2012
Tumor Endothelial Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Diverse Human Cancers
Pitroda SP, Zhou T, Sweis RF, Filippo M, Labay E, Beckett MA, Mauceri HJ, Liang H, Darga TE, Perakis S, Khan SA, Sutton HG, Zhang W, Khodarev NN, Garcia JG, Weichselbaum RR. Tumor Endothelial Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcome in Diverse Human Cancers. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e46104. PMID: 23056240, PMCID: PMC3464251, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedColonic NeoplasmsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGliomaHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInflammationKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsEndothelial inflammationEndothelial cellsOverall survivalHuman cancersDiverse human cancersExperimental modelTumor-associated endothelial cellsStromal inflammatory responsePathological prognostic factorsEndothelial-derived factorsPro-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory gene expressionPathologic tissue specimensUntreated endothelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsMultiple human cancersInflammatory signatureHuman endothelial cellsPrognostic factorsClinical outcomesChronic inflammationInflammatory pathwaysLung cancerTumor necrosisInflammatory response
2010
Improved Testing for Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer Using a Simplified 3-Marker Assay
Esemuede I, Forslund A, Khan SA, Qin LX, Gimbel MI, Nash GM, Zeng Z, Rosenberg S, Shia J, Barany F, Paty PB. Improved Testing for Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer Using a Simplified 3-Marker Assay. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 17: 3370-3378. PMID: 20703819, PMCID: PMC3269820, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1147-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiological AssayBiomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsComparative Genomic HybridizationDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic TestingGerm-Line MutationHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisProspective StudiesSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityMSI testingMSI tumorsMismatch repair protein lossBackgroundIn colorectal cancerDisease-specific survivalPredictive scoring systemNonpolyposis colorectal cancerMore BRAF mutationsDefective DNA mismatch repairNCI criteriaFavorable prognosisFavorable survivalKRAS mutationsBRAF mutationsMSI statusDistinct phenotypic propertiesScoring systemCancerValuable markerMSS cancersMethodsDNA samplesProtein loss