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  1. Liam CK, Leow HR, Pang YK
    J Thorac Oncol, 2013 Dec;8(12):e114.
    PMID: 24389448 DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182a4e111
    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/diagnosis*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics; Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis*; Lung Neoplasms/genetics
  2. How SH, Kuan YC, Ng TH, Ramachandram K, Fauzi AR
    Malays J Pathol, 2008 Dec;30(2):129-32.
    PMID: 19291924 MyJurnal
    Pulmonary cryptococcosis can be clinically silent in non-HIV infected patients but can also present as nodules and masses on the chest radiograph, which can be mistaken for tuberculosis or lung cancer. Common symptoms include fever and cough, and uncommonly haemoptysis. This report illustrates a non-HIV infected patient whose main complaint was haemoptysis and headache. He was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis from biopsy of an endobronchial mass found on flexible bronchoscopy. Disseminated cryptoccoccal infection should be considered as a differential diagnosis in non-HIV infected patients presenting with haemoptysis and headache. Early recognition and administration of appropriate therapy will improve clinical outcome in these patients.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases, Fungal/complications; Lung Diseases, Fungal/drug therapy; Lung Diseases, Fungal/pathology*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  3. Abd Aziz A, Abdullah AF, Mahmud A
    Br J Hosp Med (Lond), 2007 Nov;68(11):616-7.
    PMID: 18087856 DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.11.27686
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/radiography; Lung Abscess/chemically induced*; Lung Abscess/drug therapy; Lung Abscess/radiography
  4. Kardia E, Halim NSSA, Yahaya BH
    Methods Mol Biol, 2016;1516:243-255.
    PMID: 27062596 DOI: 10.1007/7651_2016_327
    Aerosol-based cell delivery technique via intratracheal is an effective route for delivering transplant cells directly into the lungs. An aerosol device known as the MicroSprayer(®) Aerosolizer is invented to transform liquid into an aerosol form, which then can be applied via intratracheal administration for drug delivery. The device produces a uniform and concentrated distribution of aerosolized liquid. Using the capability of MicroSprayer(®) Aerosolizer to transform liquid into aerosol form, our group has designed a novel method of cell delivery using an aerosol-based technique. We have successfully delivered skin-derived fibroblast cells and airway epithelial cells into the airway of a rabbit with minimum risk of cell loss and have uniformly distributed the cells into the airway. This chapter illustrates the application of aerosol device to deliver any type of cells for future treatment of lung diseases.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/drug effects*; Lung/pathology; Lung Diseases/pathology; Lung Diseases/therapy*
  5. Mokhtar Pour A, Masir N, Isa MR
    Malays J Pathol, 2015 Aug;37(2):149-52.
    PMID: 26277673 MyJurnal
    Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) commonly metastasizes to distant organs. However, metastasis to the pancreas is not a common event. Moreover, obstructive jaundice as a first clinical presentation of SCLC is extremely unusual. This case reports a 51-year-old male with SCLC, manifesting with obstructive jaundice as the initial clinical presentation. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograghy (ERCP) and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a mass at the head of the pancreas. The patient underwent pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). Histopathology revealed a chromogranin- A-positive poorly-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas. No imaging study of the lung was performed before surgery. A few months later, a follow-up CT revealed unilateral lung nodules with ipsilateral hilar nodes. A lung biopsy was done and histopathology reported a TTF- 1-positive, chromogranin A-positive, small cell carcinoma of the lung. On review, the pancreatic tumour was also TTF-1-positive. He was then treated with combination chemotherapy (cisplatin, etoposide). These findings highlight that presentation of a mass at the head of pancreas could be a manifestation of a metastatic tumour from elsewhere such as the lung, and thorough investigations should be performed before metastases can be ruled out.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung Neoplasms/complications; Lung Neoplasms/pathology*; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/complications; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/secondary*
  6. Liam CK, Lim KH, Wong CM
    Chest, 2002 Jan;121(1):309-10.
    PMID: 11796481
    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/epidemiology*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/epidemiology*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  7. Rajadurai P, Cheah PL, How SH, Liam CK, Annuar MAA, Omar N, et al.
    Lung Cancer, 2019 10;136:65-73.
    PMID: 31446227 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.08.005
    In the recent years, increased understanding of the molecular profiles of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has allowed for targeted treatment of actionable genetic mutations. The management of NSCLC now requires multiple molecular tests to guide the treatment strategy. In the light of this, there is a need to establish a molecular testing consensus statement for advanced NSCLC patients in Malaysia. This Malaysian consensus statement was developed by a panel of experts, chaired by a pathologist and composed of three other pathologists, four respiratory physicians and three oncologists. It reflects currently available scientific data and adaptations of recommendations from international guidelines to the local landscape. Expert recommendations on different aspects of molecular testing agreed upon by the panel are provided as structured discussions. These recommendations address the appropriate patients and samples to be tested, as well as when and how these tests should be performed. The algorithms for molecular testing in metastatic NSCLC, in the first line setting and upon disease progression beyond first line therapy, were developed.
    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/diagnosis*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/etiology*; Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis*; Lung Neoplasms/etiology*
  8. Nyanti LE, Kho SS, Tie ST
    Med J Malaysia, 2019 02;74(1):79-81.
    PMID: 30846667
    Primary lung malignancy presenting as empyema is rare, with a reported incidence of 0.3%. We report a case of a 60- year-old man presenting with unilateral pleural effusion; diagnostic thoracocentesis confirmed Salmonella empyema. Post-drainage, chest radiograph showed persisting right hemithorax opacity; subsequent computed tomography revealed a right lung mass with right upper lobe bronchus obliteration. Percutaneous biopsy confirmed advanced stage lung adenocarcinoma. We discuss the mechanism of post-obstructive pneumonia in lung cancerassociated empyema and the utility of bedside ultrasound in diagnosis of lung masses. Clinicians are alerted to the possibility of lung malignancy in elderly patients presenting with empyema.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/microbiology; Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  9. Paudel KR, Wadhwa R, Tew XN, Lau NJX, Madheswaran T, Panneerselvam J, et al.
    Life Sci, 2021 Jul 01;276:119436.
    PMID: 33789146 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119436
    Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the major causes of cancer-related mortality globally. Despite the availability of therapeutic options, the improvement in patient survival is yet to be achieved. Recent advances in natural product (e.g., Rutin) research, therapeutic nanotechnology and especially the combination of both could aid in achieving significant improvements in the treatment or management of NSCLC. In this study, we explore the anti-cancer activity of Rutin-loaded liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNs) in an in vitro model where we have employed the A549 human lung epithelial carcinoma cell line. The anti-proliferative activity was determined by MTT and Trypan blue assays, whereas, the anti-migratory activity was evaluated by the scratch wound healing assay and a modified Boyden chamber assay. We also evaluated the anti-apoptotic activity by Annexin V-FITC staining, and the colony formation activity was studied using crystal violet staining. Here, we report that Rutin-LCNs showed promising anti-proliferative and anti-migratory activities. Furthermore, Rutin-LCNs also induced apoptosis in the A549 cells and inhibited colony formation. The findings warrant further detailed and in-depth anti-cancer mechanistic studies of Rutin-LCNs with a focus towards a potential therapeutic option for NSCLC. LCNs may help to enhance the solubility of Rutin used in the treatment of lung cancer and hence enhance the anticancer effect of Rutin.
    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  10. Liau CS, Mogan P, Thomas W
    J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, 2021 04;208:105786.
    PMID: 33189851 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105786
    Lung cancer is increasing in incidence particularly among women, associated with a global change in smoking habits. Steroid hormones, particularly oestrogen exert an influence on tumour progression in tissues where their target receptor is expressed. Oestrogen receptor, particularly ERβ is highly expressed in the lung and becomes more highly expressed in lung carcinogenesis. Genes involved in the process of lung carcinoma progression and signalling cascades linked to invasion and angiogenesis are modulated by oestrogen receptors. This review intends to collate recently published evidence identifying a role for oestrogen in the initiation and progression of lung carcinoma and how these two processes are differentially affected by circulating oestrogens both in women and in men. Circulating oestrogens may be a significant risk factor in women's susceptibility to lung carcinoma and also provide an additional approach for more targeted therapy.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/blood*; Lung Neoplasms/epidemiology; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  11. Kardia E, Ch'ng ES, Yahaya BH
    J Tissue Eng Regen Med, 2018 02;12(2):e995-e1007.
    PMID: 28105760 DOI: 10.1002/term.2421
    Aerosol-based cell therapy has emerged as a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating lung diseases. The goal of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of aerosol-based airway epithelial cell (AEC) delivery in the setting of acute lung injury induced by tracheal brushing in rabbit. Twenty-four hours following injury, exogenous rabbit AECs were labelled with bromodeoxyuridine and aerosolized using the MicroSprayer® Aerosolizer into the injured airway. Histopathological assessments of the injury in the trachea and lungs were quantitatively scored (1 and 5 days after cell delivery). The aerosol-based AEC delivery appeared to be a safe procedure, as cellular rejection and complications in the liver and spleen were not detected. Airway injury initiated by tracheal brushing resulted in disruption of the tracheal epithelium as well as morphological damage in the lungs that is consistent with acute lung injury. Lung injury scores were reduced following 5 days after AEC delivery (AEC-treated, 0.25  ±  0.06 vs. untreated, 0.53  ±  0.05, P  lungs, following acute insults. These findings suggest that aerosol-based AEC delivery can be a valuable tool for future therapy to treat acute lung injury. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/pathology*; Lung/physiopathology*; Acute Lung Injury/pathology; Acute Lung Injury/physiopathology
  12. Wu YL, Lu S, Lu Y, Zhou J, Shi YK, Sriuranpong V, et al.
    J Thorac Oncol, 2018 10;13(10):1539-1548.
    PMID: 29966800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.06.012
    INTRODUCTION: The phase III randomized PROFILE 1014 study demonstrated superiority of crizotinib to first-line chemotherapy in prolonging progression-free survival (PFS) in previously untreated patients with ALK receptor tyrosine kinase gene (ALK)-positive advanced nonsquamous NSCLC. This result was consistent with that in the smaller subset of East Asian patients in PROFILE 1014. The subsequent study reported here prospectively evaluated crizotinib in a larger East Asian patient population.

    METHODS: In this open-label phase III study (PROFILE 1029), patients were randomized 1:1 to receive orally administered crizotinib 250 mg twice daily continuously (3-week cycles) or intravenously administered chemotherapy (pemetrexed 500 mg/m2, plus cisplatin 75 mg/m2, or carboplatin [at a dose to produce area under the concentration-time curve of 5-6 mg·min/mL]) every 3 weeks for a maximum of six cycles. PFS confirmed by independent radiology review was the primary end point.

    RESULTS: Crizotinib significantly prolonged PFS (hazard ratio, 0.402; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.286-0.565; p < 0.001). The median PFS was 11.1 months with crizotinib and 6.8 months with chemotherapy. The objective response rate was 87.5% (95% CI: 79.6-93.2%) with crizotinib versus 45.6% (95% CI: 35.8-55.7%) with chemotherapy (p < 0.001). The most common adverse events were increased transaminase levels, diarrhea, and vision disorders with crizotinib and leukopenia, neutropenia, and anemia with chemotherapy. Significantly greater improvements from baseline in patient-reported outcomes were seen in crizotinib-treated versus chemotherapy-treated patients.

    CONCLUSIONS: First-line crizotinib significantly improved PFS, objective response rate, and patient-reported outcomes compared with standard platinum-based chemotherapy in East Asian patients with ALK-positive advanced NSCLC, which is similar to the results from PROFILE 1014. The safety profiles of crizotinib and chemotherapy were consistent with those previously published.

    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  13. Othman N, Nagoor NH
    Int J Oncol, 2019 01;54(1):306-314.
    PMID: 30365047 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2018.4602
    The silencing of Bcl‑xL in the non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line, A549, downregulates miR‑361‑5p expression. This study aimed to determine the biological effects of miR‑361‑5p on NSCLC, and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms through which apoptosis is regulated. MicroRNA (miRNA or miR) functional analyses were performed via transfection of miR‑361‑5p mimics and inhibitors, demonstrating that the inhibition of miR‑361‑5p induced the apoptosis of NSCLC cells. To elucidate the function of miR‑361‑5p in vivo, cells transfected with miR‑361‑5p inhibitors were microinjected into zebrafish embryos, and immunostained using antibodies to detect the active form of caspase‑3. Co-transfection with siBcl‑xL and miR‑361‑5p mimics illustrated the association between Bcl‑xL, miR‑361‑5p and apoptosis; miR‑361‑5p mimics blocked the apoptosis initiated by siBcl‑xL. Luciferase reporter assays identified mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2 (SMAD2) as a novel target of miR‑361‑5p and the reduction of its protein level was validated by western blot analysis. To confirm the molecular mechanisms through which apoptosis is regulated, gene rescue experiments revealed that the ectopic expression of SMAD2 attenuated the inhibitory effects on apoptosis induced by miR‑361‑5p. In this study, to the best of our knowledge, we provide the first evidence that miR‑361‑5p functions as an oncomiR in A549 and SK‑LU‑1 cells through the regulation of SMAD2, suggesting that miR‑361‑5p may be employed as a potential therapeutic target for the miRNA-based therapy of NSCLC.
    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism; Lung Neoplasms/genetics*; Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
  14. Shee-Chai C, Liam CK, Mun KS
    J Thorac Oncol, 2017 10;12(10):e171-e173.
    PMID: 28939153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.06.068
    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology
  15. Chen Y, Tang WY, Tong X, Ji H
    Cancer Commun (Lond), 2019 10 01;39(1):53.
    PMID: 31570104 DOI: 10.1186/s40880-019-0402-8
    Despite the tremendous efforts for improving therapeutics of lung cancer patients, its prognosis remains disappointing. This can be largely attributed to the lack of comprehensive understanding of drug resistance leading to insufficient development of effective therapeutics in clinic. Based on the current progresses of lung cancer research, we classify drug resistance mechanisms into three different levels: molecular, cellular and pathological level. All these three levels have significantly contributed to the acquisition and evolution of drug resistance in clinic. Our understanding on drug resistance mechanisms has begun to change the way of clinical practice and improve patient prognosis. In this review, we focus on discussing the pathological changes linking to drug resistance as this has been largely overlooked in the past decades.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy*; Lung Neoplasms/pathology*; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/drug therapy; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/pathology
  16. Nor Hayati O, Roshan F
    Med J Malaysia, 2008 Jun;63(2):170.
    PMID: 18942313
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases, Parasitic/complications*
  17. Tang WH, Alip A, Saad M, Phua VC, Chandran H, Tan YH, et al.
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2015;16(5):1901-6.
    PMID: 25773842
    BACKGROUND: Brain metastases occur in about 20-40% of patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), and are usually associated with a poor outcome. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is widely used but increasingly, more aggressive local treatments such as surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) are being employed. In our study we aimed to describe the various factors affecting outcomes in NSCLC patients receiving local therapy for brain metastases.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: The case records of 125 patients with NSCLC and brain metastases consecutively treated with radiotherapy at two tertiary centres from January 2006 to June 2012 were analysed for patient, tumour and treatment-related prognostic factors. Patients receiving SRS/SRT were treated using Cyberknife. Variables were examined in univariate and multivariate testing.

    RESULTS: Overall median survival was 3.4 months (95%CI: 1.7-5.1). Median survival for patients with multiple metastases receiving WBRT was 1.5 months, 1-3 metastases receiving WBRT was 3.6 months and 1-3 metastases receiving surgery or SRS/SRT was 8.9 months. ECOG score (≤2 vs >2, p=0.001), presence of seizure (yes versus no, p=0.031), treatment modality according to number of brain metastases (1-3 metastases+surgery or SRS/SRT±WBRT vs 1-3 metastases+WBRT only vs multiple metastases+WBRT only, p=0.007) and the use of post-therapy systemic treatment (yes versus no, p=0.001) emerged as significant on univariate analysis. All four factors remained statistically significant on multivariate analysis.

    CONCLUSIONS: ECOG ≤2, presence of seizures, oligometastatic disease treated with aggressive local therapy (surgery or SRS/SRT) and the use of post-therapy systemic treatment are favourable prognostic factors in NSCLC patients with brain metastases.

    Matched MeSH terms: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology*; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/therapy; Lung Neoplasms/mortality; Lung Neoplasms/pathology*; Lung Neoplasms/therapy
  18. Looi LM
    Malays J Pathol, 1999 Jun;21(1):29-35.
    PMID: 10879276
    A review of routine histopathological samples and autopsies examined at the Department of Pathology, University of Malaya revealed 15 cases of amyloidosis of the lung. Two were localized depositions limited to the lung while in the remainder, lung involvement was part of the picture of systemic amyloidosis. Both cases of localized amyloidosis presented with symptomatic lung/bronchial masses and a clinical diagnosis of tumour. Histology revealed "amyloidomas" associated with heavy plasma cell and lymphocytic infiltration and the presence of multinucleated giant cells. In both cases, the amyloid deposits were immunopositive for lambda light chains and negative for kappa chains and AA protein. One was a known systemic lupus erythematosus patient with polyclonal hypergammaglobulinaemia. The other patient was found to have plasma cell dyscrasia with monoclonal IgG lambda gammopathy. Both patients did not develop systemic amyloidosis. In contrast, lung involvement in systemic AA amyloidosis was not obvious clinically or macroscopically but was histologically evident in 75% of cases subjected to autopsy. Amyloid was detected mainly in the walls of arterioles and small vessels, and along the alveolar septa. It was less frequently detected in the pleura, along the basement membrane of the bronchial epithelium and around bronchial glands. In one case of systemic AL amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma, an "amyloidoma" occurred in the subpleural region reminiscent of localized amyloidosis. These cases pose questions on (1) whether localized "tumour-like" amyloidosis is a forme fruste of systemic AL amyloidosis and (2) the differing pattern of tissue deposition of different chemical types of amyloid fibrils, with the suggestion that light chain amyloid has a greater tendency to nodular deposition than AA amyloid.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/metabolism*
  19. Shekhar KC, Pathmanathan R
    PMID: 1298078
    Two distinct strains of Schistosoma malayensis exist in Malaysia (designated the Baling and Koyan strains). Both these strains show intraspecific variations in pathology (Greer et al, 1988). To evaluate the differences in the pulmonary pathology resulting from infections of the two different strains of Malaysian schistosome, a total of 20 experimental rabbits were infected, 10 each with cercariae of the Koyan strains. Pathological changes were studied over a period of 28 weeks. Granulomas in the lung occurring as a result of infection with the Baling strain were compared with those caused by infection with the Koyan strain. Although both strains produced parenchymatous and alveolar lesions, granulomas caused by the Baling strain of Malaysian schistosome were more numerous and larger (when comparing mean diameter as well as area of granuloma, p < 0.05). In addition, pulmonary vascular hypertensive changes were present in Baling strain infected rabbits. These comprised of pulmonary arteriolar endothelial swelling and damage, intimal elastosis and medial hypertrophy. Angiitis and pulmonary periphlebitis were also noted occasionally. In contrast, Koyan strain infection resulted in fewer and smaller granulomas. Pulmonary vascular changes were minimal.
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung/pathology*
  20. Kutty MK
    PMID: 5112349
    Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases, Fungal/diagnosis*
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