2022
Examination of Low ERBB2 Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissue
Fernandez AI, Liu M, Bellizzi A, Brock J, Fadare O, Hanley K, Harigopal M, Jorns JM, Kuba MG, Ly A, Podoll M, Rabe K, Sanders MA, Singh K, Snir OL, Soong TR, Wei S, Wen H, Wong S, Yoon E, Pusztai L, Reisenbichler E, Rimm DL. Examination of Low ERBB2 Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Tissue. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 1-4. PMID: 35113160, PMCID: PMC8814969, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer biopsiesT-DXdCancer biopsiesLarge randomized clinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsERBB2 protein expressionCentral pathology laboratoryBreast cancer tissuesAmerican Pathologists surveysStudy of concordanceTrastuzumab deruxtecanERBB2 positivityPatient populationClinical trialsScore 0Breast cancerImmunohistochemistry scoreCancer tissuesIHC assaysPatientsPathology laboratoryProtein expressionBiopsyIHCConcordance
2021
Artificial intelligence applied to breast pathology
Yousif M, van Diest PJ, Laurinavicius A, Rimm D, van der Laak J, Madabhushi A, Schnitt S, Pantanowitz L. Artificial intelligence applied to breast pathology. Virchows Archiv 2021, 480: 191-209. PMID: 34791536, DOI: 10.1007/s00428-021-03213-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtificial intelligenceApplication of AIComplex artificial intelligenceDevelopment of algorithmsComputer visionDeep learningMachine learningMitosis detectionDigital pathologyNeural networkDigital dataHistology imagesTissue segmentationField of pathologyImage analysisIntelligencePromising resultsTaskLearningImagesSegmentationBreast pathologyComputerAlgorithmNetwork
2018
CD68, CD163, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) co-localization in breast tumor microenvironment predicts survival differently in ER-positive and -negative cancers
Pelekanou V, Villarroel-Espindola F, Schalper KA, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. CD68, CD163, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) co-localization in breast tumor microenvironment predicts survival differently in ER-positive and -negative cancers. Breast Cancer Research 2018, 20: 154. PMID: 30558648, PMCID: PMC6298021, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-018-1076-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreastBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Middle AgedPatient SelectionPrognosisReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, EstrogenRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTissue Array AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOverall survivalQuantitative immunofluorescenceMacrophage markersBreast cancerHigh expressionPan-macrophage marker CD68Triple-negative breast cancerCD163/CD68Multiplexed quantitative immunofluorescenceImproved overall survivalProtein expressionWorse overall survivalPoor overall survivalMMP-9 protein expressionSubclass of patientsMacrophage-targeted therapiesMatrix metalloproteinase-9Tissue microarray formatMMP-9 proteinBreast tumor microenvironmentModulator of responseParaffin-embedded tissuesBreast cancer biomarkersCohort B
2015
High level PHGDH expression in breast is predominantly associated with keratin 5‐positive cell lineage independently of malignancy
Gromova I, Gromov P, Honma N, Kumar S, Rimm D, Talman ML, Wielenga VT, Moreira JM. High level PHGDH expression in breast is predominantly associated with keratin 5‐positive cell lineage independently of malignancy. Molecular Oncology 2015, 9: 1636-1654. PMID: 26026368, PMCID: PMC5528790, DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverexpression of PhgdhPHGDH expressionMammary epithelial cellsTriple-negative breast cancer patientsNegative breast cancer patientsEpithelial cellsBreast cancer patientsNormal breast tissueCell lineagesMammary tissue samplesHigh-level expressionExpression of PHGDHProspective cohortCancer patientsCK5-positive cellsBasal phenotypeProteomic profilingTNBC samplesIHC analysisQuantitative IHC analysisCancer typesBreast tissueMalignancyCandidate oncogeneOncogenic functionExpertise vs Evidence in Assessment of Breast Biopsies: An Atypical Science
Davidson NE, Rimm DL. Expertise vs Evidence in Assessment of Breast Biopsies: An Atypical Science. JAMA 2015, 313: 1109-1110. PMID: 25781438, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.1945.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A tissue quality index: an intrinsic control for measurement of effects of preanalytical variables on FFPE tissue
Neumeister VM, Parisi F, England AM, Siddiqui S, Anagnostou V, Zarrella E, Vassilakopolou M, Bai Y, Saylor S, Sapino A, Kluger Y, Hicks DG, Bussolati G, Kwei S, Rimm DL. A tissue quality index: an intrinsic control for measurement of effects of preanalytical variables on FFPE tissue. Laboratory Investigation 2014, 94: 467-474. PMID: 24535259, PMCID: PMC4030875, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold ischemic timeIschemic timeQuantitative immunofluorescenceLevel of expressionTissue qualityER expression levelsBreast cancer casesExpression levelsFormalin fixationInformative epitopesValidation cohortCancer casesBreast cohortProtein statusGlobal assessmentPatient samplesTissue cohortPreanalytical variablesEpitope expressionCohortIntrinsic controlMeasurement of effectsQuality IndexFFPE tissuesEpitopes
2012
Stathmin expression and its relationship to microtubule‐associated protein tau and outcome in breast cancer
Baquero MT, Hanna JA, Neumeister V, Cheng H, Molinaro AM, Harris LN, Rimm DL. Stathmin expression and its relationship to microtubule‐associated protein tau and outcome in breast cancer. Cancer 2012, 118: 4660-4669. PMID: 22359235, PMCID: PMC3391341, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternBreastBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCohort StudiesFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRNA, Small InterferingStathminTau ProteinsTissue Array AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsHigh stathmin expressionDisease-free survivalMAP-tauOverall survivalStathmin expressionBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expressionEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 expressionMultivariate analysisCox proportional hazards modelWorse overall survivalReceptor 2 expressionTissue microarray formatMicrotubule-associated protein tauProportional hazards modelBreast cancer cohortIndependent predictorsMenopausal statusNodal statusBetter prognosisPrognostic valueTumor sizePathological characteristicsProgesterone receptorNuclear grade
2007
Utility of multispectral imaging for nuclear classification of routine clinical histopathology imagery
Boucheron LE, Bi Z, Harvey NR, Manjunath B, Rimm DL. Utility of multispectral imaging for nuclear classification of routine clinical histopathology imagery. BMC Molecular And Cell Biology 2007, 8: s8. PMID: 17634098, PMCID: PMC1924513, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-8-s1-s8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Quantitative analysis of breast cancer tissue microarrays shows that both high and normal levels of HER2 expression are associated with poor outcome.
Camp RL, Dolled-Filhart M, King BL, Rimm DL. Quantitative analysis of breast cancer tissue microarrays shows that both high and normal levels of HER2 expression are associated with poor outcome. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 1445-8. PMID: 12670887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 expressionLow-level HER2 expressionHER2/neu expressionHER2-overexpressing tumorsDisease-related survivalTissue microarray cohortNormal breast epitheliumBreast cancer tissuesMicroarray cohortPoor outcomeNeu expressionWorse outcomesBreast cancerImmunohistochemical stainsBreast epitheliumNormal epitheliumCancer tissuesBreast tumorsTumorsNormal levelsExpression levelsHER2AQUA analysisDetectable levelsLow groupDetection of chromosomal instability in paired breast surgery and ductal lavage specimens by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization.
King BL, Tsai SC, Gryga ME, D'Aquila TG, Seelig SA, Morrison LE, Jacobson KK, Legator MS, Ward DC, Rimm DL, Phillips RF. Detection of chromosomal instability in paired breast surgery and ductal lavage specimens by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 1509-16. PMID: 12684427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal lavageMalignant casesBenign casesBreast lesionsBreast cellsInvasive breast cancerInterphase fluorescenceBreast cancer progressionAbnormal cytologyLavage cellsSitu hybridizationBreast surgeryBreast cancerEarly neoplasiaConventional cytologyLavageGenetic abnormalitiesCancer progressionNew modalityNumeric changesSitu hybridization analysisSurgeryLesionsCytologyAbnormalities
2002
Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine‐needle aspiration specimens
Ernst LM, Rimm DL. Quantitative examination of mechanophysical tumor cell enrichment in fine‐needle aspiration specimens. Cancer 2002, 96: 275-279. PMID: 12378594, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationBreast carcinomaMalignant cellsSurgical excisionHistologic sectionsDiagnostic fine needle aspirationNontumor cellsSurgical excision specimensChi-square testTumor cell enrichmentExcision specimensFNA specimensCurrent studyFNA specimenCarcinomaCDNA microarrayRepresentative slidesNonmalignant cellsThinPrep preparationsTotal cellsTissue sectionsCell enrichmentTumorsExcisionCellsImmunocytochemical analysis of breast cells obtained by ductal lavage
King BL, Crisi GM, Tsai SC, Haffty BG, Phillips RF, Rimm DL. Immunocytochemical analysis of breast cells obtained by ductal lavage. Cancer 2002, 96: 244-249. PMID: 12209667, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal lavageBreast fluidFoam cellsEpithelial cellsHistiocytic originSpecific antibodiesMammary epithelial cellsImmunocytochemical analysisBreast cellsCD68 monoclonal antibodyAE1/AE3Macrophage-specific antibodiesFemale patientsLavage cellsCytologic abnormalitiesCD68 antibodyMammary epithelial originLavage samplesMedian numberBreast ductsLavage specimensDuctal systemLavagePositive stainingImmunocytochemical staining
1998
Polymerase chain reaction‐based detection of clonality as a non‐morphologic diagnostic tool for fine‐needle aspiration of the breast
Magda J, Minger B, Rimm D. Polymerase chain reaction‐based detection of clonality as a non‐morphologic diagnostic tool for fine‐needle aspiration of the breast. Cancer 1998, 84: 262-267. PMID: 9723602, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980825)84:4<262::aid-cncr12>3.0.co;2-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression of c‐met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma
Ghoussoub R, Dillon D, D'Aquila T, Rimm E, Fearon E, Rimm D. Expression of c‐met is a strong independent prognostic factor in breast carcinoma. Cancer 1998, 82: 1513-1520. PMID: 9554529, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980415)82:8<1513::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast carcinomaIndependent predictorsStrong independent prognostic factorCox proportional hazards modelGrowth factorIndependent prognostic factorLymph node statusSubset of patientsInvasive ductal carcinomaUseful prognostic markerProportional hazards modelBreast tumor specimensHepatocyte growth factorNegative patientsPrognostic factorsAggressive diseaseDuctal carcinomaNode statusPrognostic valuePrognostic markerTumor specimensHazards modelPatientsPredictive valueSurvival rate
1997
Localization and quantitation of expression of the cell motility-related protein thymosin beta15 in human breast tissue.
Gold JS, Bao L, Ghoussoub RA, Zetter BR, Rimm DL. Localization and quantitation of expression of the cell motility-related protein thymosin beta15 in human breast tissue. Modern Pathology 1997, 10: 1106-12. PMID: 9388061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast tissueNonmetastatic breast cancerUseful prognostic markerPotential early markerMalignant breast tissueProstate cell linesThymosin beta15Human breast tissuePrognostic valueDuctal carcinomaPrognostic markerBreast malignancyAffinity-purified polyclonal antibodiesBreast epitheliumEarly markerCancerAdditional studiesProtein levelsProstate modelCell linesPrecise rolePolyclonal antibodiesMarkersTissue