2019
Loss of thymidine kinase 1 inhibits lung cancer growth and metastatic attributes by reducing GDF15 expression
Malvi P, Janostiak R, Nagarajan A, Cai G, Wajapeyee N. Loss of thymidine kinase 1 inhibits lung cancer growth and metastatic attributes by reducing GDF15 expression. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1008439. PMID: 31589613, PMCID: PMC6797230, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDatasets as TopicDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesGrowth Differentiation Factor 15HumansLungLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisSurvival AnalysisThymidine KinaseTranscription FactorsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsShort hairpin RNALUAD cellsMetastatic attributesRho GTPase activityMAP kinase pathwayEctopic expressionGTPase activityTranscriptional overexpressionKinase pathwayKinase 1Cancer cell growthGenetic knockdownProfiling-based approachDifferentiation factor 15Hairpin RNALung adenocarcinoma patientsLung cancer growthCell growthLUAD therapyDownstream mediatorLUAD tumorsLUAD growthKey hallmarksReduced expressionDependent manner
2013
Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
Cai G, Wong R, Chhieng D, Levy GH, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Puchalski JT, Homer RJ, Hui P. Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cytopathology 2013, 121: 500-507. PMID: 23495083, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCytodiagnosisDNA, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGene RearrangementHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSoft Tissue NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsALK gene rearrangementMetastatic lung adenocarcinomaEGFR mutationsKRAS mutationsMetastatic tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung adenocarcinomaCytological specimensGene rearrangementsMolecular testsMolecular alterationsKirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutationsALK gene rearrangement analysisAnaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangementEGFR T790M mutationRat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog mutationsCases of lungT790M mutationImportant therapeutic implicationsFine needle aspiratesGene rearrangement analysisCell block materialGrowth factor receptorRecurrent lungRecurrent adenocarcinoma