2013
Prospective clinical experience with research biopsies in breast cancer patients
Vaz-Luis I, Zeghibe CA, Frank ES, Sohl J, Washington KE, Silverman SG, Fonte JM, Mayer EL, Overmoyer BA, Richardson AL, Krop IE, Winer EP, Lin NU. Prospective clinical experience with research biopsies in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 142: 203-209. PMID: 24113744, PMCID: PMC3825285, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2717-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch biopsiesAdverse eventsDisease courseMetastatic samplesDana-Farber Cancer InstituteGrade 2 painGrade 3 painProspective clinical experiencePatient's disease courseSingle institution experienceBreast cancer patientsPerformance of biopsyHigh rateAnalytic cohortFirst recurrenceMetastatic diseaseMost patientsPerformance statusReceptor statusPrimary cancerProspective studyCancer patientsBreast cancerPatientsBiopsy
2009
Comparison of the Cellsearch Profile Kit (CPK) with the Standard Cellsearch Epithelial Kit (CEK) Demonstrates the CPK Produces Higher Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Yields and Is Better Suited for Use in Obtaining CTC's for Molecular Characterization.
Flores L, Kindelberger D, Ligon A, Cappeletti M, Fiorentino M, Loda M, Cibas E, Janne P, Krop I. Comparison of the Cellsearch Profile Kit (CPK) with the Standard Cellsearch Epithelial Kit (CEK) Demonstrates the CPK Produces Higher Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Yields and Is Better Suited for Use in Obtaining CTC's for Molecular Characterization. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 3003-3003. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-3003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchML of bloodTumor cellsBreast cancerCytospin slidesLow intrapatient variabilityHER2 gene copy numberMetastatic breast cancerPeripheral blood samplesBC cell linesMedian cell countTumor cell yieldMean total numberMetastatic tumor cellsPrimary cancerCD45 stainingPredictive biomarkersMechanisms of resistanceHealthy controlsIntrapatient variabilityMetastatic cancerCTC yieldPharmacodynamic studiesSolid cancersCytokeratin stainingBlood samples