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CpG island methylator phenotype is associated with response to adjuvant irinotecan-based therapy for stage III colon cancer.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2014
Shiovitz Stacey, Bertagnolli Monica M, Renfro Lindsay A, Nam Eunmi, Foster Nathan R, Dzieciatkowski Slavomir, Luo Yanxin, Lao Victoria Valinluck, Monnat Raymond J, Emond Mary J, Maizels Nancy, Niedzwiecki Donna, Goldberg Richard M, Saltz Leonard B, Venook Alan, Warren Robert S, Grady William M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), defined by a high frequency of aberrantly methylated genes, is a characteristic of a subclass of colon tumors with distinct clinical and molecular features. Cohort studies have produced conflicting results on responses of CIMP-positive tumors to chemotherapy. We assessed the association between tumor CIMP status and survival of patients receiving...
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