2013
Comparison of HER2 and Phospho-HER2 Expression between Biopsy and Resected Breast Cancer Specimens Using a Quantitative Assessment Method
Bai Y, Cheng H, Bordeaux J, Neumeister V, Kumar S, Rimm DL, Stern DF. Comparison of HER2 and Phospho-HER2 Expression between Biopsy and Resected Breast Cancer Specimens Using a Quantitative Assessment Method. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e79901. PMID: 24278211, PMCID: PMC3836903, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsyBreast cancer casesResection specimensCancer casesHER2/neu overexpressionPrediction of responsePre-analytic variablesNeu overexpressionTumor resectionNeedle biopsyBreast cancerHER2 immunoreactivityRetrospective collectionHER2Drug trastuzumabClinical implicationsHER2 proteinQuantitative immunofluorescenceResectionPHER2Good responseFurther studiesBiopsyTrastuzumabImmunoreactivity
2012
Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma
Krauthammer M, Kong Y, Ha BH, Evans P, Bacchiocchi A, McCusker J, Cheng E, Davis MJ, Goh G, Choi M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Dutton-Regester K, Capatana A, Holman EC, Bosenberg M, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Brash DE, Stern DF, Materin MA, Lo RS, Mane S, Ma S, Kidd KK, Hayward NK, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Boggon TJ, Halaban R. Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 1006-1014. PMID: 22842228, PMCID: PMC3432702, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedModels, MolecularMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Rac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSequence Analysis, DNASkin NeoplasmsUveal NeoplasmsConceptsSun-exposed melanomas
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