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Antoni Castells

Antoni Castells

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Medicine
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
37842
World Ranking
11156
National Ranking
156

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Antoni Castells is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has a substantial body of research primarily in medicine, with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans key subfields such as oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, surgery, cancer research, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics related to colorectal and gastric cancers. These include:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
  • Gastric cancer management and outcomes
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer studies
  • Colorectal cancer surgical treatments

Antoni Castells has contributed to numerous papers, including recent publications such as:

  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk (2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • In vivo partial cellular reprogramming enhances liver plasticity and regeneration (2022, Cell Reports)
  • CNApp, a tool for the quantification of copy number alterations and integrative analysis revealing clinical implications (2020, eLife)
  • Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct (2021, Gut)
  • Health-Related Quality of Life in People Across the Spectrum of CKD (2020, Kidney International Reports)

Frequent co-authors in Antoni Castells's research include Francesc Balaguer, Teresa Ocaña, María Pellisé, Míriam Cuatrecasas, and Leticia Moreira.

Their publications are commonly found in specialist venues such as Gastroenterology, Cancers, Gastroenterología y Hepatología, Endoscopy, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), reflecting the focus and dissemination of their research within these areas.

Best Publications

  • Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomised trial

    Antonio M Lacy;Juan C García-Valdecasas;Salvadora Delgado;Antoni Castells

  • Natural history of untreated nonsurgical hepatocellular carcinoma: Rationale for the design and evaluation of therapeutic trials

    Josep M. Llovet;Javier Bustamante;Antoni Castells;Ramon Vilana

  • Colonoscopy versus Fecal Immunochemical Testing in Colorectal-Cancer Screening

    Enrique Quintero;Antoni Castells;Luis Bujanda;Joaquín Cubiella

  • Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: Prognostic value of preoperative portal pressure

    J Bruix;A Castells;J Bosch;F Feu

  • Transarterial embolization versus symptomatic treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: Results of a randomized, controlled trial in a single institution

    Jordi Bruix;Josep M. Llovet;Antoni Castells;Xavier Montañá

  • The long-term results of a randomized clinical trial of laparoscopy-assisted versus open surgery for colon cancer.

    Antonio M. Lacy;Salvadora Delgado;Antoni Castells;Hubert A. Prins

  • Laparoscopically assisted vs open colectomy for colon cancer: a meta-analysis.

    H. Jacob Bonjer;H. Jacob Bonjer;Wim C. J. Hop;Heidi Nelson;Daniel J. Sargent

  • A genome-wide association study identifies colorectal cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 10p14 and 8q23.3

    Ian P.M. Tomlinson;Emily Webb;Luis Carvajal-Carmona;Peter Broderick

  • Accuracy of Revised Bethesda Guidelines, Microsatellite Instability, and Immunohistochemistry for the Identification of Patients With Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer

    Virgínia Piñol;Antoni Castells;Montserrat Andreu;Sergi Castellví-Bel

  • Identification of Lynch syndrome among patients with colorectal cancer

    Leticia Moreira;Francesc Balaguer;Noralane Lindor;Albert De La Chapelle

  • EMT-activating transcription factors in cancer: beyond EMT and tumor invasiveness.

    Ester Sánchez-Tilló;Yongqing Liu;Oriol de Barrios;Laura Siles

  • Preoperative staging and tumor resectability assessment of pancreatic cancer: prospective study comparing endoscopic ultrasonography, helical computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography.

    Antonio Soriano;Antoni Castells;Carmen Ayuso;Juan Ramón Ayuso

  • ZEB1 represses E-cadherin and induces an EMT by recruiting the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling protein BRG1.

    E Sánchez-Tilló;A Lázaro;R Torrent;M Cuatrecasas

  • Treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: a cohort study comparing surgical resection and percutaneous ethanol injection.

    Antoni Castells;Jordi Bruix;Concepció Bru;Josep Fuster

  • Liver transplantation for small hepatocellular carcinoma: The tumor-node-metastasis classification does not have prognostic power

    Josep M. Llovet;Jordi Bruix;Josep Fuster;Antoni Castells

  • β-catenin/TCF4 complex induces the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-activator ZEB1 to regulate tumor invasiveness

    Ester Sánchez-Tilló;Oriol de Barrios;Laura Siles;Miriam Cuatrecasas

  • Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Outcomes after 140 Patients

    Antonio M. Lacy;Marta M. Tasende;Salvadora Delgado;María Fernandez-Hevia

  • Postoperative Surveillance in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Who Have Undergone Curative Resection: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Francisco Rodríguez-Moranta;Joan Saló;Àngels Arcusa;Jaume Boadas

  • Transanal total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer: short-term outcomes in comparison with laparoscopic surgery.

    María Fernández-Hevia;Salvadora Delgado;Antoni Castells;Marta Tasende

  • The regional allocation of infrastructure investment: The role of equity, efficiency and political factors

    Antoni Castells;Albert Solé-Ollé

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergi Castellví-Bel
Sergi Castellví-Bel Clínic Barcelona
Luis Bujanda
Luis Bujanda University of the Basque Country
Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Juan José Lozano
Juan José Lozano Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas
Angel Lanas
Angel Lanas University of Zaragoza
Ajay Goel
Ajay Goel City Of Hope National Medical Center
Victor Moreno
Victor Moreno University of Barcelona
Ian Tomlinson
Ian Tomlinson University of Oxford
Pavel Vodicka
Pavel Vodicka Czech Academy of Sciences
Juan Rodés
Juan Rodés University of Barcelona

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