2004
Her2/neu is not a commonly expressed therapeutic target in melanoma – a large cohort tissue microarray study
Kluger HM, DiVito K, Berger AJ, Halaban R, Ariyan S, Camp RL, Rimm DL. Her2/neu is not a commonly expressed therapeutic target in melanoma – a large cohort tissue microarray study. Melanoma Research 2004, 14: 207-210. PMID: 15179190, DOI: 10.1097/01.cmr.0000130874.33504.2f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2/neu expressionHER2/neuNeu expressionMelanoma specimensNeu stainingMelanoma patientsLarge cohortPositive HER2/neu expressionChemotherapy-resistant malignancyPrimary cutaneous lesionNumerous new agentsTissue microarray studyMonoclonal antibody trastuzumabAdjuvant therapyCutaneous specimensTrastuzumab therapyMetastatic lesionsBreslow depthClark levelClinicopathological dataCutaneous lesionsPrimary lesionTumor stageMetastatic melanomaBreast cancer
2002
Alterations of Smad signaling in human breast carcinoma are associated with poor outcome: a tissue microarray study.
Xie W, Mertens JC, Reiss DJ, Rimm DL, Camp RL, Haffty BG, Reiss M. Alterations of Smad signaling in human breast carcinoma are associated with poor outcome: a tissue microarray study. Cancer Research 2002, 62: 497-505. PMID: 11809701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell DivisionCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Germ-Line MutationHeterozygoteHumansImmunohistochemistryKeratinocytesMammary Glands, AnimalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPhosphorylationPregnancyPrognosisSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinSmad3 ProteinSmad4 ProteinTrans-ActivatorsTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsHuman breast cancer cell linesBreast cancer cell linesHuman breast carcinomaBreast cancerCancer cell linesBreast carcinomaCell linesStage II breast cancerAxillary lymph node metastasisHuman breast cancer developmentHER2/neu expressionSmad signalingParticular histological subtypeProgesterone receptor expressionLymph node metastasisShorter overall survivalTGF-beta type II receptorTissue microarray studyBreast carcinoma specimensBreast cancer developmentTransgenic mouse modelHuman breast cancerHereditary breast cancerTGF-beta receptor signalingGrowth factor-beta signaling