Nejzhoubnější gynekologický nádor, karcinom ovaria, je příčinou více než 50 % úmrtí v této skupině nádorů. Více než 60 % případů je diagnostikováno až v pokročilých stadiích s výrazně sníženou pravděpodobností přežití pacientek. Diagnostické nástroje pro efektivní časnou detekci nebo screening zatím neexistují. Terapeutické možnosti (chirurgická operace, chemoterapie) jsou nedostatečně efektivní, neboť karcinom ovaria se vyznačuje silnou tendencí k recidivě spojenou s chemorezistencí. Jedním z nejdéle a nejrozsáhleji používaným markerem pro diagnostiku primárních nádorů i recidivy je CA125/MUC16. Tento glykoprotein je znám již od 80. let 20. století, ale teprve nejnovější studie odhalují jeho biologické funkce v karcinogenezi a interakcích s buňkami imunitního systému. V tomto článku se blíže podíváme na jeho biologický význam a především na současný stav použití CA125 jako významného diagnostického markeru u karcinomu ovaria. V diagnostice primárních nádorů se totiž začínají objevovat nové markery, navíc je význam monitoringu CA125 z hlediska detekce recidivy zpochybňován rozsáhlými klinickými studiemi, které nenalezly přínos pro dlouhodobé přežití pacientek. Také potenciální význam CA125 v imunoterapii karcinomu ovaria se nezdá být tak velký, jak se předpokládalo.

The most fatal gynecologic malignancy, ovarian cancer, causes more than 50% deaths in this tumor group. Most of cases (>60%) are diagnosed in advanced stages with poor 5-year survival prognosis. Diagnostic tools for an effective early detection or screening have not been found yet. Treatment possibilities (surgery, chemotherapy) are insufficient while high tendency to recurrence and chemoresistance occurs. CA125/MUC16 has been one of the most extensively used markers for a detection of primary tumors, or recurrence for a long time since its discovery in 80´s. However, the structure and biological functions of CA125 have been discovered relatively recently. CA125 may play an important role in carcinogenesis and interactions with cells of immune system. We reviewed the known biological functions and particularly the current state of using this marker as the diagnostic tool in ovarian cancer. Recently, many new markers emerged ambitiously to replace CA125; moreover, the importance of monitoring CA125 for the recurrence detection has also been questioned in large clinical trials. These studies have not found an impact for overall survival/mortality of patients. Also a potential of using CA125 targeted antibodies has not brought previously expected results so far.

• Klíčová slova
• RECAF, HE4, léčba, diagnostika,
• MeSH
• alfa-fetoproteiny diagnostické užití   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• analýza přežití MeSH
• antigen CA-125 izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• diagnostické techniky porodnicko-gynekologické trendy   využití   MeSH
• epididymální sekreční proteiny diagnostické užití   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• financování organizované MeSH
• imunoterapie metody   využití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru diagnóza   komplikace   MeSH
• membránové proteiny diagnostické užití   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• nádorové biomarkery izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• nádory vaječníků diagnóza   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• statistika jako téma MeSH
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• lidé MeSH

Background: Inherited susceptibility and environmental carcinogens are crucial players in lung cancer etiology, and both exhibit population heterogeneity. MUC16 is overexpressed in various cancers and often associated with poor prognosis. Present work was to investigate the clinical significance of MUC16 in non-small cell lung cancer patients affected by familial lung cancer (FLC) and indoor air pollution caused by coal use. Methods: Clinicopathologic characteristics and MUC16 expression were analyzed and evaluated in our subject population. Vectors were constructed for MUC16 gene knockout and overexpression, then we examined how MUC16 affected lung cancer cell behaviors, including proliferation, migration, invasion and chemoresistance. Results: FLC showed significant association with early-onset (P<0.01) and later stage (P<0.01). Indoor air pollution was associated with younger age (P<0.01), later stage (P<0.05) and AD histology type (P<0.05). Interestingly, two age peaks were observed in our FLC and sporadic group respectively, possibly suggesting multiple major contributors to lung cancer in our subject population. MUC16 overexpression was significantly associated with FLC (P<0.05), indoor air pollution (P<0.01) and later stage (P<0.01), additionally more metastasis cases were observed in patients with up-regulated MUC16 (18.1% vs. 10.3%). Taken together, elevated MUC16 may potentially be one molecular character of FLC in local residents. Intriguingly, patients with more MUC16 up-regulation seemed to have a lower number of white blood cells, especially neutrophils, this reflected MUC16's role in immune regulation. In cell behavior experiments, high MUC16 level could contribute to lung cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion and chemoresistance, but there were variations among cell lines. Conclusions: MUC16 plays crucial roles in lung cancer pathogenesis, progression and chemoresistance. Interestingly, its association with FLC and indoor air pollution highlights the complexity of lung cancer etiology. Our findings provide useful information to study the intricate interaction between environmental carcinogens and population genetic background.

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The main focus of the study was to detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in ovarian cancer (OC) patients using a new methodological approach (MetaCell(TM)) which is based on size-dependent separation of CTCs and subsequent cytomorphological evaluation. Cytomorphological evaluation using vital fluorescence microscopy approach enables to use the captured cells for further RNA/DNA analysis. The cytomorphological analysis is then completed by gene expression analysis (GEA). GEA showed that relative expression of EPCAM is elevated in CTC-enriched fractions in comparison to the whole peripheral blood sample and that the expression grows with in vitro cultivation time. Comparison of the relative gene expression level in the group of peripheral blood samples and CTC-fraction samples confirmed a statistically significant difference for the following genes (p < 0.02): KRT7, WT1, EPCAM, MUC16, MUC1, KRT18 and KRT19. Thus, we suggest that the combination of the above listed genes could confirm CTCs presence in OC patients with higher specificity than when GEA tests are performed for one marker only. The GEA revealed two separate clusters identifying patients with or without CTCs.

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• časopisecké články MeSH

The focus of the study was to implement a new workflow for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) characterization that would allow the analysis of CTCs on a cytomorphological and molecular level in patients with diagnosed gynecological cancer. Our findings may be useful in future cancer patient management. The study introduces a size-based enrichment (MetaCell(®)) method for the separation of viable CTCs, followed by CTCs culturing in vitro and gene expression characterization. It is based on the observation of CTCs and DTCs (Disseminated Tumor Cells) in several case studies of ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer by means of cytomorphology and gene expression profiling. The viability of the enriched CTCs was estimated using vital and lethal fluorescence nuclear staining. This type of staining may be predictive for the success rate of subsequent CTC growth in vitro. To identify CTCs in the enriched CTC fraction, cytomorphological evaluations based on vital fluorescence staining were followed by gene expression analysis of tumor-associated (TA) genes. Cytokeratin expression (KRT7, KRT19) was analyzed in combination with MUC1, MUC16, CD24, CD44 and ALDH1. Gene expression analysis has shown that short-term in vitro culture enhanced the differentiation process of the captured CTCs growing on a membrane. On the other hand, redundant white blood cells captured on the membrane were eliminated during a short-term culture. The most frequently elevated genes in ovarian cancer (serous type) are EPCAM, KRT19 and MUC1. It has been demonstrated that CTC presence revealed by cytomorphological evaluation may be usefully complemented by TA-gene expression analysis, to increase the sensitivity of the analysis.

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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is a highly prevalent and deadly. The most common metastatic site is the liver. We performed a whole exome sequencing analysis of a series of metachronous colorectal cancer liver metastases (mCLM) and matched non-malignant liver tissues to investigate the genomic profile of mCLM and explore associations with the patients' prognosis and therapeutic modalities. METHODS: DNA samples from mCLM and non-malignant liver tissue pairs (n = 41) were sequenced using whole exome target enrichment and their germline and somatic genetic variability, copy number variations, and mutational signatures were assessed for associations with relapse-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: Our genetic analysis could stratify all patients into existing targeted therapeutic regimens. The most commonly mutated genes in mCLM were TP53, APC, and KRAS together with PIK3CA and several passenger genes like ABCA13, FAT4, PCLO, and UNC80. Patients with somatic alterations in genes from homologous recombination repair, Notch, and Hedgehog pathways had significantly prolonged RFS, while those with altered MYC pathway genes had poor RFS. Additionally, alterations in the JAK-STAT pathway were prognostic of longer OS. Patients bearing somatic variants in VIPR2 had significantly shorter OS and those with alterations in MUC16 prolonged OS. Carriage of the KRAS-12D variant was associated with shortened survival in our and external datasets. On the other hand, tumor mutation burden, mismatch repair deficiency, microsatellite instability, mutational signatures, or copy number variation in mCLM had no prognostic value. CONCLUSIONS: The results encourage further molecular profiling for personalized treatment of colorectal cancer liver metastases discerning metachronous from synchronous scenarios.

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