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USE-Net: Incorporating Squeeze-and-Excitation blocks into U-Net for prostate zonal segmentation of multi-institutional MRI datasets

2019

Prostate cancer is the most common malignant tumors in men but prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis remains challenging. Besides whole prostate gland segmentation, the capability to differentiate between the blurry boundary of the Central Gland (CG) and Peripheral Zone (PZ) can lead to differential diagnosis, since tumor's frequency and severity differ in these regions. To tackle the prostate zonal segmentation task, we propose a novel Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), called USE-Net, which incorporates Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) blocks into U-Net. Especially, the SE blocks are added after every Encoder (Enc USE-Net) or Encoder-Decoder block (Enc-Dec USE-Net). This study ev…

FOS: Computer and information sciences0209 industrial biotechnologyComputer Science - Machine LearningGeneralizationComputer scienceComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)Cognitive NeuroscienceComputer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionConvolutional neural network02 engineering and technologyConvolutional neural networkMachine Learning (cs.LG)Image (mathematics)Prostate cancer020901 industrial engineering & automationArtificial IntelligenceProstate0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringmedicineMedical imagingAnatomical MRISegmentationBlock (data storage)Prostate cancermedicine.diagnostic_testSettore INF/01 - Informaticabusiness.industryAnatomical MRI; Convolutional neural networks; Cross-dataset generalization; Prostate cancer; Prostate zonal segmentation; USE-NetINF/01 - INFORMATICAMagnetic resonance imagingPattern recognitionUSE-Netmedicine.diseaseComputer Science Applicationsmedicine.anatomical_structureCross-dataset generalizationFeature (computer vision)Prostate zonal segmentation020201 artificial intelligence & image processingConvolutional neural networksArtificial intelligencebusinessEncoder
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Adherence to Guidelines among Italian Urologists on Imaging Preoperative Staging of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results from the MIRROR (Multicenter It…

2011

Objective. A number of evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management of prostate cancer have been published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the adherence of Italian urologists to the guidelines concerning the preoperative imaging staging of prostate cancer.Methods. In October 2007 a multicentric observational perspective study called Multicentric Italian Report on Radical prostatectomy Outcome and Research (MIRROR) was started in 135 Italian urology centers. Recruitment was closed in December 2008 and 2,408 cases were collected. In this paper we have taken into consideration all examinations carried out for preoperative imaging staging, evaluating compliance with the recommen…

Gynecologymedicine.medical_specialtyArticle Subjectbusiness.industryProstatectomyUrologyGeneral surgerymedicine.medical_treatmentObstetrics and Gynecologylcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urologylcsh:RC870-923Gleason grademedicine.diseaseManagement of prostate cancerProstate cancerPreoperative stagingClinical StudyMedicineObservational studyProstatic Neoplasms Bone and Bones scan indexbusinessCost of carePreoperative imagingAdvances in urology
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ASSOCIAZIONE DI SERENOA REPENS, URTICA DIOICA E PINUS PINASTER. SICUREZZA ED EFFICACIA NEL TRATTAMENTO DEI SINTOMI DEL BASSO TRATTO URINARIO. STUDIO …

2010

INTRODUCTION. Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) has been employed for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) for several years. Its mechanism of action is believed to be due to antiandrogenic, antiproliferative and antinflammatory properties. An association of Serenoa with the nettle “Utica dioica” showing antiproliferative activity and the pine “Pinus pinaster” derivative, showing antinflammatory action, has been proposed in recent years. Such an action is hoped to act not only by reducing LUTS but also by preventing the development of prostate cancer. MATHERIAL AND METHODS. During the years 2007 and 2008, 320 patients suffering from LUTS were treated with an association of Seren…

Infiammazione Fitoterapici Iperplasia prostatica Sintomi del basso tratto urinarioCancro della prostataINFLAMMATION Phytotherapy BPH LUTS Prostate cancerSettore MED/24 - Urologia
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Targeting human {gamma}delta} T cells with zoledronate and interleukin-2 for immunotherapy of hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

2007

Abstract The increasing evidence that γδ T cells have potent antitumor activity suggests their value in immunotherapy, particularly in areas of unmet need such as metastatic carcinoma. To this end, we initiated a phase I clinical trial in metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer to examine the feasibility and consequences of using the γδ T-cell agonist zoledronate, either alone or in combination with low-dose interleukin 2 (IL-2), to activate peripheral blood γδ cells. Nine patients were enlisted to each arm. Neither treatment showed appreciable toxicity. Most patients were treated with zoledronate + IL-2, but conversely only two treated with zoledronate displayed a significant long-te…

Interleukin 2MaleCancer ResearchNeoplasms Hormone-Dependentmedicine.medical_treatmentT cellT-LymphocytesAntineoplastic AgentsLymphocyte ActivationZoledronic AcidArticleMetastatic carcinomaProstate cancerAntigenMedicineHumansAgedAged 80 and overSalvage TherapyBone Density Conservation AgentsDiphosphonatesDose-Response Relationship Drugbusiness.industryRemission InductionImidazolesProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors Antigen T-Cell gamma-deltaImmunotherapyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseVγ9Vδ2 T cellsZoledronateIL-2Hormone-refractory prostate cancerImmunotherapyCytokinemedicine.anatomical_structureTreatment OutcomeOncologyImmunologyFeasibility StudiesInterleukin-2Tumor necrosis factor alphaDrug Therapy CombinationImmunotherapybusinessmedicine.drug
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PRELIMINARY DATA ON PSA CHANGES DURING INTRAVESICAL THERAPY FOR NON-MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER

2013

Introduction/Aim: Many factors can cause an increase of PSA independently from the presence of prostate cancer . The objective was to evaluate the fluctuation of the serum levels of PSA during adjuvant intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy. An increase of PSA due to intravesical BCG and up to 3 months later has been reported (1). Patients and Methods: Patients treated with intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy for non- muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) were entered in the study. Serum samples were collected before starting intravesical therapy, during therapy (within 3rd and 6th instillation) and 30 days after the end of the 6-week induction regimen and during maintenance reg…

Intravesical therapy PSA bladder cancer prostate cancerSettore MED/24 - Urologia
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In a randomized trial in prostate cancer patients, dietary protein restriction modifies markers of leptin and insulin signaling in plasma extracellul…

2017

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and hyperleptinemia are associated with aging and age-associated diseases including prostate cancer. One experimental approach to inhibit tumor growth is to reduce dietary protein intake and hence levels of circulating amino acids. Dietary protein restriction (PR) increases insulin sensitivity and suppresses prostate cancer cell tumor growth in animal models, providing a rationale for clinical trials. We sought to demonstrate that biomarkers derived from plasma extracellular vesicles (EVs) reflect systemic leptin and insulin signaling and respond to dietary interventions. We studied plasma samples from men with prostate cancer awaiting prostatectomy who particip…

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Tumor infiltrating T lymphocytes expressing FoxP3, CCR7 or PD-1 predict the outcome of prostate cancer patients subjected to salvage radiotherapy aft…

2016

Tumor immunologic microenvironment is strongly involved in tumor progression and the presence of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) with different phenotypes has been demonstrated to be of prognostic relevance in different malignancies. We investigated whether TIL infiltration of tumor tissues could also predict the outcome of prostate cancer patients. To this end, we carried out a retrospective analysis correlating the outcome of locally advanced prostate cancer patients undergone salvage radiotherapy upon relapse after radical surgery with the infiltration by different TIL populations. Twenty-two patients with resectable prostate cancer, with a mean age of 67 (+/−3.93) years, who receiv…

Male0301 basic medicineOncologyCancer Researchmedicine.medical_treatmentProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorChemokyne Receptor 7Prostate cancer0302 clinical medicineRecurrencePD-1Tumor MicroenvironmentForkhead Transcription Factorshemic and immune systemsprostate cancerPrimary tumorChemokyne Receptor 7; disease-free survival; FoxP3; overall survival; PD-1; prognosis; prostate cancer; radiotherapy; T regulators lymphocytes; tumor infiltrating lymphocytesOncologytumor infiltrating lymphocytes030220 oncology & carcinogenesisMolecular MedicineprognosiResearch PaperReceptors CCR7medicine.medical_specialtydisease-free survivaloverall survivalchemical and pharmacologic phenomena03 medical and health sciencesLymphocytes Tumor-InfiltratingMedian follow-upFoxP3Internal medicineChemokyne Receptor 7; disease-free survival; FoxP3; overall survival; PD-1; prognosis; prostate cancer; radiotherapy; T regulators lymphocytes; tumor infiltrating lymphocytes; Molecular Medicine; Oncology; Pharmacology; Cancer ResearchT regulators lymphocytesmedicineHumansProgression-free survivalRadical surgeryradiotherapyAgedSalvage TherapyPharmacologybusiness.industryTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesProstatic Neoplasmsmedicine.diseaseRadiation therapyT regulators lymphocyte030104 developmental biologyTumor progressionprognosistumor infiltrating lymphocytebusinessCancer Biology & Therapy
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Involvement of Bax and Bcl-2 in induction of apoptosis by essential oils of three Lebanese Salvia species in human prostate cancer cells

2018

Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men, and research to find more effective and less toxic drugs has become necessary. In the frame of our ongoing program on traditionally used Salvia species from the Mediterranean Area, here we report the biological activities of Salvia aurea, S. judaica and S. viscosa essential oils against human prostate cancer cells (DU-145). The cell viability was measured by 3(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) test and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release was used to quantify necrosis cell death. Genomic DNA, caspase-3 activity, expression of cleaved caspase-9, B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2 associated X (Ba…

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SARS CoV2 infection _The longevity study perspectives

2021

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Chronic administration of green tea extract to TRAMP mice induces the collapse of Golgi apparatus in prostate secretory cells and results in alterati…

2011

Considering its long latency, prostate cancer (PCa) represents an ideal target for chemoprevention strategies. Green tea extract (GTE) has been proved to be one of the most promising natural substances capable of inhibiting PCa progression in animal models (transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate), as well as in humans. However, the cellular targets of the GTE action are mostly unknown. The main objective of this work was to investigate whether the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi apparatus (GA), known to be actively involved in sensing stress stimuli and initiating and propagating cell death signalling, may represent the subcellular targets of GTE action. To this end, 42 TRAMP …

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