Targeted therapy for colorectal cancer metastases: A review of current methods of molecularly targeted therapy and the use of tumor biomarkers in the treatment of …

S Piawah, AP Venook - Cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent advances in the management of colorectal cancer, metastatic disease
remains challenging, and patients are rarely cured. However, a better understanding of the …

Patient-derived organoids can predict response to chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

SN Ooft, F Weeber, KK Dijkstra, CM McLean… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
There is a clear and unmet clinical need for biomarkers to predict responsiveness to
chemotherapy for cancer. We developed an in vitro test based on patient-derived tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of bevacizumab in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Baraniskin, B Buchberger, C Pox, U Graeven… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the additive effect of
bevacizumab when combined with first-line chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer …

Ginsenoside Rb2 inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition of colorectal cancer cells by suppressing TGF-β/Smad signaling

G Dai, B Sun, T Gong, Z Pan, Q Meng, W Ju - Phytomedicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Treating colorectal cancer (CRC) continues to be a clinical challenge. Studies
have shown that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical step in tumor …

Multiple treatment lines and prognosis in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

C Carlomagno, A De Stefano, M Rosanova… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2019 - Springer
The proportion of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving second or
further lines of treatment has not been widely studied. To shed light on this issue, we …

Celastrol inhibits colorectal cancer through TGF-β1/Smad signaling

Z Jiang, Q Cao, G Dai, J Wang, C Liu, L Lv… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background There are few clinical challenges associated with the treatment of colorectal
cancer (CRC). Studies have shown that TGF-β plays a crucial role in CRC. Importantly …

[HTML][HTML] Upregulation of miR-324-5p inhibits proliferation and invasion of colorectal cancer cells by targeting ELAVL1

C Gu, M Zhang, W Sun, C Dong - Oncology Research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common clinical cancer that remains incurable in most cases.
miRNAs are reported to play a part in the development of various tumors. In the present …

Optimizing sequential treatment with anti-EGFR and VEGF mAb in metastatic colorectal cancer: current results and controversies

D Chen, K Gu, H Wang - Cancer Management and Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Anti-EGFR mAb (cetuximab or panitumumab) and anti-VEGF mAb (bevacizumab) are the
two main targeted agents available for RAS wild-type (WT) metastatic colorectal cancer …

Clinicopathologic and epidemiological characteristics of prognostic factors in post-surgical survival of colorectal cancer patients in Jiangsu Province, China

SA Kassim, W Tang, M Abbas, S Wu, Q Meng… - Cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Poor survival among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients has been widely associated with
clinico-epidemiological features and treatment regimen. In Jiangsu (China), however, it is …

ACORN: observational study of bevacizumab in combination with first-line chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in the UK

S Khakoo, I Chau, I Pedley, R Ellis, W Steward… - Clinical colorectal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Survival in metastatic colorectal cancer is worse than expected in the United
Kingdom. Real-world data are needed to better understand UK-specific treatment practices …