RAS相关通路介导的结直肠癌药物联合治疗的应用

RAS相关信号通路在结直肠癌的发生、发展中起着重要作用，与该类肿瘤细胞的增殖、转移、凋亡密切相关。目前，包括靶向药物、化疗药物的单药治疗对结直肠癌的临床获益并不理想。近年来，在临床试验和临床前研究中RAS相关信号通路的抑制剂与其他药物的联合应用取得了良好效果，其中EGFR抑制剂、VEGF抑制剂、RAS直接抑制剂、MEK抑制剂和RAF抑制剂的表现尤为突出。本文就RAS相关信号通路与结直肠癌的作用关系、临床试验和临床前研究中的联合用药策略以及组合用药的耐药机制研究进行系统性综述，以期为未来临床多药治疗策略奠定基础。     

直结肠癌BUBR1的过度表达与TP53突变及微卫星状态关系提示其过度表达与染色体不稳定表型有关

在有丝分裂过程中BUBR1监视微管与着丝点的结合,是保证染色体均等分离的重要分子机制之一.BUBIB变异家谱研究及其敲除模型的研究表明,BUBR1缺陷与染色体不稳定性及肿瘤的发生直接相关.近来在数种人类肿瘤,对BUBR1蛋白过度表达有所报道.但在直结肠癌,BUBR1的过度表达是否与染色体不稳定性的发生有关目前仍无定论.在人类结直肠癌的遗传不稳定性主要表现为两种类型,染色体不稳定性及微卫星不稳定性,它们提示了两条独立的肿瘤发生路径.一般认为不存在高频度微卫星不稳定性表型的肿瘤通过染色体不稳定途径癌变.P53蛋白通过多种机制对维护遗传稳定性起到重要的作用,TP53基因突变经常与染色体不稳定现象并存.DNA倍体情况也是染色体不稳定研究不可缺少的指标.本研究采用免疫组织化学法检测了一组93例进展期散发结直肠癌BUBR1蛋白的表达情况,直接测序法检测TP53变异.高分辨率荧光标记微卫星不稳定检测技术检测微卫星状态,固相激光扫描细胞仪技术检测DNA倍体情况.我们分析了BUBR1表达与三种反映遗传背景的因子的关系.BUBR1蛋白过度表达在人结直肠癌较为常见.在非高频度微卫星不稳定的结直肠癌,BUBR1蛋白过度表达率明显为高(P＜0.01),在TP53基因突变的病例其过度表达率亦较高(P＜0.05).BUBR1蛋白的过度表达与DNA异倍体无统计学相关,但DNA异倍体病例的BuBRl过度表达有偏高倾向.BuBRl表达情况与常用的临床病理学指标无统计学相关.BuBRl过度表达同微卫星状态及TP53突变的关系明确的提示,在人类散发结直肠癌,BUBR1蛋白过度表达与染色体不稳定状态有关.BUBR1过度表达作为一种常见的分子异常,对于肿瘤的早诊预防提供新的标志物.并可能成为治疗的新靶点.     

结/直肠癌的潜在治疗靶点

传统的结/直肠癌化疗药物,作用选择性较低,副反应明显,疗效欠佳,患者病死率居高不下.寻找新型治疗药物,十分必要.在结/直肠癌发病机制的探索过程中,研究者发现:一些分子的变化影响着疾病进程,对病情起指示作用,有可能成为治疗靶点.围绕这些分子设计药物,制定治疗方案,有望提高疗效,改善病人生存质量,降低不良反应的发生.本文就结/直肠癌的部分潜在治疗靶点:EGFR,VEGF,HADC,COX-2,PPARγ及galectin-3做一综述.     

转移性结直肠癌抗血管生成靶向治疗的研究进展

近年来,由于各种新的化疗药物及分子靶向药物的使用,转移性结直肠癌(metastatic colorectal cancer,m CRC)的个体化治疗逐步取得了重要的成果。研究表明,抗血管生成靶向药物与化疗药物的联合使用作为转移性结直肠癌的一线治疗方案,可明显改善治疗效果,延长患者的生存时间。血管内皮生长因子(vascularendothelial growth factor,VEGF)是肿瘤血管生成过程中最主要的因子。贝伐单抗是通过基因工程技术得到的针对血管内皮生长因子-A(VEGF-A)的单克隆抗体,作为抗血管生成靶向药物用于转移性结直肠癌的临床治疗。本文对近年来转移性结直肠癌的抗血管生成靶向治疗,尤其是贝伐单抗治疗的相关研究进展进行综述并展望未来抗血管生成靶向治疗的发展前景。     

结直肠癌奥沙利铂化疗耐药机制的研究进展

结直肠癌是临床最常见的肿瘤之一。目前国内外对中晚期结直肠癌的患者仍以手术为主,化疗为辅的综合治疗方案。2017年NCCN指南推荐含有奥沙利铂的FOLFOX、Cape OX方案是一线化疗方案,但近一半患者因化疗耐药而致生存率降低。因此,寻找肿瘤细胞对化疗的耐药靶点进而提高化疗疗效,成为结直肠癌化疗亟待解决的关键性问题。同时在精准医学时代,寻找特异性的分子标志物也将成为研究热点。本文将对有关奥沙利铂化疗耐药机制、逆转及精准医学应用的新进展进行综述。     

中药单体活性成分抗结直肠癌的研究进展

结直肠癌是消化道频发的重大恶性肿瘤,其发病率和致死率逐年攀升,严重威胁着人类生命安全。虽然多种化疗药物已广泛应用于临床,然而其潜在的毒副作用和耐药性致使患者依从性差,进而导致化疗以失败告终。基于此,亟待挖掘高效低毒的抗结直肠癌药物以应对现实的临床治疗窘境。中药单体成分作为中药发挥药效的主要效应物质,在临床抗结直肠癌方面优势凸显。与合成类化学制剂相比,其来源丰富,安全性高,在结直肠癌防治方面呈现出较大潜力。因此,本文从化学活性物质角度出发,系统总结了中药单体活性成分的抗结直肠癌作用和主要分子机制,并结合当前研究现状对中药治疗结直肠癌的相关研究进行了初步探讨,以期为中药单体成分抗结直肠癌研究及临床应用提供理论依据和参考价值。     

PD-L1基因多态性与结直肠癌患者奥沙利铂化疗疗效和安全性的相关性研究

目的:研究PD-L1/3'-UTR上单核苷酸多态性rs4143815与结直肠癌患者奥沙利铂化疗疗效及安全性的相关性。方法:首先,测定262例接受奥沙利铂化疗的结直肠癌患者rs4143815的基因型;然后,统计分析基因型与奥沙利铂化疗疗效、不良反应发生情况及临床病理参数的相关性。结果:PD-L1/3'-UTR上单核苷酸多态性rs4143815与奥沙利铂治疗的疗效显著相关(P=0.028);与C/C型相比,C/G型患者的化疗疗效更好(OR=2.10),而G/G型患者的疗效却更差(OR=0.49)。然而,G/G型患者的不良反应发生率更低(OR=0.46)。此外,PD-L1/3'-UTR上单核苷酸多态性rs4143815与结直肠癌的肿瘤大小显著相关,G/G型患者的肿瘤体积比C/C型患者更小(R=0.08)。结论:rs4143815与奥沙利铂治疗结直肠癌患者的疗效、安全性和肿瘤大小显著相关,可能成为预测结直肠癌患者奥沙利铂治疗的疗效和安全性的参考分子标志物。     

西妥昔单抗联合FOLFIRI 与单用FOLFIRI 方案治疗转移性结直肠癌近 期疗效的对照研究

目的:比较西妥昔单抗(爱必妥)联合FOLFIRI化疗方案与单用FOLFIRI化疗方案治疗转移性结直肠癌患者的临床疗效和毒副反应。方法:回顾性分析2008年1月至2011年11月解放军总医院经组织病理学证实的46例转移性结直肠癌患者临床资料,其中西妥昔单抗联合FOLFIRI化疗方案组22例,单用FOLFIRI方案组24例,观察比较两组方案的近期疗效和不良反应。结果:两组方案治疗转移性结直肠癌的客观缓解率(CR+PR)分别为41.6%和12.5%,其中联合治疗方案治疗效果明显优于单用FOLFIRI化疗方案,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。患者出现的不良反应有痤疮样皮疹、腹泻、骨髓抑制、恶心呕吐、脱发等。除痤疮样皮疹和腹泻外,两组患者毒副反应无显著性差异。结论:西妥昔单抗联合FOLFIRI化疗方案治疗K-Ras基因野生型转移性结直肠癌近期疗效显著,毒副反应较单用FOLFIRI方案无明显增加,患者可以耐受。     

《临床肿瘤学杂志》:研究大幅提高结直肠癌肝转移患者生存率

第34届欧洲肿瘤外科会议日前在英国举行。复旦大学附属中山医院许剑民教授作为中国唯一一位特邀代表赴会,并在大会主题发言中报告在结直肠癌肝转移研究领域的最新进展。许剑民所带领的中山医院普外科结直肠癌多学科团队,经过多年研究发现,对于起初无法进行切除治疗的KRAS野生型结直肠癌肝转移患者,与单纯的化疗方案相比,西妥昔单抗联合化疗方案治疗可明显提高患者肝转移转化手术切除可能,并可改善其缓解率及生存率。该项研究发     

替吉奥治疗晚期结直肠癌的研究进展

结直肠癌是威胁人类健康的主要恶性肿瘤之一,近年我国的结直肠癌发病率有逐年上升的趋势[1].其早期症状不明显,大约有19%的大肠癌患者就诊时已发生转移,另有20%～30%手术后出现复发或转移[2,3].因此,化疗已成为晚期大肠癌的主要治疗手段.长期以来,5-氟尿嘧啶是治疗结直肠癌的基本化疗药物,但5-氟尿嘧啶半衰期短,与癌细胞作用时间短,故直接影响其抗癌效应[4].替吉奥是新一代氟尿嘧啶类药物,是以替加氟为药物主体,加入生化调节剂吉美嘧啶、奥替拉西钾组成的口服复方制剂.近年来替吉奥治疗晚期结直肠癌相关的文献报道很多,在晚期结直肠癌的治疗方面也日益受到重视.现就其治疗晚期结直肠癌的研究进展概述如下.     

Regulation of autophagy and chloroquine sensitivity by oncogenic RAS in vitro is context-dependent

Chloroquine (CQ) is an antimalarial drug and late-stage inhibitor of autophagy currently FDA-approved for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Based primarily on its ability to inhibit autophagy, CQ and its derivative, hydroxychloroquine, are currently being investigated as primary or adjuvant therapy in multiple clinical trials for cancer treatment. Oncogenic RAS has previously been shown to regulate autophagic flux, and cancers with high incidence of RAS mutations, such as pancreatic cancer, have been described in the literature as being particularly susceptible to CQ treatment, leading to the hypothesis that oncogenic RAS makes cancer cells dependent on autophagy. This autophagy “addiction” suggests that the mutation status of RAS in tumors could identify patients who would be more likely to benefit from CQ therapy. Here we show that RAS mutation status itself is unlikely to be beneficial in such a patient selection because oncogenic RAS does not always promote autophagy addiction. Moreover, oncogenic RAS can have opposite effects on both autophagic flux and CQ sensitivity in different cells. Finally, for any given cell type, the positive or negative effect of oncogenic RAS on autophagy does not necessarily predict whether RAS will promote or inhibit CQ-mediated toxicity. Thus, although our results confirm that different tumor cell lines display marked differences in how they respond to autophagy inhibition, these differences can occur irrespective of RAS mutation status and, in different contexts, can either promote or reduce chloroquine sensitivity of tumor cells.     

Regulation of autophagy and chloroquine sensitivity by oncogenic RAS in vitro is context-dependent

Chloroquine (CQ) is an antimalarial drug and late-stage inhibitor of autophagy currently FDA-approved for use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Based primarily on its ability to inhibit autophagy, CQ and its derivative, hydroxychloroquine, are currently being investigated as primary or adjuvant therapy in multiple clinical trials for cancer treatment. Oncogenic RAS has previously been shown to regulate autophagic flux, and cancers with high incidence of RAS mutations, such as pancreatic cancer, have been described in the literature as being particularly susceptible to CQ treatment, leading to the hypothesis that oncogenic RAS makes cancer cells dependent on autophagy. This autophagy “addiction” suggests that the mutation status of RAS in tumors could identify patients who would be more likely to benefit from CQ therapy. Here we show that RAS mutation status itself is unlikely to be beneficial in such a patient selection because oncogenic RAS does not always promote autophagy addiction. Moreover, oncogenic RAS can have opposite effects on both autophagic flux and CQ sensitivity in different cells. Finally, for any given cell type, the positive or negative effect of oncogenic RAS on autophagy does not necessarily predict whether RAS will promote or inhibit CQ-mediated toxicity. Thus, although our results confirm that different tumor cell lines display marked differences in how they respond to autophagy inhibition, these differences can occur irrespective of RAS mutation status and, in different contexts, can either promote or reduce chloroquine sensitivity of tumor cells.     

Farnesyltransferase inhibitors potentiate the antitumor effect of radiation on a human tumor xenograft expressing activated HRAS

Successful radiosensitization requires that tumor cells become more radiosensitive without causing an equivalent reduction in the survival of cells of the surrounding normal tissues. Since tumor cell radiosensitivity can be influenced by RAS oncogene activation, we have hypothesized that inhibition of oncogenic RAS activity would lead to radiosensitization of tumors with activated RAS. We previously showed in tissue culture that prenyltransferase treatment of cells with activated RAS resulted in radiosensitization, whereas treatment of cells with wild-type RAS had no effect on radiation survival. Here we ask whether the findings obtained in vitro have applicability in vivo. We found that treatment of nude mice bearing T24 tumor cell xenografts with farnesyltransferase inhibitors resulted in a significant and synergistic reduction in tumor cell survival after irradiation. The regrowth of T24 tumors expressing activated RAS was also significantly prolonged by the addition of treatment with farnesyltransferase inhibitors compared to the regrowth after irradiation alone. In contrast, there was no effect on the radiosensitivity of HT-29 tumors expressing wild-type RAS. These results demonstrate that specific radiosensitization of tumors expressing activated RAS oncogenes can be obtained in vivo.     

Potential utility of telmisartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma)-modulating activity for the treatment of cardiometabolic disorders

The metabolic syndrome is strongly associated with insulin resistance and consists of a constellation of factors such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia that raise the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. There is widespread agreement that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease in diabetes. Indeed, large clinical trials have demonstrated substantial benefit of the blockade of this system for cardiovascular end-organ protection. Thus the blockade of the RAS may be a promising strategy for the treatment of the patients with the metabolic syndrome. Although several types of angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor blockers (ARBs) are commercially available for the treatment of patients with hypertension, we have recently found that telmisartan (Micardis) could have the strongest binding affinity to AT(1) receptor. Further, telmisartan is reported to act as a partial agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma). These observations suggest that, due to its unique PPAR-gamma-modulating activity, telmisartan may be one of the most promising sartans for the treatment of cardiometabolic disorders. In this paper, we reviewed the potential utility of telmisartan in insulin resistance and vascular complications in diabetes.     

The renin-angiotensin system: a target of and contributor to dyslipidemias, altered glucose homeostasis, and hypertension of the metabolic syndrome

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is an important therapeutic target in the treatment of hypertension. Obesity has emerged as a primary contributor to essential hypertension in the United States and clusters with other metabolic disorders (hyperglycemia, hypertension, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol) defined within the metabolic syndrome. In addition to hypertension, RAS blockade may also serve as an effective treatment strategy to control impaired glucose and insulin tolerance and dyslipidemias in patients with the metabolic syndrome. Hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and/or specific cholesterol metabolites have been demonstrated to activate components required for the synthesis [angiotensinogen, renin, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)], degradation (ACE2), or responsiveness (angiotensin II type 1 receptors, Mas receptors) to angiotensin peptides in cell types (e.g., pancreatic islet cells, adipocytes, macrophages) that mediate specific disorders of the metabolic syndrome. An activated local RAS in these cell types may contribute to dysregulated function by promoting oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation. This review will discuss data demonstrating the regulation of components of the RAS by cholesterol and its metabolites, glucose, and/or insulin in cell types implicated in disorders of the metabolic syndrome. In addition, we discuss data supporting a role for an activated local RAS in dyslipidemias and glucose intolerance/insulin resistance and the development of hypertension in the metabolic syndrome. Identification of an activated RAS as a common thread contributing to several disorders of the metabolic syndrome makes the use of angiotensin receptor blockers and ACE inhibitors an intriguing and novel option for multisymptom treatment.     

Molecular alterations during insulinoma tumorigenesis

Insulinomas are the most common functioning endocrine pancreatic tumors (EPTs). They present with clinical symptoms as a consequence of hypoglycemia induced by inappropriate insulin secretion. The etiology of these tumors is poorly understood. Some tumors may harbor MEN1 gene mutations, the susceptibility gene of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type I syndrome, but most cases show wildtype MEN1. Currently, no reliable clinical tests are available to differentiate benign from malignant tumors. Approximately 30% of the tumors are unresectable, and they often show different growth rates, which hampers treatment. Therefore, a better understanding of the molecular processes underlying the development and progression of insulinomas is required to improve diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. Here we summarize the progress that has been made in insulinoma research in the past decade. We describe the clinical detection, classification and treatment of these tumors, and review the multiplicity of molecular and genetic studies that investigated tumor development and progression using either primary tumors, transgenic mouse models or tumor-derived cell lines. The identification of many interactors of the MEN1 gene product menin, as well as recurrent chromosomal abnormalities that pinpoint candidate genes of interest will likely result in a better understanding of the molecular pathways involved in insulinoma tumorigenesis. In addition, these studies will pave the way for the identification of novel targets for therapeutical intervention and more reliable markers for clinical diagnosis and prognosis.     

RAS signalling in energy metabolism and rare human diseases

The RAS pathway is a highly conserved cascade of protein-protein interactions and phosphorylation that is at the heart of signalling networks that govern proliferation, differentiation and cell survival. Recent findings indicate that the RAS pathway plays a role in the regulation of energy metabolism via the control of mitochondrial form and function but little is known on the participation of this effect in RAS-related rare human genetic diseases. Germline mutations that hyperactivate the RAS pathway have been discovered and linked to human developmental disorders that are known as RASopathies. Individuals with RASopathies, which are estimated to affect approximately 1/1000 human birth, share many overlapping characteristics, including cardiac malformations, short stature, neurocognitive impairment, craniofacial dysmorphy, cutaneous, musculoskeletal, and ocular abnormalities, hypotonia and a predisposition to developing cancer. Since the identification of the first RASopathy, type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1), which is caused by the inactivation of neurofibromin 1, several other syndromes have been associated with mutations in the core components of the RAS-MAPK pathway. These syndromes include Noonan syndrome (NS), Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML), which was formerly called LEOPARD syndrome, Costello syndrome (CS), cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome (CFC), Legius syndrome (LS) and capillary malformation–arteriovenous malformation syndrome (CM-AVM). Here, we review current knowledge about the bioenergetics of the RASopathies and discuss the molecular control of energy homeostasis and mitochondrial physiology by the RAS pathway.     

Prognostic value of mutations in TP53 and RAS genes in breast cancer

The identification of molecular indicators of higher risk for specific subgroups of cancer patients may allow to develop more aggressive therapeutic strategies aimed at cases with the highest likelihood of response. This would avoid unnecessary toxicity to patients and alleviate the burden of cancer care for healthcare systems. Activated oncogenes and mutated tumor suppressor genes are causal determinants of the appearance and progression of tumors in man. They therefore represent potential indicators of prognosis and/or response to therapy. However, even in cases of well-studied oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes such as TP53 and RAS, their attributed prognostic and predictive value is often based on studies of insufficient statistical power that often lead to conflicting conclusions. Findings in favor or against the use of TP53 and RAS as prognostic and predictive indicators in breast cancer are reviewed and discussed here.     

Biomarkers as prognostic factors in endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in more developed countries. Approximately 75% of cases are diagnosed at an early stage with a tumor confined to the uterine corpus. Although most patients are cured by surgery alone, about 15-20% with no signs of locally advanced or metastatic disease at primary treatment recurs, with limited responsiveness to systemic therapy. The most common basis for determining the risk of recurrent disease has been classification of endometrial cancers into two subtypes. Type I, associated with a good prognosis and endometrioid histology and type II, associated with a poor prognosis and non-endometrioid histology. This review will focus primarily on the molecular biomarkers that have supported the dualistic model of endometrial carcinoma and help determine which patients would benefit from either adjuvant therapy or more aggressive primary treatment.