2000
DRAMATIC SUPPRESSION OF PLASMA AND URINARY PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AND HUMAN GLANDULAR KALLIKREIN BY ANTIANDROGENS IN MALE-TO-FEMALE TRANSSEXUALS
OBIEZU C, GILTAY E, MAGKLARA A, SCORILAS A, GOOREN L, YU H, DIAMANDIS E. DRAMATIC SUPPRESSION OF PLASMA AND URINARY PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AND HUMAN GLANDULAR KALLIKREIN BY ANTIANDROGENS IN MALE-TO-FEMALE TRANSSEXUALS. Journal Of Urology 2000, 163: 802. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200003000-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary prostate specific antigenProstate-specific antigenCyproterone acetateHormonal therapySpecific antigenFemale transsexualsSensitive immunofluorometric procedureUrine samplesMonths of therapyMonths of treatmentInitiation of treatmentCyproterone acetate therapyProstate cancer treatmentHK2 concentrationsTransdermal estradiolAcetate therapyTumor burdenAntiandrogen treatmentSteroidal antiandrogenAndrogen receptorProstate cancerEthinyl estradiolStudy groupPatient's bloodTherapy success
1999
Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma
Diamandis E, Helle S, Yu H, Melegos D, Lundgren S, Lonning P. Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma. Cancer 1999, 85: 891-898. PMID: 10091767, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990215)85:4<891::aid-cncr17>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigenPlasma PSA levelsMetastatic breast carcinomaMegestrol acetatePSA levelsPSA increaseMA treatmentPrognostic valueBreast carcinomaSpecific antigenSecretion of PSAMegestrol acetate treatmentPlasma PSA concentrationProgestin megestrol acetateSensitive immunofluorometric procedureSerial plasma levelsSubset of patientsOverall patient survivalRisk of deathMA withdrawalAlternative regimensPSA changeBetter prognosisDistant metastasis
1996
Prostate specific antigen — a new constituent of breast cyst fluid
Diamandis E, Yu H, López-Otín C. Prostate specific antigen — a new constituent of breast cyst fluid. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1996, 38: 259-264. PMID: 8739078, DOI: 10.1007/bf01806144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenBreast cyst fluidCyst fluidSpecific antigenFree prostate-specific antigenBreast cystic diseasePSA presenceWestern blot analysisCystic diseaseBreast cancerNormal breastCutoff levelΑ1-antichymotrypsinMore studiesBlot analysisHigh-performance liquid chromatographyAntigenFrequent componentPerformance liquid chromatographySerine proteasesLiquid chromatographyCancerBreastDiseaseProstate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue
Yu H, Diamandis E, Levesque M, Giai M, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Sismondi P, Monne M, Croce C. Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1996, 40: 171-178. PMID: 8879683, DOI: 10.1007/bf01806212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign breast diseaseProstate-specific antigenNormal breast tissueBreast diseaseBreast tumorsBreast tissueBreast cancerSpecific antigenBreast cancer tissuesSteroid hormone actionPSA positivityPSA levelsDisease stageProstatic adenocarcinomaPSA productionTumor markersStage IBBD tissueCancer tissuesFemale breastSteroid hormonesLow expressionPolymerase chain reaction amplificationTumorsChain reaction amplification
1995
Original Articles
Yu H, Diamandis E. Original Articles. Journal Of Urology 1995, 153: 1004-1008.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199503000-00026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigenPSA levelsDetectable serum prostate specific antigenDistribution of PSAHigher serum prostate-specific antigenHealthy female blood donorsMeasurable prostate-specific antigenPostoperative prostate-specific antigenPreoperative prostate-specific antigenYear of surgeryEvidence of relapseFemale blood donorsAge 50 yearsProstate cancer patientsHospitalized womenPatients 50Recurrent tumorsHistological gradeCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyBlood donorsSpecific antigenFemale serumMicrograms
1994
Induction of prostate specific antigen production by steroids and tamoxifen in breast cancer cell lines
Yu H, Diamandis E, Zarghami N, Grass L. Induction of prostate specific antigen production by steroids and tamoxifen in breast cancer cell lines. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1994, 32: 291-300. PMID: 7532467, DOI: 10.1007/bf00666006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen (PSA) productionSpecific antigen productionBreast cancer cell linesCell linesCell line TCancer cell linesPSA productionNew therapiesSpecific antigenBreast tumorsT-47DAntigen productionSuch stimulationMCF-7AndrogensPrevious reportsInductionGlucocorticosteroidsMineralocorticosteroidsData supportProgestinsPrognosisTamoxifenAntiestrogensQuantitative analysis of mutant p53 protein in breast tumor cytosols and study of its association with other biochemical prognostic indicators in breast cancer
Levesque M, Diamandis E, Yu H, Sutherland D. Quantitative analysis of mutant p53 protein in breast tumor cytosols and study of its association with other biochemical prognostic indicators in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1994, 30: 179-195. PMID: 7524772, DOI: 10.1007/bf00666062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarcinoembryonic antigenPrognostic indicatorBreast cancerBreast tumorsBiochemical prognostic indicatorsCandidate prognostic indicatorBreast tumor cytosolsSteroid hormone receptorsNegative associationProgesterone receptorTumor cytosolsMutant p53 proteinTumor extractsP53 tumor suppressor gene productSpecific antigenBiochemical parametersObserved associationsHormone receptorsImmunofluorometric procedureStrong positive associationCognate steroid ligandP53 proteinReceptorsStrong negative associationTumor suppressor gene productEctopic production of prostate specific antigen by a breast tumor metastatic to the ovary
Yu H, Diamandis E, Levesque M, Sismondi P, Zola P, Katsaros D. Ectopic production of prostate specific antigen by a breast tumor metastatic to the ovary. Journal Of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 1994, 8: 251-253. PMID: 7523638, DOI: 10.1002/jcla.1860080412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenMetastatic ovarian cancerPrimary breast tumorsBreast tumorsOvarian cancerSpecific antigenPrimary ovarian cancer tumorsFavorable prognostic indicatorOvarian cancer tumorsMetastatic sitesTumor metastaticPrognostic indicatorBreast cancerPSA productionEctopic productionTumorsSteroid hormonesCancer tumorsCancerPatientsAntigenTreatmentLow levelsHigh levelsMetastatic