The role of testosterone in colorectal carcinoma: pathomechanisms and open questions

MHK Roshan, A Tambo, NP Pace - Epma Journal, 2016 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth commonest type of malignancy after breast, lung and
prostate in the USA and accounts for approximately 49,190 deaths annually in USA alone …

Expression of oestrogen receptor β and prognosis of colorectal cancer

A Rudolph, C Toth, M Hoffmeister, W Roth… - British journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Background: Previous studies suggest that sex steroids influence colorectal cancer (CRC)
carcinogenesis. The oestrogen receptor β (ERβ) is the predominantly expressed ER in the …

[HTML][HTML] Trigonelline is a novel phytoestrogen in coffee beans

KF Allred, KM Yackley, J Vanamala, CD Allred - The Journal of nutrition, 2009 - Elsevier
Drinking coffee has been associated with the development of several endocrine-related
cancers. The interpretation of these data has often been limited to the role that caffeine …

Role of polymer–drug conjugates in organ-specific delivery systems

Paramjot, NM Khan, H Kapahi, S Kumar… - Journal of Drug …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polymers have been utilized to deliver the drug to targeted site in controlled manner,
achieving the high-therapeutic efficacy. Polymeric drug conjugates having variable ligands …

KRAS mutations: variable incidences in a Brazilian cohort of 8,234 metastatic colorectal cancer patients

C Gil Ferreira, V Aran, I Zalcberg-Renault… - BMC …, 2014 - Springer
Background KRAS mutations are frequently found in colorectal cancer (CRC) indicating the
importance of its genotyping in the study of the molecular mechanisms behind this disease …

Polymorphic CAG repeat and protein expression of androgen receptor gene in colorectal cancer

R Huang, G Wang, Y Song, F Wang, B Zhu… - Molecular cancer …, 2015 - AACR
Although somatic alterations in CAG repeats in the androgen receptor (AR) gene have been
suggested to predispose to colorectal cancer, less is known about AR in colorectal cancer …

Estradiol modulated colorectal cancer stem cells bioactivity and interaction with endothelial cells

ARN Zamani, ÇB Avci, M Ahmadi, A Pouyafar… - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the modulatory role of sex-related hormone estradiol on cancer
stem cells with the origin of colorectal adenocarcinoma in vitro. Cancer stem cells were …

Maternal survival of patients with pregnancy‐associated cancers in Taiwan–A national population‐based study

SS Li, YT Hsu, CC Yen, YW Chen, PY Wu… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Pregnancy‐associated cancer (PAC), defined as cancers diagnosed during
pregnancy or the first year after delivery, affects one to two in every 1000 pregnancies …

New Target Genes in Endometrial Tumors Show a Role for the Estrogen‐Receptor Pathway in Microsatellite‐Unstable Cancers

AM Ferreira, I Tuominen, S Sousa, F Gerbens… - Human …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Microsatellite instability (MSI) in tumors results in an accumulation of mutations in (target)
genes. Previous studies suggest that the profile of target genes differs according to tumor …

Oestrogen receptor beta isoform expression in sporadic colorectal cancer, familial adenomatous polyposis and progressive stages of colorectal cancer

PR Stevanato Filho, S Aguiar Junior, MD Begnami… - BMC cancer, 2017 - Springer
Background Among the sex hormones, oestrogen may play a role in colorectal cancer,
particularly in conjunction with oestrogen receptor-β (ERβ). The expression of ERβ isoform …