Mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer: building on checkpoint blockade

Z Jin, FA Sinicrope - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2022 - ascopubs.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) with deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) is characterized by
hypermutation leading to abundant neoantigens that activate an antitumor immune …

Immunotherapy for colorectal cancer: mechanisms and predictive biomarkers

L Carlsen, KE Huntington, WS El-Deiry - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Late-stage colorectal cancer treatment often involves chemotherapy and
radiation that can cause dose-limiting toxicity, and therefore there is great interest in …

An original ferroptosis-related gene signature effectively predicts the prognosis and clinical status for colorectal cancer patients

Y Shao, H Jia, L Huang, S Li, C Wang, B Aikemu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the
world. Ferroptosis is a newly defined form of cell death, distinguished by different …

Prognostic and predictive molecular biomarkers in advanced colorectal cancer

V Martelli, A Pastorino, AF Sobrero - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
The revolution of precision medicine has produced unprecedented seismic shifts in the
treatment paradigm of advanced cancers. Among the major killers, colorectal cancer (CRC) …

[HTML][HTML] The complex network of transcription factors, immune checkpoint inhibitors and stemness features in colorectal cancer: A recent update

M Merhi, F Ahmad, N Taib, V Inchakalody… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer immunity is regulated by several mechanisms that include co-stimulatory and/or co-
inhibitory molecules known as immune checkpoints expressed by the immune cells. In …

The therapeutic and prognostic implications of immunobiology in colorectal cancer: a review

AM Zaborowski, DC Winter, L Lynch - British Journal of Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer represents the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.
The therapeutic field of immuno-oncology has rapidly gained momentum, with strikingly …

Metronomic chemotherapy as a potential partner of immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic colorectal cancer treatment

JH Hong, IS Woo - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in clinical practice for the treatment of
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is currently limited to patients with deficient mismatch …

Immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic colorectal cancer harboring microsatellite instability or mismatch repair deficiency

R Cohen, R Colle, T Pudlarz, M Heran, A Duval… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a molecular indicator of defective DNA
mismatch repair (dMMR). MSI/dMMR status is observed in approximately 5% of metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of immunotherapy in mismatch repair-deficient advanced colorectal cancer in routine clinical practice. An AGEO study

E Alouani, M Mercier, C Flecchia, E Auclin… - ESMO open, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Immunotherapy demonstrated remarkable efficacy in metastatic colorectal
cancers (mCRCs) with mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd)/microsatellite instability (MSI) …

Clinical updates for colon cancer care in 2022

JC Fabregas, B Ramnaraign, TJ George - Clinical colorectal cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Colon cancer needs better screening and treatment options. Its incidence in the young
population is rising. Recent changes in guidelines recommend beginning screening for …