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Depleted Tumor Suppressor miR-107 in Plasma Relates to Tumor Progression and Is a Novel Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer
HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREAS METHODS: An anonymous online survey was distributed to members of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Questions regarding new HPB patients focused on: time devoted to patient counseling, use of techniques for evaluating and enhancing patient understanding, perception of level of education, and estimated literacy.
Depleted Tumor Suppressor miR-107 in Plasma Relates to Tumor Progression and Is a Novel Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer Taisuke Imamura, MD, Shuhei Komatsu, MD, PhD, FACS, Daisuke Ichikawa, MD, Wataru Okajima, MD, PhD, Takuma Ohashi, Jun Kiuchi, MD, Keiji Nishibeppu, Hisashi Ikoma, Hiroki Taniguchi, MD, PhD, Eigo Otsuji Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicne, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan INTRODUCTION: This study explored decreased tumor suppressor microRNA (miRNA) plasma levels in pancreatic cancer (PCa) patients to clarify their potential as novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets. METHODS: We used the TorayÒ 3D-Gene microRNA arraybased approach to select candidates by comparing plasma levels between PCa patients and healthy volunteers. RESULTS: Six down-regulated miRNAs (miR-107, miR-126, miR-451, miR-145, miR-491-5p, and miR-146b-5p) were selected. Small- and large-scale analyses using samples from 100 PCa patients and 80 healthy volunteers revealed that miR-107 was the most down-regulated miRNA in PCa patients compared with healthy volunteers (p< 0.0001; area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, 0.851). A low miR-107 plasma level was significantly associated with advanced T stage, N stage, and liver metastasis and was an independent factor predicting poor prognosis in PCa patients (p ¼ 0.012; hazard ratio, 4.56; 95% CI: 1.3817.4). miR-107 overexpression in PCa cells induced G1/S arrest with the production of p21 (targeting Notch2) and inhibited cell proliferation. In vivo, the restoration and maintenance of the miR-107 plasma level significantly inhibited tumor progression in mice. CONCLUSIONS: Depletion of the tumor suppressor miRNA-107 in plasma relates to tumor progression and poor outcomes. The restoration of the plasma miR-107 level might be a novel anticancer treatment strategy for PCa. Assessment of Patient Health literacy: A International Survey of Hepato-PancreatoBiliary (HPB) Surgeons Manuel Castillo-Angeles, MD, MPH, Rodrigo Calvillo-Ortiz, MD, Ammara A Watkins, MD, MPH, Danilo Acosta, MD, Carlos Chan, MD, Charles M Vollmer, Jr, MD, Tara S Kent, MD, FACS Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
RESULTS: There were 149 survey participants (10.03 % response rate). A total of 87.2% were male and 66.7% were US surgeons. Patient literacy was most frequently assessed by general impression (89.2%) and by asking patients about employment (60.4%); 9.3% did not assess literacy. Forty-one percent of surgeons reported spending 30 minutes or less counseling new patients, and 13.4% reported spending more than 45 minutes. Pictures/diagrams (94.6%) and lay terminology (92.6%) were the most common patient education techniques, whereas only 6.7% used teach-back methods. Level of education and reading level were perceived by HPB surgeons to be greater than population-based data. US surgeons spent more time counseling patients when compared with non-US-based surgeons (p¼0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Even though HPB surgeons devote significant time to patient counseling, validated techniques to identify low literacy patients are infrequently used. Increased use of such techniques may contribute to improved patient participation, compliance, satisfaction, and overall health outcomes, and warrants further study. Biliary Tract Cancer Patient Selection for Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation: A National Cancer Database Analysis Ioannis T Konstantinidis, MD, Zeljka Jutric, Philip HG Ituarte, PhD, Susanne G Warner, Laleh G Melstrom, MD, FACS, Gagandeep Singh, MD, Yuman Fong, MD, FACS City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA INTRODUCTION: Chemotherapy is associated with prolongation of survival for advanced biliary cancer. The role of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation after resection with curative intent is not well established. METHODS: Data from 12,711 patients with biliary tract adenocarcinoma from the National Cancer Database (gallbladder (GBC): 6713, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC): 1923, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHC): 4075) who underwent resection with microscopically negative (R0) or positive (R1) margins between 2004 and 2013 and had at least 3 months of followup were analyzed. Pathologic M1 cases were excluded.
INTRODUCTION: The ability to access, process and comprehend information about health care, known as functional health literacy, has been shown to improve outcomes. Our aim was to evaluate surgeons’ recognition of the role of health literacy in patient decision-making and understanding, and what techniques surgeons use to assess and accommodate patients’ needs.
RESULTS: The majority of resections were R0 for all disease sites (GBC: 84.3%, IHC: 83.7%, EHC: 80.4%). Lymph nodes were evaluated in 53.3% of GBC 55.4% of IHC, and 92.5% of EHC. Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation was not associated with a survival benefit in R0 and/or N0 for all disease sites with the exception of radiation for R0 resections for EHC (34 months vs 31 months; p¼0.008). For R1 resections both chemotherapy
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Depleted Tumor Suppressor miR-107 in Plasma Relates to Tumor Progression and Is a Novel Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer Taisuke Imamura, MD, Shuhei Komatsu, MD, PhD, FACS, Daisuke Ichikawa, MD, Wataru Okajima, MD, PhD, Takuma Ohashi, Jun Kiuchi, MD, Keiji Nishibeppu, Hisashi Ikoma, Hiroki Taniguchi, MD, PhD, Eigo Otsuji Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicne, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan INTRODUCTION: This study explored decreased tumor suppressor microRNA (miRNA) plasma levels in pancreatic cancer (PCa) patients to clarify their potential as novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets. METHODS: We used the TorayÒ 3D-Gene microRNA arraybased approach to select candidates by comparing plasma levels between PCa patients and healthy volunteers. RESULTS: Six down-regulated miRNAs (miR-107, miR-126, miR-451, miR-145, miR-491-5p, and miR-146b-5p) were selected. Small- and large-scale analyses using samples from 100 PCa patients and 80 healthy volunteers revealed that miR-107 was the most down-regulated miRNA in PCa patients compared with healthy volunteers (p< 0.0001; area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, 0.851). A low miR-107 plasma level was significantly associated with advanced T stage, N stage, and liver metastasis and was an independent factor predicting poor prognosis in PCa patients (p ¼ 0.012; hazard ratio, 4.56; 95% CI: 1.3817.4). miR-107 overexpression in PCa cells induced G1/S arrest with the production of p21 (targeting Notch2) and inhibited cell proliferation. In vivo, the restoration and maintenance of the miR-107 plasma level significantly inhibited tumor progression in mice. CONCLUSIONS: Depletion of the tumor suppressor miRNA-107 in plasma relates to tumor progression and poor outcomes. The restoration of the plasma miR-107 level might be a novel anticancer treatment strategy for PCa. Assessment of Patient Health literacy: A International Survey of Hepato-PancreatoBiliary (HPB) Surgeons Manuel Castillo-Angeles, MD, MPH, Rodrigo Calvillo-Ortiz, MD, Ammara A Watkins, MD, MPH, Danilo Acosta, MD, Carlos Chan, MD, Charles M Vollmer, Jr, MD, Tara S Kent, MD, FACS Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
RESULTS: There were 149 survey participants (10.03 % response rate). A total of 87.2% were male and 66.7% were US surgeons. Patient literacy was most frequently assessed by general impression (89.2%) and by asking patients about employment (60.4%); 9.3% did not assess literacy. Forty-one percent of surgeons reported spending 30 minutes or less counseling new patients, and 13.4% reported spending more than 45 minutes. Pictures/diagrams (94.6%) and lay terminology (92.6%) were the most common patient education techniques, whereas only 6.7% used teach-back methods. Level of education and reading level were perceived by HPB surgeons to be greater than population-based data. US surgeons spent more time counseling patients when compared with non-US-based surgeons (p¼0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Even though HPB surgeons devote significant time to patient counseling, validated techniques to identify low literacy patients are infrequently used. Increased use of such techniques may contribute to improved patient participation, compliance, satisfaction, and overall health outcomes, and warrants further study. Biliary Tract Cancer Patient Selection for Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation: A National Cancer Database Analysis Ioannis T Konstantinidis, MD, Zeljka Jutric, Philip HG Ituarte, PhD, Susanne G Warner, Laleh G Melstrom, MD, FACS, Gagandeep Singh, MD, Yuman Fong, MD, FACS City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA INTRODUCTION: Chemotherapy is associated with prolongation of survival for advanced biliary cancer. The role of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation after resection with curative intent is not well established. METHODS: Data from 12,711 patients with biliary tract adenocarcinoma from the National Cancer Database (gallbladder (GBC): 6713, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC): 1923, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHC): 4075) who underwent resection with microscopically negative (R0) or positive (R1) margins between 2004 and 2013 and had at least 3 months of followup were analyzed. Pathologic M1 cases were excluded.
INTRODUCTION: The ability to access, process and comprehend information about health care, known as functional health literacy, has been shown to improve outcomes. Our aim was to evaluate surgeons’ recognition of the role of health literacy in patient decision-making and understanding, and what techniques surgeons use to assess and accommodate patients’ needs.
RESULTS: The majority of resections were R0 for all disease sites (GBC: 84.3%, IHC: 83.7%, EHC: 80.4%). Lymph nodes were evaluated in 53.3% of GBC 55.4% of IHC, and 92.5% of EHC. Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation was not associated with a survival benefit in R0 and/or N0 for all disease sites with the exception of radiation for R0 resections for EHC (34 months vs 31 months; p¼0.008). For R1 resections both chemotherapy
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