1996
Detection of rare circulating human colon tumor cells in a nude mouse xenograft model
Pages J, Sordat B, Bautista D, Costa J, Benhattar J. Detection of rare circulating human colon tumor cells in a nude mouse xenograft model. Cancer Letters 1996, 106: 139-144. PMID: 8827058, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04319-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman colon tumor cellsTumor cellsColon tumor cellsSensitive allele-specific polymerase chain reactionExperimental modelNude mouse xenograft modelK-ras mutationsMouse xenograft modelAllele-specific polymerase chain reactionK-ras geneLymph nodesPrimary implantationSpecific polymerase chain reactionHuman colon carcinoma cellsMicrometastatic depositsPolymerase chain reactionColon carcinoma cellsXenograft modelNude miceGAT mutationMetastatic processCarcinoma cellsBloodChain reactionOccurrence of cells
1994
K-ras mutations and p53 alterations in neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions associated with longstanding ulcerative colitis.
Chaubert P, Benhattar J, Saraga E, Costa J. K-ras mutations and p53 alterations in neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions associated with longstanding ulcerative colitis. American Journal Of Pathology 1994, 144: 767-75. PMID: 8160776, PMCID: PMC1887244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsLongstanding ulcerative colitisUlcerative colitisP53 alterationsActive colitisDysplastic lesionsK-rasGenetic alterationsP53 gene alterationsP53 genetic alterationsCombination of immunohistochemistryK-ras geneNonneoplastic lesionsColorectal carcinomaInvasive carcinomaColonic carcinomaDysplastic mucosaEpithelial lesionsInvasive tumorsColitisSame patientCarcinomaSporadic carcinomasLesionsNontumor samples
1993
Prognostic significance of K-ras mutations in colorectal carcinoma
Benhattar J, Losi L, Chaubert P, Givel J, Costa J. Prognostic significance of K-ras mutations in colorectal carcinoma. Gastroenterology 1993, 104: 1044-1048. PMID: 8462792, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(93)90272-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsPrognostic significanceColorectal carcinomaK-ras geneRecurrent diseaseCodon 12Good prognostic factorAdvanced colorectal carcinomaPossible prognostic significanceHuman colorectal carcinomaPolymerase chain reaction-based techniquesDukes' BPrognostic factorsColorectal cancerPrimary tumorOverall prevalenceHigh riskPatientsRas mutationsCarcinomaHuman tumorsTumorsDiseasePrevalenceGGT