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
2016
Serrated colorectal cancer: Molecular classification, prognosis, and response to chemotherapy
Murcia O, Juárez M, Hernández-Illán E, Egoavil C, Giner-Calabuig M, Rodríguez-Soler M, Jover R. Serrated colorectal cancer: Molecular classification, prognosis, and response to chemotherapy. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 22: 3516-3530. PMID: 27053844, PMCID: PMC4814638, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsCpG IslandsDNA MethylationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMicrosatellite InstabilityMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMutationNeoplasm StagingPhenotypePredictive Value of TestsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Treatment OutcomeConceptsColorectal cancerSerrated pathwayGene mutationsKRAS gene mutationsBRAF gene mutationClinical featuresColorectal carcinogenesisMolecular alterationsMicrosatellite instabilityHistological analysisSerrated appearanceTumor suppressor geneMolecular classificationAlternative pathwayChemotherapyPrognosisMolecular advancesSuppressor geneGenetic profileNew classificationPathwayHypermethylationTumorsCancerMutations