2022
Asparagine, colorectal cancer, and the role of sex, genes, microbes, and diet: A narrative review
Shen X, Jain A, Aladelokun O, Yan H, Gilbride A, Ferrucci LM, Lu L, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Asparagine, colorectal cancer, and the role of sex, genes, microbes, and diet: A narrative review. Frontiers In Molecular Biosciences 2022, 9: 958666. PMID: 36090030, PMCID: PMC9453556, DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.958666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancerCRC patientsNarrative reviewSex steroid hormone estrogenFemale CRC patientsAnti-tumor effectsPI3K/Akt/Sex-related influencesSex-related factorsAsparagine synthetase expressionSex-specific factorsClinical outcomesTumor burdenCRC progressionPoor prognosisHormone estrogenEstrogen receptorSOX12 expressionRole of sexTherapeutic useAkt/Cancer cellsSynthetase expressionL-asparaginasePatients
2021
Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19
Cai Y, Kim DJ, Takahashi T, Broadhurst DI, Yan H, Ma S, Rattray NJW, Casanovas-Massana A, Israelow B, Klein J, Lucas C, Mao T, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Oh JE, Silva J, Wong P, team Y, Ko AI, Khan SA, Iwasaki A, Johnson CH. Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19. Science Signaling 2021, 14: eabf8483. PMID: 34230210, PMCID: PMC8432948, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abf8483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKynurenic acidImmune responseClinical outcomesSex-specific immune responsesT cell responsesPoor clinical outcomeCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Sex-related differencesMale patientsCytokine abundanceInflammatory cytokinesKynurenine ratioSerum metabolomeDisease 2019Sex-specific linkKynurenine aminotransferaseCell responsesOld malePatientsMalesOutcomesResponseMetabolites
2020
Sex Differences in Colon Cancer Metabolism Reveal A Novel Subphenotype
Cai Y, Rattray NJW, Zhang Q, Mironova V, Santos-Neto A, Hsu KS, Rattray Z, Cross JR, Zhang Y, Paty PB, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Sex Differences in Colon Cancer Metabolism Reveal A Novel Subphenotype. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 4905. PMID: 32184446, PMCID: PMC7078199, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61851-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided colon cancerColorectal cancerCRC patientsColon cancer metabolismPoor clinical outcomePatient colon tumorsAsparagine synthetase expressionNovel subphenotypesClinical outcomesAmino acid uptakePoor survivalLower incidenceAnatomic locationHigh incidenceTherapeutic targetColon cancerCancer Genomic AtlasClinical importanceColon tumorsTumor progressionAberrant metabolismNormal tissuesPatientsSubphenotypesAcid uptakeLiver-first approach to stage IV colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases
Kurbatov V, Resio BJ, Cama CA, Heller DR, Cha C, Zhang Y, Lu J, Khan SA. Liver-first approach to stage IV colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2020, 11: 76-83. PMID: 32175108, PMCID: PMC7052756, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2020.01.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver-first approachIsolated liver metastasesColon adenocarcinomaLiver metastasesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards analysisRisk of deathCompletion resectionResection sequenceUpfront chemotherapyExtrahepatic metastasesMedian survivalClinical outcomesHepatic metastasesCAC patientsKaplan-MeierMetastatic tumorsCancer DatabaseColon cancerCAC casesPatientsMetastasisGreater likelihood
2019
Molecular Pathway Analysis Indicates a Distinct Metabolic Phenotype in Women With Right-Sided Colon Cancer
Sun Y, Mironova V, Chen Y, Lundh EPF, Zhang Q, Cai Y, Vasiliou V, Zhang Y, Garcia-Milian R, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Molecular Pathway Analysis Indicates a Distinct Metabolic Phenotype in Women With Right-Sided Colon Cancer. Translational Oncology 2019, 13: 42-56. PMID: 31760268, PMCID: PMC6883319, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2019.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight-sided colon cancerLeft-sided colon cancerColon cancerAnatomical locationTumor tissueAnti-tumor immune responseGene Expression OmnibusImportant predictive markerPoor clinical outcomeTumor anatomical locationClinical outcomesPredictive markerPrimary tumorImmune phenotypeDistinct metabolic phenotypesImmune responseLower incidenceTreatment responseSex-specific differencesMolecular pathway analysisClinical importanceCancerProtein kinase alpha subunitBiotechnology Information Gene Expression OmnibusWomenDigital Inference of Immune Microenvironment Reveals Low-Risk Subtype of Early Lung Adenocarcinoma
Kurbatov V, Balayev A, Saffarzadeh A, Heller DR, Boffa DJ, Blasberg JD, Lu J, Khan SA. Digital Inference of Immune Microenvironment Reveals Low-Risk Subtype of Early Lung Adenocarcinoma. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 343-349. PMID: 31568747, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansImmunotherapyKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTumor immune microenvironmentImmune microenvironmentLung adenocarcinomaOverall survivalRisk groupsMast cellsCox proportional hazard modelingEarly-stage lung adenocarcinomaLow-risk subtypesKaplan-Meier analysisPathological staging systemProportional hazard modelingImproved clinical outcomesCancer immune microenvironmentImmune cell typesEarly lung adenocarcinomaActivation stateClinical outcomesValidation cohortMacrophage contentStaging systemMultivariable modelCIBERSORT analysisPatientsClinical decision
2017
Prognostic signatures of oligometastasis in colorectal cancer liver metastasis.
Khan S, Paty P, Zeng Z, Lu J. Prognostic signatures of oligometastasis in colorectal cancer liver metastasis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 3588-3588. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.3588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancer liver metastasesCancer liver metastasesHox gene familyLiver metastasesGene familyLonger recurrence-free survivalUnique molecular subtypePrimary colorectal cancerRecurrence-free survivalSelection of patientsRisk of recurrenceUseful prognostic informationFrozen tumor tissueCRCLM patientsOligometastatic phenotypeMetastasis resectionFree survivalLimited metastasesLiver resectionOverall survivalClinical outcomesWidespread metastasesFurther mechanistic studiesColorectal cancerHOX family members
2015
Oncogenic CXCL10 signalling drives metastasis development and poor clinical outcome
Wightman SC, Uppal A, Pitroda SP, Ganai S, Burnette B, Stack M, Oshima G, Khan S, Huang X, Posner MC, Weichselbaum RR, Khodarev NN. Oncogenic CXCL10 signalling drives metastasis development and poor clinical outcome. British Journal Of Cancer 2015, 113: 327-335. PMID: 26042934, PMCID: PMC4506383, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesMetastatic potentialPoor clinical outcomePoor overall survivalMetastatic disease progressionExpression of CXCL10Renal cell carcinomaFunction of CXCL10Increased metastatic potentialIndividual tumor clonesTumor cell growthClinical data setsMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalMetastatic recurrenceCell carcinomaDifferent metastatic abilityCXCR3 pathwayCytokine profilingDisease progressionOncogenic axisCXCR3Metastasis developmentAvailable clinical data setsCXCL10
2012
Tumor Endothelial Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Diverse Human Cancers
Pitroda SP, Zhou T, Sweis RF, Filippo M, Labay E, Beckett MA, Mauceri HJ, Liang H, Darga TE, Perakis S, Khan SA, Sutton HG, Zhang W, Khodarev NN, Garcia JG, Weichselbaum RR. Tumor Endothelial Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Diverse Human Cancers. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e46104. PMID: 23056240, PMCID: PMC3464251, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedColonic NeoplasmsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGliomaHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInflammationKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsEndothelial inflammationEndothelial cellsOverall survivalHuman cancersDiverse human cancersExperimental modelTumor-associated endothelial cellsStromal inflammatory responsePathological prognostic factorsEndothelial-derived factorsPro-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory gene expressionPathologic tissue specimensUntreated endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsMultiple human cancersInflammatory signatureHuman endothelial cellsPrognostic factorsClinical outcomesChronic inflammationInflammatory pathwaysLung cancerTumor necrosisInflammatory response