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Global assessment of IRF8 as a novel cancer biomarker
McQuaid DC, Panse G, Wang WL, Pinkus GS, Katz SG, Xu ML. Global assessment of IRF8 as a novel cancer biomarker. Human Pathology 2022, 122: 1-10. PMID: 35085599, PMCID: PMC10621657, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmInterferon regulatory factor 8Myeloid sarcomaDifferential diagnosisPlasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmDesmoplastic small round cell tumorSmall round cell tumorTriple-negative breast cancerStrong uniform expressionDendritic cell neoplasmBroad differential diagnosisNegative breast cancerRound cell tumorAbsence of CD34IHC expression patternsAcute monocytic leukemiaNovel immunohistochemical markerTypes of cancerRegulatory factor 8Cancer Genome AtlasNovel cancer biomarkersRetrospective studySynovial sarcomaCell tumorsPleomorphic sarcoma
2020
Myeloid sarcoma, chloroma, or extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia tumor: A tale of misnomers, controversy and the unresolved
Shallis RM, Gale RP, Lazarus HM, Roberts KB, Xu ML, Seropian SE, Gore SD, Podoltsev NA. Myeloid sarcoma, chloroma, or extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia tumor: A tale of misnomers, controversy and the unresolved. Blood Reviews 2020, 47: 100773. PMID: 33213985, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid sarcomaAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantWorld Health Organization classificationAcute myeloid leukemia tumorsLeukemia tumorsOutcomes of patientsPost-remission therapyHematopoietic cell transplantMedian latency periodIndependent prognostic impactBone marrow evaluationAnti-leukemia therapyPET/CTCellular adhesion moleculesPatient characteristicsPrognostic impactLocal therapyCell transplantMarrow evaluationOrganization classificationConventional chemotherapyMyeloid leukemiaTherapeutic approachesReceptor/ligand