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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Fwd: Low phosphorylation of ER{alpha} serine 118 and high phosphorylation of ER{alpha} serine 167 improve survival in ER-positive breast cancer.



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Date: Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Subject: Low phosphorylation of ER{alpha} serine 118 and high phosphorylation of ER{alpha} serine 167 improve survival in ER-positive breast cancer.
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[1]Endocr Relat Cancer. 2008 Jun 12;
Yamashita H, Nishio M, Toyama T, Sugiura H, Kondo N, Kobayashi S, Fujii Y, Iwase H

Endocrine therapy has become the most important treatment option for women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer. Urgently needed are prognostic assays that can identify those who need additional adjuvant therapy, such as signal transduction inhibitors or chemotherapy, for ER-positive early breast cancer. We examined phosphorylation of ERalpha serine (Ser) 118, ERalpha Ser167, p44/42 MAPK and Akt, and expression of progesterone receptor (PR), AIB1, HER2, p53 and Ki67 in ER-positive breast cancers by immunohistochemistry, and analyzed their significance for prognosis. Phosphorylation levels of ERalpha Ser118, ERalpha Ser167, MAPK and Akt were positively correlated. AIB1 expression was significantly associated with phosphorylation of ERalpha Ser118, MAPK and Akt, and HER2 expression. Low phosphorylation of ERalpha Ser118 and high phosphorylation of ERalpha Ser167 were associated with significantly improved disease-free (P = 0.0003 and P = 0.0002, respectively) and overall survival (P = 0.0007 and P = 0.0016, respectively) in multivariate analyses. Our data suggest that phosphorylation of ERalpha Ser118 and ERalpha Ser167 affects survival in ER-positive breast cancer and could be helpful in distinguishing patients who are likely to benefit from endocrine therapy alone from those who are not.



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Fwd: Axillary recurrence in sentinel lymph node-negative breast cancer patients.



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Subject: Axillary recurrence in sentinel lymph node-negative breast cancer patients.
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[1]Ann Oncol. 2008 Jun 10;
Poletti P, Fenaroli P, Milesi A, Paludetti A, Mangiarotti S, Virotta G, Candiago E, Bettini A, Caremoli ER, Labianca R, Tondini C

BACKGROUND: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) was developed to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in the treatment of breast cancer. SLNB is predictive of axillary node status. Major concern is the occurrence of a false-negative SLN. Purpose of this study is to determine the rate of axillary recurrence in our series of unselected patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients with a negative SLNB from November 1999 to December 2006 have been treated and followed at our unit. Information on patients' characteristics, treatment and follow-up has been collected. RESULTS: Eight-hundred and four patients with negative SLNB did not receive ALND. After a median follow-up of 38.8 months, 21 patients had distant metastases, four had axillary relapse, nine had an in-breast recurrence and two had both. All patients with axillary recurrence received axillary dissection and systemic adjuvant therapy. They are all presently alive and free from disease. CONCLUSION: Data from this series, the largest from a general hospital, showed that isolated axillary node recurrence after negative SLNB is rare (

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Fwd: Chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with brain metastases: Have new chemotherapic agents changed the clinical outcome?



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Subject: Chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with brain metastases: Have new chemotherapic agents changed the clinical outcome?
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[1]Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2008 Jun 10;
Tosoni A, Franceschi E, Brandes AA

Brain metastasis occurs in 15-40% of cancer patients and is present in approximately 10-16% of patients with metastatic breast disease. However, little is known about prognostic factors enabling the early identification of breast cancer patients at risk of CNS metastases. Therapy for brain metastases should be based on several parameters, such as the assessment of prognostic variables, the extent of neurological and systemic disease, and its chemo-sensitivity to previously administered chemotherapy treatments. In view of the known close correlation between metastatic and primary tumor chemosensitivity, the type of chemotherapy chosen should depend more on the tumor histology than on the cerebral distribution of the single drug. More recent drugs with a high impact on the clinical outcome of metastatic breast cancer patients, such as taxanes or trastuzumab, play only a limited role in the treatment of brain metastases.



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Fwd: Processing of clustered DNA damage in human breast cancer cells MCF-7 with partial DNA-PKcs deficiency.



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Subject: Processing of clustered DNA damage in human breast cancer cells MCF-7 with partial DNA-PKcs deficiency.
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[1]Cancer Lett. 2008 Jun 10;
Peddi P, Francisco DC, Cecil AM, Hair JM, Panayiotidis MI, Georgakilas AG

Complex DNA damage such as double strand breaks (DSBs) and non-DSB bistranded oxidative clustered DNA lesions (OCDL) (two or more DNA lesions within a short DNA fragment of 1-10bp on opposing DNA strands) are considered the hallmark of ionizing radiation. Clustered DNA lesions are hypothesized to be repair-resistant lesions challenging the repair mechanisms of the cell. The DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) plays an important role during the processing of DSBs. To evaluate the role of DNA-PKcs in the processing of complex DNA damage in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells we used small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to target the silencing of the gene Prkdc coding for DNA-PKcs. MCF-7 cells with knockdown DNA-PKcs expression showed a marked decrease in their efficiency to process DSBs and OCDL after exposure to radiotherapy-relevant gamma ray doses. For the detection and measurement of complex DSBs and OCDL, we used the gamma-H2AX assay and an adaptation of pulsed field gel electrophoresis with Escherichia coli repair enzymes as DNA damage probes. An accumulation of all types of DNA damage was detected for the siRNA-treated MCF-7 cells compared to controls. These findings point to the important role of DNA-PKcs in the processing of complex DNA damage and its potential association with breast cancer development.



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Fwd: Lung Cancer Alliance Praises State Senate Action in Georgia



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Subject: Lung Cancer Alliance Praises State Senate Action in Georgia
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Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Advocates Acknowledged with Resolution WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance praised Georgia State Senators John Wiles , Chip Rogers , Judson ...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:29:19 GMT


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Fwd: Women more likely to get lung cancer (WPBN Traverse City)



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Subject: Women more likely to get lung cancer (WPBN Traverse City)
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Posted: Monday, June 16, 2008 at 5:46 a.m. Although cigarette smoking causes an estimated 90 percent of lung cancer cases some patients have never smoked.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:59:27 GMT

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Fwd: NIAGARA FALLS: OSHA fines Memorial Medical Center (Niagara Gazette)



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Subject: NIAGARA FALLS: OSHA fines Memorial Medical Center (Niagara Gazette)
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A federal labor agency has levied a fine against Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for failing to adequately protect construction workers from asbestos exposure during a renovation project last year. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered the medical facility to pay $110,000 in fines for failing to provide proper employee safeguards during a ...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:59:38 GMT

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Fwd: Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate



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Subject: Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate
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The mother of the late Cantopop diva Anita Mui Yim-fong yesterday lost her legal battle to wrest control of her daughters estimated HK$100 million estate.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:06:08 GMT


Source: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=67322&sid=19373075&con_type=1
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