Browsing by author "Valeri, Nicola"
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A phospho-proteomic study of cetuximab resistance in KRAS/NRAS/BRAF(V600) wild-type colorectal cancer
Georgiou, A; Stewart, A; Vlachogiannis, G; Pickard, L; Valeri, N; et al. (SPRINGER, 2021-08-30) -
A rectal cancer feasibility study with an embedded phase III trial design assessing magnetic resonance tumour regression grade (mrTRG) as a novel biomarker to stratify management by good and poor response to chemoradiotherapy (TRIGGER): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Battersby, NJ; Dattani, M; Rao, S; Cunningham, D; Tait, D; et al. (2017-08-29)Background Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for MRI-defined, locally advanced rectal cancer is primarily intended to reduce local recurrence rates by downstaging tumours, enabling an improved likelihood of curative ... -
A Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Treatment Recommendations for Cancer Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Zaniboni, A; Ghidini, M; Grossi, F; Indini, A; Trevisan, F; et al. (2020-08-29)The COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably caused those involved in cancer care to change clinical practice in order to minimize the risk of infection while maintaining cancer treatment as a priority. General advice during the ... -
A seven-Gene Signature assay improves prognostic risk stratification of perioperative chemotherapy treated gastroesophageal cancer patients from the MAGIC trial.
Smyth, EC; Nyamundanda, G; Cunningham, D; Fontana, E; Ragulan, C; et al. (2018-12)Background Following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for operable gastroesophageal cancer, lymph node metastasis is the only validated prognostic variable; however, within lymph node groups there is still heterogeneity with risk ... -
Assessment of intratumor immune-microenvironment in colorectal cancers with extranodal extension of nodal metastases.
Fassan, M; Vianello, L; Sacchi, D; Fanelli, GN; Munari, G; et al. (2018-01)Background No data is available on the molecular background of the extra-nodal extension (ENE) of lymph node metastasis (LN) in colorectal cancer (CRC).Methods A series of 22 ENE-positive CRCs was considered and three ... -
Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Protein Loss and Benefit From Oxaliplatin-based Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer.
Sundar, R; Miranda, S; Rodrigues, DN; Chénard-Poirier, M; Dolling, D; et al. (2018-12)Background Loss of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), a key protein regulating DNA repair signaling, has been suggested to increase sensitivity to DNA damaging agents. We conducted a study analyzing the loss of ATM protein ... -
Bromodomain and extra-terminal domain inhibition modulates the expression of pathologically relevant microRNAs in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Mensah, AA; Cascione, L; Gaudio, E; Tarantelli, C; Bomben, R; et al. (2018-12)Aberrant changes in microRNA expression contribute to lymphomagenesis. Bromodomain and extra-terminal domain inhibitors such as OTX015 (MK-8628, birabresib) have demonstrated preclinical and clinical activity in hematologic ... -
Carbon dating cancer: defining the chronology of metastatic progression in colorectal cancer.
Lote, H; Spiteri, I; Ermini, L; Vatsiou, A; Roy, A; et al. (2017-06)Background Patients often ask oncologists how long a cancer has been present before causing symptoms or spreading to other organs. The evolutionary trajectory of cancers can be defined using phylogenetic approaches but ... -
Carbon dating cancer: defining the chronology of metastatic progression in colorectal cancer.
Lote, H; Spiteri, I; Ermini, L; Vatsiou, A; Roy, A; et al.Background: Patients often ask oncologists how long a cancer has been present before causing symptoms or spreading to other organs. The evolutionary trajectory of cancers can be defined using phylogenetic approaches but ... -
Characterisation of the immune-related transcriptome in resected biliary tract cancers.
Ghidini, M; Cascione, L; Carotenuto, P; Lampis, A; Trevisani, F; et al. (2017-11)Although biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are known to have an inflammatory component, a detailed characterisation of immune-related transcripts has never been performed. In these studies, nCounter PanCancer Immune Profiling ... -
Class(y) Dissection of <i>BRAF</i> Heterogeneity: Beyond Non-V600.
Fontana, E; Valeri, N (2019-12)Different classes of <i>BRAF</i> mutations are present in colorectal and other cancers. Non-V600 mutations are rare; however, their detection rate will increase as the use of next-generation sequencing ramps up quickly in ... -
Claudin-18 expression in oesophagogastric adenocarcinomas: a tissue microarray study of 523 molecularly profiled cases.
Coati, I; Lotz, G; Fanelli, GN; Brignola, S; Lanza, C; et al. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019-07-30)BACKGROUND: Claudin-18 (CLDN18) is a highly specific tight junction protein of the gastric mucosa. An isoform of CLDN18, the Claudin 18.2, has recently emerged as an innovative drug target for metastatic gastric cancer. ... -
Combining Molecularly Targeted Agents: Is More Always Better?
Sundar, R; Valeri, N; Harrington, KJ; Yap, TA (2017-03)The concurrent targeting of critical nodes along key signaling pathways with molecularly targeted agents is a rational antitumor strategy, which has had varying degrees of success. Combinatorial challenges include overcoming ... -
Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety of Coaxial System in Oncology Patients Treated in a Specialist Cancer Center With Prospective Validation Within Clinical Trial Data.
Khan, K; Gonzalez-Exposito, R; Cunningham, D; Koh, D-M; Woolston, A; et al. (2020-01)Background Image-guided tissue biopsies are critically important in the diagnosis and management of cancer patients. High-yield samples are also vital for biomarker and resistance mechanism discovery through molecular/genomic ... -
DNA methylation of shelf, shore and open sea CpG positions distinguish high microsatellite instability from low or stable microsatellite status colon cancer stem cells.
Visone, R; Bacalini, MG; Di Franco, S; Ferracin, M; Colorito, ML; et al. (2019-05-08)Aim: To investigate the genome-wide methylation of genetically characterized colorectal cancer stem cell (CR-CSC) lines. Materials & methods: Eight CR-CSC lines were isolated from primary colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues, ... -
Effect of Pathologic Tumor Response and Nodal Status on Survival in the Medical Research Council Adjuvant Gastric Infusional Chemotherapy Trial.
Smyth, EC; Fassan, M; Cunningham, D; Allum, WH; Okines, AFC; et al. (2016-08)Purpose The Medical Research Council Adjuvant Gastric Infusional Chemotherapy (MAGIC) trial established perioperative epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil chemotherapy as a standard of care for patients with resectable ... -
Efficacy and Cardiotoxic Safety Profile of Raltitrexed in Fluoropyrimidines-Pretreated or High-Risk Cardiac Patients With GI Malignancies: Large Single-Center Experience.
Khan, K; Rane, JK; Cunningham, D; Rao, S; Watkins, D; et al. (2019-03)Background Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients may not be considered for therapy with fluoropyrimidines (FPs) because of previous cardiovascular (CV) toxicity or preexisting risk factors; such patients may benefit from ... -
EGFR amplification and outcome in a randomised phase III trial of chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy plus panitumumab for advanced gastro-oesophageal cancers.
Smyth, EC; Vlachogiannis, G; Hedayat, S; Harbery, A; Hulkki-Wilson, S; et al. (2020-11-16)Objective Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibition may be effective in biomarker-selected populations of advanced gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma (aGEA) patients. Here, we tested the association between outcome ... -
EGFR Blockade Reverts Resistance to KRAS<sup>G12C</sup> Inhibition in Colorectal Cancer.
Amodio, V; Yaeger, R; Arcella, P; Cancelliere, C; Lamba, S; et al.Most patients with KRAS G12C -mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience clinical benefit from selective KRAS G12C inhibition, whereas patients with colorectal cancer bearing the same mutation rarely respond. To ... -
Exploiting evolutionary steering to induce collateral drug sensitivity in cancer.
Acar, A; Nichol, D; Fernandez-Mateos, J; Cresswell, GD; Barozzi, I; et al. (2020-04-21)Drug resistance mediated by clonal evolution is arguably the biggest problem in cancer therapy today. However, evolving resistance to one drug may come at a cost of decreased fecundity or increased sensitivity to another ...