2023
Utility of promoter hypermethylation in malignant risk stratification of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
Chhoda A, Sharma A, Sailo B, Tang H, Ruzgar N, Tan W, Ying L, Khatri R, Narayanan A, Mane S, De Kumar B, Wood L, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Wolfgang C, Kunstman J, Salem R, Farrell J, Ahuja N. Utility of promoter hypermethylation in malignant risk stratification of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. Clinical Epigenetics 2023, 15: 28. PMID: 36803844, PMCID: PMC9942382, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01429-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary mucinous neoplasmMalignant risk stratificationCACNA1G geneRisk stratificationMucinous neoplasmsBiomarker panelBackgroundIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmEarly detectionPrevious case-control studyHigh-grade dysplasiaCase-control studyPancreatic cancer precursorsReceiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysisSignificant diagnostic challengeCross-sectional imagingCharacteristic curve analysisOperating Characteristic curve analysisG geneHigh diagnostic specificityPrior validation studiesSignificant procedural riskIPMN tissuesSurgical resectionAdvanced neoplasia
2019
Promoter methylation of ADAMTS1 and BNC1 as potential biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancer in blood
Eissa MAL, Lerner L, Abdelfatah E, Shankar N, Canner JK, Hasan NM, Yaghoobi V, Huang B, Kerner Z, Takaesu F, Wolfgang C, Kwak R, Ruiz M, Tam M, Pisanic TR, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Hruban RH, He J, Wang TH, Wood LD, Sharma A, Ahuja N. Promoter methylation of ADAMTS1 and BNC1 as potential biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancer in blood. Clinical Epigenetics 2019, 11: 59. PMID: 30953539, PMCID: PMC6451253, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0650-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IIB diseasePancreatic cancerIIB diseaseStage IIACA 19Stage IBiomarker panelBlood-based biomarker panelPre-operative CA 19Stage I patientsCell-free tumor DNAHigh-risk populationPotential blood biomarkersMost pancreatic cancersBackgroundDespite improvementsCurative resectionSurgical resectionI patientsTwo-gene panelPancreas cancerBlood biomarkersCurative potentialCancer managementAdvanced stageCombination panel