Promotional tone in reviews of menopausal hormone therapy after the Women's Health Initiative: an analysis of published articles. by Adriane Fugh-Berman, Christina Pike McDonald, Alicia M Bell, Emily Catherine Bethards, Anthony R Scialli

“…Scientific accuracy was assessed based on whether or not the findings of the WHI were accurately reported using two criteria: (1) Acknowledgment or lack of denial of the risk of breast cancer diagnosis associated with hormone therapy, and (2) acknowledgment that hormone therapy did not benefit cardiovascular disease endpoints. …”
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Exploring the role of splicing in TP53 variant pathogenicity through predictions and minigene assays by Cristina Fortuno, Inés Llinares-Burguet, Daffodil M. Canson, Miguel de la Hoya, Elena Bueno-Martínez, Lara Sanoguera-Miralles, Sonsoles Caldes, Paul A. James, Eladio A. Velasco-Sampedro, Amanda B. Spurdle

“…Methods We conducted splicing analyses using a minigene construct containing TP53 exons 2 to 9 transfected into human breast cancer SKBR3 cells, and compared results against different splice prediction methods, including correlation with the SpliceAI-10k calculator. …”
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Conhecimento dos pacientes com câncer avançado sobre seu diagnóstico e modalidade de tratamento by Leonel dos Santos Silva, Ana Paula Felicio de Lima, Cleo Watanabe Pisaia, Lourdes Maria Rosinski Lima Gomes, Natália Naome Oshiro, Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães, Luciana de Alcantara Nogueira, Luciana Puchalski Kalinke

“…Results: A total of 101 participants were included, with a mean age of 56.8 years; 73.3% were women (p<0.05), 38.6% had breast cancer (p<0.05), and multiple metastases; 49.5% were aware of the advanced cancer diagnosis (p<0.05), 30.7% were unaware of the disease stage, 37.6% did not understand the treatment objectives, and 33.7% believed the treatment was curative; 94.1% had not been advised on non-pharmacological therapy by a healthcare professional (p<0.05). …”
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Selective expression and significance of ACKR2 in lung aerocytes by Alberto Mantovani, Gianluigi Condorelli, Raffaella Bonecchi, Massimo Locati, Marina Sironi, Roberta Carriero, Francesca Albano, Valeria Mollica Poeta, Lucia Zotti, Alessandra Castagna, Arianna Felicetta, Alessandro Mesaglio, Elisa Zaghen, Arianna Capucetti, Rachele Di Donato, Mattia Laffranchi, Matteo Massara, Silvano Sozzani

“…Conversely, mice lacking ACKR2 exhibit protection against lung metastasis in melanoma and breast cancer models. This study aims to explore the specific cell types expressing ACKR2 and their relative contributions to the protection against lung metastasis.Methods ACKR2 expression was studied by the generation of an inducible and conditional knockout (KO) mouse expressing two reporter genes, luciferase and TdTomato visible by In Vivo Imaging System, flow cytometry and immunofluorescence. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of H3K27me3 LOCKs under different DNA methylation contexts reveal epigenetic redistribution in tumorigenesis by Yuan Liang, Mengni Liu, Bingyuan Liu, Benjamin Ziman, Guanjie Peng, Qiong Mao, Xingzhe Wang, Lizhen Jiang, De-Chen Lin, Yueyuan Zheng

“…We observe that in cancer cell lines, including those from esophageal and breast cancer, long LOCKs shift from short-PMDs to intermediate-PMDs and long-PMDs. …”
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Transition metal-based MOFs for Fenton-like photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: Performance, stability, and biocompatibility by S.M. Tikhanova, Yu.A. Tishchenko, E.Yu. Stovpiaga, M. Timofeeva, D.V. Lipin, S.A. Povarov, V.A. Milichko, A.S. Timin, S.A. Shipilovskikh, V.I. Popkov

“…In vitro studies conducted on human monocytes (THP-1), murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEF-NF), breast cancer cells (4T1), melanoma cells (B16-F10), and colorectal cancer cells (CT26) demonstrated high biocompatibility of the developed MOFs. …”
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Intratumoral BO-112 in combination with radiotherapy synergizes to achieve CD8 T-cell-mediated local tumor control by Helena Escuin-Ordinas, Ignacio Melero, Marisol Quintero, Jose Luis Perez-Gracia, Maite Alvarez, Maria E Rodriguez-Ruiz, Miguel F Sanmamed, Paloma Sanchez-Mateos, Inmaculada Rodríguez López, Irantzu Serrano-Mendioroz, Celia Barrio-Alonso, Eneko Garate-Soraluze, Victor Diaz Pascual, Leire Arbea Moreno

“…Depletions of immune cell populations and knockout mice for the IFNAR and BATF-3 genes were used to delineate the immune system requirements for efficacy.Results In cultures of TS/A breast cancer cells, the combination of irradiation and BO-112 showed more prominent features of immunogenic tumor cell death in terms of calreticulin exposure. …”
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Electroacupuncture alleviates paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy by reducing CCL2-mediated macrophage infiltration in sensory ganglia and sciatic nerve by Yuanyuan Li, Ruoyao Xu, Muyan Chen, Kaige Zheng, Huimin Nie, Chengyu Yin, Boyu Liu, Yan Tai, Junying Du, Jie Wang, Jianqiao Fang, Boyi Liu

“…In mice inoculated with breast cancer cells, EA didn’t affect paclitaxel-induced antitumor effect. …”
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Real world pharmacovigilance assessment of drug related macular degeneration risks by Xiaodong Chen, Shinan Wu, Shaopan Wang, Chaofeng Yu, Zihan Guo, Shiya Huang, Peixin Cai, Yanliang Miao, Shiying Li, Qian Chen

“…Among these, 42 drugs were linked to significant risks, including treatments for breast cancer (tamoxifen, raloxifene, anastrozole, letrozole) and diabetes (insulin lispro, insulin human). …”
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The PRC2.1 subcomplex opposes G1 progression through regulation of CCND1 and CCND2 by Adam D Longhurst, Kyle Wang, Harsha Garadi Suresh, Mythili Ketavarapu, Henry N Ward, Ian R Jones, Vivek Narayan, Frances V Hundley, Arshia Zernab Hassan, Charles Boone, Chad L Myers, Yin Shen, Vijay Ramani, Brenda J Andrews, David P Toczyski

“…Our results demonstrate a role for PRC2.1, but not PRC2.2, in antagonizing G1 progression in a diversity of cell linages, including chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), breast cancer, and immortalized cell lines.…”
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The Effect of Adjuvant Radiotherapy on One- and Two-Stage Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction and on Autologous Reconstruction: A Multicenter Italian Study among 18 Senonetwork Breast... by Andrea Vittorio Emanuele Lisa, Marzia Salgarello, Alessandra Huscher, Fabio Corsi, Daniele Piovani, Federica Rubbino, Stefania Andreoletti, Giovanni Papa, Francesco Klinger, Corrado Tinterri, Alberto Testori, Marta Scorsetti, Paolo Veronesi, Maria Cristina Leonardi, Mario Rietjens, Umberto Cortinovis, Valeria Summo, Emanuele Rampino Cordaro, Pier Camillo Parodi, Paolo Persichetti, Mauro Barone, Giorgio De Santis, Matteo Murolo, Michele Riccio, Angelica Aquinati, Francesco Cavaliere, Nicola Vaia, Giulia Pagura, Erica Dalla Venezia, Franco Bassetto, Vincenzo Vindigni, Luigi Ciuffreda, Maria Alessandra Bocchiotti, Alberto Sciarillo, Nadia Renzi, Graziano Meneghini, Tajna Kraljic, Andrea Loreti, Lucio Fortunato, Valentina Pino, Valeriano Vinci, Marco Klinger

“…Purpose. In modern breast cancer treatment, a growing role has been observed for breast reconstruction together with an increase in clinical indications for postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT). …”
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Early Outcomes from Proton Craniospinal Irradiation for Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Solid Tumors by Keng Lam, MD, Lewis F. Nasr, MD, Clark R. Andersen, MS, Kathryn E. Marqueen, MD, Jing Li, MD, PhD, Chenyang Wang, MD, Thomas H. Beckham, MD, PhD, Nazanin K. Majd, MD, PhD, Ashley E. Aaroe, MD, Monica Loghin, MD, Barbara J. O'Brien, MD, Susan L. McGovern, MD, PhD

“…The median age was 54 years (range, 23-79); 73% were female, and 53% lived more than 100 miles from our center. Breast cancer (53%), lung cancer (20%), and melanoma (9%) were the most common primary cancers; 51% of patients had stable systemic disease at LM diagnosis. …”
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Comparative analysis of cancer statistics in China and the United States in 2024 by Yujie Wu, Siyi He, Mengdi Cao, Yi Teng, Qianru Li, Nuopei Tan, Jiachen Wang, Tingting Zuo, Tianyi Li, Yuanjie Zheng, Changfa Xia, Wanqing Chen, Jing Ni

“…The highest estimated cancer cases are lung cancer in China and breast cancer in the US. The age-standardized incidence rates of lung and colorectal cancer in the US, and stomach, liver, and esophageal cancer in China have decreased, but the incidence rates of liver cancer in the US and colorectal cancer, prostate cancer in men, and cervical cancer in women in China have increased. …”
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Human head and neck cancer cell lines response to cold atmospheric plasma activated media is affected by the chemistry of culture media by Viviana di Giacomo, Marwa Balaha, Asia Pece, Ilaria Cela, Gianluca Fulgenzi, Giovanna Orsini, Tatiana Spadoni, Tirtha Raj Acharya, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, Eun Ha Choi, Monica Rapino, Mariangela Mazzone, Gabriella Mincione, Gianluca Sala, Eloisa Sardella, Vittoria Perrotti

“…In addition, cytotoxic effects were also observed on HNC, two bladder cancer models and one breast cancer cell line when considering PTL, paving the way for their application into a clinical setting.…”
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Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Incomptine A in Treating Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Associated with U-937 Cells: Bioinformatics Approaches, Part I by Fernando Calzada, Normand García-Hernández, Elihú Bautista, José Manuel Sánchez-López, Miguel Valdes, Claudia Velázquez, Elizabeth Barbosa

“…Also, <b>IA</b> has cytotoxic activity in the triple-negative subtypes, HER2+, and luminal A of breast cancer cells, with its properties being associated with an effect on the antiapoptotic function of Hexokinase II (HKII). …”
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Dietary calcium intake in primary hyperparathyroidism and in its normocalcemic variant: a case-control study by Nicolò Bisceglia, Nicolò Bisceglia, Matteo Malagrinò, Matteo Malagrinò, Anna Piazza, Anna Piazza, Giulia Vandi, Giulia Vandi, Andrea Repaci, Uberto Pagotto, Uberto Pagotto, Guido Zavatta, Guido Zavatta

“…Whether dietary calcium intake might affect the clinical presentation of PHPT or NHPT has never been addressed consistently.ObjectiveTo describe patients with a diagnosis of NHPT or PHPT in relation to their calcium intake, through three standard validated questionnaires; to describe clinical, biochemical and radiological features of NHPT and PHPT patients compared to each other and to a control group.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingOutpatient, single academic medical center.Patients109 consecutive women recruited from February 2021 through April 2023. 54 patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT or NHPT) were age-matched with 55 unselected women undergoing bone density test screening due to recently diagnosed hormone-positive breast cancer. NHPT diagnosis was based on multiple determinations of both total and albumin-corrected serum calcium.InterventionsAdministration of all the following during routine endocrine consultation: a country-specific food-frequency questionnaire (LOC), the International Osteoporosis Foundation Calcium Calculator (IOF) and the National Osteoporosis Foundation calcium questionnaire (NOF).Main outcome measuresAny association between dietary calcium intake and clinical, radiological, or biochemical features.ResultsAll three questionnaires confirmed that NHPT patients had similar calcium intake as those with PHPT or controls. …”
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Lutetium-177 labeled iPD-L1 as a novel immunomodulator for cancer-targeted radiotherapy by Myrna Luna-Gutiérrez, Erika Azorín-Vega, Rigoberto Oros-Pantoja, Blanca Ocampo-García, Pedro Cruz-Nova, Nallely Jiménez-Mancilla, Gerardo Bravo-Villegas, Clara Santos-Cuevas, Laura Meléndez-Alafort, Guillermina Ferro-Flores

“…The aim of this research was to prepare 177Lu-labeled iPD-L1 and to preclinically evaluate its radiotherapeutic potential and role as a tumor immunomodulator by measuring macrophage activation, IL-10, TGFβ, and PD-L1 expression in 4T1 triple-negative breast cancer cells and murine 4T1 tumors after treatment with 177Lu-iPD-L1. …”
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Development of a TCR-like antibody and chimeric antigen receptor against NY-ESO-1/HLA-A2 for cancer immunotherapy by Xin Liu, Yang Du, Ningyan Zhang, Zhiqiang An, Wei Xiong, Yixiang Xu, Bingnan Yin, Yuqian Huang, Junjun Chu, Changsheng Xing, Chen Qian, Tianhao Duan, Helen Y Wang, John S. Yu, Rongfu Wang

“…In vivo antitumor activity was investigated in a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) model and primary melanoma tumor model in immunocompromised mice.Results Monoclonal antibody 2D2 identified from phage-displayed library specifically bound to NY-ESO-1157-165 in the context of human leukocyte antigen HLA-A*02:01 but not to non-A2 or NY-ESO-1 negative cells. …”
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Changes in cancer incidence and stage during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021 in the Nordic countries by Anna Johansson, Anna Skog, Tom Børge Johannesen, Tor Åge Myklebust, Simon M. Kønig, Charlotte Wessel Skovlund, Lina Steinrud Mørch, Søren Friis, Marnar Fríðheim Kristiansen, David Pettersson, Eva María Gudmundsdóttir, Nanna Margrét Kristinsdóttir, Helgi Birgisson, Sandra Irenaeus, Johan Ahlgren, Mats Lambe, Elli Hirvonen, Janne Pitkäniemi, Giske Ursin

“…Incidence rates also declined in the second pandemic wave (Q1 2021), ranging from –8.6% [–10.2%; –6.9%] (Sweden) to –2.3% [–4.6%; 0.1%] (Norway), and in Sweden also by –3.1% [–4.8%; –1.3%] in the third pandemic wave (Q4 2021). Stage I breast cancer incidence declined during 2020 in Denmark/Norway/Sweden, with some catch-up in stage II incidence in 2021. …”
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Factors associated with breast lymphedema after adjuvant radiation therapy in women undergoing breast conservation therapy by Summer Sami Yono, Cara Cannella, Madeleine Gonte, Sanjay Rama, Simeng Zhu, Jenna Luker, Maristella S. Evangelista, Jessica Bensenhaver, Eleanor M. Walker, Dunya Atisha

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with early-stage breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) followed by RT between January 1, 2014 and July 31, 2019 at a single institution. …”
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