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 ResearchConceptsTumor-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
2018
An international multicenter study to evaluate reproducibility of automated scoring for assessment of Ki67 in breast cancer
Rimm DL, Leung SCY, McShane LM, Bai Y, Bane AL, Bartlett JMS, Bayani J, Chang MC, Dean M, Denkert C, Enwere EK, Galderisi C, Gholap A, Hugh JC, Jadhav A, Kornaga EN, Laurinavicius A, Levenson R, Lima J, Miller K, Pantanowitz L, Piper T, Ruan J, Srinivasan M, Virk S, Wu Y, Yang H, Hayes DF, Nielsen TO, Dowsett M. An international multicenter study to evaluate reproducibility of automated scoring for assessment of Ki67 in breast cancer. Modern Pathology 2018, 32: 59-69. PMID: 30143750, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-018-0109-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraclass correlation coefficientBreast cancerBreast Cancer Working GroupAssessment of Ki67Pre-specified analysisCancer Working GroupInternational multicenter studyMulticenter studySubsequent clinical validationInternational Ki67Biopsy sectionsClinical valueBiomarker Ki67Breast tumorsKi67 immunohistochemistryEvaluation of reproducibilityKi67Clinical validationTumor cellsObserved intraclass correlation coefficientScoring methodCorrelation coefficientKi67 scoringMaximum scoreCancer