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Paolo Manca

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Primary and metastatic brain cancer genomics and emerging biomarkers for immunomodulatory cancer treatment

2018

Abstract: Recent studies with immunomodulatory agents targeting both cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death 1 (PD1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PDL1) have shown to be very effective in several cancers revealing an unexpected great activity in patients with both primary and metastatic brain tumors. Combining anti-CTLA4 and anti-PD1 agents as upfront systemic therapy has revealed to further increase the clinical benefit observed with single agent, even at cost of higher toxicity. Since the brain is an immunological specialized area it's crucial to establish the specific composition of the brain tumors' micro environment in order to predict the potential activit…

0301 basic medicineCancer ResearchSettore MED/06 - Oncologia Medicamedicine.medical_treatmentBiomarkers; Brain; CTLA4; Immunotherapy; Metastasis; PD1/PDL1GenomicsMetastasiMetastasisMetastasisImmunomodulation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineBiomarkers TumorCytotoxic T cellAnimalsHumansCTLA4Primary (chemistry)business.industryPD1/PDL1Brain NeoplasmsImmunogenicityBrainBiomarkerImmunotherapyGenomicsmedicine.diseaseCancer treatment030104 developmental biology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisToxicityCancer researchImmunotherapyHuman medicinebusinessBiomarkersSeminars in cancer biology
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Cabozantinib targets bone microenvironment modulating human osteoclast and osteoblast functions

2016

Cabozantinib, a c-MET and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibitor, demonstrated to prolong progression free survival and improve skeletal disease-related endpoints in castration-resistant prostate cancer and in metastatic renal carcinoma. Our purpose is to investigate the direct effect of cabozantinib on bone microenvironment using a total human model of primary osteoclasts and osteoblasts.Osteoclasts were differentiated from monocytes isolated from healthy donors; osteoblasts were derived from human mesenchymal stem cells obtained from bone fragments of orthopedic surgery patients. Osteoclast activity was evaluated by tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and …

0301 basic medicinePyridines -- pharmacologyPyridinesPyridineImmunoenzyme TechniqueOsteoclastsApoptosisRANK Ligand -- genetics -- metabolismImmunoenzyme Techniqueschemistry.chemical_compoundBone Resorption -- drug therapy -- metabolism -- pathology0302 clinical medicineOsteogenesisCathepsin KMedicineAnilidesAnilides -- pharmacologyOsteoprotegerin -- genetics -- metabolismOsteoclasts -- cytology -- drug effects -- physiologyHuman primary cellCells CulturedTartrate-resistant acid phosphataseReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B -- genetics -- metabolismbiologyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-met -- genetics -- metabolismReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionOsteoblastOsteogenesiOsteoblastCell DifferentiationSciences bio-médicales et agricolesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metOsteoblasts -- cytology -- drug effects -- physiologymedicine.anatomical_structureCell Differentiation -- drug effectsOncologyRANKL030220 oncology & carcinogenesishuman primary cellsOsteoclastosteoprotegerin (OPG)bone microenvironmentHumanResearch Papermusculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtyCabozantinibBlotting WesternOsteogenesis -- drug effects -- physiologyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionBone resorption03 medical and health sciencesOsteoprotegerinOsteoclastcabozantinibInternal medicineHumansRNA MessengerBone ResorptionCell ProliferationOsteoblastsbusiness.industryRANK LigandAnilideOsteoprotegerinApoptosiBone microenvironment; Cabozantinib; Human primary cells; Osteoprotegerin (OPG); Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kb ligand (RANKL); Anilides; Apoptosis; Blotting Western; Bone Resorption; Cell Differentiation; Cell Proliferation; Cells Cultured; Humans; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Osteoblasts; Osteoclasts; Osteogenesis; Osteoprotegerin; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met; Pyridines; RANK Ligand; RNA Messenger; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Oncology030104 developmental biologyEndocrinologychemistrybiology.proteinbusinessRNA Messenger -- geneticsreceptor activator of nuclear factor-kb ligand (RANKL)
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Exosomes as diagnostic and predictive biomarkers in lung cancer

2017

The concept of exosomes has evolved from be considered garbage bags to the demonstration that exosomes could play very interesting roles and functions, from biomarkers detection to the potential of work as drug delivery systems. It has been widely proved that exosomes can contain key molecules important for the tumour development. The current review summarizes the latest investigations developed in the field of predictive exosomal biomarkers. The microRNAs (miRNAs) are the more known molecules due to their amount inside the exosomes and the sensitivity of the techniques available for their study. However, exosomal proteins, RNA and DNA are becoming an interesting and more feasible field of …

0301 basic medicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)Review ArticleBioinformaticsExosomes03 medical and health sciencesliquid biopsies0302 clinical medicineLiquid biopsiemicroRNAmedicineLung cancerPredictive biomarkerdrug resistanceBiomarkers; Drug resistance; Exosomes; Liquid biopsies; Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicinebusiness.industrybiomarkersBiomarkermedicine.diseaseMicrovesiclesClinical PracticeExosomenon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)030104 developmental biologyTumour development030220 oncology & carcinogenesisDrug resistanceHuman medicinebusiness
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