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 reaction
2017
A Quantitative Comparison of Antibodies to Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1
Gaule P, Smithy JW, Toki M, Rehman J, Patell-Socha F, Cougot D, Collin P, Morrill P, Neumeister V, Rimm DL. A Quantitative Comparison of Antibodies to Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 256-259. PMID: 27541827, PMCID: PMC5491359, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1 expressionPD-L1Tissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisCell death 1 ligand 1PD-1 axis inhibitorsDeath 1 ligand 1Quantitative immunofluorescenceCell linesPredictive diagnostic testsTumor tissue coresPD-L1 proteinPrediction of responseYale Pathology archivesLung cancerClinical utilityPathology archivesDiagnostic testsMonoclonal antibodiesAntibodiesTissue controlsProtein levelsTissue coresLigand 1Concordant results
2006
Quantitative In situ Analysis of β-Catenin Expression in Breast Cancer Shows Decreased Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome
Dolled-Filhart M, McCabe A, Giltnane J, Cregger M, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Quantitative In situ Analysis of β-Catenin Expression in Breast Cancer Shows Decreased Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome. Cancer Research 2006, 66: 5487-5494. PMID: 16707478, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-0100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptorEstrogen receptorPrognostic valueBreast cancerKi-67X-tile softwareProportional hazards modelBreast cancer prognosisBreast cancer showBreast cancer tumorsΒ-catenin expressionYale Pathology archivesHazard ratioNode statusPoor outcomeTumor sizePrognostic markerWorse outcomesImmunohistochemical studyNuclear gradeCase cohortLow-level expressionPathology archivesTissue microarrayBeta-catenin expression