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Background
Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most common and serious complications following visceral surgery. In recent years, endoluminal vacuum therapy has dramatically changed therapeutic options for AL, but its use has been limited to areas easily accessible by endoscope.
Case presentation
We describe the first use of endoluminal vacuum therapy in the small intestine employing a combined surgical and endoscopic “rendezvous technique” in which the surgeon assists the endoscopic placement of an endoluminal vacuum therapy sponge in the jejunum by means of a pullback string. This technique led to a completely closed AL after 27 days and 7 changes of the endosponge.
Conclusion
The combined surgical and endoscopic rendezvous technique can be useful in cases of otherwise difficult endosponge placement.
Background
Over the past two decades, there has been a rising trend in malignant melanoma incidence worldwide. In 2008, Germany introduced a nationwide skin cancer screening program starting at age 35. The aims of this study were to analyse the distribution of malignant melanoma tumour stages over time, as well as demographic and regional differences in stage distribution and survival of melanoma patients.
Methods
Pooled data from 61 895 malignant melanoma patients diagnosed between 2002 and 2011 and documented in 28 German population-based and hospital-based clinical cancer registries were analysed using descriptive methods, joinpoint regression, logistic regression and relative survival.
Results
The number of annually documented cases increased by 53.2% between 2002 (N = 4 779) and 2011 (N = 7 320). There was a statistically significant continuous positive trend in the proportion of stage UICC I cases diagnosed between 2002 and 2011, compared to a negative trend for stage UICC II. No trends were found for stages UICC III and IV respectively. Age (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.97–0.97), sex (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.11–1.25), date of diagnosis (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.04–1.06), ‘diagnosis during screening’ (OR 3.24, 95% CI 2.50–4.19) and place of residence (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.16–1.30) had a statistically significant influence on the tumour stage at diagnosis. The overall 5-year relative survival for invasive cases was 83.4% (95% CI 82.8–83.9%).
Conclusions
No distinct changes in the distribution of malignant melanoma tumour stages among those aged 35 and older were seen that could be directly attributed to the introduction of skin cancer screening in 2008.
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Panobinostat is an oral pan-histone deacetylase inhibitor developed by Novartis. Panobinostat acts via epigenetic modification and inhibition of the aggresome pathway. In August 2015, the European Commission authorized panobinostat for use in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone for the treatment of relapsed or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (MM) in patients who have received aeyen2 prior regimens including bortezomib and an immunomodulatory drug. In January 2016, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended panobinostat for use in the same combination and patient population. The authorization and recommendation were based on results from the pivotal phase 3 PANORAMA 1 (NCT01023308) clinical trial, which demonstrated an improvement in median progression-free survival of 7.8 months for the three-drug combination compared with placebo plus bortezomib and dexamethasone in this patient population. This review will discuss the current treatment landscape for relapsed/refractory MM, the mechanism of action of panobinostat, clinical data supporting the European authorization, concerns about safety and strategies for mitigating toxicity, and how panobinostat fits into the current MM landscape in Europe.
The KISS1 Receptor as an In Vivo Microenvironment Imaging Biomarker of Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease
(2016)
Multiple myeloma is one of the most common hematological diseases and is characterized by an aberrant proliferation of plasma cells within the bone marrow. As a result of crosstalk between cancer cells and the bone microenvironment, bone homeostasis is disrupted leading to osteolytic lesions and poor prognosis. Current diagnostic strategies for myeloma typically rely on detection of excess monoclonal immunoglobulins or light chains in the urine or serum. However, these strategies fail to localize the sites of malignancies. In this study we sought to identify novel biomarkers of myeloma bone disease which could target the malignant cells and/or the surrounding cells of the tumor microenvironment. From these studies, the KISS1 receptor (KISS1R), a G-protein-coupled receptor known to play a role in the regulation of endocrine functions, was identified as a target gene that was upregulated on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and osteoprogenitor cells (OPCs) when co-cultured with myeloma cells. To determine the potential of this receptor as a biomarker, in vitro and in vivo studies were performed with the KISS1R ligand, kisspeptin, conjugated with a fluorescent dye. In vitro microscopy showed binding of fluorescently-labeled kisspeptin to both myeloma cells as well as MSCs under direct co-culture conditions. Next, conjugated kisspeptin was injected into immune-competent mice containing myeloma bone lesions. Tumor-burdened limbs showed increased peak fluorescence compared to contralateral controls. These data suggest the utility of the KISS1R as a novel biomarker for multiple myeloma, capable of targeting both tumor cells and host cells of the tumor microenvironment.
Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors may lead to kidney deterioration. This study aimed to evaluate the suitability of \(^{99m}\)Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (\(^{99m}\)Tc-MAG3) clearance for the early detection of PRRT-induced changes on tubular extraction (TE). TE rate (TER) was measured prior to 128 PRRT cycles (7.6±0.4 GBq \(^{177}\)Lu-octreotate/octreotide each) in 32 patients. TER reduction during PRRT was corrected for age-related decrease and analyzed for the potential to predict loss of glomerular filtration (GF). The GF rate (GFR) as measure for renal function was derived from serum creatinine. The mean TER was 234 ± 53 ml/min/1.73 m² before PRRT (baseline) and 221 ± 45 ml/min/1.73 m² after a median follow-up of 370 days. The age-corrected decrease (mean: -3%, range: -27% to +19%) did not reach significance (p=0.09) but significantly correlated with the baseline TER (Spearman p=-0.62, p<0.001). Patients with low baseline TER showed an improved TER after PRRT, high decreases were only observed in individuals with high baseline TER. Pre-therapeutic TER data were inferior to plasma creatinine-derived GFR estimates in predicting late nephropathy. TER assessed by \(^{99m}\)Tc-MAG3clearance prior to and during PRRT is not suitable as early predictor of renal injury and an increased risk for late nephropathy.
Role of PTEN in Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in the Liver of Whole-Body Pten Haplodeficient Mice
(2016)
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and obesity are frequently associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and with an elevated cancer incidence. The molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis in this context are only partially understood. High blood insulin levels are typical in early T2DM and excessive insulin can cause elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and genomic instability. ROS are important for various cellular functions in signaling and host defense. However, elevated ROS formation is thought to be involved in cancer induction. In the molecular events from insulin receptor binding to genomic damage, some signaling steps have been identified, pointing at the PI3K/AKT pathway. For further elucidation Phosphatase and Tensin homolog (Pten), a tumour suppressor phosphatase that plays a role in insulin signaling by negative regulation of PI3K/AKT and its downstream targets, was investigated here. Dihydroethidium (DHE) staining was used to detect ROS formation in immortalized human hepatocytes. Comet assay and micronucleus test were performed to investigate genomic damage in vitro. In liver samples, DHE staining and western blot detection of HSP70 and HO-1 were performed to evaluate oxidative stress response. DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) were detected by immunohistostaining. Inhibition of PTEN with the pharmacologic inhibitor VO-OHpic resulted in increased ROS production and genomic damage in a liver cell line. Knockdown of Pten in a mouse model yielded increased oxidative stress levels, detected by ROS levels and expression of the two stress-proteins HSP70 and HO-1 and elevated genomic damage in the liver, which was significant in mice fed with a high fat diet. We conclude that PTEN is involved in oxidative stress and genomic damage induction in vitro and that this may also explain the in vivo observations. This further supports the hypothesis that the PI3K/AKT pathway is responsible for damaging effects of high levels of insulin.
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell disorder that is characterized by a great genetic heterogeneity. Recent next generation sequencing studies revealed an accumulation of tumor-associated mutations in receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) which may also contribute to the activation of survival pathways in MM. To investigate the clinical role of RTK-mutations in MM, we deep-sequenced the coding DNA-sequence of EGFR, EPHA2, ERBB3, IGF1R, NTRK1 and NTRK2 which were previously found to be mutated in MM, in 75 uniformly treated MM patients of the “Deutsche Studiengruppe Multiples Myelom”. Subsequently, we correlated the detected mutations with common cytogenetic alterations and clinical parameters. We identified 11 novel non-synonymous SNVs or rare patient-specific SNPs, not listed in the SNP databases 1000 genomes and dbSNP, in 10 primary MM cases. The mutations predominantly affected the tyrosine-kinase and ligand-binding domains and no correlation with cytogenetic parameters was found. Interestingly, however, patients with RTK-mutations, specifically those with rare patient-specific SNPs, showed a significantly lower overall, event-free and progression-free survival. This indicates that RTK SNVs and rare patient-specific RTK SNPs are of prognostic relevance and suggests that MM patients with RTK-mutations could potentially profit from treatment with RTK-inhibitors.
Opportunistische Infektionen stellen ein ernst zu nehmendes Problem bei immunsupprimierten Patienten in der Hämatologie und Onkologie sowie speziell bei Stammzell-transplantierten Patienten dar. Vor allem die Inzidenz invasiver Pilzinfektionen stieg in den letzten Jahrzehnten in diesem Risikokollektiv immer weiter an. Dabei verbleibt die Morbidität und Mortalität bei Patienten mit einer systemischen Mykose trotz verbesserter Diagnostik und Therapie weiterhin hoch.
Im Rahmen dieser Studie sollte die Inzidenz und Relevanz invasiver Mykosen am Standort Würzburg untersucht werden und die wesentlichen Risikofaktoren für eine Pilzinfektion bei hämatoonkologischen Hochrisiko-Patienten heraus gearbeitet werden. Um dies zu verwirklichen, wurden die Daten von 41 Patienten, welche eine allogene Stammzelltransplantation am Universitäts-klinikum Würzburg erhielten, detailliert dokumentiert und analysiert. Die aktive Beobachtung fand dabei bis 100 Tage nach Beginn der Konditionierungs-Chemotherapie statt. Eine Nachbetrachtung der Patientendaten in Bezug auf invasive Pilzinfektionen wurde ein halbes Jahr nach Studienstart durchgeführt.
Zur Diagnostik von invasiven Pilzinfektionen wurden im Beobachtungszeitraum bei allen Studienteilnehmern regelmäßig thorakale CT-Untersuchungen und Bestimmungen des Aspergillus-typischen Antigens Galactomannan im Serum durchgeführt. Zusätzlich erfolgte bei einem Teil der Patienten eine PCR-Untersuchung ihres Serums auf Aspergillus-DNA. Dabei zeigte die PCR- Untersuchung eine 100%ige Sensitivität und 55%ige Spezifität bei einem einmalig positiven Ergebnis. Wenn zwei positive PCR-Ergebnisse gefordert wurden, war die Sensitivität deutlich reduziert. Bei der Betrachtung der Galactomannan-Bestimmung ergab sich eine 74%ige Spezifität bei einem zweimalig positiven Ergebnis.
Von den 41 Studienteilnehmern erkrankten innerhalb des ersten halben Jahres nach der Konditionierung 22% an einer wahrscheinlichen invasiven Mykose und 17% an einer möglichen invasiven Mykose. Dabei waren 94% der Erkrankungen auf den Schimmelpilz Aspergillus spp. zurückzuführen. Lediglich bei einem Patienten wurde der Schlauchpilz Fusarium spp. nachgewiesen. Systemische Hefepilzinfektionen traten nicht auf. Alle detektierten Fälle einer invasiven Pilzinfektion wiesen die Lunge als primären Infektionsort auf. Der Großteil der Infektionen ereignete sich in den ersten 40 Tagen nach der Konditionierung, so waren 78% der Fälle als frühe Infektionen einzustufen. Als Risikofaktoren für die Entwicklung einer invasiven Mykose wurden in der vorliegenden Arbeit das Alter der Patienten und eine mit HLA-Missmatch durchgeführte Transplantation aufgedeckt. Die akute myeloische Leukämie als Grunderkrankung war ein weiterer, unabhängiger, prädisponierender Faktor für eine mögliche oder wahrscheinliche Mykose. Eine prolongierte aplastische Phase mit neutrophilen Granulozyten unter 100/µl sowie ein persistierendes neutropenes Fieber zeigten sich als Risikofaktoren für die Entwicklung einer möglichen Aspergillose. In Bezug auf wahrscheinliche Pilzinfektionen zeigte sich hier jedoch kein Zusammenhang. Eine lange Fieberphase präsentierte sich als Hinweisfaktor für eine folgende mögliche oder wahrscheinliche Infektion. Eine prolongierte Steroidzufuhr von mindestens 21 Tagen Dauer erwies sich als weiterer Risikofaktor für invasive mögliche Mykosen. Das Geschlecht der Patienten, akute sowie chronische Abstoßungsreaktionen, der CMV-Status von Empfänger und Spender und eine CMV-Reaktivierung, der HCT-CI Score, ein Nikotinabusus sowie respiratorische virale Infekte waren in der vorliegenden Studie keine signifikanten Risikofaktoren für eine invasive Pilzinfektion. Desweiteren waren im Studienkollektiv auch die Anzahl der verabreichten Antibiotika und ß-Lactam Antibiotika sowie die Dauer der neutropenen Phase mit weniger als 500 neutrophilen Granulozyten/µl keine relevanten Risikofaktoren für eine Pilzinfektion.
Es zeigte sich, dass Patienten, die an einer invasiven Mykose erkrankt waren, eine signifikant längere Krankenhausverweildauer hatten, als Patienten ohne Hinweis auf eine systemische Pilzinfektion. Nach einem halben Jahr Studienverlauf lag das Gesamtüberleben der Patienten bei 71,8% (ohne 2 unklare Fälle gerechnet). Jedoch war das Auftreten einer invasiven Pilzinfektion mit einer deutlich höheren Mortalität assoziiert. Nach 6 Monaten lebten von den Patienten mit einer wahrscheinlichen Mykose noch 33,3%, wohingegen von den Patienten, welche ohne Zeichen einer Mykose als unklassifiziert eingestuft wurden, noch 84% am Leben waren. Der Tod ereignete sich bei den Patienten mit einer möglichen oder wahrscheinlichen Infektion im Durchschnitt 40 Tage nach der Erstdiagnose der Pilzinfektion.
Zusammenfassend zeigte sich, dass der Anteil von Fällen mit invasiver Mykose im Studienkollektiv hoch lag und diese Infektion mit einer hohen Letalität assoziiert war. Anhand dieser Daten erscheint es indiziert, dass der Fokus bei allogen transplantierten Risiko-Patienten in Zukunft noch stärker auf dem Erkennen dieser opportunistischen Infektionen liegen sollte, um frühzeitig und adäquat intervenieren und therapieren zu können. Auch eine Aspergillus-aktive, antimykotische Prophylaxe ist für diesen Zeitraum zu prüfen. Da sich die ersten 40 Tage nach der Transplantation als Hauptrisiko-Zeitraum für eine invasive Mykose herausgestellt haben, sollten gerade in dieser, zum Großteil stationären, Phase besondere Anstrengungen unternommen werden, die erkrankten Patienten früh zu erkennen und zu behandeln. Auf diesem Wege wäre es eventuell möglich, das Gesamtüberleben der Patienten nach einer allogenen Stammzelltransplantation noch weiter zu verbessern.
Objective
To analyse the role of multibiomarker disease activity (MBDA) score in predicting disease relapses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in sustained remission who tapered disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy in RETRO, a prospective randomised controlled trial.
Methods
MBDA scores (scale 1-100) were determined based on 12 inflammation markers in baseline serum samples from 94 patients of the RETRO study. MBDA scores were compared between patients relapsing or remaining in remission when tapering DMARDs. Demographic and disease-specific parameters were included in multivariate logistic regression analysis for defining predictors of relapse.
Results
Moderate-to-high MBDA scores were found in 33% of patients with RA overall. Twice as many patients who relapsed (58%) had moderate/high MBDA compared with patients who remained in remission (21%). Baseline MBDA scores were significantly higher in patients with RA who were relapsing than those remaining in stable remission (N=94; p=0.0001) and those tapering/stopping (N=59; p=0.0001). Multivariate regression analysis identified MBDA scores as independent predictor for relapses in addition to anticitrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status. Relapse rates were low (13%) in patients who were MBDA-/ACPA-, moderate in patients who were MBDA+/ACPA- (33.3%) and MBDA-ACPA+ (31.8%) and high in patients who were MBDA+/ACPA+ (76.4%).
Conclusions
MBDA improved the prediction of relapses in patients with RA in stable remission undergoing DMARD tapering. If combined with ACPA testing, MBDA allowed prediction of relapse in more than 80% of the patients.
Trial registration number EudraCT
2009-015740-42.
Background
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamin, 5-HT) is an indolamine platelet agonist, biochemically derived from tryptophan. 5-HT is secreted from the enterochromaffin cells into the gastrointestinal tract and blood. Blood 5-HT has been proposed to regulate hemostasis by acting as a vasoconstrictor and by triggering platelet signaling through 5-HT receptor 2A (5HTR2A). Although platelets do not synthetize 5-HT, they take 5-HT up from the blood and store it in their dense granules which are secreted upon platelet activation.
Objective
To identify the molecular composite of the 5-HT uptake system in platelets and elucidate the role of platelet released 5-HT in thrombosis and ischemic stroke. Methods: 5-HT transporter knockout mice (5Htt\(^{-/-}\)) were analyzed in different in vitro and in vivo assays and in a model of ischemic stroke.
Results
In 5Htt\(^{-/-}\) platelets, 5-HT uptake from the blood was completely abolished and agonist-induced Ca2+ influx through store operated Ca\(^{2+}\) entry (SOCE), integrin activation, degranulation and aggregation responses to glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) were reduced. These observed in vitro defects in 5Htt\(^{-/-}\) platelets could be normalized by the addition of exogenous 5-HT. Moreover, reduced 5-HT levels in the plasma, an increased bleeding time and the formation of unstable thrombi were observed ex vivo under flow and in vivo in the abdominal aorta and carotid artery of 5Htt\(^{-/-}\) mice. Surprisingly, in the transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model of ischemic stroke 5Htt\(^{-/-}\) mice showed nearly normal infarct volume and the neurological outcome was comparable to control mice.
Conclusion
Although secreted platelet 5-HT does not appear to play a crucial role in the development of reperfusion injury after stroke, it is essential to amplify the second phase of platelet activation through SOCE and plays an important role in thrombus stabilization.