Bernhard Mlecnik and coleagues examin the impact of tumor - intrinsic, microenvironmental, and immunological factors
on tumor metastasis in colorectal cancer patients.
Not exact matches
The researchers also report that radiation sensitivity may be dependent
on the anatomic location of the
tumor metastasis.
Last fall, Bergö's group reported that ingestion of extra antioxidants drove the
metastasis of melanoma in a mouse model, though they didn't have any effect
on the primary
tumor.
In an article titled, «Allergen Induced Pulmonary Inflammation Enhances Mammary
Tumor Growth and
Metastasis: Role of CH13L1,» featured on the cover of the current issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, this new research suggests inflammation raises the level of a known biomarker of cancer, called «chitinase -3-like-1» or «CHI3L1,» in the inflamed tissue, which leads to increased metastasis and faster cancer growth in th
Metastasis: Role of CH13L1,» featured
on the cover of the current issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, this new research suggests inflammation raises the level of a known biomarker of cancer, called «chitinase -3-like-1» or «CHI3L1,» in the inflamed tissue, which leads to increased
metastasis and faster cancer growth in th
metastasis and faster cancer growth in that tissue.
This blood vessel normalization results in an increased barrier function
on the one hand — thereby blocking cancer cell dissemination and
metastasis - and in enhanced
tumor perfusion
on the other hand, which increases the response of the
tumor to chemotherapy.
«If you can get a better handle
on the biology of the primary
tumor, and the elements of the
tumor that may be more or less dangerous, then you don't need to worry about testing every single
metastasis for treatment decisions.»
«The result was an extensive inhibition of
tumor growth and prevention of
metastasis to the lung in HER2 - positive animal models of breast cancer,» notes Navasona Krishnan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral investigator in the Tonks lab who performed many of the experiments and is lead author
on the paper reporting the results.
In a four - year study conducted
on the mouse model in advanced breast cancer
metastasis in the eye's anterior chamber, Petty and colleagues found that the new nanoparticle not only killed
tumor cells in the eye, but also extended the survival of experimental mice bearing 4T1
tumors, a cell line that is extremely difficult to kill.
While research has supported AMD3100's ability to inhibit
tumor growth and
metastasis, the mechanism behind its effects
on mesothelioma had not been determined.
Once the
tumors are established in the mice, the researchers can introduce additional mutations at any time, allowing them to study the influence of each mutation
on tumor initiation, progression, and
metastasis.
«Our chip is currently the only device that can potentially capture circulating
tumor cells and exosomes directly
on the chip, which should increase its ability to detect
metastasis.
According to the study's results, the microenvironment of a
tumor cell has significant impact
on cancer
metastasis.
Additionally, they examine MMTV - PyMT control or POSTN null mice to test the effect of POSTN
on primary
tumor growth and
metastasis (Figures 3A, 3B, and S13; Malanchi et al., 2012).
«Based
on our findings, the next phase will be to measure exosomes and exomeres in plasma samples to help predict organs that may be targeted for
metastasis during
tumor progression,» said Dr. Lyden.
The Ludwig Center at the University of Chicago --- under the direction of Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, and Geoffrey Greene, PhD, the Daniel K. Ludwig Professor in the Ben May Cancer Research Institute at the University of Chicago — will focus
on metastasis, the process by which cancer cells migrate from a primary
tumor to multiple distant sites.
Called «
tumor microenvironments of
metastasis,» these
on - ramps are sites
on blood vessels that special immune cells flock to.
Perhaps the most intriguing — and contentious — finding of the paper (as highlighted by GT's In Sequence magazine and Keith Robison
on Omics Omics) was that few of the somatic mutations in the
metastasis were detected in the primary
tumor sample from 9 years earlier.
On a brighter note, not all breast cancer patients have the kind of
tumor microenvironment in which pre-op chemo can promote
metastasis.
What: The Second Edition of the IASLC Staging Manual in Thoracic Oncology reports
on the latest revisions of the
tumor, node and
metastasis (TNM) classifications of thoracic malignancies, namely, lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, carcinoma of the esophagus and of the esophago - gastric junction and thymic epithelial
tumors.
More recently, he has focused
on triple - negative breast cancer, the role of micro-RNAs in cancer growth and
metastasis,
tumor heterogeneity and novel approaches to targeting therapy - resistant breast cancers.
Injections of iPSC - EPCs did not however have significant effect
on tumor growth or
on overall survival, but transducing cells with a baculovirus expressing CD40L, a member of the TNF gene family which can induce apoptosis [6, 7], and injection into the breast cancer lung
metastasis, increased levels of pro-apoptotic cytokines in lung tissues, indicating the induction of apoptosis by CD40L carried by the EPCs (See figure).
Discover novel treatments in relapsed pediatric cancer by defining
tumor heterogeneity and its effect
on self - renewal and
metastasis.
5/7/2007 Targeting Sugar
on Blood Vessels May Inhibit Cancer Growth In a study that could point to novel therapies to prevent cancer spread, or
metastasis, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have targeted a sugar that supports blood vessel growth in the
tumor.
The correlations between DAXX and DAPK1 / 3 expression will be based
on the
tumor grade, stage, and disease
metastasis.
These
tumors have about a 20 - 25 % chance for
metastasis in general, but the metastatic potential for each individual
tumor will vary depending
on its grade.
The course of treatment should be decided based
on the size of the
tumor, the stage of the disease and the extent of
metastasis.
Treatment depends
on the location of the
tumor and whether there has been
metastasis at the time of diagnosis.
Prognosis of patients with this disease depends
on multiple factors, the most commonly cited including: presence of
metastasis (negative), elevated alkaline phosphatase (negative), large
tumor size (negative), humerus location (negative), treatment chosen (dogs receiving amputation and chemotherapy have improved survival times over dogs receiving amputation alone) 1.
The outcome for patients with malignant mammary gland
tumors depends
on several factors including
tumor type, histologic grade (appearance of the
tumor cells under the microscope and how similar or dissimilar they are to normal tissues),
tumor size, and
tumor stage (presence of regional and distant
metastasis).