2010
In Situ Identification of Putative Cancer Stem Cells by Multiplexing ALDH1, CD44, and Cytokeratin Identifies Breast Cancer Patients with Poor Prognosis
Neumeister V, Agarwal S, Bordeaux J, Camp RL, Rimm DL. In Situ Identification of Putative Cancer Stem Cells by Multiplexing ALDH1, CD44, and Cytokeratin Identifies Breast Cancer Patients with Poor Prognosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 176: 2131-2138. PMID: 20228222, PMCID: PMC2861079, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsIsoenzymesKeratinsMiddle AgedNeoplastic Stem CellsPrognosisRetinal DehydrogenaseRetrospective StudiesConceptsCancer stem cellsPutative cancer stem cellsBreast cancerIdentifies high-risk patientsPresence of CSCsNode-positive patientsHigh-risk patientsBreast cancer patientsAggressive tumor behaviorParaffin-embedded breast cancer tissuesBreast cancer tissuesFlow cytometric studyStem cellsMean followNodal statusRisk patientsTumor persistenceCD44 positivityPoor prognosisPrognostic valueTumor sizeHistological gradeALDH1 positivityCancer patientsWorse outcomes
2007
Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissue Microarrays Shows High Cox-2 Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome
Zerkowski MP, Camp RL, Burtness BA, Rimm DL, Chung GG. Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissue Microarrays Shows High Cox-2 Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome. Cancer Investigation 2007, 25: 19-26. PMID: 17364553, DOI: 10.1080/07357900601128825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionCOX-2Tissue microarrayBreast cancerEstrogen receptorPrognostic factorsWorse survivalProgesterone receptorX-tileOptimal cutpointHigh COX-2 expressionBreast cancer tissue microarrayX-tile analysisSignificant prognostic factorsPrimary breast cancerCOX-2 inhibitorsCancer tissue microarrayHER2/neuClinicopathologic factorsNodal statusPoor outcomePoor prognosisTumor sizePredictive biomarkersClinical trials
2006
Vascular endothelial growth factor, FLT‐1, and FLK‐1 analysis in a pancreatic cancer tissue microarray
Chung GG, Yoon HH, Zerkowski MP, Ghosh S, Thomas L, Harigopal M, Charette LA, Salem RR, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Burtness BA. Vascular endothelial growth factor, FLT‐1, and FLK‐1 analysis in a pancreatic cancer tissue microarray. Cancer 2006, 106: 1677-1684. PMID: 16532435, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer tissue microarrayCancer tissue microarrayTissue microarrayVEGF receptor 1Flt-1Receptor 1Kaplan-Meier survival curvesVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expressionIndependent prognostic factorVascular endothelial growth factorFlk-1Growth factor expressionEndothelial growth factorPrimary antibodyFlt-1 expressionOverall survivalPrognostic factorsWorse survivalAggressive diseaseDisease stagePoor prognosisTumor expressionPancreatic cancerPancreatic adenocarcinomaPrincipal receptor
2003
ras mutations are associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer.
Garcia-Rostan G, Zhao H, Camp RL, Pollan M, Herrero A, Pardo J, Wu R, Carcangiu ML, Costa J, Tallini G. ras mutations are associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 3226-35. PMID: 12947056, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.10.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid carcinomaResult of diseasePoor prognosisRas mutationsTumor differentiationK-ras codon 13 mutationDifferentiated thyroid carcinomaCodon 13 mutationsAggressive cancer behaviorAggressive tumor phenotypeFollicular cell derivationN-ras mutationsClinicopathologic featuresIndependent predictorsUndifferentiated carcinomaThyroid cancerPoor survivalUndifferentiated tumorsPatientsCarcinomaActivating mutationsCancer behaviorSignificant associationTumorsRas tumors
2001
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
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