2022
How often is each gene mutated within the cancer patient population?
Mendiratta G, Jones M, Stites E. How often is each gene mutated within the cancer patient population? Molecular & Cellular Oncology 2022, 9: 2065176. PMID: 35529901, PMCID: PMC9067461, DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2022.2065176.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Real-world data from a molecular tumor board demonstrates improved outcomes with a precision N-of-One strategy
Kato S, Kim K, Lim H, Boichard A, Nikanjam M, Weihe E, Kuo D, Eskander R, Goodman A, Galanina N, Fanta P, Schwab R, Shatsky R, Plaxe S, Sharabi A, Stites E, Adashek J, Okamura R, Lee S, Lippman S, Sicklick J, Kurzrock R. Real-world data from a molecular tumor board demonstrates improved outcomes with a precision N-of-One strategy. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4965. PMID: 33009371, PMCID: PMC7532150, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18613-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular tumor boardOverall survivalTumor boardNext-generation sequencingReviewed patient characteristicsResistant to monotherapyProgression-freeOncological outcomesRemission rateChoice regimenGenomic alterationsPatient characteristicsRecommended drugsMolecular findingsPatientsTherapyMaster protocolCancer targetPhysician-directedPFSPrecision strategySurvivalDrugMedication accessOutcomes
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