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Background:PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors have shown a robust tumor response in the treatment of various cancers. Pembrolizumab is an anti-PD-1 checkpoint antibody approved for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in more than 40 countries. Although autoimmune pneumonitis is considered a common immune-related adverse event of PD-1 inhibitors, only limited studies have assessed the development of opportunistic infections such as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Case presentation:A patient with metastatic melanoma whose pulmonary TB was activated after administration of pembrolizumab for melanoma is reported. Anti-TB drugs were administered, followed by pembrolizumab (2 mg/kg, repeated every 28 days), which successfully cured the TB and achieved complete response for melanoma. Conclusion:Activated pulmonary TB was observed during the administration of pembrolizumab. It was safe and effective in the current patient to combine anti-TB drugs and PD-1 inhibitors. More importantly, screening pulmonary TB before administration of PD-1 inhibitors is recommended.
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Onco Targets Therjournal_title
OncoTargets and therapyauthors
He W,Zhang X,Li W,Kong C,Wang Y,Zhu L,Xu R,Deng G,Zhang Pdoi
10.2147/OTT.S178246subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-10-24 00:00:00pages
7423-7427issn
1178-6930pii
ott-11-7423journal_volume
11pub_type
abstract:Background:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can affect tumorigenesis. Data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCAG) suggest that LINC02783 is highly expressed in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and is expected to be a potential biological target. We conducted this study to verify this. Patients and Methods:We conducted this study...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S262046
更新日期:2020-10-09 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Although our previous studies have confirmed that 1, 3, 8-trihydroxy-6-methylant hraquinone (emodin) inhibits migration and invasion in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unknown. Here, the aim was to investigate the effects of emodin on EOC cells and to study fu...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S138217
更新日期:2017-07-19 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults. Long non-coding RNA taurine-upregulated gene 1 (lncRNA TUG1) has been discovered to participate in multiple cancers including AML. However, the detailed mechanism of TUG1 in AML remains obscure. Materials and methods:AML cell ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S217795
更新日期:2019-11-29 00:00:00
abstract:Background:As a component of the EIF3 complex, EIF3C is essential for several steps in protein synthesis initiation. Recently, it has been addressed that EIF3C is overexpressed in several human cancers and plays a pivotal role in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. Materials and methods:Immunohistochemistry, quantit...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S187209
更新日期:2019-02-14 00:00:00
abstract::Anterior gradient protein (AGR) 3 is a highly related homologue of pro-oncogenic AGR2 and belongs to the family of protein disulfide isomerases. Although AGR3 was found in breast, ovary, prostate, and liver cancer, it remains of yet poorly defined function in tumorigenesis. This study aimed to determine AGR3 expressio...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S82235
更新日期:2015-06-24 00:00:00
abstract::The association between polymorphic CAG repeats in the androgen receptor gene in women and breast cancer susceptibility has been studied extensively. However, the conclusions regarding this relationship remain conflicting. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to identify whether androgen receptor CAG repeat lengths w...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S85130
更新日期:2015-08-13 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Repetitive genotyping is useful to assess the genetic evolution of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) during treatment, but the need for sampling by biopsy is a major obstacle. Digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a promising procedure for the detection of mutant alleles in plasma of cancer patients. ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S105976
更新日期:2016-08-24 00:00:00
abstract:Background and aim:Studies suggest that antiviral therapy performed after curative resection improves the postoperative prognosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the evidence has been contradictory. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the effect of antiviral therapy with n...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S150281
更新日期:2017-11-10 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::Despite advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, it remains an incurable disease, with relapses and resistances frequently observed. Recently, immunotherapies, in particular, monoclonal antibodies, have become important treatment options in anticancer therapies. Elotuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody to s...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S94531
更新日期:2016-10-05 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:Tumor drug resistance limits the response to chemotherapy. Interestingly, sequential combination therapy enhances the anticancer efficacy of drugs like cisplatin (CDDP) via synergistic effects. We assayed the synergistic effects of combined photodynamic therapy programmed death receptor-ligand 1 (PDT) and chemo...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S198422
更新日期:2019-07-10 00:00:00
abstract::Bladder cancer (BC) is the most common urinary system malignancy and is a serious threat to human health. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are members of a newly defined class of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) that can regulate gene expression at the transcriptional or posttranscriptional level. Studies have shown that circRNAs are ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S268859
更新日期:2020-09-29 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:This study was designed to investigate the predictive and prognostic values of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. METHODS:Patients' peripheral blood samples were collected prior to chemotherapy and after 1 w...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S124124
更新日期:2017-01-18 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:Gastric carcinoma is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death in China. As a new generation of cancer therapeutic drug, CL-6, a curcumin derivative, shows better bioavailability than curcumin, which has shown anticancer effects in gastric cancer (GC). However, whether CL-6 s...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S196914
更新日期:2019-03-27 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Emerging researches have demonstrated that aberrantly expressed long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have great significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progression. The aim of this study was to explore the role of lncRNA AZIN1 antisense RNA 1 (AZIN1-AS1) in NSCLC and the related mechanism. Methods:Expr...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S261497
更新日期:2020-10-09 00:00:00
abstract::Immune cells are essential for defending the body's balance and have increasingly been implicated in controlling tumor growth. In cervical cancer (CC), the immune landscape is extensively connected with human papillomavirus (HPV) status. Recent insights from studies have revealed that as a result of infection with HPV...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S264312
更新日期:2020-08-12 00:00:00
abstract:Purpose:Radioresistance is a vital obstacle for the prognosis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the underlying mechanism is still unknown. Here, we explored the role of the NRF2/KEAP1 pathway in radioresistance of NPC cell lines. Materials and Methods:We selected NPC cell lines CNE-1 and CNE-2, treated them...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S260169
更新日期:2020-09-11 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:Background:Despite the breadth of understanding the noncoding RNAs' function in molecular biology, their functional roles in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core upon the expression of noncoding RNAs. Methods:The lncRNAs, mRNAs, ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S149254
更新日期:2018-03-02 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The authors conducted this prospective study to analyze the amount of interfractional prostate bed motion (PBM) and quantify its components with the use of an endorectal balloon (ERB). METHODS:A total of 1,348 cone beam computed tomography images from 46 patients who underwent postprostatectomy radiotherapy...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S98112
更新日期:2016-05-24 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Minichromosome maintenance protein 2 (MCM2), which is a member of MCM family, has been found to be a relevant marker for progression and prognosis in a variety of human cancers. Due to lack of effective therapeutic target in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) patients, the aim of our study was to screen and...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S169002
更新日期:2018-08-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Vandetanib is a promising anticancer targeted agent for treating advanced carcinomas, such as non-small-cell lung cancer, small-cell lung cancer, breast cancer, malignant glioma, hepatocellular cancer, and unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer. However, diarrhea i...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S96830
更新日期:2016-06-20 00:00:00
abstract::The identification of molecular genetic biomarkers considerably increased our current understanding of glioma genesis, prognostic evaluation, and treatment planning. In glioblastoma, the most malignant intrinsic brain tumor entity in adults, the promoter methylation status of the gene encoding for the repair enzyme O6...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2147/OTT.S50208
更新日期:2013-09-27 00:00:00
abstract:Background and aim:Despite several studies being conducted to examine the associations between the NUDT15 R139C polymorphism and thiopurine-induced leukopenia in the Asian population, the results remain inconsistent. This meta-analysis determined the risk of thiopurine-induced leukopenia conferred by the NUDT15 R139C p...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S177007
更新日期:2018-11-23 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:Metastasis-associated gene 2 (MTA2) is reported to play an important role in tumor progression, but little is known about the role of MTA2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The aim of the study was to explore the expression and function of MTA2 in NPC. METHODS:Expression of MTA2 in NPC tissues and cell lines was...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S96518
更新日期:2016-03-18 00:00:00
abstract:Aim:We aimed to assess the role of 21-gene recurrence score (RS) in the decision-making for surgical treatment in early stage breast cancer and compared the outcomes between breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and mastectomy (MAST) among various 21-gene RS groups. Methods:We included patients with stage T1-2M0M0 and estro...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S199625
更新日期:2019-03-19 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Growth differentiation factor (GDF) acted as a factor that regulated proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation in several tumors. However, the effects of growth differentiation factor (GDF11) in pancreatic cancer remain unclear. Purpose:To investigate the expression and significance of GDF11 in pancreati...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S181792
更新日期:2018-11-27 00:00:00
abstract::Background: Seminoma accounts for the most part of cases of testicular germ cell tumor, which is the most common malignancy among males between ages 15 and 44 years. Understanding the molecular mechanism of tumorigenesis is important for better clinical diagnosis and treatment. Purpose: We performed bioinformatics ana...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S199115
更新日期:2019-05-14 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We aimed to investigate the patterns of failure (locoregional and distant metastasis), associated factors, and treatment outcomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) combined with chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From April 2006 to December 2011, ...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2147/OTT.S95457
更新日期:2016-10-25 00:00:00
abstract::Iliac vein-ureteral fistula is a rare cause of hematuria. The diagnosis of an iliac vein-ureteral fistula can be elusive even with the use of multiple methods. With regards to the treatment, there appears to be a shift in management from primarily open surgical to primarily angiographic management. We present a unique...
journal_title:OncoTargets and therapy
pub_type:
doi:10.2147/OTT.S64685
更新日期:2014-07-23 00:00:00