2016
The Prognostic and Predictive Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Surgical Resected Pancreatic Cancer
Guo M, Luo G, Liu C, Cheng H, Lu Y, Jin K, Liu Z, Long J, Liu L, Xu J, Huang D, Ni Q, Yu X. The Prognostic and Predictive Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Surgical Resected Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2016, 17: 1090. PMID: 27399694, PMCID: PMC4964466, DOI: 10.3390/ijms17071090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntigens, Tumor-Associated, CarbohydrateCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPancreatic NeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesConceptsAdjuvant chemotherapyPostoperative survivalEGFR statusOverall survivalSurvival benefitEGFR expressionPancreatic cancerProlonged median overall survivalResected pancreatic cancer patientsAssociated with improved survivalSurgically resected pancreatic cancerMedian overall survivalResectable pancreatic cancerSignificant survival benefitEpidermal growth factor receptorKaplan-Meier analysisPancreatic cancer patientsPancreatic cancer treatmentStudies of EGFRGrowth factor receptorResectable PDACAdjuvant therapyPrognostic significanceImproved survivalExpression subgroups
2014
The UPF1 RNA surveillance gene is commonly mutated in pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma
Liu C, Karam R, Zhou Y, Su F, Ji Y, Li G, Xu G, Lu L, Wang C, Song M, Zhu J, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Foo W, Zuo M, Valasek M, Javle M, Wilkinson M, Lu Y. The UPF1 RNA surveillance gene is commonly mutated in pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma. Nature Medicine 2014, 20: 596-598. PMID: 24859531, PMCID: PMC4048332, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingBase SequenceCarcinoma, AdenosquamousGene ComponentsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisMutationNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayPancreatic NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA HelicasesSequence Analysis, DNATrans-Activators
2012
Interleukin-22 Protects Intestinal Stem Cells from Immune-Mediated Tissue Damage and Regulates Sensitivity to Graft versus Host Disease
Hanash A, Dudakov J, Hua G, O’Connor M, Young L, Singer N, West M, Jenq R, Holland A, Kappel L, Ghosh A, Tsai J, Rao U, Yim N, Smith O, Velardi E, Hawryluk E, Murphy G, Liu C, Fouser L, Kolesnick R, Blazar B, van den Brink M. Interleukin-22 Protects Intestinal Stem Cells from Immune-Mediated Tissue Damage and Regulates Sensitivity to Graft versus Host Disease. Immunity 2012, 37: 339-350. PMID: 22921121, PMCID: PMC3477611, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2012.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-23-responsive innate lymphoid cellsIntestinal IL-22IL-22Intestinal stem cellsTissue damageHost diseaseTransplant recipientsIL-22 deficiencyInflammatory intestinal damageDonor immune systemInnate lymphoid cellsBone marrow transplantIL-22 receptorStem cellsILC frequenciesPretransplant conditioningIntestinal damageMarrow transplantCrypt apoptosisLymphoid cellsImmune systemGVHDTissue sensitivityProtective factorsEpithelial integrityQuantitation of HER2/neu Expression in Primary Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas Using Conventional Light Microscopy and Quantitative Image Analysis
Jeung J, Patel R, Vila L, Wakefield D, Liu C. Quantitation of HER2/neu Expression in Primary Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas Using Conventional Light Microscopy and Quantitative Image Analysis. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2012, 136: 610-7. PMID: 22646266, PMCID: PMC3806979, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0371-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2/neu expressionHER2/neu overexpressionGE tumorsBreast cancerNeu expressionNeu overexpressionIHC expressionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Anti-HER2/neu antibodyGE junction tumorsGrowth factor receptor 2IHC interpretationIHC scoring systemHER2/neuFactor receptor 2Conventional light microscopyGastroesophageal adenocarcinomaOverall survivalClinicopathologic featuresIHC 3Resection specimensIHC 2Tumor gradeBreast carcinoma
2009
Loss of Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I in Small-Intestinal Adenocarcinoma
Cardona D, Zhang X, Liu C. Loss of Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I in Small-Intestinal Adenocarcinoma. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2009, 132: 877-882. PMID: 19926579, DOI: 10.1309/ajcp74xgrfwtflju.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of duodenitisWestern blot analysisHep Par 1 antibodyHep Par 1 expressionHep Par 1Low-grade dysplasiaPAR-1 expressionBlot analysisExpression of CPS1CPS1 expressionIntestinal adenocarcinomaImmunohistochemical findingsInvasive adenocarcinomaInvasive tumorsMalignant tumorsAntigen expressionNormal mucosaControl groupAdenocarcinomaPAR-1AdenomasSmall intestine enterocytesIdentification of c-kit gene mutations in primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland
Vila L, Liu H, Al-Quran S, Coco D, Dong H, Liu C. Identification of c-kit gene mutations in primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland. Modern Pathology 2009, 22: 1296-1302. PMID: 19617878, PMCID: PMC3746033, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.95.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMutation, MissensePoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitSalivary Gland Neoplasms
2007
Hepatocellular carcinoma arising from ectopic liver tissue in the pancreas
Cardona D, Grobmyer S, Crawford J, Liu C. Hepatocellular carcinoma arising from ectopic liver tissue in the pancreas. Virchows Archiv 2007, 450: 225-229. PMID: 17216188, DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0353-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChoristomaHumansImmunohistochemistryLiverLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic DiseasesConceptsEctopic liver tissueHepatocellular carcinomaLiver tissuePolyclonal carcinoembryonic antigenPreoperative fine-needle aspirationChronic pancreatic diseaseRight upper quadrantFine-needle aspirationAlpha-1 antitrypsinAbdominal painDistal pancreasDistal pancreatectomyDay historyLiver diseaseUpper quadrantHepatocyte antigenNeuroendocrine tumorsHepatoid cellsCanalicular patternNeedle aspirationPancreatic diseaseImmunohistochemistry studiesTrabecular patternGross examinationHispanic men
2006
An effective cancer vaccine modality: Lentiviral modification of dendritic cells expressing multiple cancer-specific antigens
Wang B, He J, Liu C, Chang L. An effective cancer vaccine modality: Lentiviral modification of dendritic cells expressing multiple cancer-specific antigens. Vaccine 2006, 24: 3477-3489. PMID: 16530303, PMCID: PMC1850619, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated antigensDendritic cellsModification of DCsMultiple tumor-associated antigensStrong anti-tumor responsesReactive dendritic cellsAnti-tumor responseT cell responsesLentiviral vectorsCancer-specific antigensCell antigen 2Tumor-bearing miceThymidine kinase suicide geneDC vaccinesVaccine modalitiesCancer immunotherapyCancer patientsTherapeutic injectionsTherapeutic effectExtended survivalAntigen 2Danger signalsVivo eliminationCell responsesTherapeutic potential
2003
β-Catenin Is Expressed Aberrantly in Tumors Expressing Shadow Cells
Hassanein A, Glanz S, Kessler H, Eskin T, Liu C. β-Catenin Is Expressed Aberrantly in Tumors Expressing Shadow Cells. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2003, 120: 732-736. PMID: 14608900, DOI: 10.1309/ealeg7ld6w7167px.Peer-Reviewed Original Research