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Rita T. Lawlor

ARC-Net, University of Verona
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[HTML][HTML] Molecular tumor boards in clinical practice

C Luchini, RT Lawlor, M Milella, A Scarpa - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) application in clinical practice requires the
implementation of molecular tumor boards (MTBs). Starting from a systematic review of …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor mutational burden as a potential biomarker for immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer: systematic review and still-open questions

RT Lawlor, P Mattiolo, A Mafficini, SM Hong… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor mutational burden (TMB) represents the number of mutations per
megabase (muts/Mb) harbored by tumor cells in a given neoplasm, and can be determined …

Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer

P Bailey, DK Chang, K Nones, AL Johns, AM Patch… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Integrated genomic analysis of 456 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas identified 32
recurrently mutated genes that aggregate into 10 pathways: KRAS, TGF-β, WNT, NOTCH …

Whole genomes redefine the mutational landscape of pancreatic cancer

N Waddell, M Pajic, AM Patch, DK Chang, KS Kassahn… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal of malignancies and a major health
burden. We performed whole-genome sequencing and copy number variation (CNV) …

Whole-genome landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

A Scarpa, DK Chang, K Nones, V Corbo, AM Patch… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs) is increasing owing to
more sensitive detection methods, and this increase is creating challenges for clinical …

Exome sequencing identifies frequent inactivating mutations in BAP1, ARID1A and PBRM1 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas

Y Jiao, TM Pawlik, RA Anders, FM Selaru… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Through exomic sequencing of 32 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, we discovered
frequent inactivating mutations in multiple chromatin-remodeling genes (including BAP1 …

[HTML][HTML] KRAS wild-type pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: molecular pathology and therapeutic opportunities

C Luchini, G Paolino, P Mattiolo, ML Piredda… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a deadly disease, whose main molecular trait
is the MAPK pathway activation due to KRAS mutation, which is present in 90% of cases …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic characterization of biliary tract cancers identifies driver genes and predisposing mutations

CP Wardell, M Fujita, T Yamada, M Simbolo… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are clinically and pathologically
heterogeneous and respond poorly to treatment. Genomic profiling can offer a clearer …

Targeted next‐generation sequencing of cancer genes dissects the molecular profiles of intraductal papillary neoplasms of the pancreas

E Amato, M Molin, A Mafficini, J Yu… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Intraductal neoplasms are important precursors to invasive pancreatic cancer and provide
an opportunity to detect and treat pancreatic neoplasia before an invasive carcinoma …

[HTML][HTML] DNA qualification workflow for next generation sequencing of histopathological samples

M Simbolo, M Gottardi, V Corbo, M Fassan, A Mafficini… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Histopathological samples are a treasure-trove of DNA for clinical research. However, the
quality of DNA can vary depending on the source or extraction method applied. Thus a …