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Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance (2023)
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Makhlouf, S., Quinn, C., Toss, M., Alsaleem, M., Atallah, N. M., Ibrahim, A., …Rakha, E. A. (2024). Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance. European Journal of Cancer, 197, Article 113473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113473

Background Oestrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer (BC) patients are eligible for endocrine therapy (ET), regardless of ER immunohistochemical expression level. There is a wide spectrum of ER expression and the response to ET is not uniform... Read More about Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance.

Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression (2023)
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Atallah, N. M., Haque, M., Quinn, C., Toss, M. S., Makhlouf, S., Ibrahim, A., …Rakha, E. (2023). Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression. European Journal of Cancer, 195, Article 113371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113371

Background: Breast cancer (BC) expressing low levels of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2 Low) is an emerging category that needs further refining. This study aims to provide a comprehensive clinico-pathological and molecular profile of... Read More about Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression.

Characteristics and prognostic significance of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) expression in breast cancer (2023)
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Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Wootton, L., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., Madhusudan, S., & Rakha, E. (2023). Characteristics and prognostic significance of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) expression in breast cancer. Histopathology, 83(3), 414-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14960

Background: Polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) plays a crucial role in cell cycle progression,and it is considered a potential therapeutic target in many cancers. Although the role of PLK1 is well established in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) as an onco... Read More about Characteristics and prognostic significance of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) expression in breast cancer.

High Inner Centromere Protein Expression Correlates with Aggressive Features and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer (2023)
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Ibrahim, A., Miligy, I. M., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2023). High Inner Centromere Protein Expression Correlates with Aggressive Features and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer. Pathobiology, 90(6), 377–388. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529628

Introduction: Inner centromere protein (INCENP) is a member of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) and plays a key role in mitosis and cell proliferation. This study aims to evaluate the clinical and prognostic significance of INCENP in invasive... Read More about High Inner Centromere Protein Expression Correlates with Aggressive Features and Predicts Poor Prognosis in Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer.

Combined proliferation and apoptosis index provides better risk stratification in breast cancer (2023)
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Ibrahim, A., Toss, M. S., Atallah, N. M., Al Saleem, M., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2023). Combined proliferation and apoptosis index provides better risk stratification in breast cancer. Histopathology, 82(7), 1029-1047. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14887

Aims: Breast cancer (BC) risk stratification is critical for predicting behaviour and guiding management decision-making. Despite the well-established prognostic value of cellular proliferation in BC, the interplay between proliferation and apoptosis... Read More about Combined proliferation and apoptosis index provides better risk stratification in breast cancer.

Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer (2023)
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Lothion-Roy, J., Haigh, D. B., Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., …Woodcock, C. L. (2023). Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, Article 1096071. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1096071

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mRNA modification and is dynamically regulated through distinct protein complexes that methylate, demethylate, and/or interpret the m6A modification. These proteins, and the m6A modification, are... Read More about Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer.

The clinical significance of cyclin B1 (CCNB1) in invasive breast cancer with emphasis on its contribution to lymphovascular invasion development (2022)
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Aljohani, A. I., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. (2023). The clinical significance of cyclin B1 (CCNB1) in invasive breast cancer with emphasis on its contribution to lymphovascular invasion development. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 198, 423-435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-022-06801-2

Background Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is regulated through complex molecular mechanisms. Cyclin B1 (CCNB1) was previously determined as being associated with LVI using large cohorts of breast cancer (BC) and artificial neural network (ANN) techni... Read More about The clinical significance of cyclin B1 (CCNB1) in invasive breast cancer with emphasis on its contribution to lymphovascular invasion development.

Ki67 assessment in invasive luminal breast cancer: a comparative study between different scoring methods (2022)
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Lashen, A., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2022). Ki67 assessment in invasive luminal breast cancer: a comparative study between different scoring methods. Histopathology, 81(6), 786-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14781

Background: Ki67 reflects the proliferation activity in breast cancer (BC). However, an optimal method for its assessment in clinical settings has yet to be robustly defined. In this study, we compared several methods to score Ki67 to identify a reli... Read More about Ki67 assessment in invasive luminal breast cancer: a comparative study between different scoring methods.

Aurora Kinase A Is an Independent Predictor of Invasive Recurrence in Breast Ductal Carcinoma in situ (2022)
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Miligy, I. M., Toss, M. S., Gorringe, K. L., Ellis, I. O., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2022). Aurora Kinase A Is an Independent Predictor of Invasive Recurrence in Breast Ductal Carcinoma in situ. Pathobiology, 89(6), 382–392. https://doi.org/10.1159/000522244

Aurora Kinase A (AURKA/STK15) has a role in centrosome duplication and is a regulator of mitotic cell proliferation. It is over-expressed in breast cancer and other cancers, however; its role in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) remains to be defined.... Read More about Aurora Kinase A Is an Independent Predictor of Invasive Recurrence in Breast Ductal Carcinoma in situ.

The characteristics and clinical significance of atypical mitosis in breast cancer (2022)
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Lashen, A., Toss, M. S., Alsaleem, M., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2022). The characteristics and clinical significance of atypical mitosis in breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 35, 1341-1348. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-022-01080-0

Atypical mitosis is considered a feature of malignancy, however, its significance in breast cancer (BC) remains elusive. Here, we aimed to assess the clinical value of atypical mitoses in BC and to explore their underlying molecular features. Atypica... Read More about The characteristics and clinical significance of atypical mitosis in breast cancer.

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is a poor prognostic biomarker in invasive breast cancer (2022)
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Kariri, Y., Toss, M. S., Alsaleem, M., Elsharawy, K. A., Joseph, C., Mongan, N. P., …Rakha, E. A. (2022). Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is a poor prognostic biomarker in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 192(3), 529-539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-022-06531-5

Background The Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is essential for the ubiquitin–proteasome system and is involved in cancer cell migration and apoptosis. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of UBE2C in invasive breast cancer (BC... Read More about Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is a poor prognostic biomarker in invasive breast cancer.

Untangling the clinicopathological significance of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex in sporadic breast cancers (2021)
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Alblihy, A., Shoqafi, A., Toss, M. S., Algethami, M., Harris, A. E., Jeyapalan, J. N., …Madhusudan, S. (2021). Untangling the clinicopathological significance of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex in sporadic breast cancers. npj Breast Cancer, 7(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-021-00350-5

The MRE11–RAD50–NBS1 (MRN) complex is critical for genomic stability. Although germline mutations in MRN may increase breast cancer susceptibility, such mutations are extremely rare. Here, we have conducted a comprehensive clinicopathological study o... Read More about Untangling the clinicopathological significance of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex in sporadic breast cancers.

Assessment of proliferation in breast cancer: cell cycle or mitosis? An observational study (2021)
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Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Katayama, A., Gogna, R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. A. (2021). Assessment of proliferation in breast cancer: cell cycle or mitosis? An observational study. Histopathology, 79(6), 1087-1098. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14542

Background and aims: Proliferation is an important indicator of breast cancer (BC) prognosis, but is assessed using different approaches. Not all cells in the cell cycle are committed to division. This study aimed to characterise quantitative differe... Read More about Assessment of proliferation in breast cancer: cell cycle or mitosis? An observational study.

Oestrogen-regulated protein SLC39A6: a biomarker of good prognosis in luminal breast cancer (2021)
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Althobiti, M., El-Sharawy, K. A., Joseph, C., Aleskandarany, M., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2021). Oestrogen-regulated protein SLC39A6: a biomarker of good prognosis in luminal breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 189(3), 621-630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-021-06336-y

Purpose The outcome of the luminal oestrogen receptor-positive (ER +) subtype of breast cancer (BC) is highly variable and patient stratification needs to be refined. We assessed the prognostic significance of oestrogen-regulated solute carrier fami... Read More about Oestrogen-regulated protein SLC39A6: a biomarker of good prognosis in luminal breast cancer.

The frequency and clinical significance of DNA polymerase beta (POLβ) expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) (2021)
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Al-Kawaz, A., Ali, R., Toss, M. S., Miligy, I. M., Mohammed, O. J., Green, A. R., …Rakha, E. A. (2021). The frequency and clinical significance of DNA polymerase beta (POLβ) expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 190, 39-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-021-06357-7

Background: The prediction of clinical behaviour of breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and its progression to invasive disease remains a challenge. Alterations of DNA damage repair mechanisms are associated with invasive breast cancer (BC). This... Read More about The frequency and clinical significance of DNA polymerase beta (POLβ) expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

The Biological and Clinical Significance of Glutaminase in Luminal Breast Cancer (2021)
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Masisi, B. K., El Ansari, R., Alfarsi, L., Craze, M. L., Jewa, N., Oldfield, A., …Green, A. R. (2021). The Biological and Clinical Significance of Glutaminase in Luminal Breast Cancer. Cancers, 13(16), Article 3963. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13163963

Glutamine metabolism has a key role in the regulation of uncontrolled tumour growth. This study aimed to evaluate the expression and prognostic significance of glutaminase in luminal breast cancer (BC). The glutaminase isoforms (GLS/GLS2) were assess... Read More about The Biological and Clinical Significance of Glutaminase in Luminal Breast Cancer.

The prognostic significance of Flap Endonuclease 1 (FEN1) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2021)
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Al-Kawaz, A., Miligy, I. M., Toss, M. S., Mohammed, O. J., Green, A. R., Madhusudan, S., & Rakha, E. A. (2021). The prognostic significance of Flap Endonuclease 1 (FEN1) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 188(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-021-06271-y

Background Impaired DNA repair mechanism is one of the cancer hallmarks. Flap Endonuclease 1 (FEN1) is essential for genomic integrity. FEN1 has key roles during base excision repair (BER) and replication. We hypothesised a role for FEN1 in breast c... Read More about The prognostic significance of Flap Endonuclease 1 (FEN1) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

Diagnostic Concordance of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast (2021)
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Rakha, E., Mihai, R., Abbas, A., Bennett, R., Campora, M., Morena, P., …Ellis, I. (2021). Diagnostic Concordance of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast. Histopathology, 79(4), 607-618. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14397

Background: Phyllodes tumours (PT) are rare and distinct breast tumours, which span a morphological continuum. Classification into benign, borderline and malignant categories reflects their biology and clinical behaviour and is essential to guide man... Read More about Diagnostic Concordance of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast.

Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90?) in invasive breast cancer (2021)
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Alsaeed, S. A., Toss, M., Alsaleem, M., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., Kurozumi, S., …Rakha, E. (2022). Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90α) in invasive breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 75(4), 263-269. https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207106

Aims: The mechanisms that drive breast cancer (BC) progression and poor outcome are not fully understood. The human heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1 (HSP90?) encoded by the HSP90 'A1 gene has a vital role in cellular responses to s... Read More about Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90?) in invasive breast cancer.

The role of ALDH1A1 in contributing to breast tumour aggressiveness: A study conducted in an African population (2021)
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Gyan, E., Green, A., Ahenkorah-Fondjo, L., Jackson, A., Toss, M. S., Akakpo, P. K., …Owiredu, W. (2021). The role of ALDH1A1 in contributing to breast tumour aggressiveness: A study conducted in an African population. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 51, Article 151696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151696

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 member A1 (ALDH1A1) is one of the most well studied breast cancer stem cells. Its expression has been associated with poor clinicopathological features and clinical outcomes in several studies. This paper studies the expressi... Read More about The role of ALDH1A1 in contributing to breast tumour aggressiveness: A study conducted in an African population.

Nucleolar protein 10 (NOP10) predicts poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Elsharawy, K. A., Althobiti, M., Mohammed, O. J., Aljohani, A. I., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. (2021). Nucleolar protein 10 (NOP10) predicts poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 185(3), 615-627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05999-3

Purpose Nucleolar protein 10 (NOP10) is required for ribosome biogenesis and telomere maintenance and plays a key role in carcinogenesis. This study aims to evaluate the clinical and prognostic significance of NOP10 in breast cancer (BC). Methods... Read More about Nucleolar protein 10 (NOP10) predicts poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer.

The prognostic significance of Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Kariri, Y., Alsaleem, M., Joseph, C., Alsaeed, S., Aljohani, A., Shiino, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2021). The prognostic significance of Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 185(2), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05955-1

Background Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a prognostic factor in early-stage invasive breast cancer (BC). Through bioinformatics, data analyses of multiple BC cohorts revealed the positive association between interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15... Read More about The prognostic significance of Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer.

The clinical significance of oestrogen receptor expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2020)
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Miligy, I. M., Toss, M. S., Shiino, S., Oni, G., Syed, B. M., Khout, H., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The clinical significance of oestrogen receptor expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. British Journal of Cancer, 123(10), 1513-1520. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-1023-3

Background: Oestrogen receptor (ER) in invasive breast cancer (BC) predicts response to endocrine therapy (ET) and provides prognostic value. In this study, we investigated the value of ER expression in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in terms of out... Read More about The clinical significance of oestrogen receptor expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

Molecular Complexity of Lymphovascular Invasion: The Role of Cell Migration in Breast Cancer as a Prototype (2020)
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Kariri, Y. A., Aleskandarany, M. A., Joseph, C., Toss, M. S., Kurozumi, S., Mohammed, O. J., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Molecular Complexity of Lymphovascular Invasion: The Role of Cell Migration in Breast Cancer as a Prototype. Pathobiology, 87, 218–231. https://doi.org/10.1159/000508337

Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is associated with poor outcome in breast cancer (BC); however, its underlying mechanisms remain ill-defined. LVI in BC develops through complex molecular pathways involving not only the interplay with the surrounding mi... Read More about Molecular Complexity of Lymphovascular Invasion: The Role of Cell Migration in Breast Cancer as a Prototype.

The prognostic significance of BMI1 expression in invasive breast cancer is dependent on its molecular subtypes (2020)
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Althobiti, M., Muftah, A. A., Aleskandarany, M. A., Joseph, C., Toss, M. S., Green, A., & Rakha, E. (2020). The prognostic significance of BMI1 expression in invasive breast cancer is dependent on its molecular subtypes. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 182, 581–589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05719-x

Purpose: BMI-1, which is a major component of the polycomb group complex 1 is an essential epigenetic repressor of multiple regulatory genes and has been identified as a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker in several cancers. However, its role in breast c... Read More about The prognostic significance of BMI1 expression in invasive breast cancer is dependent on its molecular subtypes.

A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer (2020)
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Alsaleem, M. A., Ball, G., Toss, M. S., Raafat, S., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., …Rakha, E. (2020). A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 33, 2208–2220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-020-0563-7

The absence of a robust risk stratification tool for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) underlies imprecise and non-selective treatment of these patients with cytotoxic chemotherapy. This study aimed to interrogate transcriptomes of TNBC resected s... Read More about A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer.

The prognostic significance of ALDH1A1 expression in early invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Althobiti, M., El Ansari, R., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2020). The prognostic significance of ALDH1A1 expression in early invasive breast cancer. Histopathology, 77(3), 437-448. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14129

Aims: Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A1 (ALDH1A1)is reportedly a key ALDH isozyme linked to the cancer stem cells (CSC) of many solid tumours, where it is involved in self-renewal, differentiation and self-protection. In this study, the progn... Read More about The prognostic significance of ALDH1A1 expression in early invasive breast cancer.

The prognostic significance of immune microenvironment in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2020)
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Toss, M. S., Abidi, A., Lesche, D., Joseph, C., Mahale, S., Saunders, H., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The prognostic significance of immune microenvironment in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. British Journal of Cancer, 122, 1496–1506. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0797-7

Background The role of different subtypes of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is still poorly defined. This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of B and T lymphocytes and immune checkpo... Read More about The prognostic significance of immune microenvironment in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

XRCC1 deficient triple negative breast cancers are sensitive to ATR, ATM and Wee1 inhibitor either alone or in combination with olaparib (2020)
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Ali, R., Alblihy, A., Toss, M. S., Algethami, M., Al Sunni, R., Green, A. R., …Madhusudan, S. (2020). XRCC1 deficient triple negative breast cancers are sensitive to ATR, ATM and Wee1 inhibitor either alone or in combination with olaparib. Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 12, 175883592097420. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758835920974201

Background: PARP inhibitor (PARPi) monotherapy is a new strategy in BRCA germ-line deficient triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, not all patients respond, and the development of resistance limits the use of PARPi monotherapy. Therefore, th... Read More about XRCC1 deficient triple negative breast cancers are sensitive to ATR, ATM and Wee1 inhibitor either alone or in combination with olaparib.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cten promotes Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in colorectal cancer through stabilisation of Src (2019)
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Asiri, A., Toss, M. S., Raposo, T. P., Akhlaq, M., Thorpe, H., Alfahed, A., …Ilyas, M. (2019). Cten promotes Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in colorectal cancer through stabilisation of Src. Pathology International, 69(7), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.12811

Cten is an oncogene promoting EMT in many signaling pathways, namely through Snail. We investigated whether Cten function could be mediated through Src. Cten levels were modulated by forced expression in HCT116 and gene knockdown in SW620 CRC (colore... Read More about Cten promotes Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in colorectal cancer through stabilisation of Src.

The clinical and biological significance of HER2 over-expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: a large study from a single institution (2019)
Journal Article
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.