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Open AccessMultiomics analysis of serial PARP inhibitor treated metastatic TNBC inform on rational combination therapies
In a pilot study, we evaluated the feasibility of real-time deep analysis of serial tumor samples from triple negative breast cancer patients to identify mechanisms of resistance and treatment opportunities as...
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Open AccessCharacterizing advanced breast cancer heterogeneity and treatment resistance through serial biopsies and comprehensive analytics
Molecular heterogeneity in metastatic breast cancer presents multiple clinical challenges in accurately characterizing and treating the disease. Current diagnostic approaches offer limited ability to assess he...
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Colorectal Cancer-Associated Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome: a Case Report and Review of the Current Literature
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Open AccessLoss of the PTCH1 tumor suppressor defines a new subset of plexiform fibromyxoma
Plexiform fibromyxoma (PF) is a rare gastric tumor often confused with gastrointestinal stromal tumor. These so-called “benign” tumors often present with upper GI bleeding and gastric outlet obstruction. It wa...
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Open AccessGenomic aberrations in cell cycle genes predict progression of KIT-mutant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)
Activating mutations of the receptor tyrosine kinase KIT are early events in the development of most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Although GISTs generally remain dependent on oncogenic KIT during tumo...
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Open AccessImplementing a comprehensive translational oncology platform: from molecular testing to actionability
In order to establish the workflows required to implement a real-time process involving multi-omic analysis of patient samples to support precision-guided therapeutic intervention, a tissue acquisition and ana...
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Open AccessMAX inactivation is an early event in GIST development that regulates p16 and cell proliferation
KIT, PDGFRA, NF1 and SDH mutations are alternate initiating events, fostering hyperplasia in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs), and additional genetic alterations are required for progression to malignancy...
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Open AccessFGFR1 and NTRK3 actionable alterations in “Wild-Type” gastrointestinal stromal tumors
About 10–15% of adult, and most pediatric, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) lack mutations in KIT, PDGFRA, SDHx, or RAS pathway components (KRAS, BRAF, NF1). The identification of additional mutated gene...
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Open AccessIGF1R as a Key Target in High Risk, Metastatic Medulloblastoma
Risk or presence of metastasis in medulloblastoma causes substantial treatment-related morbidity and overall mortality. Through the comparison of cytokines and growth factors in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) o...
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Open AccessSDHC methylation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): a case report
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) recently have been recognized as a genetically and biologically heterogeneous disease. In addition to KIT or PDGFRA mutated GIST, mutational inactivation of succinate dehydr...
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Open AccessIntegrated genomic study of quadruple-WT GIST (KIT/PDGFRA/SDH/RAS pathway wild-type GIST)
About 10-15% of adult gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and the vast majority of pediatric GIST do not harbour KIT or platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) mutations (J Clin Oncol 22:3813–38...
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumours: origin and molecular oncology
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are a family of tumours thought to arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal in the gastrointestinal tract. Recently,...
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Novel Biomarker Candidates to Predict Hepatic Fibrosis in Hepatitis C Identified by Serum Proteomics
Liver biopsy remains the gold standard to assess hepatic fibrosis. It is desirable to predict hepatic fibrosis without the need for invasive liver biopsy. Proteomic techniques allow unbiased assessment of prot...
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Practical Gastrointestinal Oncology Correlative Science
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, like other human malignancies, are characterized by the accumulation of a variety of genetic alterations, including mutations that lead to inactivation of tumor suppressor genes ...
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Oncogenes in context
In certain types of gastrointestinal cell, mutations in the protein KIT give rise to gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Why are other cell types that express KIT not affected? The answer lies with a second prot...
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Absence of BRAF, NRAS, KRAS, HRAS Mutations, and RET/PTC Gene Rearrangements Distinguishes Dominant Nodules in Hashimoto Thyroiditis from Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
Dominant nodules within Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) may present with unique morphological features that overlap with but are not diagnostic of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Activating BRAF point mutations, RA...
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Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and AKT1 mutations occur early in breast carcinoma
Mutationally activated protein kinases are appealing therapeutic targets in breast carcinoma. Mutations in phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3KCA) have been described in 8–40% of invasive breast carcinomas, and AK...
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Percutaneous Vein Occlusion with Small Intestinal Submucosa: An Experimental Pilot Study in Swine and Sheep
The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility, outcomes, and amount of small intestinal submucosa (SIS) material needed for embolization of jugular vein (JV) in a swine and sheep model. Our hy...
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Does tumor mutational status correlate with clinical response to imatinib?
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Effects of Blood Flow and/or Ventilation Restriction on Radiofrequency Coagulation Size in the Lung: An Experimental Study in Swine
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the restriction of blood flow and/or ventilation affects the radiofrequency (RF) ablation coagulation size in lung parenchyma. Thirty-one RF ablations were done...