Pharmacogénétique des fluoropyrimidines. La méthylènetétrahydrofolate réductase

Résumé: Lefficacité optimale des fluoropyrimidines nécessite des concentrations élevées en 5-10 méthylènetétrahydrofolate (CH₂FH₄), contrôlées par la méthylènetétrahydrofolate réductase (MTHFR) qui convertit irréversiblement le CH₂FH₄ en 5-méthyltétrahydrofolate (CH₃FH₄). Les polymorphismes 677CT et 1298AC du gène MTHFR sont associés à une baisse dactivité de lenzyme. Les tumeurs «MTHFR mutées» devraient donc être plus sensibles aux fluoropyrimidines que les tumeurs «MTHFR sauvages». Les études expérimentales et cliniques publiées à ce jour tendent à montrer une plus grande sensibilité au 5-FU (associé ou non à lacide folinique) dans les tumeurs MTHFR mutées par rapport aux tumeurs sauvages. Ces résultats montrent la nécessité de poursuivre ces recherches afin de confirmer limpact de ces polymorphismes sur lefficacité des fluoropyrimidines.     

Oncogénétique et psycho-oncologie, une collaboration recommandée...

Résumé: La possibilité depuis 1994, de connaître la probabilité individuelle de développer certains cancers a permis de proposer de nouvelles modalités de prévention, de traitements et contribué au développement actuel de loncogénétique. Une meilleure connaissance des répercussions psychologiques tant pour les patients que pour les apparentés est désormais possible et limplication des psycho-oncologues dans ce cadre de la réalisation des tests prédictifs, recommandée. La mission de «messager» qui incombe au «cas-index» doit faire lobjet dune attention particulière. La complexité de linformation et la dimension paradoxale que peut avoir parfois la communication à propos des choix, rend difficile lévaluation de la qualité du consentement. La situation particulièrement délicate dune aide à la décision à légard de la chirurgie prophylactique, exige une collaboration étroite des généticiens et des psycho-oncologues.Les soins de support en oncologie     

The role of papillomaviruses in human cancers

This review comprehensively evaluates the influence of gene-gene, gene-environment and multiple interactions on the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods of studying these interactions and their limitations have been discussed herein. There is a need to develop biomarkers of exposure and of risk that are sensitive, specific, present in the pathway of the disease, and that have been clinically tested for routine use. The influence of inherited variation (polymorphism) in several genes has been discussed in this review; however, due to study limitations and confounders, it is difficult to conclude which ones are associated with the highest risk (either individually or in combination with environmental factors) to CRC. The majority of the sporadic cancer is believed to be due to modification of mutation risk by other genetic and/or environmental factors. Micronutrient deficiency may explain the association between low consumption of fruit/vegetables and CRC in human studies. Mitochondrial modulation by dietary factors influences the balance between cell renewal and death critical in colon mucosal homeostasis. Both genetic and epigenetic interactions are intricately dependent on each other, and collectively influence the process of colorectal tumorigenesis. The genetic and environmental interactions present a good prospect and a challenge for prevention strategies for CRC because they support the view that this highly prevalent cancer is preventable.     

Antifungal combination therapy in localized candidosis

A mouse model of localized candidosis in air-filled subcutaneous cysts imitating thrush has been developed. We have now tested various antifungal combinations in this animal model. Flucytosine (5-FC) + amphotericin B (Amph B) showed the highest efficacy, a clear additive or even synergistic effect was seen. The combination of 5-FC + imidazole or triazole derivative was less efficacious, an additive effect was rare. The combination of 5-FC + Amph B was also tested against Candida albicans strains showing various degrees of 5-FC-resistance. A significant reduction in 5-FC-resistant mutants was seen after the treatment with the combination.     

Les génériques en cancérologie: à molécule identique, médicaments identiques? Les biosimilaires, des super-génériques?

Résumé: Les biosimilaires vont bientôt voir leur apparition en Europe. Comment un laboratoire peut-il aborder le développement de son dossier dAMM? Quelles sont les bases légales et les recommandations officielles? Comment la similarité et/ou le caractère générique peuvent-ils être démontrés? Les règles sont-elles identiques à celles des produits chimiques conventionnels pour lesquels, notamment en cancérologie, il existe des médicaments génériques? Comment faire pour que la sécurité et lefficacité des médicaments biosimilaires soient assurées pour les patients?     

PSA-Test zur Früherkennung des Prostatakarzinoms

Zusammenfassung Prostatakrebs ist hierzulande seit einigen Jahren die häufigste Krebserkrankung bei Männern. Da über die Ätiologie wenig gesichertes Wissen vorliegt und daher kaum Möglichkeiten zur primären Prävention bestehen, konzentrieren sich die Anstrengungen auf die Suche nach wirksamen Verfahren zur sekundären Prävention. Hierbei gilt die Verwendung des PSA-Tests zur Früherkennung des Prostatakarzinoms als derzeit aussichtsreichstes Verfahren. Bevor ein neues Früherkennungsverfahren zur breiten Anwendung empfohlen oder in das gesetzliche Früherkennungsprogramm aufgenommen wird, muss jedoch seine Wirksamkeit in hierfür geeigneten wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen nachgewiesen werden. Bis jetzt gibt es bereits eine ganze Reihe epidemiologischer Studien zur Effektivität des PSA-Screenings, doch konnte ein Wirksamkeitsnachweis bisher nicht erbracht werden. Zwei große randomisierte Studien in Europa und den USA lassen für die Jahre 2005–08 erste Ergebnisse erwarten. Da epidemiologische Arbeiten belegen, dass durch PSA-Screening eine nicht unerhebliche Überdiagnostik und Übertherapie eintritt, d. h. Schaden angerichtet werden kann, ist das Ergebnis der genannten randomisierten Studien vor weitergehenden Entscheidungen unbedingt abzuwarten. Bis dahin sollte von der Anwendung des PSA-Tests zur Prostatakrebsfrüherkennung unmissverständlich abgeraten werden. Da für den Test bereits ausgiebig Werbung betrieben wurde, kommt einer gründlichen ärztlichen Aufklärung von an dem Test interessierten Personen eine Schlüsselrolle zu.     

Cancer immunotherapy

Unprecedented progress has seen made in the last decade in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The recent approval of nivolumab （Opdivo）, the first anti-programmed cell death-1 （PD-1） antibody, for metastatic melanoma in Japan, marked a milestone in the rapidly advancing field of cancer immunotherapy. Nivolumab together with ipilimumab （Yervoy）, the anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 （CTLA-4） antibody, are the first 2 drugs in the class of ＂immune checkpoint inhibitors＂ that have delivered impressive responses in patients with metastatic melanoma and renal cell cancer （RCC） as well as a variety of solid tumors.     

异基因造血干细胞移植后患者肝损害病因与临床特征分析

 【摘要】　目的　总结异基因造血干细胞移植（allo-HSCT）后患者肝损害的发生率、发生原因、诊断方法与治疗选择。方法　回顾性分析郑州大学附属肿瘤医院2006～2010年接受allo-HSCT的83例良、恶性血液病患者中Ⅱ～Ⅳ级肝损害的发生率、各种病因的构成比、临床表现以及诊断方法,分析移植后不同时期肝损害病因的差异、治疗方法、疗效。结果　83例allo-HSCT患者中,发生Ⅱ～Ⅳ级肝损害45例（54.2 %）。按肝损害致病病因分类,预处理化疗所致7例,环孢素所致9例,肝静脉闭塞病（HVOD）所致2例,肝脏移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）所致24例,乙型肝炎病毒再激活所致2例,多器官衰竭所致1例。发生于移植后1个月内者20例（44.4 %）,以药物性肝损害为主,1个月～100 d者13例（28.9 %）,101 d～1年者12例（26.7 %）,均以肝脏GVHD为主。经减停肝损害药物、抗排异、保肝等治疗后,27例治愈,10例好转,2例未愈,6例死于原发病复发或移植相关并发症。结论　肝损害是allo-HSCT后常见的并发症,药物及肝脏GVHD是其最主要的致病原因,肝损害与其发生时间的相关性可作为肝损害病因学诊断的参考依据。根据肝损害的病因选择针对性的治疗方法,可取得较好的疗效。     

Pharmacokinetics and dosage of fluconazole in continuous hemofiltration (CAVH, CVVH) and hemodialysis (CAVHD, CVVHD)

Continuous haemofiltration (CAVH, CVVH) and haemodialysis (CAVHD, CVVHD) are increasingly used in patients with acute renal failure (ARF). The elimination rates of fluconazole vary considerably among the different procedures. In CVVHD, the elimination rate is, depending on the combined dialysate/ultrafiltrate flow rate, the most marked compared to CVVH and intermittent dialysis with a fluconazole clearance exceeding the values of healthy persons in CVVHD 2 L/h. To achieve therapeutic plasma levels during continuous renal replacement therapy, the same loading dose as in patients without renal failure should be applied, followed by the adjusted maintenance dose for anuric patients multiplied by a factor taking the extracorporeal elimination of the absorbed dose into account (CAVH, CVVH: x 2.2, ultrafiltrate flow 0.5 L/h; CAVHD, CVVHD: x 3.8, combined dialysate/ultrafiltrate flow 1.5 L/h). Despite the broad therapeutic margin of fluconazole, drug monitoring is recommended with respect to the very limited number of investigations with relatively low dosages up to 200 mg/day and--which is of paramount importance--to achieve therapeutic drug levels in vital indications.     

乳腺癌新辅助化疗的乳房肿物体表定位膜定位

目的探讨乳房肿物体表定位膜（简称乳房尺膜）标记法在乳腺癌新辅助化疗中乳腺肿瘤病灶定位的应用价值。方法对120例乳腺癌患者新辅助化疗前同时采用乳房尺膜对乳腺肿瘤病灶的位置和边界进行标记。对于非隆起性乳腺肿瘤病灶,将尺膜直接贴在乳房上,正向标记;对于边界不清楚的肿瘤病灶在超声引导下确定边界。对于隆起性乳腺肿瘤病灶,尺膜贴在肿瘤病灶以外的正常乳房皮肤上,反向标记。应用TEC方案2个疗程后再次标记,结合超声、钼靶及核磁共振结果综合判断临床疗效,决定手术或改为TP方案继续化疗。术前复位第一次标记结果,按标记的乳腺肿瘤病灶的位置和边界手术。结果完全缓解26例,部分缓解76例,稳定10例,进展8例。其中,完全缓解的24例按尺膜标记的肿瘤病灶位置和边界行保乳手术,部分缓解的18例按尺膜标记的肿瘤病灶位置及残余肿瘤病灶边界外1．5～2．0cm行保乳手术;其余78例,按尺膜标记的肿瘤病灶边界,行简化根治术,其中局部晚期皮缘不充足的13例,采用腹部全厚游离皮瓣覆盖创面。结论乳腺癌新辅助化疗的肿瘤病灶定位应用乳房尺膜法准确且无创,有效节省了肿瘤病灶周围正常的乳腺组织及皮肤,患者依从性好,明显优于传统的坐标法、体表纹身法以及金属标志物法。乳房尺膜标记法操作简单,尺膜价格低廉,便于普及和推广。     

Comparative In- Vitro Activity of Fourteen Antibiotics Against Clinical Isolates of Enterococci

Summary

The in-vitto antibacterial activities of fourteen antimicrobial agents, including ampicillin, amikacin, Augmentin, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamicin, penicillin G, piperacillin, rifampicin, streptomycin and vancomycin, were compared against 195 enterococcal strains isolated from clinical specimens received at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Saudi Arabia. The antibacterial susceptibility was determined by the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) using an agar dilution method. Ampicillin, Augmentin and vancomycin exhibited the greatest activity, inhibiting 90% of the tested strains (MIC90) at 2 μg/ml, followed by penicillin G and piperacillin with MIC90 of 4 μg/ml. Erythromycin, third generation cephalosporins, aminoglycosides and rifampicin, on the other hand, had poor activity against enterococci with MIC90s well above the obtainable serum concentrations. The clinical implications of resistance to aminoglycosides and the alternative antimicrobial therapy in serious entrococcal infections are discussed in the text.     

Therapie von Infektionen durch Schwärzepilze

Zusammenfassung. Da Schwärzepilze zu den seltenen Erregern von Mykosen zählen, begründen sich Therapieempfehlungen vorwiegend auf Einzelfallbeobachtungen. Bei Eumyzetomen und herdförmigen Phaeohyphomykosen des Zentralnervensystems (z. B. durch Cladophialophora bantiana, Exophiala dermatitidis ) und in bestimmten Fällen einer Chromoblastomykose ist die Resektion in toto Therapie der Wahl, ggf. mit antimykotischer Begleitmedikation. Zur antimykotischen Therapie ex juvantibus bei Phaeohyphomykosen ist z. Z. ein Therapicerfolg mit einer Kombinationsbehandiung aus Itraconzol und 5-Fluorcytosin am ehesten zu erwatten. Eine ausreichende Therapiedauer ist für den Erfolg maßgebend.
Summary. Since dematiaceous fungi belong to the group of rare infectious agents causing mycoses, therapeutic recommendations are mainly deduced from observations of single cases. In cases of eumycetoma or focal phaeohyphomycoses of the central nervous system (e.g. caused by Cladophialophora bantiana or Exophiala dermatitidis ) and in certain cases of chromoblastomycoses, the resection in loto is the therapy of choice, which may be accompanied by antimycotic medication. As antimycotic therapy ex juvantibus in case of phaeohyphomycoses, a simultaneous application of itraconazole and 5-fluorocytosine is presently most promising. The success depends on an adequate duration of therapy.     

Effect of tumor therapeutic irradiation on the mechanical properties of teeth tissue

Tumor irradiation of the head-neck area is accompanied by the development of a so-called radiation caries in the treated patients. In spite of conservative therapeutic measures, the process results in tooth destruction. The present study investigated the effects of irradiation on the demineralization and remineralization of the dental tissue. For this purpose, retained third molars were prepared and assigned either to a test group, which was exposed to fractional irradiation up to 60 Gy, or to a non-irradiated control group. Irradiated and non-irradiated teeth were then demineralized using acidic hydroxyl-cellulose gel; afterwards the teeth were remineralized using either Bifluorid12 or elmex gelee. The nanoindentation technique was used to measure the mechanical properties, hardness and elasticity, of the teeth in each of the conditions. The values were compared to the non-irradiated control group. Irradiation decreased dramatically the mechanical parameters of enamel and dentine. In nonirradiated teeth, demineralization had nearly the same effects of irradiation on the mechanical properties. In irradiated teeth, the effects of demineralization were negligible in comparison to non-irradiated teeth. Remineralization with Bifluorid12 or elmex gelee led to a partial improvement of the mechanical properties of the teeth. The enamel was more positively affected by remineralization than the dentine.     

裘法祖教授生平

Prof.Fazu Qiu,member of the Chinese Communist Party,surgery professor of Tongji Hospital,departed in Tongji Hospital,Wuhan,China,at fourteen to nine a.m,June 14,2008,after a disease.He turns 94 this year.He was the senior academician of the Academia Sinica,the illustrious medical scientist of China,and the Honorary Director of Tongji Medical College,as well as Huazhong University of Science & Technology.     

Consultation multidisciplinaire pour les patients atteints d’une pathologie tumorale (carcinome infiltrant ou lésion précancéreuse) liée à HPV : la consultation multidisciplinaire papillomavirus

Given the recent increase in the number of human papillomavirus (HPV)-induced cancers in other locations than gynaecological, the number of patients with two cancers at distinct sites, and because of the lack of exhaustive data, we decided to create a multidisciplinary network around an HPV consultation at the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital (HEGP). This network aims to set up the best tools for detecting HPV-associated “multisite” precancerous lesions in order to determine the possible impact of dedicated care for this at-risk population. This monthly consultation was created at the HEGP in June 2014. It is currently organized around five consultations: gynaecological, ENT, urological, digestive and immunological. Every patient who has been diagnosed with HPV-related cancer and whose care is provided at the HEGP is offered this particular follow-up: systematically, once the initial lesion has been treated, the patient is convened annually for a day during which it benefits from the consultations mentioned above. A consultation with a psychologist is systematically proposed. Local samples are taken at each site: a cytological examination, the analysis of known predictive and prognostic virological markers are carried out. This study fits more broadly in a theme of clinical and fundamental research around cancers related to HPV.     

A Comparison of Surface and Cytoplasmic Antigens of Aspergillus fumigatus in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Summary: Cytoplasmic antigens of Aspergillus fumigatus were prepared by exposing the mycelium to a lytic enzyme system from Trichodenna hanianum to yield protoplasts. Following physical rupture, the watersoluble constituents gave multiple peaks with homologous antiserum on 2-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis. The same system was used to identify reactive terminal sugar residues on antigen molecules by the incorporation of lectins of appropriate specificities in an intermediate gel. On affinity chromatography on Conmnavalin A (ConA) - linked Sepharose, the bulk of the applied cytoplasmic material eluted in the void volume. The elution profile obtained on column chromatography of the extract on wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)-linked Sepharose showed two major components, one of which was elutable only with N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. Cytoplasmic antigens and antigens derived from the mycelial wall by detergent extraction showed comparable reactivity towards homologous antisera when tested in an en-zymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In the same system, the wallassociated antigens proved far superior in the detection of specific IgG in sera from patients with aspergillus-related diseases. Zusammenfassung: Die zytoplasmatischen Antigene von Aspergillus fumigatus wurden gewonnen, in dem das Myzel einem lytischen Enzymsystem von Trichoderma harzianum ausgesetzt wurde, um so Protoplasten zu gewinnen. Nach Aufbrechen der Protoplasten ergaben die wasser-1öslichen Bestandteile zahlreiche Peaks mit homologem Antiserum bei der 2-dimensionalen Immunelektrophorese. Das gleiche System wurde benutzt, um reaktive terminale Zuckerreste an Antigenmolekülen zu identifizieren, indem Lectine mit entsprechender Spezifität in ein intermediäres Gel eingebracht wnrden. Bei der Affinitätschromatographie über Conavalin A (ConA) beschickter Sepharose, wurde der Hauptteil des aufgetragenen zytoplasmatischen Materials ausgewaschen. Dagegen ergab das Elutionsprofil mit Säulenchromatographie bei der die Sepharose mit Weizenkeimagglutinim (WGA) beschickt war, zwei Hauptkomponenten von denen eine nur mit N-acetyl-D-glucosamin eluiert werden konnte. Zytoplasmatische Antigene und Antigene von der Zellwand der Hyphen, die durch Extraktion mit Detergentien gewonnen worden waren, zeigten eine vergleichbare Reaktivität gegenüber homologen Antisera, wenn sie mit einem Enzymimmunosorbenttest (ELISA) untersucht wurden. Mit dem gleichen System zeigte sich, daß die Zellwandantigene für die Entdeckung von spezifischem IgG von Patienten mit Krankheiten, bei denen Aspergillen eine Role spielen, welt überlegen waren.     

Differentiation state and invasiveness of human breast cancer cell lines

Summary Eighteen breast cancer cell lines were examined for expression of markers of epithelial and fibroblastic differentiation: E-cadherin, desmoplakins, ZO-1, vimentin, keratin and ₁ and ₄ integrins. The cell lines were distributed along a spectrum of differentiation from epithelial to fibroblastic phenotypes. The most well-differentiated, epithelioid cell lines contained proteins characteristic of desmosomal, adherens and tight junctions, were adherent to one another on plastic and in the basement membrane matrix Matrigel and were keratin-positive and vimentin-negative. These cell lines were all weakly invasive in anin vitro chemoinvasion assay. The most poorly-differentiated, fibroblastic cell lines were E-cadherin-, desmoplakin- and ZO-1-negative and formed branching structures in Matrigel. They were vimentin-positive, contained only low levels of keratins and were highly invasive in thein vitro chemoinvasion assay. Of all of the markers analyzed, vimentin expression correlated best within vitro invasive ability and fibroblastic differentiation. In a cell line with unstable expression of vimentin, T47D_CO, the cells that were invasive were of the fibroblastic type. The differentiation markers described here may be useful for analysis of clinical specimens and could potentially provide a more precise measure of differentiation grade yielding more power for predicting prognosis.