SynthesisJournal of the National Cancer Institute2022
Clinical Value of Consensus Molecular Subtypes in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.
- Loss of SATB2 in colorectal cancer is associated with inferior survival and adverse clinicopathologic features: a meta-analysis.American journal of clinical pathology · 2026Pooled it
- The Utility of Lipidomic Analysis in Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis-A Systematic Review of Recent Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- The histological and molecular characteristics of early-onset colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of Systemic Treatments of Small Intestinal Adenocarcinomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Molecular profiling of BRAF-V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer in the phase 3 BEACON CRC trial.Nature medicine · 2024Trial
- Prognostic risk modeling based on integrated multi-omics analysis identifies CRY2 as a key regulator in tumor immunity and patient survival in colorectal cancer.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Microenvironment-Driven Reprogramming in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis: Metabolic, Phenotypic, and Immune Adaptation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Pathophysiology of colitis-associated colorectal cancer.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Review
- Consensus Molecular Subtypes Inform HIPEC Agent Selection in Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal Metastases.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
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- Immunotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer: therapeutic strategies and biomarker-guided approaches.Cancer cell international · 2026Review
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- The Heterogeneity of Mucinous Colorectal Adenocarcinoma-Histologic and Molecular Phenotypes Drive Prognostic Outcomes.Cancers · 2026Article
- Toward multimodal integration of colorectal cancer and chronic kidney disease: transcriptomic modeling as a framework for the SIRIO study "Spatial radiomics and transcriptomics to the discovery of the cross-link between colon cancer and chronic kidney disease".Radiology and oncology · 2026Article
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- Viral mimicry redirects immunosuppressed colorectal tumour landscapes towards a proinflammatory and CMS1-like regenerative state.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Multi Omics Integration in Colorectal Cancer: From Molecular Insights to Precision Oncology.Cancers · 2026Review
- Therapeutic Strategies Targeting the Tumor-Stromal Microenvironment in Colorectal Cancer: A Narrative Review.Targeted oncology · 2026Review
- Integrative In Silico and FFPE Tissue Analyses Elucidate Upregulated Genes in Colorectal Cancer Enriched for Tie2-Expressing Macrophages/Monocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe consensus molecular subtypes (CMSs) of colorectal cancer (CRC) capture tumor heterogeneity at the gene-expression level. Currently, a restricted number of molecular features are used to guide treatment for CRC. We summarize the evidence on the clinical value of the CMSs.
methodsWe systematically identified studies in Medline and Embase that evaluated the prognostic and predictive value of CMSs in CRC patients. A random-effect meta-analysis was performed on prognostic data. Predictive data were summarized.
resultsIn local disease, CMS4 tumors were associated with worse overall survival (OS) compared with CMS1 (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.28, 95% confidence interval = 1.27 to 8.47) and CMS2 cancers (HR = 2.60, 95% confidence interval = 1.93 to 3.50). In metastatic disease, CMS1 consistently had worse survival than CMS2-4 (OS HR range = 0.33-0.55; progression-free survival HR range = 0.53-0.89). Adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II and III CRC was most beneficial for OS in CMS2 and CMS3 (HR range = 0.16-0.45) and not effective in CMS4 tumors. In metastatic CMS4 cancers, an irinotecan-based regimen improved outcome compared with oxaliplatin (HR range = 0.31-0.72). The addition of bevacizumab seemed beneficial in CMS1, and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapy improved outcome for KRAS wild-type CMS2 patients.
conclusionsThe CMS classification holds clear potential for clinical use in predicting both prognosis and response to systemic therapy, which seems to be independent of the classifier used. Prospective studies are warranted to support implementation of the CMS taxonomy in clinical practice.
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