2023
Assessment of the Impact of Alternative Fixatives on HER2 Detection in Breast Cancer and Gastric Cancer Tumor Specimens
Feng W, Inoue R, Kuwata T, Niikura N, Fujii S, Kumaki N, Honda K, Xu L, Goetz A, Gaule P, Cogswell J, Rimm D, McGee R. Assessment of the Impact of Alternative Fixatives on HER2 Detection in Breast Cancer and Gastric Cancer Tumor Specimens. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2023, 31: 339-345. PMID: 37093713, PMCID: PMC10155692, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000001126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutral buffered formalinNegative percentage agreementPositive percentage agreementOverall percentage agreementBreast cancerPercentage agreementHER2 statusHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) statusEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 statusTumor samplesCell linesGastric cancer tumorsGastric cancer cell linesTumor tissue samplesClinical trial sitesCancer cell linesHER2 testingTumor specimensReal-world settingTumor tissueCancer tumorsBuffered formalinSitu hybridization assaysType of fixativeCentral laboratory
2022
Baseline gene expression profiling determines long-term benefit to programmed cell death protein 1 axis blockade
Vathiotis I, Salichos L, Martinez-Morilla S, Gavrielatou N, Aung T, Shafi S, Wong P, Jessel S, Kluger H, Syrigos K, Warren S, Gerstein M, Rimm D. Baseline gene expression profiling determines long-term benefit to programmed cell death protein 1 axis blockade. Npj Precision Oncology 2022, 6: 92. PMID: 36522538, PMCID: PMC9755314, DOI: 10.1038/s41698-022-00330-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLong-term benefitsPredictive valueAnti-PD-1 therapyCell death protein 1Baseline tumor samplesImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAntitumor immune responseCohort of patientsDeath protein 1Gene expression profilesAdvanced diseaseCheckpoint inhibitorsAdvanced melanomaAxis blockadeImmunotherapy outcomesTreatment initiationEarly outcomesDisease progressionMalignant melanomaBaseline gene expressionImmune responseBaseline gene expression profilesExpression profilesTumor samples688P Transcriptional profile changes in matched paired tumor samples after PARP inhibitor treatment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
Moutafi M, Economopoulou P, Kotsantis I, Anastasiou M, Foukas P, Fountzilas G, Rimm D, Psyrri A. 688P Transcriptional profile changes in matched paired tumor samples after PARP inhibitor treatment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Annals Of Oncology 2022, 33: s857-s858. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.812.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma
Wilson MA, Zhao F, Khare S, Roszik J, Woodman SE, D'Andrea K, Wubbenhorst B, Rimm DL, Kirkwood JM, Kluger HM, Schuchter LM, Lee SJ, Flaherty KT, Nathanson KL. Copy Number Changes Are Associated with Response to Treatment with Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Sorafenib in Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 374-382. PMID: 26307133, PMCID: PMC4821426, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisDouble-Blind MethodGenes, rasHumansMelanomaMutationNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePaclitaxelPhenylurea CompoundsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metSorafenibTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalGene copy gainOverall survivalImproved progression-free survivalCopy gainImproved overall survivalGenomic alterationsCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasetImproved treatment responseClinical outcomesMET amplificationV600KCCND1 amplificationTreatment responseMelanoma pathogenesisV600E mutationCurrent FDAPretreatment samplesBRAF geneTumor samplesPatientsSorafenibTherapyTumorsAtlas dataset
2012
PKCε Promotes Oncogenic Functions of ATF2 in the Nucleus while Blocking Its Apoptotic Function at Mitochondria
Lau E, Kluger H, Varsano T, Lee K, Scheffler I, Rimm DL, Ideker T, Ronai ZA. PKCε Promotes Oncogenic Functions of ATF2 in the Nucleus while Blocking Its Apoptotic Function at Mitochondria. Cell 2012, 148: 543-555. PMID: 22304920, PMCID: PMC3615433, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor functionGenotoxic stressNuclear exportSuppressor functionTranscription factor ATF2Tumor suppressor activityApoptotic functionSubcellular localizationMelanoma tumor samplesNuclear localizationMitochondrial permeabilityOncogenic functionOncogenic activityATF2MitochondriaPKCε levelsSuppressor activityMembrane permeabilityMelanoma cellsPKCεApoptosisTumor samplesLocalization
2011
PD05-04: Quantitative Measurement of Antigen Degradation in NCCTG N9831 Tissue Microarrays.
Cheng H, Rimm D, Reinholz M, Lingle W, Ballman K, Dueck A, Chen B, McCullough A, Jenkins R, Perez E. PD05-04: Quantitative Measurement of Antigen Degradation in NCCTG N9831 Tissue Microarrays. Cancer Research 2011, 71: pd05-04-pd05-04. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-pd05-04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCooperative group studiesTissue microarrayAntigen degradationAdjuvant phase III trialsPhase III trialsGroup studyExpression of HER2Paraffin-embedded tissuesIII trialsEntire cohortExpression of HER1Analysis of biomarkersPositive casesHER2Quantitative immunofluorescenceTumor samplesCancer ResHER2 scoreTissue blocksOld casesTissue collectionAverage scoreHER1TMA slidesPre-analytical variables
2009
Predictive value of p27 for the benefit of adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy in early breast cancer.
Conforti R, Moeder C, Tomasic G, Boulet T, Nahta R, Yuan L, Spielmann M, Delaloge S, Michiels S, Rimm D, Esteva F, Andre F. Predictive value of p27 for the benefit of adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy in early breast cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 6063. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-6063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly breast cancerHazard ratioInstitut Gustave RoussyPredictive valueOverall survivalControl armBreast cancerAdjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapyHR of deathCytoplasmic expressionTumor samplesAdjusted hazard ratioAnthracycline-based chemotherapyDisease-free survivalBreast cancer patientsCox regression modelInteraction p valueUnit increaseAdjuvant anthracyclinesAdjuvant treatmentCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorEGFR tumorsER expressionRandomized trialsPredictive factors
2005
Quantitative insitu cancer proteomics: molecular pathology comes of age with automated tissue microarray analysis
Dolled-Filhart MP, Rimm DL, Stroobant P. Quantitative insitu cancer proteomics: molecular pathology comes of age with automated tissue microarray analysis. Personalized Medicine 2005, 2: 291-300. PMID: 29788575, DOI: 10.2217/17410541.2.4.291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein expression analysisExpression analysisProtein expressionPotential future therapeutic developmentsHigh-throughput methodAutomated Quantitative AnalysisMicroarray analysisTarget discoverySitu protein expressionTissue microarray analysisFluorescence microscopyFuture therapeutic developmentMicroarrayTissue microarrayNew targetsDynamic rangeDiscovery toolMolecular pathologyTherapeutic developmentUnparalleled opportunityUnique roleMicroscope slidesTumor samplesExpressionNovel prognostic marker
2001
β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis
Garcia-Rostan G, Camp R, Herrero A, Carcangiu M, Rimm D, Tallini G. β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 158: 987-996. PMID: 11238046, PMCID: PMC1850336, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64045-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAdultAgedBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaCell DivisionCell NucleusCytoskeletal ProteinsDown-RegulationExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedOncogene Protein p21(ras)PhenotypePoint MutationPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalPrognosisSurvival RateThyroid NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsPoor prognosisTumor differentiationBeta-catenin expressionConventional prognostic indicatorsAggressive tumor phenotypeNuclear beta-catenin localizationThyroid tumor samplesBeta-catenin dysregulationAberrant nuclear expressionΒ-catenin dysregulationDifferentiated tumorsPrognostic indicatorThyroid cancerThyroid neoplasmsNuclear immunoreactivityBeta-catenin alterationsNuclear expressionTumor samplesProgressive lossCarcinomaTumor phenotypeSingle-strand conformational polymorphismBeta-catenin mutationsHuman cancersDown regulation