Vol 10, No 6 (December 17, 2019): Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (Current Status of Colorectal Cancer Surgery)

Original Article

Is metastasectomy a worthy option?—the role of surgery in metastatic colon cancer to liver and lungs
Riccardo Lemini, Kristopher Attwood, Tariq Almerey, Jinny Gunn, Tamanie E. Yeager, Alexandra W. Elias, Kristin Partain, Matthew S. Jorgensen, Wenyan Ji, Emmanuel M. Gabriel, Dorin T. Colibaseanu
PDF Pages: 1032-1048 Full Text (2683) Open Access Get Permission
Preoperative elevated plasma fibrinogen level predicts tumor recurrence and poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Tianxing Dai, Lingrong Peng, Guozhen Lin, Yang Li, Jia Yao, Yinan Deng, Hua Li, Genshu Wang, Wei Liu, Yang Yang, Guihua Chen, Guoying Wang
PDF Pages: 1049-1063 Full Text (1903) Open Access Get Permission
Is hepatic resection better than transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis?
Catrine Ibrahim, Natalia Parra, Francisco Igor Macedo, Danny Yakoub
PDF Pages: 1064-1072 Full Text (1849) Open Access Get Permission
The clinical significance of simple endoscopic scoring of patients with rectal cancer after concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Ji Hun Choi, Jae Hyun Kim, Do Hyeong Lee, Sanghwan Byun, Kyoungwon Jung, Sung Eun Kim, Won Moon, Moo In Park, Seun Ja Park
PDF Pages: 1073-1079 Full Text (1558) Open Access Get Permission
Incidence and risk factors for post-operative mortality, hospitalization, and readmission rates following pancreatic cancer resection
Rodney E. Wegner, Vivek Verma, Shaakir Hasan, Suzanne Schiffman, Shyam Thakkar, Zachary D. Horne, Abhijit Kulkarni, H. Kenneth Williams, Dulabh Monga, Gene Finley, Alexander V. Kirichenko
PDF Pages: 1080-1093 Full Text (2436) Open Access Get Permission
Telomerase activity in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic mass
Radmila V. Karpova, Vladimir V. Levkin, Tatyana Y. Degtyarevskaya, Ksenia S. Russkova, Alexey A. Yushkevich, Arthur A. Tevosyan
PDF Pages: 1094-1098 Full Text (1272) Open Access Get Permission
Patterns and genomic correlates of PD-L1 expression in patients with biliary tract cancers
Kabir Mody, Jason Starr, Michelle Saul, Kelsey Poorman, Benjamin A. Weinberg, Mohamed E. Salem, Ari VanderWalde, Anthony F. Shields
PDF Pages: 1099-1109 Full Text (3767) Open Access Get Permission
Survival outcomes of patients with pathological stage I gastric cancer using the competing risks survival method
Victor Hugo Fonseca de Jesus, Wilson Luiz da Costa Junior, Tiago Cordeiro Felismino, Vinicius Fernando Calsavara, Alessandro Landskron Diniz, Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro, André Luis de Godoy, Igor Correia de Farias, Felipe José Fernandez Coimbra
PDF Pages: 1110-1119 Full Text (3361) Open Access Get Permission
Interleukin-8 associated with chemosensitivity and poor chemotherapeutic response to gastric cancer
Sirikan Limpakan (Yamada), Pattama Wongsirisin, Supachai Yodkeeree, Bandhuphat Chakrabandhu, Wilaiwan Chongruksut, Pornngarm Limtrakul (Dejkriengkraikul)
PDF Pages: 1120-1132 Full Text (1889) Open Access Get Permission

Short Communication

DNA damage repair deficiency as a predictive biomarker for FOLFIRINOX efficacy in metastatic pancreatic cancer
Sofia Palacio, Hannah S. McMurry, Robert Ali, Talia Donenberg, Rachel Silva-Smith, Gina Wideroff, Daniel A. Sussman, Caio M. S. Rocha Lima, Peter J. Hosein
PDF Pages: 1133-1139 Full Text (2666) Open Access Get Permission

Case Report

A case of class 3 MEK1 mutated metastatic colorectal cancer with a non-durable tumor marker response to MEK and ERK inhibitors
Chongkai Wang, Jaideep Sandhu, Marwan Fakih
PDF Pages: 1140-1143 Full Text (2080) Open Access Get Permission
Malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor, presenting as a second malignancy after gastric adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review
Meng-Na Zhan, Juan Yu, Rong-Kui Luo, Ying-Yong Hou
PDF Pages: 1144-1150 Full Text (2762) Open Access Get Permission
A case report of paraneoplastic syndrome in β-hCG-secreting duodenal adenocarcinoma
Sandra Kang, Ayesha J. Zaidi, Mohammad Shokouh-Amiri, Elizabeth Wiley, Neeta K. Venepalli
PDF Pages: 1151-1156 Full Text (4785) Open Access Get Permission
Palliative radiotherapy for hepatobiliary obstruction caused by colorectal metastases
Jennifer S. Chiang, Nathan Y. Yu, Natalie M. Ertz-Archambault, Nina J. Karlin, Staci N. Shoudis, Terence T. Sio
PDF Pages: 1157-1161 Full Text (2272) Open Access Get Permission

Editorial (Current Status of Colorectal Cancer Surgery)1

Preface to the current status of colorectal cancer surgery
Ker-Kan Tan
PDF Pages: 1162-1163 Full Text (1147) Open Access Get Permission

Review Article (Current Status of Colorectal Cancer Surgery)1

Genomics and metagenomics of colorectal cancer
Charmaine Ng, Haojun Li, William K. K. Wu, Sunny H. Wong, Jun Yu
PDF Pages: 1164-1170 Full Text (5342) Open Access Get Permission
Endoscopic stenting in colorectal cancer
Tian-Zhi Lim, Ker-Kan Tan
PDF Pages: 1171-1182 Full Text (3465) Open Access Get Permission
Making sense of adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer
Gloria H. J. Chan, Cheng E. Chee
PDF Pages: 1183-1192 Full Text (21263) Open Access Get Permission
Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: hype or new hope?
Chien-Chih Chen, Yi-Ling Lai, Andy Yi-Ming Cheng, Chun-Ho Chu, I-Ping Huang, Shung-Haur Yang
PDF Pages: 1193-1199 Full Text (1828) Open Access Get Permission
Diagnostic and management strategies for lateral pelvic lymph nodes in low rectal cancer—a review of the evidence
Dedrick Kok Hong Chan, Ker-Kan Tan, Takashi Akiyoshi
PDF Pages: 1200-1206 Full Text (3063) Open Access Get Permission
Pelvic exenteration for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer—how much more?
Yee Chen Lau, Kilian G. M. Brown, Peter Lee
PDF Pages: 1207-1214 Full Text (6944) Open Access Get Permission
Complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer: is it worth it?
Frederick H. Koh, Ker-Kan Tan
PDF Pages: 1215-1221 Full Text (3581) Open Access Get Permission
Robotic surgery in colorectal cancer: the way forward or a passing fad
James Chi-Yong Ngu, Seon-Hahn Kim
PDF Pages: 1222-1228 Full Text (3361) Open Access Get Permission
Management of anastomotic leakage after rectal surgery: a review article
Yuan-Yao Tsai, William Tzu-Liang Chen
PDF Pages: 1229-1237 Full Text (20353) Open Access Get Permission
Radiation therapy for rectal cancer
Michelle Tseng, Yu Yang Soon, Balamurugan Vellayappan, Francis Ho, Jeremy Tey
PDF Pages: 1238-1250 Full Text (9363) Open Access Get Permission
Status of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer
Seung Yoon Yang, Jae Hyun Kang, Ho Seung Kim, Yoon Dae Han, Byung Soh Min, Kang Young Lee
PDF Pages: 1251-1265 Full Text (2853) Open Access Get Permission
Managing elderly with colorectal cancer
Rhan Chaen Chong, Marc Weijie Ong, Kok Yang Tan
PDF Pages: 1266-1273 Full Text (3238) Open Access Get Permission
Hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer
Alfred Wei Chieh Kow
PDF Pages: 1274-1298 Full Text (14933) Open Access Get Permission

Disclosure:

1. The series “Current Status of Colorectal Cancer Surgery” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology without any sponsorship or funding. Ker-Kan Tan served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.