Biomarker-based prediction of response to therapy for colorectal cancer: current perspective

JS Ross, J Torres-Mora, N Wagle… - American journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been impacted by the
discovery and validation of a wide variety of biomarkers designed to facilitate a personalized …

Bevacizumab with FOLFOXIRI (irinotecan, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and folinate) as first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase 2 trial

G Masi, F Loupakis, L Salvatore, L Fornaro… - The lancet …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background The FOLFOXIRI (irinotecan, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and folinate) regimen has
been shown to be better than FOLFIRI (fluorouracil, folinate, and irinotecan) in a phase 3 …

Diagnostic and therapeutic use of membrane proteins in cancer cells

D Grimm, J Bauer, J Pietsch, M Infanger… - Current medicinal …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
As proteomics technologies develop, increasing number of membrane-associated proteins
specific for cancer cells are being discovered. These proteins are of great interest …

Pharmacodynamic and pharmacogenetic angiogenesis-related markers of first-line FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab schedule in metastatic colorectal cancer

F Loupakis, C Cremolini, A Fioravanti, P Orlandi… - British journal of …, 2011 - nature.com
Background: The identification of molecular and genetic markers to predict or monitor the
efficacy of bevacizumab (BV) represents a key issue in the treatment of metastatic colorectal …

The effect of anti-VEGF drugs (bevacizumab and aflibercept) on the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)

K He, B Cui, G Li, H Wang, K Jin… - OncoTargets and therapy, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Significant progression has been achieved in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
(mCRC) in recent years. This has been partly attributed to successfully incorporating new …

Role of angiogenesis inhibitors in colorectal cancer: sensitive and insensitive tumors

L Bagnasco, D Piras, S Parodi, I Bauer… - Current cancer drug …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Angiogenesis is a key factor in the carcinogenesis process. In oncological practice,
angiogenesis inhibition, mainly through the blockade of the VEGF family and its receptors …

Ligand-based receptor tyrosine kinase partial agonists: New paradigm for cancer drug discovery?

DJ Riese - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are validated targets for oncology drug
discovery and RTK antagonists are available to treat human malignancies. Nonetheless, the …

The impact of folate status on the efficacy of colorectal cancer treatment

L Porcelli, YG Assaraf, A Azzariti… - Current drug …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Over the past three decades, numerous reports have addressed several aspects of drug
resistance phenomena. However, little is known regarding the impact that dietary …

Biomarker-based selection of therapy for colorectal cancer

JS Ross - Biomarkers in Medicine, 2011 - Future Medicine
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been re-classified based on molecular analyses of various
genes and proteins capable of separating morphologic types of tumors into molecular …

Bevacizumab pharmacogenetics in tumor treatment: still looking for the right pieces of the puzzle

G Bocci, F Loupakis - Pharmacogenomics, 2011 - Future Medicine
Bevacizumab is the first molecular-targeted antiangiogenic therapy to be approved by the
US FDA and EMEA and, despite the numerous clinical successes, many challenges remain …