2018
Cell fusion potentiates tumor heterogeneity and reveals circulating hybrid cells that correlate with stage and survival
Gast CE, Silk AD, Zarour L, Riegler L, Burkhart JG, Gustafson KT, Parappilly MS, Roh-Johnson M, Goodman JR, Olson B, Schmidt M, Swain JR, Davies PS, Shasthri V, Iizuka S, Flynn P, Watson S, Korkola J, Courtneidge SA, Fischer JM, Jaboin J, Billingsley KG, Lopez CD, Burchard J, Gray J, Coussens LM, Sheppard BC, Wong MH. Cell fusion potentiates tumor heterogeneity and reveals circulating hybrid cells that correlate with stage and survival. Science Advances 2018, 4: eaat7828. PMID: 30214939, PMCID: PMC6135550, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat7828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell FusionCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalEpithelial CellsFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHybrid CellsKaryotypingMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPancreatic NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNeoplastic cellsNumerous neoplastic cellsHuman cancer patientsUrgent medical needPotential therapeutic targetTumor-bearing miceLate-stage progressionHigh lethality rateFuels tumor progressionIdentification of biomarkersOverall survivalDisease stagePeripheral bloodCancer patientsTumor stagingMetastatic spreadNovel biomarkersTherapeutic targetBiologic mechanismsSolid tumorsMedical needMetastatic behaviorTumor progressionCancer highlightLethality rate
2012
Loss of expression of the cancer stem cell marker aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 correlates with advanced-stage colorectal cancer
Hessman C, Bubbers E, Billingsley K, Herzig D, Wong M. Loss of expression of the cancer stem cell marker aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 correlates with advanced-stage colorectal cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2012, 203: 649-653. PMID: 22405917, PMCID: PMC4285581, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenase 1Cancer stem cellsClinical outcomesLoss of expressionCSC marker aldehyde dehydrogenase 1Advanced stage colorectal cancerMarker expressionMetastatic CRC samplesAmerican Joint CommitteeLate-stage diseaseColorectal cancer progressionEffective therapeutic targetNonmetastatic CRCMetastatic diseaseEarly CRCALDH1 expressionColorectal cancerCancer stageCRC tumorsCRC samplesTumors variesDisease prognosisNonmetastatic tumorsTherapeutic targetJoint Committee