2014
Automated Objective Determination of Percentage of Malignant Nuclei for Mutation Testing
Viray H, Coulter M, Li K, Lane K, Madan A, Mitchell K, Schalper K, Hoyt C, Rimm DL. Automated Objective Determination of Percentage of Malignant Nuclei for Mutation Testing. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2014, 22: 363-371. PMID: 24162261, PMCID: PMC3999345, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e318299a1f6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriterion standardMalignant cellsMalignant nucleiCompanion diagnostic testsTumor cell percentageMutation testingEosin-stained tissuesCell percentageInForm softwareHistologic specimensTumor tissueColon adenocarcinomaTumor cellsDiagnostic testsPotential future toolDNA mutation testingTissue sectionsContinuous variablesFurther validationPathologist estimationAnalytic sensitivityVariant resultsDNA mutationsBenign nucleiTissue
2013
A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Diagnostic Trial to Determine Pathologist Accuracy in Estimation of Percentage of Malignant Cells
Viray H, Li K, Long TA, Vasalos P, Bridge JA, Jennings LJ, Halling KC, Hameed M, Rimm DL. A Prospective, Multi-Institutional Diagnostic Trial to Determine Pathologist Accuracy in Estimation of Percentage of Malignant Cells. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2013, 137: 1545-9. PMID: 24168492, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0561-cp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFalse-negative test resultsMalignant cellsMulti-institutional studyColon tissue specimensCriterion standardPatient careTissue specimensTumor tissueDiagnostic trialPathologists' accuracyGenetic alterationsNuclear countsPathologist estimationEstimation of percentageVisual estimationCurrent studyCellsTesting failures
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
2007
Assessment of PI3 kinase as a druggable target in melanoma
Aziz S, Pick-Golan E, McCarthy M, Flaherty K, Camp R, Rimm D, Kluger H. Assessment of PI3 kinase as a druggable target in melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 8521-8521. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.8521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPI3-kinaseKinase expressionDrug targetsIntracellular signal transduction pathwaysNumerous cellular functionsSignal transduction pathwaysMajor intracellular signal transduction pathwaysPI3-kinase inhibitorAttractive drug targetValuable drug targetsCellular functionsTransduction pathwaysDifferential expressionBenign neviKinaseDruggable targetsExpression levelsProtein levelsMalignant melanocytesKinase inhibitorsDisease aggressionExpressionMalignant cellsPrimary specimensTarget
2006
Quantitative in Situ Assessment of the Somatostatin Receptor in Breast Cancer to Assess Response to Targeted Therapy With 111-in-Penetreotide
Chung G, Murren J, Rimm D. Quantitative in Situ Assessment of the Somatostatin Receptor in Breast Cancer to Assess Response to Targeted Therapy With 111-in-Penetreotide. 2006 DOI: 10.21236/ada455786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerTissue microarrayPredominant receptor subtypeBenign breast tissueSSTR2 levelsProgression of cancerSSTR2 expressionBone tumorsTargeted therapyReceptor subtypesSomatostatin receptorsClinical significanceCo-localization techniquesCell line controlMalignant cellsCancerBreast tissuePattern of expressionProtein expressionPeptide hormonesSomatostatinSSTR2ExpressionLarge proportionTherapy
2002
Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine‐needle aspiration specimens
Ernst LM, Rimm DL. Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine‐needle aspiration specimens. Cancer 2002, 96: 275-279. PMID: 12378594, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationBreast carcinomaMalignant cellsSurgical excisionHistologic sectionsDiagnostic fine needle aspirationNontumor cellsSurgical excision specimensChi-square testTumor cell enrichmentExcision specimensFNA specimensCurrent studyFNA specimenCarcinomaCDNA microarrayRepresentative slidesNonmalignant cellsThinPrep preparationsTotal cellsTissue sectionsCell enrichmentTumorsExcisionCells
2001
Use of magnetic enrichment for detection of carcinoma cells in fluid specimens
Kielhorn E, Schofield K, Rimm DL. Use of magnetic enrichment for detection of carcinoma cells in fluid specimens. Cancer 2001, 94: 205-211. PMID: 11815978, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid specimensEpithelial cellsCarcinoma cellsCell enrichmentDetection of malignancyDetermination of malignancyRare epithelial cellsE-cadherin stainingPleural effusionAccurate stagingMetastatic carcinomaCytologic evaluationCytologic diagnosisMedical conditionsAtypical casesMalignant casesMalignant cellsInsufficient cellsNegative casesImmunomagnetic enrichmentAscites fluidMalignancyImmunomagnetic selectionCommon event