2013
CHFR silencing or microsatellite instability is associated with increased antitumor activity of docetaxel or gemcitabine in colorectal cancer
Pelosof L, Yerram SR, Ahuja N, Delmas A, Danilova L, Herman JG, Azad NS. CHFR silencing or microsatellite instability is associated with increased antitumor activity of docetaxel or gemcitabine in colorectal cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2013, 134: 596-605. PMID: 23873170, PMCID: PMC3830586, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBase SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsDeoxycytidineDNA MethylationDNA PrimersDocetaxelFemaleGemcitabineGene SilencingHumansMiceMicrosatellite InstabilityNeoplasm ProteinsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTaxoidsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTumor growth inhibitionColorectal cancerCombination therapyCHFR methylationCell linesAdditive tumor growth inhibitionBiomarker-selected patient populationsMicrosatellite instabilityGrowth inhibitionOngoing clinical trialsCRC cell linesCell line xenograftsMSI-H cell linesCRC patientsChemotherapy responsePatient populationPredictive markerClinical trialsDifferential sensitivityTherapeutic effectHuman xenograftsVivo treatmentMSI statusChemotherapy sensitivityGemcitabine
2008
Abnormal DNA Methylation of CD133 in Colorectal and Glioblastoma Tumors
Yi JM, Tsai HC, Glöckner S, Lin S, Ohm JE, Easwaran H, James CD, Costello JF, Riggins G, Eberhart CG, Laterra J, Vescovi AL, Ahuja N, Herman JG, Schuebel KE, Baylin SB. Abnormal DNA Methylation of CD133 in Colorectal and Glioblastoma Tumors. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 8094-8103. PMID: 18829568, PMCID: PMC2744404, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAC133 AntigenAnimalsAntigens, CDAntineoplastic AgentsAzacitidineBrain NeoplasmsCaco-2 CellsCarcinomaColorectal NeoplasmsDecitabineDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationFemaleGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaGlycoproteinsHCT116 CellsHT29 CellsHumansMiceMice, NudePeptidesTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsDNA methylationMethylation patternsPromoter DNA methylation patternsHistone modification marksDNA methylation patternsDNA methylation changesDNA methylation statusPromoter CpG islandsAberrant DNA methylationAbnormal DNA methylationCultured colon cancerStem-like cell populationTranscription stateModification marksPromoter signaturesCpG islandsSuch methylationIndividual cell linesMethylation changesAberrant genesDifferentiated progenyMethylationMarker proteinsMethylation statusGenes