2022
Examination of Low ERBB2 Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissue
Fernandez AI, Liu M, Bellizzi A, Brock J, Fadare O, Hanley K, Harigopal M, Jorns JM, Kuba MG, Ly A, Podoll M, Rabe K, Sanders MA, Singh K, Snir OL, Soong TR, Wei S, Wen H, Wong S, Yoon E, Pusztai L, Reisenbichler E, Rimm DL. Examination of Low ERBB2 Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissue. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 1-4. PMID: 35113160, PMCID: PMC8814969, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer biopsiesT-DXdCancer biopsiesLarge randomized clinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsERBB2 protein expressionCentral pathology laboratoryBreast cancer tissuesAmerican Pathologists surveysStudy of concordanceTrastuzumab deruxtecanERBB2 positivityPatient populationClinical trialsScore 0Breast cancerImmunohistochemistry scoreCancer tissuesIHC assaysPatientsPathology laboratoryProtein expressionBiopsyIHCConcordance
2017
Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-L1 expression in breast cancer and its clinical significance
Pelekanou V, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Altan M, Wasserman B, Carvajal-Hausdorf C, Wimberly H, Brown J, Lannin D, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-L1 expression in breast cancer and its clinical significance. Breast Cancer Research 2017, 19: 91. PMID: 28784153, PMCID: PMC5547502, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-017-0884-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1 expressionTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesRecurrence-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyResidual cancer tissueTIL countBreast cancerCancer tissuesDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expressionNode-positive breast cancerImproved recurrence-free survivalPD-L1 protein expressionHigher TIL countsPD-L1 statusProtein expressionBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer tissuesPost-treatment samplesPrechemotherapy samplesTIL infiltrationResidual cancerImmune markersResidual diseasePatient cohort
2012
Quantitative Assessment of Effect of Preanalytic Cold Ischemic Time on Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissues
Neumeister VM, Anagnostou V, Siddiqui S, England AM, Zarrella ER, Vassilakopoulou M, Parisi F, Kluger Y, Hicks DG, Rimm DL. Quantitative Assessment of Effect of Preanalytic Cold Ischemic Time on Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissues. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 104: 1815-1824. PMID: 23090068, PMCID: PMC3514166, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsA Kinase Anchor ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, Large-Core NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCold IschemiaConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleFixativesFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFormaldehydeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKi-67 AntigenMastectomy, SegmentalMatched-Pair AnalysisMinor Histocompatibility AntigensProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneResearch DesignTime FactorsConceptsCold ischemic timeIschemic timeBreast cancer tissuesEstrogen receptorCancer tissuesLoss of antigenicityBreast cancer resectionProtein expressionCore needle biopsyCompanion diagnostic testsConditions of hypoxiaFalse-negative resultsBreast cancer biomarkersCancer resectionProgesterone receptorNeedle biopsyRecent guidelinesCold ischemiaBreast cancerTissue microarrayEvidence of lossQuantitative immunofluorescenceDiagnostic testsAntigenicityAQUA method
2011
P1-06-24: Nuclear Localization of Stat5a Predicts Response to Antiestrogen Therapy and Prognosis of Clinical Breast Cancer Outcome.
Peck A, Witkiewicz A, Liu C, Klimowicz A, Stringer G, Pequignot E, Freydin B, Yang N, Tran T, Rosenberg A, Hooke J, Kovatich A, Shriver C, Rimm D, Magliocco A, Hyslop T, Rui H. P1-06-24: Nuclear Localization of Stat5a Predicts Response to Antiestrogen Therapy and Prognosis of Clinical Breast Cancer Outcome. Cancer Research 2011, 71: p1-06-24-p1-06-24. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p1-06-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer-specific survivalBreast cancer outcomesBreast cancer patientsAntiestrogen therapyClinical featuresCancer outcomesCancer patientsBreast cancerStandard immunohistochemistryNode-negative breast cancer patientsPathologist scoringPoor breast cancer outcomesBreast cancer-specific survivalQuantitative immunofluorescencePoor breast cancer prognosisInvasive breast cancer tissuesHormone receptor statusPredictors of responseFavorable prognostic markerBreast cancer prognosisBreast cancer tissuesNormal mammary developmentUseful clinical toolWhole tissue sectionsAntiestrogen response
2010
In Situ Identification of Putative Cancer Stem Cells by Multiplexing ALDH1, CD44, and Cytokeratin Identifies Breast Cancer Patients with Poor Prognosis
Neumeister V, Agarwal S, Bordeaux J, Camp RL, Rimm DL. In Situ Identification of Putative Cancer Stem Cells by Multiplexing ALDH1, CD44, and Cytokeratin Identifies Breast Cancer Patients with Poor Prognosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 176: 2131-2138. PMID: 20228222, PMCID: PMC2861079, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsIsoenzymesKeratinsMiddle AgedNeoplastic Stem CellsPrognosisRetinal DehydrogenaseRetrospective StudiesConceptsCancer stem cellsPutative cancer stem cellsBreast cancerIdentifies high-risk patientsPresence of CSCsNode-positive patientsHigh-risk patientsBreast cancer patientsAggressive tumor behaviorParaffin-embedded breast cancer tissuesBreast cancer tissuesFlow cytometric studyStem cellsMean followNodal statusRisk patientsTumor persistenceCD44 positivityPoor prognosisPrognostic valueTumor sizeHistological gradeALDH1 positivityCancer patientsWorse outcomes
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 tissues
2005
Using a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer Metastasis to Find Genes Associated with Clinically Aggressive Disease
Kluger HM, Lev D, Kluger Y, McCarthy MM, Kiriakova G, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Price JE. Using a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer Metastasis to Find Genes Associated with Clinically Aggressive Disease. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 5578-5587. PMID: 15994930, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell AdhesionCell Growth ProcessesCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, NudeMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTissue Array AnalysisTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsBreast cancerXenograft modelHuman breast cancer metastasisLymph node involvementLymph node metastasisChemokine ligand 1Human breast cancer cell linesBreast cancer metastasisLeukocyte protease inhibitorBreast cancer cell linesBreast cancer tissuesHSP-70 expressionHeat shock protein 70Cancer cell linesShock protein 70Identification of genesNode involvementNode metastasisAggressive diseaseClinicopathologic variablesPrimary tumorPrognostic markerNovel therapiesCDNA microarray analysisCancer tissues
2003
Quantitative analysis of breast cancer tissue microarrays shows that both high and normal levels of HER2 expression are associated with poor outcome.
Camp RL, Dolled-Filhart M, King BL, Rimm DL. Quantitative analysis of breast cancer tissue microarrays shows that both high and normal levels of HER2 expression are associated with poor outcome. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 1445-8. PMID: 12670887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 expressionLow-level HER2 expressionHER2/neu expressionHER2-overexpressing tumorsDisease-related survivalTissue microarray cohortNormal breast epitheliumBreast cancer tissuesMicroarray cohortPoor outcomeNeu expressionWorse outcomesBreast cancerImmunohistochemical stainsBreast epitheliumNormal epitheliumCancer tissuesBreast tumorsTumorsNormal levelsExpression levelsHER2AQUA analysisDetectable levelsLow group