2021
Reliability of histopathologic diagnosis of fibrotic interstitial lung disease: an international collaborative standardization project
Camp R, Smith ML, Larsen BT, Roden AC, Farver C, Moreira AL, Attanoos R, Pillappa R, Sansano I, Fabro AT, Homer RJ. Reliability of histopathologic diagnosis of fibrotic interstitial lung disease: an international collaborative standardization project. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2021, 21: 184. PMID: 34074264, PMCID: PMC8170950, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01522-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisInternationalityLung Diseases, InterstitialObserver VariationReference StandardsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsFibrotic ILDInterobserver variationHistopathologic diagnosisUsual interstitial pneumonia/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseCurrent histopathologic criteriaUIP/IPFIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseDiagnosis of ILDExtent of inflammationPattern of fibrosisSignificant interobserver variationSpecific diagnostic featuresILD evaluationPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseHistopathologic evaluationHistopathologic criteriaDiagnostic guidelinesTissue-based diagnosticsDiagnosisILDFibrosisInternet-based approaches
2019
False-positive pathology: improving reproducibility with the next generation of pathologists
Mazer BL, Homer RJ, Rimm DL. False-positive pathology: improving reproducibility with the next generation of pathologists. Laboratory Investigation 2019, 99: 1260-1265. PMID: 31019290, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-019-0257-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A Prospective, Multi-institutional, Pathologist-Based Assessment of 4 Immunohistochemistry Assays for PD-L1 Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Rimm DL, Han G, Taube JM, Yi ES, Bridge JA, Flieder DB, Homer R, West WW, Wu H, Roden AC, Fujimoto J, Yu H, Anders R, Kowalewski A, Rivard C, Rehman J, Batenchuk C, Burns V, Hirsch FR, Wistuba II. A Prospective, Multi-institutional, Pathologist-Based Assessment of 4 Immunohistochemistry Assays for PD-L1 Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1051-1058. PMID: 28278348, PMCID: PMC5650234, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodiesB7-H1 AntigenBiological AssayCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsPathologistsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsPD-L1 expressionNon-small cell lung cancerDako Link 48 platformIntraclass correlation coefficientCell lung cancerImmune cellsPD-L1Tumor cellsSP142 antibodyLung cancerAnti-programmed cell death 1Less PD-L1 expressionCell death ligand 1Tumour cell assessmentPD-L1 antibodiesDeath ligand 1Cell death 1Cell scoringOwn scoring systemSerial histologic sectionsSP142 assayL1 therapyDeath-1Laboratory-developed testsPatient response
2016
Matrix Metalloproteinase–Targeted Imaging of Lung Inflammation and Remodeling
Golestani R, Razavian M, Ye Y, Zhang J, Jung JJ, Toczek J, Gona K, Kim HY, Elias JA, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Sadeghi MM. Matrix Metalloproteinase–Targeted Imaging of Lung Inflammation and Remodeling. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 58: 138-143. PMID: 27469361, PMCID: PMC5209638, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.176198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-animal SPECT/CTSPECT/CTMatrix metalloproteinasesTg lungsLung inflammationTg miceIL-13 transgenic miceReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionWild-type littermatesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionWild-type animalsMolecular imagingPulmonary inflammationPulmonary diseaseCD68 expressionLung diseasePolymerase chain reactionPulmonary pathologyEarly diagnosisInflammationMMP-13Transgenic miceMatrix metalloproteinaseMMP-12
2010
High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology
Anagnostou VK, Lowery FJ, Zolota V, Tzelepi V, Gopinath A, Liceaga C, Panagopoulos N, Frangia K, Tanoue L, Boffa D, Gettinger S, Detterbeck F, Homer RJ, Dougenis D, Rimm DL, Syrigos KN. High expression of BCL-2 predicts favorable outcome in non-small cell lung cancer patients with non squamous histology. BMC Cancer 2010, 10: 186. PMID: 20459695, PMCID: PMC2875218, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleGreeceHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsNon-squamous tumorsLung cancer patientsBcl-2 expressionNSCLC patientsCancer patientsBcl-2Favorable outcomeIndependent cohortSmall cell lung cancer patientsIndependent lower riskNon-squamous histologySubgroup of patientsHigh expressersSquamous cell carcinomaHigh Bcl-2 expressionBcl-2 protein levelsSquamous histologyMedian survivalPrognostic factorsValidation cohortCell carcinomaPathological characteristicsPrognostic stratification