2020
Gene Alterations of N6‐Methyladenosine (m6A) Regulators in Colorectal Cancer: A TCGA Database Study
Zhang Q, Cai Y, Kurbatov V, Khan SA, Lu L, Zhang Y, Johnson CH. Gene Alterations of N6‐Methyladenosine (m6A) Regulators in Colorectal Cancer: A TCGA Database Study. BioMed Research International 2020, 2020: 8826456. PMID: 33415160, PMCID: PMC7769650, DOI: 10.1155/2020/8826456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAgedAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOColorectal NeoplasmsDatabases, GeneticDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmHumansMaleMultivariate AnalysisMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA, MessengerConceptsDisease-free survivalImmune cell infiltrationM6A regulatorsCRC patientsCRC casesCell infiltrationMRNA expressionWorse overall survivalN6-methyladenosine regulatorsMicrosatellite instability statusMessenger RNA expressionCancer Genome AtlasOverall survivalColorectal cancerCRC tissuesDatabase studyImmune functionInstability statusColon tissuesRole of m6AGene alterationsRNA expressionCRCGenome AtlasGenetic mutations
2019
Does sentinel lymph node status have prognostic significance in patients with acral lentiginous melanoma?
Pavri SN, Han G, Khan S, Han D. Does sentinel lymph node status have prognostic significance in patients with acral lentiginous melanoma? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 119: 1060-1069. PMID: 30883783, DOI: 10.1002/jso.25445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSentinel lymph node biopsyMelanoma-specific survivalAcral lentiginous melanomaSLN metastasisOverall survivalPositive SLNMultivariable analysisLentiginous melanomaALM casesSentinel lymph node statusClark level IVLymph node biopsyLymph node statusWorse overall survivalSignificant prognostic informationSLNB statusUlceration statusNegative SLNStudy patientsNode biopsyPrognostic benefitSEER databaseSLN statusMedian ageClinicopathological factors
2018
Distinctive features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors arising from the colon and rectum
Zhu R, Liu F, Grisotti G, Pérez-Irizarry J, Cha CH, Johnson CH, Boffa DJ, Han D, Johung KL, Zhang Y, Khan SA. Distinctive features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors arising from the colon and rectum. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2018, 9: 231-240. PMID: 29755761, PMCID: PMC5934147, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2017.11.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRectal gastrointestinal stromal tumorGastric gastrointestinal stromal tumorsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsNational Cancer Data BaseAdjuvant therapyOverall survivalSystemic therapyStromal tumorsCases of GISTColonic gastrointestinal stromal tumorsSmall bowel originAdjuvant systemic therapyWorse overall survivalUnique clinicopathologic featuresBowel originTherapy prolongsClinical characteristicsPatient demographicsLocal excisionPrognostic factorsPropensity matchingSurgical treatmentTreatment guidelinesClinicopathologic featuresClinical care