2012
In situ quantitative measurement of mRNA to predict response to trastuzumab in a cohort of metastatic breast cancer patients.
Vassilakopoulou M, Bordeaux J, Neumeister V, Cheng H, Schalper K, Skarlos D, Pectasides D, Pavlidis N, Koutras A, Linardou H, Razis E, Bobos M, Kotoula V, Rimm D, Fountzilas G, Psyrri A. In situ quantitative measurement of mRNA to predict response to trastuzumab in a cohort of metastatic breast cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 573-573. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsMetastatic breast cancer patientsCancer patientsHER2 mRNA levelsHER2 mRNAHistological gradeTrastuzumab-treated metastatic breast cancer patientsMultivariate analysisCox proportional hazards modelHormone receptor statusMetastatic breast cancerKaplan-Meier analysisOverall survival timeMRNA levelsProportional hazards modelHER2 extracellular domainAssessment of HER2Extracellular domainTrastuzumab initiationChemotherapy regimensPrimary endpointReceptor statusTrastuzumab therapyMetastatic cohortTrastuzumab treatment
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