2022
Quantitative measurement of HER2 expression to subclassify ERBB2 unamplified breast cancer.
Moutafi M, Robbins C, Yaghoobi V, Fernandez A, Martinez-Morilla S, Xirou V, Bai Y, Song Y, Gaule P, Krueger J, Bloom K, Hill S, Liebler D, Fulton R, Rimm D. Quantitative measurement of HER2 expression to subclassify ERBB2 unamplified breast cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2022, 102: 1101-1108. PMID: 36775350, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-022-00804-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 expressionBreast cancerAttomol/HER2 proteinBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer casesOptimal patient careLevels of HER2Trastuzumab deruxtecanT-DXdCancer patientsLow HER2Cancer casesConventional assaysHER2Patient careAntibody concentrationsQuantitative immunofluorescenceAntibody drugsCancerCell linesAssaysExpressionHER2 detectionLower range
2017
Objective, domain-specific HER2 measurement in uterine and ovarian serous carcinomas and its clinical significance
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Schalper KA, Bai Y, Black J, Santin AD, Rimm DL. Objective, domain-specific HER2 measurement in uterine and ovarian serous carcinomas and its clinical significance. Gynecologic Oncology 2017, 145: 154-158. PMID: 28196634, PMCID: PMC5941302, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAfatinibAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCohort StudiesExtracellular SpaceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansIntracellular SpaceLapatinibMaytansineMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOvarian NeoplasmsProtein DomainsQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Retrospective StudiesTissue Array AnalysisTrastuzumabUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous carcinomaOvarian serous carcinomaHER2 intracellular domainSerous carcinomaECD levelsECD statusTissue microarrayHER2 measurementQuantitative immunofluorescenceHER2 overexpression/amplificationClinico-pathologic characteristicsClinico-pathological featuresHER2-targeted agentsIntracellular domainOverexpression/amplificationHER2 extracellular domainExtracellular domainOSC patientsClinical trialsBreast cancerClinical significancePatientsHER2 assaysP95-HER2Carcinoma
2013
Comparison of HER2 and Phospho-HER2 Expression between Biopsy and Resected Breast Cancer Specimens Using a Quantitative Assessment Method
Bai Y, Cheng H, Bordeaux J, Neumeister V, Kumar S, Rimm DL, Stern DF. Comparison of HER2 and Phospho-HER2 Expression between Biopsy and Resected Breast Cancer Specimens Using a Quantitative Assessment Method. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e79901. PMID: 24278211, PMCID: PMC3836903, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsyBreast cancer casesResection specimensCancer casesHER2/neu overexpressionPrediction of responsePre-analytic variablesNeu overexpressionTumor resectionNeedle biopsyBreast cancerHER2 immunoreactivityRetrospective collectionHER2Drug trastuzumabClinical implicationsHER2 proteinQuantitative immunofluorescenceResectionPHER2Good responseFurther studiesBiopsyTrastuzumabImmunoreactivity
2011
Optimal tumor sampling for immunostaining of biomarkers in breast carcinoma
Tolles J, Bai Y, Baquero M, Harris LN, Rimm DL, Molinaro AM. Optimal tumor sampling for immunostaining of biomarkers in breast carcinoma. Breast Cancer Research 2011, 13: r51. PMID: 21592345, PMCID: PMC3218938, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole tissue sectionsBreast carcinomaEstrogen receptorBiomarker expressionTumor biomarker expressionAmount of tumorTissue sectionsEvidence-based standardsHeterogeneous markersTherapeutic responseHER-2Optimal tumorBreast biopsyBreast tumorsClinical implicationsMAP-tauQuantitative immunofluorescenceClinical useLevel of expressionCarcinomaImmunostaining assaysBiomarkersTumorsTissue samplesBiomarker heterogeneityQuantitative assessment shows loss of antigenic epitopes as a function of pre-analytic variables
Bai Y, Tolles J, Cheng H, Siddiqui S, Gopinath A, Pectasides E, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Molinaro AM. Quantitative assessment shows loss of antigenic epitopes as a function of pre-analytic variables. Laboratory Investigation 2011, 91: 1253-1261. PMID: 21519325, PMCID: PMC3145004, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2011.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsyCold ischemic timePre-analytic variablesNeedle biopsyEstrogen receptorIschemic timeTumor resectionTumor resection specimensAntigenic lossResection specimensTissue biomarkersTotal AktBiopsyPhospho-AktQuantitative immunofluorescencePhospho-ERKPhospho-S6K1Antigenic epitopesTotal ERKResectionTotal proteinCytokeratinImmunological methodsAntigenicitySignificant changes