{"title":"Program in Detail","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/ajco.14119","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajco.14119","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8633,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology","volume":"20 S3","pages":"24-39"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142589856","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":"Expert consensus on the optimal management of BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer in the Asia-Pacific region","authors":"Oliver Piercey, Lorraine Chantrill, Hung-Chih Hsu, Brigette Ma, Timothy Price, Iain Beehuat Tan, Hao-Wei Teng, Jeanne Tie, Jayesh Desai","doi":"10.1111/ajco.14132","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajco.14132","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) is high in the Asia-Pacific region, and several countries in this region have among the highest and/or fastest growing rates of CRC in the world. A significant proportion of patients will present with or develop metastatic CRC (mCRC), and <i>BRAF<sup>V600E</sup></i>-mutant mCRC represents a particularly aggressive phenotype that is less responsive to standard chemotherapies. In light of recent therapeutic advances, an Asia-Pacific expert consensus panel was convened to develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with <i>BRAF<sup>V600E</sup></i>-mutant mCRC. The expert panel comprised nine medical oncologists from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan (the authors), who met to review current literature and develop eight consensus statements that describe the optimal management of <i>BRAF<sup>V600E</sup></i>-mutant mCRC in the Asia-Pacific region. As agreed by the expert panel, the consensus statements recommend molecular testing at diagnosis to guide individualized treatment decisions, propose optimal treatment pathways according to microsatellite stability status, advocate for more frequent monitoring of <i>BRAF<sup>V600E</sup></i>-mutant mCRC, and discuss local treatment strategies for oligometastatic disease. Together, these expert consensus statements are intended to optimize treatment and improve outcomes for patients with <i>BRAF<sup>V600E</sup></i>-mutant mCRC in the Asia-Pacific region.</p>","PeriodicalId":8633,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology","volume":"21 1","pages":"31-45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11733838/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142493746","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}
{"title":"Procollagen C-protease enhancer protein promotes glioma growth by activating ERK signaling","authors":"Zhenchao Ma, Daxing Huang, Lixin Ru, Ming Chen","doi":"10.1111/ajco.14127","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajco.14127","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Procollagen C-proteinase enhancer (PCOLCE) promotes tumor progression in multiple cancers. However, the specific role of PCOLCE in gliomas remains enigmatic. In this study, we focused on analyzing PCOLCE expression and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters in glioma specimens; moreover, we explored the effects of PCOLCE in glioma proliferation in vitro and in vivo.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A tissue microarray containing 159 human glioma specimens was pressed to explore the correlation between PCOLCE expression and the survival of glioma patients. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8), colony formation, and immunoblot assays were used to detect the role of PCOLCE on cell proliferation in glioma. Furthermore, the in vivo role of PCOLCE was investigated using a subcutaneous glioma xenograft model.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The expression of PCOLCE was higher in grade III and IV gliomas than in grade I and II gliomas. High PCOLCE expression was related to a remarkably worse prognosis in glioma patients. Additionally, PCOLCE downregulation impeded glioma cell proliferation. Furthermore, PCOLCE knockdown markedly abrogated p-ERK expression in glioma cells, whereas, it negligibly influenced p38 and JNK signaling.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These results indicate that PCOLCE is a feasible prognostic biomarker for glioma, and PCOLCE-induced activation of ERK signaling may be a pro-growth mechanism in glioma cells.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8633,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology","volume":"21 1","pages":"48-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11733849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456927","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}