2023
An Alternative to Cytology in Triaging Cisgender Men and Transgender Women With HIV for High-Resolution Anoscopy
Mudrinich S, Nguyen M, Blemur D, Wang X, Wang Y, Krishnamurti U, Mosunjac M, Flowers L. An Alternative to Cytology in Triaging Cisgender Men and Transgender Women With HIV for High-Resolution Anoscopy. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2023, 28: 101-106. PMID: 38117565, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testingLow CD4 countRisk factorsTriage toolAnal cytologyCD4 countTransgender womenAdult cisgender menHigh-Resolution AnoscopyHuman papillomavirus testingCisgender menPredictive risk factorsRetrospective cohort studySignificant risk factorsSociodemographic risk factorsNegative predictive valueNovel triage toolHrHPV positivityUnderwent cytologyHrHPV testingCohort studyAnal neoplasiaScreening patternsPredictive valueHIV
2021
Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Monsrud A, Avadhani V, Mosunjac M, Flowers L, Krishnamurti U. Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2021, 146: 1094-1101. PMID: 34936703, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0169-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnus NeoplasmsB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMalePrognosisConceptsAnal squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionHIV viral loadTumor proportion scorePD-L1Squamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalCD4 countPrognostic factorsHIV statusViral loadCell carcinomaProportion scoreInvasive anal squamous cell carcinomaMedian cancer-specific survivalIndependent adverse prognostic factorDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCancer-specific survivalAdverse prognostic factorLigand 1 expressionSignificant prognostic factorsDeath ligand 1Kaplan-Meier curvesWorse overall survivalLog-rank test
2017
Pathobiology of human papillomaviruses in human immunodeficiency virus – Infected persons
Krishnamurti U, Unger E. Pathobiology of human papillomaviruses in human immunodeficiency virus – Infected persons. Seminars In Diagnostic Pathology 2017, 34: 364-370. PMID: 28549522, DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2017.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeHuman papillomavirusHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected personsCareful epidemiologic studiesMultiple HPV typesVirus-infected personsNegative patientsHPV typesImmunodeficiency syndromeCervical cancerImmunodeficiency virusPrimary preventionViral etiologyHIV epidemicEpidemiologic studiesSurveillance indicatorsLaboratory measuresPapillomavirusDiseasePathobiologyVirus groupDefinitive identificationPatientsHigh frequency