2024
Trends in breast cancer–specific death by clinical stage at diagnoses between 2000 and 2017
Marczyk M, Kahn A, Silber A, Rosenblit M, Digiovanna M, Lustberg M, Pusztai L. Trends in breast cancer–specific death by clinical stage at diagnoses between 2000 and 2017. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2024, djae241. PMID: 39348186, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djae241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer-specific deathCancer-specific deathBreast cancerStage IAll-cause mortalityTemporal trendsStage I/II breast cancerHormone receptor-positiveNode-negative cancersPrimary tumor typeStage I/II diseaseMetastatic breast cancerStage II cancerBilateral cancerIV cancerFemale sexIV diseaseReceptor-positiveExcellent prognosisII cancerClinical stageTumor typesTreated patientsStage IIICancer
2023
miR-122 and miR-21 are Stable Components of miRNA Signatures of Early Lung Cancer after Validation in Three Independent Cohorts
Zyla J, Dziadziuszko R, Marczyk M, Sitkiewicz M, Szczepanowska M, Bottoni E, Veronesi G, Rzyman W, Polanska J, Widlak P. miR-122 and miR-21 are Stable Components of miRNA Signatures of Early Lung Cancer after Validation in Three Independent Cohorts. Journal Of Molecular Diagnostics 2023, 26: 37-48. PMID: 37865291, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer screening studyMiR-122MiR-21MiRNA signatureCancer screening studyLung cancer developmentPlasma miRNA signatureScreening studyIndependent cohortDiagnostic biomarkersPotential biomarkersCancer typesCohortCancer developmentCancerHealthy participantsMiR-144MiRNA panelDiagnostic potentialBiomarkersAdenocarcinomaDifferent cohortsMiRNAsAssessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing
Marczyk M, Fu C, Lau R, Du L, Trevarton A, Sinn B, Gould R, Pusztai L, Hatzis C, Symmans W. Assessment of stained direct cytology smears of breast cancer for whole transcriptome and targeted messenger RNA sequencing. Cancer Cytopathology 2023, 131: 289-299. PMID: 36650408, PMCID: PMC10614161, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytology smearsBreast cancerConcordance correlation coefficientTumor tissue samplesParaffin-embedded sectionsClinical diagnostic proceduresSurgical resectionRNA sequencingTumor stromaCytologic specimensDiagnostic proceduresLin's concordance correlation coefficientPapanicolaou stainCancerTissue samplesDNA mutation testingSmearsSimilar concordanceTranscriptome RNA-SeqDiagnostic cytologyAllele fractionExpression levelsRNA-seqExpression of genesGene expression levels
2020
Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden
Qing T, Mohsen H, Marczyk M, Ye Y, O’Meara T, Zhao H, Townsend JP, Gerstein M, Hatzis C, Kluger Y, Pusztai L. Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 2438. PMID: 32415133, PMCID: PMC7228928, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16293-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge groupsGermline variantsSomatic mutationsLate-onset cancerEarly-onset cancersCancer hallmark genesSomatic mutation burdenMutation burdenMalignant transformationCancer genesYounger ageGermline alterationsCancerVariant burdenBurdenAverage numberHallmark genesAgeNegative correlationStrong negative correlationMutationsPatientsGroup
2019
The impact of RNA extraction method on accurate RNA sequencing from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues
Marczyk M, Fu C, Lau R, Du L, Trevarton AJ, Sinn BV, Gould RE, Pusztai L, Hatzis C, Symmans WF. The impact of RNA extraction method on accurate RNA sequencing from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. BMC Cancer 2019, 19: 1189. PMID: 31805884, PMCID: PMC6896723, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6363-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerFresh frozenParaffin-embedded tumor samplesFF samplesFFPE samplesConcordance correlation coefficientMixed-effects model analysisBreast cancer signaturesQiagen RNeasy kitWhole transcriptome RNA sequencingParaffin-embedded tissuesTranscriptome RNA sequencingLinear mixed-effects model analysisGene expression signaturesDifferent kitsClinical trialsGene signatureTumor samplesGene expressionTranslational researchCancerTissue samplesExpression signaturesArchival formalinSimilar concordanceDefining Risk of Late Recurrence in Early-Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: Clinical Versus Molecular Tools
Foldi J, O'Meara T, Marczyk M, Sanft T, Silber A, Pusztai L. Defining Risk of Late Recurrence in Early-Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: Clinical Versus Molecular Tools. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: jco.18.01933. PMID: 30943126, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.01933.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Serum mass profile signature as a biomarker of early lung cancer
Widlak P, Pietrowska M, Polanska J, Marczyk M, Ros-Mazurczyk M, Dziadziuszko R, Jassem J, Rzyman W. Serum mass profile signature as a biomarker of early lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2016, 99: 46-52. PMID: 27565913, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly lung cancerLung cancerNegative predictive valuePredictive valueComputed tomographyEarly-stage lung cancerLow-dose computed tomographyIndeterminate pulmonary nodulesStage lung cancerPotential clinical usefulnessPositive predictive valueValidation cohortHealthy controlsClinical usefulnessDiscovery cohortBlood samplesIndependent cohortWeight serum fractionsPulmonary nodulesIndependent sample setCancerPatientsHealthy participantsMolecular biomarkersCohort
2014
Radiation-Induced Changes in Serum Lipidome of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Jelonek K, Pietrowska M, Ros M, Zagdanski A, Suchwalko A, Polanska J, Marczyk M, Rutkowski T, Skladowski K, Clench MR, Widlak P. Radiation-Induced Changes in Serum Lipidome of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2014, 15: 6609-6624. PMID: 24747595, PMCID: PMC4013650, DOI: 10.3390/ijms15046609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum lipidomeConformal radiotherapyMedium dosesEnd of radiotherapyNeck cancer patientsRadiation-induced changesWhole patient bodyBody responsePost-treatment samplesDoses of radiationBlood levelsCancer patientsNeck cancerBlood samplesRadiotherapyNormal tissuesPatientsDosesCancer radiotherapyLipidomePatient's bodyTreatment samplesTissueLipid extractsCancer
2011
Association between plasma proteome profiles analysed by mass spectrometry, a lymphocyte-based DNA-break repair assay and radiotherapy-induced acute mucosal reaction in head and neck cancer patients
Pietrowska M, Polańska J, Walaszczyk A, Wygoda A, Rutkowski T, Składowski K, Marczak Ł, Stobiecki M, Marczyk M, Polański A, Widłak P. Association between plasma proteome profiles analysed by mass spectrometry, a lymphocyte-based DNA-break repair assay and radiotherapy-induced acute mucosal reaction in head and neck cancer patients. International Journal Of Radiation Biology 2011, 87: 711-719. PMID: 21351848, DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.556174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute mucosal reactionsAcute reactionsMucosal reactionsNeck cancerPlasma proteomeNeck cancer patientsPlasma proteome profilesDefinitive radiotherapyCancer patientsPredictive markerHealthy donorsBlood samplesHealthy individualsPatientsRadiotherapyPlasma samplesComet assayLymphocytesCancerMaximal intensityMarkersProteome profiles