2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Regulation of the expression of FGFR2IIIc isoform, a novel therapeutic strategy for cervical cancer
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22791552
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Obstetrics and gynecology
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| Research Institution | Nippon Medical School |
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Principal Investigator |
PENG Wei-Xia 日本医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (00535700)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | FGFR2IIIc / 子宮頸癌 |
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| Research Abstract |
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2(FGFR2) is noted as a molecular target for cancer treatment in patients with FGFR2 mutation or gene amplification. In this study, we investigated the expression and role of FGFR2IIIc, an isoform of FGFR2, in cervical carcinoma. The expression of FGFR2IIIc was highly detected in cervical cancer cells. And not only the ERK signaling pathway, but the AKT signaling pathway are involved in the progression of cervical carcinoma. Furthermore, the expression of FGFR2IIIc in endometrial lesions showed the same expression pattern with cervical lesions. These findings suggest that FGFR2IIIc plays important roles in carcinogenesis of both cervical cancer and endometrioid cancer. FGFR2IIIc may serve as a novel molecular target for uterus cancer therapy.
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[Journal Article] Overexpressed fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 in the invasive front of colorectal cancer as a potential therapeutic target of colorectal cancer2011
Author(s)
Mastuda Y, Ishiwata T, Yamahatsu K, Kawahara K, Hagio M, Peng WX, Yamamoto T, Nakazawa N, Seya T, Ohaki Y, Naito Z.
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Journal Title
Cancer Letters
Volume: 309
Pages: 209-19
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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