Calcineurin-independent NFATc1 signaling is essential for survival of Burkitt lymphoma cells.

In Burkitt lymphoma (BL), a tumor of germinal center B cells, the pro-apoptotic properties of MYC are controlled by tonic B cell receptor (BCR) signals. Since BL cells do not exhibit constitutive NF-B activity, we hypothesized that anti-apoptotic NFATc1 proteins provide a major transcriptional survival signal in BL. Here we show that post-transcriptional mechanisms are responsible for the calcineurin (CN) independent constitutive nuclear over-expression of NFATc1 in BL and - induced B cell lymphomas (BCL).

Long-Term Outcome of Nephron-Sparing Surgery Compared to Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma ≥4 cm - A Matched-Pair Single Institution Analysis.

Purpose: We investigated the long-term oncological and functional outcome of nephron-sparing surgery/partial nephrectomy (PN) versus radical nephrectomy (RN) for any renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ≥4 cm.

Patients And Methods: Between 1997 and 2013, we identified 128 patients undergoing PN for RCC ≥4 cm and matched this collective to 128 patients undergoing RN. We then compared overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), progression-free survival (PFS) and functional parameters in both groups.