Molecular genetics and diagnosis of thyroid cancer

YE Nikiforov, MN Nikiforova - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2011 - nature.com
Thyroid cancer is a common type of endocrine malignancy, and its incidence has been
steadily increasing in many regions of the world. Initiation and progression of thyroid cancer …

Progress in molecular-based management of differentiated thyroid cancer

M Xing, BR Haugen, M Schlumberger - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Substantial developments have occurred in the past 5–10 years in clinical translational
research of thyroid cancer. Diagnostic molecular markers, such as RET-PTC, RAS, and …

Association Between BRAF V600E Mutation and Recurrence of Papillary Thyroid Cancer

M Xing, AS Alzahrani, KA Carson, YK Shong… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To investigate the prognostic value of BRAF V600E mutation for the recurrence of
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Patients and Methods This was a retrospective multicenter …

Association between BRAF V600E mutation and mortality in patients with papillary thyroid cancer

M Xing, AS Alzahrani, KA Carson, D Viola, R Elisei… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance BRAF V600E is a prominent oncogene in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), but its
role in PTC-related patient mortality has not been established. Objective To investigate the …

BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid cancer and its value in tailoring initial treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RP Tufano, GV Teixeira, J Bishop, KA Carson, M Xing - Medicine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Clinicians have long sought to characterize biological markers of neoplasia as objective
indicators of tumor presence, pathogenicity, and prognosis. Armed with data that correlate …

Differential clinicopathological risk and prognosis of major papillary thyroid cancer variants

X Shi, R Liu, F Basolo, R Giannini… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Context: Individualized management, incorporating papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) variant-
specific risk, is conceivably a useful treatment strategy for PTC, which awaits comprehensive …

BRAF V600E mutation and Its Association with Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

C Li, KC Lee, EB Schneider… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: There is conflicting literature regarding the association of the BRAF V600E
mutation and aggressive clinicopathological features of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) …

German Association of Endocrine Surgeons practice guideline for the surgical management of malignant thyroid tumors

H Dralle, TJ Musholt, J Schabram, T Steinmüller… - … archives of surgery, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Over the past years, the incidence of thyroid cancer has surged not only in
Germany but also in other countries of the Western hemisphere. This surge was first and …

The Prognostic Value of BRAF Mutation in Colorectal Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

G Safaee Ardekani, SM Jafarnejad, L Tan, A Saeedi… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Mutation of BRAF is a predominant event in cancers with poor prognosis such
as melanoma and colorectal cancer. BRAF mutation leads to a constitutive activation of …

Immunohistochemistry is highly sensitive and specific for the detection of V600E BRAF mutation in melanoma

GV Long, JS Wilmott, D Capper… - The American journal …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis
using an anti-BRAF antibody to detect the presence of the BRAF V600E mutation in patients …