Robert Gryfe, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Evaluating colonoscopy screening intervals in patients with Lynch syndrome from a large Canadian registry.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2023
Proctocolectomy for colorectal cancer—is the ileal pouch anal anastomosis a safe alternative to permanent ileostomy?
International Journal of Colorectal Disease · 2014
Family history of colorectal cancer is not associated with colorectal cancer survival regardless of microsatellite instability status.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2014

All 7 publications

Latest funding

The impact of the gut microbiome and environment on the development of colorectal cancer
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
The impact of the gut microbiome and environment on the development of colorectal cancer
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Evaluating colonoscopy screening intervals in patients with Lynch syndrome from a large Canadian registry.

Aronson M, Gryfe R, Choi YH, Semotiuk K, Holter S, Ward T, Gallinger S, Cohen Z, Briollais L

Journal of the National Cancer Institute202321 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad058 PMID: 36964717

02

Proctocolectomy for colorectal cancer—is the ileal pouch anal anastomosis a safe alternative to permanent ileostomy?

Ryan Snelgrove, Carl James Brown, Brenda I. O’Connor, Harden Huang, J. Charles Victor, Robert Gryfe, Helen MacRae, Zane Cohen, Robin S. McLeod

International Journal of Colorectal Disease20149 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00384-014-2027-3 PMID: 25319934

03

Family history of colorectal cancer is not associated with colorectal cancer survival regardless of microsatellite instability status.

Phipps AI, Ahnen DJ, Campbell PT, Win AK, Jenkins MA, Lindor NM, Gryfe R, Potter JD, Newcomb PA

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2014

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0533 PMID: 24891550

04

Juvenile polyposis, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and early onset colorectal cancer in patients with SMAD4 mutation.

Schwenter F, Faughnan ME, Gradinger AB, Berk T, Gryfe R, Pollett A, Cohen Z, Gallinger S, Durno C

Journal of gastroenterology201258 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00535-012-0545-8 PMID: 22331366

05

Overview of colorectal cancer genetics.

Gryfe R

Surgical oncology clinics of North America2009First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2009.08.004 PMID: 19793566

06

Transcriptional cooperation between the transforming growth factor-beta and Wnt pathways in mammary and intestinal tumorigenesis.

Labbé E, Lock L, Letamendia A, Gorska AE, Gryfe R, Gallinger S, Moses HL, Attisano L

Cancer research2007170 citations

DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-2559 PMID: 17210685

07

Clinical implications of our advancing knowledge of colorectal cancer genetics: inherited syndromes, prognosis, prevention, screening and therapeutics.

Gryfe R

The Surgical clinics of North America2006First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2006.05.007 PMID: 16905411

The impact of the gut microbiome and environment on the development of colorectal cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Martin, Alberto; O'Brien, Catherine A

Keywords: Carbohydrates; Colon Cancer; Gut Microbiota; Lynch Syndrome; Mismatch Repair; Mlh1; Msh2; Prebiotics; Probiotics

The impact of the gut microbiome and environment on the development of colorectal cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Martin, Alberto; O'Brien, Catherine A

Keywords: Adenomatous Polyposis Coli; Colitis; Colon Cancer; Gut Microbiota; Mismatch Repair; Nod1 And Nod2; Prebiotics; Probiotics

$2,000,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Surgery
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Biostatistics Division
Department of Biochemistry
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2007

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