Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-03DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2371371
Vitor Leonardo Bassan, Rafaela de Freitas Martins Felício, Kelen Cristina Ribeiro Malmegrim, Fabíola Attié de Castro
{"title":"Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Transcriptome Reveals Pro-Inflammatory Signature and Enrichment in Peripheral Blood Monocyte-Related Genes.","authors":"Vitor Leonardo Bassan, Rafaela de Freitas Martins Felício, Kelen Cristina Ribeiro Malmegrim, Fabíola Attié de Castro","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2371371","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2371371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are hematological diseases associated with genetic driver mutations in the JAK2, CALR, and MPL genes and exacerbated oncoinflammatory <i>status</i>. Analyzing public microarray data from polycythemia vera (n = 41), essential thrombocythemia (n = 21), and primary myelofibrosis (n = 9) patients' peripheral blood by <i>in silico</i> approaches, we found that pro-inflammatory and monocyte-related genes were differentially expressed in MPN patients' transcriptome. Genes related to cell activation, secretion of pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic mediators, activation of neutrophils and platelets, coagulation, and interferon pathway were upregulated in monocytes compared to controls. Together, our results suggest that molecular alterations in monocytes may contribute to oncoinflammation in MPN.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"605-618"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490967","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":"New Investigational Drug's Targeting Various Molecular Pathways for Treatment of Cervical Cancer: Current Status and Future Prospects.","authors":"Rakesh Kumar Kore, Ekta Shirbhate, Vaibhav Singh, Achal Mishra, Ravichandran Veerasamy, Harish Rajak","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2373841","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2373841","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Currently, cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth recorded widespread cancer among women globally. There are still many cases of metastatic or recurring disease discovered, despite the incidence and fatality rates declining due to screening identification and innovative treatment approaches. Palliative chemotherapy continues to be the standard of care for patients who are not contenders for curative therapies like surgery and radiotherapy. This article seeks to provide a thorough and current summary of therapies that have been looked into for the management of CC. The authors emphasize the ongoing trials while reviewing the findings of clinical research. Agents that use biological mechanisms to target different molecular pathways such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), poly ADP-ribosepolymerase (PARP), and epigenetic biological mechanisms epitomize and offer intriguing research prospects.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"627-642"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141533683","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}
Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-07DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2361305
Ratnakar Shukla, Yasuo Tsuchiya, Anu Behari, Toshikazu Ikoma, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Vinay K Kapoor
{"title":"Metagenomic Analysis of Biliary Microbial Flora in Patients with Gallbladder Cancer or Gallstones-Associated Chronic Cholecystitis.","authors":"Ratnakar Shukla, Yasuo Tsuchiya, Anu Behari, Toshikazu Ikoma, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Vinay K Kapoor","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2361305","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2361305","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biliary dysbiosis is associated with gallbladder cancer (GBC). We aimed to look for biliary bacteria specifically detected in GBC patients. We used 16S rRNA-based metagenomic analysis to elucidate biliary microbiota in 30 GBC and 30 gallstones-associated chronic cholecystitis patients. Relative abundance of five genera, <i>Streptococcus, Enterococcus</i>, <i>Halomonas</i>, <i>Escherichia</i> and <i>Caulobacter</i> was significantly associated with GBC. Of 15-species, 7 were detected significantly higher in GBC, <i>Streptococcus anginosus</i>, <i>Streptococcus constellatus</i>, <i>Streptococcus intermedius, Actinomyces bowdenii</i>, <i>Actinomyces israelii</i>, <i>Actinomyces gerencseriae</i>, and <i>Escherichia fergusonii</i> were biosafety level-2 infectious bacteria; other 8 species were biosafety level-1 bacteria. These bacterial species may be involved in pathogenesis of GBC.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"478-490"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141282997","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":"Fusobacterium Detected in Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Tissues.","authors":"Tomomitsu Tahara, Takuya Shijimaya, Jumpei Yamazaki, Sanshiro Kobayashi, Anna Horitani, Yasushi Matsumoto, Naohiro Nakamura, Takashi Okazaki, Yu Takahashi, Takashi Tomiyama, Yusuke Honzawa, Norimasa Fukata, Toshiro Fukui, Makoto Naganuma","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2359980","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2359980","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined <i>Fusobacterium nucreatum</i> (<i>F. nucleatum</i>) and whole <i>Fusobacterium species</i> (<i>Pan-fusobacterium</i>) in non-neoplastic Barrett's esophagus (BE) from patients without cancer (<i>n</i> = 67; N group), with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) (<i>n</i> = 27) and EAC tissue (<i>n</i> = 22). <i>F. nucleatum</i> was only detectable in 22.7% of EAC tissue. <i>Pan-fusobacterium</i> was enriched in EAC tissue and associated with aggressive clinicopathological features. Amount of <i>Pan-fusobacterium</i> in non-neoplastic BE was correlated with presence of hital hernia and telomere shortening. The result suggested potential association of <i>Fusobacterium species</i> in EAC and BE, featuring clinicpathological and molecular features.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"469-477"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141445691","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":"The Impact of Prophylactic Post-Chemotherapy G-CSF on the Relapse Rates in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Mohammadreza Bordbar, Mahnaz Hosseini-Bensenjan, Mehrab Sayadi, Omidreza Zekavat, Shayan Bordbar, Farnoosh Nozari, Sezaneh Haghpanah","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2352454","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2352454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This meta-analysis evaluated the impact of prophylactic post-chemotherapy granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Overall, the relapse rate, overall survival, event-free survival, and mortality rate were similar in G-CSF (+) compared to G-CSF (-) patients. However, the relative risk (RR) of relapse was higher in children and in secondary AML patients who were treated with G-CSF compared to the G-CSF (-) group [RR, 95% confidence interval: 1.26, 1.04-1.52, and 1.12 (1.02-1.24)]. Treatment with post-chemotherapy G-CSF should be prescribed with caution in pediatric patients with AML and secondary AML as possibly increasing the relapse risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"452-468"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141449755","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}
Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-05-22DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2354991
Gary H Lyman, Nicole M Kuderer
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Clinical Research: II. Development and Validation of Clinical Prediction Models.","authors":"Gary H Lyman, Nicole M Kuderer","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2354991","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2354991","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"447-451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141075438","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}
Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2366907
Sandra B Amado-Garzon, Luisana Molina-Pimienta, Andrea Vejarano-Pombo, Mariana Vélez-Bonilla, Jaime Moreno-Chaparro, Adriana Buitrago-Lopez
{"title":"Elevated Vitamin B12, Risk of Cancer, and Mortality: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Sandra B Amado-Garzon, Luisana Molina-Pimienta, Andrea Vejarano-Pombo, Mariana Vélez-Bonilla, Jaime Moreno-Chaparro, Adriana Buitrago-Lopez","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2366907","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2366907","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vitamin B12 (B12) is a molecule involved in several biological. Abnormally high levels are frequently found, but their causes can be multiple, and consequences have not been clearly elucidated. The objective of this review was to summarize the current evidence on the associations of elevated B12 and the development of cancer, and all-cause mortality in adults. Six references looking at mortality and seven looking at cancer risk were included. The evidence suggests an association between elevated B12 with a higher risk of cancer, with risk ratios ranging 1,88 to 5,9. There was less consistent evidence linking vitamin B12 and mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"515-526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490966","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}
Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-18DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2363879
Yinghan Zeng, Chengna Cai, Nafen Pan
{"title":"Prognostic Effects of Sarcopenia on Patients with Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Yinghan Zeng, Chengna Cai, Nafen Pan","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2363879","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2363879","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sarcopenia can negatively impact the survival of cancer patients. This study intends to delve into the correlation of sarcopenia with survival and complications in patients with bladder cancer (BC) after surgery. Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and PubMed databases were retrieved up to April 7, 2023, to collect studies on the impact of sarcopenia on the prognosis of adults with BC. Primary outcomes encompassed overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and recurrence-free survival (RFS). The secondary outcome consisted of postoperative complications. A meta-analysis was conducted using Stata. Forest plots and summary effect models were employed to present the results. The quality of eligible studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Initially, 1713 studies were identified through searches across four databases, and 26 studies were ultimately included in the analysis. Sarcopenia was significantly associated with OS (HR:1.62; 95% CI: 1.43-1.83; <i>P</i> < 0.001, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.9%), CSS (HR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.52-2.15, <i>P</i> < 0.001, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.0%), and RFS (HR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.21-2.56, <i>P</i> = 0.003, <i>I</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.0%) in BC patients. Subgroup analyses revealed that sarcopenia is strongly linked to prognosis and postoperative complications in BC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"500-514"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417943","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}
Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-21DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2368233
Dan Liu, Jiang Zhou, Qiong Fu, Yuanzhu Zhao, Panpan Wang, Yang Zheng, Meihong Cui, Heng Zhang
{"title":"A Bioinformatic Analysis of Gut Microbiota Related with Immune Cell Infiltration in Colorectal Cancer.","authors":"Dan Liu, Jiang Zhou, Qiong Fu, Yuanzhu Zhao, Panpan Wang, Yang Zheng, Meihong Cui, Heng Zhang","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2368233","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2368233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The composition of microbiota which correlates with infiltrating immune cells and clinical signatures is not clarified in CRC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We applied 4 kinds of bioinformatic tools GSVA (version: 1.42.0), ESTIMATE (version: 1.0.13), CIBERSORT (version: 2.0), and immune-related genes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that a total of 8 types of microbiotas appeared in the three immune correlation analyses. Among these microbiotas, significant enrichments in relative abundances associated with immune cell infiltration can be found for the dominant phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria. Moreover, there existed correlations between some of the 8 microbiotas and clinical-related indicators.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We identified some novel microbiotas involved in immune regulation in CRC.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"491-499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436399","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}
Cancer InvestigationPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-07-05DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2024.2366912
Wei-Na Yang, Xue-Mei Li, Chao-Fan Li, Chuan Chen, Yan Feng, Nan Dai, Yu-Xin Yang, Meng-Xia Li, Chun-Xue Li, Cheng-Yuan Qian, Dong Wang, He Xiao, Jia-Min Luo
{"title":"Gustative Roussy Immune Score is a Predictor for Major Pathological Response in Rectal Cancer: A Result from the Preoperative Intraarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Radiotherapy (PCAR) Study.","authors":"Wei-Na Yang, Xue-Mei Li, Chao-Fan Li, Chuan Chen, Yan Feng, Nan Dai, Yu-Xin Yang, Meng-Xia Li, Chun-Xue Li, Cheng-Yuan Qian, Dong Wang, He Xiao, Jia-Min Luo","doi":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2366912","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07357907.2024.2366912","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the emergence of various treatment strategies for rectal cancer based on neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, there is currently a lack of reliable biomarkers to determine which patients will respond well to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Through collecting hematological and biochemical parameters data of patients prior to receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, we evaluated the predictive value of systemic inflammatory indices for pathological response and prognosis in rectal cancer patients. We found that baseline GRIm-Score was an independent predictor for MPR in rectal cancer patients. However, no association was observed between several commonly systemic inflammation indices and long-term outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":9463,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"527-537"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141533682","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}