA vaccine pcDNA3.1-VNTR could induce a significant MUC1-specific CTL response; and had both prophylactic and therapeutic effect on panc02-MUC1 tumors. This vaccine might be used as a new adjuvant strategy against pancreatic cancer.
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- Yefei Rong
- Department of General surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
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