2023
An Alternative to Cytology in Triaging Cisgender Men and Transgender Women With HIV for High-Resolution Anoscopy
Mudrinich S, Nguyen M, Blemur D, Wang X, Wang Y, Krishnamurti U, Mosunjac M, Flowers L. An Alternative to Cytology in Triaging Cisgender Men and Transgender Women With HIV for High-Resolution Anoscopy. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2023, 28: 101-106. PMID: 38117565, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testingLow CD4 countRisk factorsTriage toolAnal cytologyCD4 countTransgender womenAdult cisgender menHigh-Resolution AnoscopyHuman papillomavirus testingCisgender menPredictive risk factorsRetrospective cohort studySignificant risk factorsSociodemographic risk factorsNegative predictive valueNovel triage toolHrHPV positivityUnderwent cytologyHrHPV testingCohort studyAnal neoplasiaScreening patternsPredictive valueHIV
2021
Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Monsrud A, Avadhani V, Mosunjac M, Flowers L, Krishnamurti U. Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2021, 146: 1094-1101. PMID: 34936703, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0169-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionHIV viral loadTumor proportion scorePD-L1Squamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalCD4 countPrognostic factorsHIV statusViral loadCell carcinomaProportion scoreInvasive anal squamous cell carcinomaMedian cancer-specific survivalIndependent adverse prognostic factorDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCancer-specific survivalAdverse prognostic factorLigand 1 expressionSignificant prognostic factorsDeath ligand 1Kaplan-Meier curvesWorse overall survivalLog-rank test
2020
PD-L1 Expression is Associated with Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Analysis from an Urban Public Hospital
Monsrud A, Avadhani V, Mosunjac M, Krishnamurti U. PD-L1 Expression is Associated with Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Analysis from an Urban Public Hospital. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 154: s66-s67. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa161.145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian cancer-specific survivalAnal squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionSquamous cell carcinomaCancer-specific survivalHIV viral loadPD-L1 positive statusPD-L1Cell carcinomaOverall survivalSpecific survivalHIV statusViral loadCD4 countPositive statusPD-L1 negative casesPD-L1 positive casesPD-L1 positive groupInvasive squamous cell carcinomaPositive PD-L1Cancer-specific deathSignificant prognostic factorsKaplan-Meier curvesWorse overall survivalLog-rank test