In: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2014, vol. 39, no. 5, p. 507–517
Background: Early detection and treatment of colorectal adenomatous polyps (AP) and colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with decreased mortality for CRC. However, accurate, non-invasive and compliant tests to screen for AP and early stages of CRC are not yet available. A blood-based screening test is highly attractive due to limited invasiveness and high acceptance rate among patients.Aim: To...
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In: International Journal of Cancer, 2012, p. -
Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with melphalan and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α is used to treat bulky, locally advanced melanoma and sarcoma. However, TNF toxicity suggests a need for better-tolerated drugs. Cilengitide (EMD 121974), a novel cyclic inhibitor of alpha-V integrins, has both anti-angiogenic and direct anti-tumor effects and is a possible alternative to TNF in ILP. In this study,...
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In: Clinical Cancer Research, 2012, vol. 18, no. 19, p. 5196-5202
Radiotherapy is a well-established therapeutic modality in oncology. It provides survival benefits in several different cancer types. However, cancers relapsing after radiotherapy often develop into more aggressive conditions, which are difficult to treat and are associated with poor prognosis. Cumulating experimental evidence indicates that the irradiated tumor bed contributes to such...
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In: Clinical Cancer Research, 2012, vol. 18, no. 16, p. 4365-4374
Purpose: Local breast cancer relapse after breast-saving surgery and radiotherapy is associated with increased risk of distant metastasis formation. The mechanisms involved remain largely elusive. We used the well-characterized 4T1 syngeneic, orthotopic breast cancer model to identify novel mechanisms of post-radiation metastasis. Experimental Design: 4T1 cells were injected in 20 Gy...
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In: Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2012, p. -
Despite the substantial advances obtained in the treatment of localized malignancies, metastatic disease still lacks effective treatment and remains the primary cause of cancer mortality, including in breast cancer. Thus, in order to improve the survival of cancer patients it is necessary to effectively improve prevention or treatment of metastasis. To achieve this goal, complementary strategies...
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In: Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2012, p. -
The ability of tumor cells to leave a primary tumor, to disseminate through the body, and to ultimately seed new secondary tumors is universally agreed to be the basis for metastasis formation. An accurate description of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie this multistep process would greatly facilitate the rational development of therapies that effectively allow metastatic...
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In: Cancer Discovery, 2012, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 248-259
Metastatic breast tumor cells display an epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) that increases cell motility, invasion, and dissemination. Although the transcription factor Twist1 has been shown to contribute to EMT and cancer metastasis, the signaling pathways regulating Twist1 activity are poorly understood. Here, we show that Twist1 is ubiquitously phosphorylated in 90% of 1,532 invasive...
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In: Bulletin du Cancer, 2011, vol. 98, no. 6, p. 47-57
Radiotherapy is successfully used to treat cancer. Emerging evidence, however, indicates that recurrences after radiotherapy are associated with increased local invasion, metastatic spreading and poor prognosis. Radiation-induced modifications of the tumor microenvironment have been proposed to contribute to increased aggressive tumor behavior, an effect also referred to as tumor bed effect, but...
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In: Nuklearmedizin, 2011, vol. 50, no. 6, p. 221-246
Ziel: Zur Darstellung von Integrin αvβ3 von Tumoren oder Tumorneugefäßen wählten wir das zyklische Bindungspeptid Arg-Gly-Asp-D-Tyr-Lys (RGDyK) gekoppelt an NODAGA zur Markierung mit 68Ga. Methoden: NODAGA-RGDyK (ABX) wurde mit dem 68Ga-Eluat des 68Ge-Generators IGG100 markiert mit der Prozessoreinheit PharmTracer. Bioverteilungen wurden in weiblichen Hsd-Mäusen 10, 30, 60 und 90 min nach...
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In: The International Journal of Developmental Biology, 2011, vol. 55, p. 527-534
Cancer-related inflammation has emerged in recent years as a major event contributing to tumor angiogenesis, tumor progression and metastasis formation. Bone marrow-derived and inflammatory cells promote tumor angiogenesis by providing endothelial progenitor cells that differentiate into mature endothelial cells, and by secreting pro-angiogenic factors and remodeling the extracellular matrix...
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