2023
Urinary Tract Cytology
Cai G. Urinary Tract Cytology. 2023, 11-34. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Diagnosis and Prognostic Evaluation of Uveal Melanoma via Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Cai G. Diagnosis and Prognostic Evaluation of Uveal Melanoma via Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. Journal Of Optometry And Ophthalmology 2020, 22: 81-86. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-845x.2020.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspiration biopsyUveal melanomaNeedle aspiration biopsyAspiration biopsyPrimary malignant neoplasmsPrognostic factorsImmunophenotypic featuresMalignant neoplasmsFNA biopsy techniqueIntraocular tumorsPrognostic evaluationFNA diagnosisBiopsy techniqueAppropriate managementAccurate diagnosisMelanomaDiagnosisBiopsyPatientsNeoplasmsTumors
2019
Improved Diagnostic Yield and Specimen Quality With Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Forceps Biopsies: A Retrospective Analysis
Ray AS, Li C, Murphy TE, Cai G, Araujo KLB, Bramley K, DeBiasi EM, Pisani MA, Cortopassi IO, Puchalski JT. Improved Diagnostic Yield and Specimen Quality With Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Forceps Biopsies: A Retrospective Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2019, 109: 894-901. PMID: 31593653, PMCID: PMC9376016, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard of careTransbronchial needle aspirationDiagnostic yieldHilar lymphadenopathyEndobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspirationMediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathySolid organ malignanciesHigh diagnostic yieldGood tissue qualitySpecimen qualityForceps biopsyEBUS-TBNAParenchymal findingsPreprocedural imagingEndobronchial ultrasoundNeedle aspirationRetrospective analysisLymphadenopathyDiagnostic criteriaPatient basisDisease processTissue acquisitionPatientsClinical scenariosSarcoidosis
2014
Acquired Resistance of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinomas to Afatinib plus Cetuximab Is Associated with Activation of mTORC1
Pirazzoli V, Nebhan C, Song X, Wurtz A, Walther Z, Cai G, Zhao Z, Jia P, de Stanchina E, Shapiro EM, Gale M, Yin R, Horn L, Carbone DP, Stephens PJ, Miller V, Gettinger S, Pao W, Politi K. Acquired Resistance of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinomas to Afatinib plus Cetuximab Is Associated with Activation of mTORC1. Cell Reports 2014, 7: 999-1008. PMID: 24813888, PMCID: PMC4074596, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAfatinibAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell Line, TumorCetuximabDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsHumansLung NeoplasmsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, NudeMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesMutationQuinazolinesRandom AllocationTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsFirst-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitorEGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinomaLung adenocarcinomaMechanisms of resistanceEGFR antibody cetuximabPotential therapeutic strategyBiopsy specimensAntibody cetuximabDrug combinationsMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesAfatinibAddition of rapamycinCetuximabDual inhibitionAcquired ResistanceKinase inhibitorsGenomic alterationsAdenocarcinomaPatientsActivationGenomic mechanismsDrugsMTORC1 activation
2013
Performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Bernstein J, Ustun B, Alomari A, Bao F, Aslanian HR, Siddiqui U, Chhieng D, Cai G. Performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. CytoJournal 2013, 10: 10. PMID: 23858320, PMCID: PMC3709383, DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.112648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationNeuroendocrine tumorsNeedle aspirationCytological diagnosisMucinous cystic neoplasmSmall-sized tumorsDiagnosis of neoplasmRetrospective studyCystic neoplasmsRare tumorDefinite diagnosisDifferential diagnosisSized tumorsFNA diagnosisCytomorphologic featuresAtypical diagnosisDiagnostic pitfallsPatientsDiscrepant casesTumorsImmunocytochemical studyDiagnosis