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
2010
Measurement of conatumumab‐induced apoptotic activity in tumors by fine needle aspirate sampling
Zoog SJ, Y. C, Kaplan‐Lefko P, Hawkins JM, Moriguchi J, Zhou L, Pan Y, Hsu C, Friberg G, Herbst R, Hill J, Juan G. Measurement of conatumumab‐induced apoptotic activity in tumors by fine needle aspirate sampling. Cytometry Part A 2010, 77A: 849-860. PMID: 20623688, DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine needle aspiratesDeath receptor 5Needle aspiratesNonsmall cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsCaspase-3 activationLung cancer patientsTumor necrosis factorCaspase-3Tumor-bearing miceTumor cell deathReceptor therapyPharmacodynamic markersCancer patientsDrug exposureClinical trialsCaspase 3/7 activityNecrosis factorColo205 xenograftsClinical investigationReceptor 5FNA biopsyTumor typesPharmacological impactClinical setting