Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Copy number load predicts outcome of metastatic colorectal cancer patients receiving bevacizumab combination therapy

  • Dominiek Smeets,
  • Ian S. Miller,
  • Darran P. O’Connor,
  • Sudipto Das,
  • Bruce Moran,
  • Bram Boeckx,
  • Timo Gaiser,
  • Johannes Betge,
  • Ana Barat,
  • Rut Klinger,
  • Nicole C. T. van Grieken,
  • Chiara Cremolini,
  • Hans Prenen,
  • Massimiliano Mazzone,
  • Jeroen Depreeuw,
  • Orna Bacon,
  • Bozena Fender,
  • Joseph Brady,
  • Bryan T. Hennessy,
  • Deborah A. McNamara,
  • Elaine Kay,
  • Henk M. Verheul,
  • Neerincx Maarten,
  • William M. Gallagher,
  • Verena Murphy,
  • Jochen H. M. Prehn,
  • Miriam Koopman,
  • Cornelis J. A. Punt,
  • Fotios Loupakis,
  • Matthias P. A. Ebert,
  • Bauke Ylstra,
  • Diether Lambrechts,
  • Annette T. Byrne

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06567-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Increased copy number alterations, indicative of chromosomal instability, is associated with poor cancer outcome. Here, metastatic colorectal cancer patients displaying intermediate-high CIN associate with improved outcome following chemotherapy and bevacizumab treatment, suggesting CIN as a predictive biomarker.