| Literature DB >> 33470843 |
John C Flickinger1, Jeffrey A Rappaport1, Joshua R Barton1, Trevor R Baybutt1, Amanda M Pattison1, Adam E Snook1, Scott A Waldman1.
Abstract
Gastrointestinal cancers encompass a diverse class of tumors arising in the GI tract, including esophagus, stomach, pancreas and colorectum. Collectively, gastrointestinal cancers compose a high fraction of all cancer deaths, highlighting an unmet need for novel and effective therapies. In this context, the transmembrane receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GUCY2C) has emerged as an attractive target for the prevention, detection and treatment of many gastrointestinal tumors. GUCY2C is an intestinally-restricted protein implicated in tumorigenesis that is universally expressed by primary and metastatic colorectal tumors as well as ectopically expressed by esophageal, gastric and pancreatic cancers. This review summarizes the current state of GUCY2C-targeted modalities in the management of gastrointestinal malignancies, with special focus on colorectal cancer, the most incident gastrointestinal malignancy.Entities:
Keywords: GUCY2C; biomarker; colorectal cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; immunotherapy
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33470843 PMCID: PMC8293028 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2020-0359
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomark Med ISSN: 1752-0363 Impact factor: 2.851