2024
An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers
Xirou V, Moutafi M, Bai Y, Nwe Aung T, Burela S, Liu M, Kimple R, Shabbir Ahmed F, Schultz B, Flieder D, Connolly D, Psyrri A, Burtness B, Rimm D. An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers. Oral Oncology 2024, 152: 106750. PMID: 38547779, PMCID: PMC11060915, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHead and neck cancerTILs evaluationHPV-positiveNeck cancerPrognostic valueHead and neck squamous cell cancer casesTIL variablesAssociated with favorable prognosisHPV-negative headHPV-negative populationHematoxylin-eosin-stained sectionsCox regression analysisPotential clinical implicationsInter-observer variabilityInfiltrating lymphocytesClinicopathological factorsFavorable prognosisValidation cohortTumor cellsCancer casesProspective settingQuPath softwareRetrospective collectionPredictive significance
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
2001
Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis.
Chung GG, Provost E, Kielhorn EP, Charette LA, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2001, 7: 4013-20. PMID: 11751495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCell LineCell NucleusColorectal NeoplasmsCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRecombinant ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSurvival RateTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalNuclear expressionColorectal cancerSeries of patientsColorectal cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisMajority of cancersBetter prognosisClinical outcomesClinicopathological factorsImproved survivalCancer specimensTissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisMembranous stainingColorectal tumorigenesisCytoplasmic stainingMultivariate analysisSignificant associationCancerAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) geneNuclear stainingBeta-catenin overexpressionOnly stageSurvival