HORIZONS: Understanding the Impact of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Everyday Life
Breast Cancer FemaleBreast Neoplasm18 moreThe purpose of this study is to invite all people diagnosed with cancer who meet the eligibility criteria to complete questionnaires before their treatment begins and at regular intervals over time to assess the impact of cancer and its treatment on people's lives in the short, medium and long term. We will explore a range of factors to determine their role in both recovery of health and well-being and self-management. Although it is known that people who have had cancer are likely to experience a number of physical and psychological problems as a result of the disease and treatment, it is not known what the 'typical' course of recovery of health and well-being looks like, how long it takes and how this can be influenced. We will determine pathways to recovery of health and well-being following cancer diagnosis (initially breast cancer diagnosed <50 years, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and gynaecological cancers) and identify what factors influence this. This includes assessing the relative importance of the person's illness, personal attributes, perceived burden of treatment, role of the environment they live in, including health / social care and personal networks of support, and their ability and capacity to self-manage. We will identify who is most at risk of problems and what environmental supports and resources people are able to mobilise to support their self-management. We will also explore who has the confidence and ability to manage during and beyond treatment and what factors influence this and whether this leads to earlier problem resolution and restoration of health and well-being. This knowledge will be used to develop and test future supportive interventions to enhance the rapid recovery of health and well-being - our long term aim being to design ways of helping people with cancer in areas we identify as problematic for them.
Involvement of the Inositol-trisphosphate Receptor in Invasive or Migratory-type Breast Cancers...
Breast CancerInosine TriphosphataseBreast cancer is the leading cause of female cancer and female death by cancer in France. Despite the improvement in early detection and therapeutic arsenal, the mortality of this cancer remains high with 11 886 deaths estimated in 2012. Breast cancer is most often a carcinoma born from the lobular or ductal epithelium and is classified In two main categories: non invasive and invasive. Invasive breast cancers account for 75% of the cases. They are usually ductal (75%) and more rarely lobular (25%). The cancer cells are then no longer circumscribed to the galactophoric canals or glands but have invaded neighboring tissues. If they are not treated in time, these cancers can then spread: the cancerous cells will then migrate either by the lymphatic vessels to reach the neighboring ganglia or through the blood vessels to give metastases in other tissues In the liver, lungs and bones). The mortality associated with breast cancer is not due to the growth of the primary tumor but rather to the occurrence of metastases. The study of the mechanisms leading to metastatic invasion (i.e. migration and invasion) is therefore of considerable importance. The development of metastases depends on the acquisition by the cancer cells of various capacities including that of being able to migrate, involving a remodeling of the cytoskeleton highly dependent on the intracellular calcium (Ca2 +) concentration. Several types of signals are able to induce mobilization of Ca2 + from the extracellular medium or endoplasmic reticulum (ER) reserves. At the intracellular level, some of these signals are generated by inositol (1,4,5) -trisphosphate (IP3) from the activation of G protein-coupled receptors or certain receptors with tyrosine kinase activity. Has been shown that the expression, activity and regulation of IP3R receptors (IP3Rs) are involved in the cancerous processes of many tissues, in particular in the phenomena of proliferation of breast cancer cells. Overall, altered expression and / or activity of IP3Rs can be used for the survival, growth, proliferation and migration of cancer cells. In the laboratory, the investigator showed that regulation of the expression of subtype 3 (IP3R3) by 17β-estradiol (E2) is involved in the growth of the human mammary cancer line MCF-7. E2 triggers the release of Ca2 + in an IP3-dependent mechanism, while prolonged exposure to E2 leads to an increase in the expression of IP3R3. At the same time, the reduction in the expression of IP3R3 cancels the proliferative effect of E2 on MCF-7 cells. More recently, the investigator has established that IP3R3 regulates the proliferation of cells of the human MCF-7 mammary cancer cell line via a molecular and functional interaction with the Ca2 + -dependent BKCa potassium channel. The determination of IP3Rs, including subtype 3, as a mediator / marker of breast carcinogenesis appears to be a major clinical issue.
18F-FSPG PET/CT Imaging in Patients With Cancers
Pulmonary CancerBreast Neoplasms1 moreThis study aims to compare the diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG and 18F-FSPG PET/CT in lung, breast, and abdominal cancers before undergoing therapy. In addition, the role of 18F-FSPG PET/CT in evaluating therapy response and prognosis will also be evaluated.
Prognosis and Targeted Therapy Related Molecular Screening Program for Patients of Breast Cancer...
Breast CancerThe anticipated objectives of this study are: 1) to understand the pathogenesis and molecular typing of breast cancer patients in China (mainly HER2 overexpression, triple negative and hormone receptor-positive patients) by detecting DNA and RNA in tumor tissue (fresh tissue or paraffin section), and to compare the similarities and differences between the western population and Chinese population; 2) plasma samples of patients with HER2 overexpression , hormone receptor-positive and triple negative (ER, PR, HER2 expression negative) were sequenced for ctDNA and ctRNA, to find out whether there are genes or gene sets related to therapeutic effect; 3) to study the specific changes of liquid molecular detection results according to the previous research results, and establish mathematical models to predict and monitor the effects of targeted therapy and endocrine therapy; 4) to compare liquid biopsy and imaging and clinical features in monitoring clinical therapeutic effect, and to elaborate the advantages and disadvantages of liquid biopsy and conventional imaging; 5) to provide molecular detection basis for follow-up clinical research and screening for targets of new drugs.
Halaven Patient Registry (Metastatic Breast Cancer, MBC)
Metastatic Breast CancerAdvanced Breast CancerSince the first marketing authorization in the world in November 2010 granted by US FDA, Halaven has been approved for clinical use in more than 40 countries worldwide, including many Asian countries, e.g. Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. According to two large global phase III study reports of Halaven, very few Asian patients participated in these studies. In a phase II study of Halaven with metastatic breast cancer, the clinical efficacy and toxicity were reported only in 80 Japanese patients. Halaven has been granted its marketing authorization in Singapore since February 2011. However, most of other Asian countries including India have had the approval and launched from middle year of 2013 or in early 2014. Limited information of Halaven using in Asian patients are available except several case experience exchange presented by individual medical centers or as personal experience in the past. Some clinical concerns related to Halaven use are raised by clinicians during their clinical practice, such as how Halaven works on Asian patients, which type of patient obtains better clinical benefit from Halaven, and what are the main treatment related toxicities in Asian which may differ from Westerners due to potential ethnic diversity. Further understanding of Halaven related clinical benefit and toxicity in Asian patients through collecting clinical experience among Asian countries becomes necessary and may provide better information to anticipate these concerns. The proposed "Halaven Patient Registry" (called the "Registry") will be a patient population-based registry to collect therapeutic related information from patients with metastatic breast cancer who were treated with Halaven that was given as a clinical decision by patient's treating physician based on clinical status of a patient and proper indication of Halaven and to gain a better understanding of the use of Halaven in such Asian patients.
A Culturally Sensitive Social Support Intervention
Breast CancerBreast NeoplasmsThis study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the impact of a culturally based social support program (i.e. Joy Luck Academy, JLA) among Chinese American breast cancer survivors.
Bergonie Institute Breast Cancer Database
Breast CancerA database of breast cancer patients was established at Institute Bergonié since the 90s , to assess patients' survival, assess practice, search for prognostic factors.
Impact of Adapted Physical Activity on Cognitive Functions in Breast Cancer
Breast CancerBreast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women in western countries. The improvement of therapeutic management associated to the developement of supportive care allows patient to live longer in better conditions. But several studies have showed the deleterious impact of treatment such as chemotherapy on cognition. To limit these damages, non therapeutic approaches such as Adapted Physical Activity (APA) have been developped. The goal of this study is to evaluate the benefit of APA program on cognitive functions in patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
A Multicenter Prospective Post-registration Study of Empegfilgrastim to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy...
Solid TumorHigh-Risk Cancer4 moreThis study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Extimia® (INN - empegfilgrastim) in reducing the frequency, duration of neutropenia, the incidence of febrile neutropenia and infections caused by febrile neutropenia in patients with High and "Gray Zone" Risk Reccurrence Breast Cancer, Gastointestinal Cancers and Gynecological Malignancies
Yoga on QOL Physiological Distress&Fatigue, on Patients Affected by Breast Cancer in Adjuvant Radiotherapy...
Female Breast CancerFatigue3 moreThe study aims to investigate, through serial measurements of some biomarkers, the potential mechanisms through which yoga impacts on QOL and fatigue.