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Objective: To determine the efficacy and safety of intermittent docetaxel chemotherapy guided by circulating methylated glutathione S-transferase Pi-1 () in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).
Patients And Methods: GUIDE (NCT04918810) is a randomised, two-arm, non-comparative phase-2 trial recruiting 120 patients at six Australian centres. Patients with Prostate Cancer Working Group-3 defined metastatic CRPC who are commencing docetaxel 75 mg/m q3w will be pre-screened for detectable at baseline ± following two cycles of treatment. Those with detectable plasma at baseline that becomes undetectable after two cycles of chemotherapy will be eligible for GUIDE. Prior to Cycle 4 of docetaxel, these patients are randomised 2:1 to one of two treatment arms: Arm A (cease docetaxel and reinstitute if becomes detectable) or Arm (continue docetaxel 75 mg/m q3w in accordance with clinician's usual practice). The primary endpoint is radiographic progression-free survival. Secondary endpoints include time on treatment holidays, safety, patient-reported outcomes, overall survival, health resource use, and cost associated with treatment. Enrolment commenced November 2021.
Results And Conclusion: The results of this trial will generate data on the clinical utility of as a novel biomarker to guide treatment de-escalation in metastatic CRPC.
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
September 2025
Department of Pediatric, The University of Jordan.
Background: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) typically responds well to a combination of treatments with favorable prognosis in children 1 to 9 years old. However, infants may fare worse due to receiving less aggressive local therapy for concerns about long-term effects of surgery/radiation. This study investigates the clinical characteristics, treatment approach, and survival outcomes of RMS in children under 2.
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September 2025
Institute of Computational Science and Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of gene expression in cancer biology, yet their spatial dynamics within tumor microenvironments (TMEs) remain underexplored due to technical limitations in current spatial transcriptomics (ST) technologies. To address this gap, we present STmiR, a novel XGBoost-based framework for spatially resolved miRNA activity prediction. STmiR integrates bulk RNA-seq data (TCGA and CCLE) with spatial transcriptomics profiles to model nonlinear miRNA-mRNA interactions, achieving high predictive accuracy (Spearman's ρ > 0.
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September 2025
University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.
Human Kallikrein 2 (KLK2) is a prostate cancer tissue specific protein that is regulated by androgen receptor (AR) signaling. KLK2 was not previously recognized as a therapeutic target as it is secreted. It has now been demonstrated that KLK2 is expressed on the cell surface and targetable by various methodologies.
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September 2025
Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India.
This study focuses on designing and developing a novel three-dimensional porphyrinic covalent organic framework (3D-Por-COF) to enhance anticancer sono-photodynamic therapy (SPDT). Leveraging the unique structural advantages of 3D COFs, this work addresses the limitations of traditional 2D-Por-COFs, particularly regarding reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and therapeutic efficacy. The newly developed 3D-Por-COF demonstrated significantly higher ROS generation under combined sonodynamic and photodynamic conditions, leading to an improved therapeutic effect against prostate cancer cells.
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September 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Importance: Patients with advanced cancer frequently receive broad-spectrum antibiotics, but changing use patterns across the end-of-life trajectory remain poorly understood.
Objective: To describe the patterns of broad-spectrum antibiotic use across defined end-of-life intervals in patients with advanced cancer.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study used data from the South Korean National Health Insurance Service database to examine broad-spectrum antibiotic use among patients with advanced cancer who died between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2021.