2023
GATA3 expression in primary lung carcinomas: correlation with histopathologic features and TTF-1, napsin A, and p40 expression
Wang M, Chen P, Cai G. GATA3 expression in primary lung carcinomas: correlation with histopathologic features and TTF-1, napsin A, and p40 expression. Human Pathology 2023, 135: 93-98. PMID: 36702357, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge cell carcinomaPrimary lung carcinomaSarcomatoid carcinomaCell carcinomaNapsin ALung carcinomaGATA3 expressionTTF-1Non-small cell carcinomaNon-small cell lung carcinomaPrimary non-small cell lung carcinomasPrimary lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaPanel of immunostainsCell lung carcinomaExpression of GATA3Whole-slide sectionsTMA casesAdenosquamous carcinomaTumor histologyHistopathologic featuresGATA3 stainingLung cancerP40 expressionTumor origin
2022
Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Cytomorphologic and molecular features
Stendahl K, Gilani SM, Basturk O, Hui P, Sigel C, Cai G. Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Cytomorphologic and molecular features. Cancer Cytopathology 2022, 131: 37-49. PMID: 36041224, PMCID: PMC9812877, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraductal papillary neoplasmBile ductCytomorphologic featuresFine granular chromatinPapillary neoplasmVacuolated cytoplasmGranular chromatinCase of IPNBColumnar cellsComplex papillary architectureOriginal cytological diagnosisCommon bile ductCharacteristic cytomorphologic featuresHigh-grade dysplasiaMolecular featuresBackground mucinKRAS testingHepatic ductRetrospective studyAcute inflammationHistopathologic confirmationKRAS mutationsPapillary architecturePapillary clustersCytological diagnosis
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
Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
Cai G, Wong R, Chhieng D, Levy GH, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Puchalski JT, Homer RJ, Hui P. Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cytopathology 2013, 121: 500-507. PMID: 23495083, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCytodiagnosisDNA, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGene RearrangementHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSoft Tissue NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsALK gene rearrangementMetastatic lung adenocarcinomaEGFR mutationsKRAS mutationsMetastatic tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung adenocarcinomaCytological specimensGene rearrangementsMolecular testsMolecular alterationsKirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutationsALK gene rearrangement analysisAnaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangementEGFR T790M mutationRat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog mutationsCases of lungT790M mutationImportant therapeutic implicationsFine needle aspiratesGene rearrangement analysisCell block materialGrowth factor receptorRecurrent lungRecurrent adenocarcinoma
2012
Diagnostic value of K‐ras mutation analysis for pancreaticobiliary cytology specimens with indeterminate diagnosis
Cai G, Mahooti S, Lipata FM, Chhieng D, Hui P. Diagnostic value of K‐ras mutation analysis for pancreaticobiliary cytology specimens with indeterminate diagnosis. Cancer Cytopathology 2012, 120: 313-318. PMID: 22367918, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21188.Peer-Reviewed Original Research