2014
In Situ Quantitative Measurement of HER2mRNA Predicts Benefit from Trastuzumab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Cohort of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Vassilakopoulou M, Togun T, Dafni U, Cheng H, Bordeaux J, Neumeister VM, Bobos M, Pentheroudakis G, Skarlos DV, Pectasides D, Kotoula V, Fountzilas G, Rimm DL, Psyrri A. In Situ Quantitative Measurement of HER2mRNA Predicts Benefit from Trastuzumab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Cohort of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e99131. PMID: 24968015, PMCID: PMC4072595, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsMetastatic breast cancer patientsFISH HER2Cancer patientsHER2 mRNAPrognostic factorsTrastuzumab-treated metastatic breast cancer patientsMultivariate Cox regression modelECD HER2Log rank pMetastatic breast cancerStrong prognostic factorCox regression modelKaplan-Meier estimatesHER2 mRNA levelsHER2-ICDChemotherapy regimensMetastatic cohortTrastuzumab treatmentBreast cancerTissue microarrayMRNA statusPerformance of markersHER2 receptorPredictive value
2010
Benefits of biomarker selection and clinico-pathological covariate inclusion in breast cancer prognostic models
Parisi F, González A, Nadler Y, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Kluger HM, Kluger Y. Benefits of biomarker selection and clinico-pathological covariate inclusion in breast cancer prognostic models. Breast Cancer Research 2010, 12: r66. PMID: 20809974, PMCID: PMC3096952, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNottingham Prognostic IndexClinico-pathological variablesPrognostic indexCox modelPrognostic modelMultivariate Cox regression modelEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancer patient cohortsAdjuvant chemotherapy decisionsMultivariate Cox modelStage breast cancerCox regression modelCancer patient cohortsTime-dependent areaBreast cancer prognostic modelsCancer prognostic modelsNPI groupOncotype DXPatient cohortChemotherapy decisionsPrognostic markerBackward selection procedureBreast cancerQuantitative immunofluorescence methodImmunofluorescence method