From tumour heterogeneity to advances in precision treatment of colorectal cancer

CJA Punt, M Koopman, L Vermeulen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2017 - nature.com
In recent years, the high heterogeneity of colorectal cancer (CRC) has become evident.
Hence, biomarkers need to be developed that enable the stratification of patients with CRC …

Colorectal cancer: genetic abnormalities, tumor progression, tumor heterogeneity, clonal evolution and tumor-initiating cells

U Testa, E Pelosi, G Castelli - Medical Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Most colorectal cancer
occurrences are sporadic, not related to genetic predisposition or family history; however, 20 …

Microsatellite instability in gastric cancer: molecular bases, clinical perspectives, and new treatment approaches

M Ratti, A Lampis, JC Hahne, R Passalacqua… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Gastric cancer is one of the most aggressive malignancies, with limited treatment options in
both locally advanced and metastatic setting, resulting in poor prognosis. Based on genomic …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: challenges and future perspectives

E Martinelli, D Ciardiello, G Martini, T Troiani… - Annals of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•The epidermal growth factor (EGFR) is a therapeutic option for patients with all
RAS WT metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).•A better knowledge of the mechanism of …

Heterogeneity of acquired resistance to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

F Pietrantonio, C Vernieri, G Siravegna, A Mennitto… - Clinical cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Even if RAS-BRAF wild-type and HER2/MET–negative metastatic
colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients frequently respond to anti-EGFR mAbs, acquired …

[HTML][HTML] BRAF codons 594 and 596 mutations identify a new molecular subtype of metastatic colorectal cancer at favorable prognosis

C Cremolini, M Di Bartolomeo, A Amatu, C Antoniotti… - Annals of oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background While the negative prognostic role of BRAF V600E mutation in metastatic
colorectal cancer (mCRC) is well established, the impact of BRAF codons 594 and 596 …

The liquid biopsy in the management of colorectal cancer patients: Current applications and future scenarios

N Normanno, A Cervantes, F Ciardiello… - Cancer treatment …, 2018 - Elsevier
The term liquid biopsy refers to the analysis of biomarkers in any body fluid, including blood,
urine and cerebrospinal fluid. In cancer, liquid biopsy testing allows the analysis of tumor …

PI3K-AKT-mTOR inhibitors in breast cancers: From tumor cell signaling to clinical trials

N Dey, P De, B Leyland-Jones - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common women cancer and second most common cause of
cancer death in women. A woman living in the United States has 12.3% lifetime risk of being …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of resistance to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in metastatic colorectal cancer

V Sforza, E Martinelli, F Ciardiello… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prognosis of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remain poor despite the
impressive improvement of treatments observed over the last 20 years that led to an …

[HTML][HTML] Present and future of metastatic colorectal cancer treatment: a review of new candidate targets

G Martini, T Troiani, C Cardone, P Vitiello… - World journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the last two decades, great efforts have been made in the treatment of metastatic
colorectal cancer (mCRC) due to the approval of new target agents for cytotoxic drugs …