2011
Loss of E-cadherin expression and outcome among patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomas
Hong SM, Li A, Olino K, Wolfgang CL, Herman JM, Schulick RD, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Hruban RH, Goggins M. Loss of E-cadherin expression and outcome among patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Modern Pathology 2011, 24: 1237-1247. PMID: 21552209, PMCID: PMC3155013, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2011.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaE-cadherin expressionPancreatic adenocarcinomaDuctal adenocarcinomaIndependent predictorsPoor outcomeCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingPancreatic cancer outcomesWorse median survivalResectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaMinority of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisE-cadherin statusMedian survivalSurgical resectionWorse prognosisCancer outcomesSubgroup analysisPathological factorsPatient outcomesCell adhesion moleculeMortality riskTissue microarrayPartial loss
2009
SMAD4 Gene Mutations Are Associated with Poor Prognosis in Pancreatic Cancer
Blackford A, Serrano OK, Wolfgang CL, Parmigiani G, Jones S, Zhang X, Parsons DW, Lin JC, Leary RJ, Eshleman JR, Goggins M, Jaffee EM, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Maitra A, Cameron JL, Olino K, Schulick R, Winter J, Herman JM, Laheru D, Klein AP, Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, Velculescu VE, Hruban RH. SMAD4 Gene Mutations Are Associated with Poor Prognosis in Pancreatic Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 15: 4674-4679. PMID: 19584151, PMCID: PMC2819274, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGene DeletionHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMutationPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSmad4 ProteinTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsPoor prognosisPancreatic cancerLymph node statusShorter overall survivalSMAD4 gene mutationUnderwent pancreaticoduodenectomyOverall survivalMargin statusNode statusTumor sizePatient outcomesPatientsAdenocarcinomaPancreasCancerPrognosisGene mutationsSMAD4 inactivationGene inactivationSomatic mutationsHomozygous deletionMonthsSurvival