2024
Molecular characteristics of advanced colorectal cancer and multi-hit PIK3CA mutations
Yasin F, Sokol E, Vasan N, Pavlick D, Huang R, Pelletier M, Levy M, Pusztai L, Lacy J, Zhang J, Ross J, Cecchini M. Molecular characteristics of advanced colorectal cancer and multi-hit PIK3CA mutations. The Oncologist 2024, oyae259. PMID: 39401325, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced colorectal cancerPIK3CA mutationsColorectal cancerPI3K inhibitionPI3K inhibitorsBurden of colorectal cancerActivating mutationsResponse to PI3K inhibitionSensitive to PI3K inhibition.Foundation Medicine databaseMetastatic colorectal cancerClinically relevant mutationsMicrosatellite instability-highPI3K signalingTumor DNAPIK3CA variantsClinical carePIK3CA oncogeneClinical variablesE545KGenomic profilingPIK3CAE542KMedicine DatabasePatients
2020
Substantial gap in primary care: older adults with HIV presenting late to care
Yasin F, Rizk C, Taylor B, Barakat LA. Substantial gap in primary care: older adults with HIV presenting late to care. BMC Geriatrics 2020, 20: 438. PMID: 33129258, PMCID: PMC7603686, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01842-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCombination antiretroviral therapyViral suppressionCART initiationHIV clinicOlder patientsRetrospective medical record reviewHIV viral suppressionMedical record reviewPatient demographic dataSerious public health concernPublic health concernAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countHIV testingRecord reviewImmunodeficiency virusPrimary careOlder adult groupTreatment strategiesNew diagnosisAdvanced stagePatientsDemographic dataAdult group