2016
EGFR Gene Amplification and KRAS Mutation Predict Response to Combination Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Khan SA, Zeng Z, Shia J, Paty PB. EGFR Gene Amplification and KRAS Mutation Predict Response to Combination Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Pathology & Oncology Research 2016, 23: 673-677. PMID: 28025786, PMCID: PMC5451302, DOI: 10.1007/s12253-016-0166-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBiomarkers, TumorCamptothecinCetuximabColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene AmplificationGenes, p53HumansIrinotecanMaleMiddle AgedMutationRas ProteinsConceptsCombination biologic therapyMetastatic colorectal cancerIrinotecan-refractory colorectal cancerRefractory colorectal cancerColorectal cancerEGFR gene amplificationBiologic therapyKRAS mutationsIrinotecan-refractory metastatic colorectal cancerRefractory metastatic colorectal cancerCombination Targeted TherapyGene amplificationPhase II trialEGFR copy numberII trialPredictive biomarkersPredictive markerTargeted therapyTreatment responseBRAF mutationsBevacizumabPatientsCetuximabTumor tissueTherapy
2008
c-Met gene amplification is associated with advanced stage colorectal cancer and liver metastases
Zeng ZS, Weiser MR, Kuntz E, Chen CT, Khan SA, Forslund A, Nash GM, Gimbel M, Yamaguchi Y, Culliford AT, D’Alessio M, Barany F, Paty PB. c-Met gene amplification is associated with advanced stage colorectal cancer and liver metastases. Cancer Letters 2008, 265: 258-269. PMID: 18395971, PMCID: PMC4367187, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.02.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-MET gene amplificationC-Met gene copy numberLiver metastasesPrimary colorectal cancerColorectal cancerGene amplificationC-MetAdvanced stage colorectal cancerAdvanced colorectal cancerStage colorectal cancerNormal colonic mucosaLiver resectionTyrosine kinaseGene copy numberDistant metastasisPrimary cancerLung cancerColonic mucosaGastric cancerNormal mucosaMetastasisNormal liverTumor growthMetastatic progressionLiver tissue