2014
Multiplexed Quantitative Analysis of CD3, CD8, and CD20 Predicts Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Brown JR, Wimberly H, Lannin DR, Nixon C, Rimm DL, Bossuyt V. Multiplexed Quantitative Analysis of CD3, CD8, and CD20 Predicts Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 5995-6005. PMID: 25255793, PMCID: PMC4252785, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-1622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntigens, CD20Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCD3 ComplexCD8 AntigensChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansImmunophenotypingLymphocyte SubsetsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPathologic complete responseBreast cancerTonsil specimensPredictive valueAQUA scoreQuantitative immunofluorescenceFlow cytometryFuture larger studiesPathologist estimationNeoadjuvant cohortNeoadjuvant chemotherapyNeoadjuvant therapyLymphocyte infiltratesTIL countComplete responseNodal statusLymphocyte percentageLymphocyte subpopulationsStromal expressionNuclear gradeUnivariate analysisKi-67CD8Clinical utilityAutomated Objective Determination of Percentage of Malignant Nuclei for Mutation Testing
Viray H, Coulter M, Li K, Lane K, Madan A, Mitchell K, Schalper K, Hoyt C, Rimm DL. Automated Objective Determination of Percentage of Malignant Nuclei for Mutation Testing. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2014, 22: 363-371. PMID: 24162261, PMCID: PMC3999345, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e318299a1f6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriterion standardMalignant cellsMalignant nucleiCompanion diagnostic testsTumor cell percentageMutation testingEosin-stained tissuesCell percentageInForm softwareHistologic specimensTumor tissueColon adenocarcinomaTumor cellsDiagnostic testsPotential future toolDNA mutation testingTissue sectionsContinuous variablesFurther validationPathologist estimationAnalytic sensitivityVariant resultsDNA mutationsBenign nucleiTissue
2013
A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Diagnostic Trial to Determine Pathologist Accuracy in Estimation of Percentage of Malignant Cells
Viray H, Li K, Long TA, Vasalos P, Bridge JA, Jennings LJ, Halling KC, Hameed M, Rimm DL. A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Diagnostic Trial to Determine Pathologist Accuracy in Estimation of Percentage of Malignant Cells. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2013, 137: 1545-9. PMID: 24168492, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0561-cp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFalse-negative test resultsMalignant cellsMulti-institutional studyColon tissue specimensCriterion standardPatient careTissue specimensTumor tissueDiagnostic trialPathologists' accuracyGenetic alterationsNuclear countsPathologist estimationEstimation of percentageVisual estimationCurrent studyCellsTesting failures