{"title":"IL-6 Accelerates the Proliferation and Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer Cells via the miR-455-5p/IGF-1R Axis.","authors":"Yuting Zhang, Huan He, Lanying He, Bing Shi","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2022.0045","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2022.0045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Pancreatic cancer (PaC) is a highly malignant gastrointestinal tumor with invasive and metastatic characteristics. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a negative prognostic marker, contributes to PaC progression. However, the mechanism of IL-6 in PaC is not yet fully understood. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> miR-455-5p levels were first tested by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in PaC tissues or cells. Subsequently, PaC cell-related functions were identified through CCK-8, Transwell, and Western blotting. Changes in miR-455-5p and IGF-1R expression were confirmed using RT-qPCR and Western blotting. miR-455-5p methylation was assessed by bisulfite sequencing PCR. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The authors discovered that miR-455-5p was expressed at low levels in PaC tissues and cells, and miR-455-5p expression was observably reduced by IL-6 in PaC cells. In addition, IL-6 dramatically induces miR-455-5p methylation in PaC cells. Functionally, the data revealed that IL-6 could facilitate the malignant properties of PaC cells, including proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and metastasis. The authors found that miR-455-5p could suppress the progression of PaC cells by downregulating IGF-1R in PaC cells. Mechanistically, IL-6 downregulated miR-455-5p and upregulated IGF-1R, and miR-455-5p reduced IGF-1R expression through targeted binding. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The authors demonstrated that the miR-455-5p/IGF-1R axis is necessary for the induction of IL-6 in PaC progression. The results here may provide a theoretical basis for the application of the IL-6/miR-455-5p/IGF-1R axis in the clinical therapy of PaC.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"255-263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10459928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knockdown of lncRNA SNHG20 Suppressed the Proliferation of Cholangiocarcinoma by Sponging miR-520f-3p.","authors":"Canghai Guan, Yuqiao Zhao, Weina Wang, Zengtao Hu, Lang Liu, Wenzhi Li, Xingming Jiang","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2020.4042","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2020.4042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Objective:</i></b> A large number of studies had found that small nucleolar RNA host gene 20 (SNHG20) was a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) that played important regulatory functions in numerous tumors. Nevertheless, the expression and pathophysiological role of SNHG20 in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) are currently unclear. The objective of this study is to reveal the clinical significance and pathophysiological function of SNHG20 in CCA. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues of CCA were obtained to determine the expression and clinical significance of SNHG20, and the targets of related genes were predicted through bioinformatics analysis. The function and regulatory mechanism of SNHG20 in CCA were evaluated by transfection, CCK-8 experiment, and luciferase reporter assay. <b><i>Result:</i></b> In CCA, SNHG20 was highly expressed. Overexpressed SNHG20 was markedly interrelated with the lymph node invasion and TNM stage. In addition, it could be used as indicator to evaluate the prognosis of patients. SNHG20 sponging miR-520f-3p could accelerate the proliferation of CCA tumor cells. MiR-520f-3p acted as a tumor suppressor in CCA and could also serve as a prognostic indicator. Abolition of miR-520f-3p caused an antagonistic effect and diminished the impacts of SNHG20 knockdown. SNHG20 combined with miR-520f-3p could better predict the prognosis of CCA patients. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> These data confirmed the knockdown SNHG20 expression in CCA could inhibit the proliferation by means of sponging miR-520f-3p.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"178-187"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38360965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knockdown of <i>BUB1B</i> Inhibits the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer by Regulating the JNK/c-Jun Signaling Pathway.","authors":"Qingjun Zeng, Sanjun Zhang, Linfang He, Qingyan Fu, Li Liao, Linjie Chen, Xiang Ding","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0070","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the third most common cancer, accounting for a significant number of cancer-related deaths worldwide every year. Yet, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the progression of this malignancy are not fully understood. Numerous studies indicate that BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B (BUB1B) plays a role in the progression of various malignant tumors. However, the specific biological functions and the detailed mechanisms of how BUB1B influences CRC are still not completely known. This study aimed to explore the expression and role of BUB1B in CRC. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> To achieve this, the expression levels of BUB1B in human CRC tissues and cell lines were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. The role and associated mechanisms of BUB1B in CRC cell progression were assessed both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> using RNA interference. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The findings of this study revealed an elevated expression of <i>BUB1B</i> in both CRC tissues and cell lines. The silencing of <i>BUB1B</i> in CRC cell lines notably inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. In addition, the knockdown of <i>BUB1B</i> inhibited the JNK/c-Jun signaling pathway, increased the expression of proapoptotic proteins, and decreased the expression of antiapoptotic proteins. The effects of BUB1B knockdown on CRC cell progression were reversed by the JNK activator PAF(C-16). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> In summary, the suppression of BUB1B hindered malignant tumor progression and heightened apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in CRC cells via the JNK/c-Jun pathway. Importantly, the removal of <i>BUB1B</i> expression curtailed tumor growth in human CRC xenografts in nude mice, suggesting its potential as a promising therapeutic target for CRC patients. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: No.2019 K-C086.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"236-246"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41152919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noninvasive Assessment of HER2 Expression Status in Gastric Cancer Using <sup>18</sup>F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography-Based Radiomics: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Xiaojing Jiang, Tianyue Li, Jianfang Wang, Zhaoqi Zhang, Xiaolin Chen, Jingmian Zhang, Xinming Zhao","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0162","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is the main method to detect human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression levels. However, IHC is invasive and cannot reflect HER2 expression status in real time. The aim of this study was to construct and verify three types of radiomics models based on <sup>18</sup>F-fuorodeoxyglucose (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging and to evaluate the predictive ability of these radiomics models for the expression status of HER2 in patients with gastric cancer (GC). <b><i>Patients and Methods:</i></b> A total of 118 patients with GC were enrolled in this study. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT imaging was performed prior to surgery. The LIFEx software package was applied to extract PET and CT radiomics features. The minimum absolute contraction and selection operator (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator [LASSO]) algorithm was used to select the best radiomics features. Three machine learning methods, logistic regression (LR), support vector machine (SVM), and random forest (RF) models, were constructed and verified. The Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) was applied to address data imbalance. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In the training and test sets, the area under the curve (AUC) values of the LR, SVM, and RF models were 0.809, 0.761, 0.861 and 0.628, 0.993, 0.717, respectively, and the Brier scores were 0.118, 0.214, and 0.143, respectively. Among the three models, the LR and RF models exhibited extremely good prediction performance. The AUC values of the three models significantly improved after SMOTE balanced the data. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT-based radiomics models, especially LR and RF models, demonstrate good performance in predicting HER2 expression status in patients with GC and can be used to preselect patients who may benefit from HER2-targeted therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"169-177"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139405395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Curcumol Inhibits the Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Regulating the Expression of hsa_circ_0028861.","authors":"Yinbing Wu, Huafei Tang, Quanxing Liao, Yinuo Tu, Shuxian Fang, Jinfu He, Shuzhong Cui","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0061","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Hsa_circ_0028861, a newly discovered serum exosome circular RNA (circRNA), is greatly reduced in the serum of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the exact role of hsa_circ_0028861 in the progression of liver cancer is still unknown. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> Thirty patients with HCC were enrolled in this study. Hsa_circ_0028861 expression was explored via real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. The influence of curcumol on HCC cells were tested using CCK-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) staining, cell wound healing assay, and migration assay, respectively. The related mechanism was determined by Western blot. A xenograft tumor model was constructed, and mice were administrated with curcumol. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The expression of hsa_circ_0028861 in tumor tissues was elevated of patients with HCC and in HCC cells. Curcumol treatment decreased the expression of hsa_circ_0028861 in HCC cells. Curcumol treatment could largely suppress the viability, proliferation, and migration of HCC cells by reducing hsa_circ_0028861 expression and mediating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Curcumol also effectively restrained tumor growth in the HCC mice model. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Curcumol exerted an inhibitory role in HCC progression by downregulating hsa_circ_0028861 expression and mediating the EMT process, which provides evidence for screening new therapeutic targets and drug therapies for HCC treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"203-210"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139106943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aziz Ari, Husnu Sevik, Mert Mahsuni Sevinc, Cihad Tatar, Kenan Buyukasik, Aziz Ahmet Surel, Ufuk Oguz Idiz
{"title":"Predicting the Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Using Soluble Immune Checkpoints.","authors":"Aziz Ari, Husnu Sevik, Mert Mahsuni Sevinc, Cihad Tatar, Kenan Buyukasik, Aziz Ahmet Surel, Ufuk Oguz Idiz","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0134","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Personalizing neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) requires identifying biomarkers that predict treatment response. This study evaluates soluble immune checkpoints (sICPs) as predictive markers for neoadjuvant treatment response in LARC patients located in the middle and lower rectum. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> This prospective study included patients diagnosed with clinical stage T3 or T4 rectal cancer (RC) based on pelvic magnetic resonance imaging, with or without pelvic lymph node involvement. The modified Ryan scoring system was used to assess the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). Blood samples were collected from all RC patients before initiating nCRT. Various sICPs (sCD25, 4-1BB, B7.2, free active TGF-β1, CTLA-4, PD-L1, PD-1, Tim-3, LAG-3, galectin-9), along with age, gender, stage, blood cell counts, and biochemical variables, were recorded and compared based on tumor regression grade (TRG). <b><i>Results:</i></b> Among 38 participants, lymphocyte count was higher, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet count were lower in patients with complete/near-complete response (TRG 0/1). In addition, TRG 0/1 patients had significantly lower levels of soluble galectin-9 than TRG 2/3 patients. Furthermore, platelet count was the only parameter that showed a significant difference among the three groups (TRG 0/1, TRG 2, and TRG 3). PLR demonstrated the highest sensitivity and specificity, with >80% for both measures. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Lymphocyte count, PLR, NLR, platelet count, and galectin-9 may help predict favorable neoadjuvant treatment response in LARC patients, although without providing a definitive outcome. Personalized therapy based on these markers could enhance treatment decision making in LARC management.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"247-254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138447104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>TIGD1</i> Is an Independent Prognostic Factor that Promotes the Progression of Colon Cancer.","authors":"Junwei Zou, Hesong Zhang, Zhaoying Wu, Weichao Hu, Tingting Zhang, Hao Xie, Yong Huang, Hailang Zhou","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2022.0052","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2022.0052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Trigger transposable element-derived 1 (<i>TIGD1</i>) is a human-specific gene, but no studies have been conducted to determine its mechanism of action. Our aim is to ascertain the function and mode of action of <i>TIGD1</i> in the development of colon cancer. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> The authors used bioinformatics to analyze the relationship between <i>TIGD1</i> and the clinical characteristics of colon cancer, as well as its prognosis. A series of cell assays were conducted to assess the function of <i>TIGD1</i> in the proliferation and migration of colon cancer, and flow cytometry was used to explore its effects on apoptosis and the cell cycle. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The authors discovered that the expression of <i>TIGD1</i> was remarkably elevated in colon cancer. Clinical correlation analysis demonstrated that <i>TIGD1</i> expression was elevated in the tissues of advanced-stage patients, and it was remarkably elevated in individuals with both lymph node and distant metastasis. Further, the authors found that individuals showing elevated <i>TIGD1</i> expression levels had a shortened survival time. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses revealed that <i>TIGD1</i> was an independent prognostic factor. Overexpression of the <i>TIGD1</i> gene remarkedly enhances the proliferation and metastasis of colon cancer cells and suppresses apoptosis. In addition, the overexpression of <i>TIGD1</i> can enhance the transition of tumor cells from the G1 toward the S phase. Western blot results suggested that <i>TIGD1</i> may promote the malignant activity of colon cancer cells via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, Bcl-2, N-cadherin, BAX, E-cadherin, CDK6, and CyclinD1. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> <i>TIGD1</i> may be an independent prognostic factor in the advancement of colon cancer, and therefore function as a therapeutic target.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"223-235"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10315020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcel C Langenbach, Thomas J Vogl, Gulia Said, Jan-Erik Scholtz, Renate Hammerstingl, Tatjana Gruber-Rouh
{"title":"Lipiodol as a Predictive Indicator for Therapy Response to Transarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.","authors":"Marcel C Langenbach, Thomas J Vogl, Gulia Said, Jan-Erik Scholtz, Renate Hammerstingl, Tatjana Gruber-Rouh","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2020.4137","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2020.4137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> The predictive value of Lipiodol was evaluated for response evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) by analysis of the enhancement pattern during angiography and in postinterventional computed tomography (CT). <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> This retrospective study included 30 patients (mean age 63 years, range: 36 to 82 years, 22 males) with HCC. Patients received three Lipiodol-based cTACE sessions, each followed by an unenhanced CT within 24-h. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was acquired before and after the treatment to determine tumor response. Lipiodol enhancement pattern, tumor vascularization, and density were evaluated by angiography and CT. Initial tumor size and response to cTACE were analyzed by MRI according to modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST) in a 4-week follow-up. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Analysis of HCC lesions (68 lesions in 30 patients) during cTACE revealed clear visibility and hypervascularization in angiography as a potential independent parameter able to predict tumor response. A significant correlation was found for response measurements by volume (<i>p</i> = 0.012), diameter (<i>p</i> = 0.006), and according to mRECIST (<i>p</i> = 0.039). The amount of Lipiodol and enhancement pattern in postinterventional CT did not correlate with therapy response. Measurements of Hounsfield unit values after cTACE do not allow sufficient prediction of the tumor response. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Hypervascularized HCC lesions with clear visibility after Lipiodol administration in the angiography respond significantly better to cTACE compared to hypo- or nonvascularized lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"196-202"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38848165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unraveling Interaction of Rhenium-188 Microspheres with Primary Hepatic Cancer Cell: A Breakthrough Study.","authors":"Aarti Aggarwal, Gurjeet Kaur, Ravjit Singh Jassal, Bikash Medhi, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Jaya Shukla","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0146","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cbr.2023.0146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Hepatocellular carcinoma is a prevalent contributor to global mortality rates. The main palliative treatments are trans-arterial chemoembolization and selective intra-arterial radionuclide therapy. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A novel freeze-dried nonradioactive microsphere kit formulation has been developed, and the behavior and therapeutic potential of <sup>188</sup>Re microspheres have been assessed. The microspheres were labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and <sup>188</sup>ReO<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup>. The uptake of FITC microspheres by HepG2 cells was examined at various time intervals. The impact of <sup>188</sup>Re microspheres on cell viability and the mode of cell death were investigated with HepG2 cells using MTT and Annexin FITC-V/propidium iodide (PI) apoptosis assay. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The labeling efficiency of microspheres was more than 99% with FITC and <sup>188</sup>ReO<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup>. The maximum uptake of FITC microspheres by HepG2 cells was achieved at 6 h. The exposure to <sup>188</sup>Re microspheres has shown a decrease in cellular viability from 77.81% ± 0.015% to 42.03% ± 0.148% at 192 h of incubation (∼11 half-lives). The cellular uptake of <sup>188</sup>Re microspheres was 0.255-0.901 MBq. These values were concordant with Annexin FITC-V/PI apoptosis assay. At 192 h, 53.28% ± 0.01% of cells entered the apoptotic phase after treatment with <sup>188</sup>Re microspheres, and only 39.34% ± 0.02% of cells remained viable. However, in the cells treated with <sup>188</sup>ReO<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup> alone, 74.86% ± 0.005% of cells were viable, and only 24.75% ± 0.577% of cells were in the early apoptotic phase at 192 h. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The data revealed that <sup>188</sup>Re microspheres treatment led to significant growth inhibition in HepG2 cells compared with <sup>188</sup>ReO<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":"188-195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11035844/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruoyang Li, Xuewei Zhao, Yunfei Huang, Chunxiao Li, Lei Liu, Meiqi Wang, Jiaxing Wang, Zhenchuan Song
{"title":"The Survival Benefit of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the Management of Breast Cancer.","authors":"Ruoyang Li, Xuewei Zhao, Yunfei Huang, Chunxiao Li, Lei Liu, Meiqi Wang, Jiaxing Wang, Zhenchuan Song","doi":"10.1089/cbr.2024.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cbr.2024.0011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> This study aims to evaluate the short-term outcomes and prognosis and the cardiac safety of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD)-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) compared with epirubicin-based therapy in breast cancer treatment. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> In total, 304 patients diagnosed with stages II and III breast cancer were enrolled that included 97 cases treated with PLD and 207 controls treated with epirubicin in NAC. The effectiveness of the antibreast cancer treatment was evaluated using overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) metrics, whereas cardiac toxicity was measured through the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and electrocardiogram (ECG) assessments. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The 5-year DFS and OS rates in the PLD group were 84.5% and 88.7% (with 15 recurrences and 11 deaths), respectively, whereas in the control group, these rates were 72.9% and 79.2% (with 56 recurrences and 43 deaths). Regarding cardiac toxicity, there was no significant difference in ECG abnormalities or LVEF decline between the two groups. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The study suggests that PLD-based NAC may provide substantial benefits in terms of DFS and OS, along with a safe cardiac toxicity profile, in patients with stage II-III breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":55277,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}