2020
Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Update
Allison KH, Hammond MEH, Dowsett M, McKernin SE, Carey LA, Fitzgibbons PL, Hayes DF, Lakhani SR, Chavez-MacGregor M, Perlmutter J, Perou CM, Regan MM, Rimm DL, Symmans WF, Torlakovic EE, Varella L, Viale G, Weisberg TF, McShane LM, Wolff AC. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Update. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 144: 545-563. PMID: 31928354, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0904-sa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Oncology/CollegeProgesterone receptor testingEstrogen receptorBreast cancerEndocrine therapyReceptor testingExpert panelAmerican Pathologists (CAP) guideline updatesClinical practice guideline recommendationsMultidisciplinary international expert panelEndocrine therapy benefitPractice guideline recommendationsBreast cancer guidelinesER-positive cancersInvasive breast cancerFuture breast cancerAmerican SocietyBreast cancer samplesInternational expert panelReporting of casesPgR testingTumor cell nucleiCancer guidelinesGuideline recommendationsGuideline updateEstrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: ASCO/CAP Guideline Update.
Allison KH, Hammond MEH, Dowsett M, McKernin SE, Carey LA, Fitzgibbons PL, Hayes DF, Lakhani SR, Chavez-MacGregor M, Perlmutter J, Perou CM, Regan MM, Rimm DL, Symmans WF, Torlakovic EE, Varella L, Viale G, Weisberg TF, McShane LM, Wolff AC. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: ASCO/CAP Guideline Update. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 1346-1366. PMID: 31928404, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSystematic Reviews as TopicConceptsProgesterone receptor testingBreast cancerEndocrine therapyReceptor testingExpert panelClinical practice guideline recommendationsMultidisciplinary international expert panelClinical Oncology/CollegeEndocrine therapy benefitPractice guideline recommendationsER-positive cancersBreast cancer guidelinesInvasive breast cancerFuture breast cancerBreast cancer samplesInternational expert panelReporting of casesPgR testingTumor cell nucleiCancer guidelinesGuideline recommendationsGuideline updateDuctal carcinomaER testingLow positives
2013
Prediction of Late Disease Recurrence and Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Benefit by the HOXB13/IL17BR Biomarker
Sgroi DC, Carney E, Zarrella E, Steffel L, Binns SN, Finkelstein DM, Szymonifka J, Bhan AK, Shepherd LE, Zhang Y, Schnabel CA, Erlander MG, Ingle JN, Porter P, Muss HB, Pritchard KI, Tu D, Rimm DL, Goss PE. Prediction of Late Disease Recurrence and Extended Adjuvant Letrozole Benefit by the HOXB13/IL17BR Biomarker. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 1036-1042. PMID: 23812955, PMCID: PMC3888138, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAromatase InhibitorsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsHumansIncidenceLetrozoleLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNitrilesPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, InterleukinReceptors, Interleukin-17Receptors, ProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTriazolesConceptsExtended letrozole therapyStandard clinicopathological factorsLate disease recurrenceLate recurrenceLetrozole therapyEndocrine therapyDisease recurrenceClinicopathological factorsLymph node-negative breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancer patientsExtended adjuvant endocrine therapyMultivariable conditional logistic regressionExtended adjuvant letrozolePlacebo-treated patientsAdjuvant endocrine therapyER-positive patientsBreast cancer patientsPositive breast cancerConditional logistic regressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCase-control designAdjuvant letrozoleLetrozole treatmentAbsolute riskCancer patients
2012
Quantitative Assessment of Effect of Preanalytic Cold Ischemic Time on Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissues
Neumeister VM, Anagnostou V, Siddiqui S, England AM, Zarrella ER, Vassilakopoulou M, Parisi F, Kluger Y, Hicks DG, Rimm DL. Quantitative Assessment of Effect of Preanalytic Cold Ischemic Time on Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissues. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 104: 1815-1824. PMID: 23090068, PMCID: PMC3514166, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsA Kinase Anchor ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, Large-Core NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCold IschemiaConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleFixativesFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFormaldehydeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKi-67 AntigenMastectomy, SegmentalMatched-Pair AnalysisMinor Histocompatibility AntigensProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneResearch DesignTime FactorsConceptsCold ischemic timeIschemic timeBreast cancer tissuesEstrogen receptorCancer tissuesLoss of antigenicityBreast cancer resectionProtein expressionCore needle biopsyCompanion diagnostic testsConditions of hypoxiaFalse-negative resultsBreast cancer biomarkersCancer resectionProgesterone receptorNeedle biopsyRecent guidelinesCold ischemiaBreast cancerTissue microarrayEvidence of lossQuantitative immunofluorescenceDiagnostic testsAntigenicityAQUA methodHypoxia-induced protein CAIX is associated with somatic loss of BRCA1 protein and pathway activity in triple negative breast cancer
Neumeister VM, Sullivan CA, Lindner R, Lezon-Geyda K, Li J, Zavada J, Martel M, Glazer PM, Tuck DP, Rimm DL, Harris L. Hypoxia-induced protein CAIX is associated with somatic loss of BRCA1 protein and pathway activity in triple negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 136: 67-75. PMID: 22976806, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2232-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCarbonic Anhydrase IXCarbonic AnhydrasesCell HypoxiaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSignal TransductionConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerCA IX protein expressionNegative breast cancerBreast cancer cohortTNBC cohortProtein expressionBreast cancerCancer cohortCA IXTriple-negative patientsWorse overall survivalBreast cancer patientsTriple-negative phenotypePARP inhibitor therapyUnselected breast cancer cohortGene expression signaturesInhibitor therapyNegative patientsOverall survivalUnselected cohortCancer patientsBRCA1 protein expressionUseful biomarkerPatientsDefective homologous recombination
2011
Quantification of Hormone Receptors to Guide Adjuvant Therapy Choice in Early Breast Cancer: Better Methods Required for Improved Utility
Bartlett J, Rea D, Rimm DL. Quantification of Hormone Receptors to Guide Adjuvant Therapy Choice in Early Breast Cancer: Better Methods Required for Improved Utility. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 3715-3716. PMID: 21810678, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.37.3704.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Pre-analytic variables and phospho-specific antibodies: the Achilles heel of immunohistochemistry
Siddiqui S, Rimm DL. Pre-analytic variables and phospho-specific antibodies: the Achilles heel of immunohistochemistry. Breast Cancer Research 2010, 12: 113. PMID: 21176180, PMCID: PMC3046444, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold ischemic timePre-analytic variablesIschemic timeCore needle biopsyCompanion diagnostic testingCompanion diagnostic testsBreast cancer researchProgesterone receptorNeedle biopsyBreast cancerEstrogen receptorCritical therapyDiagnostic testingDiagnostic testsClassic markersImmunohistochemistryCancer researchPhospho-specific antibodiesReceptorsMarkersAchilles heelThe ERα coactivator, HER4/4ICD, regulates progesterone receptor expression in normal and malignant breast epithelium
Rokicki J, Das PM, Giltnane JM, Wansbury O, Rimm DL, Howard BA, Jones FE. The ERα coactivator, HER4/4ICD, regulates progesterone receptor expression in normal and malignant breast epithelium. Molecular Cancer 2010, 9: 150. PMID: 20550710, PMCID: PMC2894764, DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorErbB ReceptorsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationHumansMammary Glands, AnimalMammary Glands, HumanMiceMice, TransgenicPregnancyReceptor, ErbB-4Receptors, ProgesteroneReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionConceptsPgR expressionExpression of PgRBreast cancerERα coactivatorMammary glandHER4 intracellular domainProgesterone receptor expressionPositive breast carcinomaMalignant breast epitheliumPrimary breast tumorsMCF-7 variantEstrogen receptor coactivatorBreast tumor cell linesCell linesBreast tumor cellsTamoxifen responseMouse mammary glandProgesterone receptorReceptor expressionBreast carcinomaMCF-7 breast tumor cell linePatient responseBreast carcinogenesisEstrogen stimulationBreast epithelium
2009
Quantitative multiplexed analysis of ErbB family coexpression for primary breast cancer prognosis in a large retrospective cohort
Giltnane JM, Moeder CB, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Quantitative multiplexed analysis of ErbB family coexpression for primary breast cancer prognosis in a large retrospective cohort. Cancer 2009, 115: 2400-2409. PMID: 19330842, PMCID: PMC2756449, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24277.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Estrogen receptor co-activator (AIB1) protein expression by automated quantitative analysis (AQUA) in a breast cancer tissue microarray and association with patient outcome
Harigopal M, Heymann J, Ghosh S, Anagnostou V, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Estrogen receptor co-activator (AIB1) protein expression by automated quantitative analysis (AQUA) in a breast cancer tissue microarray and association with patient outcome. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2008, 115: 77-85. PMID: 18521745, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0063-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAutomationBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMultivariate AnalysisNuclear Receptor Coactivator 3Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRegression AnalysisTranscription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHigh AIB1 expressionTranscription intermediary factor 2Poor patient outcomesAIB1 expressionTissue microarrayPatient outcomesHER2/neu statusBreast cancer tissue microarrayFluorescent immunohistochemical stainingWorse overall survivalUnivariate survival analysisBreast cancer specimensCancer tissue microarrayHER2/neuCoregulatory proteinsCox univariate survival analysesBreast tissue microarraysOverall survivalER statusPR statusPrognostic significanceIndependent associationBreast cancerPrognostic biomarkerImmunohistochemical stainingExpression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer
Nadler Y, Camp RL, Giltnane JM, Moeder C, Rimm DL, Kluger HM, Kluger Y. Expression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10: r35. PMID: 18430249, PMCID: PMC2397537, DOI: 10.1186/bcr1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Array AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTranscription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNode-positive subsetHER2/neuProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorBcl-2 expressionBAG-1 expressionImproved survivalBcl-2Anti-apoptotic mediator Bcl-2Breast tumorsSteroid receptor positivitySubset of patientsBAG-1Antihormonal therapyFavorable prognosisReceptor positivityMultivariable analysisPathological variablesEntire cohortPrognostic valuePrognostic markerImproved outcomesLarge cohortClinical development
2007
Quantitative Justification of the Change From 10% to 30% for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Scoring in the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guidelines: Tumor Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer and Its Implications for Tissue Microarray–Based Assessment of Outcome
Moeder CB, Giltnane JM, Harigopal M, Molinaro A, Robinson A, Gelmon K, Huntsman D, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Quantitative Justification of the Change From 10% to 30% for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Scoring in the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guidelines: Tumor Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer and Its Implications for Tissue Microarray–Based Assessment of Outcome. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 5418-5425. PMID: 18048824, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.8033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariation in breast cancer hormone receptor and HER2 levels by etiologic factors: A population‐based analysis
Sherman ME, Rimm DL, Yang XR, Chatterjee N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Peplonska B, Szeszenia‐Dąbrowska N, Zatonski W, Cartun R, Mandich D, Rymkiewicz G, Ligaj M, Lukaszek S, Kordek R, Kalaylioglu Z, Harigopal M, Charrette L, Falk RT, Richesson D, Anderson WF, Hewitt SM, García‐Closas M. Variation in breast cancer hormone receptor and HER2 levels by etiologic factors: A population‐based analysis. International Journal Of Cancer 2007, 121: 1079-1085. PMID: 17487843, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPostmenopausal womenEtiologic factorsHER2 levelsPremenopausal womenOdds ratioER alphaBreast cancer hormone receptor statusPopulation-based case-control studyBreast Cancer Hormone ReceptorsHormone receptor statusCase-control studyPopulation-based analysisPathologic characteristicsPR statusReceptor statusMass indexER betaClinical recordsMarker levelsHER2 expressionLarge tumorsBreast cancerReceptor levelsTumor features
2006
Construction and Validation of Tissue Microarrays of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Terminal Duct Lobular Units Associated With Invasive Breast Carcinoma
Yang XR, Charette LA, Garcia-Closas M, Lissowska J, Paal E, Sidawy M, Hewitt SM, Rimm DL, Sherman ME. Construction and Validation of Tissue Microarrays of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Terminal Duct Lobular Units Associated With Invasive Breast Carcinoma. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2006, 15: 157-161. PMID: 16932071, DOI: 10.1097/01.pdm.0000213453.45398.e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTissue Array AnalysisConceptsTerminal duct lobular unitsTissue microarrayEstrogen receptorDuctal carcinomaProgesterone receptorBreast cancerLobular unitsLarge case-control studyPR expression levelsCase-control studyInvasive breast carcinomaPercentage of tubulesInvasive carcinomaEpithelial lesionsBreast carcinomaImmunohistochemical characterizationImmunohistochemical stainingPeritumoral tissuesPositive stainingScoring systemCarcinomaCategorical scoring systemBreast tissueMethodologic studyExpression levels
2005
Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Patients with Early-Onset Breast Carcinoma by Tissue Microarray
Choi DH, Kim S, Rimm DL, Carter D, Haffty BG. Immunohistochemical Biomarkers in Patients with Early-Onset Breast Carcinoma by Tissue Microarray. The Cancer Journal 2005, 11: 404-411. PMID: 16259871, DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200509000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryKi-67 AntigenMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasms, Ductal, Lobular, and MedullaryProtein Array AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTime FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Women's HealthConceptsHER-2/neuBreast cancerProgesterone receptorKi-67Local relapseNodal statusYoung womenDistant metastasisTumor stageBiologic markersEstrogen receptorRelapse-free survival rateDistant metastasis-free rateDistant relapse-free survival ratesEarly-stage breast cancerEarly-onset breast cancerEarly-onset breast carcinomaProgesterone receptor negativityGroup of patientsMetastasis-free rateBcl-2Ki-67 positivityParaffin-embedded specimensTissue microarray methodConservative surgery
2003
BRCA Status, Molecular Markers, and Clinical Variables in Early, Conservatively Managed Breast Cancer
Kim S, Rimm D, Carter D, Khan A, Parisot N, Franco MA, Bale A, Haffty BG. BRCA Status, Molecular Markers, and Clinical Variables in Early, Conservatively Managed Breast Cancer. The Breast Journal 2003, 9: 167-174. PMID: 12752624, DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09307.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmunohistochemistryMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPremenopauseProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsHER-2/neuEstrogen receptorProgesterone receptorBRCA-1BRCA-2Breast cancerBRCA mutationsProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenMolecular biologic markersPremenopausal breast cancerBRCA-1 mutationsBreast-conserving surgeryWide local excisionBreast cancer patientsPrimary breast tumor tissuesAvailable paraffin blocksBRCA-2 genesBreast tumor tissuesFamilial breast cancerCell nuclear antigenAxillary dissectionPR negativityPremenopausal womenLocal relapseSystemic therapyTissue microarray‐based studies of patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma show that met expression is associated with worse outcome but is not correlated with epidermal growth factor family receptors
Ocal I, Dolled‐Filhart M, D'Aquila TG, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray‐based studies of patients with lymph node negative breast carcinoma show that met expression is associated with worse outcome but is not correlated with epidermal growth factor family receptors. Cancer 2003, 97: 1841-1848. PMID: 12673709, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesKi-67 AntigenLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorReceptors, ProgesteroneSurvival RateConceptsLymph node negative breast carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptorNode-negative breast carcinomaNegative breast carcinomaHER-2Breast carcinomaSet of patientsReceptor tyrosine kinasesGrowth factor receptorReceptor statusTumor sizeWorse outcomesEpidermal growth factor family receptorsProgesterone receptor expression levelsTissue microarray-based studyFamily receptorsHormone receptor statusFactor receptorGroup of patientsIndependent predictive valueExpression levelsReceptor expression levelsUnique staining patternStudy cohortTissue microarray technology
2000
Validation of Tissue Microarray Technology in Breast Carcinoma
Camp R, Charette L, Rimm D. Validation of Tissue Microarray Technology in Breast Carcinoma. Laboratory Investigation 2000, 80: 1943-1949. PMID: 11140706, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole tissue sectionsInvasive breast carcinomaBreast carcinomaTissue microarray technologyLarge-scale retrospective cohort studyTissue sectionsArchival tissueRetrospective cohort studyHER2/neu oncogeneTissue microarray techniqueCohort studyBreast cancer microarrayProgesterone receptorArchival cohortEstrogen receptorAmount of tissueCommon antigenNeu oncogeneEntire tumorCarcinomaProtein expressionProtein expression patternsArchival formalinTissueReceptors