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Radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and the tumour microenvironment: Turning an immunosuppressive milieu into a therapeutic opportunity
(2021)Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has revolutionised the treatment of solid tumours, yet most patients do not derive a clinical benefit. Resistance to ICB is often contingent on the tumour microenvironment (TME) and modulating ... -
Real-time metabolic profiling of oesophageal tumours reveals an altered metabolic phenotype to different oxygen tensions and to treatment with Pyrazinib
(2020)Oesophageal cancer is the 6th most common cause of cancer related death worldwide. The current standard of care for oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) focuses on neoadjuvant therapy with chemoradiation or chemotherapy, however ... -
ReStOre@Home: Feasibility study of a virtually delivered 12-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for survivors of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer - study protocol
(2021)Background: Exercise rehabilitation programmes, traditionally involving supervised exercise sessions, have had to rapidly adapt to virtual delivery in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to minimise ... -
The role of endotoxin/lipopolysaccharide in surgically induced tumour growth in a murine model of metastatic disease
(Nature Publishing Group, 1999)Surgical removal of a primary tumour is often followed by rapid growth of previously dormant metastases. Endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide, a cell wall constituent of Gram-negative bacteria, is ubiquitously present in air ... -
The role of energy metabolism in driving disease progression in inflammatory, hypoxic and angiogenic environments
(2015)Cellular metabolism plays a crucial role in primed inflammatory, hypoxic and an - giogenic microenvironments by supporting disease progression in a range of disease entities. To adapt to fluctuating st ... -
The role of inflammation in cancer of the esophagus.
(2014)Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the eighth most common malignancy worldwide. The overall prognosis is poor, with 5-year survival ranges of approximately 15-25%, and 30-50% for patients who can be treated with curative intent. ... -
The role of prostacyclin synthase and thromboxane synthase signaling in the development and progression of cancer
(2010)Prostacyclin synthase and thromboxane synthase signaling via arachidonic acid metabolism affects a number of tumor cell survival pathways such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, tumor cell invasion and metastasis, and ... -
Severe epigastric pain following a birthday party.
(2013)Epigastric pain is a very common symptom which can be caused by a wide range of clinical conditions. A 28 year old male presented to our clinic with new onset severe epigastric pain. As part of the routine work up for pain ... -
Single-stage approach for the management of choledocolithiasis with concomitant cholelithiasis. Implementation of a protocol in a secondary hospital
(2019)Background: Current evidence shows that single-stage treatment of concomitant choledocholithiasis and cholelithiasis is as effective and safe as two-stage treatment. However, several studies suggest that single-stage ... -
Successful tumour necrosis factor (TNF) blocking therapy suppresses oxidative stress and hypoxiainduced mitochondrial mutagenesis in inflammatory arthritis
(2011)INTRODUCTION: To examine the effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) blocking therapy on the levels of early mitochondrial genome alterations and oxidative stress. METHODS: Eighteen inflammatory arthritis patients ... -
Targeting T cell immunometabolism for cancer immunotherapy; understanding the impact of the tumor microenvironment.
(2014)The immune system has a key role to play in controlling cancer initiation and progression. T cell activation, which is central to anti-tumor immune responses, coincides with changes in cellular metabolism. Naïve T cells ... -
The tumour microenvironment of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract differentially influences dendritic cell maturation.
(2020)Background: Only 10-30% of oesophageal and rectal adenocarcinoma patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy have a complete pathological response. Inflammatory and angiogenic mediators in the tumour microenvironment ... -
Tumour Tissue Microenvironment Can Inhibit Dendritic Cell Maturation in Colorectal Cancer
(2011)Inflammatory mediators in the tumour microenvironment promote tumour growth, vascular development and enable evasion of anti-tumour immune responses, by disabling infiltrating dendritic cells. However, the constituents ... -
Tumour vasculature immaturity, oxidative damage and systemic inflammation stratify survival of colorectal cancer patients on bevacizumab treatment
(2018)Despite treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy, response rates are modest and there are no biomarkers available that will predict response. The aim of this study ... -
An unusual presentation of Boerhaave Syndrome: a case report
(BioMed Central, 2009)We present a unique case of Boerhaave Syndrome that may highlight the spectrum of barotrauma from a Mallory-Weiss tear to full-thickness perforation. In this case, perforation only became evident following air insufflation ...