2014
In Situ Tumor PD-L1 mRNA Expression Is Associated with Increased TILs and Better Outcome in Breast Carcinomas
Schalper KA, Velcheti V, Carvajal D, Wimberly H, Brown J, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. In Situ Tumor PD-L1 mRNA Expression Is Associated with Increased TILs and Better Outcome in Breast Carcinomas. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 2773-2782. PMID: 24647569, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-2702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB7-H1 AntigenBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIn Situ HybridizationKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerTissue Array Analysis
2012
Stathmin expression and its relationship to microtubule‐associated protein tau and outcome in breast cancer
Baquero MT, Hanna JA, Neumeister V, Cheng H, Molinaro AM, Harris LN, Rimm DL. Stathmin expression and its relationship to microtubule‐associated protein tau and outcome in breast cancer. Cancer 2012, 118: 4660-4669. PMID: 22359235, PMCID: PMC3391341, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternBreastBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCohort StudiesFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRNA, Small InterferingStathminTau ProteinsTissue Array AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsHigh stathmin expressionDisease-free survivalMAP-tauOverall survivalStathmin expressionBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expressionEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 expressionMultivariate analysisCox proportional hazards modelWorse overall survivalReceptor 2 expressionTissue microarray formatMicrotubule-associated protein tauProportional hazards modelBreast cancer cohortIndependent predictorsMenopausal statusNodal statusBetter prognosisPrognostic valueTumor sizePathological characteristicsProgesterone receptorNuclear grade
2011
β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas
Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 741-754. PMID: 22172720, PMCID: PMC3241928, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBenzamidesBeta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImatinib MesylateKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSplenic NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsΒ-catenin levelsPI3K/AktLymph nodesMetastatic tumorsFrequent metastasisTumor differentiationMalignant melanomaMAPK/ERKMelanoma metastasesMouse modelControl metastasisHuman melanomaMelanomaMetastasisΒ-catenin stabilizationPTEN lossCentral mediatorMetastasis regulatorsΒ-cateninSpecific changesFunctional implicationsWntLungLoss of Nuclear Localized and Tyrosine Phosphorylated Stat5 in Breast Cancer Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome and Increased Risk of Antiestrogen Therapy Failure
Peck AR, Witkiewicz AK, Liu C, Stringer GA, Klimowicz AC, Pequignot E, Freydin B, Tran TH, Yang N, Rosenberg AL, Hooke JA, Kovatich AJ, Nevalainen MT, Shriver CD, Hyslop T, Sauter G, Rimm DL, Magliocco AM, Rui H. Loss of Nuclear Localized and Tyrosine Phosphorylated Stat5 in Breast Cancer Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome and Increased Risk of Antiestrogen Therapy Failure. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 2448-2458. PMID: 21576635, PMCID: PMC3675698, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.30.3552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstrogen Receptor ModulatorsFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSTAT5 Transcription FactorSurvival AnalysisTreatment FailureTumor Suppressor ProteinsYoung AdultConceptsNode-negative breast cancerCancer-specific survivalIndependent prognostic markerBreast cancerWhole tissue sectionsTherapy failurePrognostic markerTissue microarrayPathologist scoringMultivariate analysis patientsSystemic adjuvant therapyAdjuvant hormone therapyMarker of prognosisPoor clinical outcomeUseful predictive markerPredictors of responseNormal breast epitheliumTissue sectionsCohort IVAdjuvant therapyHormone therapyAnalysis patientsClinical outcomesDuctal carcinomaProspective study
2008
Expression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer
Nadler Y, Camp RL, Giltnane JM, Moeder C, Rimm DL, Kluger HM, Kluger Y. Expression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10: r35. PMID: 18430249, PMCID: PMC2397537, DOI: 10.1186/bcr1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Array AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTranscription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNode-positive subsetHER2/neuProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorBcl-2 expressionBAG-1 expressionImproved survivalBcl-2Anti-apoptotic mediator Bcl-2Breast tumorsSteroid receptor positivitySubset of patientsBAG-1Antihormonal therapyFavorable prognosisReceptor positivityMultivariable analysisPathological variablesEntire cohortPrognostic valuePrognostic markerImproved outcomesLarge cohortClinical developmentGenomic analysis of estrogen cascade reveals histone variant H2A.Z associated with breast cancer progression
Hua S, Kallen CB, Dhar R, Baquero MT, Mason CE, Russell BA, Shah PK, Liu J, Khramtsov A, Tretiakova MS, Krausz TN, Olopade OI, Rimm DL, White KP. Genomic analysis of estrogen cascade reveals histone variant H2A.Z associated with breast cancer progression. Molecular Systems Biology 2008, 4: msb200825. PMID: 18414489, PMCID: PMC2394496, DOI: 10.1038/msb.2008.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone variant H2A.ZVariant H2A.ZBreast cancer progressionTranscription factor-binding sitesTranscriptional regulatory cascadeCancer progressionGenome tiling arraysWhole-genome mappingFactor-binding sitesRegulatory cascadeTiling arraysChromatin immunoprecipitationGenome mappingGenomic analysisH2A.Z levelsRNA interferenceGene targetsGene expressionEpigenetic factorsMicroarray screeningH2A.ZCell proliferationLymph node metastasisBreast cancer survivalHigh expression
2007
Quantitative Justification of the Change From 10% to 30% for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Scoring in the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guidelines: Tumor Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer and Its Implications for Tissue Microarray–Based Assessment of Outcome
Moeder CB, Giltnane JM, Harigopal M, Molinaro A, Robinson A, Gelmon K, Huntsman D, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Quantitative Justification of the Change From 10% to 30% for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Scoring in the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guidelines: Tumor Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer and Its Implications for Tissue Microarray–Based Assessment of Outcome. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 5418-5425. PMID: 18048824, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.8033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Automated Quantitative Analysis of E-Cadherin Expression in Lymph Node Metastases Is Predictive of Survival in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer
Harigopal M, Berger AJ, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Kluger HM. Automated Quantitative Analysis of E-Cadherin Expression in Lymph Node Metastases Is Predictive of Survival in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 4083-4089. PMID: 15930343, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cadherin expressionLymph node metastasisNodal metastasisBreast cancerImproved survivalNode metastasisTissue microarrayNode-positive breast cancerInvasive ductal breast cancerHER2/neu statusAnti-invasive roleInvasive ductal tumorsNode-positive patientsDuctal breast cancerSubset of patientsGood prognostic markerAggressive tumor behaviorStrong E-cadherin expressionHigh E-cadherin expressionCy5-conjugated antibodiesDuctal tumorsMetastatic sitesPrognostic valueTumor sizePrimary tumorβ1,6-Branched Oligosaccharides Are Increased in Lymph Node Metastases and Predict Poor Outcome in Breast Carcinoma
Handerson T, Camp R, Harigopal M, Rimm D, Pawelek J. β1,6-Branched Oligosaccharides Are Increased in Lymph Node Metastases and Predict Poor Outcome in Breast Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 2969-2973. PMID: 15837749, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node metastasisPrimary tumorNode metastasisPoor outcomeBreast carcinomaNode-positive primary tumorsPatient-matched primary tumorsNode-negative tumorsBreast carcinoma metastasisPatient ageNodal metastasisTumor sizeRisk factorsNuclear gradeCarcinoma metastasisTissue microarrayBlinded observersMyeloid cellsMetastasisMultivariate analysisTumor progressionTumorsSystemic migrationCancer cellsLectin histochemistry
2004
Prognostic Significance of p16 Protein Levels in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer
Weinberger PM, Yu Z, Haffty BG, Kowalski D, Harigopal M, Sasaki C, Rimm DL, Psyrri A. Prognostic Significance of p16 Protein Levels in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2004, 10: 5684-5691. PMID: 15355894, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-0448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell cancerOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerDisease-free survivalLocal recurrence rateSquamous cell carcinomaCell cancerOverall survivalRecurrence rateCell carcinomaP16 overexpressionNeck squamous cell cancerLow local recurrence rateAdvanced Tumor-NodeMean patient followIndependent prognostic factorHigh histologic gradeP16 expression statusOverexpression of p16Local recurrencePrognostic factorsPrognostic importanceP16 protein expressionPrognostic significanceHistologic gradeExpression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas
Hoek K, Rimm DL, Williams KR, Zhao H, Ariyan S, Lin A, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Cheng E, Trombetta ES, Wu T, Niinobe M, Yoshikawa K, Hannigan GE, Halaban R. Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 5270-5282. PMID: 15289333, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCohort StudiesDown-RegulationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanomaMiceNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateTranscription FactorsTransfectionTwist-Related Protein 1Ubiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsGlobal differential gene expressionMembrane trafficking eventsNovel pathwayNormal melanocytesHelix protein TwistAdditional transcriptional regulatorsDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cellsTransformation of melanocytesCpG promoter methylationNormal human melanocytesTrafficking eventsTranscriptional regulatorsEmbryonic developmentGrowth suppressorChromosomal regionsExpression profilingGene expressionNotch pathwayOligonucleotide microarraysMelanoma tissue microarrayDifferential expressionGenesHuman melanocytesGrowth advantageαB‐crystallin as a marker of lymph node involvement in breast carcinoma
Chelouche‐Lev D, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Rimm DL, Price JE. αB‐crystallin as a marker of lymph node involvement in breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 2543-2548. PMID: 15197794, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell Line, TumorCrystallinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMultivariate AnalysisConceptsLymph node involvementBreast carcinoma cell linesBreast carcinomaNode involvementCarcinoma cell linesHuman breast carcinoma cell lineLymph node negative breast carcinomaPrimary breast carcinoma specimensLymph node positive breast carcinomaNode-positive breast carcinomaNode-negative breast carcinomaCell linesAdvanced breast carcinomaLymph node statusPredictors of survivalAlphaB-crystallinClinical prognostic markersLymph node metastasisHigh nuclear gradePrimary breast carcinomaBreast carcinoma specimensNovel tumor markerHuman breast carcinomaAlphaB-crystallin expressionIntensity of expression
2003
Tissue microarray‐based studies of patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma show that met expression is associated with worse outcome but is not correlated with epidermal growth factor family receptors
Ocal I, Dolled‐Filhart M, D'Aquila TG, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray‐based studies of patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma show that met expression is associated with worse outcome but is not correlated with epidermal growth factor family receptors. Cancer 2003, 97: 1841-1848. PMID: 12673709, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesKi-67 AntigenLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorReceptors, ProgesteroneSurvival RateConceptsLymph node negative breast carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptorNode-negative breast carcinomaNegative breast carcinomaHER-2Breast carcinomaSet of patientsReceptor tyrosine kinasesGrowth factor receptorReceptor statusTumor sizeWorse outcomesEpidermal growth factor family receptorsProgesterone receptor expression levelsTissue microarray-based studyFamily receptorsHormone receptor statusFactor receptorGroup of patientsIndependent predictive valueExpression levelsReceptor expression levelsUnique staining patternStudy cohortTissue microarray technologyQuantitative analysis of breast cancer tissue microarrays shows that both high and normal levels of HER2 expression are associated with poor outcome.
Camp RL, Dolled-Filhart M, King BL, Rimm DL. Quantitative analysis of breast cancer tissue microarrays shows that both high and normal levels of HER2 expression are associated with poor outcome. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 1445-8. PMID: 12670887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesEpitheliumHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2ConceptsHER2 expressionLow-level HER2 expressionHER2/neu expressionHER2-overexpressing tumorsDisease-related survivalTissue microarray cohortNormal breast epitheliumBreast cancer tissuesMicroarray cohortPoor outcomeNeu expressionWorse outcomesBreast cancerImmunohistochemical stainsBreast epitheliumNormal epitheliumCancer tissuesBreast tumorsTumorsNormal levelsExpression levelsHER2AQUA analysisDetectable levelsLow groupTissue microarray analysis of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (Stat3) and phospho-Stat3 (Tyr705) in node-negative breast cancer shows nuclear localization is associated with a better prognosis.
Dolled-Filhart M, Camp RL, Kowalski DP, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (Stat3) and phospho-Stat3 (Tyr705) in node-negative breast cancer shows nuclear localization is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 594-600. PMID: 12576423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMultivariate AnalysisPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNode-negative breast cancerBreast cancerCytoplasmic expressionNuclear expressionOverall survivalReceptor stainingPrognostic markerPhospho-STAT3Breast cancer tissue microarrayEstrogen receptor stainingProgesterone receptor stainingNode-negative tumorsLarge retrospective studyIndependent prognostic markerBreast cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisCancer tissue microarrayShort-term survivalTranscription 3Breast cancer tumorsHER2 stainingBetter prognosisRetrospective studyRole of STAT3Signal transducer
2000
A high number of tumor free axillary lymph nodes from patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma is associated with poor outcome
Camp R, Rimm E, Rimm D. A high number of tumor free axillary lymph nodes from patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma is associated with poor outcome. Cancer 2000, 88: 108-113. PMID: 10618612, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000101)88:1<108::aid-cncr15>3.0.co;2-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-free lymph nodesLymph node negative breast carcinomaNode-negative breast carcinomaNegative breast carcinomaFree lymph nodesLymph nodesBreast carcinomaPrognostic valueTumor-free axillary lymph nodesTumor-negative lymph nodesDetectable lymph nodesNegative lymph nodesAxillary lymph nodesLymph node hyperplasiaLymph node metastasisReliable prognostic indicatorPresence of necrosisAxillary resectionLymphovascular invasionMetastatic diseasePatient ageIndependent predictorsLymphocytic infiltrateNode metastasisAggressive disease
1999
Met expression is associated with poor outcome in patients with axillary lymph node negative breast carcinoma
Camp R, Rimm E, Rimm D. Met expression is associated with poor outcome in patients with axillary lymph node negative breast carcinoma. Cancer 1999, 86: 2259-2265. PMID: 10590366, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991201)86:11<2259::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node negative breast carcinomaLymph node negative breast carcinomaExpression of METNode-negative breast carcinomaNegative breast carcinomaBreast carcinomaMET expressionMetastatic diseaseRelative riskNegative invasive ductal carcinomaLow Met expressionMET-negative patientsIndependent predictive valueIndependent prognostic markerUseful prognostic indicatorInvasive ductal carcinomaStandard immunoperoxidase techniqueHigh MET expressionHepatocyte growth factorActivation of METAxillary lymphNegative patientsPatient agePrognostic factorsAggressive disease
1998
Expression of c‐met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma
Ghoussoub R, Dillon D, D'Aquila T, Rimm E, Fearon E, Rimm D. Expression of c‐met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma. Cancer 1998, 82: 1513-1520. PMID: 9554529, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980415)82:8<1513::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast carcinomaIndependent predictorsStrong independent prognostic factorCox proportional hazards modelGrowth factorIndependent prognostic factorLymph node statusSubset of patientsInvasive ductal carcinomaUseful prognostic markerProportional hazards modelBreast tumor specimensHepatocyte growth factorNegative patientsPrognostic factorsAggressive diseaseDuctal carcinomaNode statusPrognostic valuePrognostic markerTumor specimensHazards modelPatientsPredictive valueSurvival rate