2014
Functional Identification of Cancer-Specific Methylation of CDO1, HOXA9, and TAC1 for the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Wrangle J, Machida EO, Danilova L, Hulbert A, Franco N, Zhang W, Glöckner SC, Tessema M, Van Neste L, Easwaran H, Schuebel KE, Licchesi J, Hooker CM, Ahuja N, Amano J, Belinsky SA, Baylin SB, Herman JG, Brock MV. Functional Identification of Cancer-Specific Methylation of CDO1, HOXA9, and TAC1 for the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 1856-1864. PMID: 24486589, PMCID: PMC4019442, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-2109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerThree-gene panelLung cancerIndependent cohortPrimary NSCLC samplesCell lung cancerNSCLC cell linesNovel diagnostic biomarkersAdjuvant chemotherapyMolecular diagnostic testsCancer Genome AtlasCancer mortalityCancer-specific methylationSurgical specimensNSCLC samplesMolecular stagingEarly diagnosisDiagnostic biomarkersNormal tissuesDiagnostic testsCohortCancerGenome AtlasMethylation biomarkersCell lines
2013
DNA Methylation Biomarkers of Stool and Blood for Early Detection of Colon Cancer
Hong L, Ahuja N. DNA Methylation Biomarkers of Stool and Blood for Early Detection of Colon Cancer. Genetic Testing And Molecular Biomarkers 2013, 17: 401-406. PMID: 23406208, DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColon cancerDNA methylation markersEarly detectionMethylation markersStool-based testsCurrent screening testsScreening complianceColorectal cancerGeneral populationDNA methylation biomarkersClinical availabilityScreening testCancerClinical researchHigh efficacyBloodMethylation biomarkersStoolMarkersMore investigationEarly stagesColonoscopyPatientsMortalityDisease