2018
Integrated molecular subtyping defines a curable oligometastatic state in colorectal liver metastasis
Pitroda SP, Khodarev NN, Huang L, Uppal A, Wightman SC, Ganai S, Joseph N, Pitt J, Brown M, Forde M, Mangold K, Xue L, Weber C, Segal JP, Kadri S, Stack ME, Khan S, Paty P, Kaul K, Andrade J, White KP, Talamonti M, Posner MC, Hellman S, Weichselbaum RR. Integrated molecular subtyping defines a curable oligometastatic state in colorectal liver metastasis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 1793. PMID: 29728604, PMCID: PMC5935683, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04278-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesLiver metastasesColorectal cancerOligometastatic colorectal cancerMetastatic colorectal cancerHigh-risk patientsSubset of patientsClinical risk stratificationTreatment of metastasesAngiogenic signatureVEGFA amplificationOligometastatic stateOverall survivalFavorable survivalRisk stratificationAdverse outcomesMetastatic cancerMolecular subtypesFocal therapyMetastasisPatientsMetastatic virulenceMolecular subtypingRobust subtypesCancer
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
2011
MicroRNA Expression Characterizes Oligometastasis(es)
Lussier YA, Xing HR, Salama JK, Khodarev NN, Huang Y, Zhang Q, Khan SA, Yang X, Hasselle MD, Darga TE, Malik R, Fan H, Perakis S, Filippo M, Corbin K, Lee Y, Posner MC, Chmura SJ, Hellman S, Weichselbaum RR. MicroRNA Expression Characterizes Oligometastasis(es). PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e28650. PMID: 22174856, PMCID: PMC3236765, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligometastatic patientsMetastasis-directed treatmentMetastasis-directed therapyHigh-dose radiotherapyPredictors of progressionMicroRNA-200 (miR-200) familyPolymetastatic progressionMetastatic diseasePatient selectionLocal treatmentCancer stagingMetastatic outcomeXenograft modelMicroRNA classifierPatientsPolymetastasesTumor samplesOligometastasesCell linesTreatmentProgressionBiological basisRadiotherapyExpressionTherapy