2023
Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations
Yan H, Talty R, Jain A, Cai Y, Zheng J, Shen X, Muca E, Paty P, Bosenberg M, Khan S, Johnson C. Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations. Redox Biology 2023, 62: 102699. PMID: 37086630, PMCID: PMC10172914, DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKRAS mutant tumorsMale CRC patientsCRC patientsMale patientsKRAS mutationsMutant tumorsOverall survivalMale colorectal cancer patientsKRAS wild-type tumorsAberrant tumor metabolismColorectal cancer patientsCRC patient cohortsColorectal cancer casesFerroptosis-related genesWild-type tumorsNovel potential avenuesNormal colon tissuesPoor OSKRAS statusAdverse outcomesCRC cellsPatient cohortCancer patientsType tumorsCancer casesHepatopancreatobiliary malignancies: time to treatment matters
Kerekes D, Frey A, Bakkila B, Johnson C, Becher R, Billingsley K, Khan S. Hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies: time to treatment matters. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2023, 0: 0-0. PMID: 37201090, PMCID: PMC10186552, DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment initiationStage IHPB cancersStage I pancreatic cancerExtrahepatic bile duct cancerKaplan-Meier survival analysisHPB cancer patientsNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyBile duct cancerMedian treatment initiationHepatopancreatobiliary cancersMedian survivalCohort studyDuct cancerOverall survivalHispanic patientsEHBD cancerOncologic careBile ductCox regressionBlack raceCancer patientsDefinitive carePancreatic cancerIdentifying Sex-Specific Cancer Metabolites and Associations to Prognosis
Shen X, Ma S, Khan S, Johnson C. Identifying Sex-Specific Cancer Metabolites and Associations to Prognosis. Learning Materials In Biosciences 2023, 271-299. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44256-8_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolomics dataSurvival analysisCancer metabolitesColorectal cancerCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisSex-specific associationsClinical dataCancer patientsCancer prognosisCancerMetabolomicsMultiple comparisonsPrognosisAnalytical methodSurvivalOncology studiesPatientsAlternative analytical approachRegression analysisSex-specificMetabolitesSex interactionAssociation
2022
Bile acid distributions, sex-specificity, and prognosis in colorectal cancer
Cai Y, Shen X, Lu L, Yan H, Huang H, Gaule P, Muca E, Theriot CM, Rattray Z, Rattray NJW, Lu J, Ahuja N, Zhang Y, Paty PB, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Bile acid distributions, sex-specificity, and prognosis in colorectal cancer. Biology Of Sex Differences 2022, 13: 61. PMID: 36274154, PMCID: PMC9590160, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-022-00473-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft-sided colon tumorsRight-sided colon tumorsColon cancer patientsColorectal cancerTumor locationBile acidsColon tumorsCancer patientsQuantitative immunofluorescencePrimary tumor locationImmune regulatory cellsRecurrence-free survivalBile acid metabolismSecondary bile acidsBile acid distributionBile acid analysisBackgroundBile acidsOverall survivalRegulatory cellsCRC patientsMale patientsPatient sexImmune cellsPatient prognosisImmune response
2021
YIV-906 potentiated anti-PD1 action against hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing adaptive and innate immunity in the tumor microenvironment
Yang X, Lam W, Jiang Z, Guan F, Han X, Hu R, Cai W, Cheng W, Liu SH, Cheng P, Cai Y, Rattray NJW, Johnson CH, Chen L, Cheng YC. YIV-906 potentiated anti-PD1 action against hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing adaptive and innate immunity in the tumor microenvironment. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 13482. PMID: 34188068, PMCID: PMC8242098, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91623-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM1-like macrophage polarizationMacrophage polarizationIDO activityInterferon gammaInnate immunityTumor microenvironmentTraditional Chinese herbal formulationPD-L1 inductionM1-like macrophagesAdaptive immune responsesM2 macrophage polarizationChinese herbal formulationTumor bearing miceQuality of lifeAnti-tumor activityGastrointestinal symptomsMonocytic MDSCsProlong survivalImmune toleranceAcute inflammationCancer patientsClinical resultsHepatocellular carcinomaImmune responseRadiation therapy