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Immune Cells in Colorectal Cancer: Prognostic Relevance and Role of MSIVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
Cancer Microenviron 4:377-92. 2011..This review will mainly focus on the role of the adaptive immune system in CRC and particularly in regard to microsatellite instability...
KRAS mutation detection and prognostic potential in sporadic colorectal cancer using high-resolution melting analysisV Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijk 2610, Belgium
Br J Cancer 103:1627-36. 2010..Direct sequencing was used to confirm and characterise HRMA results...
A review of the most promising biomarkers in colorectal cancer: one step closer to targeted therapyVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Oncologist 15:699-731. 2010....
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes: an intriguing player in the survival of colorectal cancer patientsVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp UA UZA, Wilrijk, Belgium
BMC Immunol 11:19. 2010..Prognostic relevance was assessed by survival analysis...
Detection of HPV and the role of p16INK4A overexpression as a surrogate marker for the presence of functional HPV oncoprotein E7 in colorectal cancerVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp UA UZA, Wilrijk, Belgium
BMC Cancer 10:117. 2010..These findings were correlated with clinical and pathological prognostic factors of CRC...
Microsatellite instability in sporadic colon carcinomas has no independent prognostic value in a Belgian study populationVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, University of Antwerp UA and Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital UZA, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Eur J Cancer 44:2288-95. 2008..In conclusion, our findings show an association of MSI in sporadic colon tumours and certain clinical features; however, they do not suggest a survival benefit for MSI tumours...
Detection of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer using an alternative multiplex assay of quasi-monomorphic mononucleotide markersVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp UA UZA, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
J Mol Diagn 10:154-9. 2008..The resulting mononucleotide fluorescent multiplex MSI assay has high accuracy, reliability, and throughput, thus reducing the time and cost involved in MSI testing...
Comparison of three commonly used PCR-based techniques to analyze MSI status in sporadic colorectal cancerVanessa Deschoolmeester
Laboratory of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp UA UZA, Wilrijk, Belgium
J Clin Lab Anal 20:52-61. 2006..We recommend the use of FCE to analyze MSI status. This technique is sensitive, reproducible, user-friendly and leads to easy interpretation and high-throughput...
Human papillomavirus in a rural community in Zimbabwe: the impact of HIV co-infection on HPV genotype distributionMarc F D Baay
Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
J Med Virol 73:481-5. 2004..The results suggest that HIV co-infection may have an impact on HPV genotype distribution...
Microsatellite instability and HPV genotype in Polish women with cervical cancerM F D Baay
Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp UA UZA, Antwerp, Belgium
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 30:162-6. 2009..The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of microsatellite instability in cervical cancer and to see whether there is a relation between MSI, HPV and clinicopathological characteristics in the study population...
