2015
Identification of Novel Radiosensitizers in a High-Throughput, Cell-Based Screen for DSB Repair Inhibitors
Goglia AG, Delsite R, Luz AN, Shahbazian D, Salem AF, Sundaram RK, Chiaravalli J, Hendrikx PJ, Wilshire JA, Jasin M, Kluger HM, Glickman JF, Powell SN, Bindra RS. Identification of Novel Radiosensitizers in a High-Throughput, Cell-Based Screen for DSB Repair Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2015, 14: 326-342. PMID: 25512618, PMCID: PMC4326563, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-14-0765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSB repair inhibitorsDouble-strand breaksDSB repairHomologous recombinationRepair inhibitorsCell-based small molecule screenSuccessful DSB repairDNA-damaging agentsPlate-based formatCell-based screenSmall-molecule screenGenomic integrityTumor cell survivalMammalian cellsHR repairDNA repairMolecule screenReporter systemSecondary assaysCell survivalDNA damageCancer cell linesTumor cellsNovel hitsMost cancer therapies
2011
Plasma Markers for Identifying Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
Kluger HM, Hoyt K, Bacchiocchi A, Mayer T, Kirsch J, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Molinaro A, Halaban R. Plasma Markers for Identifying Patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 2417-2425. PMID: 21487066, PMCID: PMC3415234, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-2402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCell Adhesion MoleculesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFemaleGlycoproteinsGrowth Differentiation Factor 15HumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1L-Lactate DehydrogenaseMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNerve Growth FactorsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitS100 ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1ConceptsGenome-wide gene expression dataGene expression dataHigh expression levelsLevels of proteinExpression dataExpression levelsProteinMelanoma cellsStage I/II diseaseEqual-sized trainingMarkersGenesDisease recurrencePlasma markersMetastatic melanomaTIMP-1Lactate dehydrogenaseCEACAMsStage I/II patientsDehydrogenaseOsteopontinStage IV diseaseStage IV patientsMetastatic melanoma patientsGender-matched patients
2005
Using a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer Metastasis to Find Genes Associated with Clinically Aggressive Disease
Kluger HM, Lev D, Kluger Y, McCarthy MM, Kiriakova G, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Price JE. Using a Xenograft Model of Human Breast Cancer Metastasis to Find Genes Associated with Clinically Aggressive Disease. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 5578-5587. PMID: 15994930, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell AdhesionCell Growth ProcessesCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, NudeMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTissue Array AnalysisTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsBreast cancerXenograft modelHuman breast cancer metastasisLymph node involvementLymph node metastasisChemokine ligand 1Human breast cancer cell linesBreast cancer metastasisLeukocyte protease inhibitorBreast cancer cell linesBreast cancer tissuesHSP-70 expressionHeat shock protein 70Cancer cell linesShock protein 70Identification of genesNode involvementNode metastasisAggressive diseaseClinicopathologic variablesPrimary tumorPrognostic markerNovel therapiesCDNA microarray analysisCancer tissues
2004
Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome
Berger AJ, Camp RL, DiVito KA, Kluger HM, Halaban R, Rimm DL. Automated Quantitative Analysis of HDM2 Expression in Malignant Melanoma Shows Association with Early-Stage Disease and Improved Outcome. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 8767-8772. PMID: 15574789, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-1384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine double minute 2Double minute 2Protein expressionMalignant melanomaMinute 2Early-stage diseaseTissue microarray cohortPotential tissue biomarkersCutaneous malignant melanomaValuable prognostic toolNormal skin samplesSkin cancer deathsMicroarray cohortAdvanced melanomaMetastatic lesionsCancer deathPrimary melanomaImproved outcomesExpression of HDM2Tissue biomarkersPrognostic toolBetter outcomesMelanoma lesionsAggressive natureMelanoma