2009
High Expression of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Is Associated with Better Outcome for Patients with Early Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma
Anagnostou VK, Bepler G, Syrigos KN, Tanoue L, Gettinger S, Homer RJ, Boffa D, Detterbeck F, Rimm DL. High Expression of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Is Associated with Better Outcome for Patients with Early Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 15: 4157-4164. PMID: 19509151, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer patientsMTOR expressionCancer patientsMammalian targetEarly-stage lung adenocarcinomaHigh mTOR expressionIndependent lower riskMedian overall survivalStage IA patientsProtein expressionSubgroup of patientsLung adenocarcinoma patientsStage lung adenocarcinomaMTOR protein expressionRole of mTOROverall survivalPathologic characteristicsPatient survivalValidation cohortAdenocarcinoma groupAdenocarcinoma patientsPrognostic stratificationLung cancerTraining cohortFavorable outcome
2007
Hormonal Markers in Breast Cancer: Coexpression, Relationship with Pathologic Characteristics, and Risk Factor Associations in a Population-Based Study
Yang XR, Pfeiffer RM, Garcia-Closas M, Rimm DL, Lissowska J, Brinton LA, Peplonska B, Hewitt SM, Cartun RW, Mandich D, Sasano H, Evans DB, Sutter TR, Sherman ME. Hormonal Markers in Breast Cancer: Coexpression, Relationship with Pathologic Characteristics, and Risk Factor Associations in a Population-Based Study. Cancer Research 2007, 67: 10608-10617. PMID: 17968031, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent body mass indexBody mass indexPremenopausal womenPathologic characteristicsMass indexHormonal markersMolecular subtypesHigher current body mass indexPopulation-based case-control studyProliferation factorsEpidemiologic risk factorsRisk factor associationsHigh tumor gradeCase-control studyInvasive breast carcinomaBreast cancer tissuesER betaRisk factorsTumor gradeBreast carcinomaCoexpression patternsBreast cancerHigher scoresEarly menarcheCancer tissuesVariation in breast cancer hormone receptor and HER2 levels by etiologic factors: A population‐based analysis
Sherman ME, Rimm DL, Yang XR, Chatterjee N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Peplonska B, Szeszenia‐Dąbrowska N, Zatonski W, Cartun R, Mandich D, Rymkiewicz G, Ligaj M, Lukaszek S, Kordek R, Kalaylioglu Z, Harigopal M, Charrette L, Falk RT, Richesson D, Anderson WF, Hewitt SM, García‐Closas M. Variation in breast cancer hormone receptor and HER2 levels by etiologic factors: A population‐based analysis. International Journal Of Cancer 2007, 121: 1079-1085. PMID: 17487843, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPostmenopausal womenEtiologic factorsHER2 levelsPremenopausal womenOdds ratioER alphaBreast cancer hormone receptor statusPopulation-based case-control studyBreast Cancer Hormone ReceptorsHormone receptor statusCase-control studyPopulation-based analysisPathologic characteristicsPR statusReceptor statusMass indexER betaClinical recordsMarker levelsHER2 expressionLarge tumorsBreast cancerReceptor levelsTumor features