2023
Impact of COVID-19 on the gastrointestinal surgical oncology patient population
Bakkila B, Marks V, Kerekes D, Kunstman J, Salem R, Billingsley K, Ahuja N, Laurans M, Olino K, Khan S. Impact of COVID-19 on the gastrointestinal surgical oncology patient population. Heliyon 2023, 9: e18459. PMID: 37534012, PMCID: PMC10391949, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGI cancer surgeryPreoperative chemotherapyCancer surgerySurgical careCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19Tertiary referral centerOncology patient populationFirst COVID-19 waveGI cancer casesCOVID-19 burdenHigh COVID-19 burdenEmergency surgeryReferral centerCOVID-19 waveOncology visitsGastrointestinal cancerGI cancersPatient populationStudy criteriaCancer careTreatment characteristicsCancer casesCase volumePatients
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