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Prognostic Significance of Nucleolar Assessment in Invasive Breast Cancer (2019)
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Elsharawy, K. A., Toss, M. S., Raaft, S. R., Ball, G., Green, A. R., Aleskandarany, M. A., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Prognostic Significance of Nucleolar Assessment in Invasive Breast Cancer. Histopathology, 76(5), 671-684. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14036

Aims: Nucleolar morphometric features have a potential role in the assessment of aggressiveness of many cancers. However, the role of nucleoli in invasive breast cancer (IBC) is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the optimal scoring metho... Read More about Prognostic Significance of Nucleolar Assessment in Invasive Breast Cancer.

Clinicopathological significance of lipocalin 2 nuclear expression in invasive breast cancer (2019)
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Kurozumi, S., Alsaeed, S., Orah, N., Miligy, I. M., Joseph, C., Aljohani, A., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Clinicopathological significance of lipocalin 2 nuclear expression in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 179, 557–564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05488-2

PURPOSE: The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a key role in breast cancer progression and metastasis. Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) is involved in the regulation of EMT. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological significance... Read More about Clinicopathological significance of lipocalin 2 nuclear expression in invasive breast cancer.

Prognostic Significance of KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) in Invasive Breast Cancer (2019)
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Kariri, Y. A., Joseph, C., Kurozumi, S., Toss, M. S., Alsaleem, M., Raafat, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Prognostic Significance of KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) in Invasive Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 179(2), 349–357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05466-8

Background: KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) plays an important role in cytoskeleton maintenance and contributes to the regulation of cell proliferation, adhesion and apoptosis. KANK1 is involved in progression of a variety of solid tumo... Read More about Prognostic Significance of KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) in Invasive Breast Cancer.

ATM Regulated PTEN Degradation Is XIAP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mediated in p85α Deficient Cancer Cells and Influence Platinum Sensitivity (2019)
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Ali, R., Alabdullah, M., Miligy, I., Normatova, M., Babaei-Jadidi, R., S. Nateri, A., …Madhusudan, S. (2019). ATM Regulated PTEN Degradation Is XIAP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mediated in p85α Deficient Cancer Cells and Influence Platinum Sensitivity. Cells, 8(10), Article 1271. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8101271

Ataxia-telegiectasia mutated (ATM), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), and p85α are key tumour suppressors. Whether ATM regulates PTEN expression and influence platinum sensitivity is unknown. We generated ATM knockdowns (KD) and CRISPR knock out... Read More about ATM Regulated PTEN Degradation Is XIAP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mediated in p85α Deficient Cancer Cells and Influence Platinum Sensitivity.

The prognostic significance of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer (2019)
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Aljohani, A. I., Toss, M. S., Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Aleskandarany, M. A., Miligy, I. M., …Rakha, E. (2020). The prognostic significance of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 179(1), 79–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05459-7

Background: Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a prerequisite step in breast cancer (BC) metastasis. We have previously identified wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) as a key putative driver of LVI. Thus, we explored the prognostic significanc... Read More about The prognostic significance of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer.

The Role Of Glutaminase In Cancer (2019)
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Masisi, B., El Ansari, R., Alfarsi, L., Rakha, E., Green, A., & Craze, M. (2020). The Role Of Glutaminase In Cancer. Histopathology, 76(4), 498-508. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14014

Increased glutamine metabolism (glutaminolysis) is a hallmark of cancer and is recognised as a key metabolic change in cancer cells. As a heterogeneous disease with different morpholog- ical and molecular subtypes and response to therapy, breast canc... Read More about The Role Of Glutaminase In Cancer.

Retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG) is an independent prognostic biomarker in ER-positive invasive breast cancer (2019)
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Joseph, C., Al-Izzi, S., Alsaleem, M., Kurozumi, S., Toss, M., Arshad, M., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). Retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG) is an independent prognostic biomarker in ER-positive invasive breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 121(9), 776-785. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0589-0

© 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Cancer Research UK. Background: Retinoid X Receptor Gamma (RXRG) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily and plays a role in tumour suppression. This study aims to explore the prognostic signi... Read More about Retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG) is an independent prognostic biomarker in ER-positive invasive breast cancer.

The intra-tumoral stroma in patients with breast cancer increases with age (2019)
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Vangangelt, K. M. H., Kramer, C. J. H., Bastiaannet, E., Putter, H., Cohen, D., van Pelt, G. W., …Mesker, W. E. (2020). The intra-tumoral stroma in patients with breast cancer increases with age. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 179(1), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05422-6

Purpose
The tumor microenvironment in older patients is subject to changes. The tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) was evaluated in order to estimate the amount of intra-tumoral stroma and to evaluate the prognostic value of the TSR in older patients with br... Read More about The intra-tumoral stroma in patients with breast cancer increases with age.

CDC20 expression in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer predicts poor prognosis and lack of response to endocrine therapy (2019)
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Alfarsi, L., Ansari, R. E., Craze, M. L., Toss, M. S., Masisi, B., Ellis, I. O., …Green, A. R. (2019). CDC20 expression in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer predicts poor prognosis and lack of response to endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 178(3), 535-544. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05420-8

Purpose
Endocrine therapy is the standard treatment for oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer. Despite its efficacy, around half of patients will develop resistance to this treatment and eventually relapse. Identification of effective and... Read More about CDC20 expression in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer predicts poor prognosis and lack of response to endocrine therapy.

Prognostic significance of cathepsin V (CTSV/CTSL2) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2019)
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Toss, M. S., Miligy, I. M., Gorringe, K. L., Mittal, K., Green, A. R., Aneja, R., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Prognostic significance of cathepsin V (CTSV/CTSL2) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 73(2), 76-82. https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2019-205939

Aims: Cathepsin V (CTSV/CTSL2) is a lysosomal cystine proteinase and plays a role in extracellular matrix degradation. It is associated with poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer (IBC), but its role in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) remain... Read More about Prognostic significance of cathepsin V (CTSV/CTSL2) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

Machine learning-based prediction of breast cancer growth rate in-vivo (2019)
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Bhattarai, S., Klimov, S., Aleskandarany, M. A., Burrell, H., Wormall, A., Green, A. R., …Aneja, R. (2019). Machine learning-based prediction of breast cancer growth rate in-vivo. British Journal of Cancer, 121, 497–504. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0539-x

Background
Determining the rate of breast cancer (BC) growth in vivo, which can predict prognosis, has remained elusive despite its relevance for treatment, screening recommendations and medicolegal practice. We developed a model that predicts the r... Read More about Machine learning-based prediction of breast cancer growth rate in-vivo.

Whole‐exome sequencing and RNA sequencing analyses of acinic cell carcinomas of the breast (2019)
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Beca, F., Lee, S. S., Pareja, F., da Cruz Paula, A., Selenica, P., Ferrando, L., …Reis‐Filho, J. S. (2019). Whole‐exome sequencing and RNA sequencing analyses of acinic cell carcinomas of the breast. Histopathology, 75(6), 931-937. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13962

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Acinic cell carcinoma of the breast (ACC) is a rare histologic form of triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC). Despite its unique histology, targeted sequencing analysis has failed to identify recurrent genetic alterations other than those found... Read More about Whole‐exome sequencing and RNA sequencing analyses of acinic cell carcinomas of the breast.

A whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk (2019)
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Klimov, S., Miligy, I. M., Gertych, A., Jiang, Y., Toss, M. S., Rida, P., …Aneja, R. (2019). A whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk. Breast Cancer Research, 21(1), Article 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-019-1165-5

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) represent approximately 20% of screen-detected breast cancers. The overall risk for DCIS patients treated with breast-conserving surgery stems almost exclusively from local recu... Read More about A whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk.

Surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: A large retrospective study from a single institution (2019)
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Miligy, I. M., Toss, M. S., Khout, H., Hc, B., Ellis, I. O., Green, A. R., …Rakha, E. (2019). Surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: A large retrospective study from a single institution. Breast Journal, 25(6), 1143-1153. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbj.13425

Background: Management of breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has various approaches with distinct institutional specific practice. Here, we review DCIS management in a single institution with emphasise on re-operation rates and outcome. Methods:... Read More about Surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: A large retrospective study from a single institution.

Prognostic Role of Androgen Receptor in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Study (2019)
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Bhattarai, S., Klimov, S., Mittal, K., Krishnamurti, U., Li, B., Oprea-Ilies, G., …Aneja, R. (2019). Prognostic Role of Androgen Receptor in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Study. Cancers, 11(7), Article 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11070995

Background: Androgen Receptor (AR) has emerged as a potential therapeutic target for AR-positive triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, conflicting reports regarding AR’s prognostic role in TNBC are putting its usefulness in question. Some st... Read More about Prognostic Role of Androgen Receptor in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Study.

Collagen (XI) alpha-1 chain (COL11A1) is an independent prognostic factor in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2019)
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Toss, M. S., Miligy, I. M., Gorringe, K. L., Aleskandarany, M. A., Alkawaz, A., Mittal, K., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). Collagen (XI) alpha-1 chain (COL11A1) is an independent prognostic factor in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. Modern Pathology,

Collagen11A1 (COL11A1) is a fibrillary type collagen constituting a minor component of the extracellular matrix and plays role in tissue tensile strength. Overexpression of COL11A1 expression is associated with aggressive behavior and poor outcome in... Read More about Collagen (XI) alpha-1 chain (COL11A1) is an independent prognostic factor in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

Geometric characteristics of collagen have independent prognostic significance in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: an image analysis study (2019)
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Toss, M. S., Miligy, I. M., Gorringe, K. L., Alkawaz, A., Mittal, K., Aneja, R., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). Geometric characteristics of collagen have independent prognostic significance in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: an image analysis study. Modern Pathology, 32(10), 1473-1485. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-019-0296-7

Collagen plays a key role in normal and malignant tissue homeostasis. While the prognostic significance of collagen fibre remodeling in invasive breast cancer has been studied, its role in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) remains poorly defined. Using... Read More about Geometric characteristics of collagen have independent prognostic significance in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: an image analysis study.

A Key Genomic Subtype Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer (2019)
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Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Alsaeed, S., Kariri, Y., Aljohani, A., Raafat, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). A Key Genomic Subtype Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 120(12), 1129–1136. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0486-6

Background: Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is associated with the development of metastasis in invasive breast cancer (BC). However, the complex molecular mechanisms of LVI, which overlap with other oncogenic pathways, remain unclear. This study, usin... Read More about A Key Genomic Subtype Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer.

Combining clustering and classification ensembles: A novel pipeline to identify breast cancer profiles (2019)
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Agrawal, U., Soria, D., Wagner, C., Garibaldi, J., Ellis, I. O., Bartlett, J. M. S., …Green, A. R. (2019). Combining clustering and classification ensembles: A novel pipeline to identify breast cancer profiles. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 97, 27-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2019.05.002

Breast Cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death in women, representing a very complex disease with varied molecular alterations. To assist breast cancer prognosis, the classification of patients into biological groups is of great signi... Read More about Combining clustering and classification ensembles: A novel pipeline to identify breast cancer profiles.

The clinical and biological significance of HER2 over-expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: a large study from a single institution (2019)
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Miligy, I. M., Toss, M. S., Gorringe, K. L., Lee, A. H., Ellis, I. O., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. (2019). The clinical and biological significance of HER2 over-expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: a large study from a single institution. British Journal of Cancer, 120(11), 1075-1082. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0436-3

© 2019, Cancer Research UK. Background: Previous studies have reported up to 50% of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), is HER2 positive, but the frequency of HER2-positive invasive breast cancer (IBC) is lower. The aim of this study is to characterise... Read More about The clinical and biological significance of HER2 over-expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: a large study from a single institution.