2009
Uniformly positive (>80%) HER2 expression maximizes sensitivity and specificity for prediction of response to trastuzumab in CALGB 9840.
Rimm D, Broadwater G, Friedman P, Berry D, Seidman A, Hudis C, Winer E, Harris L, Thor A. Uniformly positive (>80%) HER2 expression maximizes sensitivity and specificity for prediction of response to trastuzumab in CALGB 9840. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 6046. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-6046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrediction of responseHER2 expressionCooperative group clinical trialsPositive HER2 expressionGroup clinical trialReceiver operator characteristic curveOperator characteristic curveSubset of casesArea of expressionHeterogeneity of expressionHER2 stainingTH armNeoadjuvant settingStable diseaseProgressive diseaseRECIST criteriaPartial responseClinical outcomesCAP guidelinesPatient selectionPercentage of tissueT therapyClinical trialsHER2 testsLarge cohort
2008
Quantitative in Situ Assessment of the Somatostatin Receptor in Breast Cancer to Assess Response to Targeted Therapy with 111-in-Pentetreotide. Addendum
Chung G, Rimm D. Quantitative in Situ Assessment of the Somatostatin Receptor in Breast Cancer to Assess Response to Targeted Therapy with 111-in-Pentetreotide. Addendum. 2008 DOI: 10.21236/ada487987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerTissue microarrayPredominant receptor subtypeWhole section analysisBenign breast tissueHeterogeneity of expressionSSTR2 levelsProgression of cancerTargeted therapyReceptor subtypesSomatostatin receptorsClinical significanceLymphatic elementsCo-localization techniquesCell line controlMalignant cellsSSTR2Breast tissueCancerPattern of expressionProtein expressionPeptide hormonesVessel compartmentReference standard curveSomatostatin