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The role of PNI to predict survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with Sorafenib

2020

Background and aims The present study aims to investigate the role of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) on survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with sorafenib. Methods This multicentric study included a training cohort of 194 HCC patients and three external validation cohorts of 129, 76 and 265 HCC patients treated with Sorafenib, respectively. The PNI was calculated as follows: 10 × serum albumin (g/dL) + 0.005 × total lymphocyte count (per mm3). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the association between the covariates and the overall survival (OS). Results A PNI cut-off value of 31.3 was established using the ROC an…

RNA virusesMaleEtiologyCancer TreatmentHepacivirusKaplan-Meier EstimateBiochemistryCohort StudiesWhite Blood CellsMathematical and Statistical TechniquesRetrospective StudieAnimal CellsAdult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma Hepatocellular; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Italy; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Liver Neoplasms; Lymphocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Serum Albumin; Sorafenib; Nutrition AssessmentMedicine and Health Sciences80 and overLymphocytesPathology and laboratory medicineAged 80 and overHepatitis C virusLiver DiseasesStatisticsQLiver NeoplasmsRMedical microbiologyMiddle AgedSorafenibPrognosisOncologyItalyLiver NeoplasmPhysical SciencesVirusesMedicineFemalePathogensCellular TypesHumanResearch ArticleAdultHepatitis B virusCarcinoma HepatocellularImmune CellsScienceImmunologyAntineoplastic AgentsGastroenterology and HepatologySerum Albumin ...Research and Analysis MethodsCarcinomasMicrobiologyAlbuminsGastrointestinal TumorsHumansLymphocyte CountStatistical MethodsSerum AlbuminAgedRetrospective StudiesBlood CellsAdult Aged 80 and over Antineoplastic Agents Carcinoma Hepatocellular Cohort Studies Female Humans Italy Kaplan-Meier Estimate Liver Neoplasms Lymphocyte Count Male Middle Aged Prognosis Retrospective Studies Serum Albumin Sorafenib Nutrition AssessmentBiology and life sciencesFlavivirusesCarcinomaViral pathogensOrganismsCancers and NeoplasmsProteinsHepatocellularHepatocellular CarcinomaCell Biologyprognostic nutritional index (PNI) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) sorafenib. survival mRECISTHepatitis virusesMicrobial pathogensNutrition AssessmentMultivariate AnalysisCohort StudieMathematics
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DECORIN EFFECTS ON PROTEOMIC PROFILING OF BREAST CANCER CELLS: AN UPDATED STUDY

2015

The malignant carcinomas are characterized by several capabilities acquired by the neoplastic cells, among which the ability to invade the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to establish a crosstalk with several ECM components. Under this respect, the extracellular microenvironment is an entity extraordinarily rich of information with opposite signals. Our group has long undertaken the study of the effects of ECM molecules on the behavior of cancer cells in vitro. Among the studied molecules, the decorin was found to exert a non-permissive effect on the growth and motility of the transfected tumor cells. The decorin, belongs to the family of small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRP) and is involv…

The malignant carcinomas are characterized by several capabilities acquired by the neoplastic cells among which the ability to invade the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to establish a crosstalk with several ECM components. Under this respect the extracellular microenvironment is an entity extraordinarily rich of information with opposite signals. Our group has long undertaken the study of the effects of ECM molecules on the behavior of cancer cells in vitro. Among the studied molecules the decorin was found to exert a non-permissive effect on the growth and motility of the transfected tumor cells. The decorin belongs to the family of small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRP) and is involved physiologically in the fibrillogenesis of collagen. In the last few year a new anti-oncogenic role has been proposed for decorin1. This study aimed to implement the knowledge on the effects of ectopic decorin on breast cancer cells using as a reference point the results already achieved by our research group2 on the experimental model format. By breast cancer cell line 8701-BC and its transfected clone DEC-C2. The extension of the proteomic analysis combined with the mass spectrometry allowed to triplicate the number of identified proteins in our model. Among the newly identified proteins were members of the classes of metabolic enzymes S100 family and cell motility proteins which revealed a net decrease in the decorin transfected cells. Of considerable importance is the observation that these classes of proteins are the most involved in metastatic progression. These results confirm and reinforce the anti-oncogenic role hypothesized for decorin. The work was co-funded by the Italian 5x1000 to COBS.DECORIN
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Hazardous air pollutants and primary liver cancer in Texas.

2016

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer, is increasing in the US and tripled during the past two decades. The reasons for such phenomenon remain poorly understood. Texas is among continental states with the highest incidence of liver cancer with an annual increment of 5.7%. Established risk factors for HCC include Hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV) viral infection, alcohol, tobacco and suspected risk factors include obesity and diabetes. While distribution of these risk factors in the state of Texas is similar to the national data and homogeneous, the incidence of HCC in this state is exceptionally higher than the national average and appears to be di…

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Should all intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy before resection?

2021

medicine.medical_specialtyChemotherapybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentMEDLINEAntineoplastic AgentsCombined Modality TherapyNeoadjuvant TherapyResectionCholangiocarcinomaText miningBile Duct NeoplasmsLiverPreoperative PeriodmedicineHumansSurgeryRadiologyIntrahepatic CholangiocarcinomasbusinessNeoadjuvant therapyThe British journal of surgery
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