STAT3 Activation in Psoriasis and Cancers.

Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 has been reported in many cancers. It is also well known that STAT3 is activated in skin lesions of psoriasis, a chronic skin disease. In this study, to ascertain whether patients with psoriasis have a predisposition to STAT3 activation, we examined phosphorylated STAT3 in cancer cells of psoriasis patients via immunohistochemistry.

Case report of three EGFR TKI naïve lung adenocarcinoma containing double EGFR mutations (L858R/T790M or Exon 19 Deletion/T790M); Comparing genetic information and histology.

EGFR T790M mutation is a crucial gene alteration causing EGFR TKI resistance. However, the implication of T790M mutation is still unknown for the stepwise progression of EGFR TKI naïve lung adenocarcinoma. In this study, we studied site-related EGFR T790M mutation analysis in EGFR TKI naïve lung adenocarcinomas harboring double EGFR mutation (L858R and T790M or Exon 19 deletion (Del.