Some of the most common human cancers, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer, metastasize with avidity to bone. What is the basis for their preferential growth within the bone microenvironment? Bid...Some of the most common human cancers, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer, metastasize with avidity to bone. What is the basis for their preferential growth within the bone microenvironment? Bidirectional interactions between tumor cells and cells that make up bone result in a selective advantage for tumor growth and can lead to bone destruction or new bone matrix deposition. This review discusses our current understanding of the molecu- lar components and mechanisms that are responsible for those interactions.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the biopathologic features and clinical significance of nodal micrometastasis(MI) in early gastric cancer(EGC).METHODS: Among 1022 EGC patients who underwent gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy of D1 + ...AIM: To evaluate the biopathologic features and clinical significance of nodal micrometastasis(MI) in early gastric cancer(EGC).METHODS: Among 1022 EGC patients who underwent gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy of D1 + β or more from March 2001 to December 2005 at the Korean National Cancer Center, available nodal metastasis was found in 90 p T1N1 patients. Nodal metastasis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry(IHC) with cytokeratin and patients were classified into MI and macrometastasis(MA) groups based on the main tumor burden according to the 6th International Union Against Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system; the main tumor burden with a diameter of greater than 0.2 mm but no greater than 2 mm as MI, and greater than 2 mm as MA of the representative metastatic node. Proliferative and apoptotic activities of the primary tumor and the nodal metastasis were measured by IHC with Ki-67 and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase d UTP nick end labeling, respectively. Biopathologic and clinical features of the patients were analyzed and compared between MI and MA groups. Patients with recurrence were compared with those without recurrence to identify risk factors for recurrence.RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients showed MI and the other 53 patients revealed MA in the lymph node; the incidence of patients with MI and MA was 41.1% and 58.9%. The main tumor burden was 0.9 and 4.6 mm in the representative metastatic node, respectively. Japanese N2 stations were more frequently involved in MA group(20.9%) than in MI group(10.3%) butthe difference was not statistically different(P = 0.338). Proliferative and apoptotic activities of MI were decreased than those of MA(26.7% vs 40.5%, P = 0.004 and 1.0% vs 3.0%, P < 0.001, respectively). However, nodal MI in the current study showed a relatively high proliferative activity and an equivalent apoptotic activity compared to other cancers in the previously published studies. Recurrence was observed in 6 patients during the mean follow up period of 87.6 ± 26.2 mo. The recurrence was significantly associated with the presence of MA(P = 0.041) and lymphovascular invasion of the primary tumor(P = 0.032).CONCLUSION: Lymphadenectomy of D1 + β or more might be necessary in patients with MI in sentinel node to prevent recurrence by clearing MI involving Japanese N2 station.展开更多
AIM: While colorectal cancer (CRC) is an ideal target for population screening, physician and patient attitudes contribute to low levels of screening uptake. This study was carried out to find feasible economic strate...AIM: While colorectal cancer (CRC) is an ideal target for population screening, physician and patient attitudes contribute to low levels of screening uptake. This study was carried out to find feasible economic strategies to improve the CRC screening compliance in Korea.METHODS: The natural history of a simulated cohort of 50-year-old Korean in the general population was modeled with CRC screening until the age of 80 years. Cases of positive results were worked up with colonoscopy. After polypectomy, colonoscopy was repeated every 3 years.Baseline screening compliance without insurance coverage by the national health insurance (NHI) was assumed to be 30% . If NHI covered the CRC screening or the reimbursement of screening to physicians increased, the compliance was assumed to increase. We evaluated 16different CRC screening strategies based on Markov model.RESULTS: When the NHI did not cover the screening and compliance was 30%, non-dominated strategies were colonoscopy every 5 years (COL5) and colonoscopy every 3 years (COL3). In all scenarios of various compliance rates with raised coverage of the NHI and increased reimbursement of colonoscopy, COL10, COL5 and COL3were non-dominated strategies, and COL10 had lower or minimal incremental medical cost and financial burden on the NHI than the strategy of no screening. These results were stable with sensitivity analyses.CONCLUSION: Economic strategies for promoting screening compliance can be accompanied by expanding insurance coverage by the NHI and by increasing reimbursement for CRC screening to providers. COL10was a cost-effective and cost saving screening strategy for CRC in Korea.展开更多
AIM: To understand CD133 promoter hypermethyl-ation and expression in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. METHODS: Nucleic acid was isolated from 32 colorectal cancer cell lines and CD133 expression levels were measured ...AIM: To understand CD133 promoter hypermethyl-ation and expression in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. METHODS: Nucleic acid was isolated from 32 colorectal cancer cell lines and CD133 expression levels were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time PCR. Promoter methylation status of the CD133 gene was analyzed with a methylation-specific PCR after sodium-bisulfi te modification and by clonal sequencing analysis. The correlation between expression and promoter methylation of CD133 gene was confirmed with treatment of 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine. RESULTS: We measured CD133 expression levels in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. RT-PCR analysis showed undetectable or low levels of CD133 expression in 34.4%of cell lines. To verify the relation between CD133 expression and methylation status of the CD133 gene promoter in colorectal carcinogenesis, CD133 gene promoter hypermethylation was analyzed in 32 cancer cell lines. Promoter hypermethylation was detected in 13 (40.6%) of the cell lines using methylation specificPCR and confirmed by bisulfite sequencing analysis. Treatment of 11 of the cell lines with the demethylation agent 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine recovered CD133 expression in most of them. CONCLUSION: Transcriptional repression of CD133 is caused by promoter hypermethylation of the CD133 CpG islands in some of colorectal cancer cell lines. The study may contribute to the understanding of the role of CD133 inactivation in the progression of colorectal cancers.展开更多
AIM:To determine whether the application of postoperative intravenous(IV)-iron for acute isovolemic anemia after gastrectomy for cancer may be effective.METHODS:Among 2078 gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery...AIM:To determine whether the application of postoperative intravenous(IV)-iron for acute isovolemic anemia after gastrectomy for cancer may be effective.METHODS:Among 2078 gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery between February 2007 and August2009 at the National Cancer Center Korea,368 patients developed post-operative anemia[hemoglobin-(Hb)-level<9 g/dL]within the first postoperative week.Patients requiring transfusions were excluded.IV-iron was administered to 63 patients(iron group).Sixty patients were observed without treatment(observation group).The clinical outcomes of the groups were compared concerning clinicopathologic data,morbidity,and changes in Hb levels using Fisher’s exact test,Student’s t-test and the Z-test.RESULTS:The initial Hb level was higher in the iron group than in the observation group(7.3±1.0 g/dL vs8.4±0.5 g/dL,P<0.001).The slope of the changes in the Hb level was significantly higher in the iron group than in the observation group(0.648±0.054 vs 0.349±0.038,P<0.001).The Hb level 1 and 3 mo postoperatively increased from 10.7±1.3 to 11.9±1.3g/dL in the iron group(P=0.033)and from 10.1±1.0to 10.8±1.4 g/dL in the observation group(P<0.001).The postoperative hospital stay was significantly longer in the iron group than in the observation group(10.5±6.8 d vs 7.6±5.5 d,P=0.011).There were no significant differences in the major and surgical complications between the groups(6.3%vs 13.3%,P=0.192;9.5%vs 3.3%,P=0.164).CONCLUSION:IV-iron supplementation may be an effective treatment for post-operative isovolemic postgastrectomy anemia and may be a better alternative than observation.展开更多
AIM:To evaluate to morbidity and mortality differences between 4 underlying heart diseases,myocardial infarction(MI),angina pectoris(Angina),heart failure(HF),and atrial fibrillation(AF),after radical surgery for gast...AIM:To evaluate to morbidity and mortality differences between 4 underlying heart diseases,myocardial infarction(MI),angina pectoris(Angina),heart failure(HF),and atrial fibrillation(AF),after radical surgery for gastric cancer.METHODS:We retrospectively collected data from 221 patients of a total of 15167 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy and were preoperatively diagnosed with a history of Angina,MI,HF,or AF in 8 hospitals.RESULTS:We find that the total morbidity rate is significantly higher in the MI group(44%) than the Angina(15.7%),AF(18.8%),and HF(23.1%) groups(P < 0.01).Moreover,we note that the risk for postoperative cardiac problems is higher in patients with a history of HF(23.1%) than patients with a historyof Angina(2.2%),AF(4.3%),or MI(6%; P = 0.01).The HF and MI groups each have 1 case of cardiogenic mortality.CONCLUSION:We conclude that MI patients have a higher risk of morbidity,and HF patients have a higher risk of postoperative cardiac problems than Angina or AF.展开更多
We aimed to prospectively evaluate the influence of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate （HoLEP） on the overall postoperative sexual function of benign prostatic hyperplasia （BPH） patients with lower urinary ...We aimed to prospectively evaluate the influence of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate （HoLEP） on the overall postoperative sexual function of benign prostatic hyperplasia （BPH） patients with lower urinary tract symptoms （LUTS） and to explore the relationship between sexual function and LUTS. From January 2010 to December 2011, sixty sexually active consecutive patients with BPH who underwent HoLEP were prospectively enrolled in the study. All patients filled out the Male Sexual Health Questionnaire （MSHQ） for evaluation of their overall sexual function and the International Prostatic Symptom Score （IPSS） for pre- and post-operative 6 months evaluation of their voiding symptoms. The LUTS and sexual function changes were statistically analyzed. The preoperative and 6 months postoperative status of the patients was compared using uroflowmetry and IPSS questionnaires. The analysis revealed significant improvements following HoLEP. Among the sub-domains of the MSHQ, postoperative sexual function, including erection, ejaculation, sexual satisfaction, anxiety or sexual desire, did not significantly change after HoLEP （P 〉 0.05）, whereas satisfaction scores decreased slightly due to retrograde ejaculation in 38 patients （63.3%）. Sexual satisfaction improved significantly and was correlated with the improvements of all LUTS and the quality-of-life （QoL） domains in IPSS after surgery （QoL; relative risk [RR]： -0.293; total symptoms, RR： -0.411; P 〈 0.05）. The nocturia score was associated with the erectile function score （odds ratio 0.318, P = 0.029）. The change in ejaculatory scores did not show significant association with IPSS scores. HoLEP did not influence overall sexual function, including erectile function. In addition, sexual satisfaction improved in proportion with the improvement of LUTS.展开更多
上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院上海市肿瘤研究所覃文新研究组与荷兰癌症研究所RenéBernards研究组合作,通过CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑敲除技术结合高通量化合物筛选,提出了利用肿瘤细胞突变来特异诱导并清除肝癌细胞而对正常细胞无影...上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院上海市肿瘤研究所覃文新研究组与荷兰癌症研究所RenéBernards研究组合作,通过CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑敲除技术结合高通量化合物筛选,提出了利用肿瘤细胞突变来特异诱导并清除肝癌细胞而对正常细胞无影响的“组合拳式或分步式(One-two punch)”肝癌精准治疗新策略。该研究成果以“Inducing and exploiting vulnerabilities for the treatment of liver cancer”为题于2019年10月在线发表于国际学术期刊Nature。展开更多
The external treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history of external treatment,with the characteristics of simplicity,convenience,cheapness,and effectiveness.It also plays an important role in the tre...The external treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history of external treatment,with the characteristics of simplicity,convenience,cheapness,and effectiveness.It also plays an important role in the treatment of malignant tumor complications.The academic idea of“Use communication as a complement”has existed since ancient times,and it still has great significance in guiding clinical treatment.Based on the theory of“Use communication as a complement”,Professor JIA Liqun used Tongluo powder to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy,Wentong acupoint sticking for external treatment of cancer pain,and digestive tract reaction after chemotherapy,and achieved good clinical effects.An inspection case is attached to prove it.展开更多
Dear editors,Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and is the most common cancer among women[1].The cause of death in patients with breast cancer is not the primary tumor itself but mainl...Dear editors,Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and is the most common cancer among women[1].The cause of death in patients with breast cancer is not the primary tumor itself but mainly metastasis.The most common sites of breast cancer metastasis include the bones,lungs,brain,lymph nodes,and liver.Importantly,lung metastasis has been a particular concern as it results in high patient morbidity and mortality rates[2].展开更多
文摘Some of the most common human cancers, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer, metastasize with avidity to bone. What is the basis for their preferential growth within the bone microenvironment? Bidirectional interactions between tumor cells and cells that make up bone result in a selective advantage for tumor growth and can lead to bone destruction or new bone matrix deposition. This review discusses our current understanding of the molecu- lar components and mechanisms that are responsible for those interactions.
基金Supported by Grants from the National Cancer Center,Republic of Korea,Grant No.0910560-1 and No.1010490-1
文摘AIM: To evaluate the biopathologic features and clinical significance of nodal micrometastasis(MI) in early gastric cancer(EGC).METHODS: Among 1022 EGC patients who underwent gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy of D1 + β or more from March 2001 to December 2005 at the Korean National Cancer Center, available nodal metastasis was found in 90 p T1N1 patients. Nodal metastasis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry(IHC) with cytokeratin and patients were classified into MI and macrometastasis(MA) groups based on the main tumor burden according to the 6th International Union Against Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system; the main tumor burden with a diameter of greater than 0.2 mm but no greater than 2 mm as MI, and greater than 2 mm as MA of the representative metastatic node. Proliferative and apoptotic activities of the primary tumor and the nodal metastasis were measured by IHC with Ki-67 and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase d UTP nick end labeling, respectively. Biopathologic and clinical features of the patients were analyzed and compared between MI and MA groups. Patients with recurrence were compared with those without recurrence to identify risk factors for recurrence.RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients showed MI and the other 53 patients revealed MA in the lymph node; the incidence of patients with MI and MA was 41.1% and 58.9%. The main tumor burden was 0.9 and 4.6 mm in the representative metastatic node, respectively. Japanese N2 stations were more frequently involved in MA group(20.9%) than in MI group(10.3%) butthe difference was not statistically different(P = 0.338). Proliferative and apoptotic activities of MI were decreased than those of MA(26.7% vs 40.5%, P = 0.004 and 1.0% vs 3.0%, P < 0.001, respectively). However, nodal MI in the current study showed a relatively high proliferative activity and an equivalent apoptotic activity compared to other cancers in the previously published studies. Recurrence was observed in 6 patients during the mean follow up period of 87.6 ± 26.2 mo. The recurrence was significantly associated with the presence of MA(P = 0.041) and lymphovascular invasion of the primary tumor(P = 0.032).CONCLUSION: Lymphadenectomy of D1 + β or more might be necessary in patients with MI in sentinel node to prevent recurrence by clearing MI involving Japanese N2 station.
文摘AIM: While colorectal cancer (CRC) is an ideal target for population screening, physician and patient attitudes contribute to low levels of screening uptake. This study was carried out to find feasible economic strategies to improve the CRC screening compliance in Korea.METHODS: The natural history of a simulated cohort of 50-year-old Korean in the general population was modeled with CRC screening until the age of 80 years. Cases of positive results were worked up with colonoscopy. After polypectomy, colonoscopy was repeated every 3 years.Baseline screening compliance without insurance coverage by the national health insurance (NHI) was assumed to be 30% . If NHI covered the CRC screening or the reimbursement of screening to physicians increased, the compliance was assumed to increase. We evaluated 16different CRC screening strategies based on Markov model.RESULTS: When the NHI did not cover the screening and compliance was 30%, non-dominated strategies were colonoscopy every 5 years (COL5) and colonoscopy every 3 years (COL3). In all scenarios of various compliance rates with raised coverage of the NHI and increased reimbursement of colonoscopy, COL10, COL5 and COL3were non-dominated strategies, and COL10 had lower or minimal incremental medical cost and financial burden on the NHI than the strategy of no screening. These results were stable with sensitivity analyses.CONCLUSION: Economic strategies for promoting screening compliance can be accompanied by expanding insurance coverage by the NHI and by increasing reimbursement for CRC screening to providers. COL10was a cost-effective and cost saving screening strategy for CRC in Korea.
基金Supported by (in part) The Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) funded by the Korean government (MEST R01-2008-000-20108-0)
文摘AIM: To understand CD133 promoter hypermethyl-ation and expression in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. METHODS: Nucleic acid was isolated from 32 colorectal cancer cell lines and CD133 expression levels were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time PCR. Promoter methylation status of the CD133 gene was analyzed with a methylation-specific PCR after sodium-bisulfi te modification and by clonal sequencing analysis. The correlation between expression and promoter methylation of CD133 gene was confirmed with treatment of 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine. RESULTS: We measured CD133 expression levels in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. RT-PCR analysis showed undetectable or low levels of CD133 expression in 34.4%of cell lines. To verify the relation between CD133 expression and methylation status of the CD133 gene promoter in colorectal carcinogenesis, CD133 gene promoter hypermethylation was analyzed in 32 cancer cell lines. Promoter hypermethylation was detected in 13 (40.6%) of the cell lines using methylation specificPCR and confirmed by bisulfite sequencing analysis. Treatment of 11 of the cell lines with the demethylation agent 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine recovered CD133 expression in most of them. CONCLUSION: Transcriptional repression of CD133 is caused by promoter hypermethylation of the CD133 CpG islands in some of colorectal cancer cell lines. The study may contribute to the understanding of the role of CD133 inactivation in the progression of colorectal cancers.
文摘AIM:To determine whether the application of postoperative intravenous(IV)-iron for acute isovolemic anemia after gastrectomy for cancer may be effective.METHODS:Among 2078 gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery between February 2007 and August2009 at the National Cancer Center Korea,368 patients developed post-operative anemia[hemoglobin-(Hb)-level<9 g/dL]within the first postoperative week.Patients requiring transfusions were excluded.IV-iron was administered to 63 patients(iron group).Sixty patients were observed without treatment(observation group).The clinical outcomes of the groups were compared concerning clinicopathologic data,morbidity,and changes in Hb levels using Fisher’s exact test,Student’s t-test and the Z-test.RESULTS:The initial Hb level was higher in the iron group than in the observation group(7.3±1.0 g/dL vs8.4±0.5 g/dL,P<0.001).The slope of the changes in the Hb level was significantly higher in the iron group than in the observation group(0.648±0.054 vs 0.349±0.038,P<0.001).The Hb level 1 and 3 mo postoperatively increased from 10.7±1.3 to 11.9±1.3g/dL in the iron group(P=0.033)and from 10.1±1.0to 10.8±1.4 g/dL in the observation group(P<0.001).The postoperative hospital stay was significantly longer in the iron group than in the observation group(10.5±6.8 d vs 7.6±5.5 d,P=0.011).There were no significant differences in the major and surgical complications between the groups(6.3%vs 13.3%,P=0.192;9.5%vs 3.3%,P=0.164).CONCLUSION:IV-iron supplementation may be an effective treatment for post-operative isovolemic postgastrectomy anemia and may be a better alternative than observation.
文摘AIM:To evaluate to morbidity and mortality differences between 4 underlying heart diseases,myocardial infarction(MI),angina pectoris(Angina),heart failure(HF),and atrial fibrillation(AF),after radical surgery for gastric cancer.METHODS:We retrospectively collected data from 221 patients of a total of 15167 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy and were preoperatively diagnosed with a history of Angina,MI,HF,or AF in 8 hospitals.RESULTS:We find that the total morbidity rate is significantly higher in the MI group(44%) than the Angina(15.7%),AF(18.8%),and HF(23.1%) groups(P < 0.01).Moreover,we note that the risk for postoperative cardiac problems is higher in patients with a history of HF(23.1%) than patients with a historyof Angina(2.2%),AF(4.3%),or MI(6%; P = 0.01).The HF and MI groups each have 1 case of cardiogenic mortality.CONCLUSION:We conclude that MI patients have a higher risk of morbidity,and HF patients have a higher risk of postoperative cardiac problems than Angina or AF.
文摘We aimed to prospectively evaluate the influence of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate （HoLEP） on the overall postoperative sexual function of benign prostatic hyperplasia （BPH） patients with lower urinary tract symptoms （LUTS） and to explore the relationship between sexual function and LUTS. From January 2010 to December 2011, sixty sexually active consecutive patients with BPH who underwent HoLEP were prospectively enrolled in the study. All patients filled out the Male Sexual Health Questionnaire （MSHQ） for evaluation of their overall sexual function and the International Prostatic Symptom Score （IPSS） for pre- and post-operative 6 months evaluation of their voiding symptoms. The LUTS and sexual function changes were statistically analyzed. The preoperative and 6 months postoperative status of the patients was compared using uroflowmetry and IPSS questionnaires. The analysis revealed significant improvements following HoLEP. Among the sub-domains of the MSHQ, postoperative sexual function, including erection, ejaculation, sexual satisfaction, anxiety or sexual desire, did not significantly change after HoLEP （P 〉 0.05）, whereas satisfaction scores decreased slightly due to retrograde ejaculation in 38 patients （63.3%）. Sexual satisfaction improved significantly and was correlated with the improvements of all LUTS and the quality-of-life （QoL） domains in IPSS after surgery （QoL; relative risk [RR]： -0.293; total symptoms, RR： -0.411; P 〈 0.05）. The nocturia score was associated with the erectile function score （odds ratio 0.318, P = 0.029）. The change in ejaculatory scores did not show significant association with IPSS scores. HoLEP did not influence overall sexual function, including erectile function. In addition, sexual satisfaction improved in proportion with the improvement of LUTS.
文摘上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院上海市肿瘤研究所覃文新研究组与荷兰癌症研究所RenéBernards研究组合作,通过CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑敲除技术结合高通量化合物筛选,提出了利用肿瘤细胞突变来特异诱导并清除肝癌细胞而对正常细胞无影响的“组合拳式或分步式(One-two punch)”肝癌精准治疗新策略。该研究成果以“Inducing and exploiting vulnerabilities for the treatment of liver cancer”为题于2019年10月在线发表于国际学术期刊Nature。
基金National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Major Difficult Disease Clinical Collaboration Capacity Building Project(No.2019-ZX-005)。
文摘The external treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history of external treatment,with the characteristics of simplicity,convenience,cheapness,and effectiveness.It also plays an important role in the treatment of malignant tumor complications.The academic idea of“Use communication as a complement”has existed since ancient times,and it still has great significance in guiding clinical treatment.Based on the theory of“Use communication as a complement”,Professor JIA Liqun used Tongluo powder to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy,Wentong acupoint sticking for external treatment of cancer pain,and digestive tract reaction after chemotherapy,and achieved good clinical effects.An inspection case is attached to prove it.
基金This workwas supported by theNational Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korean government(MSIT,NRF-2020R1A2B5B03002164).
文摘Dear editors,Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and is the most common cancer among women[1].The cause of death in patients with breast cancer is not the primary tumor itself but mainly metastasis.The most common sites of breast cancer metastasis include the bones,lungs,brain,lymph nodes,and liver.Importantly,lung metastasis has been a particular concern as it results in high patient morbidity and mortality rates[2].
基金supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2021-I2M-1-011 and 2021-I2M-1-023)the Beijing Nova Program(Z201100006820069)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81602931)。
