2015
Gene expression patterns through oral squamous cell carcinoma development: PD-L1 expression in primary tumor and circulating tumor cells
Oliveira-Costa J, de Carvalho A, da Silveira G, Amaya P, Wu Y, Park K, Gigliola M, Lustberg M, Buim M, Ferreira E, Kowalski L, Chalmers J, Soares F, Carraro D, Ribeiro-Silva A. Gene expression patterns through oral squamous cell carcinoma development: PD-L1 expression in primary tumor and circulating tumor cells. Oncotarget 2015, 6: 20902-20920. PMID: 26041877, PMCID: PMC4673238, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAutoimmune DiseasesB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCohort StudiesCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsTissue BanksTreatment OutcomeConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaPD-L1Tumor sizePerineural invasionPrimary tumorAdvanced oral squamous cell carcinomaTumor cellsSquamous cell carcinoma developmentStrong cytoplasmatic expressionPD-L1 positivityDisease-specific survivalOral squamous cell carcinoma developmentPD-L1 expressionIndependent prognostic factorLymph node metastasisT cell activitySquamous cell carcinomaSub-classify patientsSpecific survivalNode metastasisPD-1Prognostic factorsPoor prognosisAutoimmune diseasesCell carcinoma
2012
Multiparameter Analysis, including EMT Markers, on Negatively Enriched Blood Samples from Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Balasubramanian P, Lang J, Jatana K, Miller B, Ozer E, Old M, Schuller D, Agrawal A, Teknos T, Summers T, Lustberg M, Zborowski M, Chalmers J. Multiparameter Analysis, including EMT Markers, on Negatively Enriched Blood Samples from Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42048. PMID: 22844540, PMCID: PMC3406036, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial surface markersN-cadherinEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorSurface markersPositive selection approachEpithelial markersAforementioned proteinsMesenchymal transitionFactor receptorConfocal microscopyCancer metastasisEMT processCancer cellsPhenotypic patternsMesenchymal markersTumor metastasisEnrichment methodologyEMT markersEnrichment technologyCellsEMTExpressionTumor cellsMarkers
2010
Phase II Randomized Study of Two Regimens of Sequentially Administered Mitomycin C and Irinotecan in Patients with Unresectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma
Lustberg M, Bekaii-Saab T, Young D, Otterson G, Burak W, Abbas A, McCracken-Bussa B, Lustberg M, Villalona-Calero M. Phase II Randomized Study of Two Regimens of Sequentially Administered Mitomycin C and Irinotecan in Patients with Unresectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: 713-718. PMID: 20354452, PMCID: PMC3641556, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181d7776d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone NeoplasmsCamptothecinCarcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleHumansIrinotecanLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinNeoplasm StagingStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsMitomycin CDay 1Day 2Phase II Randomized StudyComplete pathologic responsePhase II evaluationGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaUnresectable esophagealEvaluable patientsGastroesophageal adenocarcinomaJunction adenocarcinomaPathologic responseRandomized studyArm AGastroesophageal junctionFuture trialsEsophageal cancerII evaluationSevere toxicityPatientsIrinotecanResponse ratePhase IAdenocarcinomaTopoisomerase 1