2024
An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers
Xirou V, Moutafi M, Bai Y, Nwe Aung T, Burela S, Liu M, Kimple R, Shabbir Ahmed F, Schultz B, Flieder D, Connolly D, Psyrri A, Burtness B, Rimm D. An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers. Oral Oncology 2024, 152: 106750. PMID: 38547779, PMCID: PMC11060915, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlgorithmsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHead and neck cancerTILs evaluationHPV-positiveNeck cancerPrognostic valueHead and neck squamous cell cancer casesTIL variablesAssociated with favorable prognosisHPV-negative headHPV-negative populationHematoxylin-eosin-stained sectionsCox regression analysisPotential clinical implicationsInter-observer variabilityInfiltrating lymphocytesClinicopathological factorsFavorable prognosisValidation cohortTumor cellsCancer casesProspective settingQuPath softwareRetrospective collectionPredictive significance
2021
An Open Source, Automated Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte Algorithm for Prognosis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Bai Y, Cole K, Martinez-Morilla S, Ahmed FS, Zugazagoitia J, Staaf J, Bosch A, Ehinger A, Nimeus E, Hartman J, Acs B, Rimm DL. An Open Source, Automated Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte Algorithm for Prognosis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: clincanres.0325.2021. PMID: 34088723, PMCID: PMC8530841, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlgorithmsFemaleHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTriple Negative Breast Neoplasms