2014
Red meat and fruit intake is prognostic among patients with localized cutaneous melanomas more than 1mm thick
Rothberg BE, Bulloch K, Fine J, Barnhill R, Berwick M. Red meat and fruit intake is prognostic among patients with localized cutaneous melanomas more than 1mm thick. Cancer Epidemiology 2014, 38: 599-607. PMID: 25194935, PMCID: PMC4229370, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma-specific survivalLocalized cutaneous melanomaFruit consumptionPost-diagnostic measuresDaily fruit consumptionModifiable lifestyle behaviorsRed meatBreslow thicknessCutaneous melanomaAssociated with melanoma-specific survivalRed meat consumptionAssociated with worse outcomesSurvivorship periodLifestyle behaviorsCancer survivorsPhysical activityTobacco cessationFruit intakeNon-therapeutic interventionsTime of diagnosisCox proportional hazardsHigh fish consumptionDietary choicesIndex melanomaIndependent associations
2013
Marginal and Joint Distributions of S100, HMB-45, and Melan-A Across a Large Series of Cutaneous Melanomas
Viray H, Bradley WR, Schalper KA, Rimm DL, Rothberg BE. Marginal and Joint Distributions of S100, HMB-45, and Melan-A Across a Large Series of Cutaneous Melanomas. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2013, 137: 1063-73. PMID: 23899062, PMCID: PMC3963468, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0284-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHMB-45Primary tumorCutaneous melanomaLarge seriesMelanoma-specific survivalMelanoma primary tumorsGroup of antigensLarge tissue microarrayClinicopathologic covariatesClinicopathologic criteriaPrognostic relevanceHistopathologic profileClinicopathologic correlatesAntigen expressionClinicopathologic parametersMelanoma markersTissue microarrayPositive expressionSurvival analysisMelanomaMelanS100Melanoma cellsBivariate associationsSignificant differences