简介:Braintumorsincidenceinpediatricagehasbeenestimatedbetween1.3to5%witharelativeincidenceof1.4to11%duringthefirstyearoflife;theimprovementininstrumentaldeviceshasleadtoarelativeincreaseinprecociousdiag-nosis.Thechoicetostudybraintumorsofthefirstyearoflifeasaseparatetopicfrompediatricageonesdependsontheobservationthatthesele-sionshavepeculiarclinical,topographicandtis-sularcharacteristics.Thesurvivalrateofthesepatientsisverypoorifcomparedwiththatfound
简介:Glioblastoma(GBM)isoneofthedeadliesttumorsandhasamediansurvivalof3monthsifleftuntreated.Despiteadvancesinrationallytargetedpharmacologicalapproaches,theclinicalcareofGBMremainspalliativeinintent.Sincethemajorityofalteredsignalingcascadesinvolvedincancerestablishmentandprogressioneventuallyaffectcellcycleprogression,analternativeapproachforcancertherapyistodevelopinnovativecompoundsthatblocktheactivityofcrucialmoleculesneededbytumorcellstocompletecelldivision.Inthiscontext,wereviewpromisingongoingandfuturestrategiesforGBMtherapeuticsaimedtowardsG2/Minhibitionsuchasanti-microtubuleagentsandtargetedtherapyagainstG2/Mregulatorslikecyclin-dependentkinases,Aurorainhibitors,PLK1,BUB,1,andBUBR1,andsurvivin.Moreover,wealsoincludeinvestigationalagentsinthepreclinicalandearlyclinicalsettings.Althoughseveraldrugswereshowntobegliotoxic,mostofthemhavenotyetenteredtherapeutictrials.TheuseofeithersingleexposureoracombinationwithnovelcompoundsmayleadtotreatmentalternativesforGBMpatientsinthenearfuture.
简介:目的总结胃肠道间质瘤的诊断及治疗经验。方法回顾分析2000年3月至2008年5月间大连医科大学附属第二医院普外科住院治疗的37例胃肠道间质瘤患者的临床资料。结果本组37例均行手术治疗,手术切除率100%,无手术并发症及手术死亡者;术后免疫组化结果CD117阳性97.2%,CD34阳性率86.5%,CD117与CD34共同阳性率83.8%。结论胃肠道间质瘤临床表现无特异性,术前明确诊断较困难,手术治疗为主要治疗手段,根据术后病理学检查可明确诊断。
简介:Objective:Toinvestigatetherecurrencesites,riskfactors,andprognosisofpatientswithpersistentorrecurrentsquamouscellcarcinoma(SCC)ofthecervixwithinoneyearafterundergoingconcurrentchemoradiotherapy(CCRT).Methods:Clinicaldataof30patientswithpersistentorrecurrentSCCofthecervixwithinoneyearafterCCRTbetweenJuly2006andJuly2011wereanalyzedretrospectively.Thesedatawerecomparedwiththoseof35SCCcaseswithnosignsofrecurrenceaftercompleteremission.These35patientsweretreatedduringthesameperiod(between2006and2011)andselectedrandomly.Results:Amongthese30patients,25exhibiteddistantmetastasesofwhich14wereobservedwithin6monthsafterCCRT.Univariateanalysisshowedhigherincidenceofpelvicorpara-aorticlymphadenectasisandSCC-ag>10ng/mLinthegroupwithpersistentorrecurrentdiseasebeforetreatment(P<0.01).Multivariateanalysisbylogisticregressionrevealedthatthepre-therapeuticpelvicorpara-aorticlymphnodeenlargementandSCC-ag>10ng/mLweretheindependentriskfactors.Palliativechemotherapywasthemaintreatmentoptionforpatientswithpersistentorrecurrentdisease.The2-yearsurvivalratewas21.7%,andthemediansurvivaltimewas17months.Conclusion:PatientswithpersistentorrecurrentSCCofthecervixafterCCRTexhibitedahighrateofdistantmetastasiswithpoorprognosis.Thepre-therapeuticpelvicorpara-aorticlymphnodeenlargementandSCC-ag>10ng/mLwereidentifiedastheindependentriskfactorsforpersistentorrecurrentSCCwithin1yearafterCCRT.
简介:Objective:ToinvestigatetheantitumoractivityandthemechanismofBRM-SJSonbreastcancercells.Methods:Flowcytometry,DNAagarosegelelectrophoresisandothertechniqueswereusedtostudytheinvitroandinvivoinhibitoryeffectonBcaP-37cellsbyBRM-SJS.Results:BRM-SJSshowedaninhibitoryrateof33.8%oninvivotransplantedtumor(P<0.05,comparedwithcontrol).TheflowcytometryanalysisofBRM-SJStreatedBcaP-37(2.5μmol/L,5μmol/L,10μmol/Lfor48hand72h)revealedtypicalsub-G1peak.ThespecificDNALadderswereexhibitedwithBRM-SJSBcaP-37cellstreated.Conclusion:BRM-SJShasmarkedantitumoractivityonBcaP-37anditsinhibitoryeffectsontumorwererealizedbybothinductionofapoptosisandnecrosisofthetumorcells.