[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer–an example of personalised medicine in action

V Heinemann, JY Douillard, M Ducreux… - Cancer treatment …, 2013 - Elsevier
In metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), an improved understanding of the underlying
pathology and molecular biology has successfully merged with advances in diagnostic …

Whole cancer genome sequencing by next-generation methods

JS Ross, M Cronin - American journal of clinical pathology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Traditional approaches to sequence analysis are widely used to guide therapy for patients
with lung and colorectal cancer and for patients with melanoma, sarcomas (eg …

Current status and emerging trends in colorectal cancer screening and diagnostics

SS Beniwal, P Lamo, A Kaushik, DL Lorenzo-Villegas… - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a prevalent and potentially fatal disease categorized based on
its high incidences and mortality rates, which raised the need for effective diagnostic …

RAD51 overexpression is a negative prognostic marker for colorectal adenocarcinoma

P Tennstedt, R Fresow, R Simon, A Marx… - … journal of cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
RAD51 is the central protein in the homologous recombination pathway and is therefore of
great relevance in terms of both therapy resistance as well as genomic stability. By using a …

Genome-wide RNAi screening identifies RFC4 as a factor that mediates radioresistance in colorectal cancer by facilitating nonhomologous end joining repair

XC Wang, X Yue, RX Zhang, TY Liu, ZZ Pan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (neoCRT) is a standard treatment for locally
advanced rectal cancer (LARC); however, resistance to chemoradiotherapy is one of the …

The proteomics of colorectal cancer: identification of a protein signature associated with prognosis

D O'Dwyer, LD Ralton, A O'Shea, GI Murray - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest types of cancer and there is requirement for the
identification of prognostic biomarkers. In this study protein expression profiles have been …

Nanosensors for early cancer detection and for therapeutic drug monitoring

E Salvati, F Stellacci, S Krol - Nanomedicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The use of nanotechnology for drug delivery in cancer therapy has raised high expectations.
Additionally, the use of nanomaterials in sensors to extract and detect tumor specific …

Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (CD166)—its prognostic power for colorectal cancer patients

M Tachezy, H Zander, F Gebauer, A Marx… - journal of surgical …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM, CD166) has
been reported to be involved in tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC) and to function as …

Comprehensive next-generation cancer genome sequencing in the era of targeted therapy and personalized oncology

M Cronin, JS Ross - Biomarkers in medicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
DNA sequence analysis has become a significant laboratory test in oncology, permitting
treatment to become increasingly personalized for both solid tumors and hematologic …

Genetic and epigenetic traits as biomarkers in colorectal cancer

M Berg, K Søreide - International journal of molecular sciences, 2011 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer is a major health burden, and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
industrialized countries. The steady improvements in surgery and chemotherapy have …