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ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2018

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.

Lais Osmani, Frederic Askin, Edward Gabrielson, Qing Kay Li

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Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 466 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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466 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Lais OsmaniDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21224, United States.
Frederic AskinDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21224, United States.
Edward GabrielsonDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21224, United States.
Qing Kay LiDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21224, United States. Electronic address: qli23@jhmi.edu.

Funding

Glycoprotein biomarkers for the early detection of aggressive prostate cancerU01CA152813 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, HUI · 2010 to 2021
$6.2M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA152813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent large scale genomic studies from the Clinical Lung Cancer Genome Project have identified different driver gene mutations in the subtypes of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). These findings not only lead to remarkable progress in targeted therapies for lung cancer patients, but also provide fundamental knowledge for the subclassification of NSCLC. More recently, the advancement and clinical application of immunotherapy have reinforced the need for the accurate subclassification of NSCLC. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) updated their guidelines for the subclassification of lung cancers. These guidelines emphasize: (1) the subclassification of NSCLC, (2) the critical role of molecular characterization of tumors for targeted therapy, (3) the unique terminology for subclassifying NSCLC using small biopsy specimens, and (4) the utility of IHC biomarkers in the accurate diagnosis and subclassification of lung cancer. The guidelines have significant prognostic impact on oncologic practice and patient care. In this review, we summarize the current WHO guidelines for the classification of lung cancer, discuss advancements of targeted therapy and immunotherapy, and address the utility and limitation of immunomarkers in the subclassification of NSCLC, as well as the prospective future of the field.

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Practice Guidelines as TopicBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyWorld Health OrganizationBiomarkers, TumorEGFR mutationsFine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsyNon-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)PD-L1 immunotherapyTargeted therapy

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PMID29183778
PMCPMC5970946

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