2012
Association between the nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio of p27 and the efficacy of adjuvant polychemotherapy in early breast cancer
Andre F, Conforti R, Moeder CB, Mauguen A, Arnedos M, Berrada N, Delaloge S, Tomasic G, Spielmann M, Esteva FJ, Rimm DL, Michiels S. Association between the nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio of p27 and the efficacy of adjuvant polychemotherapy in early breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2012, 23: 2059-2064. PMID: 22241898, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthracycline-based chemotherapyEarly breast cancerNuclear/cytoplasmic (N/C) ratioCytoplasmic ratioAdjuvant chemotherapyHazard ratioBreast cancerP27 expressionNuclear expressionAdjusted hazard ratioNuclear p27 expressionAdjuvant polychemotherapyUntreated armPrognostic parametersTissue microarrayChemotherapyPatientsPredictive valueImmunofluorescence assaysQuantitative immunofluorescence assaysEfficacyP27CancerExpressionPolychemotherapy
2008
AQUA analysis of thymidylate synthase reveals localization to be a key prognostic biomarker in 2 large cohorts of colorectal carcinoma.
Gustavson MD, Molinaro AM, Tedeschi G, Camp RL, Rimm DL. AQUA analysis of thymidylate synthase reveals localization to be a key prognostic biomarker in 2 large cohorts of colorectal carcinoma. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2008, 132: 1746-52. PMID: 18976010, DOI: 10.5858/132.11.1746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymidylate synthase expressionSynthase expressionColorectal carcinomaSignificant associationDisease-specific survivalColon cancer outcomesColon cancer survivalKey prognostic biomarkersRetrospective cohortNodal statusPrognostic valueColorectal cancerCancer outcomesCancer survivalPathologic classificationPrognostic biomarkerLarge cohortSecond cohortAQUA scoreCytoplasmic expressionNuclear expressionCohortHigh nuclearCytoplasmic ratioFirst cohort
2003
Tissue microarray analysis of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (Stat3) and phospho-Stat3 (Tyr705) in node-negative breast cancer shows nuclear localization is associated with a better prognosis.
Dolled-Filhart M, Camp RL, Kowalski DP, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (Stat3) and phospho-Stat3 (Tyr705) in node-negative breast cancer shows nuclear localization is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 594-600. PMID: 12576423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMultivariate AnalysisPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNode-negative breast cancerBreast cancerCytoplasmic expressionNuclear expressionOverall survivalReceptor stainingPrognostic markerPhospho-STAT3Breast cancer tissue microarrayEstrogen receptor stainingProgesterone receptor stainingNode-negative tumorsLarge retrospective studyIndependent prognostic markerBreast cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisCancer tissue microarrayShort-term survivalTranscription 3Breast cancer tumorsHER2 stainingBetter prognosisRetrospective studyRole of STAT3Signal transducer
2001
Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis.
Chung GG, Provost E, Kielhorn EP, Charette LA, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer shows nuclear phospho-beta-catenin is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2001, 7: 4013-20. PMID: 11751495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCell LineCell NucleusColorectal NeoplasmsCytoplasmCytoskeletal ProteinsDogsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryNeoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRecombinant ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSurvival RateTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalNuclear expressionColorectal cancerSeries of patientsColorectal cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisMajority of cancersBetter prognosisClinical outcomesClinicopathological factorsImproved survivalCancer specimensTissue microarrayImmunohistochemical analysisMembranous stainingColorectal tumorigenesisCytoplasmic stainingMultivariate analysisSignificant associationCancerAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) geneNuclear stainingBeta-catenin overexpressionOnly stageSurvivalβ-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