Genetic and biological hallmarks of colorectal cancer

J Li, X Ma, D Chakravarti, S Shalapour… - Genes & …, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Colorectal cancer has served as a genetic and biological paradigm for the evolution of solid
tumors, and these insights have illuminated early detection, risk stratification, prevention …

Precision oncology in metastatic colorectal cancer—from biology to medicine

F Di Nicolantonio, PP Vitiello, S Marsoni… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
Remarkable progress has been made in the development of biomarker-driven targeted
therapies for patients with multiple cancer types, including melanoma, breast and lung …

Therapeutic advances of targeting receptor tyrosine kinases in cancer

C Tomuleasa, AB Tigu, R Munteanu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), a category of transmembrane receptors, have gained
significant clinical attention in oncology due to their central role in cancer pathogenesis …

Pathways of colorectal carcinogenesis

LH Nguyen, A Goel, DC Chung - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is a heterogeneous disease that develops via stepwise accumulation of
well-characterized genetic and epigenetic alterations. We review the genetic changes …

Anoikis resistance––protagonists of breast cancer cells survive and metastasize after ECM detachment

Y Dai, X Zhang, Y Ou, L Zou, D Zhang, Q Yang… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Breast cancer exhibits the highest global incidence among all tumor types. Regardless of
the type of breast cancer, metastasis is a crucial cause of poor prognosis. Anoikis, a form of …

Identification of novel mutational drivers reveals oncogene dependencies in multiple myeloma

BA Walker, K Mavrommatis, CP Wardell… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Understanding the profile of oncogene and tumor suppressor gene mutations with their
interactions and impact on the prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM) can improve the …

Biomarker-guided therapy for colorectal cancer: strength in complexity

A Sveen, S Kopetz, RA Lothe - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2020 - nature.com
The number of molecularly stratified treatment options available to patients with colorectal
cancer (CRC) is increasing, with a parallel rise in the use of biomarkers to guide …

Phase II Pilot Study of Vemurafenib in Patients With Metastatic BRAF-Mutated Colorectal Cancer

S Kopetz, J Desai, E Chan, JR Hecht… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose BRAF V600E mutation is seen in 5% to 8% of patients with metastatic colorectal
cancer (CRC) and is associated with poor prognosis. Vemurafenib, an oral BRAF V600 …

New perspectives for targeting RAF kinase in human cancer

Z Karoulia, E Gavathiotis, PI Poulikakos - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
The discovery that a subset of human tumours is dependent on mutationally deregulated
BRAF kinase intensified the development of RAF inhibitors to be used as potential …

Mismatch Repair Status and BRAF Mutation Status in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Pooled Analysis of the CAIRO, CAIRO2, COIN, and FOCUS Studies

S Venderbosch, ID Nagtegaal, TS Maughan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2014 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: To determine the prevalence and prognostic value of mismatch repair (MMR)
status and its relation to BRAF mutation (BRAF MT) status in metastatic colorectal cancer …