2016
Transcriptional Profiles from Paired Normal Samples Offer Complementary Information on Cancer Patient Survival – Evidence from TCGA Pan-Cancer Data
Huang X, Stern DF, Zhao H. Transcriptional Profiles from Paired Normal Samples Offer Complementary Information on Cancer Patient Survival – Evidence from TCGA Pan-Cancer Data. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 20567. PMID: 26837275, PMCID: PMC4738355, DOI: 10.1038/srep20567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient survivalTumor cell contaminationField cancerization effectNormal samplesCancer patient survivalNormal tissue samplesSitu immunizationCancer Genome AtlasCancer patientsPatient progressionNormal controlsTumorsNormal tissuesPan-cancer dataTissue samplesGenome AtlasCancer studiesDisease etiologyCell contaminationPatientsPathway analysisTCGA pan-cancer dataSurvivalTranscriptional profilesPotential benefits
2005
Relationship of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression to ErbB-2 Signaling Activity and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients
DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Edgerton SM, Whalen SG, Moore D, Thor AD. Relationship of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression to ErbB-2 Signaling Activity and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 1152-1160. PMID: 15718311, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.09.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptor expressionGrowth factor receptor expressionBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerHuman breast cancerFactor receptor expressionErbB-2Cancer patientsReceptor expressionEGFR expressionEarly-stage breast cancerAdverse prognostic valueErbB-2 phosphorylationFirst clinical evidenceInvasive breast cancerPrognosis of patientsPercent of tumorsParaffin tumor sectionsErbB-2 activationErbB-2 overexpressionLigand-dependent mechanismTreatment of tumorsClinical evidencePrognostic valueShorter survival
2000
Activation (tyrosine phosphorylation) of ErbB-2 (HER-2/neu): a study of incidence and correlation with outcome in breast cancer.
Thor AD, Liu S, Edgerton S, Moore D, Kasowitz KM, Benz CC, Stern DF, DiGiovanna MP. Activation (tyrosine phosphorylation) of ErbB-2 (HER-2/neu): a study of incidence and correlation with outcome in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 3230-9. PMID: 10986055, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.18.3230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerErbB-2 expressionPrognostic valueErbB-2Node-positive breast cancerNode-positive patientsPositive lymph nodesDisease-specific survivalPrimary breast cancerAdditional prognostic valueInvasive breast cancerNode-positive casesBreast cancer patientsSignificant prognostic valueStudy of incidenceArchival breast cancer samplesErbB-2-positive cellsBreast cancer samplesBreast cancer cellsInvasive breast cancer cellsIdentification of casesLymph nodesPatient groupPoor prognosisCancer patients