Vol 9, No 3 (June 01, 2018) - Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Original Article

Immune profiling of microsatellite instability-high and polymerase ε (POLE)-mutated metastatic colorectal tumors identifies predictors of response to anti-PD-1 therapy

Chongkai Wang, Jun Gong, Travis Y. Tu, Peter P. Lee, Marwan Fakih

PDF Pages: 404-415 Full Text (6546) Open Access

Germline pharmacogenomics of DPYD*9A (c.85T>C) variant in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies treated with fluoropyrimidines

Moh’d Khushman, Girijesh Kumar Patel, Peter Joel Hosein, Javier Ariel Laurini, Daniel Cameron, David Roland Clarkson, Thomas Wayne Butler, Carole Wiseman Norden, Wilma Baliem, Vanessa Jones, Sanjyot Bhadkamkar, Cindy Nelson, Frances Lee, Ajay P. Singh, William R. Taylor

PDF Pages: 416-424 Full Text (4337) Open Access

Cost-utility analysis of 5-fluorouracil and capecitabine for adjuvant treatment in locally advanced rectal cancer

Kanyarat Katanyoo, Imjai Chitapanarux, Tharatorn Tungkasamit, Somvilai Chakrabandhu, Marisa Chongthanakorn, Rungarun Jiratrachu, Apiradee Kridakara, Kanokpis Townamchai, Pooriwat Muangwong, Chokaew Tovanabutra, Kittisak Chomprasert

PDF Pages: 425-434 Full Text (3724) Open Access

Preferential use of imaging modalities in staging newly diagnosed rectal cancer: a survey of US radiation oncologists

Jehan Belal Yahya, Matthew Joseph Farrell, Daniel O. Herzig, Catherine R. Degnin, Yiyi Chen, John Holland, Simon Brown, Jerry Jaboin, Charles R. Thomas Jr, Timur Mitin

PDF Pages: 435-440 Full Text (1721) Open Access

Does a fine line exist between regional and metastatic pelvic lymph nodes in rectal cancer—striking discordance between national guidelines and treatment recommendations by US radiation oncologists

Jehan Belal Yahya, Daniel O. Herzig, Matthew Joseph Farrell, Catherine R. Degnin, Yiyi Chen, John Holland, Simon Brown, Jerry Jaboin, Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis, Kim Lu, Charles R. Thomas Jr, Timur Mitin

PDF Pages: 441-447 Full Text (2637) Open Access

Single nucleotide polymorphism rs4648298 in miRNAs hsa-miR21 and hsa-miR590 binding site of COX gene is a strong colorectal cancer determinant

Meysam Mosallaei, Miganoosh Simonian, Fateme Ahangari, Maryam Miraghajani, Deniz Mortazavi, Ahmad Reza Salehi, Sharifeh Khosravi, Rasoul Salehi

PDF Pages: 448-457 Full Text (2934) Open Access

Demographic characteristics and the first program of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in north of Iran (2016)

Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Haleh Ghaem, Javad Shokri-Shirvani, Saber Ghaffari-fam, Sedigheh Alijanpour

PDF Pages: 458-465 Full Text (1747) Open Access

Utilization of intensity modulated radiation therapy for anal cancer in the United States

Waqar Haque, Vivek Verma, E. Brian Butler, Bin S. Teh

PDF Pages: 466-477 Full Text (2042) Open Access

The platelets-neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio: a new prognostic marker in metastatic colorectal cancer

Joey Mercier, Ioannis A. Voutsadakis

PDF Pages: 478-486 Full Text (4193) Open Access

Adjuvant radiation provides survival benefit for resected pancreatic adenocarcinomas of the tail

William H. Jin, Sarah E. Hoffe, Ravi Shridhar, Tobin Strom, Puja Venkat, Gregory M. Springett, Pamela J. Hodul, Jose M. Pimiento, Kenneth L. Meredith, Mokenge P. Malafa, Jessica M. Frakes

PDF Pages: 487-494 Full Text (2457) Open Access

Palliative care and end-of-life health care utilization in elderly patients with pancreatic cancer

Nizar Bhulani, Arjun Gupta, Ang Gao, Jenny Li, Chad Guenther, Chul Ahn, Elizabeth Paulk, Stephanie Houck, Muhammad S. Beg

PDF Pages: 495-502 Full Text (6721) Open Access

Disparities in major surgery for esophagogastric cancer among hospitals by case volume

Emmanuel Gabriel, Sumana Narayanan, Kristopher Attwood, Steven Hochwald, Moshim Kukar, Steven Nurkin

PDF Pages: 503-516 Full Text (2968) Open Access

Clinical impact of underutilization of adjuvant therapy in node positive gastric adenocarcinoma

Rebecca Zhu, Fangfang Liu, Gabriella Grisotti, Javier Perez-Irizarry, Ronald R. Salem, Charles H. Cha, Kimberly L. Johung, Daniel J. Boffa, Yawei Zhang, Sajid A. Khan

PDF Pages: 517-526 Full Text (2278) Open Access

Chemoradiotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for unresected intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: practice patterns and outcomes from the national cancer data base

Vivek Verma, Adams Kusi Appiah, Tim Lautenschlaeger, Sebastian Adeberg, Charles B. Simone II, Chi Lin

PDF Pages: 527-535 Full Text (2607) Open Access

Non-surgical management of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the United States, 2004–2015: an NCDB analysis

Andrew R. Kolarich, Jehan L. Shah, Thomas J. George Jr, Steven J. Hughes, Christiana M. Shaw, Brian S. Geller, Joseph R. Grajo

PDF Pages: 536-545 Full Text (2527) Open Access

Viral hepatitis associated hepatocellular carcinoma outcomes with yttrium-90 radioembolization

Jessica M. Frakes, Yazan A. Abuodeh, Arash O. Naghavi, Michelle I. Echevarria, Ravi Shridhar, Mark Friedman, Richard Kim, Ghassan El-Haddad, Bela Kis, Benjamin Biebel, Jennifer Sweeney, Junsung Choi, Daniel Anaya, Anna R. Giuliano, Sarah E. Hoffe

PDF Pages: 546-552 Full Text (2187) Open Access

Short Communication

Aggressive mutation in a familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome family: when phenotype guides clinical surveillance

Florencia Neffa, Lucia Garcia, Adriana Della Valle, Florencia Carusso, Carolina Vergara, Daniel Sanchez, Marta Sapone, Noelia Silveyra, Ana Laura Revello, Patricia Esperon

PDF Pages: 553-559 Full Text (2962) Open Access