2009
Defining Molecular Phenotypes of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Weinberger PM, Yu Z, Kountourakis P, Sasaki C, Haffty BG, Kowalski D, Merkley MA, Rimm DL, Camp RL, Psyrri A. Defining Molecular Phenotypes of Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngology 2009, 141: 382-389. PMID: 19716018, DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaHuman Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell CarcinomaP16 expressionTertiary care academic medical centerDNA presenceHPV DNA presenceVascular endothelial growth factorCross-sectional studyAcademic medical centerEndothelial growth factorEpidermal growth factor receptorMolecular phenotypesGrowth factor receptorOSCC specimensCervical cancerUnsupervised hierarchical clusteringMedical CenterDifferent molecular phenotypesTumorsGrowth factorExpression patternsFactor receptorProtein expression
2006
Utility of molecular genetic signatures in the delineation of gastric neoplasia
Kidd M, Modlin IM, Mane SM, Camp RL, Eick GN, Latich I, Zikusoka MN. Utility of molecular genetic signatures in the delineation of gastric neoplasia. Cancer 2006, 106: 1480-1488. PMID: 16502410, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAntigens, NeoplasmCarcinoid TumorChromogranin AChromograninsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic MarkersHistone DeacetylasesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypeRepressor ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionStomach NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsType III/IVGastric carcinoidsMAGE-D2Gastric neoplasiaMolecular genetic signaturesType I/IIGenetic signaturesTumor invasionSimilar expression patternsCgA protein levelsProtein expression levelsII tumorsStromal tumorsClinical behaviorGastric adenocarcinomaGastric neoplasmsMTA1 levelsNormal mucosaImmunohistochemical analysisMolecular basisExpression patternsGene expressionTumorsGene signatureBiological rationale
2003
ras mutations are associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer.
Garcia-Rostan G, Zhao H, Camp RL, Pollan M, Herrero A, Pardo J, Wu R, Carcangiu ML, Costa J, Tallini G. ras mutations are associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 3226-35. PMID: 12947056, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.10.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid carcinomaResult of diseasePoor prognosisRas mutationsTumor differentiationK-ras codon 13 mutationDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaCodon 13 mutationsAggressive cancer behaviorAggressive tumor phenotypeFollicular cell derivationN-ras mutationsClinicopathologic featuresIndependent predictorsUndifferentiated carcinomaThyroid cancerPoor survivalUndifferentiated tumorsPatientsCarcinomaActivating mutationsCancer behaviorSignificant associationTumorsRas tumors
2001
β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis
Garcia-Rostan G, Camp R, Herrero A, Carcangiu M, Rimm D, Tallini G. β-Catenin Dysregulation in Thyroid Neoplasms Down-Regulation, Aberrant Nuclear Expression, and CTNNB1 Exon 3 Mutations Are Markers for Aggressive Tumor Phenotypes and Poor Prognosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2001, 158: 987-996. PMID: 11238046, PMCID: PMC1850336, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64045-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAdultAgedBeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaCell DivisionCell NucleusCytoskeletal ProteinsDown-RegulationExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedOncogene Protein p21(ras)PhenotypePoint MutationPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalPrognosisSurvival RateThyroid NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsPoor prognosisTumor differentiationBeta-catenin expressionConventional prognostic indicatorsAggressive tumor phenotypeNuclear beta-catenin localizationThyroid tumor samplesBeta-catenin dysregulationAberrant nuclear expressionΒ-catenin dysregulationDifferentiated tumorsPrognostic indicatorThyroid cancerThyroid neoplasmsNuclear immunoreactivityBeta-catenin alterationsNuclear expressionTumor samplesProgressive lossCarcinomaTumor phenotypeSingle-strand conformational polymorphismBeta-catenin mutationsHuman cancersDown regulation