2019
MAPT promoter CpG island hypermethylation is associated with poor prognosis in patients with stage II colorectal cancer
Wang C, Liu Y, Guo W, Zhu X, Ahuja N, Fu T. MAPT promoter CpG island hypermethylation is associated with poor prognosis in patients with stage II colorectal cancer. Cancer Management And Research 2019, 11: 7337-7343. PMID: 31496795, PMCID: PMC6689138, DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s206731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage II colorectal cancerColorectal cancerFive-year overall survival rateStage II CRC patientsOverall survival rateCox regression analysisImportant prognostic variablesProximal colon tumorsCpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) statusMicrotubule-associated protein tauCIMP-high tumorsPromoter CpG islandsCRC patientsWorse prognosisPoor prognosisPrognostic valuePrognostic markerPrognostic variablesPatientsHigh tumorSurvival rateAlzheimer's diseaseColon tumorsMultivariate analysisProtein tau
2016
IGFBP-3 Gene Methylation in Primary Tumor Predicts Recurrence of Stage II Colorectal Cancers
Fu T, Pappou EP, Guzzetta AA, de Freitas Calmon M, Sun L, Herrera A, Li F, Wolfgang CL, Baylin SB, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Tong W, Ahuja N. IGFBP-3 Gene Methylation in Primary Tumor Predicts Recurrence of Stage II Colorectal Cancers. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 263: 337-344. PMID: 25822686, PMCID: PMC4648704, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage II colorectal cancerRisk of recurrenceIGFBP-3 methylationLymph nodesColorectal cancerHazard ratioPrimary tumorHigh riskIndependent cohortFive-year recurrence-free survival ratesRecurrence-free survival ratesHigh-risk patientsSignificant prognostic factorsIdentification of patientsProportional hazards modelIGFBP-3Prognostic factorsTumor characteristicsPredicts RecurrenceHazards modelPatientsRecurrenceSurvival rateMultivariate analysisSurgery
2013
2564 resected periampullary adenocarcinomas at a single institution: trends over three decades
He J, Ahuja N, Makary MA, Cameron JL, Eckhauser FE, Choti MA, Hruban RH, Pawlik TM, Wolfgang CL. 2564 resected periampullary adenocarcinomas at a single institution: trends over three decades. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2013, 16: 83-90. PMID: 23472829, PMCID: PMC3892319, DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriampullary adenocarcinomaBile ductSingle institutionPancreatic cancerIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmNumber of patientsPapillary mucinous neoplasmRelative survival ratesCurative intentWorse survivalLongterm outcomesMucinous neoplasmsSafe resectionLongterm survivalPathological diagnosisPrimary siteSurvival ratePancreaticoduodenectomyAdenocarcinomaPatientsSurvivalResectionSignificant differencesCancerDiagnosis