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Aspirin use, tumor PIK3CA mutation, and colorectal-cancer survival.
The New England journal of medicine - 25 Oct 2012
Liao Xiaoyun, Lochhead Paul, Nishihara Reiko, Morikawa Teppei, Kuchiba Aya, Yamauchi Mai, Imamura Yu, Qian Zhi Rong, Baba Yoshifumi, Shima Kaori, Sun Ruifang, Nosho Katsuhiko, Meyerhardt Jeffrey A, Giovannucci Edward, Fuchs Charles S, Chan Andrew T, Ogino Shuji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Regular use of aspirin after a diagnosis of colon cancer has been associated with a superior clinical outcome. Experimental evidence suggests that inhibition of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) (also known as cyclooxygenase-2) by aspirin down-regulates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling activity. We hypothesized that the effect of aspirin on survival and prognosis in patients...
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