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ArticleOncotarget2016

Tumors with unmethylated MLH1 and the CpG island methylator phenotype are associated with a poor prognosis in stage II colorectal cancer patients.

Tao Fu, Yanliang Liu, Kai Li, Weiwei Wan, Emmanouil P Pappou, Christine A Iacobuzio-Donahue, Zachary Kerner, Stephen B Baylin, Christopher L Wolfgang, Nita Ahuja

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  7. Clinical and prognosis value of the CIMP status combined with MLH1 or p16Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2017
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Tao FuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Disease, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Yanliang LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Disease, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Kai LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Disease, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Weiwei WanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery II, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province for Digestive System Disease, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Emmanouil P PappouDepartment of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Christine A Iacobuzio-DonahueDepartment of Pathology and David Rubenstein Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Zachary KernerDepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Stephen B BaylinDepartment of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Christopher L WolfgangDepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Nita AhujaDepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Funding

TGF-beta Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer ProgressionR01CA140599 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI IACOBUZIO-DONAHUE, CHRISTINE A · 2009 to 2013
$1.7M
Epigenetic markers involved in colorectal cancer recurrence and metastasesK23CA127141 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI AHUJA, NITA · 2008 to 2012
$705k
NCI NIH HHS K23 CA127141NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140599
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously developed a novel tumor subtype classification model for duodenal adenocarcinomas based on a combination of the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) and MLH1 methylation status. Here, we tested the prognostic value of this model in stage II colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Tumors were assigned to CIMP+/MLH1-unmethylated (MLH1-U), CIMP+/MLH1-methylated (MLH1-M), CIMP-/MLH1-U, or CIMP-/MLH1-M groups. Age, tumor location, lymphovascular invasion, and mucin production differed among the four patient subgroups, and CIMP+/MLH1-U tumors were more likely to have lymphovascular invasion and mucin production. Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed differences in both disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) among the four groups. In a multivariate analysis, CIMP/MLH1 methylation status was predictive of both DFS and OS, and DFS and OS were shortest in CIMP+/MLH1-U stage II CRC patients. These results suggest that tumor subtype classification based on the combination of CIMP and MLH1 methylation status is informative in stage II CRC patients, and that CIMP+/MLH1-U tumors exhibit aggressive features and are associated with poor clinical outcomes.

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CpG IslandsDNA MethylationAdultAgedColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutL Protein Homolog 1Neoplasm StagingPhenotypePrognosisMLH1 protein, humanMutL Protein Homolog 1colorectal cancerCpG island methylator phenotypemethylationMLH1prognosis

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PMCPMC5349928

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