2024
The Abundance of KRAS and RAS Gene Mutations in Cancer
Stites E. The Abundance of KRAS and RAS Gene Mutations in Cancer. Methods In Molecular Biology 2024, 2797: 13-22. PMID: 38570449, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3822-4_2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Cancer gene mutation frequencies for the U.S. population
Mendiratta G, Ke E, Aziz M, Liarakos D, Tong M, Stites E. Cancer gene mutation frequencies for the U.S. population. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5961. PMID: 34645806, PMCID: PMC8514428, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26213-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputational BiologyDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetics, PopulationHumansIncidenceMutation RateNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Terminology as TopicTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53United StatesMathematical Modeling to Study KRAS Mutant-Specific Responses to Pathway Inhibition
Stites E. Mathematical Modeling to Study KRAS Mutant-Specific Responses to Pathway Inhibition. Methods In Molecular Biology 2021, 2262: 311-321. PMID: 33977486, PMCID: PMC8639139, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1190-6_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsHumansModels, TheoreticalMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)KRAS‐Mutated, Estrogen Receptor‐Positive Low‐Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Unraveling an Exceptional Response Mystery
Kato S, McFall T, Takahashi K, Bamel K, Ikeda S, Eskander R, Plaxe S, Parker B, Stites E, Kurzrock R. KRAS‐Mutated, Estrogen Receptor‐Positive Low‐Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Unraveling an Exceptional Response Mystery. The Oncologist 2021, 26: e530-e536. PMID: 33528846, PMCID: PMC8018312, DOI: 10.1002/onco.13702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAromatase InhibitorsFemaleHumansNitrilesOvarian NeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Receptors, EstrogenTamoxifenTriazoles
2020
Discernment between candidate mechanisms for KRAS G13D colorectal cancer sensitivity to EGFR inhibitors
McFall T, Schomburg N, Rossman K, Stites E. Discernment between candidate mechanisms for KRAS G13D colorectal cancer sensitivity to EGFR inhibitors. Cell Communication And Signaling 2020, 18: 179. PMID: 33153459, PMCID: PMC7643456, DOI: 10.1186/s12964-020-00645-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A systems mechanism for KRAS mutant allele–specific responses to targeted therapy
McFall T, Diedrich J, Mengistu M, Littlechild S, Paskvan K, Sisk-Hackworth L, Moresco J, Shaw A, Stites E. A systems mechanism for KRAS mutant allele–specific responses to targeted therapy. Science Signaling 2019, 12 PMID: 31551296, PMCID: PMC6864030, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaw8288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorWild-type Ras activationColorectal cancerSensitivity to EGFR inhibitionEpidermal growth factor receptor inhibitionKRAS mutantEGFR-independent mannerAllele-specific responsesRas activationGrowth factor receptorTumor suppressor neurofibrominPatient tumorsAntibody cetuximabTargeted therapyMechanisms of EGFR signalingCRC patientsEGFR inhibitionCancer treatment decisionsRAS mutationsFactor receptorKRASTherapeutic strategiesTreatment decisionsEGFR signalingPatients
2012
Genome-Wide Characterization of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients Using Next Generation Sequencing
Liang W, Craig D, Carpten J, Borad M, Demeure M, Weiss G, Izatt T, Sinari S, Christoforides A, Aldrich J, Kurdoglu A, Barrett M, Phillips L, Benson H, Tembe W, Braggio E, Kiefer J, Legendre C, Posner R, Hostetter G, Baker A, Egan J, Han H, Lake D, Stites E, Ramanathan R, Fonseca R, Stewart A, Von Hoff D. Genome-Wide Characterization of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients Using Next Generation Sequencing. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e43192. PMID: 23071490, PMCID: PMC3468610, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBase SequenceBRCA2 ProteinDNA RepairFemaleGene DosageGenome, HumanHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMetabolic Networks and PathwaysPancreatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptomeTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsPancreatic adenocarcinoma patientsNext generation sequencingPancreatic adenocarcinomaGeneration sequencingSomatic eventsGenome-wide characterizationChromosomal copy number variantsCopy number variantsImproved therapeutic selectivityTumor suppressive pathwaysPancreatic adenocarcinoma tumorigenesisTumor-stroma interactionsKRAS signaling pathwaySequence dataTranscriptomic informationTumor/normal samplesEvaluate expression changesTranslocation eventsMultiple genesPoint mutationsRNA sequencingMapped readsPatient tumorsAdenocarcinoma patientsPathway analysis