2021
Interplay between copy number alterations and immune profiles in the early breast cancer Scandinavian Breast Group 2004-1 randomized phase II trial: results from a feasibility study
Zerdes I, Simonetti M, Matikas A, Harbers L, Acs B, Boyaci C, Zhang N, Salgkamis D, Agartz S, Moreno-Ruiz P, Bai Y, Rimm DL, Hartman J, Mezheyeuski A, Bergh J, Crosetto N, Foukakis T. Interplay between copy number alterations and immune profiles in the early breast cancer Scandinavian Breast Group 2004-1 randomized phase II trial: results from a feasibility study. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 144. PMID: 34799582, PMCID: PMC8604966, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00352-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiplexed fluorescent immunohistochemistryPhase II trialII trialEarly breast cancer patientsSomatic copy number alterationsCopy number alterationsEarly breast cancerBreast cancer patientsAbundant immune cellsImmune cell compositionParaffin-embedded tissue samplesNumber alterationsImmune profilePD-1PD-L1Immune profilingLymphocytic infiltrationCancer patientsImmune cellsBreast cancerT cellsLarge cohortFluorescent immunohistochemistryTissue samplesPathological samples
2014
ERβ splice variant expression in four large cohorts of human breast cancer patient tumors
Wimberly H, Han G, Pinnaduwage D, Murphy LC, Yang XR, Andrulis IL, Sherman M, Figueroa J, Rimm DL. ERβ splice variant expression in four large cohorts of human breast cancer patient tumors. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 146: 657-667. PMID: 25007965, PMCID: PMC6939385, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3050-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPatient tumorsERβ variantsQuantitative immunofluorescenceBreast cancer patient tumorsTriple-negative patientsBreast cancer outcomesAbsence of ERαBreast cancer biologyCancer patient tumorsBreast cancer patient samplesSplice variant expressionCancer patient samplesParaffin-embedded tissuesQIF scoresCancer outcomesPredictive biomarkersWorse outcomesEstrogen receptorLarge cohortSurvival analysisERβPatient samplesAQUA technologyVariant expression
2012
Measurement of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Expression Defines a Group with Better Prognosis in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Dimou A, Neumeister V, Agarwal S, Anagnostou V, Syrigos K, Rimm DL. Measurement of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 Expression Defines a Group with Better Prognosis in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. American Journal Of Pathology 2012, 181: 1436-1442. PMID: 22877687, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAldehyde dehydrogenase 1Cell lung cancerALDH1 expressionBetter prognosisLung cancerBreast cancerYale cohortQuantitative immunofluorescenceAldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) expressionPatras University HospitalSquamous cell carcinomaCancer stem cellsClinicopathologic factorsPoor outcomePrognostic valueRetrospective studyShorter survivalCell carcinomaUniversity HospitalSurrogate biomarkerFavorable outcomeLarge cohortTissue microarrayPatients
2009
Evaluation of the false-negative rate of standardized and quantitative measurement of estrogen receptor (ER) in tissue using AQUA technology
Gustavson M, Welsh A, Jones C, Mayotte J, Tu J, Hopkins J, Rimm D, Christiansen J. Evaluation of the false-negative rate of standardized and quantitative measurement of estrogen receptor (ER) in tissue using AQUA technology. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 567-567. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER protein expressionEstrogen receptorBreast cancer samplesPg/AQUA analysisFalse negative rateAQUA technologyCancer samplesAllred scoring systemProtein expressionChange of diagnosisEstrogen receptor testingReproducible diagnostic testFalse-negative testsHigh false-negative rateReceptor testingER testingAllred scoreLarge cohortNegative testAQUA scoreScoring systemMisclassified casesClinical settingConcordance rateUniformly positive (>80%) HER2 expression maximizes sensitivity and specificity for prediction of response to trastuzumab in CALGB 9840.
Rimm D, Broadwater G, Friedman P, Berry D, Seidman A, Hudis C, Winer E, Harris L, Thor A. Uniformly positive (>80%) HER2 expression maximizes sensitivity and specificity for prediction of response to trastuzumab in CALGB 9840. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 6046. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-6046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrediction of responseHER2 expressionCooperative group clinical trialsPositive HER2 expressionGroup clinical trialReceiver operator characteristic curveOperator characteristic curveSubset of casesArea of expressionHeterogeneity of expressionHER2 stainingTH armNeoadjuvant settingStable diseaseProgressive diseaseRECIST criteriaPartial responseClinical outcomesCAP guidelinesPatient selectionPercentage of tissueT therapyClinical trialsHER2 testsLarge cohort
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 cohortHigh levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, neuropilin-1) are associated with worse outcome in breast cancer
Ghosh S, Sullivan CA, Zerkowski MP, Molinaro AM, Rimm DL, Camp RL, Chung GG. High levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, neuropilin-1) are associated with worse outcome in breast cancer. Human Pathology 2008, 39: 1835-1843. PMID: 18715621, PMCID: PMC2632946, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularConnecticutFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunoenzyme TechniquesKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedNeuropilin-1Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSurvival RateTissue Array AnalysisVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Young AdultConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorBreast cancerVEGFR-1Growth factorNeuropilin-1VEGFR-2Kaplan-Meier survival analysisBreast cancer tissue microarrayVascular endothelial growth factor receptorPrimary breast cancerStandard prognostic factorsEndothelial growth factor receptorPrimary breast adenocarcinomaCancer tissue microarrayTumor-specific expressionGrowth factor receptorPrognostic factorsPrognostic significancePrognostic valueWorse outcomesLarge cohortTissue microarraySurvival analysisSignificant associationExpression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer
Nadler Y, Camp RL, Giltnane JM, Moeder C, Rimm DL, Kluger HM, Kluger Y. Expression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10: r35. PMID: 18430249, PMCID: PMC2397537, DOI: 10.1186/bcr1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Array AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTranscription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNode-positive subsetHER2/neuProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorBcl-2 expressionBAG-1 expressionImproved survivalBcl-2Anti-apoptotic mediator Bcl-2Breast tumorsSteroid receptor positivitySubset of patientsBAG-1Antihormonal therapyFavorable prognosisReceptor positivityMultivariable analysisPathological variablesEntire cohortPrognostic valuePrognostic markerImproved outcomesLarge cohortClinical development
2004
Her2/neu is not a commonly expressed therapeutic target in melanoma – a large cohort tissue microarray study
Kluger HM, DiVito K, Berger AJ, Halaban R, Ariyan S, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Her2/neu is not a commonly expressed therapeutic target in melanoma – a large cohort tissue microarray study. Melanoma Research 2004, 14: 207-210. PMID: 15179190, DOI: 10.1097/01.cmr.0000130874.33504.2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2/neu expressionHER2/neuNeu expressionMelanoma specimensNeu stainingMelanoma patientsLarge cohortPositive HER2/neu expressionChemotherapy-resistant malignancyPrimary cutaneous lesionNumerous new agentsTissue microarray studyMonoclonal antibody trastuzumabAdjuvant therapyCutaneous specimensTrastuzumab therapyMetastatic lesionsBreslow depthClark levelClinicopathological dataCutaneous lesionsPrimary lesionTumor stageMetastatic melanomaBreast cancer
2003
JAKs and STATs as Biomarkers of Disease
Dolled-Filhart M, Rimm D. JAKs and STATs as Biomarkers of Disease. 2003, 697-720. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3000-6_44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical practice todayPathways of tumorigenesisPrecise disease classificationPrognosticate outcomesClinical trialsDisease progressionDisease outcomeLarge cohortTumor specimensBiomarkers of diseaseSmall studyNew biomarkersPredictive valueBiomarker expressionHuman malignanciesPatient samplesLevel of expressionTherapeutic agentsTumor biomarkersTherapyProtein expressionBiomarkersPatientsOutcomesDisease
2002
Subjective Differences in Outcome Are Seen as a Function of the Immunohistochemical Method Used on a Colorectal Cancer Tissue Microarray
Chung GG, Kielhorn EP, Rimm DL. Subjective Differences in Outcome Are Seen as a Function of the Immunohistochemical Method Used on a Colorectal Cancer Tissue Microarray. Clinical Colorectal Cancer 2002, 1: 237-242. PMID: 12450422, DOI: 10.3816/ccc.2002.n.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue microarrayTissue sectionsColorectal cancer tissue microarraySemiquantitative grading systemColorectal cancer specimensCancer tissue microarrayPatient outcomesLarge cohortSubjective assessmentCancer specimensImmunohistochemical methodsGrading systemNuclear stainingPathology literatureProtein expressionTissue samplesCell preparationsExpression levelsBeta-catenin antibodyCurrent standardImmunohistochemistryCohortOutcomesApparent increaseExpression