9 results about "Cancer development" patented technology

Pyrvinium and its derivatives for reprogramming precancerous mucosa into a noncancerous state are described herein. Furthermore, pyrvinium and its derivatives for reducing the risk of cancer development in organisms containing metaplastic or dysplastic cells are described herein.

Provided herein is a method for detecting a tumour that can be applied to cell-free samples, to cell-free detect circulating tumour DNA. The method utilizes detection of adjacent methylation signals within a single sequencing read as the basic positive tumour signal, thereby decreasing false positives. The method comprises extracting DNA from a cell-free sample obtained from a subject, bisulphite converting the DNA, amplifying regions methylated in cancer (CpG islands, CpG shores, and / or CpG shelves), generating sequencing reads, and detecting tumour signals. To increase sensitivity, biased primers designed based on bisulphite converted methylated sequences can be used. Target methylated regions can be selected from a pre-validated set according to the specific aim of the test. Absolute number, proportion, and / or distribution of tumour signals may be used for tumour detection or classification. The method is also useful in, predicting, prognosticating, and / or monitoring response to treatment, tumour load, relapse, cancer development, or risk.

The present invention discloses that cancer cells secrete succinate into extracellular milieu, which increases macrophage migration and mediates TAM polarization. Furthermore, succinate induces cancer cell EMT, enhances cancer cell migration, and promotes cancer metastasis in murine models. It is indicated in the present invention that serum succinate concentration is elevated in patients with lung cancer when compared to healthy subjects. It implies that during cancer development and progression, cancer cells release a large quantity of succinate into the circulation. As shown in the present invention, serum succinate has a high discriminatory power, it represents a new class of circulating oncometabolite with potential value for predicting NSCLC. Furthermore, as elevation of succinate level in LLC tumor model is accompanied by increased TAMs in the subcutaneous tumors and enhanced cancer metastasis, serum succinate may be a useful therapeutic biomarker for NSCLC treatment. The present invention also provides an anti-succinate antibody that can serve as a cancer therapeutic agent.

The application provides an isolated circular nucleic acid molecule and a pharmaceutical composition.The isolated circular nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; the pharmaceutical composition comprises: an agent for inhibiting the expression or activity of the circular nucleic acid molecule, wherein the circular nucleic acid molecule has a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1.The isolated circular nucleic acid molecule plays an important role in regulating the development of cancer, and therefore, the pharmaceutical composition can effectively promote the apoptosis and death of lung cancer cells, for example, cancer; or, when culturing cells in vitro, the pharmaceutical composition can be used to promote the apoptosis of cancer cells.

PI3Kδ implicates hematologic cancers and solid tumors. Alternative splicing is a post-transcriptional process for acquiring proteomic diversity in eukaryotic cells. Emerging evidence highlights the involvement of aberrant mRNA splicing in cancer development / progression. PI3Kδ-L and PI3Kδ-S are overexpressed in advanced solid tumors, such as prostate, breast, colon, lung and pancreatic cancers. Differential PI3Kδ and PI3Kδ-S expression profiles were identified in a panel of solid tumor cells. PI3Kδ inhibitor Idelalisib and SRPK1 / 2 inhibitor SRPIN340 were employed to assess their efficacies on inhibiting the PI3Kδ-expressing solid tumors. Idelalisib effectively inhibits PI3Kδ-L and its downstream signaling. Idelalisib fails to inhibit PI3Kδ-S activity and its downstream signaling. SRPIN340 reverses the aberrant mRNA splicing, thereby inhibiting the downstream AKT / mTOR signaling. In vitro functional assays further demonstrate that a combination of Idelalisib and SRPIN340 achieve a synergistic drug effect, with drastically reduced cell viabilities / growths of tumor spheroids, in inhibiting the advanced tumor cells.

Provided herein is a method for detecting a tumour that can be applied to cell-free samples, to cell-free detect circulating tumour DNA. The method utilizes detection of adjacent methylation signals within a single sequencing read as the basic positive tumour signal, thereby decreasing false positives. The method comprises extracting DNA from a cell-free sample obtained from a subject, bisulphite converting the DNA, amplifying regions methylated in cancer (CpG islands, CpG shores, and / or CpG shelves), generating sequencing reads, and detecting tumour signals. To increase sensitivity, biased primers designed based on bisulphite converted methylated sequences can be used. Target methylated regions can be selected from a pre-validated set according to the specific aim of the test. Absolute number, proportion, and / or distribution of tumour signals may be used for tumour detection or classification. The method is also useful in, predicting, prognosticating, and / or monitoring response to treatment, tumour load, relapse, cancer development, or risk.

A method for identifying the presence of HPV in human tissue may comprise the following steps: collecting a cell from oropharyngeal tissue of a subject utilizing a swab and measuring HPV DNA in the cell or in a solution that contains the contents of the cell. The method may include calculating a risk assessment for the development of cancer in the subject, wherein the risk assessment is calculated from data generated by the measuring of the HPV DNA to determine a persistence of the HPV in human tissue.

Providing detection and diagnosis of cancer evolution. [Solution] This disclosure provides a method for determining the probability that a subject's initial condition, for example, the somatic mutation status of a subject with cancer, will develop a subsequent condition after any of a number of therapeutic interventions. Such probabilities can be used to provide healthcare providers with information on a particular treatment process that maximizes the probability of the subject achieving a desired outcome. This disclosure also provides methods and systems for detecting or monitoring cancer evolution. Such methods and systems can be used to predict the development of a patient's response to and resistance to cancer treatment, as well as for other benefits.