Liver metastasis is the primary cause of death for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. To investigate the prognostic value of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) on colorectal liver metastases, quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR (quantitative RT-PCR) was performed on 15 lncRNAs in 51 stage IV CRC with liver metastases and 57 stage I/II CRC specimens. The expression levels of four lncRNAs (GAS5, H1...

An in vivo model of liver metastasis induced by human gastric carcinoma was established in nude mice and used for locoregional or systemic immunotherapy with a subset of human A-natural killer (NK) cells defined previously. A single intrasplenic (i.s.) delivery of A-NK cells (1 x 10(7)) and interleukin 2 (IL-2; 60,000 international units, twice a day for 5 days, i.p.) to animals with 3-day esta...

There remain no clear guidelines for the optimal management of patients with metastatic breast cancer. To better understand its natural history, we undertook a detailed examination of 197 autopsies performed on women who died of breast cancer. We reviewed clinical, treatment and pathological aspects of all cases and, additionally, pathological features and biomarker expression (ER, PgR, HER2, E...

PURPOSE Oncogene mutations contribute to colorectal cancer development. We searched for differences in oncogene mutation profiles between colorectal cancer metastases from different sites and evaluated these as markers for site of relapse. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN One hundred colorectal cancer metastases were screened for mutations in 19 oncogenes, and further 61 metastases and 87 matched primary ...

BACKGROUND The liver is a common metastatic site for a large variety of primary tumors. For both patients with known and unknown primary tumors it is important to understand metastatic patterns to provide tailored therapies. OBJECTIVE To perform a nationwide exploration of the origins of histological confirmed liver metastases. RESULTS A total of 23,154 patients were identified. The majorit...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting human growth hormone receptor (hGHR) combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the hepatic metastasis of colon cancer. The animal model of liver metastases using human SW480 colon cancer cells was established on BALB/c mice and the siRNA interfering plasmid targeting hGHR gene was constructed. The tumor...

Purpose. To study radiological response to stereotactic radiotherapy for focal liver tumors. Materials and Methods. In this IRB-approved, HIPAA-compliant study CTs of 68 consecutive patients who underwent stereotactic radiotherapy for liver tumors between 01/2006 and 01/2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Two independent reviewers evaluated lesion volume and enhancement pattern of the lesion an...

BACKGROUND Approximately 25% of patients with colorectal cancer present synchronous metastases, most frequently located in the liver. AIMS The assessment of optimal therapeutic strategies for the primary tumor in such patients. METHODS We analyzed the outcomes of 209 patients who underwent simultaneous or delayed resection of the primary tumor and liver metastases, the survival rates of pat...

Although the frontiers of liver resection for colorectal liver metastases have broadened in recent decades, approximately 75% of these patients present with unresectable metastases at the time of their diagnosis. In the past, these patients underwent only palliative treatment, without the chance of a cure. In the previous two decades, several therapeutic strategies have been developed that rend...