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Wong W, Ho KE, Wu N, Chu VC, Lalli P, Longshore JW, Klein J, Stonecypher M, Lykke C, Sherwood T, Davenport S, Weidler J, Bates M, Press MF. Abstract P1-03-09: Highly reproducible decentralized gene expression analysis of ESR1, PGR, ERBB2 and MKi67 on an automated, standardized molecular diagnostics platform, GeneXpert. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p1-03-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Accurate assessment of ER, PgR, HER2, and Ki67 status using FFPE samples from patients with breast cancer is critical for appropriate patient management, yet immunohistochemistry (IHC), the most common method of assessing these markers, suffers from inherent variability due to pre-analytical/analytical factors and subjective interpretation by pathologists. Here we describe the GeneXpert (GX) Breast Cancer Stratifier RUO Assay (BC Strat), a real time quantitative PCR assay (RT-qPCR) kit which exhibits robust, highly reproducible mRNA measures of ESR1, PGR, ERBB2 (HER2) and MKi67.
The aims of this study were: 1) To assess the impact of variability contributed by pathologist-to-pathologist differences in the selection of the tumor area to be assayed, inter-laboratory assay performance, and macrodissection (MAC) vs. no macrodissection (nonMAC) on decentralized BC Strat results; and 2) to assess preliminary concordance of BC Strat with central IHC and FISH results.
Materials & Methods: The GX BC Strat is a cartridge-based RT-qPCR assay performed on the GeneXpert® Instrument (Cepheid) that automates RNA purification, RT-qPCR amplification and detection of mRNA of target genes (ESR1, PGR, ERBB2, and MKi67) and a control gene (CYFIP1) after sample preparation. Results are reported as delta cycle threshold (dCt) measurements (CYFIP1 Ct - target gene Ct) in less than 2 hrs.
Thirty-two invasive ductal carcinoma FFPE blocks were sourced based on varying levels of ER, PgR, HER2, and Ki67 expression and % tumor cell content/tumor area. Adjacent sections from each block were prepared as slides and sent to 3 external GX testing sites and a reference lab. Each site used its own pathologists/technicians to determine the % tumor cell content/tumor area, perform MAC or nonMAC, prepare lysates, and perform GX testing. Reference IHC/FISH was performed by Geneuity/MPLN (Maryville, TN, USA). Site-to-site concordance in GX results for MAC or nonMAC samples using pre-defined assay cutoffs per marker were analyzed, as were % tumor cell content/tumor area assessments between pathologists.
Results: BC Strat testing of 32 FFPE breast cancer samples with MAC demonstrated excellent GX site-to-site concordance in positive/negative status calls for ESR1 (100%), PGR (100%), ERBB2 (97%), and MKi67 (97%). In most cases, MAC vs. nonMAC had minimal impact on final positive/negative calls for GX, resulting in high overall concordance for MAC vs. nonMAC for ESR1 (91%), PGR (99%), ERBB2 (99%), and MKi67 (95%). The assay also demonstrated a strong overall concordance with IHC for ESR1 (97%), PGR (81%), ERBB2 (98%, IHC/FISH), and MKi67 (89%).
Conclusion: Decentralized performance of the GX BC Strat Assay is feasible and minimally affected by differences in tumor area selection and MAC techniques across tumors with a range of sizes, invasive tumor cell contents, and expression levels of ER, PgR, HER2, and Ki67. GX BC Strat dCt results across sites are highly reproducible and show good concordance of results with central lab IHC and HER2 FISH results. These results suggest standardized, decentralized testing of ESR1, PGR, ERBB2 and MKi67 by the GX BC Strat in local pathology labs is feasible.
Citation Format: Wong W, Ho KE, Wu N, Chu VC, Lalli P, Longshore JW, Klein J, Stonecypher M, Lykke C, Sherwood T, Davenport S, Weidler J, Bates M, Press MF. Highly reproducible decentralized gene expression analysis of ESR1, PGR, ERBB2 and MKi67 on an automated, standardized molecular diagnostics platform, GeneXpert [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-03-09.
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA; Carolinas Medical Center, Charloette, NC; Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc., Maryville, TN; Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Sherwood T. Robert Emil Steiner. Assoc Med J 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f6888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Huang W, Paquet A, Sivaraman S, Pesano R, Goodman L, Sherwood T, Lie Y, Hickey J, Walworth C, Haddad M, Anderson S, Bates M, Weidler J. P1-07-12: Assessment of Real World HER2 Status by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) in Breast Cancers: Comparison with HERmark®, a Validated Quantitative Measure of HER2 Protein Expression. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p1-07-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Accurate assessment of the HER2 status is critical in determining appropriate therapy for patients with invasive breast cancer. ASCO/CAP HER2 testing guidelines caution that up to 20% of routine HER2 testing by IHC/FISH may be unreliable (Wolff et al. JCO 2007;25:118). The HERmark assay is a novel quantitative HER2 protein measurement for determining HER2 status in breast cancer. Central HER2 testing showed high concordance (96-98%) with HERmark for positive and negative categories when equivocal subsets were excluded (Huang et al. Am J Clin Pathol 2010;134:303; Joensuu et al, 2008 SABCS, abstract 2071). In this study, we examined concordance between HERmark and routine HER2 testing by IHC and FISH from “real world” formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast cancers submitted commercially for HERmark testing.
Methods: 717 HERmark results on FFPE breast cancers tested from 2008 to 2010 and corresponding HER2 IHC/FISH results were reviewed. The IHC and FISH results, per pathology reports submitted at the time of HERmark testing, were compared to HERmark categorical (negative, equivocal, positive) results.
Results: 590 (419) samples had IHC (FISH) and HERmark results available. Of these cases, 92% (94%) were either negative or equivocal by IHC (FISH). The HERmark testing reported 33% HERmark negative, 33% HERmark equivocal and 34% HERmark positive. Comparisons of HER2 status by IHC and FISH vs. HERmark are detailed in Table 1.
19% of cases classified as IHC 0 or 1+ were positive by HERmark; 35% classified as FISH negative were HERmark positive. Of the 158 triple negative cases by IHC/FISH (ER, PR and HER2 negative, data not shown), 38 (24%) were reclassified as HER2 positive by HERmark.
Conclusions: Higher than expected discordance between HER2 IHC/FISH and the HERmark assay was observed in this study compared with central HER2 testing of prior study cohorts. Selection bias may have impacted these results as ≥ 92% of cases submitted for HERmark testing were either equivocal or negative by routine HER2 IHC/FISH.
Central HER2 FISH retesting of these samples will be performed and compared with HERmark results to further evaluate the discordance observed in this analysis.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-07-12.
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- W Huang
- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE; Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA; Gilead Sciences, Inc, Foster City, CA; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA
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Huang W, Wirtz R, Weidler J, Lie Y, Sherwood T, Leinonen M, Bono P, Isola J, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL, Joensuu H. P1-07-01: Comparison of Four HER2 Testing Methods in the Detection of HER2−Positive Breast Cancer: Results from the FinHer Study Cohort. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p1-07-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Accurate assessment of the HER2 status is essential for identifying patients who may benefit from HER2 targeted therapy. The current methods, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH), determine HER2 status semi-quantitatively as positive (+), equivocal (+/−) and negative (−) with predefined cutoff values. Recent studies have suggested that current HER2 cutoffs may not be optimal for all clinical settings of HER2 targeted therapy. In a small subset of adjuvant NCCTG N9831 patients confirmed as HER2−normal by round-robin review of HER2 testing, trastuzumab benefit was observed (Perez et al, SABCS 2010). Quantification of HER2 as continuous variable may enable a more accurate optimization of HER2 cutoffs for various HER2 targeted therapies. In this study, we measured continuous HER2 protein expression by the HERmark™ assay and continuous mRNA expression by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and compared these results with central IHC and central chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) results of FinHer.
Methods: Total HER2 protein expression (H2T) was quantified using the HERmark assay as previously described (Huang et al. Am J Clin Pathol 2010;134:303). HER2 mRNA expression (H2N) was measured by qPCR as previously published (Noske et al. Br Cancer Res Treat 2011;126:109). The results of H2T and H2N as continuous variables and as predefined categories were compared with central CISH results from FinHer (Joensuu et al, N Engl J Med 2006;354), and central IHC retesting.
Results: H2T in 899 evaluable samples described a continuum of 0.4 to 721.2 (relative HERmark unit); while H2N in 915 evaluable samples showed a continuum of 31.4 to 42.8 (delta-Ct). Significant correlation between H2T and H2N as continuous variable was found (R2= 0.56, P< .0001). Paired method comparison was performed for samples with valid results in any two of the four testing methods. Overall concordance of H2T and H2N with predefined categories (+, +/−, -) was 81%, and concordance of (+) and (−) subsets was 95% when (+/−) cases (H2T 11%; H2N 6%) were excluded. Overall concordance of central IHC and H2T categories (+, +/−, -) was 75%, and concordance of (+) and (−) subsets was 96% when (+/−) cases (IHC 16%; H2T 11%) were excluded. Overall concordance of IHC and H2N categories (+, +/−, -) was 84%, and concordance of (+) and (−) subsets was 99% when (+/−) cases (IHC 16%; H2N 6%) were excluded. Concordance of central CISH (+, -) with H2T and H2N categories (+, -) was 89% and 91%, respectively, when (+/−) cases were excluded from H2T (13%) and H2N (8%), respectively.
Conclusions: All four methods identified HER2−positive breast cancers. The discordance rate between the methods tested was approximately 10 to 20% despite careful delineation of cancerous tissue in the sample and analysis of adjacent tumor sections. No combination of assays could be identified with concordance rate >95% when the equivocal subsets were included in comparisons. Exclusion of the equivocal subsets (about 10% of samples) yielded high concordance rates of approximately 95% or higher. H2T and H2N showed comparable continuous distribution patterns and significant concordance with standard HER2 status by central IHC and CISH.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-07-01.
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- W Huang
- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1Monogram Biosciences Inc., So. San Francisco, CA; STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany; Pharma, Turku, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Bates M, Sperinde J, Köstler WJ, Ali SM, Leitzel K, Fuchs EM, Paquet A, Lie Y, Sherwood T, Horvat R, Singer CF, Winslow J, Weidler JM, Huang W, Lipton A. Identification of a subpopulation of metastatic breast cancer patients with very high HER2 expression levels and possible resistance to trastuzumab. Ann Oncol 2011; 22:2014-2020. [PMID: 21289364 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) overexpressing HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) are currently selected for treatment with trastuzumab, but not all patients respond. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using a novel assay, HER2 protein expression (H2T) was measured in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded primary breast tumors from 98 women treated with trastuzumab-based therapy for MBC. Using subpopulation treatment effect pattern plots, the population was divided into H2T low (H2T < 13.8), H2T high (H2T ≥ 68.5), and H2T intermediate (13.8 ≤ H2T < 68.5) subgroups. Kaplan-Meier (KM) analyses were carried out comparing the groups for time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS). Cox multivariate analyses were carried out to identify correlates of clinical outcome. Bootstrapping analyses were carried out to test the robustness of the results. RESULTS TTP improved with increasing H2T until, at the highest levels of H2T, an abrupt decrease in the TTP was observed. KM analyses demonstrated that patients with H2T low tumors [median TTP 4.2 months, hazard ratio (HR) = 3.7, P < 0.0001] or H2T high tumors (median TTP 4.6 months, HR = 2.7, P = 0.008) had significantly shorter TTP than patients whose tumors were H2T intermediate (median TTP 12 months). OS analyses yielded similar results. CONCLUSIONS MBC patients with very high levels of H2T may represent a subgroup with de novo resistance to trastuzumab. These results are preliminary and require confirmation in larger controlled clinical cohorts.
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- M Bates
- Division of Clinical Research.
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- Division of Research and Development, Monogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, USA
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- Clinical Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey
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- Clinical Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Biomarker Development, Division of Biostatics and Bioinformatics, Monogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Clinical Research
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- Departments of Clinical Pathology
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Research and Development, Monogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Clinical Research
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey
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Joensuu H, Weidler J, Lie Y, Sherwood T, Whitcomb J, Leinonen M, Bono P, Isola J, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen P, Bates M, Huang W. Quantitative measurements of HER2 expression and HER2 homodimer using a novel proximity based assay: comparison with HER2 status by immunohistochemistry and chromogenic in situ hybridization in the FinHer study. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-2071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The accuracy and reliability of current methods, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), to assess HER2 status has recently been a subject of debate. The best method to assess HER2 status remains controversial. We developed a novel assay (HERmark, Monogram Biosciences) that provides precise quantification of HER2 expression (H2T) and HER2 homodimer (H2D) in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. We compared H2T and H2D to local IHC, central chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH) and central IHC retesting of breast cancers from the FinHer study.
 Methods: H2T and H2D were detected through light-dependent release of fluorescent tags (VeraTag reporters) conjugated to a HER2 antibody, requiring proximity to a second HER2 “scissors” antibody. The VeraTag signal was quantified by capillary electrophoresis and normalized to tumor area. Assay comparisons correlated H2T and H2D with HER2 testing by local IHC and central CISH from FinHer (Joensuu et al, N Engl J Med 2006;354), as well as central HER2 status reassessment by combination of externally performed central IHC retesting (PhenoPath labs, Seattle, WA) and central CISH (FinHer) according to ASCO/CAP guideline for HER2 testing in breast cancer (Wolff et al, Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007;131).
 Results: H2T and H2D in 899 evaluable FinHer samples described a continuum over a wide dynamic range (∼ 3 logs), in contrast with conventional IHC categories (0-3+). The correlation between H2T and IHC categories was significant (P < .0001). Overlap of H2T among the IHC categories was observed. H2D showed a similar correlation with IHC and a general correlation with H2T (P < .0001). A H2T cutoff value, based on its ability to distinguish high and low responders in a cohort of metastatic breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab-based regimens (log10 H2T= 1.14, Leitzel et al, 2008 ASCO, abstract 1002), was used to define HERmark negative (-) and positive (+), which were then compared with IHC and CISH results. The concordances between HERmark (-) and local IHC (-), central CISH (-), and central HER2 reassessment (-) were 89%, 84%, and 91%, respectively. The concordances between HERmark (+) and local IHC (+), central CISH (+), and central HER2 reassessment (+) were 71%, 89%, and 92%, respectively. The HERmark test showed greater overall concordance with central HER2 reassessment (91%) than with local IHC (84%) and central CISH (87%)
 Conclusions: HERmark reliably measures H2T and H2D in FFPE tissues. H2T showed excellent concordance with central HER2 status according to ASCO/CAP guideline for HER2 testing. The precise quantification of H2T and H2D may provide novel, quantifiable, predictive tests for targeted HER2 therapy.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(2 Suppl):Abstract nr 2071.
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- H Joensuu
- 3 Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Monogram Biosciences, Inc., So. San Francisco
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- 1 Monogram Biosciences, Inc., So. San Francisco
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- 1 Monogram Biosciences, Inc., So. San Francisco
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- 1 Monogram Biosciences, Inc., So. San Francisco
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- 3 Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- 4 Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1 Monogram Biosciences, Inc., So. San Francisco
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- 1 Monogram Biosciences, Inc., So. San Francisco
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In the summers of 2000 and 2001, tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) with symptoms of stunting, curling, and marginal chlorosis of leaves, reduced leaf size, and marked reduction in fruit number, similar to those caused by Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), were seen in Henderson County, NC. In 2001, symptomatic plants appeared in a 40-A (18.2 ha) field in 12 foci of ≈12 plants each, at a total incidence of less than 1%. In August 2001, DNA was extracted from leaf samples from four symptomatic plants and tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification for the presence of one or more geminiviruses. Two sets of primers were used to test for begomoviruses, AC1048 and PCRv181 (3,4), which amplify a 1,020-bp DNA product from a wide range of monopartite and bipartite (A component only) begomoviruses, and C473 and PTYC1v2406, which preferentially amplifies a 859-bp DNA product from the monopartite TYLCV (1,2). Fragments of the expected size were obtained from all four samples, and all PCR products were sequenced. The sequences of the 1,020-bp PCR product from each of the four samples were compared and found to be 100% identical. The same was found for the 859-bp products. These sequences were compared with equivalent regions of begomoviruses and were identical to sequences of TYLCV. Since the two primer sets amplify overlapping regions of the TYLCV genome, the 1,020 and 859-bp products generated by the two primer sets from one plant were combined to create a 1,464-bp sequence that represented approximately half of the TYLCV genome and encompasses the C4 ORF, the intergenic region, and most of the coat protein gene. This 1,464-bp sequence from North Carolina was 99.2 to 99.6% identical to TYLCV sequences reported from Cuba (GenBank Accession No. AJ223505), the Dominican Republic (GenBank Accession No. AF024715), and Florida, and 96.9 to 98.2% identical to TYLCV sequences reported from the Bahamas, Israel (GenBank Accession No. X15656), Jamaica (GenBank Accession No. U84146), Mexico (GenBank Accession No. AF168709), and Spain (GenBank Accession No. AF071228). Symptomatic plants appeared to be infected with an isolate of TYLCV that is most similar to TYLCV isolates reported from Florida and the northeastern Caribbean. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TYLCV in North Carolina. TYLCV may have been introduced on transplants since the infected plants showed symptoms at an early growth stage. The appearance of infected plants in clusters of limited size suggests no spread or very limited spread in the field. Reports of populations of the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) vector in the field were not available since whiteflies are not normally a problem in this area due to the higher altitude and relatively cool temperatures characteristic of Henderson County. It is not clear at this time what threat TYLCV poses to tomato production in the county, though its appearance indicates that the geographic range of TYLCV is continuing to expand in the southeastern United States. References: (1) M. Ghanim et al. Virology 240:295, 1998. (2) M. K. Nakhla et al. Phytopathol. Mediterr. 32:163, 1993. (3) M. R. Rojas et al. Plant Dis. 77:340, 1993. (4) S. D. Wyatt et al. Phytopathology 86:1288, 1996.
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- J E Polston
- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 5007 60th St. E., Bradenton 34203
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 5007 60th St. E., Bradenton 34203
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 5007 60th St. E., Bradenton 34203
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- North Carolina State University, Room 1104 Williams Hall, 100 Derieux Place, Raleigh 27695-7211
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- North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, 2016 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 28732-9244
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Sherwood T, Peters K. Publication and promotion. The value of discrimination. Lancet 1998; 352:896-7. [PMID: 9743000 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)60035-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- T Sherwood
- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK
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Sherwood T. 1,000 Cambridge clinical students: a 15-year survey of a new medical school's graduates. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1998; 32:49-55. [PMID: 9507442 PMCID: PMC9662962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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1,252 former students from the Cambridge Clinical School have been followed up by questionnaire. These doctors, now aged 25-40 years, represent 15 years of entry into a graduate medical school. This survey documents their experiences and views of the course, as well as the outcomes and their subsequent careers. There is a contrast between former students largely content with their medical school, and doctors divided about their postgraduate experience--whilst still enthusiastic about medicine.
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- T Sherwood
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital
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An unusual case of intravascular lymphomatosis caused by small noncleaved, non-Burkitt's lymphoma, which presented with adult respiratory distress syndrome, is described. Extensive invasion of the small- and medium-size blood vessels of the lung, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, bladder, and brain-but not the bone marrow or peripheral blood-is documented. The possible mechanism and the unusual features of this case are discussed in comparison with previously reported cases. The pertinent literature is reviewed. The problem of diagnosing this pathological entity is emphasized.
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- E P Gabor
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Sherwood T. Pyelogram persisting 1 month in ureteric obstruction. Br J Urol 1995; 76:512-3. [PMID: 7551897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1995.tb07761.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- T Sherwood
- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK
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Sherwood T. Medical education. Lancet 1995; 345:1441. [PMID: 7760633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Sherwood T. Microscopic haematuria. Prevalence in young men underestimated. BMJ 1994; 309:410. [PMID: 7993443 PMCID: PMC2541228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Sherwood T. The teaching hospital and medical school AD 2010. J R Coll Physicians Lond 1993; 27:418-419. [PMID: 8289166 PMCID: PMC5396738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- T Sherwood
- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
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The Hazard Communications Standard, commonly known as the Worker Right to Know law, requires that a chemical information sheet, known as a material safety data sheet (MSDS), be produced for all hazardous chemicals. This study examines the comprehensibility of a sample of MSDSs to a group of about 100 unionized workers in manufacturing industries located in the state of Maryland. Workers were given several MSDSs and performed the equivalent of an open-book test answering questions regarding health and safety information that was provided on the MSDS. On average, the information on the MSDSs was found to be about one-third incomprehensible. This result raises concerns regarding policies and practices for hazard communication. There is a clear indication that MSDSs need to be improved if workers must rely on them for health and safety information.
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- P Kolp
- Kearney/Centaur Division, A.T. Kearney Inc., Alexandria, VA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, UK
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Sherwood T. Use of intravenous urogram in hypertension. Lancet 1992; 339:927. [PMID: 1348313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Mitchell TR, Sherwood T. Improving preregistration training. BMJ 1992; 304:981. [PMID: 1497720 PMCID: PMC1882273 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.304.6832.981-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sherwood T, Whitaker R. Mri for undescended testis. Clin Radiol 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(05)81947-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vesicoureteric reflux is common in children with urinary tract infection and may cause end-stage renal failure. The diagnosis is usually based on micturating cystourethrography (MCU). We describe an alternative technique using ultrasound during bladder infusion with agitated saline. Comparison of the 2 methods shows ultrasound to be 100% sensitive in the detection of grades 3 and 4 reflux. Conclusive evidence of reflux was seen in 2 cases where MCU was subsequently normal, questioning the role of MCU as the gold standard.
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- D C Hanbury
- Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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A group of 309 children over the age of 2 years was investigated with ultrasound and plain X-ray for suspected urinary infection. In 29 cases there were abnormal findings and in 10 the abnormalities were confirmed with cystography and intravenous urography. Of 280 children whose ultrasound and plain X-ray findings were normal, 26 re-presented with further symptoms and investigation with cystography and urography showed abnormalities in only 4. The remaining 254 children have remained well and have been spared the uncomfortable and potentially dangerous examinations of cystography and urography.
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- D C Hanbury
- Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Sherwood T. Evaluation of diagnostic tests. Clin Radiol 1989; 40:435. [PMID: 2667852 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(89)80161-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- T Sherwood
- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital
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An insulated diathermy hook was used to destroy the posterior urethral valve in 10 boys. The technique needs no anaesthetic, no endoscopic equipment, no perineal urethrostomy and only occasional catheter drainage of the bladder. It is performed in the X-ray department, where the efficacy of the procedure can be checked immediately with a further cystogram. The results are compared with those in 7 other boys whose valves were destroyed by conventional endoscopic means.
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- A M Deane
- Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Chisholm RA, Millet B, Sherwood T, Wraight EP, Doyle PT. The investigation of painless haematuria--a comparison of intravenous urography and DMSA scintigraphy. Clin Radiol 1988; 39:494-5. [PMID: 2846226 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(88)80210-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In order to test in a prospective study the suggestion that there should be a shift from the intravenous urogram to DMSA scintigraphy for the diagnosis of suspected renal masses, both investigations were performed in 63 patients with painless haematuria. While the sensitivity of both investigations was similar in renal lesions, specificity was slightly less for scintigraphy. These findings, together with the intrinsic limitations of the DMSA scintigram in detecting lesions elsewhere in the urinary tract, lead us to conclude that the intravenous urogram should remain the initial investigation for painless haematuria unless there are specific contraindications.
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- R A Chisholm
- Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Sherwood T. Book reviewsComplications in Diagnostic Imaging, 2nd edn. Ed. by AnsellG. and WilkinsR. A., pp. xvi + 540, 1987 (Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford), £87.50. ISBN 0–632–01657–4. Br J Radiol 1988. [DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-61-729-882-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge
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Freeman AH, Sherwood T. Medical hijack. West J Med 1988. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The attenuation of the renal papillae has been compared with that of the cortex/outer medulla (COM) in 100 consecutive patients undergoing abdominal computed tomography (CT). In most patients (73%) there were areas within the papillae measuring more than 5 Hounsfield units (HU) higher than the COM. In 11% of the patients this increase in papillary attenuation was even more marked (15 or more HU). Increased papillary attenuation was most marked in patients with newly diagnosed widespread malignancy; it was also common in thin patients and in those who were in-patients. The region of the papilla has been shown to have a slightly higher CT attenuation than the rest of the renal parenchyma and such density seems especially noticeable in sick patients.
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- A K Dixon
- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, UK
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Sherwood T. "Blow the Wind Southerly": extracts from a novel. West J Med 1987; 295:1597-9. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.295.6613.1597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Barton E, Gallagher S, Flower CD, Hanka R, King RH, Sherwood T. Influence on patient management of general practitioner direct access to radiological services. Br J Radiol 1987; 60:893-6. [PMID: 3664184 DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-60-717-893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We have looked at the effect of open radiological access on patient management during a 2-year prospective study in the radiology department of a teaching hospital and two general practices. Five hundred and thirty consecutive requests for radiological examination were studied. Chest radiographs (29.8%) and barium meals (17.4%) were the investigations most commonly requested. At the time of referral general practitioners indicated that if open radiological access had not been available, 78% of the patients would have been referred to specialist clinics. They also indicated that with a normal initial radiological examination only 12% would need referral to a specialist department. Open access appears to save outpatient consultations.
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- E Barton
- Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
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Dixon AK, Sherwood T. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms. Lancet 1986; 2:1459. [PMID: 2878303 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)92765-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A modified hook has been developed for the destruction of posterior urethral valves. This hook is safe and effective, and avoids the use of an anesthetic in the child. The effectiveness of the valve ablation is seen immediately radiologically and clinically.
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Sherwood T, Whitaker RH. Development of new renal scars. West J Med 1985. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.291.6491.348-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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