2003
ras mutations are associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer.
Garcia-Rostan G, Zhao H, Camp RL, Pollan M, Herrero A, Pardo J, Wu R, Carcangiu ML, Costa J, Tallini G. ras mutations are associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 3226-35. PMID: 12947056, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.10.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid carcinomaResult of diseasePoor prognosisRas mutationsTumor differentiationK-ras codon 13 mutationDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaCodon 13 mutationsAggressive cancer behaviorAggressive tumor phenotypeFollicular cell derivationN-ras mutationsClinicopathologic featuresIndependent predictorsUndifferentiated carcinomaThyroid cancerPoor survivalUndifferentiated tumorsPatientsCarcinomaActivating mutationsCancer behaviorSignificant associationTumorsRas tumors
2002
RET Activation and Clinicopathologic Features in Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Tumors
Santoro M, Papotti M, Chiappetta G, Garcia-Rostan G, Volante M, Johnson C, Camp RL, Pentimalli F, Monaco C, Herrero A, Carcangiu ML, Fusco A, Tallini G. RET Activation and Clinicopathologic Features in Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Tumors. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2002, 87: 370-379. PMID: 11788678, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.1.8174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, PapillaryCell DifferentiationDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene RearrangementHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedOncogene Proteins, FusionPrognosisProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSurvival AnalysisThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsRET/PTC rearrangementsRET/PTCClinicopathologic parametersRET activationInsular growth patternRelevant clinicopathologic parametersClinical characteristicsClinicopathologic featuresDistant metastasisSignificant morbidityDifferentiated tumorsHistologic evidenceMale sexAnaplastic carcinomaPatient outcomesPoor survivalEpithelial neoplasmsPapillary carcinomaLow prevalenceOncocytic featuresThyroid tumorsSurvival analysisThyroid glandMorphologic featuresSame tumor
2001
β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis
Garcia-Rostan G, Camp R, Herrero A, Carcangiu M, Rimm D, Tallini G. β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 158: 987-996. PMID: 11238046, PMCID: PMC1850336, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64045-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAdultAgedBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaCell DivisionCell NucleusCytoskeletal ProteinsDown-RegulationExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedOncogene Protein p21(ras)PhenotypePoint MutationPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalPrognosisSurvival RateThyroid NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsPoor prognosisTumor differentiationBeta-catenin expressionConventional prognostic indicatorsAggressive tumor phenotypeNuclear beta-catenin localizationThyroid tumor samplesBeta-catenin dysregulationAberrant nuclear expressionΒ-catenin dysregulationDifferentiated tumorsPrognostic indicatorThyroid cancerThyroid neoplasmsNuclear immunoreactivityBeta-catenin alterationsNuclear expressionTumor samplesProgressive lossCarcinomaTumor phenotypeSingle-strand conformational polymorphismBeta-catenin mutationsHuman cancersDown regulation