Detection of serum biomakers of osteosarcoma by proteomic profiling / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To detect differentially expressed proteins in serum of patient with osteosarcoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>8 serum protein samples were recruited (4 cases of osteosarcoma and 4 cases of normal adults), cross-labeled with variant CyDye, followed by two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE), image analysis, and identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>24 protein spot-features were significantly increased, and 34 were significantly decreased in the serum from patients with osteosarcoma relative to the controls. The mass spectrometry analysis revealed 18 unique proteins that were increased, and 25 unique proteins decreased in the serum of patients with osteosarcoma. Gelsolin was down-regulated in osteosarcoma, and Western blotting also confirmed a decreased level of gelsolin in the serum of patients with osteosarcoma.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Our results indicate that gelsolin may have great potential as a biomarker of osteosarcoma and as a potential target for therapy. These preliminary data suggest that incorporation of more samples and new datasets will permit the identification of serum biomarkers for osteosarcoma.</p>

Analysis of the factors affecting the recurrence of giant cell tumor of bone / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the clinical factors affecting the recurrence of giant cell tumors (GCT) of bone.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The complete data of 146 cases with GCT were reviewed. Thirteen clinical factors were analyzed by chi(2) analysis. And the related Campanacci's grade system and Jaffe's grade system was analyzed by Crosstabs analysis. Multipal factors were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Nineteen of 146 cases recurred, and recurrence rate was 13.0%. Recurrence rates of curettage and enblock resection groups were 18.8% and 6.3% respectively. And recurrence rates of curettage with or without of extensive procedure were 12.9% and 38.9%. Five cases had lung metastasis, and two cases presented with malignant transformation. The metastasis rate and the rate of malignant transformation were 3.4% and 1.4% respectively. The two factors of surgery method and burst out of bone-envelope appearance were related with the recurrence. Moreover, Logistic regression revealed that the surgery method significantly affected the recurrence. And Campanacci's grade system and Jaffe's grade system were not related to each other.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Surgery method is the main factor affected the recurrence of GCT, and Campanacci's grade system or Jaffe's grade system has no prognostic value.</p>