免疫细胞浸润在非小细胞肺癌诊断与预后中的应用

免疫细胞浸润对癌症的诊断与预后有着重要意义。文中收集TCGA数据库已收录的非小细胞肺癌肿瘤与正常组织基因表达数据,利用CIBERSORT工具得到22种免疫细胞占比来评估免疫细胞浸润情况。以22种免疫细胞占比为特征,用机器学习方法构建了非小细胞肺癌肿瘤与正常组织的分类模型,其中随机森林方法构建的模型分类效果AUC=0.987、敏感性0.98及特异性0.84。并且用随机森林方法构建的肺腺癌和肺鳞癌肿瘤组织分类模型效果AUC=0.827、敏感性0.75及特异性0.77。用LASSO回归筛选22种免疫细胞特征,保留8种强相关特征组成的免疫细胞评分结合临床特征构建了非小细胞肺癌预后模型。经评估及验证,预后模型C-index=0.71并且3年和5年的校准曲线拟合良好,可以对预后风险度进行准确预测。本研究基于免疫细胞浸润所构建的分类模型与预后模型,旨在对非小细胞肺癌的诊断与预后研究提供新的策略。     

术前血清CEA 水平与非小细胞肺癌预后关系的Meta 分析*

目的:采用Meta分析的方法评估术前血清CEA(carcinoembryonic antigen)高水平与非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)预后之间的关系。方法:从PubMed、EMBASE数据库中查找血清CEA水平与NSCLC预后关系的相关研究,收集每篇文献的相对危险比(hazard ratio,HR)以及95%可信区间(95%C1),应用Meta分析Dersimonian-Laird模型对文献进行定量综合分析。结果:共入选13篇文献,累计研究CEA与NSCLC预后关系的病例3505例。对入选13篇文献进行一致性检验,文献具有异质性(Q=2201.96,P=0.000),合并相对危险比HR为2.33(95%可信区间:2.03-2.68,P=0.000)。结论:术前血清CEA高浓度水平可能是NSCLC的不良预后因素。     

影响口腔鳞状细胞癌患者预后的临床病理因素分析

目的：研究影响口腔鳞状细胞癌（Oral squamous cellcar cinoma,OSCC）术后患者预后的临床病理因素。方法：回顾性研究55例手术治疗的原发口腔鳞状细胞癌患者与预后相关的因素：年龄、性别、发病部位、颈部淋巴结转移情况、肿瘤细胞分化程度等。结果：平均发病年龄为57.35±12.02岁,牙龈鳞癌的复发转移率最高（45.5%）,舌部第二（44%）,颊部第三（37.5%）,唇癌预后最好（0.0%）。术前颈部淋巴结转移情况、肿瘤细胞分化程度与预后有关。肿瘤细胞的分化程度与术前淋巴结转移无显著相关性。术前有颈部淋巴结转移合并中低分化与预后差相关。结论：口腔鳞状细胞癌的预后与发病部位无显著相关性。肿瘤中低分化及术前有淋巴结转移者易出现术后复发转移。     

影响口腔鳞状细胞癌患者预后的临床病理因素分析

目的:研究影响口腔鳞状细胞癌(Oral squamous cellcar cinoma,OSCC)术后患者预后的临床病理因素。方法:回顾性研究55例手术治疗的原发口腔鳞状细胞癌患者与预后相关的因素:年龄、性别、发病部位、颈部淋巴结转移情况、肿瘤细胞分化程度等。结果:平均发病年龄为57.35±12.02岁,牙龈鳞癌的复发转移率最高(45.5%),舌部第二(44%),颊部第三(37.5%),唇癌预后最好(0.0%)。术前颈部淋巴结转移情况、肿瘤细胞分化程度与预后有关。肿瘤细胞的分化程度与术前淋巴结转移无显著相关性。术前有颈部淋巴结转移合并中低分化与预后差相关。结论:口腔鳞状细胞癌的预后与发病部位无显著相关性。肿瘤中低分化及术前有淋巴结转移者易出现术后复发转移。     

Effect of adoptive T-cell immunotherapy on immunological parameters and prognosis in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

Background aimsImmunotherapy is effective for many types of cancer, but its benefits in advanced pancreatic cancer, which has a poor prognosis, are not well established. In this study, the authors examined the effects of adoptive T-cell immunotherapy (ATI) on immune cell profiles and prognosis in patients with unresectable advanced pancreatic cancer.MethodsSeventy-seven patients with unresectable advanced pancreatic cancer were treated with six cycles of αβ T cells alone or in combination with chemotherapy or chemoradiation. Immune cell profiles in peripheral blood samples obtained before and after treatment were comprehensively evaluated by flow cytometry. Furthermore, associations between changes in immune cell frequencies and prognosis were determined.ResultsATI prolonged survival to 18.7 months compared with previous estimates of 6.2–11.1 months for patients treated with chemotherapy alone. ATI decreased CD3+CD4+CD8? T cell frequency in peripheral blood and increased CD3+CD4?CD8+ T cell frequency. An increase in CD3+ T cells and CD3+TCRγδ? T cells in peripheral blood after treatment was associated with a good prognosis.ConclusionsATI altered the immune profile in peripheral blood, including CD3+CD4?CD8+ T cells, and improved prognosis in pancreatic cancer.     

整合素连接激酶在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及意义

目的了解整合素连接激酶(intergrin-linked kinase ILK)在非小细胞肺癌中的表达情况．与临床病理特征之间的关系及与非小细胞肺癌患预后的关系并探讨其意义。方法采用免疫组织化学SP法和免疫蛋白印迹法检测ILK在101例非小细胞肺癌(60例鳞癌,41例腺癌)中的表达。结果(1)ILK在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达高于正常组织且在鳞癌组织中ILK的表达随着分化程度的降低而提高;(2)ILK的表达与临床分期,淋巴结转移等临床病理特征之间无联系(3)ILK的不同表达与非小细胞肺癌患的预后无关。结论目前国内外尚未有ILK在肺癌中的研究,我们的研究表明ILK在非小细胞肺癌中的表达与非小细胞肺癌组织的组织类型来源和恶性程度有关,并可能参与了非小细胞肺癌的发生发展过程。     

细胞周期调控因子的表达与肺癌预后关系的研究

应用细胞周期调控因子P^27kipl,Rb单克隆抗体和CDK4多克隆抗体,对54例肺鳞状细胞癌的纤支镜活镜标本和10例正常肺组织进行免疫组织化学染色研究。结果发现：54例肺鳞癌中,P^27kipl阳性表达率为928/54）51.9%。表达水平与患预后呈正相关。P^27kipl表达是影响肺癌患预后的主要因素。CDK4阳性表达率（26/54）为48.1%,Rb阳性表达率（33/54）为61.1%。表达水平与患预后呈正相关。结果表明：P^27kipl低表达可作为判断肺鳞癌患预后差的一个独立的有效标记指标,CDK4表达对鉴别良恶性病变有一定意义,Rb表达可作为判断肺鳞癌预后的有意义指标。     

进展性缺血性卒中预后的相关因素分析

目的:探究进展性缺血性卒中预后的相关危险因素。方法:选取进展性缺血性卒中患者98例,根据复发情况将患者分为复发组和无复发组,分析进展性缺血性卒中复发与二级预防的关系。无复发组的患者按根据随访的mRS评分高低分为:预后良好组(mRS 0~2分)和预后差组(mRS 3~5分),分析影响预后的相关因素。结果:98例进展性缺血性卒中患者六个月复发率为10.2%(10/98)。无复发组较复发组应用降压药、降糖药、抗血小板聚集药物、他汀类降脂药的患者比例较复发组高,两组比较差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。无复发组患者出院后一个月、三个月及六个月,单因素分析入院时白细胞计数、LDL、血糖与预后相关(P0.05)。多因素logistic回归分析LDL、血糖和白细胞计数是影响出院后一个月预后的危险因素;血糖和白细胞计数是影响出院后三个月预后的危险因素;LDL和血糖是影响出院后六个月预后的危险因素。结论:良好的二级预防依从性有利于降低进展性缺血性卒中的复发率。入院时白细胞计数、LDL、血糖是影响进展性缺血性卒中预后的相关因素。入院时白细胞计数、LDL及空腹血糖值较高的进展性缺血卒中患者,其预后往往较差。     

Gain or loss of TGF-β signaling in mammary carcinoma cells can promote metastasis

The transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a potent regulator of tumor initiation, progression and metastasis. It has been known for many years that TGF-β signaling in the carcinoma cell can suppress or promote tumor progression depending on the context of stimulation. While the impact of TGF-β on the carcinoma cell is significant, it is now generally accepted that primary and metastatic carcinoma progression is regulated by an intricate network of host-tumor cell interactions. Interestingly, recent results have revealed that gain or loss of TGF-β signaling in carcinoma cells can promote metastasis through carcinoma cell derived TGF-β dependent host-tumor cell interactions in vivo. Further, gain or complete abrogation of TGF-β signaling was shown to result in gene expression signatures that correlated with poor patient prognosis in breast cancer. Specifically, the TGF-β responsive gene expression signature correlated with poor prognosis for estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast cancer while complete abrogation of TGF-β signaling resulted in a correlation with poor outcome in lymph node positive (LN+) and ER+ breast cancers. Importantly, in both cases the correlation with poor prognosis was linked to carcinoma cell derived interactions with the adjacent microenvironment. Together the current results suggest that, in addition to intrinsic carcinoma cell signaling, TGF-β dependent host-tumor cell interactions should be considered when designing therapeutic strategies to manage carcinoma progression.     

Identification of CCT3 as a prognostic factor and correlates with cell survival and invasion of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Background: Recurrent locally advanced or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with dismal prognosis because of its highly invasive behavior and resistance to conventional intensive chemotherapy. The identification of effective markers for early diagnosis and prognosis is important for reducing mortality and ensuring that therapy for HNSCC is effective. Chaperonin-containing TCP-1 3 (CCT3) folds cancer-related proteins to control carcinogenesis. The prognostic value and growth association of CCT3 and HNSCC remain unknown.Methods: The GEO, Oncomine and UALCAN databases were used to examine CCT3 expression in HNSCC. A few clinical HNSCC samples with normal tissues were used to detect CCT3 expression by using immunohistochemistry method. The TCGA-HNSC dataset was used to evaluate the association between expression of CCT3 and prognosis. The molecular mechanism was investigated with gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). CCK-8 and wound healing assays were used to detect cell growth and invasion of HNSCC, respectively.Results: CCT3 expression was significantly up-regulated in HNSCC in both mRNA and protein levels. In addition, up-regulated CCT3 expression was associated with various clinicopathological parameters. High expression of CCT3 was significantly correlated with inferior survival of HNSCC patients. Knockdown of CCT3 significantly inhibited cell growth and invasion of HNSCC cell lines. GSEA analysis indicated that CCT3 was closely correlated with tumor-related signaling pathways and HNSCC cell survival.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that CCT3 is a biomarker of poor prognosis and related to the process of HNSCC.     

lncRNA RMRP knockdown suppress hepatocellular carcinoma biological activities via regulation miRNA-206/TACR1

Long noncoding RNA, RNA component of mitochondrial RNA processing endoribonuclease (RMRP) plays an important role in cancer development and is closely correlated with prognosis in cancer patients. However, whether RMRP affects prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression level of RMRP in HCC and its correlation with prognosis in patients with HCC and explain the effects and associated mechanisms by conducting an in vitro study. The high expression level of RMRP was correlated with poor prognosis in patients with HCC. Using in vitro analysis, RMRP knockdown suppressed HCC cell proliferation, invasion, and migration (P < .05). miRNA-206 overexpression had similar effects in HCC cell lines (Bel-7402 and Huh-7). Using Western blot analysis and cellular immunofluorescence detection, RMRP downregulation significantly suppressed TACR1/Erk1/2 pathway, while miRNA-206 was significantly upregulated (P < .05). RMRP downregulation inhibits HCC-related biological activities by the regulation of miRNA-206/TACR1.     

Ferroptosis-Related Long Non-Coding RNA signature predicts the prognosis of Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are head and neck cancers. On the other hand, ferroptosis is a novel iron-dependent and ROS reliant type of cell death observed various disease conditions.Method: We constructed a prognostic multilncRNA signature based on ferroptosis-related differentially expressed lncRNAs in HNSCC.Results: We identified 25 differently expressed lncRNAs associated with prognosis of HNSCC. Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed the high-risk lncRNAs signature associated with poor prognosis of HNSCC. Moreover, the AUC of the lncRNAs signature was 0.782, underscoring their utility in prediction HNSCC prognosis. Indeed, our risk assessment model was superior to traditional clinicopathological features in predicting HNSCC prognosis. GSEA revealed the immune and tumor-related pathways in the low risk group individuals. Moreover, TCGA revealed T cell functions including cytolytic activity, HLA, regulation of inflammationp, co-stimulation, co-inhibition and coordination of type II INF response were significantly different between the low-risk and high-risk groups. Immune checkpoints such as PDCD-1 (PD-1), CTLA4 and LAG3, were also expressed differently between the two risk groups.Conclusion: A novel ferroptosis-related lncRNAs signature impacts on the prognosis of HNSCC.     

食管鳞癌相关基因与预后及临床病理关系的研究进展

食管鳞癌是一种多因素的疾病,除了环境因素可以影响食管癌发生和发展,分子水平的基因改变是近年研究的热点。近年基因芯片技术的发展,已发现众多基因,如β-catenin、wnt1、p53、cyclinD1以及EGFR等基因表达的改变与食管鳞癌的发生、发展或预后相关,从而可更好地寻找判断预后的分子指标,具有广阔的应用前景,但其与影响食管鳞癌预后的众多因素之间的关系及其与临床病理的关系以及应用,仍需进一步研究。     

PKM2促进肿瘤发展的作用机制研究

为了分析丙酮酸激酶M2型（pyruvate kinase M2,PKM2）在不同肿瘤中的表达情况及其与肿瘤患者临床预后的关系,并探索PKM2对肿瘤细胞增殖和迁移的影响及其作用机制,用TCGA数据库和免疫印迹分析了33种肿瘤中PKM2的表达情况,探索了PKM2与不同肿瘤患者预后的关系。在肺癌细胞系中过表达PKM2,利用CCK8和Transwell方法分析PKM2对肺癌细胞增殖和迁移能力的影响。利用免疫印迹检测不同肿瘤细胞中过表达和敲低PKM2对热休克蛋白90α(Hsp90α)分泌的影响以及上皮-间质转化（epithelial-mesenchgmal transition,EMT）相关蛋白的变化。TCGA数据分析显示,PKM2在包括乳腺癌、肺癌等15种肿瘤中高表达,且9种肿瘤中PKM2的高表达与肿瘤的预后具有显著相关性。在肺癌细胞中过表达PKM2后,肺癌细胞的增殖和迁移能力显著增强。过表达PKM2能够显著增加乳腺癌和肺癌中Hsp90α的分泌。敲低PKM2能够抑制N-钙黏蛋白（N-cadhesion）和波形蛋白（Vimentin）的表达,促进E-钙黏蛋白（E-cadhesion）的表达。研究...     

急性髓系白血病患者外周血FOXO1、PBX3的表达及对预后的预测价值

摘要 目的：探讨急性髓系白血病（AML）患者外周血叉头框转录因子O1（FOXO1）、B细胞白血病同源盒基因3（PBX3）的表达及对预后的预测价值。方法：前瞻性选取2017年8月至2021年8月收治的60例急性髓系白血病患者作为研究对象。所有患者均随访1年并按照随访结果分为预后良好组（36例）和预后不良组（24例）。采用Pearson检验进行相关性分析;采用logistics回归模型分析AML患者预后的独立危险因素;采用ROC曲线分析FOXO1、PBX3对AML患者预后的预测价值。结果：预后良好组和预后不良组年龄、性别、BMI比较无显著差异（P＞0.05）,而在血小板、中性粒细胞比值、FOXO1、PBX3、白细胞计数存在显著差异（P<0.05）;FOXO1、PBX3与血小板、中性粒细胞比值、白细胞计显著正相关（P<0.05）;多因素分析结果显示,血小板、中性粒细胞比值、FOXO1、PBX3、白细胞计数是影响急性髓系白血病患者预后的独立危险因素（P<0.05）;血清FOXO1、PBX3预测AML患者预后的灵敏度和特异性达到91.31 %和92.31 %。结论：急性髓系白血病患者外周血FOXO1、PBX3的表达上调可作为预测评估其预后发展的可靠血清标志物。     

凝血功能对胸腔镜手术治疗非小细胞肺癌疗效评估及预后预测的临床价值分析

目的:探究凝血功能对胸腔镜手术治疗非小细胞肺癌的疗效评估及预后预测的临床应用价值。方法:选择在我院行胸腔镜手术治疗的50例非小细胞肺癌患者为研究对象,分析凝血功能指标与患者临床病理特征的关系,比较患者治疗前后凝血功能指标水平的变化,并对患者的预后进行预测。结果:不同性别、病理类型、病理期及淋巴结转移状态患者的凝血功能指标比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);患者行胸腔镜手术治疗后凝血功能指标水平变化显著(P0.05);Log-Rank单因素生存分析显示凝血功能指标中纤维蛋白原(Fib)和D-二聚体(D-D)水平高于平均值的非小细胞肺癌患者生存率显著降低(P0.05);Logistic多因素回归分析显示Fib和D-D升高为影响非小细胞肺癌患者生存期和预后的独立危险因素(P0.05)。结论:凝血功能指标与胸腔镜手术治疗的非小细胞肺癌患者疗效及预后有一定的相关性,Fib和D-D是患者预后的独立危险因素。     

NMI promotes cell proliferation through TGFβ/Smad pathway by upregulating STAT1 in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is still a fatal health problem around the world. The underlying mechanisms of CRC have not been fully elucidated. N-myc interactor (NMI) acts as an oncogene or a tumor-suppressor gene in several kinds of cancers but CRC. Here, the expression of NMI was found higher in CRC tissues and cells. Higher expression of NMI indicated the poorer prognosis of CRC patients. Moreover, the proliferation of CRC cells was suppressed significantly after we silenced the expression of NMI, while overexpression of NMI promoted CRC cell proliferation. Flow cytometry demonstrated that NMI promoted cell proliferation through facilitating cell transition from the G1 phase to the S phase. Furthermore, it was found that NMI suppressed the phosphorylation of Smad3 by upregulating the expression of STAT1. The effect of NMI depletion on cell proliferation could be reversed by using Smad3 inhibitor SIS3. In summary, our findings demonstrated that NMI promoted cell proliferation via TGFβ/Smad pathway and could indicate the prognosis of patients with CRC.     

Clinicopathological Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Primary Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma in the Stomach: Retrospective Analysis of Single Center Database

Purpose

To investigate the clinicopathological features and prognosis of signet ring cell carcinoma of the stomach (SRC).

Methods

A total of 1464 gastric cancer patients who underwent curative gastrectomy from 2000 to 2008 at a single center were evaluated. Signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) was defined as the presence of at least 50% signet ring cells in the pathologic specimen. The clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of SRC were analyzed by comparing with non-signet ring cell carcinoma (NSRC).

Results

Of 1464 patients, 138 patients (9.4%) were classified as SRC. There were significant differences in gender, age, tumor location, TNM stage, p21 expression, and p53 expression between SRC and NSRC. The 5-year survival rates of SRC and NSRC were 36.2% and 49.5%, respectively. The prognosis of SRC was poorer than that of NSRC (P <0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that SRC histology was an independent factor for poor prognosis (P <0.001).

Conclusion

Patients with SRC tend to present with a more advanced stage and poorer prognosis than patients with other types of gastric carcinoma.     

慢病毒载体沉默ADAMTS6人非小细胞肺癌稳转株的构建

目的:通过数据库预测ADAMTS6在非小细胞肺癌(Non-small-cell lung cancer,NSCLC)组织中的表达及其与NSCLC患者临床预后的关系,构建ADAMTS6的shRNA干扰载体并建立ADMATS6的NSCLC稳定敲减细胞株。方法:通过Oncomine数据库分析ADAMTS6在NSCLC组织和肺正常组织的表达差异,通过Kaplan-Meier Plotter数据库分析ADAMTS6的表达水平与临床NSCLC患者预后关系,设计合成ADAMTS6的shRNA干扰序列,shRNA模板退火并与双酶切pGLV3-GFP线性化载体连接,转化挑取阳性菌落后送测序。干扰质粒进行病毒包装并感染人NSCLC细胞株NCI-H358,使用嘌呤霉素进行稳定敲减细胞株筛选。荧光观察慢病毒感染细胞密度,通过qRT-PCR和Western blot检测ADAMTS6的mRNA和蛋白水平的敲减效果。结果:Oncomine数据库分析结果显示NSCLC组织中ADAMTS6 mRNA表达较正常肺组织显著升高(P0.001);Kaplan-Meier Plotter数据库分析结果显示高表达ADAMTS6的NSCLC患者预后较低表达ADAMTS6的NSCLC患者差(P0.05);pGLV3-GFP载体双酶切线性化后与shRNA退火模板连接成功,测序结果正确。荧光观察显示慢病毒感染细胞密度在95%左右,通过qRT-PCR和Western blot检测ADAMTS6慢病毒干扰质粒已成功敲减ADAMTS6的m RNA和蛋白水平。结论:ADAMTS6的高表达可能与NSCLC患者的不良临床预后密切相关。本研究构建了ADAMTS6的慢病毒感染质粒,并成功建立NCI-H358稳定敲减细胞株,为进一步研究ADAMTS6在NSCLC中的作用及机制奠定了基础。