2025
Comprehensive Molecular Profiling of Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas
Antony V, Sun T, Dolezal D, Cai G. Comprehensive Molecular Profiling of Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas. Cancers 2025, 17: 335. DOI: 10.3390/cancers17030335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPrimary pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMolecular profilingGene mutationsGene copy number alterationsAdvanced-stage pancreatic cancerInsufficient tumor cellsOncomine Comprehensive AssayRate of TP53Copy number alterationsMetastatic diseasePDAC casesPIK3CA mutationsPancreatic cancerPoor prognosisTreatment optionsDuctal adenocarcinomaTumor cellsTumor progressionMolecular alterationsStudy cohortMolecular testingComprehensive assayTherapeutic target
2022
Comprehensive molecular profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in FNA, biopsy, and resection specimens
Razzano D, Bouza SJ, Hernandez PV, Wang M, Robert ME, Walther Z, Cai G. Comprehensive molecular profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in FNA, biopsy, and resection specimens. Cancer Cytopathology 2022, 130: 726-734. PMID: 35511415, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationFine-needle biopsyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOncomine Comprehensive AssayResection specimensMolecular alterationsMolecular testingFNB samplesDuctal adenocarcinomaTherapeutic implicationsSuccess rateComprehensive molecular analysisComprehensive molecular testingComprehensive molecular profilingPotential therapeutic implicationsSimilar success ratesResection casesKRAS mutationsFNB specimensFNA materialFNA specimensAmplification analysisMolecular profilingFusion assessmentGene mutations
2019
- Lung lesionsNon-small cell carcinomaNon-hematopoietic tumorsMediastinal lymph nodesFine-needle aspirationLymph nodesCell carcinomaHematopoietic lesionsNeedle aspirationCytomorphologic featuresDiagnostic pitfallsMolecular testingLesionsAppropriate specimen triageSpecimen triageSite evaluationBiopsyCarcinomaLungTumorsTriage
Molecular Testing on Pleural Fluid Samples
Oh S, Ronaghi R, Cai G. Molecular Testing on Pleural Fluid Samples. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 340-346. PMID: 31525809, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPleural fluid analysisPleural effusionFluid analysisMalignant diseasePleural fluidMalignant pleural effusionPleural fluid samplesRoutine thoracentesisNonmalignant diseasesCommon manifestationAppropriate stagingCytologic evaluationSignificant prognosticTherapeutic implicationsMolecular testingEffusionTreatment implicationsDiseaseFluid samplesSignificant numberLow sensitivityThoracentesisEtiologyStagingCancer