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McDougall RP, Ho QA, Hsu C, Robbins JR. Implications of primary tumor site and fraction size on outcomes of palliative radiation for osseous metastases. Front Oncol 2025; 15:1432916. [PMID: 40231253 PMCID: PMC11994703 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1432916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2025] [Indexed: 04/16/2025] Open
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Purpose This study reviewed palliative radiation therapy (RT) practices and outcomes and compared the percentage of remaining life spent receiving RT (PRLSRT) in patients treated for osseous metastases. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted using the National Cancer Database (2010-2016) to evaluate metastatic patients who received palliative bone RT. Common palliative RT schemes were analyzed to determine treatment patterns and outcomes. Palliative outcomes, including median PRLSRT, RT completion, and mortality rates, were calculated. Binary logistic regression was performed to identify factors affecting RT completion, and a scoring system was developed to identify patients at risk for poor palliative outcomes. Results A total of 50,929 patients were included, with the majority diagnosed with NSCLC (45.2%), breast cancer (15.1%), or prostate cancer (10.8%). The median overall survival after palliative RT was 5.74 months. Patients receiving lower doses per fraction (2.5 Gy/Fx) tended to be younger, healthier, and yet experienced worse palliative outcomes. Binary logistic regression identified age, race, income quartile, and Gy/Fx as significant factors affecting RT completion. Median PRLSRTs were as follows: 14.95% for GI NOS, 9.89% for upper GI, 9.46% for NSCLC, 8.67% for skin, 7.06% for SCLC, 6.10% for lower GI, 5.59% for GYN, 5.44% for GU, 5.35% for HNC, 2.05% for endocrine, 2.03% for prostate cancer, and 1.82% for breast cancer. Patients receiving 2.5 and 3 Gy/Fx were less likely to complete RT compared to those receiving 4 Gy/Fx (OR, 1.429 and 3.780, respectively; p < 0.001). Age, comorbidities, primary tumor, target location, and metastatic burden were associated with PRLSRT ≥ 25%. Conclusion Dose regimens and patient selection influence palliative bone RT outcomes. Both factors should be carefully considered to minimize the burden of care and maximize treatment benefits.
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- Riley P. McDougall
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States
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Ren S, Wei Y, Liu W, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Yang J, Liu B, Shi T, Wei J. Clinical Characteristics, Prognostic Factors and Therapeutic Strategies in Gastric Cancer Patients With Bone Metastasis: A Retrospective Analysis. Cancer Med 2025; 14:e70781. [PMID: 40105370 PMCID: PMC11921140 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2025] [Accepted: 03/07/2025] [Indexed: 03/20/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND Bone metastases are highly refractory and are associated with extremely poor survival. Despite the increasing incidence of bone metastasis in gastric cancer (GC), comprehensive analyses regarding the clinicopathological features, prognosis, and treatment of bone-metastatic GC remain limited. METHODS We obtained data from 120 bone-metastatic GC patients from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and 36,139 GC patients from the SEER database. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U-tests evaluated clinicopathological features, while Cox models identified prognostic factors. Kaplan-Meier curves and forest plots assessed the effects of different treatment strategies on overall survival after bone metastasis (OS-BM). RESULTS Among 120 bone-metastatic GC patients, 55 (45.83%) were diagnosed with poorly cohesive gastric carcinoma (PCC). The higher incidence of bone metastasis was also observed in SRCC patients from the SEER database (p < 0.0001). PCC patients exhibited distinct pathological features compared to non-PCC patients, including lower PD-L1 (p = 0.042) and E-cadherin expression (p = 0.049). Multivariate analysis identified various negative prognostic factors such as metachronous bone metastasis (p < 0.001, HR = 2.35, 95% CI:1.47-3.74) and CA125 expression (p = 0.036, HR = 1.60, 95% CI:1.03-2.48), whereas immunotherapy was a positive prognostic factor (p < 0.001, HR = 0.44, 95% CI:0.29-0.66). Subgroup analysis also showed improved survival among different populations of bone-metastatic GC patients receiving immunotherapy. Moreover, combinational therapies including immunotherapy and other treatments (anti-angiogenic therapy and/or local radiotherapy) further improved patient OS-BM. CONCLUSION Our results suggest bone-metastatic GC patients exhibit distinct clinicopathological features, with a high incidence of bone metastasis in PCC. Immunotherapy-based combination therapies offer improved survival benefits, thus supporting the application of immunotherapy in GC patients at high risk of bone metastasis.
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- Shiji Ren
- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing UniversityNanjingChina
- Department of OncologyNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjingChina
- Nanjing Medical Key Laboratory of OncologyNanjingChina
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Porta-Vilaró M, Soler-Perromat JC, Larque AB, Bartolomé-Solanas Á, Isern-Kebschull J, García-Diez AI, Del Amo M, Fuster D, Momblan D, Elizalde JI, Sauri T, Tomás X. Metastatic bone lesion type in gastric cancer patients: imaging findings of case reports. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2024; 14:7872-7880. [PMID: 39544462 PMCID: PMC11558497 DOI: 10.21037/qims-24-425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 11/17/2024]
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Background Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer globally and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. While it predominantly metastasizes to the liver, peritoneum, and lungs, bone metastasis (BM) is a rare but severe complication. BM occurs in 1-20% of GC cases and is associated with a poor prognosis. Typically, BM in GC presents at advanced stages, often with non-specific symptoms, making early detection challenging. Case Description This retrospective study analyzed 118 GC patients treated at our institution from 2010 to 2020. Among them, eight patients (6.8%) developed BM, with an equal split between osteoblastic and osteolytic types. Osteoblastic BM was observed exclusively in men, with a mean age of 72.25 years. The median time from GC diagnosis to BM onset was 27.5 months. BM was primarily detected through periodic thoracoabdominal CT scans, and bone scintigraphy confirmed the osteoblastic nature of the lesions. All patients had advanced GC and were under palliative care at the time of BM diagnosis. The average survival time from BM diagnosis was 8.5 months. Conclusions BM in GC patients is rare but significantly worsens the prognosis. The findings suggest that osteoblastic BM may be more common in GC than previously reported, potentially due to improved imaging techniques and extended patient survival. This study underscores the importance of vigilant radiological monitoring in GC patients, particularly those with non-specific symptoms suggestive of BM. Enhanced collaboration between oncology and palliative care teams is essential to manage symptoms effectively and improve patient quality of life. Future research should focus on the incidence and management of BM in GC, particularly the role of targeted therapies in improving patient quality of life. Keywords Bone metastasis (BM); gastric cancer (GC); osteoblastic; disease progression; case report.
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- Marta Porta-Vilaró
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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Park J, Jung M, Kim SK, Lee YH. Prediction of Bone Marrow Metastases Using Computed Tomography (CT) Radiomics in Patients with Gastric Cancer: Uncovering Invisible Metastases. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:1689. [PMID: 39125564 PMCID: PMC11312158 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14151689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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We investigated whether radiomics of computed tomography (CT) image data enables the differentiation of bone metastases not visible on CT from unaffected bone, using pathologically confirmed bone metastasis as the reference standard, in patients with gastric cancer. In this retrospective study, 96 patients (mean age, 58.4 ± 13.3 years; range, 28-85 years) with pathologically confirmed bone metastasis in iliac bones were included. The dataset was categorized into three feature sets: (1) mean and standard deviation values of attenuation in the region of interest (ROI), (2) radiomic features extracted from the same ROI, and (3) combined features of (1) and (2). Five machine learning models were developed and evaluated using these feature sets, and their predictive performance was assessed. The predictive performance of the best-performing model in the test set (based on the area under the curve [AUC] value) was validated in the external validation group. A Random Forest classifier applied to the combined radiomics and attenuation dataset achieved the highest performance in predicting bone marrow metastasis in patients with gastric cancer (AUC, 0.96), outperforming models using only radiomics or attenuation datasets. Even in the pathology-positive CT-negative group, the model demonstrated the best performance (AUC, 0.93). The model's performance was validated both internally and with an external validation cohort, consistently demonstrating excellent predictive accuracy. Radiomic features derived from CT images can serve as effective imaging biomarkers for predicting bone marrow metastasis in patients with gastric cancer. These findings indicate promising potential for their clinical utility in diagnosing and predicting bone marrow metastasis through routine evaluation of abdominopelvic CT images during follow-up.
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- Jiwoo Park
- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, and Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science (CCIDS), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea;
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, and Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science (CCIDS), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea;
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de Almeida PA, Carvalho A, Guedes F, Bessa I, Gonçalves A. Osteoblastic Lesions as the First Presentation of a Gastric Mixed-Type Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e51121. [PMID: 38274911 PMCID: PMC10810169 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Bone metastasis might be associated with several tumors; however, the association between gastric malignant neoplasms and bone secondary lesions is very rare, with the osteoblastic form having the rarest presentation. In fact, osteoblastic lesions, as the first presentation of gastric adenocarcinomas, are even rarer and known to have a very poor prognosis associated with them. Therefore, we present a clinical case of a patient with lower back pain as the first symptom, which led to the diagnosis of osteoblastic lesions of the spine and iliac bones, suggested as secondary lesions. Later, the investigation of the primary tumor led to the diagnosis of a gastric adenocarcinoma (stage IV disease). In this report, we highlight the steps taken for the etiological study course and the challenges associated with them from the beginning. We also emphasize the very unfavorable evolution of our patient, with the inability to carry out targeted treatment, neither curative nor palliative, due to the advanced stage of the disease and the very poor survival time associated with it.
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, Figueira da Foz, PRT
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, Figueira da Foz, PRT
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, Figueira da Foz, PRT
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, Figueira da Foz, PRT
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Liu B, Li K, Ma R, Zhang Q. Two web-based dynamic prediction models for the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer with bone metastases: evidence from the SEER database. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1136089. [PMID: 37293503 PMCID: PMC10244808 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1136089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Purpose Our aim was to identify the clinical characteristics and develop and validate diagnostic and prognostic web-based dynamic prediction models for gastric cancer (GC) with bone metastasis (BM) using the SEER database. Method Our study retrospectively analyzed and extracted the clinical data of patients aged 18-85 years who were diagnosed with gastric cancer between 2010 and 2015 in the SEER database. We randomly divided all patients into a training set and a validation set according to the ratio of 7 to 3. Independent factors were identified using logistic regression and Cox regression analyses. Furthermore, we developed and validated two web-based clinical prediction models. We evaluated the prediction models using the C-index, ROC, calibration curve, and DCA. Result A total of 23,156 patients with gastric cancer were included in this study, of whom 975 developed bone metastases. Age, site, grade, T stage, N stage, brain metastasis, liver metastasis, and lung metastasis were identified as independent risk factors for the development of BM in GC patients. T stage, surgery, and chemotherapy were identified as independent prognostic factors for GC with BM. The AUCs of the diagnostic nomogram were 0.79 and 0.81 in the training and test sets, respectively. The AUCs of the prognostic nomogram at 6, 9, and 12 months were 0.93, 0.86, 0.78, and 0.65, 0.69, 0.70 in the training and test sets, respectively. The calibration curve and DCA showed good performance of the nomogram. Conclusions We established two web-based dynamic prediction models in our study. It could be used to predict the risk score and overall survival time of developing bone metastasis in patients with gastric cancer. In addition, we also hope that these two web-based applications will help physicians comprehensively manage gastric cancer patients with bone metastases.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Sun P, Antwi SO, Sartorius K, Zheng X, Li X. Tumor Microenvironment, Clinical Features, and Advances in Therapy for Bone Metastasis in Gastric Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:4888. [PMID: 36230816 PMCID: PMC9563035 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most malignant neoplasms worldwide, accounting for about 770,000 deaths in 2020. The incidence of gastric cancer bone metastasis (GC-BM) is low, about 0.9-13.4%, and GC patients develop GC-BM because of a suitable bone microenvironment. Osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and tumor cells interact with each other, secreting cytokines such as PTHrP, RANK-L, IL-6, and other growth factors that disrupt the normal bone balance and promote tumor growth. The functions and numbers of immune cells in the bone microenvironment are continuously inhibited, resulting in bone balance disorder due to the cytokines released from destroyed bone and growing tumor cells. Patients with GC-BM are generally younger than 65 years old and they often present with a later stage of the disease, as well as more aggressive tumors. They usually have shorter overall survival (OS) because of the occurrence of skeletal-related events (SREs) and undetected bone destruction due to the untimely bone inspection. Current treatments of GC-BM focus mainly on gastric cancer and SRE-related treatment. This article reviews the clinical features, possible molecular pathogeneses, and the most commonly used diagnostic methods and treatments of bone metastasis in gastric cancer.
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- Pengcheng Sun
- Department of Tumor Biological Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou 213004, China
- Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou 213004, China
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
- The Africa Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Consortium (AHPBCC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- The Africa Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Consortium (AHPBCC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
- School of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
- UKZN Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Unit, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
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- Department of Tumor Biological Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou 213004, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou 213004, China
- The Africa Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancer Consortium (AHPBCC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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Barbosa-Martins J, Marques S, Miranda O, Lima B, Cotter J. Gastric Cancer With Multiple Bone Metastases: An Uncommon Primary Presentation. Cureus 2022; 14:e29467. [PMID: 36299933 PMCID: PMC9587900 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a worldwide health condition of major concern, with gastric carcinoma with signet ring cell features being increasingly reported. A 61-year-old woman was admitted to the Emergency department with back pain, gastrointestinal complaints, and weight loss. A lumbar and hip computed tomography (CT) was performed and revealed multiple suspicious secondary bone lesions. Laboratory test results reported anemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated alkaline phosphatase. On thoracic-abdominal-pelvic CT, multiple bone lesions suggestive of metastases were visible on the vertebral spine, ribs, pelvic bones, and proximal femurs, but no identifiable primary or visceral lesions were described. Upper endoscopy identified a gastric adenocarcinoma, and both gastric and bone lesions, especially bone lesions, contained a relevant amount of signet ring cells. The patient was referred to the Medical Oncology department, however, her condition evolved unfavorably. GC with restricted bone metastasis is rare at presentation and has a poor prognosis. Despite its infrequency, clinicians should consider GC involvement when evaluating secondary suspicious bone lesions.
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Ma J, Zhu M, Ye X, Wu B, Wang T, Ma M, Li T, Zhang N. Prognostic microRNAs associated with phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 in gastric cancer as markers of bone metastasis. Front Genet 2022; 13:959684. [PMID: 36061202 PMCID: PMC9437321 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.959684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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This study analyzed PSAT1-targeted miRNAs as a prognostic predictor for gastric cancer. The relationship between the clinical manifestations of gastric cancer in patients and phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 (PSAT1) was analyzed using correlation analysis. PSAT1 was highly expressed in gastric cancer, and its low expression was associated with a poor prognosis. By pan-cancer analysis, PSAT1 could affect the tumor immune microenvironment by immune infiltration analysis. Nine microRNAs targeting PSAT1 and associated with gastric cancer were screened by miRwalk and microRNA expression in TCGA tumor tissues. Six microRNAs were obtained by survival curve analysis, including hsa-miR-1-3p, hsa-miR-139-5p, hsa-miR-145-5p, hsa-miR-195-5p, hsa-miR-218-5p, and hsa-miR-497-5p. Based on the above six microRNAs, a model for bone metastasis prediction in gastric cancer prediction was constructed. An analysis of a decision curve was performed based on the microRNAs obtained to predict bone metastasis from gastric cancer. It had a positive area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.746, and the decision curve analysis (DCA) indicated that it was clinically significant. Dual-luciferase reporter genes indicated that hsa-miR-497-5p and PSAT1 were targeted, and qRT-PCR results confirmed that hsa-miR-497-5p could down-regulate PSAT1 expression. MicroRNAs targeting the regulation of PSAT1 expression can well predict the prognosis of gastric cancer.
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- Jingwei Ma
- The Second Department of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- The Second Department of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- The Second Department of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- The Second Department of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- The Second Department of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- The Second Department of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
- *Correspondence: Ning Zhang,
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Huang L, Zhao Y, Shi Y, Hu W, Zhang J. Bone Metastasis From Gastric Adenocarcinoma-What Are the Risk Factors and Associated Survival? A Large Comprehensive Population-Based Cohort Study. Front Oncol 2022; 12:743873. [PMID: 35402215 PMCID: PMC8989732 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.743873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background While bone metastasis is not common in gastric adenocarcinoma (GaC), it can have important impacts on prognosis. This large cohort study aimed at exploring factors associated with bone metastasis in GaC and investigating the time-dependent cumulative mortalities and prognostic factors in GaC patients with bone metastasis at the population level. Methods Data on patients with GaC diagnosed in 2010–2016 were retrieved from a large population-based database. We explored factors associated with bone metastasis using the multivariable-adjusted logistic model. We then calculated the time-dependent cancer-specific mortalities in GaC patients with bone metastasis using the cumulative incidence function and compared mortalities across subgroups using Gray’s test. We further assessed factors associated with mortality using the multivariable-adjusted Fine–Gray subdistribution hazard model. Results Together 11,072 eligible patients with metastatic GaC were enrolled, which comprised 1,511 (14%) people with bone metastasis and 9,561 (86%) with other metastasis, encompassing 6,999 person-years of follow-up. Bone metastasis was more frequently detected in 2014 or later, in younger patients, in patients with gastric cardia cancers, in people with signet-ring cell carcinoma, and in those with poorly differentiated/undifferentiated cancers; it was less commonly observed in black patients. Bone metastasis was associated with more frequent brain and lung metastases. The median survival of patients with bone metastasis was 4 months; the 6-month and 3-year cancer-specific cumulative mortalities were 56% and 85%, respectively. In patients receiving chemotherapy, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, patients with gastric antrum/pylorus cancers, and those with positive lymph nodes had higher mortality risks, while those undergoing resection had lower mortality hazards. Conclusion In GaC patients, bone metastasis was associated with various clinicopathologic factors including age, ethnicity, tumor location, histology, differentiation, and metastasis to other sites. Patients with bone metastasis had poor prognosis which was associated with ethnicity, tumor location, lymph node involvement, and treatment. Our findings provide important hints for tailed patient management and for further mechanistic investigations.
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- Lei Huang
- Department of Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Medical Center on Aging of Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Medical Center on Aging of Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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SILVA R, DIEGUES A, LOPES AR, RODRIGUES F, TOMÉ E. Back pain as the first manifestation of gastric cancer. GAZZETTA MEDICA ITALIANA ARCHIVIO PER LE SCIENZE MEDICHE 2022. [DOI: 10.23736/s0393-3660.19.04265-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hsiao YJ, Wen YC, Lai WY, Lin YY, Yang YP, Chien Y, Yarmishyn AA, Hwang DK, Lin TC, Chang YC, Lin TY, Chang KJ, Chiou SH, Jheng YC. Application of artificial intelligence-driven endoscopic screening and diagnosis of gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:2979-2993. [PMID: 34168402 PMCID: PMC8192292 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i22.2979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The landscape of gastrointestinal endoscopy continues to evolve as new technologies and techniques become available. The advent of image-enhanced and magnifying endoscopies has highlighted the step toward perfecting endoscopic screening and diagnosis of gastric lesions. Simultaneously, with the development of convolutional neural network, artificial intelligence (AI) has made unprecedented breakthroughs in medical imaging, including the ongoing trials of computer-aided detection of colorectal polyps and gastrointestinal bleeding. In the past demi-decade, applications of AI systems in gastric cancer have also emerged. With AI's efficient computational power and learning capacities, endoscopists can improve their diagnostic accuracies and avoid the missing or mischaracterization of gastric neoplastic changes. So far, several AI systems that incorporated both traditional and novel endoscopy technologies have been developed for various purposes, with most systems achieving an accuracy of more than 80%. However, their feasibility, effectiveness, and safety in clinical practice remain to be seen as there have been no clinical trials yet. Nonetheless, AI-assisted endoscopies shed light on more accurate and sensitive ways for early detection, treatment guidance and prognosis prediction of gastric lesions. This review summarizes the current status of various AI applications in gastric cancer and pinpoints directions for future research and clinical practice implementation from a clinical perspective.
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- Yu-Jer Hsiao
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Critical Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
- Big Data Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112201, Taiwan
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Bone Metastases from Gastric Cancer: What We Know and How to Deal with Them. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10081777. [PMID: 33921760 PMCID: PMC8073984 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10081777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is the third cause of cancer-related death worldwide; the prognosis is poor especially in the case of metastatic disease. Liver, lymph nodes, peritoneum, and lung are the most frequent sites of metastases from GC; however, bone metastases from GC have been reported in the literature. Nevertheless, it is unclear how the metastatic sites may affect the prognosis. In particular, knowledge about the impact of bone metastases on GC patients’ outcome is scant, and this may be related to the rarity of bone lesions and/or their underestimation at the time of diagnosis. In fact, there is still a lack of specific recommendation for their detection at the diagnosis. Then, the majority of the evidences in this field came from retrospective analysis on very heterogeneous study populations. In this context, the aim of this narrative review is to delineate an overview about the evidences existing about bone metastases in GC patients, focusing on their incidence and biology, the prognostic role of bone involvement, and their possible implication in the treatment choice.
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Ma X, Fan Y, Chen Z, Zhang Y, Wang S, Yu J. Blood biomarkers of bone metastasis in digestive tract malignant tumors. Future Oncol 2021; 17:1507-1518. [PMID: 33626926 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2020-0509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: To evaluate the role of clinical features and blood markers in patients with malignant digestive tract tumors bone metastasis. Materials & methods: A total of 267 patients were included in this trial. Age, gender, primary tumor site, metastatic sites, T/N stage, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, alkaline phosphatase, LDH, Ca levels, platelet, neutrophils to absolute value of lymphocytes (NLR), ratio of platelets to absolute values of lymphocytes (PLR) were analyzed. Results: T stage, lymph node metastasis, N stage and liver and lung metastasis were independent risk factors. LDH + alkaline phosphatase + NLR + PLR and LDH + NLR, respectively have higher predictive value for bone metastasis compared with patients with early-stage malignant digestive tract tumor and patients with advanced malignant digestive tract tumor without bone metastasis. Conclusion: Some clinical features or blood markers have the potential to detect bone metastasis early to avoid skeletal complications.
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- Xiaoting Ma
- Cancer Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Cancer Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Cancer Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Cancer Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Cancer Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Cancer Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang ZX, Lu ZX, Liu F, Hu GY, Tao F, Ye MF. Individualized treatment for gastric cancer with rib metastasis: A case report. World J Gastrointest Surg 2020; 12:555-563. [PMID: 33437406 PMCID: PMC7769748 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i12.555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) with bone metastasis is rare, and rib metastasis is even less common. The clinical prognosis of GC with bone metastasis is poor given the lack of an effective treatment.
CASE SUMMARY A 70 year old man was referred to Shaoxing People’s Hospital with left chest pain and slight dyspnea. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a metastatic lesion in the left 3rd rib. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed several ulcers in the angle and antrum of the stomach, and tumor biomarkers including CEA and CA-199 were clearly increased. In addition, lymph node metastasis in the lesser curvature of the stomach was identified by positron emission tomography/CT scanning. Further pathological examination confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma in the rib and medium-low differentiated adenocarcinoma in the gastric space. The patient had GC with rib metastasis, and was clinically staged as T3NxM1 (IVB). Based on multidisciplinary team opinions, the patient received five courses of chemotherapy (CAPOX plus aptinib), and then underwent rib resection and laparoscopic radical distal gastrectomy. The patient started four courses of chemotherapy after surgery, and then capecitabine and aptinib were administered orally for 3 mo. Follow-up was performed on an outpatient basis using abdominal/chest CT and tumor biomarkers. The patient exhibited an overall survival greater than 2 years, and the disease-free survival was approximately 18 mo. His adverse events were tolerable.
CONCLUSION The incidence of GC with rib metastases is extremely low, and patients can obtain more benefits from individualized treatment formulated by multidisciplinary team. Chemotherapy plus surgery might represent an alternative option for GC with rib metastasis.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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Ganguly S, Biswas B, Ghosh J, Dabkara D. Metastatic Gastric cancer: Real world scenario from a developing country. South Asian J Cancer 2020; 7:171-174. [PMID: 30112333 PMCID: PMC6069341 DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_2_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Aim: Data on epidemiology and outcome in metastatic stomach carcinoma patients from India are scarce. We aimed to evaluate clinical features and treatment outcome in patients treated at our center. Materials and Methods: This is a single institutional review of metastatic gastric carcinoma patients treated between May 2011 and October 2016. Patients who received at least one cycle of chemotherapy were included for modified intent-to-treat survival analysis. Results: total of 143 patients were diagnosed with metastatic stomach carcinoma with a median age of 56 years (range: 29–86). The most common symptoms were abdominal pain in 112 (78%) patients. The most common site was body in 81 (57%) patients. Common site of metastasis was peritoneum in 86 (60%) and liver in (62%). Seventy-one (50%) patients were eligible for survival analysis. Common chemotherapy regimens were capecitabine-cisplatin in 27 (38%) and EOX in 22 (31%) patients. Survival status could not be assessed in 29 (41%) patients who lost to follow-up. After a median follow-up 9.7 months (range: 0.5–37.7), median progression-free survival (PFS) was 7.9 months (range: 0.5–23.9) and median overall survival (OS) was 12.2 months (range: 0.5–37.7). The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) ≥2 and the presence of linitis plastica showed a trend toward inferior PFS (P = 0.052 and 0.053, respectively) only in univariate analysis. Female sex and ECOG PS ≥2 predicted inferior OS in both univariate and multivariate analysis (P = 0.012, 0.02 and 0.03 and 0.05, respectively). Conclusions: Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy was used in the majority of patients. The overall outcome was comparable to that of the available literature. Female sex and ECOG PS ≥2 predicted the inferior outcome.
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- Sandip Ganguly
- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Imura Y, Tateiwa D, Sugimoto N, Inoue A, Wakamatsu T, Outani H, Tanaka T, Tamiya H, Yagi T, Naka N, Okawa S, Tabuchi T, Takenaka S. Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastasis from gastric cancer. Mol Clin Oncol 2020; 13:31. [PMID: 32765878 PMCID: PMC7403842 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2020.2101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The number of studies on bone metastasis (BM) from gastric cancer (GC) is currently limited. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the characteristics, skeletal-related events (SREs) and prognosis of GC in patients with BMs. Data from 60 patients with BMs from GC were retrospectively retrieved and patient-, tumor- and BM-related characteristics were analyzed. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were analyzed using the univariate log-rank test. Multivariate analyses were conducted using the Cox proportional hazards model. The median patient age was 63.5 years (range, 26-83 years). Visceral or brain metastases were observed at BM diagnosis in 61.7% of the patients. Multiple BMs were detected in 83.3% and SREs occurred in 76.7% of the patients. The median overall survival (OS) after BM diagnosis and SRE occurrence was 9 months (range, 0-43 months) and 5 months (range, 0-36 months), respectively. On multivariate analysis, poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (P=0.030), the administration of chemotherapy prior to BM diagnosis (P<0.001) and no chemotherapy after BM diagnosis (P=0.002) were significant prognostic factors for unfavorable OS, whereas the non-use of bone-modifying agents (BMAs) was the only independent prognostic factor for poor SRE-free survival (SRS; P=0.022). Among patients without SREs at BM diagnosis, the median SRS duration was 7 months (range, 0-43 months). In conclusion, chemotherapy may confer a survival benefit in GC patients with BMs. In addition, the prognosis for GC patients with BMs presenting with SREs is poor, but treatment with BMAs may prevent or delay the development of SREs.
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- Yoshinori Imura
- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Musculoskeletal Oncology Service, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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Liang C, Chen H, Yang Z, Han C, Ren C. Risk factors and prognosis of bone metastases in newly diagnosed gastric cancer. Future Oncol 2020; 16:733-748. [PMID: 32285687 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2019-0728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aim: To predict the occurrence of bone metastases and prognosis among patients with gastric cancer on a population level. Materials & methods: Data were obtained from the SEER database (2010-2016). Multivariable logistic regression and multivariable Cox regression were used to determine factors that predict the occurrence of bone metastasis and prognosis. Results: Cardia cancer, younger age, white race, poor differentiation grade, higher N stage, diffuse-type were positively associated with the presence of bone metastasis. For gastric cancer patients with bone metastasis, the median survival time was longer (9.0 months) among patients with surgery of primary site compared with those without surgery (3.0 months). Conclusion: According to the results of risk assessment, clinical efforts should be targeted to focus on screening high-risk patients.
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- Chengtong Liang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, PR China
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- Geriatric Medicine, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yangzhou Clinical Medical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Yangzhou, PR China
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Patan S, Benzar T, Sanford G, Kavanaugh M. Advanced metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma identified within the placenta: a case report with literature review. J Gastrointest Oncol 2020; 11:127-132. [PMID: 32175115 DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2019.09.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We present an extremely rare case of a multiparous women age 32 in her 35th week of gestation who was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of back pain and was incidentally found to have metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, diagnosed from a routine placental specimen. The coexistence of gastric carcinoma with pregnancy is a rare event, accounting for 0.026% to 0.1% of all pregnancies. To the best of our knowledge, the world literature contains only eight known cases of metastatic gastric cancer to the placenta-the present case is the ninth. An uncommon finding, in this case, was the extensive spread of cancer to bone marrow and leptomeninges.
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- Shajadi Patan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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Rajasekaran Rathnakumar G, Gupta A, John F, Liu Y, Shakil S, Guevara E. A case of gastric small cell carcinoma with metastases to bone and liver. J Gastrointest Oncol 2019; 10:1027-1031. [PMID: 31602342 DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2019.06.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Gastric small cell carcinoma (GSCC) is a rare entity in the western hemisphere. GSCC's typically arise in the upper one-third of the stomach and have histologic features similar to those of small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). They have an aggressive natural history that is characterized by early and widespread metastases. Prognosis is dismal with an overall survival of less than 12 months. We present the case of a 79-year-old African-American woman who presented with two weeks of progressive dysphagia associated with nausea, vomiting and a foreign body sensation in the throat. Computed tomography (CT) imaging showed multiple hepatic and lymph node lesions but revealed no gastric thickening. Endoscopy revealed a large ulcer on the lesser curvature of the stomach. Biopsy proved the diagnosis of pure-type GSCC. Bone scan identified multiple focal bony lesions at the thoracolumbar vertebrae, ribcage, bilateral scapulae, pelvic bones and right proximal femur. Treatment was started with cisplatin and etoposide. To our knowledge, this is the one of the first reported cases of gastric small cell cancer with bone metastases in the western hemisphere. Our report shows the importance of doing a full metastatic workup in these patients to identify sites of metastases.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology Oncology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Zuo X, Li B, Zhu C, Yan ZW, Li M, Wang X, Zhang YJ. Stoichiogenomics reveal oxygen usage bias, key proteins and pathways associated with stomach cancer. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11344. [PMID: 31383879 PMCID: PMC6683168 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47533-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Stomach cancer involves hypoxia-specific microenvironments. Stoichiogenomics explores environmental resource limitation on biological macromolecules in terms of element usages. However, the patterns of oxygen usage by proteins and the ways that proteins adapt to a cancer hypoxia microenvironment are still unknown. Here we compared the oxygen and carbon contents ([C]) between proteomes of stomach cancer (hypoxia) and two stomach glandular cells (normal). Key proteins, genome locations, pathways, and functional dissection associated with stomach cancer were also studied. An association of oxygen content ([O]) and protein expression level was revealed in stomach cancer and stomach glandular cells. For differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), oxygen contents in the up regulated proteins were3.2%higherthan that in the down regulated proteins in stomach cancer. A total of 1,062 DEPs were identified; interestingly none of these proteins were coded on Y chromosome. The up regulated proteins were significantly enriched in pathways including regulation of actin cytoskeleton, cardiac muscle contraction, pathway of progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation, etc. Functional dissection of the up regulated proteins with high oxygen contents showed that most of them were cytoskeleton, cytoskeleton associated proteins, cyclins and signaling proteins in cell cycle progression. Element signature of resource limitation could not be detected in stomach cancer for oxygen, just as what happened in plants and microbes. Unsaved use of oxygen by the highly expressed proteins was adapted to the rapid growth and fast division of the stomach cancer cells. In addition, oxygen usage bias, key proteins and pathways identified in this paper laid a foundation for application of stoichiogenomics in precision medicine.
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- Xiaoyan Zuo
- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, 401331, P.R. China.
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Zhong N, Leng A, He S, Yang M, Zhang D, Jiao J, Xu W, Yang X, Xiao J. Surgical outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with gastric cancer spinal metastasis. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:6971-6979. [PMID: 31413637 PMCID: PMC6662173 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s201372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the outcome and prognostic factors of surgery in treating gastric cancer spinal metastasis (GCSM). Patients and methods A total of 17 patients with GCSM who have undertaken spinal surgeries have been identified. Kaplan–Meier method and univariate analysis are adopted to investigate the prognostic factors affecting overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Results The median PFS and OS are 11.3 months (95% CI: 7.8–14.9 months) and 11.9 months (95% CI: 8.4–15.4 months), respectively. Postoperatively, all patients had substantial pain relief, with mean visual analog scale score descending from 6.6±1.6 to 3.4±1.2. Meanwhile, patients also showed improved neurological functions, with 8 of them having improvements of at least one level in Frankel classification. Univariate analysis presented that patients with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)<6 µg/L (p=0.020), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)<300 U/L (p=0.012), alkaline phosphatase (ALP)<200 U/L (p=0.007), and Tokuhashi score>6 (p=0.027) show longer OS. Moreover, application of bone cement, low level of ALP (<200 U/L), and LDH (<300 U/L) are associated with longer PFS (p<0.05). Conclusions Surgery is an efficient option in treating GCSM, due to its efficacy in pain alleviation, function restoration, and stability reconstruction. Low levels of CEA, LDH, ALP, and high Tokuhashi score (>6) are all favorable factors for better OS, whereas low levels of LDH, ALP, and application of bone cement are related with longer PFS.
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- Nanzhe Zhong
- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology and Spinal Tumor Center, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200003, People's Republic of China
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Ahn J, Lim J, Jusoh N, Lee J, Park TE, Kim Y, Kim J, Jeon NL. 3D Microfluidic Bone Tumor Microenvironment Comprised of Hydroxyapatite/Fibrin Composite. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:168. [PMID: 31380359 PMCID: PMC6653063 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Bone is one of the most common sites of cancer metastasis, as its fertile microenvironment attracts tumor cells. The unique mechanical properties of bone extracellular matrix (ECM), mainly composed of hydroxyapatite (HA) affect a number of cellular responses in the tumor microenvironment (TME) such as proliferation, migration, viability, and morphology, as well as angiogenic activity, which is related to bone metastasis. In this study, we engineered a bone-mimetic microenvironment to investigate the interactions between the TME and HA using a microfluidic platform designed for culturing tumor cells in 3D bone-mimetic composite of HA and fibrin. We developed a bone metastasis TME model from colorectal cancer (SW620) and gastric cancer (MKN74) cells, which has very poor prognosis but rarely been investigated. The microfluidic platform enabled straightforward formation of 3D TME composed the hydrogel and multiple cell types. This facilitated monitoring of the effect of HA concentration and culture time on the TME. In 3D bone mimicking culture, we found that HA rich microenvironment affects cell viability, proliferation and cancer cell cytoplasmic volume in a manner dependent on the different metastatic cancer cell types and culture duration indicating the spatial heterogeneity (different origin of metastatic cancer) and temporal heterogeneity (growth time of cancer) of TME. We also found that both SW620 and MKN72 cells exhibited significantly reduced migration at higher HA concentration in our platform indicating inhibitory effect of HA in both cancer cells migration. Next, we quantitatively analyzed angiogenic sprouts induced by paracrine factors that secreted by TME and showed paracrine signals from tumor and stromal cell with a high HA concentration resulted in the formation of fewer sprouts. Finally we reconstituted vascularized TME allowing direct interaction between angiogenic sprouts and tumor-stroma microspheroids in a bone-mimicking microenvironment composing a tunable HA/fibrin composite. Our multifarious approach could be applied to drug screening and mechanistic studies of the metastasis, growth, and progression of bone tumors.
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- Jungho Ahn
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Rural and Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of WCU (World Class University) Multiscale Mechanical Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Seoul National University Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul, South Korea.,Institute of Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Wen L, Li YZ, Zhang J, Zhou C, Yang HN, Chen XZ, Xu LW, Kong SN, Wang XW, Zhang HM. Clinical analysis of bone metastasis of gastric cancer: incidence, clinicopathological features and survival. Future Oncol 2019; 15:2241-2249. [PMID: 31215231 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2019-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aim: We evaluated the incidence, clinicopathological features, prognostic factors and survival of gastric cancer (GC) with bone metastasis in a single large cancer center in China. Patients & methods: Patients with bone metastasis of GC were retrospectively analyzed. Overall survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Clinicopathological factors, which were associated with prognostic factors for survival, were evaluated. Results: The incidence of bone metastasis was 11.3% for metastatic GC patients. Median overall survival time was 6.5 months. Multivariate analysis revealed two independent poor prognostic factors: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ≥2 (p = 0.023) and lack of palliative chemotherapy (p = 0.018). Conclusion: The incidence of bone metastasis from metastatic GC was underestimated. The prognosis of GC with bone metastasis was poor.
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- Lei Wen
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Sanjiu Brain Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ninth School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, 100038, PR China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Department of Renal Cancer & Melanoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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Ahn J, Lim J, Jusoh N, Lee J, Park TE, Kim Y, Kim J, Jeon NL. 3D Microfluidic Bone Tumor Microenvironment Comprised of Hydroxyapatite/Fibrin Composite. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019. [PMID: 31380359 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00168/full] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Bone is one of the most common sites of cancer metastasis, as its fertile microenvironment attracts tumor cells. The unique mechanical properties of bone extracellular matrix (ECM), mainly composed of hydroxyapatite (HA) affect a number of cellular responses in the tumor microenvironment (TME) such as proliferation, migration, viability, and morphology, as well as angiogenic activity, which is related to bone metastasis. In this study, we engineered a bone-mimetic microenvironment to investigate the interactions between the TME and HA using a microfluidic platform designed for culturing tumor cells in 3D bone-mimetic composite of HA and fibrin. We developed a bone metastasis TME model from colorectal cancer (SW620) and gastric cancer (MKN74) cells, which has very poor prognosis but rarely been investigated. The microfluidic platform enabled straightforward formation of 3D TME composed the hydrogel and multiple cell types. This facilitated monitoring of the effect of HA concentration and culture time on the TME. In 3D bone mimicking culture, we found that HA rich microenvironment affects cell viability, proliferation and cancer cell cytoplasmic volume in a manner dependent on the different metastatic cancer cell types and culture duration indicating the spatial heterogeneity (different origin of metastatic cancer) and temporal heterogeneity (growth time of cancer) of TME. We also found that both SW620 and MKN72 cells exhibited significantly reduced migration at higher HA concentration in our platform indicating inhibitory effect of HA in both cancer cells migration. Next, we quantitatively analyzed angiogenic sprouts induced by paracrine factors that secreted by TME and showed paracrine signals from tumor and stromal cell with a high HA concentration resulted in the formation of fewer sprouts. Finally we reconstituted vascularized TME allowing direct interaction between angiogenic sprouts and tumor-stroma microspheroids in a bone-mimicking microenvironment composing a tunable HA/fibrin composite. Our multifarious approach could be applied to drug screening and mechanistic studies of the metastasis, growth, and progression of bone tumors.
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- Jungho Ahn
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Faculty of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Rural and Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Division of WCU (World Class University) Multiscale Mechanical Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Seoul National University Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute of Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Gomi D, Fukushima T, Kobayashi T, Sekiguchi N, Sakamoto A, Mamiya K, Koizumi T. Gastric cancer initially presenting as bone metastasis: Two case reports and a literature review. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:5863-5867. [PMID: 30344737 PMCID: PMC6176368 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer frequently spreads to the regional lymph nodes, liver and lungs following surgery or late in the clinical course. However, an initial clinical presentation of bone metastasis in gastric cancer patients is relatively rare. The current study presents two cases of gastric cancer diffusely metastasized to the spinal vertebrae and with a single metastasis to the trapezium, respectively. The initial presentations were an increased alkaline phosphatase level without any symptoms associated with bone metastasis in the first case and a swelling in the right carpometacarpal joint of the thumb in the second case. These clinical manifestations are also extremely rare in gastric cancer with bone metastasis. The study emphasizes that a diagnosis of gastric cancer should be considered in patients with increased alkaline phosphatase without clinical symptoms or with a single bone metastasis.
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- Daisuke Gomi
- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Therapy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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Cho S, Choi JY, Kim JY, Seo KW, Chang HK, Park YS, Kim BS. Solitary osteolytic skull metastasis as the only recurrence of advanced gastric cancer: a case report and literature review. Br J Neurosurg 2018; 36:111-114. [DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1498968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Seongmin Cho
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Qiu MZ, Shi SM, Chen ZH, Yu HE, Sheng H, Jin Y, Wang DS, Wang FH, Li YH, Xie D, Zhou ZW, Yang DJ, Xu RH. Frequency and clinicopathological features of metastasis to liver, lung, bone, and brain from gastric cancer: A SEER-based study. Cancer Med 2018; 7:3662-3672. [PMID: 29984918 PMCID: PMC6089142 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The hematogenous metastatic pattern of gastric cancer (GC) was not fully explored. Here we analyzed the frequency and clinicopathological features of metastasis to liver, lung, bone, and brain from GC patients. Data queried for this analysis included GC patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database from 2010 to 2014. All of statistical analyses were performed using the Intercooled Stata 13.0 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX). All statistical tests were two‐sided. Totally, there were 19 022 eligible patients for analysis. At the time of diagnosis, there were 7792 patients at stage IV, including 3218 (41.30%) patients with liver metastasis, 1126 (14.45%) with lung metastasis, 966 (12.40%) with bone metastasis and 151 (1.94%) with brain metastasis. GC patients with lung or liver metastasis have a higher risk of bone and brain metastasis than those without lung nor liver metastasis. Intestinal subtype had significantly higher rate of liver and lung metastasis, while diffuse type was more likely to have bone metastasis. Proximal stomach had significantly higher risk to develop metastasis than distal stomach. African‐Americans had the highest risk of liver metastasis and Caucasian had the highest prone to develop lung and brain metastasis. The median survival for patients with liver, lung, bone, and brain metastasis was 4 months, 3 months, 4 months and 3 months, respectively. It is important to evaluate the status of bone and brain metastasis in GC patients with lung or liver metastasis. Knowledge of metastatic patterns is helpful for clinicians to design personalized pretreatment imaging evaluation for GC patients.
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- Miao-Zhen Qiu
- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Nursing, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Research, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Choi B, Lee EJ, Shin MK, Park YS, Ryu MH, Kim SM, Kim EY, Lee HK, Chang EJ. Upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in advanced gastric cancer contributes to bone metastatic osteolysis by inducing long pentraxin 3. Oncotarget 2018; 7:55506-55517. [PMID: 27458153 PMCID: PMC5342432 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) activates its receptor, tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB; also called NTRK2) that has been shown to promote the malignant progression of several cancers. In this study, we investigated the clinical and biological significance of the BDNF/TrkB axis in the progression of human gastric cancer. The increased co-expression of the BDNF/TrkB axis was significantly correlated with bone metastatic properties in advanced gastric cancers. BDNF acting via TrkB receptors increased the levels of long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) that was related to bone metastatic status of gastric cancer by enhancing gastric cancer–osteoblastic niche interactions. In bone metastatic gastric cancer, PTX3 knockdown using small interfering RNA significantly inhibited BDNF-induced interactions of cancer cells with osteoblasts. Moreover, BDNF-derived PTX3 induction supported subsequent osteoclastogenesis, and this effect was significantly reversed by PTX3 silencing. These findings suggest that a functional interaction between BDNF/TrkB and PTX3 enhances the osteolysis of bone metastatic gastric cancer, thereby providing potential prognostic factors for the development of bone metastasis of gastric cancer.
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- Bongkun Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Cell Dysfunction Research Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Cell Dysfunction Research Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Cell Dysfunction Research Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Cell Dysfunction Research Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Cell Dysfunction Research Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Corneal Dystrophy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Cell Dysfunction Research Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Choi YJ, Kim DH, Han HS, Han JH, Son SM, Kim DS, Yun HY. Long-term survival after gastrectomy and metastasectomy for gastric cancer with synchronous bone metastasis. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:150-156. [PMID: 29358891 PMCID: PMC5757120 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 11/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bone metastasis is a rare event in patients with gastric cancer, but pathologic fracture, paralysis, pain and hematological disorders associated with the bone metastasis may influence the quality of life. We report herein the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with primary remnant gastric cancer with bone metastasis. The patient requested further investigations after detection of a metastatic lesion in the 2nd lumbar vertebra during evaluation for back pain that had persisted for 3 mo. No other metastatic lesions were detected. He underwent total gastrectomy and palliative metastasectomy to aid in reduction of symptoms, and he received combination chemotherapy with tegafur (S-1) and cisplatin. The patient survived for about 60 mo after surgery. Currently, there is no treatment guideline for gastric cancer with bone metastasis, and we believe that gastrectomy plus metastasectomy may be an effective therapeutic option for improving quality of life and survival in patients with resectable primary gastric cancer and bone metastasis.
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- Young Jin Choi
- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, South Korea
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Becerra-Pedraza LC, Carlos NG, Carmona GRC, Martínez-Piña DA. Uncommon Initial Presentation of Gastric Cancer with Bone Metastases: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Cancer 2017; 50:334-337. [PMID: 29047043 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-017-0015-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Luis Cuitláhuac Becerra-Pedraza
- General Hospital of Morelia Dr. Miguel Silva, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. .,, Av. Insurgentes Sur. # 3877. Col Fama, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Kline KT, Bilal M, Gou E, Shabot JM. A Road Less Traveled: Spinal Metastasis in Gastric Adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Cancer 2017; 48:388-389. [PMID: 28986759 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-017-0013-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Kevin T Kline
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 7400 Jones Drive, Apt 724., Galveston, TX, 77551, USA.
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 7400 Jones Drive, Apt 724., Galveston, TX, 77551, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 7400 Jones Drive, Apt 724., Galveston, TX, 77551, USA
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Ameur WB, Belghali S, Akkari I, Zaghouani H, Bouajina E, Jazia EB. Bone metastasis as the first sign of gastric cancer. Pan Afr Med J 2017; 28:95. [PMID: 29255565 PMCID: PMC5724943 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.95.13787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The skeleton is a common metastatic site for visceral carcinomas. However, the presentation of gastric cancer as bony metastases without preceding gastrointestinal symptoms is rare which has been infrequently reported in the literature. We report an infrequent case of a 60-year-old patient diagnosed having a gastric carcinoma with bone metastasis as the first evidence. She has consulted with worsening backache which started two months priorly.
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- Wafa Ben Ameur
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Farhat Hached Hospital Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Rheumatology Farhat Hached Hospital Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Farhat Hached Hospital Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Rheumatology Farhat Hached Hospital Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Farhat Hached Hospital Sousse, Tunisia
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Fonocho E, Aydin N, Reddy S, Misra S. Recurrent gastric cancer metastasizing to the bone marrow: A case report of a rare presentation. Int J Surg Case Rep 2017; 37:165-168. [PMID: 28686925 PMCID: PMC5499109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer notoriously recurs post curative surgical resection. While there may be visceral metastasis to peritoneal surfaces, bone marrow involvement may also occur although with rarity. We present a case report of recurrent gastric cancer with bone marrow metastasis in a patient with no evidence of systemic disease on follow-up for two years post surgical resection. This case demonstrates the need of heightened clinical suspicion in these patients. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of a patient who presented with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the bone marrow two years post R0 subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy without evidence of systemic disease on follow up for two years. RESULTS Laboratory and imaging studies of the patient on presentation two years post R0 subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy is as follows; elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) of 472 U/L, CT chest/abdomen/pelvis that showed multiple new sclerotic lesions throughout osseous structures suspicious for metastasis, PET/CT that showed many sclerotic lesions throughout the axial and appendicular skeleton, some FDG-avid and suspicious for active osseous metastasis. Bone marrow biopsy showed metastatic poorly differentiated carcinoma consisted with known history of gastric cancer. CONCLUSION Gastric cancer has a high rate of recurrence post curative surgery. Despite the rarity of bone marrow metastasis, a high level of suspicion should be maintained in patients presenting with elevated ALP and evidence of pancytopenia post curative surgery.
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- Ernest Fonocho
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1400 S. Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106, United States.
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1400 S. Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106, United States.
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- Texas Oncology, 1000 S. Coulter, Unit 110, Amarillo, TX 79106, United States.
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1400 S. Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106, United States.
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Mikami J, Kimura Y, Makari Y, Fujita J, Kishimoto T, Sawada G, Nakahira S, Nakata K, Tsujie M, Ohzato H. Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors for gastric cancer patients with bone metastasis. World J Surg Oncol 2017; 15:8. [PMID: 28061855 PMCID: PMC5216595 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-016-1091-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bone metastasis due to gastric cancer is rare, and the clinical features have not been fully evaluated. We investigated the clinical features, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors in gastric cancer patients with bone metastasis. METHODS We retrospectively collected data on 34 consecutive patients who were diagnosed radiologically with bone metastasis due to gastric cancer. We estimated the overall survival after the diagnosis of bone metastasis using the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method and evaluated which clinicopathological factors were associated with prognostic factors for survival using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models. RESULTS The treatment for the primary tumor was surgery in 16 patients (47.1%) and chemotherapy in 18 patients (52.9%). The median serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels at the time of bone metastasis were 375.5 and 249 IU/L, respectively. Ten patients (29.4%) were diagnosed with bone metastasis and gastric cancer at the same time. The 6-month survival rate after the diagnosis of bone metastasis was 63.8%, and the median survival time was 227.5 days. Multivariate analysis revealed that metachronous metastasis (p = 0.035) and extraosseous metastasis (p = 0.028) were significant risk factors for poor survival. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of gastric cancer with bone metastasis was poor, and metachronous metastasis and extraosseous metastasis were shown to be poor prognostic factors. Serum ALP, LDH, and tumor markers are not always high, so aggressive diagnosis using appropriate modalities such as bone scan, MRI, or PET-CT may be necessary in routine practice even in asymptomatic patients.
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- Jota Mikami
- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Onohigashi, Sayama City, 589-8511, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebarajicho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, 593-8304, Osaka, Japan
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Fan P, Wang Q, Lu C, Chen D. Generalized high bone mineral density on bone density scanning: a case of gastric carcinoma with bone metastasis. Postgrad Med 2016; 129:299-303. [PMID: 27849427 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2017.1261607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Generalized high bone mineral density (BMD) on Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning most commonly reflects metabolic bone disease. However, some malignancies could also stimulate the underlying processes. We reported that a 41-year-old female was referred for lumbago. She did not complain of any symptoms in the digestive system. DXA revealed high BMD in the lumbar vertebras. Marked increase in bone mass was observed in an X-ray of chest compared with one conducted 6 months previously. Additionally, an X-ray of the axial skeleton showed diffuse sclerotic change. Laboratory data revealed hypocalcemia and high osteoblastic activity. A bone biopsy of the pelvis confirmed metastatic undifferentiated adenocarcinoma. Further research for the primary site revealed gastric signet ring cell carcinoma via endoscopic biopsy. The patient refused treatment and died 2 months after the diagnosis. In clinical practice, high BMD could be the initial feature of gastric cancer. Due to its poor prognosis, adequate clinical management is of paramount value.
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- Pianpian Fan
- a Department of Endocrinology , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , PR China
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- a Department of Endocrinology , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , PR China
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- a Department of Endocrinology , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , PR China
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- a Department of Endocrinology , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , PR China
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Sollini M, Calabrese L, Zangheri B, Erba P, Gramaglia A, Gasparini M. 18 F-FDG PET/CT versus bone scintigraphy in the follow-up of gastric cancer. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2016.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gurzu S, Jung I, Kadar Z. Aberrant metastatic behavior and particular features of early gastric cancer. APMIS 2015; 123:999-1006. [PMID: 26547366 DOI: 10.1111/apm.12469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this paper, we have focused on the metastatic behavior of EGC and its particularities. The main factors that are currently considered as predictors of the metastatic behavior and that are used in the therapeutic decision (endoscopic resection vs surgical removal) are the tumor size (upper or bellow 2 cm), depth of infiltration, angiolymphatic invasion, the presence or absence of ulceration, and histologic type (undifferentiated vs differentiated carcinomas). However, most of the metastatic cases were published as case reports or case series. This is the reason why a proper estimation of metastatic risk in EGC is not well known. To date, 79 cases presenting bone metastases, three reports of brain metastases, and one EGC that was associated with skin metastasis were published. However, occult metastasis, lymph node micrometastasis, and skip metastasis can also occur and should be identified. Making a synthesis of the literature data that is correlated with our experience, we finally proposed the inclusion of the six Japanese subgrouping system, tumor size, angiolymphatic invasion, and micrometastasis as components of the pTNM staging system, which should be particularly adapted for EGC.
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- Simona Gurzu
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu-Mures, Tirgu-Mures, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu-Mures, Tirgu-Mures, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu-Mures, Tirgu-Mures, Romania
- Department of Oncology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu-Mures, Tirgu-Mures, Romania
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Sollini M, Calabrese L, Zangheri B, Erba PA, Gramaglia A, Gasparini M. (18)F-FDG PET/CT versus bone scintigraphy in the follow-up of gastric cancer. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2015; 35:121-3. [PMID: 26653282 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 53-year-old patient underwent a positron emission tomography/computed tomography with 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in the suspicious of gastric tumor recurrence (mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes). PET/CT identified only an area of (18)F-FDGuptake in the twelfth thoracic vertebrae. Unexpectedly, a bone scintigraphy revealed many "hot" spots changing the diagnosis (single metastasis versus plurimetastatic disease) and impacting on patient's management.
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- M Sollini
- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy.
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy
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- Regional Center of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56125 Pisa, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Policlinico di Monza, Via Amati 111, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Milanese 300, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy
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Leporini C, Ammendola M, Marech I, Sammarco G, Sacco R, Gadaleta CD, Oakley C, Russo E, De Sarro G, Ranieri G. Targeting mast cells in gastric cancer with special reference to bone metastases. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:10493-10501. [PMID: 26457010 PMCID: PMC4588072 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bone metastases from gastric cancer (GC) are considered a relatively uncommon finding; however, they are related to poorer prognosis. Both primary GC and its metastatic progression rely on angiogenesis. Several lines of evidence from GC patients strongly support the involvement of mast cells (MCs) positive to tryptase (MCPT) in primary gastric tumor angiogenesis. Recently, we analyzed infiltrating MCs and neovascularization in bone tissue metastases from primary GC patients, and observed a significant correlation between infiltrating MCPT and angiogenesis. Such a finding suggested the involvement of peritumoral MCPT by infiltrating surrounding tumor cells, and in bone metastasis angiogenesis from primary GC. Thus, an MCPT-stimulated angiogenic process could support the development of metastases in bone tissue. From this perspective, we aim to review the hypothetical involvement of tumor-infiltrating, peritumoral MCPT in angiogenesis-mediated GC cell growth in the bone microenvironment and in tumor-induced osteoclastic bone resorption. We also focus on the potential use of MCPT targeting agents, such as MCs tryptase inhibitors (gabexate mesylate, nafamostat mesylate) or c-KitR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (imatinib, masitinib), as possible new anti-angiogenic and anti-resorptive strategies for the treatment of GC patients affected by bone metastases.
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A rare initial presentation of gastric cancer with multiple osteolytic lesions. Case Rep Oncol Med 2015; 2015:689431. [PMID: 25984375 PMCID: PMC4423011 DOI: 10.1155/2015/689431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer is the 12th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and commonly metastasizes to the bones. However, the presentation of gastric cancer as bony metastases without preceding gastrointestinal symptoms is rare which has been infrequently reported in the literature. Moreover, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is an unusual complication of gastric cancer accounting for less than 1 percent of these patients. We present a unique case of a middle aged male who presented to the emergency department with worsening backache which started one month priorly. The only abnormal laboratory test was an elevated alkaline phosphatase of 154 IU/L. The imaging of his spine showed osteolytic lesions which on biopsy revealed signet ring cells. A small 2 cm ulcerated mass was found on esophagogastroduodenoscopy at the gastric cardia which on biopsy revealed signet ring gastric carcinoma. The patient received chemotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin as well as radiation and showed a good response initially. A few months later, he presented with persistent worsening headaches and on brain imaging was found to have leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Ten months after the diagnosis of gastric carcinoma, he passed away.
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Naito K, Furuya H, Han C, Orita H, Sato K, Kaneko K, Obayashi O. Gastric cancer with metastases to the scaphoid: a case report. J Orthop Sci 2015; 20:213-6. [PMID: 23892427 DOI: 10.1007/s00776-013-0441-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Kiyohito Naito
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, 410-2295, Japan,
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Pancytopenia and isolated bone marrow recurrence in a case of previously resected gastric carcinoma: a rare finding. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2014; 30:314-6. [PMID: 25332607 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-014-0378-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recurrences in resected cases of gastric carcinomas are well known. However isolated involvement of bone marrow is a rare presentation. We present a previously treated case of gastric carcinoma-signet-ring cell type who had a progressive shortness of breath since 1 month. A hemogram done at this occasion showed pancytopenia and leucoerythroblastic picture. Bone marrow examination revealed infiltration by signet-ring cells. All such patients who presents with unexplained pancytopenia should prompt us to suspect a bone marrow recurrence.
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Turkoz FP, Solak M, Kilickap S, Ulas A, Esbah O, Oksuzoglu B, Yalcin S. Bone metastasis from gastric cancer: the incidence, clinicopathological features, and influence on survival. J Gastric Cancer 2014; 14:164-72. [PMID: 25328761 PMCID: PMC4199883 DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2014.14.3.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the incidence, clinicopathological characteristics, treatment outcomes, prognostic factors, and survival of gastric cancer patients with bone metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 4,617 gastric cancer patients who were treated between 2001 and 2013, 176 patients with bone metastases were analyzed. RESULTS The incidence of bone metastasis was 3.8%. The most common histopathological subtype was adenocarcinoma (79%) with poor differentiation (60.8%). The median interval from the diagnosis to bone metastasis was 11 months. The median survival time after bone metastasis was 5.4 months. Factors that were associated with longer median survival times included the following: isolated bone metastasis (P=0.004), well-differentiated tumors (P=0.002), palliative chemotherapy (P=0.003), zoledronic acid treatment (P<0.001), no smoking history (P=0.007), and no metastatic gastric cancer at the time of diagnosis (P=0.01). On the other hand, high levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.86; P=0.015), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (HR: 2.04; P=0.002), and carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 (HR: 2.94; P<0.001) were associated with shorter survival times. In multivariate analysis, receiving zoledronic acid (P<0.001) and performance status (P=0.013) were independent prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS Smoking history, poor performance status, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, and high levels of LDH, CEA, and CA 19-9 were shown to be poor prognostic factors, while receiving chemotherapy and zoledronic acid were associated with prolonged survival in gastric cancer patients with bone metastases.
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- Fatma Paksoy Turkoz
- Ataturk Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara, Turkey
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Ida S, Watanabe M, Yamao T, Ishimoto T, Nagai Y, Iwatsuki M, Baba Y, Iwagami S, Sakamoto Y, Miyamoto Y, Baba H. False-positive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings of bone metastasis from esophagogastric cancer: report of two cases. Surg Today 2014; 44:2191-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s00595-014-0947-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ekinci AŞ, Bal O, Ozatlı T, Türker I, Eşbah O, Demirci A, Budakoğlu B, Arslan UY, Eraslan E, Oksüzoğlu B. Gastric carcinoma with bone marrow metastasis: a case series. J Gastric Cancer 2014; 14:54-7. [PMID: 24765538 PMCID: PMC3996250 DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2014.14.1.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer is a major cause of cancer-related mortality. At the time of diagnosis, majority of the patients usually have unresectable or metastatic disease. The most common sites of metastases are the liver and the peritoneum, but in the advanced stages, there may be metastases to any region of the body. Bone marrow is an important metastatic site for solid tumors, and the prognosis in such cases is poor. In gastric cancer cases, bone marrow metastasis is usually observed in younger patients and in those with poorly differentiated tumors. Prognosis is worsened owing to the poor histomorphology as well as the occurrence of pancytopenia. The effect of standard chemotherapy is unknown, as survival is limited to a few weeks. This report aimed to evaluate 5 gastric cancer patients with bone marrow metastases to emphasize the importance of this condition.
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- Ahmet Şiyar Ekinci
- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Onkoloji Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Isolated ovarian metastasis of gastric cancer: Krukenberg tumor. Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2013; 17:515-9. [PMID: 24592139 PMCID: PMC3934036 DOI: 10.5114/wo.2013.37542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2013] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Gastric cancer, one of the most common cancers in the world, rarely metastasizes to the ovaries. Ovarian metastases of gastric signet ring cell cancer (SRCC) are referred to as Krukenberg tumors and account for 1–2% of all ovarian cancers. Here, we analyze the characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of patients with Krukenberg tumors. Material and methods We retrospectively analyzed the demographic characteristics, treatment modalities, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) of patients who were diagnosed with Krukenberg tumors of gastric cancer origin and who underwent treatment and follow-up between January 2005 and January 2012 in the Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital. Results Among 1755 patients diagnosed with gastric cancer between January 2005 and January 2012, eight patients (0.45%) with histopathologically identified Krukenberg tumors were enrolled. The median age of the eight patients was 42.2 years (range, 32–69 years). Two (25%) of the patients were stage 3A, two (25%) were stage 3C, and four (50%) were stage 4 at the time of diagnosis. The median PFS was 13.2 months (1–25 months), the median OS after the original diagnosis was 16.7 months (1–41 months), and the median OS after ovarian metastasis was 3.6 months (1–10 months). Discussion Krukenberg tumors were seen particularly in young patients and more frequently during the premenopausal period. The prognosis was poor. When only the ovaries were affected, metastasectomy prolonged the survival time.
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Basheer A, Daniel J, Padhi S. Compressive myeloradiculopathy from bony metastasis as the initial presentation of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma stomach - a case report. Australas Med J 2013; 6:515-9. [PMID: 24223069 DOI: 10.4066/amj.2013.1859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Carcinoma of the stomach rarely disseminates to bone. We report a case of compressive myeloradiculopathy from extensive metastases to the spine, which on evaluation originated from adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed osteolytic and osteosclerotic metastases. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed ulcerative growth in the stomach that on biopsy showed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. This case is unique in that the initial presentation of gastric cancer itself was bony metastases without any gastrointestinal symptoms or liver involvement. Moreover, metastases were osteosclerotic as well, which is against the general belief that gastric cancer produces only osteolytic secondaries.
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- Aneesh Basheer
- Department of Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
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Ma DW, Kim JH, Jeon TJ, Lee YC, Yun M, Youn YH, Park H, Lee SI. ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography for the evaluation of bone metastasis in patients with gastric cancer. Dig Liver Dis 2013; 45:769-75. [PMID: 23831128 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The roles of positron emission tomography and bone scanning in identifying bone metastasis in gastric cancer are unclear. AIM We compared the usefulness of positron emission tomography-computed tomography and scanning in detecting bone metastasis in gastric cancer. METHODS Data from 1485 patients diagnosed with gastric cancer who had undergone positron emission tomography-computed tomography and scanning were reviewed. Of 170 enrolled patients who were suspected of bone metastasis in either positron emission tomography or scanning, 81.2% were confirmed to have bone metastasis. RESULTS The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 93.5%, 25.0%, and 80.6%, respectively, for positron emission tomography and 93.5%, 37.5%, and 82.9%, respectively, for scanning. 87.7% of patients with bone metastasis showed positive findings on two modalities. 15.0% of solitary bone metastases were positive on positron emission tomography only. Positron emission tomography was superior to scanning for the detection of synchronous bone metastasis, but the two modalities were similar for the detection of metachronous bone metastasis. The concordance rate of response assessment after treatment between two modalities was moderate. CONCLUSIONS Positron emission tomography-computed tomography may be more effective for the diagnosis of bone metastasis in the initial staging workup. Conversely, bone scanning and positron emission tomography-computed tomography may be similarly effective for the detection of metachronous bone metastasis.
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- Dae Won Ma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Blanchette P, Lipton JH, Barth D, Mackay H. Case report of very late gastric cancer recurrence. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 20:e161-4. [PMID: 23559883 DOI: 10.3747/co.20.1200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Very late recurrence of gastric cancer is rare. Here, we report a dramatic recurrence of gastric cancer, with isolated skeletal metastasis and bone marrow carcinomatosis, 22 years after the patient's initial presentation. Gastric cancer recurrence involving bone or bone marrow is also uncommon and associated with poor prognosis. Pathology from a bone marrow biopsy showed signet ring cell morphology. The patient in this case demonstrated a surprising response-lasting 11 months-to palliative chemotherapy with cisplatin and capecitabine. This case report and literature review describes the characteristics of late gastric cancer recurrence and an approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with bone metastasis or bone marrow carcinomatosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- P Blanchette
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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