2021
Quantitative immunofluorescence and mRNA analysis of immune-related biomarker groups in matched paired tumor samples from OPHELIA window study in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Psyrri A, Moutafi M, Koliou G, Papaxoinis G, Gavrielatou N, Economopoulou P, Kotsantis I, Gkotzamanidou M, Anastasiou M, Pectasides D, Fernandez A, Yaghoobi V, Shafi S, Vathiotis I, Aung T, Gkolfinopoulos S, Foukas P, Fountzilas G, Rimm D. Quantitative immunofluorescence and mRNA analysis of immune-related biomarker groups in matched paired tumor samples from OPHELIA window study in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6064-6064. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombined positive scorePD-L1 expressionQuantitative immunofluorescencePD-L1Preclinical modelsCD8 T cell infiltrationNeck squamous cell carcinomaPhase II trialReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionT cell infiltrationPD-L1 upregulationSquamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 mRNAQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionBiomarker groupsWindow studyTranscription-polymerase chain reactionSTING protein levelsPost-treatment samplesII trialAntitumor immunityImmune infiltratesPD-1Dual blockade
2019
Closed system RT-qPCR as a potential companion diagnostic test for immunotherapy outcome in metastatic melanoma
Gupta S, McCann L, Chan YGY, Lai EW, Wei W, Wong PF, Smithy JW, Weidler J, Rhees B, Bates M, Kluger HM, Rimm DL. Closed system RT-qPCR as a potential companion diagnostic test for immunotherapy outcome in metastatic melanoma. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 254. PMID: 31533832, PMCID: PMC6751819, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD8 AntigensFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1MaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMonitoring, ImmunologicPrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 ProteinProgression-Free SurvivalReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSkin NeoplasmsConceptsCompanion diagnostic testsImmunotherapy outcomesMelanoma patientsClinical benefitAnti-PD-1 therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyMRNA expressionQuantitative immunofluorescenceDiagnostic testsCheckpoint inhibitor therapyReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionMetastatic melanoma patientsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionYale Pathology archivesParaffin-embedded tissue sectionsAdjuvant settingICI therapyOS associationInhibitor therapyBaseline variablesMetastatic melanomaPredictive biomarkersPolymerase chain reactionQuantitative assessments and clinical outcomes in HER2 equivocal 2018 ASCO/CAP ISH group 4 breast cancer
Gupta S, Neumeister V, McGuire J, Song YS, Acs B, Ho K, Weidler J, Wong W, Rhees B, Bates M, Rimm DL, Bossuyt V. Quantitative assessments and clinical outcomes in HER2 equivocal 2018 ASCO/CAP ISH group 4 breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2019, 5: 28. PMID: 31482108, PMCID: PMC6715641, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-019-0122-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerQuantitative immunofluorescenceIHC 0/1Systemic treatmentRT-qPCRClinical Oncology/CollegeAdditional outcome informationProtein expressionReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionHER2 protein levelsQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionASCO/CAP recommendationsRNA/protein expressionQIF scoresPatient characteristicsClinical outcomesTrastuzumab treatmentSurvival outcomesPolymerase chain reactionIHC 2Treatment decisionsCAP recommendationsPatients
2017
High concordance of a closed-system, RT-qPCR breast cancer assay for HER2 mRNA, compared to clinically determined immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and quantitative immunofluorescence
Wasserman BE, Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Ho K, Wong W, Wu N, Chu VC, Lai EW, Weidler JM, Bates M, Neumeister V, Rimm DL. High concordance of a closed-system, RT-qPCR breast cancer assay for HER2 mRNA, compared to clinically determined immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and quantitative immunofluorescence. Laboratory Investigation 2017, 97: 1521-1526. PMID: 28892092, PMCID: PMC5711560, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2017.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerBreast cancerQuantitative immunofluorescenceRT-qPCRFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocksRT-qPCR assaysEquivocal categoryReal-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionHER2 receptor statusQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionParaffin-embedded tissue blocksReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionIHC/FISHMRNA measurementsAssessment of HER2Low-resource settingsReceptor statusPolymerase chain reactionPathology reportsCT cutsSingle-use cartridgeResource settingsHER2 mRNATissue blocks
2013
Prediction of Late Disease Recurrence and Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Benefit by the HOXB13/IL17BR Biomarker
Sgroi DC, Carney E, Zarrella E, Steffel L, Binns SN, Finkelstein DM, Szymonifka J, Bhan AK, Shepherd LE, Zhang Y, Schnabel CA, Erlander MG, Ingle JN, Porter P, Muss HB, Pritchard KI, Tu D, Rimm DL, Goss PE. Prediction of Late Disease Recurrence and Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Benefit by the HOXB13/IL17BR Biomarker. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 1036-1042. PMID: 23812955, PMCID: PMC3888138, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAromatase InhibitorsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIncidenceLetrozoleLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNitrilesPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-17Receptors, ProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTriazolesConceptsExtended letrozole therapyStandard clinicopathological factorsLate disease recurrenceLate recurrenceLetrozole therapyEndocrine therapyDisease recurrenceClinicopathological factorsLymph node-negative breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancer patientsExtended adjuvant endocrine therapyMultivariable conditional logistic regressionExtended adjuvant letrozolePlacebo-treated patientsAdjuvant endocrine therapyER-positive patientsBreast cancer patientsPositive breast cancerConditional logistic regressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCase-control designAdjuvant letrozoleLetrozole treatmentAbsolute riskCancer patients