2012
Oligo- and Polymetastatic Progression in Lung Metastasis(es) Patients Is Associated with Specific MicroRNAs
Lussier YA, Khodarev NN, Regan K, Corbin K, Li H, Ganai S, Khan SA, Gnerlich J, Darga TE, Fan H, Karpenko O, Paty PB, Posner MC, Chmura SJ, Hellman S, Ferguson MK, Weichselbaum RR. Oligo- and Polymetastatic Progression in Lung Metastasis(es) Patients Is Associated with Specific MicroRNAs. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50141. PMID: 23251360, PMCID: PMC3518475, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic progressionWidespread metastatic diseaseLower ratesPolymetastatic progressionCurative intentInitial metastasisMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionMetastasis samplesLimited progressionPatientsDistinct entityProgressionLatter groupRecurrenceMetastasisHigh rateIndependent validation datasetExpression patternsOligometastasesResectionMicroRNAsRadiotherapyLungValidation dataset
2008
c-Met gene amplification is associated with advanced stage colorectal cancer and liver metastases
Zeng ZS, Weiser MR, Kuntz E, Chen CT, Khan SA, Forslund A, Nash GM, Gimbel M, Yamaguchi Y, Culliford AT, D’Alessio M, Barany F, Paty PB. c-Met gene amplification is associated with advanced stage colorectal cancer and liver metastases. Cancer Letters 2008, 265: 258-269. PMID: 18395971, PMCID: PMC4367187, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.02.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-MET gene amplificationC-Met gene copy numberLiver metastasesPrimary colorectal cancerColorectal cancerGene amplificationC-MetAdvanced stage colorectal cancerAdvanced colorectal cancerStage colorectal cancerNormal colonic mucosaLiver resectionTyrosine kinaseGene copy numberDistant metastasisPrimary cancerLung cancerColonic mucosaGastric cancerNormal mucosaMetastasisNormal liverTumor growthMetastatic progressionLiver tissue