2018
Colorectal cancer molecular classification using BRAF, KRAS, microsatellite instability and CIMP status: Prognostic implications and response to chemotherapy
Murcia O, Juárez M, Rodríguez-Soler M, Hernández-Illán E, Giner-Calabuig M, Alustiza M, Egoavil C, Castillejo A, Alenda C, Barberá V, Mangas-Sanjuan C, Yuste A, Bujanda L, Clofent J, Andreu M, Castells A, Llor X, Zapater P, Jover R. Colorectal cancer molecular classification using BRAF, KRAS, microsatellite instability and CIMP status: Prognostic implications and response to chemotherapy. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0203051. PMID: 30188916, PMCID: PMC6126803, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityCIMP statusTNM stageKRAS mutationsBRAF mutationsMSS tumorsMolecular classificationAdvanced stage IIRetrospective observational studyPopulation-based cohortCpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) statusCancer molecular classificationSomatic KRASAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant treatmentCRC patientsPrognostic implicationsWorse prognosisPrognostic valueClinical criteriaObservational studyMolecular subtypesMAIN OUTCOME
2015
Mutation Spectrum and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in African American Families with Lynch Syndrome
Santa Cruz Guindalini R, Win AK, Gulden C, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Haile RW, Raymond V, Stoffel E, Hall M, Llor X, Ukaegbu CI, Solomon I, Weitzel J, Kalady M, Blanco A, Terdiman J, Shuttlesworth GA, Lynch PM, Hampel H, Lynch HT, Jenkins MA, Olopade OI, Kupfer SS. Mutation Spectrum and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in African American Families with Lynch Syndrome. Gastroenterology 2015, 149: 1446-1453. PMID: 26248088, PMCID: PMC4648287, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.07.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFamilyFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutationMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear ProteinsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsConceptsColorectal cancerLynch syndromeCumulative riskRisk of CRCUS referral centersMMR gene mutationsMutation spectrumNongenetic risk factorsYears of ageMismatch repair genesMMR gene productsMutation-carrying familiesReferral centerRetrospective studyCRC riskRisk factorsFamily historyCancer riskHigh incidenceCRC conditionsSyndromeAbstractTextMMR genesAscertainment criteriaCancer