2010
HER-2/NEU overexpression in vulvar Paget disease: the Yale experience
Richter CE, Hui P, Buza N, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. HER-2/NEU overexpression in vulvar Paget disease: the Yale experience. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2010, 63: 544. PMID: 20418225, DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.077446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVulvar Paget's diseasePaget's diseaseNeu overexpressionOutcome dataHER-2/neu expressionHER-2/neuEfficacy of trastuzumabExtensive reconstructive proceduresHigh recurrence rateMedical record searchInteresting treatment optionSurgical treatmentRecurrence rateTreatment optionsNeu expressionClinical trialsReconstructive proceduresTissue microarrayPatientsRecord searchTumor samplesYale experienceDiseaseNeuStaining results
2005
Amplification of c‐erbB2 oncogene
Santin AD, Bellone S, Van Stedum S, Bushen W, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, De Las Casas LE, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Amplification of c‐erbB2 oncogene. Cancer 2005, 104: 1391-1397. PMID: 16116605, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleGene AmplificationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedProbabilityPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Risk AssessmentSampling StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUterine NeoplasmsConceptsNeu gene amplificationHER-2/neu geneEndometrial carcinomaGene amplificationSerous papillary endometrial carcinomaTumor cellsHER-2/neuNeu genePapillary endometrial carcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesImportant prognostic indicatorAfrican American patientsDisease-related deathLog-rank testShorter survival timeFISH-negative patientsNovel treatment strategiesC patientsSame tumor samplesAggressive variantPatient survivalPoor outcomePoor prognosisPrognostic indicatorClinical management