Published in British journal of cancer
The natural history and treatment landscape of primary brain tumours are complicated by the varied tumour behaviour of primary or secondary gliomas (high-grade transformation of low-grade lesions), as well as the dilemmas with identification of radiation necrosis, tumour progression, and pseudoprogression on MRI. Radiomics and radiogenomics promise...
Published in British journal of cancer
The mechanism by which immune cells regulate metastasis is unclear. Understanding the role of immune cells in metastasis will guide the development of treatments improving patient survival. We used syngeneic orthotopic mouse tumour models (wild-type, NOD/scid and Nude), employed knockout (CD8 and CD4) models and administered CXCL4. Tumours and lung...
Published in British journal of cancer
Published in British Journal of Cancer
Distinguishing clinically significant from indolent prostate cancer (PC) is a major clinical challenge. We utilised targeted protein biomarker discovery approach to identify biomarkers specific for pro-metastatic PC. Serum samples from the cancer-free group; Cambridge Prognostic Group 1 (CPG1, low risk); CPG5 (high risk) and metastatic disease were...
Published in British Journal of Cancer
Patients with cancer should benefit from COVID-19 vaccination. Some of the most advanced vaccine candidates are mRNAs encapsulated into lipid carriers, and small liposomes are expected to accumulate in tumour tissues through the enhanced and permeation retention effect. However, to what extent solid tumours could take up a significant part of the v...
Published in British journal of cancer
The host adaptive immune response helps determine which cervical HPV infections persist and progress to precancer and cancer, and systematic characterisation of T-cell infiltration would help inform key steps in cervical carcinogenesis. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted of infiltrating T-cells in normal cervix, low-grade lesions,...
Published in British Journal of Cancer
BackgroundAnti-EGFR-based therapies have limited success in HNSCC patients. Predictive biomarkers are greatly needed to identify the patients likely to be benefited from these targeted therapies. Here, we present the prognostic and predictive association of biomarkers in HPV-negative locally advanced (LA) HNSCC patients.MethodsTreatment-naive tumou...
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BackgroundBreast cancer amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) plays crucial roles in pre-mRNA splicing and androgen receptor transcription. Previous studies suggested that BCAS2 is involved in double-strand breaks (DSB); therefore, we aimed to characterise its mechanism and role in prostate cancer (PCa).MethodsWestern blotting and immunofluorescence microsc...
Published in British Journal of Cancer
BackgroundPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) agonists frequently induce cell death in human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. However, majority of NSCLC patients acquire resistance after cancer therapy, and it is still unclear.MethodsIn this study we investigated the apoptotic mechanism and the anti-cancer effects of a nov...
Published in British Journal of Cancer
BackgroundMulti-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard of care for patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, a significant number of ccRCC patients are primarily refractory to targeted therapeutics, showing neither disease stabilisation nor clinical benefits.MethodsWe used CRISPR/Cas9-based high-t...
