The molecular biology of lung cancer brain metastasis: an overview of current comprehensions and future perspectives

• Hanibuchi Masaki

  Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School

• Kim Sun-Jin

  Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

• J. Fidler Isaiah

  Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

• Nishioka Yasuhiko

  Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School

抄録

Brain metastases occur in 20-40% of patients with advanced malignancies and lung cancer is one of the most common causes of brain metastases. The occurrence of brain metastases is associated with poor prognosis and high morbidity in patients with advanced lung cancer, even after intensive multimodal therapy. Progress in treating brain metastases has been hampered by a lack of model systems, a lack of human tissue samples, and the exclusion of brain metastatic patients from many clinical trials. While the biology of brain metastasis is still poorly understood, it is encouraging to see more efforts are beginning to be directed toward the study of brain metastasis. During the multi-step process of metastasis, functional significance of gene expressions, changes in brain vasculature, abnormal secretion of soluble factors and activation of autocrine/paracrine signaling are considered to contribute to the brain metastasis development. A better understanding of the mechanism of this disease will help us to identify the appropriate therapeutic strategies, which leads to circumvent brain metastases. Recent findings on the biology of lung cancer brain metastases and translational leads identified by molecular studies are discussed in this review. J. Med. Invest. 61: 241-253, August, 2014

収録刊行物

• The Journal of Medical Investigation

  The Journal of Medical Investigation 61 (3.4), 241-253, 2014

  国立大学法人　徳島大学医学部

キーワード

• brain metastasis
• lung cancer
• molecular biology

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282679219836928
• NII論文ID: 130004822728
• NII書誌ID: AA11166929
• DOI: 10.2152/jmi.61.241
• ISSN: 13496867
• ISSN: 13431420
• PubMed: 25264041
• Web Site: https://repo.lib.tokushima-u.ac.jp/109563
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jmi/61/3.4/61_241/_pdf
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