2012
Evaluation of the pattern of SOX2 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and correlation with clinicopathologic (CP) features and prognosis.
Velcheti V, Cheng H, Yao X, Deng Y, Gettinger S, Rimm D. Evaluation of the pattern of SOX2 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and correlation with clinicopathologic (CP) features and prognosis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e21106-e21106. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e21106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerSquamous cell carcinomaSOX2 expressionWorse median overall survivalYale-New Haven HospitalMedian overall survivalMore stage IIIPatras University HospitalKaplan-Meier analysisCell lung cancerLog-rank testHigh SOX2 expressionNew Haven HospitalMore effective markersSOX2 expression levelsOverall survivalCell carcinomaLung cancerUniversity HospitalIndependent cohortKruskal-Wallis testStage IIIBetter outcomesStem cell transcription factorsSurvival analysis
2010
High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification