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Pyae PK, Cama R, Nicholson AG, et al., 2021, Curious case of the unexplained exudative pleural effusion, BMJ CASE REPORTS, Vol: 14
Ravaglia C, Nicholson AG, 2021, Biopsy in interstitial lung disease: specific diagnosis and the identification of the progressive fibrotic phenotype, CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE, Vol: 27, Pages: 355-362, ISSN: 1070-5287
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Bui LT, Winters NI, Chung M-I, et al., 2021, Chronic lung diseases are associated with gene expression programs favoring SARS-CoV-2 entry and severity, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, Vol: 12
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Devaney R, Simpson T, Bush A, et al., 2021, Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency as a cause of childhood interstitial lung disease, PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Vol: 56, Pages: 2362-2365, ISSN: 8755-6863
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Willis-Owen S, Domingo Sabugo C, Starren E, et al., 2021, Y disruption, autosomal hypomethylation and poor male lung cancer survival, Scientific Reports, Vol: 11, ISSN: 2045-2322
Lung cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide. It affects more men than women, and men generally have worse survival outcomes. We compared gene co-expression networks in affected and unaffected lung tissue from 126 consecutive patients with Stage IA–IV lung cancer undergoing surgery with curative intent. We observed marked degradation of a sex-associated transcription network in tumour tissue. This disturbance, detected in 27.7% of male tumours in the discovery dataset and 27.3% of male tumours in a further 123-sample replication dataset, was coincident with partial losses of the Y chromosome and extensive autosomal DNA hypomethylation. Central to this network was the epigenetic modifier and regulator of sexually dimorphic gene expression, KDM5D. After accounting for prognostic and epidemiological covariates including stage and histology, male patients with tumour KDM5D deficiency showed a significantly increased risk of death (Hazard Ratio [HR] 3.80, 95% CI 1.40–10.3, P = 0.009). KDM5D deficiency was confirmed as a negative prognostic indicator in a further 1100 male lung tumours (HR 1.67, 95% CI 1.4–2.0, P = 1.2 × 10–10). Our findings identify tumour deficiency of KDM5D as a prognostic marker and credible mechanism underlying sex disparity in lung cancer.
Klebe S, Nakatani Y, Dobra K, et al., 2021, The concept of mesothelioma in situ, with consideration of its potential impact on cytology diagnosis, PATHOLOGY, Vol: 53, Pages: 446-453, ISSN: 0031-3025
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Abdelhady SG, Fouda EM, Shaheen MA, et al., 2021, Spectrum of childhood interstitial and diffuse lung diseases at a tertiary hospital in Egypt, ERJ OPEN RESEARCH, Vol: 7
Mino-Kenudson M, Le Stang N, Daigneault JB, et al., 2021, The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Global Survey on Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Testing for NSCLC, JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, Vol: 16, Pages: 686-696, ISSN: 1556-0864
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Johkoh T, Lee KS, Nishino M, et al., 2021, Chest CT Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Drug-related Pneumonitis in Patients Receiving Molecular Targeting Agents and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Position Paper from the Fleischner Society, RADIOLOGY, Vol: 298, Pages: 550-566, ISSN: 0033-8419
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Johkoh T, Lee KS, Nishino M, et al., 2021, Chest CT Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Drug-Related Pneumonitis in Patients Receiving Molecular Targeting Agents and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors A Position Paper From the Fleischner Society, CHEST, Vol: 159, Pages: 1107-1125, ISSN: 0012-3692
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Salguero FJ, White AD, Slack GS, et al., 2021, Comparison of rhesus and cynomolgus macaques as an infection model for COVID-19, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, Vol: 12
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Invernizzi R, Wu BG, Barnett J, et al., 2021, The respiratory microbiome in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis is distinct from that of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol: 203, Pages: 339-347, ISSN: 1073-449X
RATIONALE: Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) is a condition that arises following repeated exposure and sensitisation to inhaled antigens. The lung microbiome is increasingly implicated in respiratory disease but to date, no study has investigated the composition of microbial communities in the lower airways in CHP. OBJECTIVE: To characterise and compare the airway microbiome in subjects with CHP, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and controls. METHODS: We prospectively recruited individuals diagnosed with CHP (n=110), IPF (n=45) and controls (n=28). Subjects underwent bronchoalveolar lavage and bacterial DNA was isolated, quantified by qPCR and the 16S rRNA gene was sequenced to characterise the bacterial communities in the lower airways. MAIN MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Distinct differences in the microbial profiles were evident in the lower airways of subjects with CHP and IPF. At the phylum level, the prevailing microbiota of both IPF and CHP subjects included Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. However, in IPF, Firmicutes dominated while the percentage of reads assigned to Proteobacteria in the same group was significantly lower compared to CHP subjects. At the genus level, Staphylococcus was increased in CHP and Actinomyces and Veillonella in IPF. The lower airway bacterial burden in CHP subjects was higher than controls but lower than those with IPF. In contrast to IPF, there was no association between bacterial burden and survival in CHP. CONCLUSIONS: The microbial profile of the lower airways in subjects with CHP is distinct from that of IPF and, notably, bacterial burden in individuals with CHP fails to predict survival.
Chang W-C, Zhang YZ, Wolf JL, et al., 2021, Mucinous adenocarcinoma arising in congenital pulmonary airway malformation: clinicopathological analysis of 37 cases, 108th Annual Meeting of the United-States-and-Canadian-Academy-of-Pathology (USCAP) - Unlocking Your Ingenuity, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: 434-444, ISSN: 0309-0167
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Chua F, Bartlett E, Barnett J, et al., 2021, PLEUROPARENCHYMAL FIBROELASTOSIS: CLINICAL, FUNCTIONAL AND MORPHOLOGIC DETERMINANTS OF MORTALITY, Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: A74-A74, ISSN: 0040-6376
Popat S, Sharma B, MacMahon S, et al., 2021, Durable Response to Vismodegib in PTCH1 F1147fs Mutant Relapsed Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Implications for Mesothelioma Drug Treatment, JCO PRECISION ONCOLOGY, Vol: 5, Pages: 39-43
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Bui LT, Winters NI, Chung M-I, et al., 2021, Chronic lung diseases are associated with gene expression programs favoring SARS-CoV-2 entry and severity., bioRxiv
Patients with chronic lung disease (CLD) have an increased risk for severe coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and poor outcomes. Here, we analyzed the transcriptomes of 605,904 single cells isolated from healthy and CLD lungs to identify molecular characteristics of lung cells that may account for worse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with chronic lung diseases. We observed a similar cellular distribution and relative expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry factors in control and CLD lungs. CLD epithelial cells expressed higher levels of genes linked directly to the efficiency of viral replication and innate immune response. Additionally, we identified basal differences in inflammatory gene expression programs that highlight how CLD alters the inflammatory microenvironment encountered upon viral exposure to the peripheral lung. Our study indicates that CLD is accompanied by changes in cell-type-specific gene expression programs that prime the lung epithelium for and influence the innate and adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Raghu G, Remy-Jardin M, Ryerson CJ, et al., 2021, Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Adults: An Official ATS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline (vol 202, pg e36, 2020), AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, Vol: 203, Pages: 150-151, ISSN: 1073-449X
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Barnett J, Pulzato I, Javed M, et al., 2021, Radiological-pathological correlation of negative CT biopsy results enables high negative predictive value for thoracic malignancy, CLINICAL RADIOLOGY, Vol: 76, ISSN: 0009-9260
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Cui W, Yousaf N, Bhosle J, et al., 2020, Real-world outcomes in thoracic cancer patients with severe Acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19): Single UK institution experience, Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, Vol: 25, Pages: 100261-100261, ISSN: 2468-2942
BACKGROUND: UK COVID-19 mortality rates are amongst the highest globally. Controversy exists on the vulnerability of thoracic cancer patients. We describe the characteristics and sequelae of patients with thoracic cancer treated at a UK cancer centre infected with COVID-19. METHODS: Patients undergoing care for thoracic cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 (RT-PCR/radiology/clinically) between March-June 2020 were included. Data were extracted from patient records. RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were included: 14 (43%) diagnosed by RT-PCR, 18 (57%) by radiology and/or convincing symptoms. 88% had advanced thoracic malignancies. Eleven of 14 (79%) patients diagnosed by RT-PCR and 12 of 18 (56%) patients diagnosed by radiology/clinically were hospitalised, of which four (29%) and 2 (11%) patients required high-dependency/intensive care respectively. Three (21%) patients diagnosed by RT-PCR and 2 (11%) patients diagnosed by radiology/clinically required non-invasive ventilation; none were intubated. Complications included pneumonia and sepsis (43% and 14% respectively in patients diagnosed by RT-PCR; 17% and 11% respectively in patients diagnosed by radiology/clinically). In patients receiving active cancer treatment, therapy was delayed/ceased in 10/12 (83%) and 7/11 (64%) patients diagnosed by RT-PCR and radiology/clinically respectively. Nine (28%) patients died; all were smokers. Median time from symptom onset to death was 7 days (range 3-37). CONCLUSIONS: The immediate morbidity from COVID-19 is high in thoracic cancer patients. Hospitalisation and treatment interruption rates were high. Improved risk-stratification models for UK cancer patients are urgently needed to guide safe cancer-care delivery without compromising efficacy.
Wright J, Kokosi M, Renzoni E, et al., 2020, Plastic bronchitis: expanding clinical associations and identifying specific histologic characteristics compared to other intraluminal casts, Publisher: SPRINGER, Pages: S127-S127, ISSN: 0945-6317
Wright J, Lim E, Rice A, et al., 2020, Pulmonary carcinoid tumours with elevated proliferation rates - should there be a grade 3 subgroup of neuroendocrine tumours (NET)?, Publisher: SPRINGER, Pages: S127-S127, ISSN: 0945-6317
Domingo-Sabugo C, Starren E, Mandal A, et al., 2020, Distinct Landscapes of Genomic Alterations between Lung Carcinoids and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers, Publisher: SPRINGERNATURE, Pages: 528-528, ISSN: 1018-4813
Zhang YZ, Hughes J, Nastase A, et al., 2020, Utility of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) immunohistochemistry in malignant pleural mesothelioma: correlation with CDKN2A genomic status and inter-assay agreement, Publisher: SPRINGER, Pages: S24-S24, ISSN: 0945-6317
Zhang YZ, Brambilla C, Molyneaux PL, et al., 2020, Atypical mesothelial proliferation (amp) of the pleura: multidisciplinary approach, prognostic stratification and proposal of minimally invasive malignant pleural mesothelioma, Publisher: SPRINGER, Pages: S24-S25, ISSN: 0945-6317
Bush A, Gilbert C, Gregory J, et al., 2020, Interstitial lung disease in infancy, EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, Vol: 150, ISSN: 0378-3782
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Wolf JL, van Nederveen F, Blaauwgeers H, et al., 2020, Interobserver variation in the classification of thymic lesions including biopsies and resection specimens in an international digital microscopy panel, Publisher: WILEY, Pages: 734-741, ISSN: 0309-0167
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Dean C, Taylor B, Rice A, et al., 2020, Mechanism of lung development in the aetiology of adult congenital pulmonary airway malformations, Thorax, Vol: 75, Pages: 1001-1003, ISSN: 0040-6376
Congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAMs) are rare lung abnormalities that result in cyst formation and are associated with respiratory distress in infants and malignant potential in adults. The pathogenesis of CPAMs remains unknown but data suggest disruption of the normal proximo-distal programme of airway branching and differentiation. Here, we demonstrate that adult human CPAM are lined with epithelium that retains SOX-2 and thyroid transcription factor-1 immunohistochemical markers, characteristic of the developing lung. However, RALDH-1, another key marker, is absent. This suggests a more complex aetiology for CPAM than complete focal arrest of lung development and may provide insight to the associated risk of malignancy.
Hanley B, Naresh KN, Roufosse C, et al., 2020, Histopathological findings and viral tropism in UK patients with severe fatal COVID-19: a post-mortem study, The Lancet Microbe, Vol: 1, Pages: e245-e253, ISSN: 2666-5247
BackgroundSevere COVID-19 has a high mortality rate. Comprehensive pathological descriptions of COVID-19 are scarce and limited in scope. We aimed to describe the histopathological findings and viral tropism in patients who died of severe COVID-19.MethodsIn this case series, patients were considered eligible if they were older than 18 years, with premortem diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and COVID-19 listed clinically as the direct cause of death. Between March 1 and April 30, 2020, full post-mortem examinations were done on nine patients with confirmed COVID-19, including sampling of all major organs. A limited autopsy was done on one additional patient. Histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses were done, and histopathological findings were reported by subspecialist pathologists. Viral quantitative RT-PCR analysis was done on tissue samples from a subset of patients.FindingsThe median age at death of our cohort of ten patients was 73 years (IQR 52–79). Thrombotic features were observed in at least one major organ in all full autopsies, predominantly in the lung (eight [89%] of nine patients), heart (five [56%]), and kidney (four [44%]). Diffuse alveolar damage was the most consistent lung finding (all ten patients); however, organisation was noted in patients with a longer clinical course. We documented lymphocyte depletion (particularly CD8-positive T cells) in haematological organs and haemophagocytosis. Evidence of acute tubular injury was noted in all nine patients examined. Major unexpected findings were acute pancreatitis (two [22%] of nine patients), adrenal micro-infarction (three [33%]), pericarditis (two [22%]), disseminated mucormycosis (one [10%] of ten patients), aortic dissection (one [11%] of nine patients), and marantic endocarditis (one [11%]). Viral genomes were detected outside of the respiratory tract in four of five patients. The presence of subgenomic viral RNA transcripts provided evidence of
Moreira AL, Ocampo PSS, Xia Y, et al., 2020, A Grading System for Invasive Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma: A Proposal From the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Pathology Committee, JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, Vol: 15, Pages: 1599-1610, ISSN: 1556-0864
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Bartlett EC, Kemp S, Ridge CA, et al., 2020, Baseline Results of the West London lung cancer screening pilot study - Impact of mobile scanners and dual risk model utilisation, LUNG CANCER, Vol: 148, Pages: 12-19, ISSN: 0169-5002
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