2024
Uterine teratoma and the role of short-tandem repeat genotyping in understanding origins
AlAshqar A, Maruthi V, Abi-Raad R, Greenman M, Hui P, Ratner E, Altwerger G, Santin A, Andikyan V. Uterine teratoma and the role of short-tandem repeat genotyping in understanding origins. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2024, 56: 101652. DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUterine teratomaPluripotent stem cellsMolecular testingRare tumorLimitations of diagnostic imagingHistory of vaginal bleedingShort tandem repeat genotypingStem cellsAdvanced molecular testingRepeat genotypingFallopian tube tissueGerm cell layersLoss of heterozygosityFour-week historyVaginal bleedingSurgical resectionOvarian counterpartRare entityUterine massPrimiparous womenEndometrial samplesFetal tissuesTeratomaPresence of tissueDiploid karyotype
2021
A phase 2 evaluation of pembrolizumab for recurrent Lynch‐like versus sporadic endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability
Bellone S, Roque DM, Siegel ER, Buza N, Hui P, Bonazzoli E, Guglielmi A, Zammataro L, Nagarkatti N, Zaidi S, Lee J, Silasi D, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Damast S, Clark M, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Tymon‐Rosario J, Harold JA, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Alexandrov LB, Iwasaki A, Kong Y, Song E, Dong W, Elvin JA, Choi J, Santin AD. A phase 2 evaluation of pembrolizumab for recurrent Lynch‐like versus sporadic endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability. Cancer 2021, 128: 1206-1218. PMID: 34875107, PMCID: PMC9465822, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateImmune checkpoint inhibitorsProgression-free survivalEndometrial cancerWhole-exome sequencingSporadic endometrial cancerOverall survivalEnd pointPhase 2 pilot studyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsTumor mutation burdenPhase 2 evaluationLarger confirmatory studiesAntigen processing/presentationProcessing/presentationCheckpoint inhibitorsSurgical resectionICI resistanceDMMR patientsPrognostic significanceDMMR tumorsMechanisms of resistanceLocal treatmentSporadic MSI
2014
Hormonal Therapy for Aggressive Angiomyxoma
Schwartz PE, Hui P, McCarthy S. Hormonal Therapy for Aggressive Angiomyxoma. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2014, 18: e55-e61. PMID: 24402356, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0b013e3182a22019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormonal therapyMenopausal statusAggressive angiomyxomaPatient's menopausal statusRecurrent aggressive angiomyxomaEstrogen receptorRecurrent diseaseLeuprolide acetateProgestin receptor contentInitial surgical resectionExtent of diseaseTreatment of patientsMonthly leuprolideAdjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant therapyPelvic recurrencePostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenSurgical resectionDefinitive treatmentHormonal agentsReceptor contentSensitive tumorsAromatase inhibitorsProgestin receptors
2013
Screening for EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung carcinomas using DNA extraction by hydrothermal pressure coupled with PCR-based direct sequencing.
Liu Y, Wu BQ, Zhong HH, Hui P, Fang WG. Screening for EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung carcinomas using DNA extraction by hydrothermal pressure coupled with PCR-based direct sequencing. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Pathology 2013, 6: 1880-9. PMID: 24040454, PMCID: PMC3759496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellDNA Mutational AnalysisErbB ReceptorsExonsFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationParaffin EmbeddingPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionPrecision MedicinePredictive Value of TestsPressurePrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsTissue FixationYoung AdultConceptsNon-small cell lung carcinomaCore needle biopsyCell lung carcinomaKRAS mutationsNSCLC patientsSurgical resectionEGFR mutationsLung carcinomaNeedle biopsyKRAS mutation analysisTyrosine kinase inhibitorsKRAS gene mutationsDirect sequencingMutation analysisFemale patientsAdenocarcinoma componentLung cancerPatientsEGFRExon 19Kinase inhibitorsExon 18Gene mutationsStatistical significanceResection