Oncology

HIF-1α stimulates aromatase expression driven by prostaglandin E2 in breast adipose stroma
The majority of postmenopausal breast cancers are estrogen-dependent. Tumor-derived factors, such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), stimulate CREB1 binding to cAMP response elements (CREs) on aromatase promoter II (PII), leading to the increased expression of aromatase and biosynthesis of estrogens wit...


Amphiregulin mediates progesterone-induced mammary ductal development during puberty
Puberty is a period of increased susceptibility to factors that cause increased breast cancer risk in adulthood. Mammary end buds (EB) that develop during puberty are believed to be the targets of breast cancer initiation. While the role of estrogen (E) has been extensively studied in pubertal ma...
Mammographic density and breast cancer: a comparison of related and unrelated controls in the breast cancer family registry
Percent mammographic density (PMD) is a strong and highly heritable risk factor for breast cancer. Studies of the role of PMD in familial breast cancer may require controls, such as the sisters of cases, selected from the same "risk set" as the cases. The use of sister controls would allow contro...
Extranuclear ERα is associated with regression of T47D PKCα-overexpressing, tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer
Prior to the introduction of tamoxifen, high dose estradiol was used to treat breast cancer patients with similar efficacy as tamoxifen, albeit with some undesirable side effects. There is renewed interest to utilize estradiol to treat endocrine resistant breast cancers, especially since findings...
Polymorphism of A133S and promoter hypermethylation in Ras association domain family 1A gene (RASSF1A) is associated with risk of esophageal and gastric cardia cancers in Chinese population from high incidence area in northern China
The role of tumor suppressor gene RASSF1A in the esophageal and gastric cardia carcinogenesis is still inconclusive. In this study, the polymorphism, promoter methylation and gene expression of RASSF1A were characterized in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and gastric cardia adenocarcino...
Destructive impact of t-lymphocytes, NK and mast cells on basal cell layers: implications for tumor invasion
Our previous studies have suggested that the primary impact of immune cell infiltration into the normal or pre-invasive tissue component is associated with the physical destruction of epithelial capsules, which may promote tumor progression and invasion. Our current study attempted to further ver...


Novel mechanism of regulation of fibrosis in kidney tumor with tuberous sclerosis
Deficiency in tuberin results in activation the mTOR pathway and leads to accumulation of cell matrix proteins. The mechanisms by which tuberin regulates fibrosis in kidney angiomyolipomas (AMLs) of tuberous sclerosis patients are not fully known.MethodIn the present study, we investigated the po...
Analyse des résultats d’une série de 20 patients traités par irradiation hypofractionnée en conditions stéréotaxiques par Novalis Tx® pour un cancer bronchopulmonaire non à petites cellules de stade I
Du fait de bons résultats en termes de contrôle local et de tolérance, la radiothérapie hypofractionnée en conditions stéréotaxiques s’est imposée ces dernières années comme un nouveau standard thérapeutique pour les patients atteints d’un carcinome bronchique non à petites cellul...
Intraoperative sentinel node biopsy by one-step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA) avoids axillary lymphadenectomy in women with breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
There is no evidence that supports the recommendation of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with breast cancer who have treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) to downsize tumors in order to allow breast conservation surgery, because NAC induces anatomical alterations of the lympha...
Clinical significance and biological roles of SPAG9 overexpression in non-small cell lung cancer
To investigate the expression pattern of SPAG9 protein and its clinical significance in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We checked a panel of 120 NSCLC tissues and 20 corresponding normal lung tissues by immumohistochemistry. We observed negative staining in the normal bronchial epithel...
Efficacy and Economic Value of Adjuvant Imatinib for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
This article presents the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the use of adjuvant imatinib mesylate for treating patients with localized primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and discusses the impact of prolonged treatment with adjuvant imatinib on health care costs. Method...


Ipilimumab, Vemurafenib, Dabrafenib, and Trametinib: Synergistic Competitors in the Clinical Management of BRAF Mutant Malignant Melanoma
There have been significant advances in the treatment of malignant melanoma with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of two drugs in 2011, the first drugs approved in 13 years. The developments of immune checkpoint modulation via cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 blockade, with ipilimum...
The NOMS Framework: Approach to the Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors
Spinal metastases frequently arise in patients with cancer. Modern oncology provides numerous treatment options that include effective systemic, radiation, and surgical options. We delineate and provide the evidence for the neurologic, oncologic, mechanical, and systemic (NOMS) decision framework...
3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid and (+)-epoxydon isolated from marine algae-derived microorganisms induce down regulation of epidermal growth factor activated mitogenic signaling cascade in hela cells
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a member of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. Epidermal growth factor induces its dimerization and stimulates phosphorylation of intracellular tyrosine residues. Phosphorylation of EGFR is studied for cancer therapy because EGFR regulates many c...
Equol enhances tamoxifen’s anti-tumor activity by induction of caspase-mediated apoptosis in MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Soy phytoestrogens, such as daidzein and its metabolite equol, have been proposed to be responsible for the low breast cancer rate in Asian women. Since the majority of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer patients are treated with tamoxifen, the basic objective of this study is to determine ...