Molecular Variances Between Rectal and Left-Sided Colon Cancers (Presentation)

Authors:

Mohamed E. Salem, Heinz-Josef Lenz, Joanne Xiu, Wafik S. El-Deiry, Zoran Gatalica, Jimmy J. Hwang, Philip A. Philip, Anthony F. Shields, and John L. Marshall

Background

  • Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease with different genetic alterations and clinical behavior
  • CRC was recently classified into four consensus molecular subtypes (CMSs) with distinguishing features
  • CMS 1-4 tumors have different carcinogenic pathways and genomic patterns

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