New drugs for medullary thyroid cancer: new promises?

abstract：:Although the authors of the present review have contributed to genetic discoveries in the field of pheochromocytoma research, we can legitimately ask whether these advances have led to improvements in the diagnosis and management of patients with pheochromocytoma. The answer to this question is an emphatic Yes! In the...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Neumann HP,Young WF Jr,Krauss T,Bayley JP,Schiavi F,Opocher G,Boedeker CC,Tirosh A,Castinetti F,Ruf J,Beltsevich D,Walz M,Groeben HT,von Dobschuetz E,Gimm O,Wohllk N,Pfeifer M,Lourenço DM Jr,Peczkowska M,Patocs A,

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells often display chromosomal instability (CIN), a defect that involves loss or rearrangement of the cell's genetic material - chromosomes - during cell division. This process results in the generation of aneuploidy, a deviation from the haploid number of chromosomes, and structural alterations of chromosomes...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： McClelland SE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a trend of increasing prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), and the inherited multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome serves as a genetic model to investigate how NETs develop and the underlying mechanisms. Menin, encoded by the MEN1 gene, at least partly acts as a scaffold protein by intera...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Feng Z,Ma J,Hua X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists have been proposed as breast cancer preventives. Individuals who carry a mutated copy of BRCA1, DNA repair-associated gene, are at increased risk for development of breast cancer. Published data in the field suggest there could be interactions between peroxisom...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Furth PA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC) arise from thyroid parafollicular, calcitonin-producing C-cells and can occur either as sporadic or as hereditary diseases in the context of familial syndromes, including multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A (MEN2A), multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B (MEN2B) and familial MTC (FMTC). In a la...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Castellone MD,Melillo RM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal therapy leads to improved survival in oestrogen receptor (ER) positive early breast cancer and long-term responses in advanced disease. However, resistance to such therapy is a serious clinical problem. This article considers the data for and against there being a significant role for the oncogene HER-2 in su...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Dowsett M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a high prevalence of hypothyroidism in the cutaneous melanoma population, suggesting that the pathologic hormonal environment of hypothyroidism promotes melanoma growth. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that TSH, which circulates at elevated levels in hypothyroid individuals, sti...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Ellerhorst JA,Sendi-Naderi A,Johnson MK,Cooke CP,Dang SM,Diwan AH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the uptake and antiproliferative effect of two different chemical forms of iodine, iodide (I-) and molecular iodine (I2), in MCF-7 cells, which are inducible for the Na+/I- symporter (NIS) and positive for pendrin (PDS). The mouse fibroblast cell line NIH3T3 was used as control. Our results show th...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Arroyo-Helguera O,Anguiano B,Delgado G,Aceves C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the psychological performance and the quality of life in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, either during treatment with chronic suppressive doses of levothyroxine, or during the withdrawal of levothyroxine needed to perform whole-body scanning with radioactive iodine, with those of appropriate...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Botella-Carretero JI,Galán JM,Caballero C,Sancho J,Escobar-Morreale HF

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous epidemiological observations point to sex differences in lung cancer etiology and progression. The present study was aimed at understanding the bases of these sex differences. To test the effect of estradiol on tumor progression, we used a mouse model based on conditional Kras expression and concurrent deleti...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Hammoud Z,Tan B,Badve S,Bigsby RM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum-based therapy remains the cornerstone for cancer therapy; however, its efficacy varies. The role of lipoprotein receptor-mediated lipid entry for cancer development has been reported. Yet, the roles and mechanism of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) in chemo-sensitivities are unknown. In the current...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Chang WC,Wang HC,Cheng WC,Yang JC,Chung WM,Ho YP,Chen L,Hung YC,Ma WL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelin system is a family of three similar small peptides, two G-protein-coupled receptors and two proteinases. Endothelins have several physiological roles, notably in embryonic differentiation and vascular homeostasis. Numerous types of tumour express endothelins and their regulation is often aberrant when c...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Grimshaw MJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulinomas are rare endocrine neoplasias that constitute the most frequent islet cell tumours. Somatostatin (SST) analogs are tentatively used to inhibit insulin secretion and control tumour growth in patients with local invasion or inoperative metastasis, but variable responses have been reported. Data regarding som...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： de Sá SV,Corrêa-Giannella ML,Machado MC,de Souza JJ,Pereira MA,Patzina RA,Siqueira SA,Machado MC,Giannella-Neto D

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis remains ill-defined in patients with liver metastases of well-differentiated (WD) digestive endocrine carcinomas (DEC) with high Ki-67 index. The objectives of this study were to determine whether Ki-67 index, tumor differentiation, and extent of liver involvement are independent prognostic factors in pa...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Hentic O,Couvelard A,Rebours V,Zappa M,Dokmak S,Hammel P,Maire F,O'Toole D,Lévy P,Sauvanet A,Ruszniewski P

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Distant metastases from thyroid cancer of follicular origin are uncommon. Treatment includes levothyroxine administration, focal treatment modalities with surgery, external radiation therapy and thermal ablation, and radioiodine in patients with uptake of 131I in their metastases. Two-thirds of distant metastases beco...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Berdelou A,Lamartina L,Klain M,Leboulleux S,Schlumberger M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia occurs in solid tumours due to a mismatch between tumour growth and angiogenesis. Hypoxia in solid tumours is associated with an aggressive phenotype and resistance to radiation therapy and chemotherapy leading to poor patient prognosis. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor, which is ac...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Patiar S,Harris AL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer deaths. Thus, new biomarkers predictive of response to the standard paclitaxel-carboplatin treatment are needed to improve chemotherapy strategies. MicroRNAs have the potential to modify drug outcomes. Based on this, we have demonstrated in this study that pat...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Leskelä S,Leandro-García LJ,Mendiola M,Barriuso J,Inglada-Pérez L,Muñoz I,Martínez-Delgado B,Redondo A,de Santiago J,Robledo M,Hardisson D,Rodríguez-Antona C

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Many clinicians prefer to avoid surgery in patients with carcinoid neoplasia, because of its slow growth and relatively favourable prognosis. Nevertheless, the commonest cause of death in patients with carcinoid is advanced metastatic disease, and both clinical and epidemiological data indicate that the more effective...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Sutton R,Doran HE,Williams EM,Vora J,Vinjamuri S,Evans J,Campbell F,Raraty MG,Ghaneh P,Hartley M,Poston GJ,Neoptolemos JP

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten to fifteen percent of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid nodules are indeterminate. Galectin-3 (Gal-3) and the oncogene BRAFV600E are markers of malignancy useful to improve FNAB accuracy. The objective of this study was to determine whether the combined analysis of Gal-3 and BRAFV600E expression in t...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Sapio MR,Guerra A,Posca D,Limone PP,Deandrea M,Motta M,Troncone G,Caleo A,Vallefuoco P,Rossi G,Fenzi G,Vitale M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) are endocrine tumors arising in pancreas and is the most common neuroendocrine tumors. Mounting evidence indicates lncRNA H19 could be a determinant of tumor progression. However, the expression and mechanism of H19 and the relevant genes mediated by H19 in pNENs remain unde...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Ji M,Yao Y,Liu A,Shi L,Chen D,Tang L,Yang G,Liang X,Peng J,Shao C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aims to examine whether the annual variations in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) measurements, represented by the coefficient of variation (CV), predict cancer incidence and mortality in the subsequent years independent of traditional risk factors of type 2 diabetic patients. A computerized database of patients...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Lin CC,Li CI,Liu CS,Lin WY,Chen CC,Yang SY,Lee CC,Li TC

更新日期：2012-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous SNP array analyses have revealed genomic alterations of the Notch pathway as being the most frequent abnormality in adrenocortical tumors (ACTs). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of components of Notch signaling in ACTs and to correlate them with clinical outcome. The mRNA expressio...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Ronchi CL,Sbiera S,Altieri B,Steinhauer S,Wild V,Bekteshi M,Kroiss M,Fassnacht M,Allolio B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:177Lu-octreotate is an FDA-approved radionuclide therapy for patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) expressing somatostatin receptors. The 177Lu-octreotate therapy has shown promising results in clinical trials by prolonging progression-free survival, but complete responses are still uncomm...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Hofving T,Sandblom V,Arvidsson Y,Shubbar E,Altiparmak G,Swanpalmer J,Almobarak B,Elf AK,Johanson V,Elias E,Kristiansson E,Forssell-Aronsson E,Nilsson O

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity increases both the risk and mortality associated with many types of cancer including that of the breast. In mice, obesity increases both incidence of spontaneous tumors and burden of transplanted tumors. Our findings identify leptin, an adipose secreted cytokine, in promoting increased mammary tumor burden in ...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Zheng Q,Dunlap SM,Zhu J,Downs-Kelly E,Rich J,Hursting SD,Berger NA,Reizes O

更新日期：2011-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT; unenhanced, followed by contrast-enhanced examinations) is the cornerstone of imaging of adrenal tumours. Attenuation values of <10 Hounsfield units on an unenhanced CT are practically diagnostic for adenomas. When lesions cannot be characterised adequately with CT, magnetic resonance imaging ...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Ilias I,Sahdev A,Reznek RH,Grossman AB,Pacak K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Calcitonin screening' is not accepted as the standard of care in daily practice. The clinical and surgical consequences of 'calcitonin screening' in a series of patients with mildly elevated basal calcitonin and pentagastrin stimulated calcitonin levels are presented. 260 patients with elevated basal (>10 pg/ml) and ...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Scheuba C,Kaserer K,Moritz A,Drosten R,Vierhapper H,Bieglmayer C,Haas OA,Niederle B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is associated with a range of health outcomes that are of clinical and public health significance, including cancer. Herein, we summarize epidemiologic and preclinical evidence for an association between obesity and increased risk of breast and prostate cancer incidence and mortality. Moreover, we describe dat...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Allott EH,Hursting SD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotoxicosis with concomitant thyroid cancer is rare and poorly recognized, which may result in delayed diagnosis, inappropriate treatment and even poor prognosis. To provide a comprehensive guidance for clinicians, the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this challenging setting were systematically r...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Fu H,Cheng L,Jin Y,Chen L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are one of the principal therapeutic approaches for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer in postmenopausal women. They block estrogen biosynthesis through aromatase inhibition, thus preventing tumour progression. Besides the therapeutic success of the third-generation AIs, acquired...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Augusto TV,Correia-da-Silva G,Rodrigues CMP,Teixeira N,Amaral C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign adrenal tumors cover a spectrum of lesions with distinct morphology and steroid secretion. Current classification is empirical. Beyond a few driver mutations, pathophysiology is not well understood. Here, a pangenomic characterization of benign adrenocortical tumors is proposed, aiming at unbiased classificatio...

journal_title：Endocrine-related cancer

authors： Faillot S,Foulonneau T,Néou M,Espiard S,Garinet S,Vaczlavik A,Jouinot A,Rondof W,Septier A,Drougat L,Hécale-Perlemoine K,Ragazzon B,Rizk-Rabin M,Sibony M,Bonnet-Serrano F,Guibourdenche J,Libé R,Groussin L,Dousset B,

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00