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
2017
KRAS and BRAF somatic mutations in colonic polyps and the risk of metachronous neoplasia
Juárez M, Egoavil C, Rodríguez-Soler M, Hernández-Illán E, Guarinos C, García-Martínez A, Alenda C, Giner-Calabuig M, Murcia O, Mangas C, Payá A, Aparicio JR, Ruiz FA, Martínez J, Casellas JA, Soto JL, Zapater P, Jover R. KRAS and BRAF somatic mutations in colonic polyps and the risk of metachronous neoplasia. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0184937. PMID: 28953955, PMCID: PMC5617162, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced adenomasKRAS mutationsColonic polypsAdvanced neoplasiaAdvanced polypsMetachronous advanced neoplasiaHigh-grade dysplasiaSomatic KRAS mutationsBRAF somatic mutationsMetachronous neoplasiaSurveillance colonoscopyPathologic characteristicsSplenic flexureGrade dysplasiaVillous componentUnivariate analysisSerrated polypsRisk featuresSomatic BRAFMultivariate analysisAdenomasAbstractTextPolypsPatientsNeoplasia