Pathology
ASCO 2018: Blood Test Shows Potential as a Detection Tool for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:15h | UTCBlood Test Shows Potential as a Detection Tool for Early-Stage Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Commentary: Biotech Firm Grail Takes The First Steps In Its Quest For A Blood Test For Cancer – Forbes (free) AND Questions about a ‘simple blood test’ to screen for cancer prompt revealing answer: It’s complicated – Health News Review (free)
ASCO Guideline: Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Testing in Breast Cancer
1 Jun, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCCommentary: Updated Guideline for HER2 Testing in Breast Cancer Aids Physicians, Patients and their Families – College of American Pathologists, via NewsWise (free)
Perspective: Teaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:57h | UTCTeaching Computers to “See” the Invisible in Living Cells – NIH Director’s Blog (free)
Original Study: In Silico Labeling: Predicting Fluorescent Labels in Unlabeled Images (free) AND Commentary: Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells – NIH News Release (free)
Research: Genetics and Pathogenesis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:04h | UTCGenetics and Pathogenesis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study reveals subtypes of lymphoma – NIH Research Matters (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Endorses CAP/IASLC/AMP Guideline Update on Molecular Testing for Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Lung Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Research: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCMRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Prostate MRI reveals more treatable cancers, reduces overdiagnosis than standard biopsy – European Urology Association, via EurekAlert (free) AND MRI Before Biopsy Better Than TRUS in Prostate Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
New Series from The Lancet Journals: Pathology and laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCNew Series from The Lancet Journals: Pathology and laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries (free registration required for all articles and commentaries)
Review: The Dawn of the Liquid Biopsy in the Fight Against Cancer
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:31h | UTCThe dawn of the liquid biopsy in the fight against cancer – Oncotarget (free)
Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Lung Cancer Patients for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:44h | UTCCommentary: Leading medical organizations update lung cancer guideline – International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Detection of Surgically Resectable Cancers with a Multi-analyte Blood Test
21 Jan, 2018 | 17:03h | UTCDetection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test – Science (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Simple blood test detects eight different kinds of cancer – Nature News (free) A new blood test can detect eight different cancers in their early stages – The Conversation (free) AND CancerSEEK: Blood Test That Detects Eight Common Cancers – Medscape (free registration required) AND Scientists Edge Closer To A Blood Test To Detect Cancers – NPR (free) And Blood test could use DNA to spot early-stage cancers, study shows – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:09h | UTC
Guideline: Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:20h | UTCThe 2017 Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology – Thyroid (free)
Commentary: Thyroid Nodules: Bethesda System Update Changes Clinical Practice – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Risk of Incidental Gallbladder Cancer in Macroscopically Normal Cholecystectomy Specimens
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:05h | UTCThe risk of incidental gallbladder cancer is negligible in macroscopically normal cholecystectomy specimens – HPB (free) (via @villesallinen and @KariTikkinen see Tweet with Visual Abstract)
Meta-Analysis: Factors Associated with Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:18h | UTCFactors Associated with Progression of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Factors to predict Barrett’s esophagus progression identified in a meta-analysis – ACP Gastroenterology (free)
Precision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:40h | UTCPrecision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem – NPR (free)
Guideline on Unknown Primary Cancer
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:44h | UTCSEOM clinical guideline on unknown primary cancer (2017) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Guideline: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Management of Regional Lymph Nodes in Melanoma
27 Dec, 2017 | 20:45h | UTC
Artificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:21h | UTCArtificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Original Article 1: Diagnostic Assessment of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Lymph Node Metastases in Women With Breast Cancer – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Findings Show Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Spread of Breast Cancer – The JAMA Network (free)
Original Article 2: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Artificial Intelligence Detects Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases among Patients with Diabetes – The JAMA Network (free)
Guideline: Human Papillomavirus Testing in Head and Neck Carcinomas
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:07h | UTC
Guidelines for Autopsy Investigation of Sudden Cardiac Death
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:59h | UTC
Guidelines for scoring the histopathological growth patterns of liver metastasis
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:21h | UTC
Choosing Wisely: Twenty Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:34h | UTCChoosing Wisely: Twenty Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – American Society for Clinical Pathology (free)
Commentary: More Lab Tests Deemed Inappropriate – Medscape (free registration required)
See more on the Choosing Wisely initiative in our April 5 issue (see #6)
Opinion: Is there a conflict of interest behind your cancer diagnosis?
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:30h | UTCIs there a conflict of interest behind your cancer diagnosis? – STAT (free)
Viewpoint: The Evolution of Patient Diagnosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:18h | UTCThe Evolution of Patient Diagnosis: From Art to Digital Data-Driven Science – JAMA (free)
Guidelines for autopsy investigation of sudden cardiac death
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:16h | UTC