2022
The Effect of Black Cohosh on Ki67 expression and Tumor Volume: A Pilot Study of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Patients
Trant A, Chagpar A, Wei W, Neumeister V, Rimm D, Stavris K, Lurie B, Frederick C, Andrejeva L, Raghu M, Killelea B, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Knill-Selby E, Sturrock T, Hofstatter E. The Effect of Black Cohosh on Ki67 expression and Tumor Volume: A Pilot Study of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Patients. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2022, 21: 15347354221137290. PMID: 36444764, PMCID: PMC9716631, DOI: 10.1177/15347354221137290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor volumeBlack cohoshSitu patientsDuctal carcinomaAnti-inflammatory effectsTumor cellular proliferationBreast cancer treatmentCellular proliferationWilcoxon signed-rank testDCIS patientsAdverse eventsEligible subjectsWindow trialsCore biopsyInvasive diseaseKi67 expressionSigned-rank testBreast cancerGrade 3Hormone changesPatientsQuantitative immunofluorescenceBC extractSignificant toxicityCancer treatment
2020
Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: ASCO/CAP Guideline Update.
Allison KH, Hammond MEH, Dowsett M, McKernin SE, Carey LA, Fitzgibbons PL, Hayes DF, Lakhani SR, Chavez-MacGregor M, Perlmutter J, Perou CM, Regan MM, Rimm DL, Symmans WF, Torlakovic EE, Varella L, Viale G, Weisberg TF, McShane LM, Wolff AC. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: ASCO/CAP Guideline Update. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 1346-1366. PMID: 31928404, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptor testingBreast cancerEndocrine therapyReceptor testingExpert panelClinical practice guideline recommendationsMultidisciplinary international expert panelClinical Oncology/CollegeEndocrine therapy benefitPractice guideline recommendationsER-positive cancersBreast cancer guidelinesInvasive breast cancerFuture breast cancerBreast cancer samplesInternational expert panelReporting of casesPgR testingTumor cell nucleiCancer guidelinesGuideline recommendationsGuideline updateDuctal carcinomaER testingLow positives
2018
Correlating nuclear morphometric patterns with estrogen receptor status in breast cancer pathologic specimens
Rawat RR, Ruderman D, Macklin P, Rimm DL, Agus DB. Correlating nuclear morphometric patterns with estrogen receptor status in breast cancer pathologic specimens. Npj Breast Cancer 2018, 4: 32. PMID: 30211313, PMCID: PMC6123433, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-018-0084-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstrogen receptor statusInvasive ductal carcinomaER statusEstrogen receptorReceptor statusPercent of cellsHormonal therapyDuctal carcinomaImmunohistochemistry stainingHistology patternPathway statusPatient samplesPathway activationPilot studyNuclear featuresDeep neural networksTissue coresNeural networkReceptorsFuture studiesStatusTissue morphologyBiological featuresDeep learning approachCarcinomaMacrodissection prior to closed system RT-qPCR is not necessary for estrogen receptor and HER2 concordance with IHC/FISH in breast cancer
Gupta S, Mani NR, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Bossuyt V, Ho K, Weidler J, Wong W, Rhees B, Bates M, Rimm DL. Macrodissection prior to closed system RT-qPCR is not necessary for estrogen receptor and HER2 concordance with IHC/FISH in breast cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2018, 98: 1076-1083. PMID: 29858579, PMCID: PMC6119113, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0064-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceParaffin EmbeddingPathology, ClinicalReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue FixationConceptsIHC/FISHDCIS cohortRT-qPCRMRNA transcript levelsDuctal carcinoma casesFine needle aspiratesMRNA expression levelsHER2 concordanceER positivityDuctal carcinomaHER2 expressionGeneXpert systemCarcinoma casesInvasive tumorsNeedle biopsyBreast cancerEstrogen receptorClinical ImmunohistochemistryBiopsy areaTumor tissueMRNA expressionTumor areaCohortMRNA levelsMRNA markers
2017
Update on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer, including recommendations to assess TILs in residual disease after neoadjuvant therapy and in carcinoma in situ: A report of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer
Dieci MV, Radosevic-Robin N, Fineberg S, van den Eynden G, Ternes N, Penault-Llorca F, Pruneri G, D’Alfonso T, Demaria S, Castaneda C, Sanchez J, Badve S, Michiels S, Bossuyt V, Rojo F, Singh B, Nielsen T, Viale G, Kim SR, Hewitt S, Wienert S, Loibl S, Rimm D, Symmans F, Denkert C, Adams S, Loi S, Salgado R, Cancer O. Update on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer, including recommendations to assess TILs in residual disease after neoadjuvant therapy and in carcinoma in situ: A report of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer. Seminars In Cancer Biology 2017, 52: 16-25. PMID: 29024776, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesBreast cancerResidual diseaseTIL assessmentDuctal carcinomaInternational Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working GroupBiomarker Working GroupClinical breast cancer researchBreast cancer researchNeoadjuvant chemotherapyNeoadjuvant therapyImmunotherapeutic strategiesImmunological biomarkersInvasive carcinomaClinical trialsClinical relevanceConsensus guidanceInternational guidelinesCarcinomaWorking GroupCancerDiseaseMorphological evaluationLymphocytesCancer research
2013
A pilot chemoprevention study of isopropanolic black cohosh extract in women with ductal carcinoma in situ.
Hofstatter E, Stavris K, Horowitz N, Killelea B, Tsangaris T, Lannin D, Andrejeva L, Cong X, Yao X, Rimm D, Chagpar A. A pilot chemoprevention study of isopropanolic black cohosh extract in women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: tps1609-tps1609. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.tps1609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsopropanolic black cohosh extractBlack cohosh extractBlack cohoshDuctal carcinomaBreast cancerBreast epithelial cell proliferationPre-operative courseTwo-sided significance levelDisease-free survivalLiver function testsBreast cancer preventionSerum hormone levelsAnti-inflammatory effectsBreast cancer patientsPost-menopausal womenCohort of womenRecent preclinical dataSignificant protective effectKi-67 stainingBreast core biopsyLevels of Ki67Years of ageEpithelial cell proliferationWilcoxon signed-rank testEligible subjects
2011
Loss of Nuclear Localized and Tyrosine Phosphorylated Stat5 in Breast Cancer Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome and Increased Risk of Antiestrogen Therapy Failure
Peck AR, Witkiewicz AK, Liu C, Stringer GA, Klimowicz AC, Pequignot E, Freydin B, Tran TH, Yang N, Rosenberg AL, Hooke JA, Kovatich AJ, Nevalainen MT, Shriver CD, Hyslop T, Sauter G, Rimm DL, Magliocco AM, Rui H. Loss of Nuclear Localized and Tyrosine Phosphorylated Stat5 in Breast Cancer Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome and Increased Risk of Antiestrogen Therapy Failure. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 2448-2458. PMID: 21576635, PMCID: PMC3675698, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.30.3552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstrogen Receptor ModulatorsFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSTAT5 Transcription FactorSurvival AnalysisTreatment FailureTumor Suppressor ProteinsYoung AdultConceptsNode-negative breast cancerCancer-specific survivalIndependent prognostic markerBreast cancerWhole tissue sectionsTherapy failurePrognostic markerTissue microarrayPathologist scoringMultivariate analysis patientsSystemic adjuvant therapyAdjuvant hormone therapyMarker of prognosisPoor clinical outcomeUseful predictive markerPredictors of responseNormal breast epitheliumTissue sectionsCohort IVAdjuvant therapyHormone therapyAnalysis patientsClinical outcomesDuctal carcinomaProspective studyDifferential expression of arrestins is a predictor of breast cancer progression and survival
Michal AM, Peck AR, Tran TH, Liu C, Rimm DL, Rui H, Benovic JL. Differential expression of arrestins is a predictor of breast cancer progression and survival. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 130: 791-807. PMID: 21318602, PMCID: PMC3156829, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1374-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer progressionBreast cancerCancer progressionArrestin2 expressionLuminal linesMyoepithelial cellsNormal human breast tissueMetastatic breast cancerLymph node metastasisPoor clinical outcomeIndependent prognostic markerPrimary breast tumorsBreast cancer cell linesG protein-coupled receptorsArrestin2 levelsPositive lymphCancer cell linesHazard ratioHuman breast tissueProtein-coupled receptorsNode metastasisClinical outcomesDuctal carcinomaTumor sizeNuclear grade
2006
Construction and Validation of Tissue Microarrays of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Terminal Duct Lobular Units Associated With Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Yang XR, Charette LA, Garcia-Closas M, Lissowska J, Paal E, Sidawy M, Hewitt SM, Rimm DL, Sherman ME. Construction and Validation of Tissue Microarrays of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Terminal Duct Lobular Units Associated With Invasive Breast Carcinoma. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2006, 15: 157-161. PMID: 16932071, DOI: 10.1097/01.pdm.0000213453.45398.e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal duct lobular unitsTissue microarrayEstrogen receptorDuctal carcinomaProgesterone receptorBreast cancerLobular unitsLarge case-control studyPR expression levelsCase-control studyInvasive breast carcinomaPercentage of tubulesInvasive carcinomaEpithelial lesionsBreast carcinomaImmunohistochemical characterizationImmunohistochemical stainingPeritumoral tissuesPositive stainingScoring systemCarcinomaCategorical scoring systemBreast tissueMethodologic studyExpression levels
1998
Expression of c‐met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma
Ghoussoub R, Dillon D, D'Aquila T, Rimm E, Fearon E, Rimm D. Expression of c‐met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma. Cancer 1998, 82: 1513-1520. PMID: 9554529, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980415)82:8<1513::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast carcinomaIndependent predictorsStrong independent prognostic factorCox proportional hazards modelGrowth factorIndependent prognostic factorLymph node statusSubset of patientsInvasive ductal carcinomaUseful prognostic markerProportional hazards modelBreast tumor specimensHepatocyte growth factorNegative patientsPrognostic factorsAggressive diseaseDuctal carcinomaNode statusPrognostic valuePrognostic markerTumor specimensHazards modelPatientsPredictive valueSurvival rate
1997
Localization and quantitation of expression of the cell motility-related protein thymosin beta15 in human breast tissue.
Gold JS, Bao L, Ghoussoub RA, Zetter BR, Rimm DL. Localization and quantitation of expression of the cell motility-related protein thymosin beta15 in human breast tissue. Modern Pathology 1997, 10: 1106-12. PMID: 9388061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast tissueNonmetastatic breast cancerUseful prognostic markerPotential early markerMalignant breast tissueProstate cell linesThymosin beta15Human breast tissuePrognostic valueDuctal carcinomaPrognostic markerBreast malignancyAffinity-purified polyclonal antibodiesBreast epitheliumEarly markerCancerAdditional studiesProtein levelsProstate modelCell linesPrecise rolePolyclonal antibodiesMarkersTissue