Molecular characteristics of advanced colorectal cancer and multi-hit PIK3CA mutations
Yasin F, Sokol E, Vasan N, Pavlick D, Huang R, Pelletier M, Levy M, Pusztai L, Lacy J, Zhang J, Ross J, Cecchini M. Molecular characteristics of advanced colorectal cancer and multi-hit PIK3CA mutations. The Oncologist 2024, oyae259. PMID: 39401325, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced colorectal cancerPIK3CA mutationsColorectal cancerPI3K inhibitionPI3K inhibitorsBurden of colorectal cancerActivating mutationsResponse to PI3K inhibitionSensitive to PI3K inhibition.Foundation Medicine databaseMetastatic colorectal cancerClinically relevant mutationsMicrosatellite instability-highPI3K signalingTumor DNAPIK3CA variantsClinical carePIK3CA oncogeneClinical variablesE545KGenomic profilingPIK3CAE542KMedicine DatabasePatientsUSPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years
Siddique S, Wang R, Yasin F, Gaddy J, Zhang L, Gross C, Ma X. USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436358. PMID: 39361285, PMCID: PMC11450516, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsColorectal cancer screening uptakeAverage-risk individualsScreening uptakeHigher socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusScreening recommendationsColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screening recommendationsPreventive Services Task ForceCohort studyCancer screening recommendationsScreening uptake ratesInterrupted time series analysisLow socioeconomic statusPrivate insurance beneficiariesScreening ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPotential disparitiesEvaluate changesClaims dataAbsolute change