2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial management
2016
Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Chiang AC, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Tsiouris AJ, Cohen J, Vortmeyer A, Jilaveanu L, Yu J, Hegde U, Speaker S, Madura M, Ralabate A, Rivera A, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Yao X, Chiang V, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2016, 17: 976-983. PMID: 27267608, PMCID: PMC5526047, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30053-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive brain metastasesUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterBrain metastasesPhase 2 trialCell lung cancerAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCancer CenterLung cancerMelanoma cohortGrade 3 colitisGrade 3 fatigueGrade 3 pneumonitisPD-1 axisAcute kidney injuryNeurological adverse eventsPD-1 inhibitorsAcceptable safety profilePD-L1 expressionSystemic immunotherapyKidney injuryPrimary endpointNSCLC cohort
2013
Genetic inactivation or pharmacological inhibition of Pdk1 delays development and inhibits metastasis of BrafV600E::Pten–/– melanoma
Scortegagna M, Ruller C, Feng Y, Lazova R, Kluger H, Li JL, De SK, Rickert R, Pellecchia M, Bosenberg M, Ronai ZA. Genetic inactivation or pharmacological inhibition of Pdk1 delays development and inhibits metastasis of BrafV600E::Pten–/– melanoma. Oncogene 2013, 33: 4330-4339. PMID: 24037523, PMCID: PMC3955742, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorForkhead Box Protein O3Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Knockout TechniquesHumansIndazolesLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, KnockoutMutation, MissenseProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsTissue Array AnalysisConceptsPhosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1Protein kinase CAGC kinasesSerine/threonine protein kinasePDK1 expressionThreonine protein kinaseImportant cellular processesDirect genetic evidenceGene expression analysisActivity of AktCellular processesProtein kinaseGenetic evidenceExpression analysisPDK1 deletionKinase 1Kinase CElevated phosphorylationGenetic inactivationKinaseMelanoma invasionMelanoma developmentColony formationPharmacological inhibitionInhibits metastasis
2008
Expression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer
Nadler Y, Camp RL, Giltnane JM, Moeder C, Rimm DL, Kluger HM, Kluger Y. Expression patterns and prognostic value of Bag-1 and Bcl-2 in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10: r35. PMID: 18430249, PMCID: PMC2397537, DOI: 10.1186/bcr1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Array AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTranscription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNode-positive subsetHER2/neuProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorBcl-2 expressionBAG-1 expressionImproved survivalBcl-2Anti-apoptotic mediator Bcl-2Breast tumorsSteroid receptor positivitySubset of patientsBAG-1Antihormonal therapyFavorable prognosisReceptor positivityMultivariable analysisPathological variablesEntire cohortPrognostic valuePrognostic markerImproved outcomesLarge cohortClinical development
2006
Metastatic myoepithelial carcinoma of the vulva treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel
Noronha V, Cooper DL, Higgins SA, Murren JR, Kluger HM. Metastatic myoepithelial carcinoma of the vulva treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel. The Lancet Oncology 2006, 7: 270-271. PMID: 16510337, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(06)70619-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Automated Quantitative Analysis of E-Cadherin Expression in Lymph Node Metastases Is Predictive of Survival in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer
Harigopal M, Berger AJ, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Kluger HM. Automated Quantitative Analysis of E-Cadherin Expression in Lymph Node Metastases Is Predictive of Survival in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 4083-4089. PMID: 15930343, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cadherin expressionLymph node metastasisNodal metastasisBreast cancerImproved survivalNode metastasisTissue microarrayNode-positive breast cancerInvasive ductal breast cancerHER2/neu statusAnti-invasive roleInvasive ductal tumorsNode-positive patientsDuctal breast cancerSubset of patientsGood prognostic markerAggressive tumor behaviorStrong E-cadherin expressionHigh E-cadherin expressionCy5-conjugated antibodiesDuctal tumorsMetastatic sitesPrognostic valueTumor sizePrimary tumor
2004
Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas
Hoek K, Rimm DL, Williams KR, Zhao H, Ariyan S, Lin A, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Cheng E, Trombetta ES, Wu T, Niinobe M, Yoshikawa K, Hannigan GE, Halaban R. Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 5270-5282. PMID: 15289333, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCohort StudiesDown-RegulationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanomaMiceNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateTranscription FactorsTransfectionTwist-Related Protein 1Ubiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsGlobal differential gene expressionMembrane trafficking eventsNovel pathwayNormal melanocytesHelix protein TwistAdditional transcriptional regulatorsDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cellsTransformation of melanocytesCpG promoter methylationNormal human melanocytesTrafficking eventsTranscriptional regulatorsEmbryonic developmentGrowth suppressorChromosomal regionsExpression profilingGene expressionNotch pathwayOligonucleotide microarraysMelanoma tissue microarrayDifferential expressionGenesHuman melanocytesGrowth advantageαB‐crystallin as a marker of lymph node involvement in breast carcinoma
Chelouche‐Lev D, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Rimm DL, Price JE. αB‐crystallin as a marker of lymph node involvement in breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 2543-2548. PMID: 15197794, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell Line, TumorCrystallinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMultivariate AnalysisConceptsLymph node involvementBreast carcinoma cell linesBreast carcinomaNode involvementCarcinoma cell linesHuman breast carcinoma cell lineLymph node negative breast carcinomaPrimary breast carcinoma specimensLymph node positive breast carcinomaNode-positive breast carcinomaNode-negative breast carcinomaCell linesAdvanced breast carcinomaLymph node statusPredictors of survivalAlphaB-crystallinClinical prognostic markersLymph node metastasisHigh nuclear gradePrimary breast carcinomaBreast carcinoma specimensNovel tumor markerHuman breast carcinomaAlphaB-crystallin expressionIntensity of expression