2023
Multiplex Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence: A Practical Update for Pathologists
Harms P, Frankel T, Moutafi M, Rao A, Rimm D, Taube J, Thomas D, Chan M, Pantanowitz L. Multiplex Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence: A Practical Update for Pathologists. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100197. PMID: 37105494, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital spatial profilingMost clinical laboratoriesTumor microenvironmentImmunofluorescence/immunohistochemistryImmuno-oncology researchDiagnostic practiceClinical laboratoriesRoutine diagnostic useAntitumor immunityAdvanced cancerImmune populationsMultiplex stainingEosin stainingIHC stainsPractical updateClinical diagnostic practiceMultiplex immunohistochemistrySingle biomarkerImmunohistochemistryMultiplexed immunohistochemistryStandardized protocolChromogenic immunohistochemistryDiagnostic useMultiple biomarkersSerial sectionsMulti-Institutional Study of Pathologist Reading of the Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 Combined Positive Score Immunohistochemistry Assay for Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Fernandez A, Robbins C, Gaule P, Agostini-Vulaj D, Anders R, Bellizzi A, Chen W, Chen Z, Gopal P, Zhao L, Lisovsky M, Liu X, Shia J, Wang H, Yang Z, McCann L, Chan Y, Weidler J, Bates M, Zhang X, Rimm D. Multi-Institutional Study of Pathologist Reading of the Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 Combined Positive Score Immunohistochemistry Assay for Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100128. PMID: 36889057, PMCID: PMC10198879, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall percent agreementCut pointsReal-world settingHigher cut pointsCell death ligand 1Percent agreementGastroesophageal junction cancerPD-L1 immunohistochemistryDeath ligand 1Companion diagnostic testsMessenger RNA measurementsJunction cancerCancer casesImmunohistochemistry assaysIHC resultsDrug AdministrationPredictive valueScoring systemRange of assaysDiagnostic testsInstitutional studyRNA measurementsImmunohistochemistryPoor specificityPathologist's readingMulti-institutional Assessment of Pathologist Scoring HER2 Immunohistochemistry
Robbins C, Fernandez A, Han G, Wong S, Harigopal M, Podoll M, Singh K, Ly A, Kuba M, Wen H, Sanders M, Brock J, Wei S, Fadare O, Hanley K, Jorns J, Snir O, Yoon E, Rabe K, Soong T, Reisenbichler E, Rimm D. Multi-institutional Assessment of Pathologist Scoring HER2 Immunohistochemistry. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100032. PMID: 36788069, PMCID: PMC10278086, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2022.100032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall percent agreementHuman epidermal growth factor 2HER2 IHCReal-world settingEpidermal growth factor 2HER2-negative statusBreast cancer biopsiesCompanion diagnostic testsMulti-institutional assessmentGrowth factor 2Breast cancerImmunohistochemistry assaysCancer biopsiesHER2 immunohistochemistryPathologist concordanceIHCClinical standardsPercent agreementDiagnostic testsSubstantial discordanceERBB2 geneInterrater reliabilityPathologistsFactor 2Concordance
2022
The Pathologists' Conundrum.
Rimm D, Dacic S, Schnitt S. The Pathologists' Conundrum. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2022, 147: 17-18. PMID: 36577091, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0226-ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHumansPathologistsProceedings From the ASCO/College of American Pathologists Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Predictive Biomarker Summit.
Hayes D, Herbst R, Myles J, Topalian S, Yohe S, Aronson N, Bellizzi A, Basu Roy U, Bradshaw G, Edwards R, El-Gabry E, Elvin J, Gajewski T, McShane L, Oberley M, Philip R, Rimm D, Rosenbaum J, Rubin E, Schlager L, Sherwood S, Stewart M, Taube J, Thurin M, Vasalos P, Laser J. Proceedings From the ASCO/College of American Pathologists Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Predictive Biomarker Summit. JCO Precision Oncology 2022, 6: e2200454. PMID: 36446042, PMCID: PMC10530621, DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICI therapyImmune checkpoint inhibition therapyDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionMultiple predictive biomarkersTumor biomarker testsCheckpoint inhibition therapyLigand 1 expressionDeath ligand 1Field of oncologyICI benefitPredictive factorsPredictive biomarkersInhibition therapyNeoantigen expressionBiomarker testsHealth insurance organizationsUS FoodDrug AdministrationAmerican PathologistsMedicaid ServicesTherapyBiomarker developmentNational InstituteLigand 1Clinical application
2020
Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Update
Allison KH, Hammond MEH, Dowsett M, McKernin SE, Carey LA, Fitzgibbons PL, Hayes DF, Lakhani SR, Chavez-MacGregor M, Perlmutter J, Perou CM, Regan MM, Rimm DL, Symmans WF, Torlakovic EE, Varella L, Viale G, Weisberg TF, McShane LM, Wolff AC. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Update. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 144: 545-563. PMID: 31928354, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0904-sa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Oncology/CollegeProgesterone receptor testingEstrogen receptorBreast cancerEndocrine therapyReceptor testingExpert panelAmerican Pathologists (CAP) guideline updatesClinical practice guideline recommendationsMultidisciplinary international expert panelEndocrine therapy benefitPractice guideline recommendationsBreast cancer guidelinesER-positive cancersInvasive breast cancerFuture breast cancerAmerican SocietyBreast cancer samplesInternational expert panelReporting of casesPgR testingTumor cell nucleiCancer guidelinesGuideline recommendationsGuideline update
2019
False-positive pathology: improving reproducibility with the next generation of pathologists
Mazer BL, Homer RJ, Rimm DL. False-positive pathology: improving reproducibility with the next generation of pathologists. Laboratory Investigation 2019, 99: 1260-1265. PMID: 31019290, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-019-0257-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerformance Comparison of Different Analytic Methods in Proficiency Testing for Mutations in the BRAF, EGFR, and KRAS Genes: A Study of the College of American Pathologists Molecular Oncology Committee
Moncur JT, Bartley AN, Bridge JA, Kamel-Reid S, Lazar AJ, Lindeman NI, Long TA, Merker JD, Rai AJ, Rimm DL, Rothberg PG, Vasalos P, Kim AS. Performance Comparison of Different Analytic Methods in Proficiency Testing for Mutations in the BRAF, EGFR, and KRAS Genes: A Study of the College of American Pathologists Molecular Oncology Committee. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2019, 143: 1203-1211. PMID: 30969158, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0396-cp.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Assessing Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes in Solid Tumors
Hendry S, Salgado R, Gevaert T, Russell PA, John T, Thapa B, Christie M, van de Vijver K, Estrada MV, Gonzalez-Ericsson PI, Sanders M, Solomon B, Solinas C, Van den Eynden GGGM, Allory Y, Preusser M, Hainfellner J, Pruneri G, Vingiani A, Demaria S, Symmans F, Nuciforo P, Comerma L, Thompson EA, Lakhani S, Kim SR, Schnitt S, Colpaert C, Sotiriou C, Scherer SJ, Ignatiadis M, Badve S, Pierce RH, Viale G, Sirtaine N, Penault-Llorca F, Sugie T, Fineberg S, Paik S, Srinivasan A, Richardson A, Wang Y, Chmielik E, Brock J, Johnson DB, Balko J, Wienert S, Bossuyt V, Michiels S, Ternes N, Burchardi N, Luen SJ, Savas P, Klauschen F, Watson PH, Nelson BH, Criscitiello C, O’Toole S, Larsimont D, de Wind R, Curigliano G, André F, Lacroix-Triki M, van de Vijver M, Rojo F, Floris G, Bedri S, Sparano J, Rimm D, Nielsen T, Kos Z, Hewitt S, Singh B, Farshid G, Loibl S, Allison KH, Tung N, Adams S, Willard-Gallo K, Horlings HM, Gandhi L, Moreira A, Hirsch F, Dieci MV, Urbanowicz M, Brcic I, Korski K, Gaire F, Koeppen H, Lo A, Giltnane J, Rebelatto MC, Steele KE, Zha J, Emancipator K, Juco JW, Denkert C, Reis-Filho J, Loi S, Fox SB. Assessing Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes in Solid Tumors. Advances In Anatomic Pathology 2017, 24: 235-251. PMID: 28777142, PMCID: PMC5564448, DOI: 10.1097/pap.0000000000000162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTIL assessmentInvasive breast carcinomaSolid tumor typesBreast carcinomaSolid tumorsTumor typesDifferent solid tumor typesForm of immunotherapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsEra of immunotherapyImportant prognostic informationRoutine clinical biomarkersHost immune responseWorking Group guidelinesDiverse solid tumor typesCheckpoint inhibitorsMetastatic settingPrognostic informationGroup guidelinesImmune responseEosin sectionsHistopathologic specimensClinical validityPredictive significanceA Prospective, Multi-institutional, Pathologist-Based Assessment of 4 Immunohistochemistry Assays for PD-L1 Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Rimm DL, Han G, Taube JM, Yi ES, Bridge JA, Flieder DB, Homer R, West WW, Wu H, Roden AC, Fujimoto J, Yu H, Anders R, Kowalewski A, Rivard C, Rehman J, Batenchuk C, Burns V, Hirsch FR, Wistuba II. A Prospective, Multi-institutional, Pathologist-Based Assessment of 4 Immunohistochemistry Assays for PD-L1 Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1051-1058. PMID: 28278348, PMCID: PMC5650234, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionNon-small cell lung cancerDako Link 48 platformIntraclass correlation coefficientCell lung cancerImmune cellsPD-L1Tumor cellsSP142 antibodyLung cancerAnti-programmed cell death 1Less PD-L1 expressionCell death ligand 1Tumour cell assessmentPD-L1 antibodiesDeath ligand 1Cell death 1Cell scoringOwn scoring systemSerial histologic sectionsSP142 assayL1 therapyDeath-1Laboratory-developed testsPatient response