Vol 5, No 4 (August 29, 2016): Translational Lung Cancer Research

Editorial

Unraveling the genomic complexity of small-cell lung cancer
Niki Karachaliou, Aaron E. Sosa, Rafael Rosell
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:363-366
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B-RAF mutation in non-small cell lung cancer: the sleeping beauty is waking up
Christian Rolfo, Rafael Caparica
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:367-369
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Tumor lymphocytic infiltration in non-small cell lung cancer: the ultimate prognostic marker?
Laura Romero Vielva
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:370-372
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Improved overall survival following tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment in NSCLC—are we making progress?
Klaus Fenchel, Stephen P. Dale, Wolfram C. M. Dempke
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:373-376
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Review Article

From diagnosis to therapy in lung cancer: management of CT detected pulmonary nodules, a summary of the 2015 Chinese-German Lung Cancer Expert Panel
Chunxia Su, Mathias Meyer, Robert Pirker, Wieland Voigt, Jingyun Shi, Lothar Pilz, Rudolf M. Huber, Yilong Wu, Jinghong Wang, Yonglan He, Xuan Wang, Jian Zhang, Xiuyi Zhi, Meiqi Shi, Bo Zhu, Stefan S. Schoenberg, Thomas Henzler, Christian Manegold, Caicun Zhou, Eric Dominic Roessner
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:377-388
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Targeting angiogenesis in small cell lung cancer
Michalis Stratigos, Alexios Matikas, Alexandra Voutsina, Dimitrios Mavroudis, Vassilis Georgoulias
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:389-400
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Histopathological transformation to small-cell lung carcinoma in non-small-cell lung carcinoma tumors
Rita Dorantes-Heredia, José Manuel Ruiz-Morales, Fernando Cano-García
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:401-412
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Original Article

S100B and S100B autoantibody as biomarkers for early detection of brain metastases in lung cancer
Humberto Choi, Vikram Puvenna, Chanda Brennan, Shamseldeen Mahmoud, Xiao-Feng Wang, Michael Phillips, Damir Janigro, Peter Mazzone
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:413-419
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Controversies on Lung Cancer: Pros and Cons (Section Chairs: Suresh Senan, Helmut H. Popper)1

Pros: Can tissue biopsy be replaced by liquid biopsy?
Marius Ilié, Paul Hofman
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:420-423
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Cons: Can liquid biopsy replace tissue biopsy?—the US experience
Mari Mino-Kenudson
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:424-427
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Rebuttal from Dr. Hofman and Dr. Ilié
Marius Ilié, Paul Hofman
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:428-429
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Rebuttal from Dr. Mino-Kenudson
Mari Mino-Kenudson
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:430-432
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Commentary on tumor heterogeneity
Helmut H. Popper
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:433-435
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Evidence-Based Medicine2

Prognostic value of wingless-type proteins in non-small cell lung cancer patients: a meta-analysis
Jiajia Jin, Ping Zhan, Hong Qian, Xiaoxia Wang, Masaru Katoh, Kevin Phan, Jin-Haeng Chung, Tangfeng Lv, Yong Song, Written on behalf of the AME Lung Cancer Collaborative Group
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:436-442
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Perspective

Integrative physicians and an herbal cancer “cure”
Eran Ben-Arye, Shoshana Keren Rosenberg, Noah Samuels
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:443-445
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Commentary

Afatinib in lung cancer harboring EGFR mutation in the LUX-Lung trials: six plus three is greater than seven?
Tetsuya Mitsudomi, Yoshihisa Kobayashi
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:446-449
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Correspondence

Genomic alterations in small cell lung cancer and their clinical relevance
Gary Wildey, Afshin Dowlati
Translational Lung Cancer Research  
2016;
5
(4)
:450-451
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Controversies on Lung Cancer: Pros and Cons” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding. Suresh Senan and Helmut H. Popper served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

2. The series “Evidence-Based Medicine” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding.