Recent studies demonstrated that bladder cancers can be grouped into basal and luminal molecular subtypes that possess distinct biological and clinical characteristics.Basal bladder cancers express biomarkers characte...Recent studies demonstrated that bladder cancers can be grouped into basal and luminal molecular subtypes that possess distinct biological and clinical characteristics.Basal bladder cancers express biomarkers characteristic of cancer stem cells and epithelial-tomesenchymal transition(EMT).Patients with basal cancers tend have more advanced stage and metastatic disease at presentation.In preclinical models basal human orthotopic xenografts are also more metastatic than luminal xenografts are,and they metastasize via an EMT-dependent mechanism.However,preclinical and clinical data suggest that basal cancers are also more sensitive to neoadjuvant chemotherapy(NAC),such that most patients with basal cancers who are aggressively managed with NAC have excellent outcomes.Importantly,luminal bladder cancers can also progress to become invasive and metastatic,but they appear to do so via mechanisms that are much less dependent on EMT and may involve help from stromal cells,particularly cancer-associated fibroblasts(CAFs).Although patients with luminal cancers do not appear to derive much clinical benefit from NAC,the luminal tumors that are infiltrated with stromal cells appear to be sensitive to anti-PDL1 antibodies and possibly other immune checkpoint inhibitors.Therefore,neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant immunotherapy may be the most effective approach in treating patients with advanced or metastatic infiltrated luminal bladder cancers.展开更多
According to the classification presented by Lehmann BD(2016),triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors with four specific subtypes:basal-like(subtype 1 and subtype 2),mesenchymal...According to the classification presented by Lehmann BD(2016),triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors with four specific subtypes:basal-like(subtype 1 and subtype 2),mesenchymal,and luminal androgen receptor(LAR)subtypes.The basal-like subtypes of carcinomas predominate in this group,accounting for up to 80%of all cases.Despite the significantly lower proportions of mesenchymal and LAR variants in the group of breast carcinomas with a TNBC profile,such tumors are characterized by aggressive biological behavior.To this end,the LAR subtype is of particular interest,since the literature on such tumors presents different and even contradictory data concerning the disease course and prognosis.This review is devoted to the analysis of the relevant literature,reflecting the main results of studies on the molecular properties and clinical features of the disease course of LAR-type TNBC carcinomas.展开更多
文摘Recent studies demonstrated that bladder cancers can be grouped into basal and luminal molecular subtypes that possess distinct biological and clinical characteristics.Basal bladder cancers express biomarkers characteristic of cancer stem cells and epithelial-tomesenchymal transition(EMT).Patients with basal cancers tend have more advanced stage and metastatic disease at presentation.In preclinical models basal human orthotopic xenografts are also more metastatic than luminal xenografts are,and they metastasize via an EMT-dependent mechanism.However,preclinical and clinical data suggest that basal cancers are also more sensitive to neoadjuvant chemotherapy(NAC),such that most patients with basal cancers who are aggressively managed with NAC have excellent outcomes.Importantly,luminal bladder cancers can also progress to become invasive and metastatic,but they appear to do so via mechanisms that are much less dependent on EMT and may involve help from stromal cells,particularly cancer-associated fibroblasts(CAFs).Although patients with luminal cancers do not appear to derive much clinical benefit from NAC,the luminal tumors that are infiltrated with stromal cells appear to be sensitive to anti-PDL1 antibodies and possibly other immune checkpoint inhibitors.Therefore,neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant immunotherapy may be the most effective approach in treating patients with advanced or metastatic infiltrated luminal bladder cancers.
文摘According to the classification presented by Lehmann BD(2016),triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors with four specific subtypes:basal-like(subtype 1 and subtype 2),mesenchymal,and luminal androgen receptor(LAR)subtypes.The basal-like subtypes of carcinomas predominate in this group,accounting for up to 80%of all cases.Despite the significantly lower proportions of mesenchymal and LAR variants in the group of breast carcinomas with a TNBC profile,such tumors are characterized by aggressive biological behavior.To this end,the LAR subtype is of particular interest,since the literature on such tumors presents different and even contradictory data concerning the disease course and prognosis.This review is devoted to the analysis of the relevant literature,reflecting the main results of studies on the molecular properties and clinical features of the disease course of LAR-type TNBC carcinomas.