abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulating evidence demonstrates high levels of aldehyde dehydrogense (ALDH) activity in human cancer types, in part, because of its association with cancer stem cells. Whereas ALDH1A1 and ALDH7A1 isoforms were reported to associate with prostate tumorigenesis, whether other ALDH isoforms are associated wi...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Yan J,De Melo J,Cutz JC,Aziz T,Tang D

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biomarkers for metastatic castration-resistant prostatic cancer (mCRPC) are an unmet medical need. METHODS:The prognostic and predictive value for survival and response to salvage hormonal therapy (SHT) of baseline testosterone level (TL) was analysed in a cohort of 101 mCRPC patients participating in 9 non...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： de Liaño AG,Reig O,Mellado B,Martin C,Rull EU,Maroto JP

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the possible association between paediatric head computed tomography (CT) examination and increased subsequent risk of malignancy and benign brain tumour. METHODS:In the exposed cohort, 24 418 participants under 18 years of age, who underwent head CT examination between 1998 and 2006, were ident...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Huang WY,Muo CH,Lin CY,Jen YM,Yang MH,Lin JC,Sung FC,Kao CH

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vascular disrupting agent ombrabulin shows synergy with docetaxel in vivo. Recommended phase II doses were determined in a dose escalation study in advanced solid tumours. METHODS:Ombrabulin (30-min infusion, day 1) followed by docetaxel (1-h infusion, day 2) every 3 weeks was explored. Ombrabulin was e...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Eskens FA,Tresca P,Tosi D,Van Doorn L,Fontaine H,Van der Gaast A,Veyrat-Follet C,Oprea C,Hospitel M,Dieras V

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GOLPH3) has been reported to be involved in the development of several human cancers. The present study was conducted to investigate the expression of GOLPH3 and its prognostic significance in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Meanwhile, the function of GOLPH3 in human RCC was further inves...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Xue Y,Wu G,Liao Y,Xiao G,Ma X,Zou X,Zhang G,Xiao R,Wang X,Liu Q,Long D,Yang J,Xu H,Liu F,Liu M,Xie K,Huang R

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our previous laboratory and clinical data suggested that one mechanism underlying the development of platinum resistance in ovarian cancer is the acquisition of DNA methylation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that the DNA hypomethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytodine (decitabine) can reverse resistance to...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Glasspool RM,Brown R,Gore ME,Rustin GJ,McNeish IA,Wilson RH,Pledge S,Paul J,Mackean M,Hall GD,Gabra H,Halford SE,Walker J,Appleton K,Ullah R,Kaye S,Scottish Gynaecological Trials Group.

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The overexpression of oestrogen-related receptor-β (ERRβ) in breast cancer patients is correlated with improved prognosis and longer relapse-free survival, and the level of ERRβ mRNA is inversely correlated with the S-phase fraction of cells from breast cancer patients. METHODS:Chromatin immunoprecipitation...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Sengupta D,Bhargava DK,Dixit A,Sahoo BS,Biswas S,Biswas G,Mishra SK

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk and prognosis of ovarian cancer have not been well established in women with endometriosis. Thus, we investigated the impact of endometriosis on the risk and prognosis for ovarian cancer, and evaluated clinicopathologic characteristics of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) in comparison ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Kim HS,Kim TH,Chung HH,Song YS

更新日期：2014-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To quantify the benefits (cancer prevention and down-staging) and harms (recall and excess treatment) of cervical screening starting from age 20 years rather than from age 25 years. METHODS:We use routine screening and cancer incidence statistics from Wales (for screening from age 20 years) and England (scr...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Landy R,Birke H,Castanon A,Sasieni P

更新日期：2014-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oestrogen (E2) induces apoptosis in long-term E2-deprived MCF7 cells (MCF7:5C). Taxanes have been used extensively in the treatment of early and advanced breast cancer. We have interrogated the sequence of events that involve the apoptotic signalling pathway induced by E2 in comparison with paclitaxel. METH...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Obiorah I,Sengupta S,Fan P,Jordan VC

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We and others have identified the aldo-keto reductase AKR1C3 as a potential drug target in prostate cancer, breast cancer and leukaemia. As a consequence, significant effort is being invested in the development of AKR1C3-selective inhibitors. METHODS:We report the screening of an in-house drug library to id...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Khanim F,Davies N,Veliça P,Hayden R,Ride J,Pararasa C,Chong MG,Gunther U,Veerapen N,Winn P,Farmer R,Trivier E,Rigoreau L,Drayson M,Bunce C

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of tumour-infiltrating inflammation in the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been fully evaluated. The primary objective of our meta-analysis was to determine the impact of tumour-infiltrating inflammation on survival outcomes. METHODS:Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Mei Z,Liu Y,Liu C,Cui A,Liang Z,Wang G,Peng H,Cui L,Li C

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired drug transport is an important factor that reduces the efficacy of anticancer agents against pancreatic cancer. Here, we report a novel combination chemotherapy using gemcitabine (GEM) and internalised-RGD (iRGD) peptide, which enhances tumour-specific drug penetration by binding neuropilin-1 (NRP1)...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Akashi Y,Oda T,Ohara Y,Miyamoto R,Kurokawa T,Hashimoto S,Enomoto T,Yamada K,Satake M,Ohkohchi N

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The integrin-binding protein osteopontin is strongly associated with tumour development, yet is an abundant dietary component as a constituent of human and bovine milk. Therefore, we tested the effect of orally administered osteopontin (o-OPN) on the development of subcutaneous tumours in mice. METHODS:Bovi...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Rittling SR,Wejse PL,Yagiz K,Warot GA,Hui T

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Panobinostat, a pan-deacetylase inhibitor, overcomes imatinib resistance in preclinical models of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Here we determined the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) of panobinostat in combination with imatinib (IM) for treatment of patients with re...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Bauer S,Hilger RA,Mühlenberg T,Grabellus F,Nagarajah J,Hoiczyk M,Reichardt A,Ahrens M,Reichardt P,Grunewald S,Scheulen ME,Pustowka A,Bock E,Schuler M,Pink D

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) patients have <9% 5-year survival rate, do not respond well to targeted therapy and eventually develop resistance. A better understanding of molecular pathways of RCC metastasis is the basis for the discovery of novel prognostic markers and targeted therapie...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： White NM,Masui O,Newsted D,Scorilas A,Romaschin AD,Bjarnason GA,Siu KW,Yousef GM

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) and its ligand stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α, also known as CXCL12) have important roles in promoting tumour growth and metastasis. Therefore, targeting CXCR4 could be a promising strategy for treatment of human cancer. METHODS:To achieve this goal, we developed a h...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Yang Q,Zhang F,Ding Y,Huang J,Chen S,Wu Q,Wang Z,Wang Z,Chen C

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explored the association between smoking and colorectal malignant carcinoma (CRC) in the Chinese population at the national level for the first time. METHODS:In the China Nationwide Retrospective Mortality Survey conducted during 1989-1991, 12,942 CRC cases among 1,136,336 all-cause deaths aged ≥...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Hou L,Jiang J,Liu B,Nasca PC,Wu Y,Zou X,Han W,Chen Y,Zhang B,Xue F,Pang H,Li J

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The amplification of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in triple negative breast carcinomas (TNBC) suggests its potential therapeutic application, as for HER-2, using standardised methods of measurement. In this regard, we aimed to compare several methods for evaluating EGFR amplification along with po...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Secq V,Villeret J,Fina F,Carmassi M,Carcopino X,Garcia S,Metellus I,Boubli L,Iovanna J,Charpin C

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive biomarkers of disease progression in mice with cancer are lacking making it challenging to implement appropriate humane end points. We investigated whether body temperature, food and water consumption could be used to predict tumour burden. METHODS:Thirty-six male, wild-type C57Bl/6 mice were i...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Hunter JE,Butterworth J,Perkins ND,Bateson M,Richardson CA

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) can decrease docetaxel clearance in patients by an unknown mechanism. We hypothesised that these interactions are mediated by the hepatic uptake transporter OATP1B1. METHODS:The influence of 16 approved TKIs on transport was studied in vitro using HEK293 cells expre...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Hu S,Mathijssen RH,de Bruijn P,Baker SD,Sparreboom A

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older women have lower breast cancer surgery rates than younger women. UK policy states that differences in cancer treatment by age can only be justified by patient choice or poor health. METHODS:We investigate whether lack of surgery for older patients is explained by patient choice/poor health in a prospe...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Lavelle K,Sowerbutts AM,Bundred N,Pilling M,Degner L,Stockton C,Todd C

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-EGFR antibody, cetuximab, improves overall survival (OS) in K-ras wild-type chemotherapy-refractory colorectal cancer. Epidermal growth factor receptor ligand epiregulin (EREG) gene expression may further predict cetuximab benefit. METHODS:Tumour samples from a phase III clinical trial of cetuximab plu...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Jonker DJ,Karapetis CS,Harbison C,O'Callaghan CJ,Tu D,Simes RJ,Malone DP,Langer C,Tebbutt N,Price TJ,Shapiro J,Siu LL,Wong RP,Bjarnason G,Moore MJ,Zalcberg JR,Khambata-Ford S

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lipogenic transcription factor carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP) may play a key role in malignant progression of breast cancer by allowing metabolic adaptations to take place in response to changes in oxygenation. METHODS:Immunohistochemical analysis of ChREBP was carried out in hum...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Airley RE,McHugh P,Evans AR,Harris B,Winchester L,Buffa FM,Al-Tameemi W,Leek R,Harris AL

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant choline metabolism has been proposed as a novel cancer hallmark. We recently showed that epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) possesses an altered MRS-choline profile, characterised by increased phosphocholine (PCho) content to which mainly contribute over-expression and activation of choline kinase-alph...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Granata A,Nicoletti R,Tinaglia V,De Cecco L,Pisanu ME,Ricci A,Podo F,Canevari S,Iorio E,Bagnoli M,Mezzanzanica D

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging studies have shown the potential benefit of arming oncolytic viruses with therapeutic genes. However, most of these therapeutic genes are placed under the regulation of ubiquitous viral promoters. Our goal is to generate a safer yet potent oncolytic herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) for cancer the...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Miao L,Fraefel C,Sia KC,Newman JP,Mohamed-Bashir SA,Ng WH,Lam PY

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) has a key role in the maintenance of the cellular proteostasis. However, HSP90 is also involved in stabilisation of oncogenic client proteins and facilitates oncogene addiction and cancer cell survival. The development of HSP90 inhibitors for cancer treatment is an area of growi...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Zhang Y,Dayalan Naidu S,Samarasinghe K,Van Hecke GC,Pheely A,Boronina TN,Cole RN,Benjamin IJ,Cole PA,Ahn YH,Dinkova-Kostova AT

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The interaction between human prostate cancer (PCa) cells and bone marrow (BM) endothelium follows a rolling-and-adhesion cascade mediated by E-selectin ligand (ESL): E-selectin. This adhesion is enabled by elevated expression of α-1,3-fucosyltransferases (FTs), enzymes responsible for ESL-mediated bone meta...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Li J,Guillebon AD,Hsu JW,Barthel SR,Dimitroff CJ,Lee YF,King MR

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about leukaemia risk following chronic radiation exposures at low dose rates. The Techa River Cohort of individuals residing in riverside villages between 1950 and 1961 when releases from the Mayak plutonium production complex contaminated the river allows quantification of leukaemia risks as...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Krestinina LY,Davis FG,Schonfeld S,Preston DL,Degteva M,Epifanova S,Akleyev AV

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body mass index (BMI) has been associated with the risk of oesophageal cancer. But the influence of BMI on postoperative complication and prognosis has always been controversial. METHODS:In total, 2031 consecutive patients who underwent oesophagectomy between 1998 and 2008 were classified according to Asian...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Zhang SS,Yang H,Luo KJ,Huang QY,Chen JY,Yang F,Cai XL,Xie X,Liu QW,Bella AE,Hu RG,Wen J,Hu Y,Fu JH

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic and predictive value of multiple serum biomarkers was evaluated using samples from a randomised phase III study (HORIZON II) investigating chemotherapy with or without cediranib in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). METHODS:Baseline levels of 207 protein markers were measured in serum sampl...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Spencer SK,Pommier AJ,Morgan SR,Barry ST,Robertson JD,Hoff PM,Jürgensmeier JM

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data comparing the prognosis and fertility outcomes of the patients with early cervical cancer treated by trans-vaginal radical trachelectomy (VRT) or abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART).The objective of this study was to compare the surgical and pathologic characteristics, the prognosis ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Cao DY,Yang JX,Wu XH,Chen YL,Li L,Liu KJ,Cui MH,Xie X,Wu YM,Kong BH,Zhu GH,Xiang Y,Lang JH,Shen K,China Gynecologic Oncology Group.

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Obermair nomogram was recently developed to predict the risk of relapse in patients with borderline ovarian tumours (BOTs) based on five readily available clinical, biological, and pathological characteristics. We set out to externally validate and assess its robustness using a multi-institutional BOT da...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Bendifallah S,Uzan C,Fauvet R,Morice P,Darai E

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-epithelial gonadal tumours largely comprise sex cord-stromal tumours (SCSTs) and germ cell tumours (GCTs). Specific somatic mutations in DICER1, a microRNA maturation pathway gene, have been identified in these tumours. We conducted a study that aimed to confirm, refine and extend the previous observatio...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Witkowski L,Mattina J,Schönberger S,Murray MJ,Choong CS,Huntsman DG,Reis-Filho JS,McCluggage WG,Nicholson JC,Coleman N,Calaminus G,Schneider DT,Arseneau J,Stewart CJ,Foulkes WD

更新日期：2013-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia can activate autophagy, a self-digest adaptive process that maintains cell turnover. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are used to treat cancer but also stimulate autophagy. METHODS:Human mammary cancer cells and derived xenografts were used to examine whether hypoxia could exacerbate ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Seront E,Boidot R,Bouzin C,Karroum O,Jordan BF,Gallez B,Machiels JP,Feron O

更新日期：2013-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though p53 mutations are rare in ES, there is a strong indication that p53 mutant tumours form a particularly bad prognostic group. As such, novel treatment strategies are warranted that would specifically target and eradicate tumour cells containing mutant p53 in this subset of ES patients. METHODS:PRIMA-1...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Aryee DN,Niedan S,Ban J,Schwentner R,Muehlbacher K,Kauer M,Kofler R,Kovar H

更新日期：2013-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most lung cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced disease stage and predominantly receive palliative treatment, which increasingly consists of several chemotherapy lines. We report on patients' quality of life (QOL) to gain knowledge on QOL during and across multiple lines of chemotherapy. This includes...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Wintner LM,Giesinger JM,Zabernigg A,Sztankay M,Meraner V,Pall G,Hilbe W,Holzner B

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon (IFN)-based therapies could eradicate hepatitis C (HCV) and reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, HCC could still happen after sustained virological response (SVR). We aimed to develop a simple scoring system to predict the risk of HCC development among HCV patients after ant...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Chang KC,Wu YY,Hung CH,Lu SN,Lee CM,Chiu KW,Tsai MC,Tseng PL,Huang CM,Cho CL,Chen HH,Hu TH

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisplatin-radiotherapy is a preferred standard for locally advanced, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, the cisplatin-attributable survival benefit is small and toxicity substantial. A biomarker of cisplatin resistance could guide treatment selection and spare morbidity. The ERCC1-XPF nu...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Bauman JE,Austin MC,Schmidt R,Kurland BF,Vaezi A,Hayes DN,Mendez E,Parvathaneni U,Chai X,Sampath S,Martins RG

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR), which is expressed from the homebox C gene (HOXC) locus, is capable of reprogramming chromatin organisation and promoting cancer cell metastasis and can simultaneously bind the polycomb repressive complex 2, which enhances H3K27 trimethylation, and the LSD1-CoREST-REST ...

journal_title：British journal of cancer

authors： Li X,Wu Z,Mei Q,Li X,Guo M,Fu X,Han W

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00