Carissa Ikka Pardamean, Digdo Sudigyo, Arif Budiarto, Bharuno Mahesworo, Alam Ahmad Hidayat, James W Baurley, Bens Pardamean
{"title":"Changing Colorectal Cancer Trends in Asians: Epidemiology and Risk Factors.","authors":"Carissa Ikka Pardamean, Digdo Sudigyo, Arif Budiarto, Bharuno Mahesworo, Alam Ahmad Hidayat, James W Baurley, Bens Pardamean","doi":"10.3389/or.2023.10576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/or.2023.10576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Once an infrequent disease in parts of Asia, the rate of colorectal cancer in recent decades appears to be steadily increasing. Colorectal cancer represents one of the most important causes of cancer mortality worldwide, including in many regions in Asia. Rapid changes in socioeconomic and lifestyle habits have been attributed to the notable increase in the incidence of colorectal cancers in many Asian countries. Through published data from the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC), we utilized available continuous data to determine which Asian nations had a rise in colorectal cancer rates. We found that East and South East Asian countries had a significant rise in colorectal cancer rates. Subsequently, we summarized here the known genetics and environmental risk factors for colorectal cancer among populations in this region as well as approaches to screening and early detection that have been considered across various countries in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"17 ","pages":"10576"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10241074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9589920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Challenges and Opportunities Associated With Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Solid Tumors.","authors":"Teona Paresishvili, Zurab Kakabadze","doi":"10.3389/or.2023.10577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/or.2023.10577","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this review, we discuss the effectiveness of drug delivery system based on metal nanoparticles, and also, describe the problems associated with their delivery to tumor cells. Throughout recent years, more reports have appeared in the literature that demonstrate promising results for the treatment of various types of cancer using metal-based nanoparticles. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, metal nanoparticles are effectively being used for the delivery of drug to the tumor cells, for cancer diagnosis and treatment. They can also be synthesized allowing the control of size and shape. However, the effectiveness of the metal nanoparticles for cancer treatment largely depends on their stability, biocompatibility, and ability to selectively affect tumor cells after their systemic or local administration. Another major problem associated with metal nanoparticles is their ability to overcome tumor tissue barriers such as atypical blood vessel structure, dense and rigid extracellular matrix, and high pressure of tumor interstitial fluid. The review also describes the design of tumor drug delivery systems that are based on metal nanoparticles. The mechanism of action of metal nanoparticles on cancer cells is also discussed. Considering the therapeutic safety and toxicity of metal nanoparticles, the prospects for their use for future clinical applications are being currently reviewed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"17 ","pages":"10577"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10497757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10321420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology ReviewsPub Date : 2022-10-11eCollection Date: 2022-01-01DOI: 10.3389/or.2022.10654
Handoko, Melva Louisa, Tiara Bunga Mayang Permata, Soehartati A Gondhowiardjo
{"title":"Deciphering Driver of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Development.","authors":"Handoko, Melva Louisa, Tiara Bunga Mayang Permata, Soehartati A Gondhowiardjo","doi":"10.3389/or.2022.10654","DOIUrl":"10.3389/or.2022.10654","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A great deal of progress has been made on understanding nasopharyngeal cancer in recent decades. Genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic studies have enabled us to gain a deeper understanding on the biology of nasopharyngeal cancer, and though this new information is elaborate and detailed, an overall picture of the driver of nasopharyngeal cancer that includes all this information is lacking. This review will focus on providing a broad overview, with plausible and simple language, on nasopharyngeal carcinogenesis based on current updated information. This will help readers to gain a broad understanding, which may be necessary to provide common ground for further research on nasopharyngeal cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"16 ","pages":"10654"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9756839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10460150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular drivers of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in non-smoking and non-drinking patients: what do we know so far?","authors":"Sophia Uddin, Alka Singh, Vasudha Mishra, Nishant Agrawal, Zhen Gooi, Evgeny Izumchenko","doi":"10.4081/oncol.2022.549","DOIUrl":"10.4081/oncol.2022.549","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is one of the most common head and neck cancers worldwide. It is well known that risk factors for OCSCC include tobacco and excess alcohol consumption. However, in recent years, OCSCC incidence has been increasing in patients without these traditional risk factors. The cause of this increase is unclear and various genetic, environmental, and infectious factors have been hypothesized to play a role. Additionally, there are expert opinions that oral cancer in non-smoking, non-drinking (NSND) patients have a distinct phenotype resulting in more aggressive disease presentation and poorer prognosis. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge for oral cavity cancer in patients without traditional risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"16 1","pages":"549"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9a/d0/onco-16-1-549.PMC8941340.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9116820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology ReviewsPub Date : 2022-02-22DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2022.561
L. Szablewski
{"title":"Glucose transporters as markers of diagnosis and prognosis in cancer diseases","authors":"L. Szablewski","doi":"10.4081/oncol.2022.561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2022.561","url":null,"abstract":"The primary metabolic substrate for cells is glucose, which acts as both a source of energy and a substrate in several processes. However, being lipophilic, the cell membrane is impermeable to glucose and specific carrier proteins are needed to allow transport. In contrast to normal cells, cancer cells are more likely to generate energy by glycolysis; as this process generates fewer molecules of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) than complete oxidative breakdown, more glucose molecules are needed. The increased demand for glucose in cancer cells is satisfied by overexpression of a number of glucose transporters, and decreased levels of others. As specific correlations have been observed between the occurrence of cancer and the expression of glucose carrier proteins, the presence of changes in expression of glucose transporters may be treated as a marker of diagnosis and/or prognosis for cancer patients.","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47359149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Review of Studies on the Seasonal Variation of Indoor Radon-222 Concentration.","authors":"Guadie Degu Belete, Aragaw Msganaw Shiferaw","doi":"10.3389/or.2022.10570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/or.2022.10570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to their electrostatic nature, radon decay products can attach to solid particles and aerosols in the air. Inhalation and ingestion are therefore the two main routes through which people are exposed to radon and its decay products. During the inhalation of these radioactive aerosols, deposition takes place in different regions of the human respiratory tract. The deposited aerosols carrying radon and its progeny undergo a continuous radioactive transformation and expose the lung to ionizing alpha radiation, which can destroy the sensitive cells in the lung, causing a mutation that turns cancerous. Radon which is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless radioactive noble gas is a major health concern and is the second leading cause of lung cancer. To address this, an indoor radon survey was conducted in many countries internationally, with results showing that indoor radon concentration has a seasonal variation. This is due to the fluctuation of environmental parameters and the geological nature of buildings. Its concentration was found to be maximum in the cool (winter) season and a minimum concentration was recorded in the warm (summer) season of the year.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"16 ","pages":"10570"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9756844/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10749218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology ReviewsPub Date : 2021-11-26eCollection Date: 2021-09-21DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2021.547
Muhammad Darwin Prenggono, Alfi Yasmina, Misna Ariyah, Tenri Ashari Wanahari, Nuvita Hasrianti
{"title":"The effect of imatinib and nilotinib on blood calcium and blood potassium levels in chronic myeloid leukemia patients: a literature review.","authors":"Muhammad Darwin Prenggono, Alfi Yasmina, Misna Ariyah, Tenri Ashari Wanahari, Nuvita Hasrianti","doi":"10.4081/oncol.2021.547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2021.547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Imatinib and nilotinib are first-line treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, which act specifically against target cells. However, these drugs may cause side effects, such as electrolyte disturbances. This literature review aimed to provide a comparison of the effects of imatinib and nilotinib on blood potassium and calcium levels. It also summarized their hypothetical mechanism. A comprehensive electronic search of the different databases was conducted using 'chronic myeloid leukemia', 'tyrosine kinase inhibitors', 'imatinib', 'nilotinib', 'potassium', 'calcium', 'electrolytes' as keywords. This review used PubMed- MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar as the source databases. Sixteen articles published from 2006 to 2020 were reviewed. Changes in blood potassium levels range from increased to decreased levels, while changes in blood calcium levels range from the lower normal values to below normal values (hypocalcemia). Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), including imatinib and nilotinib, have a non-specific target, namely plateletderived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), which indirectly affects blood potassium and calcium levels in CML patients. The clinical manifestations of these changes vary from being visible only in laboratory tests to displaying a variety of clinical signs and symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"15 2","pages":"547"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2021-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c6/a0/onco-15-2-547.PMC8649642.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39892116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology ReviewsPub Date : 2021-09-22eCollection Date: 2021-09-21DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2021.564
Francesca Negri, Camillo Porta
{"title":"Donafenib in Chinese patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Really a new standard of care, or should we change paradigm for drug development in HCC?","authors":"Francesca Negri, Camillo Porta","doi":"10.4081/oncol.2021.564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2021.564","url":null,"abstract":"Not available","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"15 2","pages":"564"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/52/ff/onco-15-2-564.PMC8477309.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39532531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular insights and clinical impacts of extracellular vesicles in cancer.","authors":"Kittinun Leetanaporn, Jitti Hanprasertpong, Raphatphorn Navakanitworakul","doi":"10.4081/oncol.2021.542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2021.542","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cell-to-cell communication is a pivotal aspect of cancer biology. Recently, extracellular vesicles (EVs)have been shown to play essential roles in intercellular communications between cancer cells and the surrounding microenvironment owing to cancer development. EVs are small membrane-bound vesicles secreted by various cells containing proteins, lipids, mRNAs, and non-coding RNAs (microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs), which contribute to cancer cell development and progression. Here, we provide an overview of current research direction on EVs, especially biomolecules in EVs, and also point out the novel diagnostics, monitoring, predicting, and therapeutic aspects using EVs against cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"15 2","pages":"542"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2021-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2b/71/onco-15-2-542.PMC8477311.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39532532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oncology ReviewsPub Date : 2021-07-02eCollection Date: 2021-02-26DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2021.519
Katheeja Muhseena N, Sooraj Mathukkada, Shankar Prasad Das, Suparna Laha
{"title":"The repair gene <i>BACH1</i> - a potential oncogene.","authors":"Katheeja Muhseena N, Sooraj Mathukkada, Shankar Prasad Das, Suparna Laha","doi":"10.4081/oncol.2021.519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2021.519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>BACH1</i> encodes for a protein that belongs to RecQ DEAH helicase family and interacts with the BRCT repeats of <i>BRCA1</i>. The N-terminus of <i>BACH1</i> functions in DNA metabolism as DNA-dependent ATPase and helicase. The C-terminus consists of BRCT domain, which interacts with <i>BRCA1</i> and this interaction is one of the major regulator of <i>BACH1</i> function. BACH1 plays important roles both in phosphorylated as well as dephosphorylated state and functions in coordination with multiple signaling molecules. The active helicase property of BACH1 is maintained by its dephosphorylated state. Imbalance between these two states enhances the development and progression of the diseased condition. Currently <i>BACH1</i> is known as a tumor suppressor gene based on the presence of its clinically relevant mutations in different cancers. Through this review we have justified it to be named as an oncogene. In this review, we have explained the mechanism of how <i>BACH1</i> in collaboration with <i>BRCA1</i> or independently regulates various pathways like cell cycle progression, DNA replication during both normal and stressed situation, recombination and repair of damaged DNA, chromatin remodeling and epigenetic modifications. Mutation and overexpression of <i>BACH1</i> are significantly found in different cancer types. This review enlists the molecular players which interact with <i>BACH1</i> to regulate DNA metabolic functions, thereby revealing its potential for cancer therapeutics. We have identified the most mutated functional domain of <i>BACH1</i>, the hot spot for tumorigenesis, justifying it as a target molecule in different cancer types for therapeutics. <i>BACH1</i> has high potentials of transforming a normal cell into a tumor cell if compromised under certain circumstances. Thus, through this review, we justify <i>BACH1</i> as an oncogene along with the existing role of being a tumor suppressant.</p>","PeriodicalId":19487,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Reviews","volume":"15 1","pages":"519"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/06/10/onco-15-1-519.PMC8273628.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39254643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}