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Fukui, Yukiko; Kawashima, Masahiro; Kawaguchi, Kosuke; Takeuchi, Megumi; Hirata, Masahiro; Kataoka, Tatsuki R.; Sakurai, Takaki; Kataoka, Masako; Kanao, Shotaro; Nakamoto, Yuji; Hirata, Kimiko; Yoshimura, Michio; Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro; Ishiguro, Hiroshi; Toi, Masakazu, E-mail: oyuki@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp2018
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[en] Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) production in carcinomas is associated with a very aggressive phenotype. Interleukin (IL)-17 secreted from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes induces the production of G-CSF and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in cancer tissue. We present a case of a G-CSF-producing metaplastic breast carcinoma (MpBC) accompanied by systemic elevation of IL-17 and VEGF levels. A 56-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing tumor measuring > 10 cm in her left breast. Core needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis as MpBC with triple-negative features. Diffuse fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the long bones and marked leukocytosis suggested that the G-CSF was produced by the primary tumor, which showed upregulated G-CSF mRNA and protein levels. Multiplex cytokine assessment identified increased serum IL-17, VEGF, and G-CSF levels. After radical mastectomy and skin grafting, the leukocyte count and serum G-CSF, IL-17, and VEGF levels were normalized. She underwent postmastectomy radiotherapy (50 Gy/25 Fr) and adjuvant chemotherapy (90 mg/m2 of epirubicin and 600 mg/m2 of cyclophosphamide followed by 80 mg/m2 of paclitaxel) and is alive without recurrence. This is the first in vivo observation that describes the systemic elevation of IL-17 and VEGF levels with concomitant G-CSF production. Further research is warranted to study the IL-17/G-CSF/VEGF axis as a potential therapeutic target for this aggressive type of breast cancer.
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Copyright (c) 2018 The Japan Society of Clinical Oncology; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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International Cancer Conference Journal; ISSN 2192-3183;
; v. 7(3); p. 107-113

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ALKYLATING AGENTS, ANIMAL CELLS, ANIMALS, ANTIMETABOLITES, BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, BLOOD, BLOOD CELLS, BODY, BODY FLUIDS, CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS, DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DISEASES, DRUGS, FEMALES, GLANDS, GROWTH FACTORS, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS, LEUKOCYTES, MAMMALS, MAN, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, MITOGENS, NEOPLASMS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, NUCLEIC ACIDS, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ORGANS, PRIMATES, PROTEINS, RADIOLOGY, RNA, SOMATIC CELLS, THERAPY, VERTEBRATES
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