2021
Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Monsrud A, Avadhani V, Mosunjac M, Flowers L, Krishnamurti U. Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression Is Associated With Poorer Survival in Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2021, 146: 1094-1101. PMID: 34936703, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0169-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnus NeoplasmsB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMalePrognosisConceptsAnal squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1 expressionHIV viral loadTumor proportion scorePD-L1Squamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalCD4 countPrognostic factorsHIV statusViral loadCell carcinomaProportion scoreInvasive anal squamous cell carcinomaMedian cancer-specific survivalIndependent adverse prognostic factorDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCancer-specific survivalAdverse prognostic factorLigand 1 expressionSignificant prognostic factorsDeath ligand 1Kaplan-Meier curvesWorse overall survivalLog-rank test
2020
Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer
Maliniak M, Cheriyan A, Sherman M, Liu Y, Gogineni K, Liu J, He J, Krishnamurti U, Miller-Kleinhenz J, Ashiqueali R, He J, Yacoub R, McCullough L. Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2020, 22: 65. PMID: 32552729, PMCID: PMC7298873, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01308-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast adipose tissueHazard ratioBreast cancerAdipose tissueMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsWhite womenCox proportional hazards modelProgression-free survivalMedical record reviewCurrent smoking statusConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelBenign breast tissueBreast cancer prognosisNon-tumor tissuesCrown-like structuresMulti-racial populationEvidence of associationWorse OSWhite patientsClinical outcomesRecord reviewSmoking statusLifestyle factorsMultivariable modelObesity-associated methylation in breast tumors: a possible link to disparate outcomes?
Do W, Conneely K, Gabram-Mendola S, Krishnamurti U, D’Angelo O, Miller-Kleinhenz J, Gogineni K, Torres M, McCullough L. Obesity-associated methylation in breast tumors: a possible link to disparate outcomes? Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2020, 181: 135-144. PMID: 32236829, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05605-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityER statusMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelBreast cancer tumor tissuesBreast cancer outcomesBreast cancer incidenceEstrogen receptor statusBody mass indexPrimary risk factorNon-Hispanic blacksCancer tumor tissuesReceptor statusMass indexCancer outcomesCpG sitesRisk factorsCancer incidenceBreast cancerHazards modelBreast tumorsTumor tissueWhite womenObesityRace disparitiesCombined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers
Ogden A, Bhattarai S, Sahoo B, Mongan N, Alsaleem M, Green A, Aleskandarany M, Ellis I, Pattni S, Li X, Moreno C, Krishnamurti U, Janssen E, Jonsdottir K, Rakha E, Rida P, Aneja R. Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 3009. PMID: 32080212, PMCID: PMC7033213, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59514-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCohort StudiesErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMammary Glands, HumanMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNF-kappa BPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1PrognosisReceptor, ErbB-3Survival AnalysisThioredoxinsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsTumor Suppressor Protein p53
2019
A whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk
Klimov S, Miligy I, Gertych A, Jiang Y, Toss M, Rida P, Ellis I, Green A, Krishnamurti U, Rakha E, Aneja R. A whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk. Breast Cancer Research 2019, 21: 83. PMID: 31358020, PMCID: PMC6664779, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-019-1165-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDCIS patientsRecurrence riskDuctal carcinomaScreen-detected breast cancerLong-term outcome dataBreast-conserving surgeryUnmet clinical needNottingham University HospitalsPositive predictive valueAdjuvant radiationIpsilateral recurrenceAdditional therapyMethodsThe cohortHazard ratioLocal recurrenceClinicopathological markersClinicopathological variablesPrimary tumorUniversity HospitalLymphocyte regionBreast cancerOutcome dataBenign ductsPredictive valuePatients
2017
Cytologic predictors of malignancy in bile duct brushings: a multi-reviewer analysis of 60 cases
Avadhani V, Hacihasanoglu E, Memis B, Pehlivanoglu B, Hanley K, Krishnamurti U, Krasinskas A, Osunkoya A, Daniels L, Freedman A, Goodman M, Adsay V, Reid M. Cytologic predictors of malignancy in bile duct brushings: a multi-reviewer analysis of 60 cases. Modern Pathology 2017, 30: 1273-1286. PMID: 28664934, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2017.51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Has a Worse Prognosis in Male Than in Female Patients
Li X, Yang J, Krishnamurti U, Huo L, Ward K, O'Regan R, Peng L. Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Has a Worse Prognosis in Male Than in Female Patients. Clinical Breast Cancer 2017, 17: 356-366. PMID: 28576631, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2017.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale breast carcinomaFemale breast carcinomaHormone receptorsMBC patientsWorse OSOverall survivalBreast carcinomaBreast cancerStage IHormone receptor-positive breast cancerEarly-stage hormone receptorReceptor-positive breast cancerNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceEnd Results (SEER) databaseWorse overall survivalBreast carcinoma casesSimilar survival ratesMBC subtypesWorse survivalClinicopathologic featuresOverall incidenceResults databaseWorse prognosisHER2 statusFBC patientsMulti-institutional study of nuclear KIFC1 as a biomarker of poor prognosis in African American women with triple-negative breast cancer
Ogden A, Garlapati C, Li X, Turaga R, Oprea-Ilies G, Wright N, Bhattarai S, Mittal K, Wetherilt C, Krishnamurti U, Reid M, Jones M, Gupta M, Osan R, Pattni S, Riaz A, Klimov S, Rao A, Cantuaria G, Rida P, Aneja R. Multi-institutional study of nuclear KIFC1 as a biomarker of poor prognosis in African American women with triple-negative breast cancer. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 42289. PMID: 28218233, PMCID: PMC5316996, DOI: 10.1038/srep42289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalProgression-free survivalTNBC cellsOverall survivalPoor prognosisBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancer patientsTriple-negative breast cancerMultivariable Cox modelMetastasis-free survivalWorse overall survivalBreast cancer patientsMulti-institutional studyAA TNBC patientsAfrican AmericansAfrican American womenTNBC patientsIndependent biomarkerPrognostic valueCancer patientsWorse outcomesCox modelTissue microarrayKIFC1 knockdownTNBCDistinctions in Breast Tumor Recurrence Patterns Post-Therapy among Racially Distinct Populations
Wright N, Xia J, Cantuaria G, Klimov S, Jones M, Neema P, Il’yasova D, Krishnamurti U, Li X, Reid M, Gupta M, Rida P, Osan R, Aneja R. Distinctions in Breast Tumor Recurrence Patterns Post-Therapy among Racially Distinct Populations. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0170095. PMID: 28085947, PMCID: PMC5234824, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyRecurrence rateTumor recurrenceClinical studiesBreast cancer recurrence ratesBreast tumor recurrenceCohort of patientsBreast cancer patientsRate of recurrenceCancer recurrence rateAfrican American patientsFirst clinical studyHigh incidence rateEuropean American patientsForm of treatmentLocal recurrenceClinical outcomesPost therapyCancer patientsInvasive diseaseIncidence rateHigher overall rateRecurrence patternsHigh risk
2016
Stromal PD-L1 Expression Is Associated With Better Disease-Free Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Li X, Wetherilt C, Krishnamurti U, Yang J, Ma Y, Styblo T, Meisel J, Peng L, Siddiqui M, Cohen C, Aneja R. Stromal PD-L1 Expression Is Associated With Better Disease-Free Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2016, 146: 496-502. PMID: 27686176, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqw134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerBetter disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 stainingTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesStromal PD-L1 expressionPD-1 stainingLymphovascular invasionOverall survivalBreast cancerH-scoreTNBC casesTumor sizeCell death protein 1PD-1 expressionLymph node statusDeath protein 1Worse overall survivalKi-67 scoreFull-face sectionsNottingham histologic gradeNeoadjuvant therapyPD-1Node statusBiomarkers Predicting Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Li X, Krishnamurti U, Bhattarai S, Klimov S, Reid M, O’Regan R, Aneja R. Biomarkers Predicting Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2016, 145: 871-878. PMID: 27298399, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqw045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyEstrogen receptorComplete responseLuminal subtypeProgesterone receptorBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancer subtypeNottingham grade 3Stromal lymphocytic infiltrationNegative breast cancer subtypeBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer subtypesHigh mitotic countPR negativityHER2 positivityOverall cohortLymphocytic infiltrationTNBC subtypesCancer patientsHER2 statusPathologic parametersKi67 indexNuclear gradeClinical data
2009
Poor prognostic significance of unamplified chromosome 17 polysomy in invasive breast carcinoma
Krishnamurti U, Hammers J, Atem F, Storto P, Silverman J. Poor prognostic significance of unamplified chromosome 17 polysomy in invasive breast carcinoma. Modern Pathology 2009, 22: 1044-1048. PMID: 19396150, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast carcinomaChromosome 17 polysomyBreast carcinomaHER2 gene amplificationBreast cancerChromosome 17 aneusomyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) oncoproteinAdverse prognostic factorAdverse prognostic indicatorEstrogen receptor negativityTreatment of patientsHigh nuclear gradePoor prognostic significanceGene amplificationPaucity of literatureReceptor negativityMost patientsPathologic factorsPrognostic factorsPredictive factorsPrognostic significanceHistologic gradePrognostic indicatorTumor stageHER2 overexpression
2007
Analysis of loss of heterozygosity in atypical and negative bile duct brushing cytology specimens with malignant outcome: are "false-negative" cytologic findings a representation of morphologically subtle molecular alterations?
Krishnamurti U, Sasatomi E, Swalsky P, Finkelstein S, Ohori N. Analysis of loss of heterozygosity in atypical and negative bile duct brushing cytology specimens with malignant outcome: are "false-negative" cytologic findings a representation of morphologically subtle molecular alterations? Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2007, 131: 74-80. PMID: 17227126, DOI: 10.5858/2007-131-74-aolohi.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsBile duct brushingsLoss of heterozygosityMalignant outcomeFractional allelic lossDuct brushingsCytology casesAllelic lossMolecular alterationsBile duct brushing cytologyPilot studyConventional cytologic evaluationSurgical pathology specimenCorresponding surgical specimensDuct brushing cytologySurgical pathology specimensDetection of malignancySubtle molecular alterationsSurgical outcomesSurgical specimenPathology specimenCytologic findingsSurgical specimensBrushing cytologyCytologic evaluation