2011
The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer
ElSahwi KS, Barber E, Illuzzi J, Buza N, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 123: 561-564. PMID: 21968340, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cervical cancerPerineural invasionCervical cancerRisk factorsAdjuvant therapyEarly-stage cervical cancer patientsEarly-stage cervical cancerMultiple high-risk factorsAdjusted hazard ratioIndependent risk factorRetrospective chart reviewLymphovascular space invasionCervical cancer patientsLarger tumor sizeHigh-risk factorsChart reviewHazard ratioCervical stromaParametrial invasionWorse prognosisPoor prognosisSpace invasionTumor sizeMean ageTumor extension
2010
Inhibition of the c-fms proto-oncogene autocrine loop and tumor phenotype in glucocorticoid stimulated human breast carcinoma cells
Toy EP, Lamb T, Azodi M, Roy WJ, Woo HH, Chambers SK. Inhibition of the c-fms proto-oncogene autocrine loop and tumor phenotype in glucocorticoid stimulated human breast carcinoma cells. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 129: 411-419. PMID: 21063905, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1247-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutocrine CommunicationBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell AdhesionCell Line, TumorCell MovementDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorNeoplasm InvasivenessOligonucleotides, AntisensePhenotypePhenylurea CompoundsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene MasReceptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorRNA InterferenceThiazolesTransfectionConceptsC-fms signalingBreast cancer cellsAntisense oligonucleotide therapyBreast cancerGC stimulationC-fms expressionCancer cellsBreast cancer cell invasionTargeted molecular therapiesHuman breast cancer cellsCo-expressed receptorsAutocrine feedback loopDose-response mannerC-fms mRNAHuman breast carcinoma cellsBreast tumor behaviorReceptor/ligand pairsBreast carcinoma cellsCancer cell invasionInhibition of glucocorticoidsC-fmsAutocrine pathwayClinical utilityParacrine mannerTumor behaviorHER-2/NEU overexpression in vulvar Paget disease: the Yale experience
Richter CE, Hui P, Buza N, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. HER-2/NEU overexpression in vulvar Paget disease: the Yale experience. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2010, 63: 544. PMID: 20418225, DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.077446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVulvar Paget's diseasePaget's diseaseNeu overexpressionOutcome dataHER-2/neu expressionHER-2/neuEfficacy of trastuzumabExtensive reconstructive proceduresHigh recurrence rateMedical record searchInteresting treatment optionSurgical treatmentRecurrence rateTreatment optionsNeu expressionClinical trialsReconstructive proceduresTissue microarrayPatientsRecord searchTumor samplesYale experienceDiseaseNeuStaining results
2009
Enhanced Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenesis and Metastasis by the Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
Toy EP, Azodi M, Folk NL, Zito CM, Zeiss CJ, Chambers SK. Enhanced Ovarian Cancer Tumorigenesis and Metastasis by the Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. Neoplasia 2009, 11: 136-144. PMID: 19177198, PMCID: PMC2631138, DOI: 10.1593/neo.81150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell AdhesionCell MovementCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleHumansMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplasms, ExperimentalOligonucleotides, AntisenseOvarian NeoplasmsPhenotypeReceptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorTumor Cells, Cultured