Correlation between KRAS mutations and clinicopathological features in colorectal carcinomas. A multivariate analysis

Natalia Rodon1, Ruth Roman1, Montse Verdu1,3 ,Miquel Calvo4, Beatriz Garcia-Pelaez1, Marta Gonzalez1, Carme Pubill3 and Xavier Puig1,2,3.

1BIOPAT. Biopatologia Molecular SL, Grup Assistència. 2Hospital de Barcelona-SCIAS, Grup Assistencia. 3Histopat Laboratoris. 4Departament d’Estadística, Facultat de Biologia. UB. Barcelona.

KRAS oncogenic mutations, present in approximately 30-50% of colorectal carcinomas (CRC), result in a lack of response to EGFR inhibitors. The aim of this study was to confirm with a multivariate analysis the correlations observed in our initial univariate approach between KRAS mutational status and […]

2010-05-23T17:23:06+00:00

Molecular characterization of micropapillary variant of colorectal carcinoma. Review of sixty cases

M Verdu1,3, R Roman1, M Calvo4, N Rodon1, B Garcia1, M Gonzalez1 and X Puig1,2,3.

1BIOPAT.Biopatologia Molecular, SL, Grup Assistència, Barcelona, Spain; 2Hospital de Barcelona, SCIAS, Grup Assistència, Barcelona, Spain; 3Histopat Laboratoris, Barcelona, Spain and 4Statistics Department, Universitat Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Background: Micropapillary carcinoma (MC) is accepted as an aggressive variant of colorectal adenocarcinoma, described for the first time in the breast and later in other organs. At present, there are a limited number of colorectal MC series reported, not enough to define […]

2010-03-23T17:21:45+00:00