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Testicular seminoma has become the most common solid malignancy in young men, especially in the 20s group. We obtained the gene expression profile of human testicular seminoma cells from NCBI, identified the differentially expressed genes of testicular seminoma cells of different stages, and constructed the regulation networks of different stages of testicular seminoma using bioinformatics methodology. Forty differentially expressed genes of testicular seminoma cells of different stages were identified. These genes and pathways are apparently involved in the progression of testicular seminoma.
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Seminoma/metabolismo , Neoplasias Testiculares/metabolismo , Transcriptoma , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Redes Reguladoras de Genes , Humanos , Masculino , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Seminoma/patología , Neoplasias Testiculares/patología , Testículo/metabolismo , Testículo/patología , Regulación hacia ArribaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Management of high-grade T1 (formerly T1G3) bladder cancer continues to be controversial. Should patients with T1G3 bladder cancer have an immediate radical cystectomy or should they receive intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin preserving bladder? Gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC) adjuvant chemotherapy may help to strike a balance between intravesical and early cystectomy. For purposes of this study, we continue to refer high-grade T1 lesion as "T1G3." OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the characteristics and the long-term outcome of GC adjuvant chemotherapy in T1G3 bladder cancer after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We, retrospectively, reviewed 48 patients who were newly diagnosed with T1G3 bladder cancer between January 2009 and December 2012. A total of 48 patients received 4 cycles of GC adjuvant chemotherapy after TURBT. One month after 4 cycles of GC adjuvant chemotherapy, response was evaluated by re-TURBT. Median follow-up was 59.5 (range: 18-70) months, all patients have been observed for more than 3 years. Salvage cystectomy was recommended for patients with persistent disease and for tumor progression after initial complete response. RESULT: Complete response was achieved in 44 (91.7%) patients. Of complete responders, 5 patients experienced recurrence and 5 patients showed progression. The progression rate and disease-specific survival rate were 10.4% and 91.7% at 3 years, respectively. More than 80% of survivors preserved their bladder. Kaplan-Meier curves showed that concomitant carcinoma in situ (CIS) was the only factor that had an influence on progression-free survival (P = 0.022) and disease-specific survival (P = 0.017). Concomitant CIS was the prognostic factor for progression rate and disease-specific survival rate at 3 years (P = 0.008 and P = 0.035). CONCLUSION: GC adjuvant chemotherapy is a safe conservative treatment for T1G3 bladder cancer, but effective is really a phase II study. Patients with T1G3 bladder cancer with concomitant CIS should be treated more aggressively because of the high risk of progression.
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Cisplatino , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria , Vacuna BCG , Quimioterapia Adyuvante , Cistectomía , Desoxicitidina/análogos & derivados , Humanos , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del Tratamiento , GemcitabinaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: This research aims to specify the prognostic value of P-cadherin on recurrence and progression in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancers (NMIBC). METHODS: A total of 110 NMIBC cases were collected and P-cadherin protein was assessed by immunohistochemical test in these samples. Correlations between P-cadherin expression and clinicopathologic features were analyzed. For recurrence-free and progression-free survival, Kaplan-Meier log-rank test was used. Then Cox univariate and multivariate analyses were further performed. RESULTS: P-cadherin high expression correlated with tumor progression (P = 0.031). Kaplan-Meier results showed that patients with high P-cadherin expression had worse progression-free survival (P = 0.034) but not recurrence-free survival (P = 0.133) than low-expression patients. Cox regression results showed P-cadherin expression was an independent predictor for progression (P = 0.042) but not recurrence (P = 0.139) in NMIBC. CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrated that P-cadherin expression correlated with tumor progression and could be taken as an independent predictor for progression in NMIBC.
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Biomarcadores de Tumor/análisis , Cadherinas/análisis , Carcinoma de Células Transicionales/química , Carcinoma de Células Transicionales/genética , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/genética , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/química , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/genética , Adulto , Anciano , Análisis de Varianza , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Biopsia con Aguja , Cadherinas/genética , Carcinoma de Células Transicionales/mortalidad , Carcinoma de Células Transicionales/patología , Estudios de Cohortes , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Marcadores Genéticos/genética , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Invasividad Neoplásica/genética , Invasividad Neoplásica/patología , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/mortalidad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Pronóstico , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Análisis de Supervivencia , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/mortalidad , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: This study was carried out to examine P53-induced Ring-h2 protein (Pirh2) expression and investigate its clinical and prognostic significance in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). METHODS: Pirh2 mRNA and protein expressions were detected by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (Q-RT PCR) and Western blotting in 35 frozen renal cancer tissue specimens and 35 adjacent normal renal tissue specimens of the same patients. Pirh2 protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemical analysis in 92 paraffin-embedded specimens of human ccRCC and 30 specimens of adjacent normal renal tissue. Correlations between Pirh2 and clinicopathologic features and prognosis were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: Pirh2 mRNA and protein levels in ccRCC samples were increased significantly as compared with the adjacent normal renal tissues (P < 0.001). Pirh2 mRNA overexpression correlated with high stage and grade of the renal cancer (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001 respectively). Pirh2 protein expression was negative in most normal renal tissue specimens (23/30) but positive in 52.2% (48/92) of ccRCC specimens (P = 0.006). Pirh2 protein expression correlated with tumor grade and stage (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001 respectively). The median follow-up interval was 42.0 months. Overexpression of Pirh2 protein in ccRCC was significantly associated with shorter overall survival and recurrence-free survival (P = 0.001 and P = 0.003, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that Pirh2 expression was an independent prognostic factor for ccRCC patients (P = 0.037). CONCLUSIONS: Pirh2 was up-regulated in ccRCC at both transcriptional and translational levels compared with normal renal tissues, suggesting that Pirh2 may be a potential prognostic marker for ccRCC.
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Biomarcadores de Tumor/análisis , Carcinoma de Células Renales/química , Carcinoma de Células Renales/patología , Neoplasias Renales/química , Neoplasias Renales/patología , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/análisis , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Western Blotting , Femenino , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Clasificación del Tumor , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasas/genética , Regulación hacia ArribaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To examine HMGA2 expression and investigate its clinical and prognostic significance in human urothelial bladder cancer (BUC). METHODS: We detected HMGA2 mRNA and protein expression by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively in 44 frozen bladder cancer tissues and 18 adjacent normal bladder tissues. HMGA2 protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemical analysis of 148 paraffin-embedded specimens of human BUC and 30 specimens of adjacent normal bladder tissue. Correlations between HMGA2 and clinicopathologic features and prognosis were tested by statistical analyses. RESULTS: HMGA2 mRNA and protein levels in bladder cancer samples were significantly increased compared with adjacent normal bladder tissues (P < 0.001). mRNA overexpression correlated with high stage and grade of the bladder cancer (P < 0.001 and P = 0.002 respectively). HMGA2 protein expression was negative in all normal urothelial tissue samples, but positive in 52% (77/148) of bladder cancers (P < 0.001). HMGA2 expression correlated with tumor grade and stage (P < 0.001 and P = 0.003 respectively), Overexpression of HMGA2 protein in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer was significantly associated with shorter recurrence-free survival (P < 0.001), and progression-free survival (P = 0.0004). Multivariate analysis showed that HMGA2 expression was an independent prognostic factor for both tumor recurrence (P < 0.001) and tumor progression (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: HMGA2 is up-regulated in bladder cancer at both the transcriptional and translational levels compared with normal bladder tissue, HMGA2 protein is thus a potential prognostic marker for predicting tumor recurrence and progression.