Extending expressed RNA genomics from surgical decision making for cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules to targeting therapies for metastatic thyroid cancer

SZ Ali, A Siperstein, PM Sadow… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier (GSC) is a rule‐out test for malignancy/
noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasms with papillary‐like nuclear features among patients …

Combined Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier and TERT promoter mutation detection in molecular assessment of Bethesda III–VI thyroid nodules

PW Ladenson, JP Klopper, Y Hao… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Combined Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier and TERT promoter mutation detection in
molecular assessment of Bethesda III–VI thyroid nodules - Ladenson - 2023 - Cancer …

Analytical and clinical validation of expressed variants and fusions from the whole transcriptome of thyroid FNA samples

TE Angell, LJ Wirth, ME Cabanillas… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The Afirma® Xpression Atlas (XA) detects gene variants and fusions in thyroid
nodule FNA samples from a curated panel of 511 genes using whole-transcriptome RNA …

Thyroid nodule molecular profiling: The clinical utility of afirma xpression atlas for nodules with afirma genomic sequencing classifier–suspicious results

NT Babazadeh, TJ Sinclair, V Krishnamurthy, J Jin… - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier uses whole transcriptome
RNA sequencing to identify thyroid nodules as benign or suspicious. The Afirma Xpression …

Highly accurate diagnosis of cancer in thyroid nodules with follicular neoplasm/suspicious for a follicular neoplasm cytology by ThyroSeq v2 next‐generation …

YE Nikiforov, SE Carty, SI Chiosea, C Coyne… - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is a common approach to evaluating
thyroid nodules, although 20% to 30% of FNAs have indeterminate cytology, which hampers …

The Afirma Xpression Atlas for thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer metastases: Insights to inform clinical decision‐making from a fine‐needle aspiration sample

JF Krane, ES Cibas, M Endo, E Marqusee… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent analytical and clinical validation of the Afirma Xpression Atlas (XA) demonstrates test
reliability and the identification of genomic alterations that may inform patient management …

Molecular-directed treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer: advances in diagnosis and treatment

L Yip, JA Sosa - JAMA surgery, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing, and when fine-needle aspiration biopsy
results are cytologically indeterminate, the diagnosis is often still established only after …

Independent comparison of the Afirma genomic sequencing classifier and gene expression classifier for cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules

TE Angell, HT Heller, ES Cibas, JA Barletta, MI Kim… - Thyroid, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: For thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology, the Afirma Gene Expression
Classifier (GEC) identified benign nodules to reduce diagnostic surgery, though many …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular testing and thyroid nodule management in North America

NP Ohori - Gland Surgery, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence of thyroid cancer is rising for a variety of reasons. At the same time, the
nomenclature revision of non-invasive encapsulated follicular-variant PTC to noninvasive …

Performance of a genomic sequencing classifier for the preoperative diagnosis of cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules

KN Patel, TE Angell, J Babiarz, NM Barth… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Use of next-generation sequencing of RNA and machine learning algorithms
can classify the risk of malignancy in cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules to limit …