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Enhanced glutamine uptake influences composition of immune cell infiltrates in breast cancer (2019)
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Ansari, R. E., Craze, M. L., Althobiti, M., Alfarsi, L., Ellis, I. O., Rakha, E. A., & Green, A. R. (2019). Enhanced glutamine uptake influences composition of immune cell infiltrates in breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 122(1), 94–101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0626-z

Background: Cancer cells must alter their metabolism to support proliferation. Immune evasion also plays a role in supporting tumour progression. This study aimed to find whether enhanced glutamine uptake in breast cancer (BC) can derive the existenc... Read More about Enhanced glutamine uptake influences composition of immune cell infiltrates in breast cancer.

Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression (2019)
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Kotecha, S., Lebot, M. N., Sukkarn, B., Ball, G., Moseley, P. M., Chan, S. Y., …Storr, S. J. (2019). Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression. Scientific Reports, 9, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53529-z

Dopamine and cAMP regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) also known as phosphoprotein phosphatase-1 regulatory subunit 1B and encoded by the PPP1R1B gene is an inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1 and protein kinase A. DARPP-32 is expressed in a wi... Read More about Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression.

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 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.

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.

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

Aims 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.

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.

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.

Metadherin: A Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancers (2019)
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Dhiman, G., Srivastava, N., Goyal, M., Rakha, E., Lothion-Roy, J., Mongan, N. P., …Baranwal, M. (2019). Metadherin: A Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancers. Frontiers in Oncology, 9, Article 349. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2019.00349

Altered expression of many genes and proteins is essential for cancer development and progression. Recently, the affected expression of metadherin (MTDH), also known as AEG-1 (Astrocyte Elevated Gene 1) and Lyric, has been implicated in various aspec... Read More about Metadherin: A Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancers.

Atypical ductal hyperplasia is a multipotent precursor of breast carcinoma (2019)
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Kader, T., Hill, P., Zethoven, M., Goode, D. L., Elder, K., Thio, N., …Gorringe, K. L. (2019). Atypical ductal hyperplasia is a multipotent precursor of breast carcinoma. Journal of Pathology, 248(3), 326-338. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.5262

The current model for breast cancer progression proposes independent “low‐grade (LG) like” and “high‐grade (HG) like” pathways but lacks a known precursor to HG cancer. We applied low coverage whole genome sequencing to atypical ductal hyperplasia (A... Read More about Atypical ductal hyperplasia is a multipotent precursor of breast carcinoma.

The prognostic significance of lysosomal protective protein (Cathepsin A) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2019)
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Toss, M. S., Miligy, I. M., Haj-Ahmad, R., Gorringe, K. L., AlKawaz, A., Mittal, K., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). The prognostic significance of lysosomal protective protein (Cathepsin A) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. Histopathology, 74(7), 1025-1035. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13835

Background: Cathepsin A (CTSA) is a key regulatory enzyme for galactoside metabolism. Additionally, it has a distinct proteolytic activity and plays a role in tumour progression. CTSA is differentially expressed at the mRNA level between br... Read More about The prognostic significance of lysosomal protective protein (Cathepsin A) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

Assessment of HMGA2 and PLAG1 rearrangements in breast adenomyoepitheliomas (2019)
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Pareja, F., Geyer, F. C., Brown, D. N., Sebastião, A. P. M., Gularte-Mérida, R., Li, A., …Reis-Filho, J. S. (2019). Assessment of HMGA2 and PLAG1 rearrangements in breast adenomyoepitheliomas. npj Breast Cancer, 5, Article 6 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-018-0101-7

Breast adenomyoepitheliomas (AMEs) are rare epithelial-myoepithelial neoplasms that may occasionally produce myxochondroid matrix, akin to pleomorphic adenomas (PAs). Regardless of their anatomic location, PAs often harbor rearrangements involving HM... Read More about Assessment of HMGA2 and PLAG1 rearrangements in breast adenomyoepitheliomas.