2014
Macrophage expression of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase as a prognostic indicator in colon cancer
How J, Brown JR, Saylor S, Rimm DL. Macrophage expression of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase as a prognostic indicator in colon cancer. Histochemistry And Cell Biology 2014, 142: 195-204. PMID: 24429833, PMCID: PMC4101067, DOI: 10.1007/s00418-014-1181-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid PhosphataseAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticBiomarkers, TumorColonic NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIsoenzymesMacrophagesMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, Cell SurfaceTartrate-Resistant Acid PhosphataseTissue Array AnalysisTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsColorectal cancer patientsMacrophage expressionResistant acid phosphataseColon cancerCancer patientsTRAP expressionYale-New Haven HospitalDisease-specific deathPan-macrophage markerRisk reductionPrognostic indicatorCancer survivalColorectal adenocarcinomaM2 markersImproved outcomesTissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisSecond cohortSurvival analysisPatientsPotential biomarkersQuantitative immunofluorescenceCancerAcid phosphataseOld cases
2008
AQUA analysis of thymidylate synthase reveals localization to be a key prognostic biomarker in 2 large cohorts of colorectal carcinoma.
Gustavson MD, Molinaro AM, Tedeschi G, Camp RL, Rimm DL. AQUA analysis of thymidylate synthase reveals localization to be a key prognostic biomarker in 2 large cohorts of colorectal carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2008, 132: 1746-52. PMID: 18976010, DOI: 10.5858/132.11.1746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymidylate synthase expressionSynthase expressionColorectal carcinomaSignificant associationDisease-specific survivalColon cancer outcomesColon cancer survivalKey prognostic biomarkersRetrospective cohortNodal statusPrognostic valueColorectal cancerCancer outcomesCancer survivalPathologic classificationPrognostic biomarkerLarge cohortSecond cohortAQUA scoreCytoplasmic expressionNuclear expressionCohortHigh nuclearCytoplasmic ratioFirst cohort