Teratomas are types of germ cell tumor which can arise from gonads or extragonadal tissues and can show malignant transformation. . In this article,We presented a patient with enteric adenocarcinoma ...on the basis of teratoma with a mediastinal mass invading the sternum .
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Several mutations are involved in the development of CRC. The prognostic ...significance of the KRAS mutation has been discussed in many studies. We aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of the number of KRAS mutations in metastatic CRC (mCRC).Patients with mutations in the KRAS gene were included in the study. They were divided into 2 groups as single mutation and multiple mutations in the KRAS gene.For the study, 425 CRC patients were screened. KRAS mutation was positive in 191 patients (45%). One hundred ninety-one patients were included in the study, 171 patients (90%) had single mutations and 20 patients (10%) had multiple mutations. Median progression-free survival was 12.8 months in patients with multiple mutations, while it was 8.8 months in patients with single mutations (P: .05). The median overall survival of patients with multiple mutations was 40.7 months, while it was 22.7 months for patients with single mutations (P = .01)We found that the presence of multiple mutations in KRAS mutant patients was associated with better overall survival and progression-free survival than a single mutation.
This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of FOLFIRI and paclitaxel in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) who were previously treated with first-line modified docetaxel, cisplatin, ...5-fluorouracil (mDCF), or 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, docetaxel (FLOT).OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of FOLFIRI and paclitaxel in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) who were previously treated with first-line modified docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil (mDCF), or 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, docetaxel (FLOT).Patients who received a triplet regimen in the first line setting and were treated with FOLFIRI or paclitaxel in the second-line treatment were included.METHODSPatients who received a triplet regimen in the first line setting and were treated with FOLFIRI or paclitaxel in the second-line treatment were included.The study included 198 patients, with 115 receiving FOLFIRI and 83 receiving paclitaxel. The median age was 58 (range = 24-69). The median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 5.2 95% confidence interval (CI) = 4.4-5.5 months in the FOLFIRI arm, and 4.1 (95% CI = 3.3-4.6) months in the paclitaxel arm (p = .007). The median overall survival (mOS) was 9.4 (95% CI = 7.4-10.5) months in the FOLFIRI arm and 7.2 (95% CI = 5.6-8.3) months in the paclitaxel arm (p = .008). Grade 3-4 neuropathy was higher in patients receiving paclitaxel compared to those receiving FOLFIRI (p = .04). Grade 3-4 diarrhea was 8% in the FOLFIRI arm and 2.4% in the paclitaxel arm (p = .02).RESULTSThe study included 198 patients, with 115 receiving FOLFIRI and 83 receiving paclitaxel. The median age was 58 (range = 24-69). The median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 5.2 95% confidence interval (CI) = 4.4-5.5 months in the FOLFIRI arm, and 4.1 (95% CI = 3.3-4.6) months in the paclitaxel arm (p = .007). The median overall survival (mOS) was 9.4 (95% CI = 7.4-10.5) months in the FOLFIRI arm and 7.2 (95% CI = 5.6-8.3) months in the paclitaxel arm (p = .008). Grade 3-4 neuropathy was higher in patients receiving paclitaxel compared to those receiving FOLFIRI (p = .04). Grade 3-4 diarrhea was 8% in the FOLFIRI arm and 2.4% in the paclitaxel arm (p = .02).Beyond progression with docetaxel-based triplet chemotherapy, FOLFIRI may be preferred as a second-line treatment over paclitaxel due to its longer mPFS and mOS.CONCLUSIONBeyond progression with docetaxel-based triplet chemotherapy, FOLFIRI may be preferred as a second-line treatment over paclitaxel due to its longer mPFS and mOS.
Increased cardiovascular risk, represented by endothelial inflammation, probably starts with the very first course of type-2 diabetes (T2DM). Almost 85.2% of all T2DM patients are overweight or ...obese. Thrombosis accounts 80% of all deaths in patients with diabetes. The thrombotic-fibrinolytic equilibrium shifts in favor of thrombosis by plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). PAI-1 secretion is induced primarily by CRP. PAI-1 overexpression predisposes unstable plaque development. The contribution of obesity and diabetes to this process is not clearly understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate comparison of inflammatory markers, PAI-1 levels and arterial stiffness according to BMI and impaired glucose metabolism in patient with newly diagnosed T2DM.
Newly diagnosed 60 T2DM patients were enrolled. Demographics and measurements were noted. Liver (AST, ALT), kidney (urea, creatinine, albumin/creatinine ratio), metabolic (fasting blood glucose, post-prandial blood glucose, insulin, c-peptide, HbA1c, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein LDL, high-density lipoprotein HDL, triglyceride) parameters, inflammatory markers hsCRP, fibrinogen), PAI-1 levels and pulse wave velocity was measured from all participants. The results were compared.
Inflammatory markers and PAI-1 levels were significantly elevated in obese group compared to overweight participants. The correlation analysis showed that waist and hip circumferences, high-sensitive CRP, fibrinogen and PAI-1 levels were positively correlated with BMI but not with HbA1c levels.
The results of our study showed that lipid levels, glycemic and blood pressure values of the obese and overweight patients were similar. BMI affects inflammatory markers and PAI-1 levels independent of glucose regulation and insulin resistance in newly diagnosed T2DM. According to the current study BMI is found to be more prominent in terms of inflammatory markers and PAI-1 levels compared to insulin resistance and impaired glucose metabolism in newly diagnosed T2DM.
Purpose
COVID-19 will continue to disrupt the diagnosis-treatment process of cancer patients. Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Hospital has been considered as a ‘non-pandemic’ center (‘
...clean
’) in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. The other state hospitals that also take care of cancer patients in Ankara were defined as ‘
pandemic
’ centers. This study aimed to evaluate hospital admission changes and the precautionary measures in
clean
and
pandemic
centers during the pandemic. The effect of these measures and changes on COVID-19 spreading among cancer patients was also evaluated.
Methods
The patients admitted to the medical oncology follow-up, new diagnosis, or chemotherapy (CT) outpatient clinics during the first quarter of pandemic period (March 15–June 1, 2020) of each center were determined and compared with the admissions of the same frame of previous year (March 15–June 1, 2019). COVID-19 PCR test results in clean and pandemic centers were compared with each other. Telemedicine was preffered in the clean hospital to keep on follow-up of the cancer patients as ‘noninfected’.
Results
In the
clean
hospital, COVID-19-infected patients that needed to be hospitalized were referred to pandemic hospitals. COVID-19 test positivity rate was eight-fold higher for outpatient clinic admissions in pandemic hospitals (
p
< 0.001). The number of patients admitted new diagnosis outpatient clinics in both clean and pandemic hospitals decreased significantly during the pandemic compared with the previous year.
Conclusion
We consider that local strategic modifications and defining ‘
clean
’ hospital model during infectious pandemic may contribute to protect and treat cancer patients during pandemic.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in cases with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in different lines of treatment.
Retrospective analysis of ...T-DM1 results of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2) positive 414 cases with mBC from 31 centers in Turkey.
Except 2, all of the cases were female with a median age of 47. T-DM1 had been used as second-line therapy in 37.7% of the cases and the median number of T-DM1 cycles was 9. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) times were different according to the line of treatment. The median OS was found as 43, 41, 46, 23 and 17 months for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th line, respectively (p = 0.032) while the median PFS was found as 37, 12, 8, 8 and 8 months, respectively (p = 0.0001). Treatment was well tolerated by the patients. The most common grade 3-4 adverse effects were thrombocytopenia (2.7%) and increased serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (2%).
The best of our knowledge this is the largest real-life experience about the safety and efficacy of T-DM1 use in cases with mBC after progression of Her2 targeted treatment. This study suggests and supports that T-DM1 is more effective in earlier lines of treatment and is a reliable option for mBC.
Osteosarcomas with lung metastases are rather heterogenous group. We aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of osteosarcoma patients with lung metastases and to ...compare the synchronous and metachronous lung metastatic groups. A total of 93 adolescent and adult patients with lung metastatic osteosarcoma, from March 1995 to July 2011, in a single center, were included. Sixty-five patients (69.9%) were male. The median age was 19 years (range, 14-74). Thirty-nine patients (41.9%) had synchronous lung metastases (Group A) and 54 patients (58.1%) had metachronous lung metastases (Group B). The 5-year and 10-year post-lung metastases overall survival (PLM-OS) was 17% and 15%, respectively. In multivariate analysis for PLM-OS, time to lung metastases (p = 0.010), number of metastatic pulmonary nodules (p = 0.020), presence of pulmonary metastasectomy (p = 0.007) and presence of chemotherapy for lung metastases (p< 0.001) were found to be independent prognostic factors. The median PLM-OS of Group A and Group B was 16 months and 9 months, respectively. In Group B, the median PLM-OS of the patients who developed lung metastases within 12 months was 6 months, whereas that of the patients who developed lung metastases later was 16 months. Time to lung metastases, number and laterality of metastatic pulmonary nodules, chemotherapy for lung metastatic disease and pulmonary metastasectomy were independent prognostic factors for patients with lung metastatic osteosarcoma. The best PLM-OS was in the subgroup of patients treated both surgery and chemotherapy. The prognosis of the patients who developed lung metastases within 12 months after diagnosis was worst.
Primary tumor resection (PTR) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has not been suggested by guidelines, since new systemic chemotherapy options have improved overall survival. However, the effect ...of PTR is still controversial in mCRC. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of PTR on survival in unresectable mCRC.
Two hundred and fifty-two patients with unresectable mCRC were screened retrospectively between January 2007 and December 2017 and a total of 147 patients who met inclusion criteria were included. The patients with emergency or elective PTR and the patients without surgery were compared for baseline features and overall survival.
The median follow-up time was 15.6 months (range; 1.2-78.9) in whole patients. There were 91 patients in nonsurgical (NS) group and 56 patients in PTR group. The median overall survival was significantly longer in PTR group compared NS group (21.8 vs. 17.0 months,
= 0.01), but it was not associated to better overall survival in multivariate Cox analysis (hazard ratio: 0.65, 95% confidence interval: 0.41-1.02,
= 0.06). There was no significant difference in overall survival between emergency and elective surgery subgroups (22.9 vs. 16.1 months, respectively,
= 0.9).
PTR did not offer an overall survival benefit in this study. Although it is debated, we think that it is better to start treatment with chemotherapy and biological agent combinations in patients with asymptomatic mCRC. Thus, the patients can be protected from the morbidity and mortality of the surgery.
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