O tratamento dos gliomas malignos cerebrais é um dos grandes desafios da medicina atualmente, pois, apesar do grande avanço no conhecimento destes tumores, o prognóstico de vida dos portadores desta doença é muito ruim. Foram estudados retrospectivamente 61 pacientes com diagnóstico de glioblastoma multiforme ou astrocitoma anaplásico, no período de 1998 a 2002, com o objetivo de avaliar o uso do Paclitaxel como potencializador do tratamento radioterápico destes tumores. Todos os pacientes foram tratados inicialmente com cirurgia para retirada ampla do volume tumoral (mínimo de 80%) seguido de tratamento com radioterapia fracionada e reforço com radiocirurgia estereotáxica. Em caso de crescimento tumoral, após o tratamento inicial dos pacientes com KPS > 70, novo tratamento cirúrgico e nova radiocirurgia foram indicados. Destes 61 pacientes, 32 receberam tratamento com Paclitaxel, na dose de 100mg/m2 e 29 pacientes não receberam nenhum tipo de quimioterápico. Os grupos foram comparados, em relação ao tipo histológico, faixa etária, sexo e localização tumoral, não havendo diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os mesmos. Os pacientes de ambos os grupos tiveram acompanhamento laboratorial antes, durante e após o tratamento com paclitaxel e foram acompanhados até o óbito causado pela doença. Foram excluídos do estudo os portadores de tumor que foram a óbito por outras causas. A análise dos resultados mostrou que não houve diferenças estatísticas em relação à sobrevida média do grupo tratado com Paclitaxel e o grupo sem o tratamento (p=1,000). Da mesma forma, a comparação entre os pacientes com glioblastomas (p=0,8933) e com astrocitomas anaplásicos (p=0,5920) de ambos os grupos não mostrou diferença estatística em relação à sobrevida. O número de craniotomias( p=0,5268) e o número de radiocirurgias (p=0,3666) foram semelhantes estatisticamente. Os estudos laboratoriais realizados durante o tratamento no grupo que recebeu o paclitaxel, não mostraram alterações que levassem à suspensão do tratamento. A análise dos resultados deste estudo permitiu concluir que o uso do paclitaxel, concomitante ao tratamento radioterápico dos gliomas malignos cerebrais, não mostrou nenhum ganho adicional na sobrevida dos pacientes portadores destes tumores e, pela análise da necessidade de novo tratamento durante o curso da doença, não potencializou os efeitos da radioterapia. Palavras-chave: Paclitaxel, gliomas malignos, radioterapia / Nowadays, the treatment of the malignant cerebral gliomas is one of the greatest challenges for neurosurgons. Despite of the advance regarding these tumors? knowledge expectance of life for these patients is very bad. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of paclitaxel to enhance the radiotherapy treatment in those tumors. Sixty-one patients with diagnosis for glioblastoma multiforme or anaplastic astrocytoma in the period of 1998 to 2002 were, retrospectively, studied. All patients were initially treated with surgery in order to remove a wide portion of the tumor?s volume (minimum of 80%). Then, the patients were treated with fractionated radiotherapy and reinforcement with stereotactic radiosurgery. If there was an increase in the tumor after the initial treatment, the patients with a KPS higher than 70 had new treatment with surgery as well as with radiosurgery. Among the 61 patients, 32 were treated with a 100 mg/m2 dose of paclitaxel, and 29 of then did not have any kind of chemotherapy treatment. Comparisons bettwen both regardhg to the histological type, age, gender and location of the tumor showed no differences . Patients of both groups had a laboratory follow-up before, during and after the treatment with paclitaxel. All of them were followed until their death, which was caused by the disease. Patients that died from other diseases were not included in the study. The analysis of the results indicated that there were no statistics differences regarding the mean survival time between the groups treated or nor treated with paclitaxel ( p=1,000). Likewise, a comparison between the glioblastomas (p=0,8933) and the anaplastic astrocytomas (p=0,5920) of both groups did not indicate any statistic difference regarding to the survival time. The was no statistic difference between the number of craniotomies (p=0,5268) as well as between the number of radiosurgeries. (p=0,3666). The laboratory studies held during the treatment of the group that received the paclitaxel did not show any changes which could lead to cease the treatment. Hence the results led to the conclusion that the treatment of malignant cerebral gliomas with paclitaxel and radiotherapy treatment at the same time did not give any additional gain in the patients?survival. Regarding to the demand for new treatment throughout the disease, there was no enhance of the radiotherapy effects with the Paclitaxel. Key words: Paclitaxel, malignant gliomas, radiotherapy.

Purpose: The objective of this thesis is to evaluate clinical studies that have used oncolytic viruses as treatment and to compare their treatment-outcomes on patients with malignant glioma. Method: This thesis is a systematic literature review where PubMed has been used as the database for data collection. Two searches were done using the search phrases oncolytic virus AND Glioma and oncolytic virus AND brain tumor. Several of the articles showed up multiple times in different searches. After having applied the inclusion criteria, ten of the seventeen articles were removed. Remaining were seven articles used for the thesis. Results: The study conducted by Forsythe et al., using reovirus showed the median overall survival (OS) to be 21 weeks and the median time to progression (TTP) was 4.3 weeks. The study conducted by Kicielinski et al., using REOLYSIN showed the median OS to be 140 days. Median TTP was 61 days. The study conducted by Geletneky et al., 2017 was the first dose-escalating clinical trial for the use of H-1 parvovirus. The median TTP was 111 days and the median OS was 464 days. The study conducted by Lang et al., DNX-2401 was used and in group A the median OS time was 9.5 months. In group B the median OS in the group was 13 months. In another example of an oncolytic adenovirus is ONYX-015, the median TTP after treatment for all patients was 46 days. The median OS for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme was 4.9 months and for patients with anaplastic astrocytoma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma was 11.3 months across. In a study conducted by Freeman et al. using newcastle disease virus, the OS ranged from 3-66 weeks from the start of treatment and TTP ranged from 2-53 weeks. The study conducted by Markert et al., the median OS from treatment with G207 was 7.5 months. The median TTP was around 2.5 months. Conclusion: Oncolytic viruses are promising agents for treatment against malignant gliomas. No definite outcomes of the treatment could be concluded, however, the median survival was extended in certain cases. The patients tolerated the oncolytic viruses well with no adverse effects correlated with the treatments. There are currently more virus vectors being tested as new developments are needed in this field.

Importance: Health insurance coverage is associated with improved outcomes in patients with cancer. However, it is unknown whether Medicaid expansion through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with genitourinary cancer. Objective: To assess the association of Medicaid expansion with health insurance status, stage at diagnosis, and receipt of treatment among nonelderly patients with newly diagnosed kidney, bladder, or prostate cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants: This case-control study included adults aged 18 to 64 years with a new primary diagnosis of kidney, bladder, or prostate cancer, selected from the National Cancer Database from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2016. Patients in states that expanded Medicaid were the case group, and patients in nonexpansion states were the control group. Data were analyzed from January 2020 to March 2021. Exposures: State Medicaid expansion status. Main Outcomes and Measures: Insurance status, stage at diagnosis, and receipt of cancer and stage-specific treatments. Cases and controls were compared with difference-in-difference analyses. Results: Among a total of 340552 patients with newly diagnosed genitourinary cancers, 94033 (27.6%) had kidney cancer, 25770 (7.6%) had bladder cancer, and 220749 (64.8%) had prostate cancer. Medicaid expansion was associated with a net decrease in uninsured rate of 1.1 (95% CI, -1.4 to -0.8) percentage points across all incomes and a net decrease in the low-income population of 4.4 (95% CI, -5.7 to -3.0) percentage points compared with nonexpansion states. Expansion was also associated with a significant shift toward early-stage diagnosis in kidney cancer across all income levels (difference-in-difference, 1.4 [95% CI, 0.1 to 2.6] percentage points) and among individuals with low income (difference-in-difference, 4.6 [95% CI, 0.3 to 9.0] percentage points) and in prostate cancer among individuals with low income (difference-in-difference, 3.0 [95% CI, 0.3 to 5.7] percentage points). Additionally, there was a net increase associated with expansion compared with nonexpansion in receipt of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer of 4.1 (95% CI, 2.9 to 5.3) percentage points across incomes and 4.5 (95% CI, 0 to 9.0) percentage points among patients in low-income areas. Conclusions and Relevance: These findings suggest that Medicaid expansion was associated with decreases in uninsured status, increases in the proportion of kidney and prostate cancer diagnosed in an early stage, and higher rates of active surveillance in the appropriate, low-risk prostate cancer population. Associations were concentrated in population residing in low-income areas and reinforce the importance of improving access to care to all patients with cancer.

Cytologic smears of a Warthin's tumor (WT) typically consist of sheets of oncocytic (oxyphilic) cells and scattered lymphocytes. Reparative foci within this neoplasm can occur, which may give rise to exfoliated, malignant‐appearing, squamouslike cells. A false‐positive diagnosis of squamous carcinoma can occur when these atypical cells dominate the cytologic aspirate. Histochemical and immunoperoxidase stains may aid in diagnosing an atypical WT when the usual cytologic features are absent.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第19965号 / 医博第4155号 / 新制||医||1017(附属図書館) / 33061 / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 野田 亮, 教授 伊達 洋至, 教授 山下 潤 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第21294号 / 医博第4383号 / 新制||医||1030(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 佐藤 俊哉, 教授 今中 雄一, 教授 増永 慎一郎 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Systemic mastocytosis refers to a heterogeneous group of clinical disorders characterized by excessive mast cell accumulation in one or multiple organs. Mastocytosis is now considered as a separate disease category in the 2016 WHO classification of myeloid neoplasm and acute leukemia. It is no longer considered as a subgroup of meyloproliferate neoplasms. The clinical presentation of mastocytosis is heterogeneous ranging from skin-limited disease (cutaneous mastocytosis) to a more aggressive form with extra cutaneous presentation (systemic mastocytosis) with or without skin involvement. We are presenting a case of systemic mastocytosis that aroused in a patient who carried diagnosis of CMML for almost 2 years. The worsening B symptoms along with worsening splenomegaly were the driving factor for further investigations including Bone Marrow biopsy which revealed the diagnosis. A 74 year old Caucasian male with past oncology history of Chronic myelomoncytic leukemia diagnosed after persistant monocytosis on complete blood count . Patient presented with gradual onset of low grade fever , weight loss and night sweating , CT abdomen showed hepatosplenomegaly. core biopsy of the liver showed portal and lobular infiltrate consistent with involvement by mastocytes and extra medullary hematopoiesis. The infiltrate was positive for CD117, CD33, CD68, myeloperoxidase and CD163. Patient had bone marrow biopsy which showed increased CD117 positive cells consistent with involvement by systemic mastocytosis. The core biopsy showed multifocal nodules of spindle cells with fibrosis which was morphologically consistent with abnormal mast cells. Immunohistochemistry for CD117 was strongly positive in the spindle cell nodules and scattered polygonal cell nodules. KIT D816V mutation was detected. Patient met criteria for diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis with presence of previous diagnosis of CMML and classified as Systemic mastocytosis with an associated hematologic neoplasm (SM-AHN). Due to patient multiple comorbiditeis , he was not a candidate for Allo HCT. In an attempt to control his disease , patient was started on dose reduced Dacogen, but his functional status continued to delined and eventually dacogen was discontinued and patient was placed on best supportive car Conclusion Systemic mastocytosis is a rare entity with heterogeneous clinical presentation, highly variable disease course and consequently survival rates.Though recent advances in understanding genetic and molecular basis of disease, bone marrow transplantation remains the only treatment with possible curative potential in patients with advanced form of mastocytosis though carrying substantial mortality risk .Further understanding of Kit mutation might be able to offer a highly effective medication with durable response in a fashion similar to the success story of gleevac with CML treatment .

OBJECTIVE: The overarching goal of this study was to examine the immunostimulatory potential of oHSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 in syngeneic murine GBM models, perform in vitro screens for upregulation of immune checkpoint molecules in infected glioma cells, and evaluate the antitumor activity of the most promising combination immunovirotherapies. METHODS: The oncolytic activity of HSV-1 rQNestin34.5 was evaluated in CT-2A and GL261 syngeneic murine glioma models. Immunoassays were conducted to assess secretion of damage associated molecular patterns including ATP, HMGB1, Calreticulin, HSP70 and other proinflammatory mediators by infected glioma cells. In vitro screens for expression of inhibitory ligands by glioma cells following HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 infection at various doses were analyzed by flow cytometry. Intratumoral HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 administration and/or intraperitoneal anti-TIGIT (clone 1B4)/anti-NK1.1 treatments were performed in C57BL/6 mice bearing orthotopic CT-2A glioma to determine effect on overall survival. RESULTS: HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 exhibited greater capacity to infect CT-2A and minimal capacity to infect GL261 cells suggesting differences in permissiveness in HSV- 1 replication between the two GBM models. Infection stimulated immunogenic cell death as evidenced by surface expression of calreticulin and HSP70 and elevated extracellular release of ATP and HMGB1 in the GL261 model. CD155 and CD112 (both ligands of TIGIT) as well as PD-L1 were significantly highly expressed in glioma cells. TIGIT was found to be overexpressed in tumor infiltrating NK, CD4 and CD8 T cells suggesting systemic therapy with TIGIT blockade antibodies could have therapeutic utility in combination with HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 in GBM. Benefit in overall survival was not observed by anti-TIGIT monotherapy, and combination treatment with HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 exhibited modest therapeutic effect with a cure rate 25% in mice bearing intracranial CT-2A tumors. Depletion of NK cells prior to HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 administration attenuated brain edema and synergized with rQNestin34.5v2 virotherapy. CONCLUSION: Our findings show that the combination of HSV-1 rQNestin34.5v2 virotherapy with anti-TIGIT checkpoint blockade immunotherapy and/or NK cell inhibition represents a promising strategy to overcome primary resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors in GBM. / 2025-02-03T00:00:00Z

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全文データ差替え待ち / 京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第20268号 / 医博第4227号 / 新制||医||1021(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 松田 道行, 教授 武藤 学, 教授 原田 浩 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DAM