Antoni Castells
Research group
- Gastrointestinal and pancreatic oncology Group leader (R4)
About me
Antoni Castells, MD, PhD, is Medical Director of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and Full Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Barcelona, School of Medicine. His research activity is focused on colorectal cancer prevention and, currently, he is Director of the Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology Research Group at the IDIBAPS, the leading biomedical research center in Spain.
Featured publications
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Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries
Authors:Reference: Nature Genetics 2023. -
The present and future of gastroenterology and hepatology: an international SWOT analysis (the GASTROSWOT project)
Authors:Reference: Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2022. -
Colon capsule endoscopy versus CT colonography in FIT-positive colorectal cancer screening subjects: a prospective randomised trial-the VICOCA study
Authors:Reference: Bmc Medicine 2020. -
Eflornithine plus Sulindac for Prevention of Progression in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Authors:Reference: New England Journal Of Medicine 2020. -
White-light Endoscopy is Adequate for Lynch Syndrome Surveillance in a Randomized and Non-inferiority Study
Authors:Reference: Gastroenterology 2020. -
Identification and validation of microRNA profiles in fecal samples for detection of colorectal cancer
Authors:Reference: Gastroenterology 2020. -
Risk Stratification for Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia According to Fecal Hemoglobin Concentration in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
Authors:Reference: Gastroenterology 2014. -
Risk of advanced proximal neoplasms according to distal colorectal findings: based strategies
Authors:Reference: Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013. -
Identification of Lynch Syndrome Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Authors:Reference: Jama-Journal Of The American Medical Association 2012. -
Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening
Authors:Reference: New England Journal Of Medicine 2012.
Featured Projects
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Identificación de nuevos biomarcadores para la prevención del cáncer colorrectal
Principal investigator: Antoni Castells GarangouFunder: Asociación Española Contra el CáncerCode: AECC_GrupoEstable13Duration: 01/10/2013 - 30/09/2019 -
Randomized controlled trial of colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal cancer screening. The COLONPREV study
Principal investigator: Antoni Castells GarangouFunder: Asociación Española Contra el CáncerCode: AECC_EstClinicos21Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/09/2026 -
Detección de mirna en heces como nueva estrategia de cribado del cáncer colorrectal: identificación y validación en población de riesgo medio
Principal investigator: Antoni Castells GarangouFunder: Ministerio de Economía y CompetitividadCode: MINECO_PE14Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2019 -
Caracterización genómica del síndrome de Lynch mediante secuenciación de nueva generación: correlación con el perfil transcriptómico y epigenómico
Principal investigator: Antoni Castells GarangouFunder: Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO)Code: MICINN_PN10Duration: 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2014 -
Hipermetilación de la región promotora de los genes MLH1, MGMT, CDKN2A, RASSF1A, CDX1 y SFRP1 en mucosa colorrectal no tumoral como factor favorecedor del desarrollo del cáncer colorrectal
Principal investigator: Antoni Castells GarangouFunder: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y DeporteCode: MEC_PN07Duration: 02/07/2007 - 31/12/2010