Featured Publications
Tissue Age Affects Antigenicity and Scoring for the 22C3 Immunohistochemistry Companion Diagnostic Test
Fernandez A, Gaule P, Rimm D. Tissue Age Affects Antigenicity and Scoring for the 22C3 Immunohistochemistry Companion Diagnostic Test. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100159. PMID: 36925070, PMCID: PMC10502188, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 signalTumor proportion scoreTissue microarray cohortCell lung cancerPrevious clinical diagnosisWhole tissue sectionsCompanion diagnostic testsMultiple cancer typesMicroarray cohortTMA cohortLaboratory-developed testsPD-L1NSCLC casesLung cancerProportion scorePositive stainingAntibody 22C3Immunohistochemistry testsClinical diagnosisExtracellular domainCancer typesDiagnostic testsArchival tissueDomain antigenAntibodies
2024
BCAM (basal cell adhesion molecule) protein expression in different tumor populations
Burela S, He M, Trontzas I, Gavrielatou N, Schalper K, Langermann S, Flies D, Rimm D, Aung T. BCAM (basal cell adhesion molecule) protein expression in different tumor populations. Discover Oncology 2024, 15: 381. PMID: 39207605, PMCID: PMC11362396, DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-01244-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1 expressionBasal cell adhesion moleculePD-L1Quantitative immunofluorescenceAssociated with better OSPD-L1 protein expressionCancer typesBladder urothelial tumorsProtein expressionMultiple immune checkpointsHead and neckMultiple tumor typesEvidence of hypermethylationImmune checkpointsImmunotherapy responseCell adhesion moleculesTumor typesValidation cohortTumor populationCancer patientsTumorPredictive valueAdhesion moleculesNovel biomarkersWidespread expression
2023
Emerging Prognostic and Predictive Significance of Stress Keratin 17 in HPV-Associated and Non HPV-Associated Human Cancers: A Scoping Review
Lozar T, Wang W, Gavrielatou N, Christensen L, Lambert P, Harari P, Rimm D, Burtness B, Kuhar C, Carchman E. Emerging Prognostic and Predictive Significance of Stress Keratin 17 in HPV-Associated and Non HPV-Associated Human Cancers: A Scoping Review. Viruses 2023, 15: 2320. PMID: 38140561, PMCID: PMC10748233, DOI: 10.3390/v15122320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaTriple-negative breast cancerCancer typesPredictive significancePrognostic factorsClinical outcomesPrognostic significanceCell carcinomaHuman cancersCervical squamous cell carcinomaNeck squamous cell carcinomaAvailable clinical evidenceCochrane Central RegisterInferior clinical outcomesPositive prognostic factorNegative predictive factorNegative prognostic factorWeb of ScienceCentral RegisterControlled TrialsCervical cancerClinical evidencePredictive factorsPancreatic cancerEligible studiesSpatial characterization and quantification of CD40 expression across cancer types
Bates K, Vathiotis I, MacNeil T, Ahmed F, Aung T, Katlinskaya Y, Bhattacharya S, Psyrri A, Yea S, Parkes A, Sadraei N, Roychoudhury S, Rimm D, Gavrielatou N. Spatial characterization and quantification of CD40 expression across cancer types. BMC Cancer 2023, 23: 220. PMID: 36894898, PMCID: PMC9996913, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10650-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD40 expressionSolid tumorsTumor cellsQuantitative immunofluorescencePatient cohortPancreatic cancerCancer typesExpression of CD40Large patient cohortOvarian cancer populationTissue microarray formatDifferent solid tumorsInnate immune responseTNF receptor family membersAvailable patient cohortNSCLC populationOverall survivalPrognostic impactReceptor family membersCancer populationAdenocarcinoma populationImmune cellsOvarian cancerPancreatic adenocarcinomaPositivity rate
2022
Quantitative assessment of Siglec-15 expression in lung, breast, head, and neck squamous cell carcinoma and bladder cancer.
Shafi S, Aung T, Xirou V, Gavrielatou N, Vathiotis I, Fernandez A, Moutafi M, Yaghoobi V, Herbst R, Liu L, Langermann S, Rimm D. Quantitative assessment of Siglec-15 expression in lung, breast, head, and neck squamous cell carcinoma and bladder cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2022, 102: 1143-1149. PMID: 36775354, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-022-00796-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSiglec-15 expressionNon-small cell lung cancerNeck squamous cell carcinomaProgression-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaCancer typesOverall survivalCell carcinomaBladder cancerImmune cellsSiglec-15PD-1/PD-L1 blockadePotential future clinical trialsQuantitative immunofluorescencePD-L1 blockadeStromal immune cellsImmune checkpoint blockadeCell lung cancerFuture clinical trialsNew potential targetsCheckpoint blockadePD-L1Lung cancerClinical trialsIntra-tumoral heterogeneity
2019
Phenotyping tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (PhenoTIL) on H&E tissue images: predicting recurrence in lung cancer
Barrera C, Corredor G, Wang X, Schalper K, Rimm D, Velcheti V, Madabhushi A, Castro E. Phenotyping tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (PhenoTIL) on H&E tissue images: predicting recurrence in lung cancer. Progress In Biomedical Optics And Imaging 2019, 10956: 1095607-1095607-8. DOI: 10.1117/12.2513048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTIL densityLung cancerEarly stage non-small cell lung cancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsEarly-stage lung cancerKaplan-Meier analysisLung cancer patientsStage lung cancerLikelihood of recurrenceBetter prognosisLate recurrenceCancer patientsDifferent cancer typesDisease outcomeRecurrenceDifferent subtypesCancer typesLymphocytesCancerPatientsPrognosisIndependent validation
2015
High level PHGDH expression in breast is predominantly associated with keratin 5‐positive cell lineage independently of malignancy
Gromova I, Gromov P, Honma N, Kumar S, Rimm D, Talman ML, Wielenga VT, Moreira JM. High level PHGDH expression in breast is predominantly associated with keratin 5‐positive cell lineage independently of malignancy. Molecular Oncology 2015, 9: 1636-1654. PMID: 26026368, PMCID: PMC5528790, DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverexpression of PhgdhPHGDH expressionMammary epithelial cellsTriple-negative breast cancer patientsNegative breast cancer patientsEpithelial cellsBreast cancer patientsNormal breast tissueCell lineagesMammary tissue samplesHigh-level expressionExpression of PHGDHProspective cohortCancer patientsCK5-positive cellsBasal phenotypeProteomic profilingTNBC samplesIHC analysisQuantitative IHC analysisCancer typesBreast tissueMalignancyCandidate oncogeneOncogenic function
2009
Chapter 1 The Function, Proteolytic Processing, and Histopathology of Met in Cancer
Hanna JA, Bordeaux J, Rimm DL, Agarwal S. Chapter 1 The Function, Proteolytic Processing, and Histopathology of Met in Cancer. Advances In Cancer Research 2009, 103: 1-23. PMID: 19854350, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-230x(09)03001-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factorExpression of METLocalization of MetClinicopathological characteristicsMET receptor tyrosine kinaseTherapeutic targetCancer typesReceptor tyrosine kinasesCancer treatmentGrowth factorCancer cellsCell proliferationMetSProteolytic processingHistopathologyCancerTyrosine kinaseRecent studiesImproper regulationNuclear localizationAntibodies