Abstract:
AIM:To investigate the clinical significance of cyclic adenosine monophosphate-responsive element-binding (CREB) and phosphorylated CREB (pCREB) expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Immunohistochemistry and Western blot analyses were performed to detect the expression and subcellular localizations of CREB and pCREB proteins in 130 pairs of HCC and adjacent nonneoplastic liver tissues. RESULTS:Both immunohistochemistry and Western blot analyses showed that the expression levels of CREB and pCREB proteins in HCC tissues were significantly higher than those in the adjacent nonneoplastic liver tissues (both P<0.001). In addition, the combined upregulation of CREB and pCREB proteins (CREB-high/pCREB-high) was significantly associated with serum α-fetoprotein (P=0.02), tumor stage (P<0.001), and tumor grade (P=0.01). Moreover, HCC patients with CREB-high/pCREB-high expression showed shortest 5-year disease-free survival and 5-year overall survival (both P<0.001). Furthermore, the multivariate survival analysis found that the combined upregulation of CREB and pCREB proteins may be an independent unfavorable prognostic factor for both 5-year disease-free survival and 5-year overall survival (both P=0.01) in HCC. CONCLUSION:Our data indicate for the first time that the activation of the CREB protein may be associated with tumor progression in HCC, and may serve as a valuable marker of prognosis for patients with this malignancy.
journal_name
Onco Targets Therjournal_title
OncoTargets and therapyauthors
Yu L,Guo X,Zhang P,Qi R,Li Z,Zhang Sdoi
10.2147/OTT.S63594subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-05-29 00:00:00pages
873-9issn
1178-6930pii
ott-7-873journal_volume
7pub_type
杂志文章abstract:Background:Malignant glioma is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and is known to exhibit a high degree of heterogeneity in its deregulation of different oncogenic pathways. The molecular subclasses of human glioma are not well known. Thus, it is crucial to identify vital oncogenic pathways in ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S139243
更新日期:2017-11-15 00:00:00
abstract::Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the therapeutic strategy and prognosis of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Nowadays, ICIs as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy are the standard of care treatment in advanced NSCLC, and in stage III, durvalumab (a programmed death l...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S259308
更新日期:2020-07-14 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of inflammatory index in esophageal cancer (EC) has not been established. In the present study, therefore, we initially evaluated a novel prognostic system, named the COCC (COmbination of C-reactive protein [CRP] and carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA]), for making a prognosis in patients wit...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S77378
更新日期:2015-04-10 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:This study aimed to investigate the regulatory roles of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) on gastric cancer (GC) cells, and reveal the potential mechanisms relating to nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling. Methods:GC cell lines SGC7901 and MKN45 were transfected with pEGFP-C1-ERβ to overexpress ERβ, and treated...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,收录出版
doi:10.2147/OTT.S214529
更新日期:2019-11-05 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:Pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is associated with favourable outcomes of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, a proportion of TNBC patients with the residual disease do not relapse and achieve long-term survival. The aim of this study was to ident...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S256818
更新日期:2020-07-03 00:00:00
abstract::Hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer is the most common subtype of breast cancer among patients with both early-stage and metastatic disease. Recent advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology have led to the discovery and utilization of targeted inhibitors to cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6). The...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S149245
更新日期:2018-08-29 00:00:00
abstract:Introduction:Systemic inflammation is associated with prognosis in solid tumors. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker for the general immune response to various stress stimuli. Studies have shown correlation of NLR to outcomes in immune checkpoint blockade, peripheral neutrophil count to intratumor neut...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S153290
更新日期:2018-02-23 00:00:00
abstract::To date, 10 years after the first demonstration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), prognostic significance in metastatic breast cancer using the US Food and Drug Administration-cleared system CellSearch(®), the potential utility of CTCs in early clinical development of drugs, their role as a surrogate marker of respon...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S46200
更新日期:2014-04-17 00:00:00
abstract::Armillaria mellea is a honey mushroom often used in the traditional Chinese medicine "Tianma". Currently, this medicinal mushroom is also used as a dietary supplement in numerous Western and Eastern countries. Armillarikin was isolated from A. mellea, and we previously discovered that it induced cytotoxicity in human ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S103940
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The grading of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) is associated with the choice of treatment strategy. The aim of this study is to identify the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features in differentiating pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) grade 1/2 (G1/G2) and pancreatic neuroendocrine ca...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S127803
更新日期:2017-03-07 00:00:00
abstract::Targeted radioimmunotherapy in non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma (NHL) offers an efficacious therapy and minimal toxicity compared to conventional chemotherapy. Iodine 131 tositumomab ((131)I-TST) is a murine monoclonal antibody against the CD20 cell surface protein and is directly covalently conjugated to (131)I, a radio...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/ott.s4456
更新日期:2009-02-18 00:00:00
abstract:Objective:Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) ANRIL is emerging as a crucial role in ovarian cancer progression and prognosis. However, the precise molecular mechanism of ANRIL on ovarian cancer is not known. Thus, we aim to study the underlying mechanism of ANRIL on the action. Methods:The MTT assay assessed cell viability....
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S273614
更新日期:2021-01-19 00:00:00
abstract::Liver cancer is a common malignant disease in China, while the primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor (PHNET) is extremely rare presented with various manifestations. We herein describe an interesting PHNET case, which was clinically diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based on strong clinical evidence and the n...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type:
doi:10.2147/OTT.S236728
更新日期:2020-02-03 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present investigation was to study the clinical significances of the abnormal expressions of Piwil1 and Piwil2 protein in colonic adenoma and adenocarcinoma. METHODS:This study had applied immunohistochemical method to detect 45 cases of tissues adjacent to carcinoma (distance to cancero...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S77003
更新日期:2015-05-27 00:00:00
abstract:Background/Aims:The effects of lncRNA-NORAD/mir-520a-3p on proliferation and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were studied, and its potential molecular mechanism was discussed. Methods:qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression of lncRNA NORAD and miR-520a-3p in non-small cell lung cancer tissues and cell...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S230954
更新日期:2020-02-19 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Leukemia related protein 16 (LRP16), one of the genes belonging to the macro domain family, has been found up-regulated in various tumors including testicles, ovaries and mucosa of colon and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Purpose:The objective of this study was to investigate expression pattern ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S157914
更新日期:2018-03-05 00:00:00
abstract::Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) family includes four highly conserved receptor tyrosine kinases. Particularly, FGFR2 has been identified as a potential target for tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. Except for immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization, next-generation sequencing (NGS)...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type:
doi:10.2147/OTT.S218796
更新日期:2019-11-06 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanisms associated with bisphosphonate (BP)-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). METHODS:The gene expression profile GSE7116 was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) fro...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S88463
更新日期:2015-09-22 00:00:00
abstract::High-mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) is involved in a wide spectrum of biological processes and is upregulated in several tumors, but its role in renal carcinoma remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of HMGA2 and its relationship to the overall survival (OS) of patients with non-metasta...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S116953
更新日期:2016-11-22 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Huaier extract has been a part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for roughly 1600 years and may serve as a potential anti-cancer drug as it is associated with good efficacy and low toxicity. Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at a higher chance of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S253598
更新日期:2020-08-26 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR mutation are suffering from a high incidence of brain metastasis (BM). It is still controversial whether cranial radiotherapy could be delayed when the EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) used as first-line therapy for EGFR-positive patients with BM. This...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S223216
更新日期:2019-10-08 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Recent studies showed that aberrant expression of miRNAs causes tumor-suppressing or promoting effects in various cancers including gastric cancer (GC). Our previous studies showed that lots of miRNAs and mRNA expressed differentially in GC and normal tissues. However, the critical miRNAs and mRNA need to be...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S208024
更新日期:2020-03-03 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) generally have good prognosis, but inoperable and radioactive iodine-refractory PTC still poses significant clinical challenges due to lack of effective treatment and higher mortality rates. Given the important role of integrins in multiple steps of tumor development, integ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S99166
更新日期:2016-03-11 00:00:00
abstract::The incidence rate of breast cancers in People's Republic of China has increased in the last decade, and many cases are responsive to hormone therapies. The third-generation aromatase inhibitor letrozole inhibits estrogen production, and is more efficacious than the estrogen receptor inhibitor tamoxifen. In recent yea...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S81087
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aimed to identify the genes and pathways associated with smoking-related lung adenocarcinoma. Three lung adenocarcinoma associated datasets (GSE43458, GSE10072, and GSE50081), the subjects of which included smokers and nonsmokers, were downloaded to screen the differentially expressed feature genes between ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S114230
更新日期:2016-12-07 00:00:00
abstract::Survivin is a member of the inhibitor-of-apoptosis proteins (IAPs) family; its overexpression has been widely demonstrated to occur in various types of cancer. Overexpression of survivin also correlates with tumor progression and induces anticancer drug resistance. Interestingly, recent studies reveal that survivin ex...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S33374
更新日期:2013-10-16 00:00:00
abstract::Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have the ability to selectively replicate in and lyse cancer cells. Angiogenesis is an essential requirement for tumor growth. Like OVs, the therapeutic effect of many angiogenesis inhibitors has been limited, leading to the development of more effective approaches to combine antiangiogenic the...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S46974
更新日期:2013-07-31 00:00:00
abstract::MicroRNAs (miRs) have been demonstrated to play key roles in the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the regulatory mechanism of miR-503 in HCC has not been fully uncovered. In this study, we found that miR-503 was significantly downregulated in HCC tissues compared to nontumorous l...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S106351
更新日期:2016-06-15 00:00:00
abstract::The chemokine receptor 4/chemokine ligand 12 (CXCR4/CXCL12) axis plays an important role in tumorigenesis, metastasis, and recurrence of tumors. Its single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with patient survival in several types of cancer. However, the prognostic value of SNPs in nasopharyngeal carcinoma ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S90430
更新日期:2015-10-08 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To explore whether changes in tumor size impact survival in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after target therapy, especially in patients with evaluation of stable disease (SD), and to review the applicability of the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria in target therapy. P...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S38441
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00