@article{afe37d60afd54d028386262d604c9a1a,
title = "Molecular characterization of colorectal cancer related peritoneal metastatic disease",
abstract = "A significant proportion of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients develop peritoneal metastases (PM) in the course of their disease. PMs are associated with a poor quality of life, significant morbidity and dismal disease outcome. To improve care for this patient group, a better understanding of the molecular characteristics of CRC-PM is required. Here we present a comprehensive molecular characterization of a cohort of 52 patients. This reveals that CRC-PM represent a distinct CRC molecular subtype, CMS4, but can be further divided in three separate categories, each presenting with unique features. We uncover that the CMS4-associated structural protein Moesin plays a key role in peritoneal dissemination. Finally, we define specific evolutionary features of CRC-PM which indicate that polyclonal metastatic seeding underlies these lesions. Together our results suggest that CRC-PM should be perceived as a distinct disease entity.",
author = "Lenos, \{Kristiaan J.\} and Sander Bach and \{Ferreira Moreno\}, Leandro and \{ten Hoorn\}, Sanne and Sluiter, \{Nina R.\} and Sanne Bootsma and \{Vieira Braga\}, \{Felipe A.\} and Nijman, \{Lisanne E.\} and \{van den Bosch\}, Tom and Miedema, \{Daniel M.\} and \{van Dijk\}, Erik and Bauke Ylstra and Ruth Kulicke and Davis, \{Fred P.\} and Nicolas Stransky and Smolen, \{Gromoslaw A.\} and \{Coebergh van den Braak\}, \{Robert R.J.\} and IJzermans, \{Jan N.M.\} and Martens, \{John W.M.\} and Sally Hallam and Beggs, \{Andrew D.\} and Kops, \{Geert J.P.L.\} and Nico Lansu and Bastiaenen, \{Vivian P.\} and Klaver, \{Charlotte E.L.\} and Lecca, \{Maria C.\} and \{El Makrini\}, Khalid and Elbers, \{Clara C.\} and Dings, \{Mark P.G.\} and \{van Noesel\}, \{Carel J.M.\} and Onno Kranenburg and Medema, \{Jan Paul\} and Jan Koster and Lianne Koens and Punt, \{Cornelis J.A.\} and Tanis, \{Pieter J.\} and \{de Hingh\}, \{Ignace H.\} and Bijlsma, \{Maarten F.\} and Tuynman, \{Jurriaan B.\} and Louis Vermeulen",
note = "Funding Information: This work is supported by Oncode Institute, The New York Stem Cell Foundation, grants from KWF (10529 to L.V. and 13435 to M.F.B.), the European Research Council (ERC-StG 638193) and ZonMw (Vidi 016.156.308) to L.V. L.V. is a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
month = aug,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1038/s41467-022-32198-z",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
journal = "Nature Communications",
issn = "2041-1723",
publisher = "Nature Research",
number = "1",
}