Project description:To explore differentially expressed genes between nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) primary tumors and non-cancerous nasopharyngeal tissues, 18 NPC tissue samples versus 18 control samples were utilized to perform genome-wide expressing profiling. Consequently, 2992 genes were found to be differentially expressed in NPC tissues relative to the control (FC>2, P<0.05). Among these 2992 genes, uPA was ranked as the top one in all upregulated genes sorted by ascending order of P-value. Moreover, expression of uPAR was also upregulated in NPC tissues with FC=3.34 and P=7.52M-CM-^W105. 18 nasopharyngeal carcinoma primary tumors and 18 non-cancerous nasopharyngeal tissues were used to perform genome-wide expressing profiling. The median ages of patients were 46 (range, 19-77) for NPC patients and 45 (range, 18-78) for the non-cancerous cohort. Almost one third of patients were female. All samples were collected before any anti-cancer treatment.
Project description:MicroRNAs are biomarkers of prognosis and survival for many types of cancer. We evaluated whether microRNAs can predict the survival and efficacy of concurrent chemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. We retrospectively analyzed microRNA expression in 312 paraffin-embedded NPC specimens and 18 normal nasopharyngeal tissues using microarray. We found Forty-one microRNAs are differentially expressed between NPC and normal tissues, and a five-microRNA signature can predict survival independent of stage. NPC patients with the low-risk microRNA signature have a favorable response to concurrent chemotherapy. microRNA profiling of nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues vs. normal nasopharyngeal tissues 312 paraffin-embedded nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues and 18 paraffin-embedded normal nasopharyngeal tissues
Project description:To explore differentially expressed genes between nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) primary tumors and non-cancerous nasopharyngeal tissues, 18 NPC tissue samples versus 18 control samples were utilized to perform genome-wide expressing profiling. Consequently, 2992 genes were found to be differentially expressed in NPC tissues relative to the control (FC>2, P<0.05). Among these 2992 genes, uPA was ranked as the top one in all upregulated genes sorted by ascending order of P-value. Moreover, expression of uPAR was also upregulated in NPC tissues with FC=3.34 and P=7.52×105.
Project description:MicroRNAs are biomarkers of prognosis and survival for many types of cancer. We evaluated whether microRNAs can predict the survival and efficacy of concurrent chemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. We retrospectively analyzed microRNA expression in 312 paraffin-embedded NPC specimens and 18 normal nasopharyngeal tissues using microarray. We found Forty-one microRNAs are differentially expressed between NPC and normal tissues, and a five-microRNA signature can predict survival independent of stage. NPC patients with the low-risk microRNA signature have a favorable response to concurrent chemotherapy.
Project description:Understanding of the spatial architecture of the primary NPC microenvironment as well as the co-localization and cell-cell communication between tumor and immune cells
Project description:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare malignancy in most parts around the world but common in Southern China and Southeast Asia, Annually, approximately 80,000 new NPC cases and 50,000 deaths are reported worldwide. In NPC, recent advances have shown that many genes that are predominantly or even exclusively silenced by DNA methylation in epithelial cells during pathogenesis of NPC. However, the causal relationship between DNA methylation status and outcome in NPC remains not well understood. To investigate this problem, we used Illumina 450K BeadChips to examined methylation patterns and survival in NPC. and ultimately provided insight into prognostic value of DNA methylation in NPC clinical management. We employed Illumina Human Methylation450K Beadchip to analyze a genome-wide of DNA methylation in a cohort of 48 samples (between 24 nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissues and 24 normal nasopharyngeal epithelial tissues) to identify aberrant methylation genes.
Project description:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is an Epstein-Barr virus-associated epithelial cancer with high prevalence in Southeast Asia. mRNA expression levels were measured for essentially all human genes and all latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissue samples and normal nasopharyngeal tissues. Data were analyzed for differential gene expression between tumor and normal tissue and for correlations with levels of viral gene expression. Primary publications: Sengupta et al, 2006, Cancer Research 66(16): 7999-8006. Dodd et al, 2006, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 15(11): 2216-2225. In subsequent studies using the same set of tissue samples, microRNA levels were measured in tumors and normal tissues and analyzed for correlations with differential target gene expression (Sengupta et al, 2008, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 105: 5874-5878.) Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA extracted from laser-captured epithelium from 31 nasopharyngeal carcinomas and 10 normal healthy nasopharyngeal tissue specimens.
Project description:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is an Epstein-Barr virus-associated epithelial cancer with high prevalence in Southeast Asia. mRNA expression levels were measured for essentially all human genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma tissue samples and normal nasopharyngeal tissues. Data were analyzed for differential gene expression between tumor and normal tissue.