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Cima I, Kong SL, Sengupta D, Tan IB, Phyo WM, Lee D, Hu M, Iliescu C, Alexander I, Goh WL, Rahmani M, Suhaimi NAM, Vo JH, Tai JA, Tan JH, Chua C, Ten R, Lim WJ, Chew MH, Hauser CAE, van Dam RM, Lim WY, Prabhakar S, Lim B, Koh PK, Robson P, Ying JY, Hillmer AM, Tan MH. Tumor-derived circulating endothelial cell clusters in colorectal cancer. Sci Transl Med 2017; 8:345ra89. [PMID: 27358499 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad7369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Clusters of tumor cells are often observed in the blood of cancer patients. These structures have been described as malignant entities for more than 50 years, although their comprehensive characterization is lacking. Contrary to current consensus, we demonstrate that a discrete population of circulating cell clusters isolated from the blood of colorectal cancer patients are not cancerous but consist of tumor-derived endothelial cells. These clusters express both epithelial and mesenchymal markers, consistent with previous reports on circulating tumor cell (CTC) phenotyping. However, unlike CTCs, they do not mirror the genetic variations of matched tumors. Transcriptomic analysis of single clusters revealed that these structures exhibit an endothelial phenotype and can be traced back to the tumor endothelium. Further results show that tumor-derived endothelial clusters do not form by coagulation or by outgrowth of single circulating endothelial cells, supporting a direct release of clusters from the tumor vasculature. The isolation and enumeration of these benign clusters distinguished healthy volunteers from treatment-naïve as well as pathological early-stage (≤IIA) colorectal cancer patients with high accuracy, suggesting that tumor-derived circulating endothelial cell clusters could be used as a means of noninvasive screening for colorectal cancer. In contrast to CTCs, tumor-derived endothelial cell clusters may also provide important information about the underlying tumor vasculature at the time of diagnosis, during treatment, and throughout the course of the disease.
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- Igor Cima
- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore. Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore. National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. IFOM-p53Lab Joint Research Laboratory, Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore. Fortis Surgical Hospital, Singapore 289891, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore
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- National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore
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- National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore
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- National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore
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- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore. Fortis Surgical Hospital, Singapore 289891, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore. The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore 138669, Singapore. National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore 117549, Singapore. Concord Cancer Hospital, Singapore 289891, Singapore.
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Mohamed Suhaimi NA, Phyo WM, Yap HY, Choy SHY, Wei X, Choudhury Y, Tan WJ, Tan LAPY, Foo RSY, Tan SHS, Tiang Z, Wong CF, Koh PK, Tan MH. Metformin Inhibits Cellular Proliferation and Bioenergetics in Colorectal Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts. Mol Cancer Ther 2017; 16:2035-2044. [PMID: 28533437 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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There is increasing preclinical evidence suggesting that metformin, an antidiabetic drug, has anticancer properties against various malignancies, including colorectal cancer. However, the majority of evidence, which was derived from cancer cell lines and xenografts, was likely to overestimate the benefit of metformin because these models are inadequate and require supraphysiologic levels of metformin. Here, we generated patient-derived xenograft (PDX) lines from 2 colorectal cancer patients to assess the properties of metformin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), the first-line drug treatment for colorectal cancer. Metformin (150 mg/kg) as a single agent inhibits the growth of both PDX tumors by at least 50% (P < 0.05) when administered orally for 24 days. In one of the PDX models, metformin given concurrently with 5-FU (25 mg/kg) leads to an 85% (P = 0.054) growth inhibition. Ex vivo culture of organoids generated from PDX demonstrates that metformin inhibits growth by executing metabolic changes to decrease oxygen consumption and activating AMPK-mediated pathways. In addition, we also performed genetic characterizations of serial PDX samples with corresponding parental tissues from patients using next-generation sequencing (NGS). Our pilot NGS study demonstrates that PDX represents a useful platform for analysis in cancer research because it demonstrates high fidelity with parental tumor. Furthermore, NGS analysis of PDX may be useful to determine genetic identifiers of drug response. This is the first preclinical study using PDX and PDX-derived organoids to investigate the efficacy of metformin in colorectal cancer. Mol Cancer Ther; 16(9); 2035-44. ©2017 AACR.
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Singapore, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University Health Systems, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Singapore, Singapore. .,Concord Cancer Hospital Singapore, Singapore.,National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
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Seow-En I, Seow-Choen F, Koh PK. An experience with video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) with new insights into the treatment of anal fistulae. Tech Coloproctol 2016; 20:389-393. [PMID: 27059492 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-016-1450-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study was to assess our experience of 41 patients with anal fistulae treated with video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT). METHODS Forty-one consecutive patients with cryptoglandular anal fistulae were included. Patients with low intersphincteric anal fistulae or those with gross perineal abscess were excluded. Eleven (27 %) patients had undergone prior fistula surgery with 5 (12 %) having had three or more previous operations. RESULTS All patients underwent the diagnostic phase as well as diathermy and curettage of the fistula tracts during VAAFT. Primary healing rate was 70.7 % at a median follow-up of 34 months. Twelve patients recurred or did not heal and underwent a repeat VAAFT procedure utilising various methods of dealing with the internal opening. There was a secondary healing rate of 83 % with two recurrences. Overall, stapling of the internal opening had a 22 % recurrence rate, while anorectal advancement flap had a 75 % failure rate. There was no recurrence seen in six cases after using the over-the-scope-clip (OTSC(®)) system to secure the internal opening. CONCLUSIONS VAAFT is useful in the identification of fistula tracts and enables closure of the internal opening. Adequate closure is essential with the method used to close large or fibrotic internal openings being the determining factor for success or failure. The OTSC system delivered the most consistent result without leaving a substantial perianal wound. Ensuring thorough curettage and drainage of the tract during VAAFT is also important to facilitate healing. We believe that this understanding will bring about a decrease in the high recurrence rates currently seen in many series of anal fistulae.
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- I Seow-En
- Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Fortis Colorectal Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
- , 290 Orchard Road, Paragon #06-06, Singapore, 238859, Singapore.
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- Fortis Colorectal Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Ooi CJ, Makharia GK, Hilmi I, Gibson PR, Fock KM, Ahuja V, Ling KL, Lim WC, Thia KT, Wei SC, Leung WK, Koh PK, Gearry RB, Goh KL, Ouyang Q, Sollano J, Manatsathit S, de Silva HJ, Rerknimitr R, Pisespongsa P, Abu Hassan MR, Sung J, Hibi T, Boey CCM, Moran N, Leong RWL. Asia-Pacific consensus statements on Crohn's disease. Part 2: Management. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 31:56-68. [PMID: 25819311 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The Asia Pacific Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease was established in Cebu, Philippines, at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week conference in 2006 under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) with the goal of developing best management practices, coordinating research and raising awareness of IBD in the region. The consensus group previously published recommendations for the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis (UC) with specific relevance to the Asia-Pacific region. The present consensus statements were developed following a similar process to address the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease (CD). The goals of these statements are to pool the pertinent literature specifically highlighting relevant data and conditions in the Asia-Pacific region relating to the economy, health systems, background infectious diseases, differential diagnoses and treatment availability. It does not intend to be all-comprehensive and future revisions are likely to be required in this ever-changing field.
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- Choon Jin Ooi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Monash University Department of Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ooi CJ, Makharia GK, Hilmi I, Gibson PR, Fock KM, Ahuja V, Ling KL, Lim WC, Thia KT, Wei SC, Leung WK, Koh PK, Gearry RB, Goh KL, Ouyang Q, Sollano J, Manatsathit S, de Silva HJ, Rerknimitr R, Pisespongsa P, Abu Hassan MR, Sung J, Hibi T, Boey CCM, Moran N, Leong RWL. Asia Pacific Consensus Statements on Crohn's disease. Part 1: Definition, diagnosis, and epidemiology: (Asia Pacific Crohn's Disease Consensus--Part 1). J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 31:45-55. [PMID: 25819140 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was previously thought to be rare in Asia, but emerging data indicate rising incidence and prevalence of IBD in the region. The Asia Pacific Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease was established in Cebu, Philippines, at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week conference in 2006 under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology with the goal of developing best management practices, coordinating research, and raising awareness of IBD in the region. The consensus group previously published recommendations for the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis with specific relevance to the Asia-Pacific region. The present consensus statements were developed following a similar process to address the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of Crohn's disease. The goals of these statements are to pool the pertinent literature specifically highlighting relevant data and conditions in the Asia-Pacific region relating to the economy, health systems, background infectious diseases, differential diagnoses, and treatment availability. It does not intend to be all comprehensive and future revisions are likely to be required in this ever-changing field.
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- Choon Jin Ooi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Monash University, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Concord Hospital, Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Concord Hospital, Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Phua LC, Ng HW, Yeo AHL, Chen E, Lo MSM, Cheah PY, Chan ECY, Koh PK, Ho HK. Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations among Asian patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Oncol Lett 2015; 10:2519-2526. [PMID: 26622882 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mutations in oncogenes along the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway have been implicated in the resistance to cetuximab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, the relative significance of these mutations based on their frequencies of occurrence in the Singaporean population remains unclear. In the present study, the prevalence of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS), v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (BRAF), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and EGFR somatic mutations were determined among Singaporean patients with mCRC. DNA extracted from 45 pairs of surgically resected tumor and normal mucosa samples was subjected to direct sequencing or restriction fragment length polymorphism. Associations of the genetic mutations with various clinicopathological parameters were further explored. Mutations in either codon 12 or 13 of KRAS were confirmed as prominent phenomena among the included Singaporean mCRC patients, at a prevalence comparable with that of Caucasian and patients of other Asian ethnicities [33.3% (90% confidence interval, 21.8-44.9%)]. KRAS mutation was not associated with clinicopathological features, including age, gender and ethnicity of patients, or the tumor site, differentiation and mucinous status. Conversely, the prevalence of BRAF (0%), PI3K (2.2%) and EGFR (0%) mutations were low. The results of the present study indicate that KRAS mutations are prevalent among the studied population, and confirm the low prevalence of BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations. KRAS should be prioritized as an investigational gene for future studies of predictive biomarkers of cetuximab response among Singaporean patients with mCRC.
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- Lee Cheng Phua
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Colorectal Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Republic of Singapore
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- Colorectal Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Republic of Singapore
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- Colorectal Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Republic of Singapore ; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Republic of Singapore ; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 169857, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Colorectal Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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Mohamed Suhaimi NA, Foong YM, Lee DYS, Phyo WM, Cima I, Lee EXW, Goh WL, Lim WY, Chia KS, Kong SL, Gong M, Lim B, Hillmer AM, Koh PK, Ying JY, Tan MH. Non-invasive sensitive detection of KRAS and BRAF mutation in circulating tumor cells of colorectal cancer patients. Mol Oncol 2015; 9:850-60. [PMID: 25605225 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Characterization of genetic alterations in tumor biopsies serves as useful biomarkers in prognosis and treatment management. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) obtained non-invasively from peripheral blood could serve as a tumor proxy. Using a label-free CTC enrichment strategy that we have established, we aimed to develop sensitive assays for qualitative assessment of tumor genotype in patients. Blood consecutively obtained from 44 patients with local and advanced colorectal cancer and 18 healthy donors were enriched for CTCs using a size-based microsieve technology. To screen for CTC mutations, we established high-resolution melt (HRM) and allele-specific PCR (ASPCR) KRAS-codon 12/13- and BRAF-codon 600- specific assays, and compared the performance with pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing. For each patient, the resulting CTC genotypes were compared with matched tumor and normal tissues. Both HRM and ASPCR could detect as low as 1.25% KRAS- or BRAF-mutant alleles. HRM detected 14/44 (31.8%) patients with KRAS mutation in CTCs and 5/44 (11.3%) patients having BRAF mutation in CTCs. ASPCR detected KRAS and BRAF mutations in CTCs of 10/44 (22.7%) and 1/44 (2.3%) patients respectively. There was an increased detection of mutation in blood using these two methods. Comparing tumor tissues and CTCs mutation status using HRM, we observed 84.1% concordance in KRAS genotype (p = 0.000129, Fishers' exact test; OR = 38.7, 95% CI = 4.05-369) and 90.9% (p = 0.174) concordance in BRAF genotype. Our results demonstrate that CTC enrichment, coupled with sensitive mutation detection methods, may allow rapid, sensitive and non-invasive assessment of tumor genotype.
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore
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- Fortis Surgical Hospital Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore; Fortis Surgical Hospital Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore; National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
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Cheah PY, Thean LF, Teo YY, Koh WP, Yuan JM, Koh PK, Chew MH, Tang CL. Abstract 2189: A rare copy number variant at chromosome 14q11 was associated with sporadic colorectal cancer risk in Singapore Chinese. Cancer Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2014-2189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent cancers and leading cause of cancer mortality in the developed world. Twin study has attributed about 35% of the etiology of sporadic CRC to genes. Structural variations in the human genome have recently been associated with complex neurological diseases. Their role in CRC, however, is unclear. We performed genome-wide association study (GWAS) on 2,000 ethnicity-, age-, and gender-matched Singapore Chinese CRC patients (aged 50 or more and with no dominant family history of CRC) and healthy controls. Genome-wide genotyping was performed using Affymetrix SNP 6 platform, and rare copy number variants (CNV) were interrogated in 1830 samples that passed the quality assurance tests. A 400 kb region at chromosome 14q11 was identified to be significantly associated (-log10 p-value = 11) with sporadic CRC risk. A chromatin modifier implicated in the β-catenin/Wnt signalling pathway is one of the candidate genes found in the region. Primers unique for this gene applied to an optimal real-time copy number assay verified the CNV region in an independent replication panel comprising another 1,000 sporadic CRC cases. About 6% of the cases exhibit copy number alterations at this region compared to 1% in the healthy controls. A second gene, a small guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) involved in protein trafficking and preferentially up-regulated in colonic tumors , was shown by long-range polymerase chain reaction to have more structural variations in the cases compared to the controls. Furthermore, expression of the H1 binding domain of the chromatin modifier was positively correlated to the expressions of Cyclin D1 and C-myc. The data suggest that the rare CNV in 14q11 was dynamically associated with the activation of genes implicated in sporadic CRC in the Singapore Chinese.
Citation Format: Peh Yean Cheah, Lai Fun Thean, Yik-Ying Teo, Woon-Puay Koh, Jian-Min Yuan, Poh Koon Koh, Min Hoe Chew, Choong Leong Tang. A rare copy number variant at chromosome 14q11 was associated with sporadic colorectal cancer risk in Singapore Chinese. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2014 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2014;74(19 Suppl):Abstract nr 2189. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-2189
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- 2National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- 3Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School., Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Phua LC, Chue XP, Koh PK, Cheah PY, Chan ECY, Ho HK. Global fecal microRNA profiling in the identification of biomarkers for colorectal cancer screening among Asians. Oncol Rep 2014; 32:97-104. [PMID: 24841830 DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Fecal microRNAs (miRNAs) are increasingly explored as non-invasive markers of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, its holistic profile in Asian CRC patients remains elusive. In the present study, the global human fecal miRNAs in Asian Chinese CRC patients was assayed to elucidate novel diagnostic fecal markers. Additionally, the influence of blood in stool on fecal miRNA levels was investigated for the first time. Microarray analysis was applied to profile the fecal miRNAs extracted from CRC patients and healthy subjects. Concurrently, surgically resected tumor and matched normal mucosae were analyzed. Potential fecal miRNA markers were further confirmed using real-time PCR in 17 CRC patients and 28 healthy subjects. Global miRNA profiling uncovered 17 fecal markers (p<0.05) differentially regulated in CRC. Fecal miR-223 and miR-451 represented robust markers in distinguishing CRC patients from healthy subjects, as evident from areas under the receiver operator characteristic curves of 0.939 and 0.971, respectively. Blood in stool affected fecal miR-451, miR-223 and miR-135b levels to a varying extent and substantially impacted the interpretation of the clinical data. Notably, a discrete set of aberrant miRNAs occurred within the tumor, indicating the presence of contributors beyond the exfoliation of tumor cells to the fecal miRNA profile. In summary, the utility of a global miRNA screening approach was successfully demonstrated in elucidating diagnostic markers of CRC. In particular, fecal miR-223 and miR-451 hold promise in detecting CRC.
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- Lee Cheng Phua
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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Liu Y, Chew MH, Goh XW, Tan SY, Loi CTT, Tan YM, Law HY, Koh PK, Tang CL. Systematic study on genetic and epimutational profile of a cohort of Amsterdam criteria-defined Lynch Syndrome in Singapore. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94170. [PMID: 24710284 PMCID: PMC3978005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Germline defects of mismatch repair (MMR) genes underlie Lynch Syndrome (LS). We aimed to gain comprehensive genetic and epigenetic profiles of LS families in Singapore, which will facilitate efficient molecular diagnosis of LS in Singapore and the region. Methods Fifty nine unrelated families were studied. Mutations in exons, splice-site junctions and promoters of five MMR genes were scanned by high resolution melting assay followed by DNA sequencing, large fragment deletions/duplications and promoter methylation in MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 were evaluated by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. Tumor microsatellite instability (MSI) was assessed with five mononucleotide markers and immunohistochemical staining (IHC) was also performed. Results Pathogenic defects, all confined to MLH1 and MSH2, were identified in 17 out of 59 (28.8%) families. The mutational spectrum was highly heterogeneous and 28 novel variants were identified. One recurrent mutation in MLH1 (c.793C>T) was also observed. 92.9% sensitivity for indication of germline mutations conferred by IHC surpassed 64.3% sensitivity by MSI. Furthermore, 15.6% patients with MSS tumors harbored pathogenic mutations. Conclusions Among major ethnic groups in Singapore, all pathogenic germline defects were confined to MLH1 and MSH2. Caution should be applied when the Amsterdam criteria and consensus microsatellite marker panel recommended in the revised Bethesda guidelines are applied to the local context. We recommend a screening strategy for the local LS by starting with tumor IHC and the hotspot mutation testing at MLH1 c.793C>T followed by comprehensive mutation scanning in MLH1 and MSH2 prior to proceeding to other MMR genes.
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- Yanqun Liu
- Department of Colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department. of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Paediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Paediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of mortality in many developed countries. Effective screening strategies were called for to facilitate timely detection and to promote a better clinical outcome. In this study, the role of fecal metabonomics in the non-invasive detection of CRC was investigated. Gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC/TOFMS) was utilized for the metabolic profiling of feces obtained from 11 CRC patients and 10 healthy subjects. Concurrently, matched tumor and normal mucosae surgically excised from CRC patients were profiled. CRC patients were differentiated clearly from healthy subjects based on their fecal metabonomic profiles (orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis [OPLS-DA], 1 predictive and 3 Y-orthogonal components, R (2)X = 0.373, R (2)Y = 0.995, Q (2) [cumulative] = 0.215). The robustness of the OPLS-DA model was demonstrated by an area of 1 under the receiver operator characteristic curve. OPLS-DA revealed fecal marker metabolites (e.g., fructose, linoleic acid, and nicotinic acid) that provided novel insights into the tumorigenesis of CRC. Interestingly, a disparate set of CRC-related metabolic aberrations occurred at the tissue level, implying the contribution of processes beyond the direct shedding of tumor cells to the fecal metabotype. In summary, this work established proof-of-principle for GC/TOFMS-based fecal metabonomic detection of CRC and offered new perspectives on the underlying mechanisms.
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- Lee Cheng Phua
- Department of Pharmacy; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery; Singapore General Hospital; Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery; Singapore General Hospital; Singapore; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health; National University of Singapore; Singapore; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Phua LC, Koh PK, Cheah PY, Chan ECY, Ho HK. Global profiling of fecal and tissue mirnas in Asian Chinese colorectal cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.4_suppl.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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439 Background: Fecal miRNAs are increasingly explored as non-invasive diagnostic markers of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, a holistic understanding of the global fecal miRNA profile in CRC patients is lacking, particularly in Asian patients. Also, it remains to be determined if the fecal miRNA profile mirrors the tumor profile. Here, we assayed the global human fecal miRNAs in Asian Chinese CRC patients to elucidate relevant diagnostic fecal markers. The disease-related profiles between feces and resected tumor of matched patients were also compared. Methods: MiRNAs were extracted from the feces of sporadic CRC patients (stage B – C, n=8) and healthy subjects (n=8) recruited into the study from September 2011 – July 2012. MiRNA expression profile was analyzed on Agilent miRNA array (miRBase Release 16.0). Biopsied tumor tissue (n=8) and matched normal mucosae (n=8) from the same CRC patients were also analyzed. Results: Univariate tests uncovered novel fecal markers (p<0.05) characterizing CRC (e.g. elevated miR-3619-5p and miR-4269; decreased miR-3164 and miR-3917), even though global fecal miRNA profiles did not differentiate CRC patients from healthy subjects. Fecal miR-223 was appreciably higher in CRC patients, corroborating with Caucasian studies. Tumor miRNA signature was clearly distinct from matched normal mucosa (PLS-DA Q2=0.883). Discriminating tumor miRNAs (p<0.05) included previously unreported (e.g. miR-874 and miR-4290) and known oncogenic miRNAs (e.g. miR-17-92 cluster and miR-135b) in the context of CRC. Notably, the global fecal miRNA profile was markedly different from that of tissue, suggesting that miRNA aberrations within CRC tumor did not significantly influence the fecal miRNA profile. Conclusions: A global profiling approach identified novel sets of differentially expressed miRNAs at the fecal and tissue level that may complement existing diagnostic markers and provide new insights into CRC pathogenesis. Interestingly, dysregulated miRNAs in the feces were different from the tumor, suggesting the presence of other contributors to the fecal miRNA profile. There is a need to reconsider using tissue biomarkers indiscriminately in different biological matrices.
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- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Phua LC, Mal M, Koh PK, Cheah PY, Chan ECY, Ho HK. Investigating the role of nucleoside transporters in the resistance of colorectal cancer to 5-fluorouracil therapy. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012; 71:817-23. [PMID: 23271323 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-012-2054-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 12/08/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Resistance to 5-fluorouracil (5FU) poses a constant challenge to the management of colorectal cancer (CRC). Consistent efforts were called for to identify molecular markers that can effectively predict patients' response. This study investigated the role of nucleoside transporters, particularly human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (hENT1), in predicting clinical treatment outcome with 5FU-based therapy. Expression of a panel of nucleoside transporters in biopsied tumors from 7 CRC patients was measured by real-time PCR prior to 5FU-based chemotherapy. To provide mechanistic support for the role of hENT1 in 5FU resistance, cell viability of Caco-2 cells was measured, following incubation with varying concentrations of 5FU and a hENT1 inhibitor. Biopsied tumors were further subjected to global metabonomic profiling using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. High hENT1 levels in tumor tissue correlated with poor clinical response to 5FU. Corroborating with the clinical findings, chemical inhibition of hENT1 in Caco-2 cells resulted in an augmentation of 5FU efficacy. Metabonomic profiling revealed that the pretreatment metabotype associated with non-responders to 5FU therapy was distinct from metabotype of responders (partial least-squares discriminant analysis Q(2) (cumulative) = 0.898, R(2)X = 0.513, R(2)Y = 0.996). This is the first clinical report on the relationships of intratumoral expression of nucleoside transporters and tumor metabotype with response to 5FU among CRC patients. Coupled to the in vitro findings, our preliminary data suggested hENT1 to be a potential codeterminant of clinical response to 5FU.
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- Lee Cheng Phua
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Farid M, Lee MJF, Chew MH, Ong WS, Sairi ANH, Foo KF, Choo SP, Koo WH, Ong S, Koh PK, Quek R. Localized gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the rectum: An uncommon primary site with prominent disease and treatment-related morbidities. Mol Clin Oncol 2012; 1:190-194. [PMID: 24649146 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2012.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Well-established clinicopathological variables used in the risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) may not completely predict rectal GIST, an uncommon and poorly studied GIST subset. The aim of the present study was to determine the patterns of relapse and morbidities associated with recurrence in rectal GIST. A single-institution retrospective study between 2002 and 2011 was conducted, identifying 9 patients (8%) with localized rectal GIST, while comparing small intestinal (n=37) and gastric (n=63) GIST (median age, 60 years). Rectal GIST tumors were smaller compared to small intestinal/gastric GIST (P=0.044). The number of mitoses per 50 high-power field (HPF) did not differ by primary site. In general, 73% of patients were high-risk, as defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus criteria, however, only 25% received adjuvant imatinib. Fewer rectal GIST patients achieved negative surgical margins compared to small intestinal/gastric GIST (67 vs. 92%; P=0.054). Of the 9 patients with localized rectal GIST 6 had peri-operative tumor rupture, anastomotic breakdown or required anal sphincter-compromising surgery. At the time of the first relapse, 83% of the recurrences were local failures for rectal GIST, compared to 21% for small intestinal/gastric GIST (P=0.005). The median relapse-free survival was 51 months for the entire cohort, and 54, 36 and 56 months for rectal, small intestinal and gastric GIST, respectively (P=0.468). Rectal GIST was found to be associated with high rates of local relapse and significant morbidity, despite being significantly smaller compared to GIST of other sites. A multimodality peri-operative therapeutic approach may be required to improve outcomes.
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- Mohamad Farid
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 119228, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 169608
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- Department of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 169608
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 169610
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Thean LF, Li HH, Teo YY, Koh WP, Yuan JM, Teoh ML, Koh PK, Tang CL, Cheah PY. Association of Caucasian-identified variants with colorectal cancer risk in Singapore Chinese. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42407. [PMID: 22879968 PMCID: PMC3411754 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in Caucasians have identified fourteen index single nucleotide polymorphisms (iSNPs) that influence colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Methods We investigated the role of eleven iSNPs or surrogate SNPs (sSNPs), in high linkage disequilibrium (LD, r2≥0.8) and within 100 kb vicinity of iSNPs, in 2,000 age- and gender-matched Singapore Chinese (SCH) cases and controls. Results Only iSNP rs6983267 at 8q24.21 and sSNPs rs6695584, rs11986063, rs3087967, rs2059254, and rs7226855 at 1q41, 8q23.3, 11q23.1, 16q22.1 and 18q21.1 respectively showed evidence of association with CRC risk, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 1.13 to 1.40. sSNP rs827401 at 10p14 was associated with rectal cancer risk (OR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.63–0.88) but not disease prognosis (OR = 0.91, 95% CI 0.69–1.20). Interestingly, sSNP rs3087967 at 11q23.1 was associated with CRC risk in men (OR = 1.34, 95% CI 1.14–1.58) but not women (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.88–1.29), suggesting a gender-specific role. Half of the Caucasian-identified variants, including the recently fine-mapped BMP pathway loci, BMP4, GREM1, BMP2 and LAMA 5, did not show any evidence for association with CRC in SCH (OR ∼1; p-value >0.1). Comparing the results of this study with that of the Northern and Hong Kong Chinese, only variants at chromosomes 8q24.21, 10p14, 11q23.1 and 18q21.1 were replicated in at least two out of the three Chinese studies. Conclusions The contrasting results between Caucasians and Chinese could be due to different LD patterns and allelic frequencies or genetic heterogeneity. The results suggest that additional common variants contributing to CRC predisposition remained to be identified.
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- Lai Fun Thean
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Health Screening Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-National University of Singapore, Graduate Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Cheah PY, Wong YH, Loi C, Koh PK, Tang CL. Abstract 4011: Why does this APC exon 9 mutation causes severe and not attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2012-4011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an autosomal dominantly inherited form of colorectal cancer (CRC), is characterized by up to thousands of adenomatous polyps in the colon and rectum of an affected individual by the second or third decade of life. The risk of cancer is virtually 100% if the polyps are not removed in time. Germline mutation in the tumor suppressor, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene causes the majority (80%) of FAP. Point mutation in 5′end of exon 9 of APC usually results in an attenuated form of FAP (aFAP), characterized by later age of onset (forth or fifth decade of life) and much less (<100) polyps. The presence of a physiological in-frame isoform with exon 8 spliced to 3′end of exon 9 (exon 9a) dilutes any deleterious effect of the mutation. We report here an interesting case of a proband with an APC mutation in 5′end of exon 9 that presented with 6 synchronous advanced CRC at age 37. The novel insertion-deletion (indel) mutation at codon 409 removes an exonic splice enhancer site that causes skipping of the whole of exon 9 in the mature transcript, resulting in a premature stop codon at exon 10 and a truncated protein that removes all of the β-catenin (CTNNB1) binding motifs, thus activating the downstream T-cell transcription factor (Tcf) pathway. This surprising consequence of the indel would not have been identified if the mutation screening has not begun with the protein truncation test and the APC transcript. The finding indicates the necessity of examining any point mutation in the 5′end of exon 9 for exonic splice enhancer or repressor site to avoid clinical mismanagement and counseling based on just the mutation site.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2012 Mar 31-Apr 4; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2012;72(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 4011. doi:1538-7445.AM2012-4011
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Wang VW, Koh PK, Chow WL, Lim JFY. Predictive genetic testing of first degree relatives of mutation carriers is a cost-effective strategy in preventing hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer in Singapore. Fam Cancer 2012; 11:279-89. [DOI: 10.1007/s10689-012-9513-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Cheah PY, Thean LF, Koh WP, Teo YY, Yuan JM, Teoh ML, Li HH, Wong YH, Koh PK. Abstract 3764: Genome-wide association study identifies potential susceptibility loci associated with differential response to environmental insults in sporadic Chinese CRC patients. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2011-3764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To date, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified fourteen SNPs that influence risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) in Caucasians. None of these tagging SNPs is within coding region of a candidate gene. Only five of these SNPs were associated with CRC risk in Chinese population. We aimed to perform GWAS to identify new susceptibility loci associated with differential response to environmental insults in sporadic Chinese CRC patients. A total of 1,000 cases (aged 50 years or more) and 1,000 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were genotyped with Affymetrix SNP 6 array, a newer microarray platform which includes the ability to interrogate structural variants. Over 90% of the arrays have call rate of 99% or more. Thirty five arrays with call rate less than 97% and either null QC or negative QC (enzyme) values were replicated. Principal component analysis performed together with 270 HapMap and 92 Singapore Genome Variant Project (SGVP) samples indicate that there is no population substructure. Sixteen outliers were removed. SNPs with call rate less than 99% and minor allelic frequency less than 0.1, and control SNPs not in Hardy-Weinburg equilibrium were filtered. Subsequent quantile-quantile plot shows no evidence of allelic test statistic inflation. Twelve new chromosomal regions with SNPs having -log10 p-values greater than four and good clustering patterns were identified via Manhattan plot. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis was performed to ascertain the LD blocks around these SNPs. SNPs in three chromosomal regions within the vicinity of promising CRC candidate genes were prioritized and currently being validated in a replication panel consisting of another 2,000 cases and controls.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 3764. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-3764
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- 2National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- 2National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- 1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Mal M, Koh PK, Cheah PY, Chan ECY. Ultra-pressure liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry targeted profiling of arachidonic acid and eicosanoids in human colorectal cancer. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2011; 25:755-764. [PMID: 21337637 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Cumulative evidence shows that eicosanoids such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes and hydroxy eicosatetraenoic acids play an important role in associating inflammation with human colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study an ultra-pressure liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC/MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the targeted profiling of eight relevant eicosanoids and the major metabolic precursor, arachidonic acid (AA), in human colon. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) experiments were performed in negative electrospray ionization mode. The metabolites were separated using a C(18) column consisting of 1.7 µm ethylene-bridged hybrid particles (100 × 2.1 mm i.d.) and gradient elution (50 to 95% of solvent B) with a mobile phase comprising water (0.1% formic acid) [solvent A] and acetonitrile (0.1% formic acid) [solvent B] at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. The analysis time for each sample was 5.5 min. Our UPLC/MS/MS method demonstrated satisfactory validation results in terms of selectivity, sensitivity, matrix effect, linearity, extraction efficiency, intra- and inter-day precision, accuracy and autosampler stability. The method was applied for the clinical profiling of matched pairs of cancerous and normal colon mucosae obtained from eight colorectal cancer patients. Endogenous levels of AA and selected eicosanoids such as prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), prostacyclin (PGI(2)) [assayed as its stable hydrolytic product 6-keto-prostaglandin(1α) (6-k PGF(1α))] and 12-hydroxy-5Z,8Z,10E,14Z-eicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) were found to be significantly different (p <0.05; paired t-test) between cancerous and normal mucosae.
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- Mainak Mal
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Thean LF, Loi C, Ho KS, Koh PK, Eu KW, Cheah PY. Genome-wide scan identifies a copy number variable region at 3q26 that regulates PPM1L in APC mutation-negative familial colorectal cancer patients. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2010; 49:99-106. [PMID: 19847890 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited form of colorectal cancer (CRC) caused by mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. However, APC mutations are not detected in 10-50% of FAP patients. We searched for a new cancer gene by performing genome-wide genotyping on members of an APC mutation-negative FAP variant family and ethnicity-matched healthy controls. No common copy number change was found in all affected members using the unaffected members and healthy controls as baseline. A 111 kb copy number variable (CNV) region at 3q26.1 was shown to have copy number loss in all eight polyps compared to matched lymphocytes of two affected members. A common region of loss in all polyps, which are precursors to CRC, is likely to harbor disease-causing gene in accordance to Knudsen's "two-hit" hypothesis. There is, however, no gene within the deleted region. A 2-Mb scan of the genomic region encompassing the deleted region identified PPM1L, coding for a novel serine-threonine phosphatase in the TGF-beta and BMP signaling pathways. Real-time PCR analyses indicate that the 3'UTR of PPM1L transcript was down-regulated more than two-folds in all six polyps and tumors compared to matched mucosa of the affected member. This down-regulation was not observed in APC mutation-positive FAP patients. Our results suggest that the CNV region at 3q26 harbors an element that regulates the expression of an upstream candidate tumor suppressor, PPM1L, thus providing a novel mechanism for colorectal tumorigenesis in APC mutation-negative familial CRC patients.
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- L F Thean
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Hong Y, Downey T, Eu KW, Koh PK, Cheah PY. A 'metastasis-prone' signature for early-stage mismatch-repair proficient sporadic colorectal cancer patients and its implications for possible therapeutics. Clin Exp Metastasis 2010; 27:83-90. [PMID: 20143136 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-010-9305-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Metastasis is the major cause of cancer mortality. We aimed to find a metastasis-prone signature for early stage mismatch-repair proficient sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients for better prognosis and informed use of adjuvant chemotherapy. The genome-wide expression profiles of 82 age-, ethnicity- and tissue-matched patients and healthy controls were analyzed using the Affymetrix U133 Plus 2 array. Metastasis-negative patients have 5 years or more of follow-up. A 10 x 10 two-level nested cross-validation design was used with several families of classification models to identify the optimal predictor for metastasis. The best classification model yielded a 54 gene-set (74 probe sets) with an estimated prediction accuracy of 71%. The specificity, sensitivity, negative and positive predictive values of the signature are 0.88, 0.58, 0.84 and 0.65, respectively, indicating that the gene-set can improve prognosis for early stage sporadic CRC patients. These 54 genes, including node molecules YWHAB, MAP3K5, LMNA, APP, GNAQ, F3, NFATC2, and TGM2, integrate multiple bio-functions in various compartments into an intricate molecular network, suggesting that cell-wide perturbations are involved in metastasis transformation. Further, querying the ;Connectivity Map' with a subset (70%) of these genes shows that Gly-His-Lys and securinine could reverse the differential expressions of these genes significantly, suggesting that they have combinatorial therapeutic effect on the metastasis-prone patients. These two perturbagens promote wound-healing, extracellular matrix remodeling and macrophage activation thus highlighting the importance of these pathways in metastasis suppression for early-stage CRC.
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- Yi Hong
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 169608, Singapore
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Tan VKM, Koh PK, Loi CTT, Eu KW, Tang CL. Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Data from the Singapore Polyposis Registry and a Shifting Paradigm in Management. Ann Acad Med Singap 2010. [DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v39n1p17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Introduction: Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is an uncommon autosomal dominant hamartomatous polyposis syndrome. Morbidity arises from polyp-related complications and increased risks of malignancy. We report on PJS patients registered in the Singapore Polyposis Registry, identified principal causes of morbidity and appraised current management strategies. A follow-up protocol based on recent literature has been proposed. Materials and Methods: A search of a prospectively collected database in the Singapore Polyposis Registry was made. Only patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of PJS were included. The clinical records were retrieved for review. Information on affected family members was obtained from the Registry’s pedigree records. Results: Seven unrelated patients fulfilled the criteria of having PJS. Principal causes of morbidity include recurrent bouts of abdominal colic, episodes of intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding and the need for repeated laparotomies. Six out of 7 patients had initial presentation with acute intestinal obstruction requiring emergency laparotomy. Management was mostly problem-oriented and marked inter-surgeon variation with regard to cancer screening and genetic counselling was observed. Conclusion: Patients with PJS suffer gastrointestinal complications from polyposis and are at increased risks for developing cancers. A move towards surveillance and planned comprehensive care may reduce the morbidity of the condition. A protocol driven approach conducted in the setting of a Polyposis Registry is ideally suited to facilitate such care.
Key words: Harmatoma, Intussusception, Polyps, Small bowel
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Hilman S, Koh PK, Collins S, Allerton R. The use of treosulfan and gemcitabine in the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Oncol Lett 2010; 1:209-213. [PMID: 22966284 DOI: 10.3892/ol_00000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The combination of treosulfan and gemcitabine (TG) has been shown to have activity in ovarian cancer. These two agents are thought to be synergistic, with gemcitabine causing the persistence of treosulfan-induced DNA crosslinks. This study aimed to investigate the response rates, survival and toxicity in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer treated with TG. A retrospective case note review of the patients treated with TG was performed in one cancer centre between May 1st, 2000 and November 1st, 2005. Estimates of cumulative survival were obtained using the Kaplan-Meier method. Forty-nine patients were identified; median age at diagnosis was 55 years (range, 31-72) and the median follow-up was 45.1 months (range, 12.2-118.3). TG was used as second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-line chemotherapy in 15, 19, 13 and 2 patients, respectively. Fifteen patients (30.6%) had stable disease; 25 (51%), a partial response; 1 (2%), a complete response and 8 (16.3%) had progressive disease. Median survival following diagnosis was 45.1 months and the median relapse-free survival was 12 months. The median survival time from the start of TG was 13.7 months with a relapse-free survival of 6.3 months. The median number of cycles given was 7. The most common toxicity recorded was myelosuppression. There were no treatment-related deaths. TG chemotherapy produced favourable response rates in a heavily pre-treated group of patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer. This doublet warrants further investigation in a phase III trial setting.
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- S Hilman
- Deansley Oncology Centre, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 OQP
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Tan VK, Koh PK, Loi CT, Eu KW, Tang CL. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: data from the Singapore Polyposis Registry and a shifting paradigm in management. Ann Acad Med Singap 2010; 39:17-21. [PMID: 20126809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is an uncommon autosomal dominant hamartomatous polyposis syndrome. Morbidity arises from polyp-related complications and increased risks of malignancy. We report on PJS patients registered in the Singapore Polyposis Registry, identified principal causes of morbidity and appraised current management strategies. A followup protocol based on recent literature has been proposed. MATERIALS AND METHODS A search of a prospectively collected database in the Singapore Polyposis Registry was made. Only patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of PJS were included. The clinical records were retrieved for review. Information on affected family members was obtained from the Registry's pedigree records. RESULTS Seven unrelated patients fulfilled the criteria of having PJS. Principal causes of morbidity include recurrent bouts of abdominal colic, episodes of intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding and the need for repeated laparotomies. Six out of 7 patients had initial presentation with acute intestinal obstruction requiring emergency laparotomy. Management was mostly problem-oriented and marked inter-surgeon variation with regard to cancer screening and genetic counselling was observed. CONCLUSION Patients with PJS suffer gastrointestinal complications from polyposis and are at increased risks for developing cancers. A move towards surveillance and planned comprehensive care may reduce the morbidity of the condition. A protocol driven approach conducted in the setting of a Polyposis Registry is ideally suited to facilitate such care.
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- Veronique Km Tan
- Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Cheah PY, Wong YH, Loi C, Koh PK, Eu KW. Novel human pathological mutations. Gene symbol: APC. Disease: adenomatous polyposis coli. Hum Genet 2009; 125:352. [PMID: 19320041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Chan ECY, Koh PK, Mal M, Cheah PY, Eu KW, Backshall A, Cavill R, Nicholson JK, Keun HC. Metabolic profiling of human colorectal cancer using high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR-MAS NMR) spectroscopy and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS). J Proteome Res 2009; 8:352-61. [PMID: 19063642 DOI: 10.1021/pr8006232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 340] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Current clinical strategy for staging and prognostication of colorectal cancer (CRC) relies mainly upon the TNM or Duke system. This clinicopathological stage is a crude prognostic guide because it reflects in part the delay in diagnosis in the case of an advanced cancer and gives little insight into the biological characteristics of the tumor. We hypothesized that global metabolic profiling (metabonomics/metabolomics) of colon mucosae would define metabolic signatures that not only discriminate malignant from normal mucosae, but also could distinguish the anatomical and clinicopathological characteristics of CRC. We applied both high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR-MAS NMR) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to analyze metabolites in biopsied colorectal tumors and their matched normal mucosae obtained from 31 CRC patients. Orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) models generated from metabolic profiles obtained by both analytical approaches could robustly discriminate normal from malignant samples (Q(2) > 0.50, Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) AUC >0.95, using 7-fold cross validation). A total of 31 marker metabolites were identified using the two analytical platforms. The majority of these metabolites were associated with expected metabolic perturbations in CRC including elevated tissue hypoxia, glycolysis, nucleotide biosynthesis, lipid metabolism, inflammation and steroid metabolism. OPLS-DA models showed that the metabolite profiles obtained via HR-MAS NMR could further differentiate colon from rectal cancers (Q(2)> 0.60, ROC AUC = 1.00, using 7-fold cross validation). These data suggest that metabolic profiling of CRC mucosae could provide new phenotypic biomarkers for CRC management.
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- Eric Chun Yong Chan
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Mal M, Koh PK, Cheah PY, Chan ECY. Development and validation of a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the metabolic profiling of human colon tissue. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2009; 23:487-494. [PMID: 19140133 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method was developed and validated for the metabolic profiling of human colon tissue. Each colon tissue sample (20 mg) was ultra-sonicated with 1 mL of a mixture of chloroform/methanol/water in the ratio of 20:50:20 (v/v/v), followed by centrifugation, collection of supernatant, drying, removal of moisture using anhydrous toluene and finally derivatization using N-methyl-N-trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) with 1% trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS). A volume of 1 microL of the derivatized mixture was injected into the GC/MS system. A total of 53 endogenous metabolites were separated and identified in the GC/MS chromatogram, all of which were selected to evaluate the sample stability and precision of the method. Of the identified endogenous metabolites 19 belonging to diverse chemical classes and covering a wide range of the GC retention times (Rt) were selected to investigate the quantitative linearity of the method. The developed GC/MS method demonstrated good reproducibility with intra- and inter-day precision within relative standard deviation (RSD) of +/-15%. The metabolic profiles of the intact tissue were determined to be stable (100 +/- 15%) for up to 90 days at -80 degrees C. Satisfactory results were also obtained in the case of other stability-indicating studies such as freeze/thaw cycle stability, bench-top stability and autosampler stability. The developed method showed a good linear response for each of the 19 analytes tested (r(2) > 0.99). Our GC/MS metabolic profiling method was successfully applied to discriminate biopsied colorectal cancer (CRC) tissue from their matched normal tissue obtained from six CRC patients using orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis [two latent variables, R(2)Y = 0.977 and Q(2) (cumulative) = 0.877].
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- Mainak Mal
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543
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Liu Y, Zhao Y, Wu C, Ho KS, Koh PK, Chong SF, Eu KW. Modest promoter methylation of E-cadherin gene in sporadic colorectal cancers: A quantitative analysis. Cancer Biomark 2008; 4:111-20. [DOI: 10.3233/cbm-2008-4207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Yanqun Liu
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Koh PK, Horsman JM, Radstone CR, Hancock H, Goepel JR, Hancock BW. Localised extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract: Sheffield Lymphoma Group experience (1989-1998). Int J Oncol 2001; 18:743-8. [PMID: 11251169 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.18.4.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the gastrointestinal tract accounts for about one third of all extranodal NHL. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and histopathologic records of 71 patients with stage IE and IIE primary gastrointestinal NHL referred to the Sheffield Lymphoma Group (SLG) from 1989 to 1998. Cross-referencing with the Hospital Histopathology Department database revealed that only two-thirds of all cases were seen by the Group. The most common primary site was the stomach (45 patients, 63% of all cases), followed by the small intestine (16, 23%) and large intestine (9, 13%). The median age of patients was 62 years; the majority of patients presented with stage I (61%) and/or grade (65%) NHL. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas were the largest histologic subtype seen (57%), with 87% of these arising from the stomach; next most frequent was the diffuse large B-cell subtype (21% of all cases) most frequently arising from the intestine (60%). For treatment of gastric MALT lymphoma, a combined approach (surgery followed by chemotherapy, antihelicobacter therapy followed by chemotherapy) was favoured (22 cases). Five-year and 10-year overall survivals were 52% and 45% respectively. Knowledge of the Revised European American Lymphoma classification and the Helicobacter pylori/MALT association has influenced treatment approaches over the 10-year study period. For small intestinal lymphoma, surgery (with or without chemotherapy) gave 5- and 10-year survivals of 60%. Overall survival of patients with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma managed by the SLG is similar to that reported from other large series.
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- P K Koh
- YCR Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, Weston Park Hospital, Whitham Road, Sheffield S10 2SJ, UK
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Ho TF, Ngiam TE, Koh PK. Symptoms and peak expiratory flow rate: response to a slow release theophylline preparation. Singapore Med J 1983; 24:280-4. [PMID: 6669991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Murray FJ, Koh PK. AMOEBIC LIVER ABSCESS. Can Med Assoc J 1932; 26:312-317. [PMID: 20318646 PMCID: PMC402247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- F J Murray
- Canadian Mission Hospital, Ham Heung, Korea
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