Precision oncology in metastatic colorectal cancer—from biology to medicine

F Di Nicolantonio, PP Vitiello, S Marsoni… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
Remarkable progress has been made in the development of biomarker-driven targeted
therapies for patients with multiple cancer types, including melanoma, breast and lung …

Biomarker-guided therapy for colorectal cancer: strength in complexity

A Sveen, S Kopetz, RA Lothe - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2020 - nature.com
The number of molecularly stratified treatment options available to patients with colorectal
cancer (CRC) is increasing, with a parallel rise in the use of biomarkers to guide …

FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: updated overall survival and …

C Cremolini, F Loupakis, C Antoniotti, C Lupi… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background In the TRIBE study, FOLFOXIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and
irinotecan) plus bevacizumab significantly improved progression-free survival of patients …

Sexual dimorphism in colon cancer

M Abancens, V Bustos, H Harvey, J McBryan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A higher incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is found in males compared to females.
Young women (18–44 years) with CRC have a better survival outcome compared to men of …

Phase II Pilot Study of Vemurafenib in Patients With Metastatic BRAF-Mutated Colorectal Cancer

S Kopetz, J Desai, E Chan, JR Hecht… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose BRAF V600E mutation is seen in 5% to 8% of patients with metastatic colorectal
cancer (CRC) and is associated with poor prognosis. Vemurafenib, an oral BRAF V600 …

Mismatch Repair Status and BRAF Mutation Status in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Pooled Analysis of the CAIRO, CAIRO2, COIN, and FOCUS Studies

S Venderbosch, ID Nagtegaal, TS Maughan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Purpose: To determine the prevalence and prognostic value of mismatch repair (MMR)
status and its relation to BRAF mutation (BRAF MT) status in metastatic colorectal cancer …

Combined BRAF and MEK Inhibition With Dabrafenib and Trametinib in BRAF V600–Mutant Colorectal Cancer

RB Corcoran, CE Atreya, GS Falchook… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To evaluate dabrafenib, a selective BRAF inhibitor, combined with trametinib, a
selective MEK inhibitor, in patients with BRAF V600–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer …

Binimetinib, Encorafenib, and Cetuximab Triplet Therapy for Patients With BRAF V600E–Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Safety Lead-In Results From the Phase …

E Van Cutsem, S Huijberts, A Grothey… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE To determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of selective combination
targeted therapy for BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in the safety …

[HTML][HTML] BRAF mutant colorectal cancer: prognosis, treatment, and new perspectives

E Sanz-Garcia, G Argiles, E Elez, J Tabernero - Annals of Oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
The MAPK cascade plays a crucial role in tumor cell proliferation and survival. Accumulating
evidence suggests that mutations in the BRAF oncogene are not only associated with poor …

BRAF Mutations in Hairy-Cell Leukemia

E Tiacci, V Trifonov, G Schiavoni… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Hairy-cell leukemia (HCL) is a well-defined clinicopathological entity whose
underlying genetic lesion is still obscure. Methods We searched for HCL-associated …