Microvessel area using automated image analysis is reproducible and is associated with prognosis in breast cancer
Sullivan CA, Ghosh S, Ocal IT, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Chung GG. Microvessel area using automated image analysis is reproducible and is associated with prognosis in breast cancer. Human Pathology 2008, 40: 156-165. PMID: 18799189, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVIII-related antigenMicrovessel densityMicrovessel areaBreast cancerFactor VIII-related antigenPrimary breast cancerEstrogen receptor negativityReceptor negativityNode positivityClinical outcomesEvaluable casesPrognostic parametersAngiogenic biomarkersLarge tumorsYear survivalQuantitative image analysis systemTissue microarrayTumorsCD31Multivariate levelVessel compartmentPoor associationCancerAntigenCD34High levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, neuropilin-1) are associated with worse outcome in breast cancer
Ghosh S, Sullivan CA, Zerkowski MP, Molinaro AM, Rimm DL, Camp RL, Chung GG. High levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, neuropilin-1) are associated with worse outcome in breast cancer. Human Pathology 2008, 39: 1835-1843. PMID: 18715621, PMCID: PMC2632946, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularConnecticutFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunoenzyme TechniquesKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedNeuropilin-1Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSurvival RateTissue Array AnalysisVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Young AdultConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factorBreast cancerVEGFR-1Growth factorNeuropilin-1VEGFR-2Kaplan-Meier survival analysisBreast cancer tissue microarrayVascular endothelial growth factor receptorPrimary breast cancerStandard prognostic factorsEndothelial growth factor receptorPrimary breast adenocarcinomaCancer tissue microarrayTumor-specific expressionGrowth factor receptorPrognostic factorsPrognostic significancePrognostic valueWorse outcomesLarge cohortTissue microarraySurvival analysisSignificant association