Clinical implications of intratumor heterogeneity: challenges and opportunities

S Ramón y Cajal, M Sesé, C Capdevila… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
In this review, we highlight the role of intratumoral heterogeneity, focusing on the clinical and
biological ramifications this phenomenon poses. Intratumoral heterogeneity arises through …

Consensus molecular subtypes and the evolution of precision medicine in colorectal cancer

R Dienstmann, L Vermeulen, J Guinney… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Critical driver genomic events in colorectal cancer have been shown to affect the response
to targeted agents that were initially developed under the'one gene, one drug'paradigm of …

Lineage-dependent gene expression programs influence the immune landscape of colorectal cancer

HO Lee, Y Hong, HE Etlioglu, YB Cho, V Pomella… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Immunotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer is effective only for mismatch repair-deficient
tumors with high microsatellite instability that demonstrate immune infiltration, suggesting …

The consensus molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

J Guinney, R Dienstmann, X Wang, A De Reynies… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a frequently lethal disease with heterogeneous outcomes and
drug responses. To resolve inconsistencies among the reported gene expression–based …

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 …

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 …

Molecular pathological classification of colorectal cancer

MF Müller, AEK Ibrahim, MJ Arends - Virchows Archiv, 2016 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) shows variable underlying molecular changes with two major
mechanisms of genetic instability: chromosomal instability and microsatellite instability. This …

A colorectal cancer classification system that associates cellular phenotype and responses to therapy

A Sadanandam, CA Lyssiotis, K Homicsko… - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of cancer mortality. Whereas some patients
respond well to therapy, others do not, and thus more precise, individualized treatment …

Selective analysis of cancer-cell intrinsic transcriptional traits defines novel clinically relevant subtypes of colorectal cancer

C Isella, F Brundu, SE Bellomo, F Galimi… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Stromal content heavily impacts the transcriptional classification of colorectal cancer (CRC),
with clinical and biological implications. Lineage-dependent stromal transcriptional …

Gene expression patterns unveil a new level of molecular heterogeneity in colorectal cancer

E Budinska, V Popovici, S Tejpar… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The recognition that colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease in terms of clinical
behaviour and response to therapy translates into an urgent need for robust molecular …