2018
Cell fusion potentiates tumor heterogeneity and reveals circulating hybrid cells that correlate with stage and survival
Gast CE, Silk AD, Zarour L, Riegler L, Burkhart JG, Gustafson KT, Parappilly MS, Roh-Johnson M, Goodman JR, Olson B, Schmidt M, Swain JR, Davies PS, Shasthri V, Iizuka S, Flynn P, Watson S, Korkola J, Courtneidge SA, Fischer JM, Jaboin J, Billingsley KG, Lopez CD, Burchard J, Gray J, Coussens LM, Sheppard BC, Wong MH. Cell fusion potentiates tumor heterogeneity and reveals circulating hybrid cells that correlate with stage and survival. Science Advances 2018, 4: eaat7828. PMID: 30214939, PMCID: PMC6135550, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat7828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell FusionCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalEpithelial CellsFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHybrid CellsKaryotypingMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPancreatic NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNeoplastic cellsNumerous neoplastic cellsHuman cancer patientsUrgent medical needPotential therapeutic targetTumor-bearing miceLate-stage progressionHigh lethality rateFuels tumor progressionIdentification of biomarkersOverall survivalDisease stagePeripheral bloodCancer patientsTumor stagingMetastatic spreadNovel biomarkersTherapeutic targetBiologic mechanismsSolid tumorsMedical needMetastatic behaviorTumor progressionCancer highlightLethality rate
2017
Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: Evolving Paradigms and Future Directions
Zarour LR, Anand S, Billingsley KG, Bisson WH, Cercek A, Clarke MF, Coussens LM, Gast CE, Geltzeiler CB, Hansen L, Kelley KA, Lopez CD, Rana SR, Ruhl R, Tsikitis VL, Vaccaro GM, Wong MH, Mayo SC. Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: Evolving Paradigms and Future Directions. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2017, 3: 163-173. PMID: 28275683, PMCID: PMC5331831, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancerHigh-risk patient cohortEarly detectionEffective prognostic indicatorTreatment of patientsTumor immune therapyNew therapeutic regimensColorectal tumor biologyCurative resectionIntrahepatic recurrenceRecurrent diseaseSystemic therapyTreatment toxicityLiver metastasesImmune therapyTreatment regimensPrognostic indicatorTherapeutic regimensCancer carePatient cohortMetastatic spreadTreatment responseHigh riskPrognostic studiesPatients