... Table of contents Contents TITLE PAGE i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii TABLE OF CONTENT iv SUMMARY vii LIST OF TABLES xi LIST OF FIGURES xiii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xx REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Gastric cancer ... karyotyping of seventeen gastric cancer cell lines 7.1 Gastric cancer spectral karyotypes 7.2 148 Recurrent patterns of translocations Multimodality whole genome characterization of gastric cancer ... gastric cancers 13 Molecular characterization of 18q21q22 breakpoint genes 284 13.1 mRNA expression profiling 13.2 Expression of breakpoint genes by immunohistochemical staining v Table of contents...
... cloning of tumor suppressor genes in hereditary cancers 288 14 BladderCancer 289 14.1 Histology and etiology ofbladdercancer 290 14.2 Molecular alterations in invasive bladder ... evolving scope ofmolecular diagnostics 427 21.2 Molecular diagnosis of hematological cancers 429 21.3 Molecular detection of carcinomas 433 21.4 Molecular classification of carcinomas ... left blank MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HUMAN CANCERS This page intentionally left blank Molecular Biology of Human Cancers An Advanced Student’s Textbook by WOLFGANG ARTHUR SCHULZ Department of Urology...
... results of result of gene expression profiling Jin et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:4 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/4 Page of 15 Figure Change in the expression of ... analysis of maturing DCs revealed two distinct patterns: down-regulation of groups of miR at hours of maturation with sustained low expression throughout the rest of maturation and up-regulation of ... Marincola FM: Prospective molecular profiling of melanoma metastases suggests classifiers of immune responsiveness Cancer Res 2002, 62:3581-3586 Jin et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2010,...
... used bladdercancer disease specific instruments only, five used general instruments only (not specific to bladder cancer) , and five studies used a combination However, only one of the bladdercancer ... included examination of patient characteristics and quality of life, thematic content coding of responses to the Brief Quality of Life Appraisal Profile, examination of the relationship of goal attainment ... idiographic measure of quality of life Analysis of the Construct Validity of the Brief QOL Appraisal Profile A key concept we used to examine the psychometric properties of the Appraisal Profile is construct...
... Tissue microarrays (TMAs) of lung cancer Tissue microarrays (TMAs) of lung cancer TMAs are comprised of core biopsies of 0.6 mm in diameter of different tumors and of uninvolved lung from the ... [98] of patients with or without cancer We recently acquired experience in this method for profiling of proteins in cancer tissue [99] We applied MALDI-MS to 79 surgically resected lung cancers ... exposure of the whole airway mucosa to tobacco smoke could cause the entire bronchial tree to be at increased risk of developing lung cancer, leading to the concept of field cancerization Field cancerization...
... 1.1 Bladdercancer 1.1.1 Epidemiology ofbladdercancer Overview Bladdercancer is the most common cancerof the urinary tract According to WHO statistics for 2000, bladdercancer is the ... for bladdercancer and probably accounts for 50% ofbladdercancer cases diagnosed in the United States It is estimated that smokers’ risk ofbladdercancer may be up to three times that of non-smokers ... the treatment of superficial bladdercancer From the clinical point of view, therefore, therapeutic targeting of superficial bladder cancers in an in vivo model of liposome-mediated bladder- directed...
... Randone D Molecular epidemiology ofbladder cancer: known chemical causes ofbladder cancer: occupation and smoking Urol Oncol 1995;1:137 Wingo PA, Tong T, Bolden S Cancer statistics, 1995 CA Cancer ... Transurethral resection ofbladdercancer Atlas of Urol Clin NA 1997;5:1 Silverman DT, Levin LI, Hoover RN Occupational risks ofbladdercancer in the United States: II Nonwhite men J Nat Cancer Inst 1989;81:1480-3 ... management of non-muscle-invasive bladdercancer (stages Ta, T1 and Tis) Methodology To develop recommendations for treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the AUA BladderCancer Clinical...
... Prostate-specific antigen: a review of the validation of the most commonly used cancer biomarker Cancer 101(5), 894–904 (2004) 30 Goessl C Noninvasive molecular detection ofcancer – the bench and the ... progress of Q as clinical labels Ds References Papers of special note have been highlighted as: • of interest • of considerable interest • Jemal A, Murray T, Ward E et al Cancer statistics, 2005 CA Cancer ... sections of tumor biopsies is not simple due to the high autofluorescence and the loss of antigen presentation associated with the Figure Molecular imaging of cells and tissues (A) 3D imaging of intracellular...
... associated with stimulation of ERK1 ⁄ and Pak1 pathways, gefitinib might lead to inhibition of invasiveness of human cancer cells through the inhibition of ERK1 ⁄ and Pak1 The use of gefitinib in cells ... level of Bcl-2 family genes and the phosphorylation state of their proteins, thereby changing the amount and localization of Bcl-2 family members However, each type ofcancer has its own way of ... [23] Regulation of Bcl-2 family members can occur by a number of mechanisms, including up-regulation of synthesis, enhancement of degradation and phosphorylation In the event that cancer cells undergo...
... aggressive subset of colorectal cancer Br J Cancer 2001; 84; 232–236 69 Goel A, Arnold CN, Niedzwiecki D et al Characterization of sporadic colon cancer by patterns of genomic instability Cancer Res ... A comparison of the genetic pathways involved in the pathogenesis of three types of colorectal cancer J Pathol 1998; 184; 148–152 21 Grady WM, Rajput A, Myeroff L et al Mutation of the type II ... al Loss of IGF2 imprinting: a potential marker of colorectal cancer risk Science 2003; 299; 1753–1755 107 Kruhoffer M, Jensen JL, Laiho P et al Gene expression signatures for colorectal cancer...
... sensitivity signaturesof melanotic melanoma, but derived from a pleural effusion of a patient with breast cancer Relationship of drug-activity patterns to mechanism of action Most of the compounds ... were to understand molecular pharmacology, to aid in the process of drug discovery and to provide a rationale for selection of therapy on the basis ofmolecular characteristics of a patient’s tumour ... cancer NCIH226; colon cancer COLO 205; CNS cancer SNB-19; melanoma LOX-IMVI; ovarian cancers OVCAR-3 and OVCAR–4; renal cancer CAKI-1; prostate cancer PC-3; and breast cancers MCF7 and HS 578T...
... Overview ofMolecularCancer Genetics 1 Molecular Analysis ofCancer An Overview Ken Mills Introduction Cancer is a complex disease occurring as a result of a progressive accumulation of genetic ... assessment of prognosis and disease progression The aim ofMolecular Analysis ofCancer is to provide a comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date techniques for the detection ofmolecular ... and telomerase levels, an area of extensive study in the field ofcancer research We wish to thank the authors of the various chapters ofMolecular Analysis ofCancer for their excellent contributions...
... Estimation of the performance of classification of breast canEstimation of the performance of classification of breast cancer samples A – The total error rate was plotted against the number of features ... detection of certain less abundant peptides in the presence of albumin [49] Figure between sub-groups of breast cancers patients Estimation of differences of serum proteome patterns Estimation of differences ... (SELDI) coupled to a Time -of- Flight (ToF) analyzer, which combine high throughput, fair sensitivity and accuracy of annotation of m/z values of ions in recorded mass spectra of complex protein mixtures...
... urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: risk factors define feasibility of bladdersparing approach? Eur Urol 2008, 53(1):146-52 Witjes JA: Management of BCG failures in superficial bladder cancer: a review ... immunologically active components of bacille Calmette-Guérin in therapy of superficial bladder cancer? Int J Cancer 2000, 87(6):844-52 11 Luo Y, Yamada H, Evanoff DP, Chen X: Role of Th1-stimulating cytokines ... Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Eur Urol 2008, 54(2):303-14 Witjes JA, Hendricksen K: Intravesical pharmacotherapy for non-muscleinvasive bladder cancer: a critical analysis of currently available...
... investigation of the biology and therapy ofbladdercancer than subcutaneous implantation ofbladdercancer cells (heterotopic model) Therefore, a mouse model was developed by intravesical instillation of ... growth inhibition of orthotopic bladder tumors by the double promoter vector Transurethral implantation of human bladdercancer cells into the mouse bladder (orthotopic model) Page of 18 provides ... a variety of tumors including bladder carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer [19-22] The human H19 gene lies within 200 kb downstream of the paternally...
... http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/107 Page of Figure Process of study selection for fish consumption and risk ofbladdercancer included more than 200 cases ofbladdercancer were defined as “large”, and ... estimating the association between fish consumption and risk ofbladdercancer Figure Funnel plot of fish consumption and bladdercancer risk concerns about mercury and other environmental impurities ... in part by Li et al World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2011, 9:107 http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/107 Page of Table Summary of pooled risk ratios ofbladdercancer for fish consumer by study...
... understand of the clinical significance of Pim-1 Figure Expression profile of Pim-1 in bladdercancer cell lines A Expression profile of Pim-1 in bladdercancer cell lines Cell lysate from five bladder ... associated with bladdercancer initiation and progression Expression profile of Pim-1 in bladdercancer cell lines In order to further demonstrate the role and function of Pim-1 in bladder cancer, the ... Overexpression of Pim-1 in human bladdercancer specimens Pim-1 is overexpressed in both cytoplasm and nucleus ofbladdercancer cells Normal bladder epithelium cells show no or minimal staining (A&D) Bladder...
... deregulation of these factors is observed in cancer patients, resulting in disruptions to the normal process of clot lysis [25] Cancer patients may, therefore, possess abnormal expression of a number of ... increased risk of VTE, they are also at an increased risk of bleeding [30,31] Given that the risk of VTE outweighs the risk of bleeding in most cancer patients [30,31], the use of antithrombotic ... long-term anticoagulation in cancer patients [1,16-19] However, despite the existence of these guidelines and the high-risk of VTE in cancer patients, up to 75% ofcancer patients not receive...