The current state of molecular testing in the BRAF-mutated melanoma landscape

I Vanni, ET Tanda, F Spagnolo, V Andreotti… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of melanoma, among the most lethal cancers, is widespread and increasing.
Metastatic melanoma has a poor prognosis, representing about 90% of skin cancer …

Standardization of positive controls in diagnostic immunohistochemistry: recommendations from the International Ad Hoc Expert Committee

EE Torlakovic, S Nielsen, G Francis… - Applied …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Diagnostic immunohistochemistry (dIHC) has been practiced for several decades, with an
ongoing expansion of applications for diagnostic use, and more recently for detection of …

Histiocytic neoplasms, version 2.2021, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

RS Go, E Jacobsen, R Baiocchi, I Buhtoiarov… - Journal of the National …, 2021 - jnccn.org
Histiocytic neoplasms are rare hematologic disorders accounting for less than 1% of cancers
of the soft tissue and lymph nodes. Clinical presentation and prognosis of these disorders …

Malignant melanoma: diagnostic and management update

T Knackstedt, RW Knackstedt, R Couto… - Plastic and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Strides in melanoma surveillance, detection, and treatment continue to be made. The
American Joint Committee on Cancer Eighth Edition Cancer Staging System has improved …

Diagnostic immunohistochemistry in cutaneous neoplasia: an update

LA Compton, GF Murphy, CG Lian - Dermatopathology, 2015 - karger.com
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is an important adjunct in the diagnosis of neoplastic skin
diseases. In addition to the many established IHC markers currently in use, new markers …

BRAF heterogeneity in melanoma

T Ito, Y Tanaka, M Murata, Y Kaku-Ito, K Furue… - … Treatment Options in …, 2021 - Springer
Opinion statement In the era of molecular targeted therapy, the accurate detection of BRAF
mutation in melanoma has become increasingly important. With the advances of molecular …

BRAFV 600E mutation in the diagnosis of unicystic ameloblastoma

NB Pereira, KMA Pereira, BP Coura… - Journal of Oral …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Unicystic ameloblastoma, an odontogenic neoplasm, presents clinical and
radiographic similarities with dentigerous and radicular cysts, non‐neoplastic lesions. It is …

A deep learning approach for rapid mutational screening in melanoma

RH Kim, S Nomikou, N Coudray, G Jour, Z Dawood… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Image-based analysis as a rapid method for mutation detection can be advantageous in
research or clinical settings when tumor tissue is limited or unavailable for direct testing …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical validation and implementation of a targeted next-generation sequencing assay to detect somatic variants in non-small cell lung, melanoma, and …

KE Fisher, L Zhang, J Wang, GH Smith… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
We tested and clinically validated a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) mutation
panel using 80 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor samples. Forty non-small …

The use of BRAF V600E mutation‐specific immunohistochemistry in pediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis

LY Ballester, MD Cantu, KPH Lim… - Hematological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BRAF p. V600E mutations are detected in greater than 50% of pediatric
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) lesions. However, the use of mutation‐specific BRAF …