2021
Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Cheng E, Blackburn HN, Ng K, Spiegelman D, Irwin ML, Ma X, Gross CP, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL, Kunz PL, Llor X, Billingsley K, Meyerhardt JA, Ahuja N, Fuchs CS. Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2112539. PMID: 34132794, PMCID: PMC8209612, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerOnset colorectal cancerNational Cancer DatabaseColorectal cancerAge 51Overall survivalCancer DatabaseIncidence of CRCCox proportional hazards regressionPrimary colorectal cancerKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards regressionAge 50 yearsAge 25 yearsAnalysis of survivalCohort studySurvival benefitHazards regressionUnadjusted analysesCancer incidenceMAIN OUTCOMEAge 35Survival advantageLower riskStage I
2016
Candidate predisposing germline copy number variants in early onset colorectal cancer patients
Brea-Fernandez AJ, Fernandez-Rozadilla C, Alvarez-Barona M, Azuara D, Ginesta MM, Clofent J, de Castro L, Gonzalez D, Andreu M, Bessa X, Llor X, Xicola R, Jover R, Castells A, Castellvi-Bel S, Capella G, Carracedo A, Ruiz-Ponte C. Candidate predisposing germline copy number variants in early onset colorectal cancer patients. Clinical And Translational Oncology 2016, 19: 625-632. PMID: 27888432, DOI: 10.1007/s12094-016-1576-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA MethylationDNA Mutational AnalysisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLoss of HeterozygosityNerve Tissue ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsColorectal cancerEarly-onset colorectal cancer patientsEarly-onset CRC patientsMethods/patientsWeColorectal cancer patientsHereditary colorectal cancerIdentifiable germline mutationsCopy number variantsPenetrant copy number variantsSomatic mutation analysisCRC patientsGenome-wide copy number analysisCancer patientsReal-time quantitative PCRMultiplex ligation probe amplificationCRC tumorsColorectal carcinogenesisLoss of heterozygosityPatientsSLIT2 geneGenetic susceptibilityDuplex real-time quantitative PCREarly onsetGermline mutationsConclusionsThese findings
2014
Excess of Proximal Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer in African Americans from a Multiethnic Study
Xicola RM, Gagnon M, Clark JR, Carroll T, Gao W, Fernandez C, Mijic D, Rawson JB, Janoski A, Pusatcioglu CK, Rajaram P, Gluskin AB, Regan M, Chaudhry V, Abcarian H, Blumetti J, Cintron J, Melson J, Xie H, Guzman G, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Kupfer SS, Braunschweig C, Ellis NA, Llor X. Excess of Proximal Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer in African Americans from a Multiethnic Study. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 4962-4970. PMID: 25013126, PMCID: PMC4167473, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colorectal cancerColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityLymphocytic infiltrateKRAS mutationsAfrican AmericansMicrosatellite stable colorectal cancerDistal colorectal cancerFisher's exact testMicrosatellite stable tumorsMann-Whitney U testYoung African AmericansMedian ageAA patientsHigher BMICancer disparitiesChicago HospitalsStable tumorsAge 50High incidenceMultiethnic StudyExact testYounger ageCancerOlder age
2012
BMPR1A mutations in early‐onset colorectal cancer with mismatch repair proficiency
Fernandez‐Rozadilla C, Brea‐Fernández A, Bessa X, Álvarez‐Urturi C, Abulí A, Clofent J, Payá A, Consortium T, Jover R, Xicola R, Llor X, Andreu M, Castells A, Carracedo Á, Castellví‐Bel S, Ruiz‐Ponte C. BMPR1A mutations in early‐onset colorectal cancer with mismatch repair proficiency. Clinical Genetics 2012, 84: 94-96. PMID: 23057600, DOI: 10.1111/cge.12023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA High Degree of LINE-1 Hypomethylation Is a Unique Feature of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Antelo M, Balaguer F, Shia J, Shen Y, Hur K, Moreira L, Cuatrecasas M, Bujanda L, Giraldez MD, Takahashi M, Cabanne A, Barugel ME, Arnold M, Roca EL, Andreu M, Castellvi-Bel S, Llor X, Jover R, Castells A, Boland CR, Goel A. A High Degree of LINE-1 Hypomethylation Is a Unique Feature of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e45357. PMID: 23049789, PMCID: PMC3458035, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenomaAdultAge of OnsetArgentinaCase-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA GlycosylasesDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene ExpressionGerm-Line MutationHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 3 ProteinNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSpainSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerColorectal cancerLINE-1 methylationLINE-1 hypomethylationLynch syndrome colorectal cancersMismatch repair protein expressionSomatic BRAF V600E mutationNormal colonic mucosa samplesBetter overall survivalCancer-related mortalityMean LINE-1 methylation levelGermline MUTYH mutationsSporadic colorectal cancerRepair protein expressionColonic mucosa samplesMicrosatellite instability statusDistinct molecular subtypesBRAF V600E mutationLINE-1 methylation levelsLower LINE-1 methylationOverall survivalCRC tissuesMethylation statusPoor prognosisLynch syndrome