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Nearly half the patients developed an infection (8/17) within 3months of sample collection. Infections were mostly clinically diagnosed (62.5%), and the majority involved the respiratory tract (87.5%). We did not detect phenotypic or numerical differences in immune cell populations between patients that did and did not develop infections. Transcriptional profiling of stimulated PBMCs revealed distinct Th2 immune pathway signatures in patients that developed infection.

Immune cell counts were not useful predictors of infection risk. Functional assessment of stimulated PBMCs has identified potential immune profiles that may predict future infection risk in patients with RRMM.

Immune cell counts were not useful predictors of infection risk. Functional assessment of stimulated PBMCs has identified potential immune profiles that may predict future infection risk in patients with RRMM.Cystic lymphangiomas are uncommon benign lesions extremely rare in the adult population. Most cases are found in the neck and axillary regions; while less then 1% of patients present with cystic lymphangiomas in the mesentery, greater omentum and retroperitoneum. The present report describes a rare case of large omental lymphangioma mimicking ovarian mass. A 40-year-old G2P2 female patient presented without symptoms for routine gynecological examination. Transvaginal ultrasound examination revealed a cystic mass with a maximum diameter of 10 cm localized at the right parametrium space, suggestive of large cystic lesion of the right ovary. Selleck Cytarabine Further preoperative evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging indicated that the mass was either cystic lymphangioma or mesenteric cyst. Complete excision of the cyst without need for gastrectomy was performed via laparotomy under general anaesthesia. Histology revealed omental lymphangioma. Most abdominal lymphangiomas are initially asymptomatic. The role of synchronous imaging examinations, such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, in diagnosis of these lesions is crucial. Full preoperative differential diagnosis evaluation in cases of large intraabdominal lesions is required in order to decide the appropriate surgical approach and management.Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the ten most common gynecological cancers. As in most cancers, EC tumour progression involves alterations in cellular metabolism and can be associated with, for instance, altered levels of glycolytic enzymes. Mitochondrial functions and proteins are known to serve key roles in tumour metabolism and progression. The transcriptional coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 (PGC1α) is a major regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and function, albeit of varying prognostic value in different cancers. The voltage-dependent anion channel type 1 (VDAC1) regulates apoptosis as well as metabolite import and export over the mitochondrial outer membrane, and is often used for comparative quantification of mitochondrial content. Using immunohistochemistry, the present study examined protein expression levels of PGC1α and VDAC1 in tumour and paired benign tissue samples from 148 patients with EC, in order to examine associations with clinical data, such as stage and grade, Ki-67, p53 status, clinical resistance and overall survival. The expression levels of both PGC1α and VDAC1, as well as a PGC1α downstream effector, were significantly lower in tumor tissues than in benign tissues, suggesting altered mitochondrial function in EC. However, Kaplan-Meier, log rank and Spearman's rank correlation tests revealed that their expression was not correlated with survival and clinical data. Therefore, PGC1α and VDAC1 are not of major prognostic value in EC.Cervical esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (CESCC) is rare, accounting for 5% of all esophageal carcinomas. Several diagnostic and predictive markers have been studied. However, to the best of our knowledge, no biomarker is known to determine patient management except the clinical stage. The present study aimed to evaluate whether human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its pathway-related gene mutations, known to be sensitive biomarkers of oropharyngeal carcinomas, could be used as biomarkers for the prediction of the prognosis of patients with CESCC. The present retrospective study included patients with CESCC who received chemoradiotherapy or surgery. HPV infection and the genomic status of EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, NRAS and PIK3CA of each tumor sample from patients with CESCC were analyzed by in situ hybridizations (ISH) and PCR methods, respectively. The present study included 33 patients with CESCC (male/female, 29/4; median age, 62 years; age range, 41-86 years; clinical stage I/II/III/IV, 2/6/10/15). The present study detected HPV in one patient (3.0%) by ISH and PCR. Concerning the investigation of EGFR and its pathway-related gene mutations, the present study detected 15.1% of EGFR, 6.0% of NRAS, 3.5% of BRAF, 3.0% of KRAS and 3.0% for PIK3CA mutations, with no significant relationship between any gene mutations and the clinical prognostic factors. The HPV-infected patient did not exhibit any gene mutations. The present study indicated that HPV infection, EGFR and its pathway-related gene mutations rarely exist in patients with CESCC. The relationship between these biomarkers and the prognosis in patients with CESCC is still unclear.[This corrects the article DOI 10.3892/mco.2018.1630.].The aim of the present study was to determine the factors associated with reduced clinical benefits of personalized peptide vaccination (PPV) for pancreatic cancer. Phase II PPV clinical trials comprising 309 (8 non-advanced and 301 advanced-stage) patients with pancreatic cancer were conducted. Two to four peptides were selected among a set of 31 different peptides as vaccine candidates for personalized peptide vaccination based on human leukocyte antigen types and preexisting peptide-specific IgG levels, and subcutaneously injected. The selected peptides were subcutaneously injected. Of the 309 patients, 81 failed to complete the 1st PPV cycle due to rapid disease progression, and their median overall survival [2.1 months; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.8-2.7] was significantly shorter than that of the remaining 228 patients (8.4 months; 95% CI, 8.4-9.9; P less then 0.01). 'Immune boosting' was defined when IgG levels before vaccination increased more than 2-fold after vaccination. Immune boosting was observed in the majority of patients with PPV irrespective of whether or not they received concomitant chemotherapy.