
Lianqun Qiu, MD, PhD
Department of Hematopathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Hematopathology, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2005 | The National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG, Pathology, PhD |
1999 | Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, CN, Internal Medicine, MSc |
1993 | Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, CN, Clinical Medicine, MD |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Kim DH, Medeiros LJ, Xu J, Tang G, Qiu L, Wang SA, Ok CY, Wang W, Yin CC, You MJ, Garces S, Lin P, Li S. Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma/High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma With MYC and BCL6 Rearrangements: A Study of 60 Cases. Mod Pathol 38(5):100710, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39805522.
- Xu J, Kim DH, Wang W, Li S, Lin P, Tang G, Konoplev S, Qiu L, Fang H, Garces S, Leventaki V, E S, Medeiros LJ, Wang SA. Flow cytometric immunophenotypic features of acute myeloid leukemia with mast cell differentiation. Am J Clin Pathol, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39244687.
- Marques-Piubelli ML, Lyapichev KA, Fnu A, Adrada B, Stewart J, Hunt KK, Clemens MW, Iyer S, Wu Y, El Hussein S, Xu J, Ok CY, Li S, Pierson DM, Ferrufino-Schmidt MC, Nahmod KA, Yoga A, Hunsicker L, Evans MG, Resetkova E, Qiu L, Khanlari M, Garces SA, Bueso-Ramos CE, Medeiros LJ, Miranda RN. The Spectrum of Non-neoplastic Changes Associated With Breast Implants: Histopathology, Imaging, and Clinical Significance. Am J Surg Pathol 48(6):e43-e64, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38451836.
- Qiu L, Naresh KN. Mature plasmacytoid dendritic cell proliferation in association with mixed-phenotype acute leukemia, T/myeloid. Blood 143(6):561, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38329773.
- Rivera D, Cui W, Gao J, Peker D, Zhang QY, Dewar R, Qiu L, Konoplev S, Hu Z, Sasaki K, Hu AY, E S, Liu M, Fang H, Wang W, Tang G, Apperley JF, Hochhaus A, Cortes JE, Khoury JD, Medeiros LJ, Jabbour E, Hu S. Aleukemic Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Without Neutrophilia and Thrombocytosis: A Report From the BCR::ABL1 Pathology Group. Mod Pathol 37(2):100406, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38104892.
- Qiu L, Lin P, Khanlari M, Xu J, Cohen EN, Garces S, Miranda RN, Wang W, Fang H, Bueso-Ramos CE, Medeiros LJ, Li S. The Clinicopathologic Features and Molecular Signatures of Blastoid High-Grade B Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified. Mod Pathol 36(12):100349, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37820764.
- Qiu L, Tang G, Li S, Vega F, Lin P, Wang SA, Wang W, Iyer SP, Malpica L, Miranda RN, Konoplev S, Tang Z, Fang H, Medeiros LJ, Xu J. DUSP22 rearrangement is associated with a distinctive immunophenotype but not outcome in patients with systemic ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Haematologica 108(6):1604-1615, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36453104.
- Li S, Qiu L, Xu J, Lin P, Ok CY, Tang G, McDonnell TJ, James You M, Khanlari M, Miranda RN, Medeiros LJ. High-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL)-NOS is clinicopathologically and genetically more similar to DLBCL/HGBL-DH than DLBCL. Leukemia 37(2):422-432, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36513804.
- Qiu L, Wang SA, Tang G, Wang W, Lin P, Xu J, Yin CC, Khanlari M, Medeiros LJ, Li S. Blastoid B-Cell Neoplasms: Diagnostic Challenges and Solutions. Cancers (Basel) 15(3), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36765805.
- Qiu L, Quesada AE. Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgG paraprotein and extensive plasmacytic differentiation mimicking plasma cell neoplasm. Blood 140(26):2857, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36580339.
- Agarwal AN, Nania J, Qiu L, Lewis B, Mais DD. Impact of Liver Biopsy Size on Histopathologic Evaluation of Liver Allograft Rejection. Arch Pathol Lab Med 146(12):1530-1534, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35271695.
- Qiu L, Nwogbo OV, Medeiros LJ, Thakral B, Li S, Xu J, You MJ, Wang W, Quesada AE, Ramos CB, McDonnell TJ, Thomas SK, Lin P. Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgG or IgA paraprotein: a study of 29 cases including cases that can mimic plasma cell neoplasms. Hum Pathol 130:47-57, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36244464.
- Qiu L, Quesada AE. Plasma cell leukemia with small cell morphology. Blood 139(25):3667, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35737405.
- Khanlari M, Li S, Miranda RN, Iyer S, Konoplev S, Lin P, Yin CC, Tang G, Qiu L, Vega F, Medeiros LJ, Xu J. Small cell/lymphohistiocytic morphology is associated with peripheral blood involvement, CD8 positivity and retained T-cell antigens, but not outcome in adults with ALK+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Mod Pathol 35(3):412-418, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34628481.
- Khanlari M, Medeiros LJ, Lin P, Xu J, You MJ, Tang G, Yin CC, Wang W, Qiu L, Miranda RN, Bueso-Ramos CE, Li S. Blastoid high-grade B-cell lymphoma initially presenting in bone marrow: a diagnostic challenge. Mod Pathol 35(3):419-426, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34608246.
- Qiu L, Xu J, Tang G, Wang SA, Lin P, Ok CY, Garces S, Yin CC, Khanlari M, Vega F, Medeiros LJ, Li S. Mantle cell lymphoma with chronic lymphocytic leukemia-like features: a diagnostic mimic and pitfall. Hum Pathol 119:59-68, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34767860.
- Qiu L, Medeiros LJ, Tang G, Khanlari M, Li S, Konoplev S, Wang SA, Yin CC, Khoury JD, Wang W, Miranda RN, Iyer S, You MJ, Xu J. The Leukemic Phase of ALK-Negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Is Associated with CD7 Positivity, Complex Karyotype, TP53 Deletion, and a Poor Prognosis. Cancers (Basel) 13(24), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34944936.
- El Hussein S, Wang W, Wang SA, Fang H, Garces S, Tashakori M, Lyapichev KA, Qiu L, Wang X, Loghavi S, Medeiros LJ, Challagundla P, Jorgensen JL. Hematogones with light chain restriction: A potential diagnostic pitfall when using flow cytometry analysis to assess bone marrow specimens. Leuk Res 111:106704, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34735934.
- Qiu L, Tang G, Li S, Wang W, Wang SA, Xu J. Blast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia presenting as early T-cell precursor lymphoblastic leukemia. EJHaem 2(4):895-896, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35845203.
- Taverna JA, Hung CN, DeArmond DT, Chen M, Lin CL, Osmulski PA, Gaczynska ME, Wang CM, Lucio ND, Chou CW, Chen CL, Nazarullah A, Lampkin SR, Qiu L, Bearss DJ, Warner S, Whatcott CJ, Mouritsen L, Wade M, Weitman S, Mesa RA, Kirma NB, Chao WT, Huang TH. Single-Cell Proteomic Profiling Identifies Combined AXL and JAK1 Inhibition as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Lung Cancer. Cancer Res 80(7):1551-1563, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31992541.
- Qiu L, Volk E, Mais DD. Histopathologic Patterns of Colitis in Patients With Impaired Renal Function. Am J Clin Pathol 153(3):380-386, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31679016.
- Qiu L, Mais DD, Nicolas M, Nanyes J, Kist K, Nazarullah A. Diagnosis of Papillary Breast Lesions on Core Needle Biopsy: Upgrade Rates and Interobserver Variability. Int J Surg Pathol 27(7):736-743, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31187678.
- Lai WS, Stumpo DJ, Qiu L, Faccio R, Blackshear PJ. A Knock-In Tristetraprolin (TTP) Zinc Finger Point Mutation in Mice: Comparison with Complete TTP Deficiency. Mol Cell Biol 38(4), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29203639.
- Qiu LQ, Lai WS, Stumpo DJ, Blackshear PJ. Measurement of mRNA Decay in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts. Bio Protoc 6(13), 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28516114.
- Qiu LQ, Lai WS, Stumpo DJ, Blackshear PJ. Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast Cell Culture and Stimulation. Bio Protoc 6(13), 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28573158.
- Qiu LQ, Abey S, Harris S, Shah R, Gerrish KE, Blackshear PJ. Global analysis of posttranscriptional gene expression in response to sodium arsenite. Environ Health Perspect 123(4):324-30, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25493608.
- Qiu LQ, Lai WS, Bradbury A, Zeldin DC, Blackshear PJ. Tristetraprolin (TTP) coordinately regulates primary and secondary cellular responses to proinflammatory stimuli. J Leukoc Biol 97(4):723-36, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25657290.
- Qiu LQ, Stumpo DJ, Blackshear PJ. Myeloid-specific tristetraprolin deficiency in mice results in extreme lipopolysaccharide sensitivity in an otherwise minimal phenotype. J Immunol 188(10):5150-9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22491258.
- Qiu LQ, Cresswell P, Chin KC. Viperin is required for optimal Th2 responses and T-cell receptor-mediated activation of NF-kappaB and AP-1. Blood 113(15):3520-9, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19047684.
- Qiu LQ, Sinniah R, Hsu SI. Role of differential and cell type-specific expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins in mediating progressive glomerular injury in human IgA nephropathy. Lab Invest 84(9):1112-25, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15208647.
- Qiu LQ, Sinniah R, Hsu SI. Coupled induction of iNOS and p53 upregulation in renal resident cells may be linked with apoptotic activity in the pathogenesis of progressive IgA nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 15(8):2066-78, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15284293.
- Qiu LQ, Sinniah R, I-Hong Hsu S. Downregulation of Bcl-2 by podocytes is associated with progressive glomerular injury and clinical indices of poor renal prognosis in human IgA nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 15(1):79-90, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 14694160.
Other Articles
- Qiu L, Lin P Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a decade after the discovery of MYD88(L265P). Hum Pathol:105708, 2024. PMID: 39701426.
- Qiu L, Medeiros LJ, Li S High-grade B-cell lymphomas: Double hit and non-double hit. Hum Pathol:105700, 2024. PMID: 39603365.
- Qiu L, Nunez CA, Tang G, Cuglievan B, Issa GC, Wang SA, Medeiros LJ, Thakral B A rare case of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia with t(11;17)(q23;q21) and KMT2A::MLLT6 fusion. Ann Hematol 101(7):1579-1581, 2022. PMID: 35091795.
- Qiu L, Wang SA, Vega F, Khoury JD, Tang Z, Garces S, Medeiros LJ, Thakral B From the archives of MD Anderson Cancer Center: Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with numerous circulating lymphoma cells. Ann Diagn Pathol 58:151934, 2022. PMID: 35299081.
- Qiu L, Cho JH, Jelloul FZ, Vega F SOHO State of the Art Updates and Next Questions: Pathology and Pathogenesis of Nodal Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 22(5):287-296, 2022. PMID: 34776400.
- Qiu L, Weitzman SP, Nastoupil LJ, Williams MD, Medeiros LJ, Vega F Disseminated ALK-positive histiocytosis with KIF5B-ALK fusion in an adult. Leuk Lymphoma 62(5):1234-1238, 2021. PMID: 33353436.
Letters to the Editor
- Qiu L, Xu J, Lin P, Cohen EN, Tang G, Wang SA, Khanlari M, Wang W, Khoury JD, Konoplev S, Yin CC, Jorgensen JL, Vega F, Medeiros LJ, Li S. Unique pathologic features and gene expression signatures distinguish blastoid high-grade B-cell lymphoma from B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma. Haematologica 108: 895-899, 2023.
- El Hussein S, Wang W, Wang SA, Loghavi S, Wang X, Qiu L, Fang H, Medeiros LJ, Aung PP, Torres Cabala C, Jorgensen JL, Pemmaraju N, Khoury JD. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm with history of myeloma and concomitant acute undifferentiated leukemia: Illustration of morphologic and immunophenotypic challenges of an emerging phenomenon. Leuk Lymphoma 62: 3296-3299, 2021.
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