2024
Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC): Real-world experience from a tertiary Asian cancer center.
Wang M, Gwee Y, Lin Z, Yong W, Sundar R, Tan H, Choo J, Tan K, Lieske B, Cheong W, Tan T, Tey J, Chee C, Chan G. Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC): Real-world experience from a tertiary Asian cancer center. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 39-39. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.3_suppl.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocally advanced rectal cancerTotal neoadjuvant therapyPathological complete responseDisease-free survivalClinical complete responseCircumferential resection marginCycles of XELOXTumor regression gradeCycles of mFOLFOX6Systemic chemotherapyComplete responseR0 resectionRectal cancerRate of clinical complete responseCycles of systemic chemotherapyPathologic complete response rateThreatened circumferential resection marginCircumferential resection margin involvementDisease-free survival ratesWatch-and-wait approachLimitations of retrospective studiesLong-course CRTMedian tumor distanceAdequate organ functionLong-course chemoradiation
2020
Neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced colon cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Cheong C, Nistala K, Ng C, Syn N, Chang H, Sundar R, Yang S, Chong C. Neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced colon cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2020, 11: 847-857. PMID: 33209481, PMCID: PMC7657836, DOI: 10.21037/jgo-20-220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocally advanced colon cancerAdvanced colon cancerR0 resection rateDisease-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyColon cancerNeoadjuvant therapyRandomized controlled trialsOverall survivalResection rateAdjuvant chemotherapyChina Knowledge Resource Integrated DatabaseSurvival benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapyBenefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapyRisk of peri-operative complicationsObservational studyObservational study of patientsAdverse effects of chemotherapyPeri-operative complicationsPotential survival benefitMeta-analysisEffects of chemotherapyStudy of patientsFOxTROT trialUpfront operation
2018
Transcriptional analysis of immune genes in Epstein–Barr virus-associated gastric cancer and association with clinical outcomes
Sundar R, Qamra A, Tan A, Zhang S, Ng C, Teh B, Lee J, Kim K, Tan P. Transcriptional analysis of immune genes in Epstein–Barr virus-associated gastric cancer and association with clinical outcomes. Gastric Cancer 2018, 21: 1064-1070. PMID: 29915957, DOI: 10.1007/s10120-018-0851-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD8 AntigensCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedPerforinProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorStomach NeoplasmsConceptsPD-L1PD-L1highPD-L1lowEBVaGC samplesImmune-related genesAssociated with worse disease-free survivalGastric cancerPD-L1 immunohistochemistry expressionPD-L1 transcript expressionExpression of PD-L1Levels of PD-L1Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancerTumour-infiltrating lymphocyte patternPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 immunohistochemistryPrimary tumor resectionDisease-free survivalAssociated with higher expressionCases of EBVaGCGastric cancer patientsEBV-negative samplesSamsung Medical CentreAsian Cancer Research GroupImmune genesCancer Research Group