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
2009
Methylation of TFPI2 in Stool DNA: A Potential Novel Biomarker for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer
Glöckner S, Dhir M, Yi JM, McGarvey KE, Van Neste L, Louwagie J, Chan TA, Kleeberger W, de Bruïne A, Smits KM, Bakker C, Jonkers DM, Stockbrügger R, Meijer GA, Oort FA, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Bierau K, Herman JG, Baylin SB, Van Engeland M, Schuebel KE, Ahuja N. Methylation of TFPI2 in Stool DNA: A Potential Novel Biomarker for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 4691-4699. PMID: 19435926, PMCID: PMC3062162, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue factor pathway inhibitor-2Colorectal cancerStool DNATFPI2 methylationStage INonmetastatic colorectal cancerHuman colorectal cancerPotential novel biomarkersCRC patientsNoncancer controlsColorectal carcinogenesisNovel biomarkersUseful adjunctPotential tumor suppressor geneNoninvasive strategyTumor suppressor geneEarly detectionAberrant DNA methylationPatientsFrequent eventCancerAberrant methylationSuppressor geneBiomarkers