Identification of risk factors for the prognosis of Chinese patients with endometrial carcinoma.

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is frequently overexpressed in multiple malignancies. Icotinib (IH), a new EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, enhances radiosensitivity in various types of cancer, but its effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains unclear. Total 115 NPC tissue sections and 30 nasopharyngitis tissue sections were enrolled. The correlation of EGFR expression and clinicopathologic features of NPC was analyzed. Survival analysis was calculated by using univariate and multivariate regression analysis. A radioresistant NPC cell line, CNE-2R, was established with a gradient irradiation schedule. Cell viability, colony formation and EGFR expression of CNE-2/2R cells were examined. Significant higher expression of EGFR was observed in NPC tissues than chronic nasopharyngitis lesions. EGFR expression was significantly correlated with both tumor stage (P < 0.001) and tumor-node-metastasis stage of NPC (P = 0.006). EGFR expression was an independent prognostic factor of disease-free survival (P = 0.047) and the overall survival of NPC (P = 0.016). Cell viability was higher in CNE-2R than CNE-2 on days 1, 2, 4, and 6 after radiation of 4 Gy. The colony number of CNE-2R was significantly higher than that of CNE-2 (P < 0.05), while IH enhanced the radiosensitizing effect of CNE-2R with lower survival fraction (P < 0.05). EGFR mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly higher in CNE-2R cells compared to CNE-2 cells, but significantly decreased after IH treatment (all P < 0.05). In conclusion, high EGFR expression is a poor prognostic factor for NPC patients. IH enhances the radiosensitivity of CNE-2R cells and reduce EGFR expression. 

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Icotinib Enhanced Radiosensitization of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Inhibiting the Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a natural immunomodulator, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, anti-tumour growth and anti-metastasis factor, which can enhance tumour response to PEDF but can also conversely have pro-cancerous effects. Inflammation is a major cause of cancer, and it has been proven that PEDF has anti-inflammatory properties. PEDF’s functional activity can be investigated through measuring metastatic and metabolic biomarkers that will be discussed in this review.

The Various Roles of PEDF in Cancer

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