2019
Ultrasound-Guided Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Reliable Tool in Diagnosis and Molecular Profiling of Lung Masses
Rodriguez EF, Pastorello R, Osmani L, Hopkins M, Kryatova M, Kawamoto S, Maleki Z. Ultrasound-Guided Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Reliable Tool in Diagnosis and Molecular Profiling of Lung Masses. Acta Cytologica 2019, 64: 208-215. PMID: 31362293, DOI: 10.1159/000501421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung massPulmonary adenocarcinomaMedical recordsTransthoracic fine needle aspirationConcurrent core biopsyAdvanced stage diseaseInstitutional review board approvalMajority of patientsTransthoracic needle aspirationCarcinoma/adenocarcinomaPatients' medical recordsFine-needle aspirationReview board approvalStage diseaseCommon diagnosisMean agePulmonary lesionsCore biopsyMalignant diagnosisNeedle aspirationPrior historyCytologic diagnosisInvasive proceduresBoard approvalCytology specimens
2017
Current WHO guidelines and the critical role of immunohistochemical markers in the subclassification of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC): Moving from targeted therapy to immunotherapy
Osmani L, Askin F, Gabrielson E, Li QK. Current WHO guidelines and the critical role of immunohistochemical markers in the subclassification of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC): Moving from targeted therapy to immunotherapy. Seminars In Cancer Biology 2017, 52: 103-109. PMID: 29183778, PMCID: PMC5970946, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung carcinomaCell lung carcinomaLung cancerWorld Health OrganizationLung carcinomaSignificant prognostic impactLung cancer patientsRecent large-scale genomic studiesSmall biopsy specimensDriver gene mutationsPrognostic impactCancer patientsBiopsy specimensTargeted therapyOncologic practiceAccurate subclassificationIHC biomarkersImmunohistochemical markersPatient careAccurate diagnosisImmunotherapyTherapyCancerSubclassificationCritical roleBiomarkers in the accurate subclassification of non-small-cell lung carcinoma for targeted therapy: issues and prospects
Osmani L, Li QK. Biomarkers in the accurate subclassification of non-small-cell lung carcinoma for targeted therapy: issues and prospects. Biomarkers In Medicine 2017, 11: 405-407. PMID: 28621614, DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2017-0059.Peer-Reviewed Original Research