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2014
Journal Article
Metastatic progression of breast cancer: Insights from 50 years of autopsies
Cummings, Margaret C., Simpson, Peter T., Reid, Lynne E., Jayanthan, Janani, Skerman, Joanna, Song, Sarah, McCart Reed, Amy E., Kutasovic, Jamie R., Morey, Adrienne L., Marquart, Louise, O'Rourke, Peter and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2014). Metastatic progression of breast cancer: Insights from 50 years of autopsies. Journal of Pathology, 232 (1), 23-31. doi: 10.1002/path.4288
2014
Journal Article
Tumor mismatch repair immunohistochemistry and DNA MLH1 methylation testing of patients with endometrial cancer diagnosed at age younger than 60 years optimizes triage for population-level germline mismatch repair gene mutation testing
Buchanan, Daniel D., Tan, Yen Y., Walsh, Michael D., Clendenning, Mark, Metcalf, Alexander M., Ferguson, Kaltin, Arnold, Sven T., Thompson, Bryony A., Lose, Felicity A., Parsons, Michael T., Walters, Rhiannon J., Pearson, Sally-Ann, Cummings, Margaret, Oehler, Martin K., Blomfield, Penelope B., Quinn, Michael A., Kirk, Judy A., Stewart, Colin J., Obermair, Andreas, Young, Joanne P., Webb, Penelope M. and Spurdle, Amanda B. (2014). Tumor mismatch repair immunohistochemistry and DNA MLH1 methylation testing of patients with endometrial cancer diagnosed at age younger than 60 years optimizes triage for population-level germline mismatch repair gene mutation testing. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32 (2), 90-100. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.2129
2014
Journal Article
Mutations in EGFR, BRAF and RAS are rare in triple-negative and basal-like breast cancers from Caucasian women
Tilch, E., Seidens, T., Cocciardi, S., Reid, L. E., Byrne, D., Simpson, P. T., Vargas, A. C., Cummings, M. C., Fox, S. B., Lakhani, S. R. and Chenevix Trench, G. (2014). Mutations in EGFR, BRAF and RAS are rare in triple-negative and basal-like breast cancers from Caucasian women. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 143 (2), 385-392. doi: 10.1007/s10549-013-2798-1
2013
Journal Article
Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers do not overexpress chromosome 11-encoded mucins
Walsh, Michael D., Cummings, Margaret C., Pearson, Sally-Ann, Clendenning, Mark, Walters, Rhiannon J., Nagler, Belinda, Hopper, John L., Jenkins, Mark A., Suthers, Graeme K., Goldblatt, Jack, Tucker, Kathy, Gattas, Michael R., Arnold, Julie L., Parry, Susan, Macrae, Finlay A., McGuckin, Michael A., Young, Joanne P. and Buchanan, Daniel D. (2013). Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers do not overexpress chromosome 11-encoded mucins. Modern Pathology, 26 (7), 944-954. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.232
2013
Journal Article
Evaluating the repair of DNA derived from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues prior to genomic profiling by SNP-CGH analysis
Hosein, Abdel Nasser, Song, Sarah, McCart Reed, Amy E., Jayanthan, Janani, Reid, Lynne E., Kutasovic, Jamie R., Cummings, Margaret C., Waddell, Nic, Lakhani, Sunil R., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia and Simpson, Peter T. (2013). Evaluating the repair of DNA derived from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues prior to genomic profiling by SNP-CGH analysis. Laboratory Investigation, 93 (6), 701-710. doi: 10.1038/labinvest.2013.54
2013
Book Chapter
Breast cancer heterogeneity in primary and metastatic disease
Saunus, Jodi M., McCart-Reed, Amy, Momeny, Majid, Cummings, Margaret and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2013). Breast cancer heterogeneity in primary and metastatic disease. Breast Cancer Metastasis and Drug Resistance: Challenges and Progress. (pp. 65-95) edited by Aamir Ahmad. New York, NY, USA: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5647-6
2012
Journal Article
Expression profiling of archival tumors for long-term health studies
Waldron, Levi, Ogino, Shuji, Hoshida, Yujin, Shima, Kaori, Reed, Amy E. McCart, Simpson, Peter T., Baba, Yoshifumi, Nosho, Katsuhiko, Segata, Nicola, Vargas, Ana Cristina, Cummings, Margaret C., Lakhani, Sunil R., Kirkner, Gregory J., Giovannucci, Edward, Quackenbush, John, Golub, Todd R., Fuchs, Charles S., Parmigiani, Giovanni and Huttenhower, Curtis (2012). Expression profiling of archival tumors for long-term health studies. Clinical Cancer Research, 18 (22), 6136-6146. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-1915
2012
Journal Article
Assessing HER2 amplification in breast cancer: findings from the Australian In Situ Hybridization Program
Bilous, Michael, Adrienne L. Morey, Armes, Jane E., Bell, Richard, Button, Peter H., Cummings, Margaret C., Fox, Stephen B., Francis, Glenn D., Waite, Brigid, McCue, Glenda, Raymond, Wendy A., Robbins, Peter D. and Farshid, Gelareh (2012). Assessing HER2 amplification in breast cancer: findings from the Australian In Situ Hybridization Program. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 134 (2), 617-624. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-2093-6
2012
Journal Article
Gastric HER2 testing study (GaTHER): An evaluation of gastric/ gastroesophageal junction cancer testing accuracy in Australia
Fox, Stephen B., Kumarasinghe, Marian Priyanthi, Armes, Jane E., Bilous, Michael, Cummings, Margaret C., Farshid, Gelareh, Fitzpatrick, Nicole, Francis, Glenn D., McCloud, Philip I., Raymond, Wendy and Morey, Adrienne (2012). Gastric HER2 testing study (GaTHER): An evaluation of gastric/ gastroesophageal junction cancer testing accuracy in Australia. American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 36 (4), 577-582. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318244adbb
2012
Journal Article
Molecular pathology of pre-invasive breast disease in the screening setting: Application in diagnosis and management
McCart Reed, Amy E., Cummings, Margaret C., Lakhani, Sunil R. and Simpson, Peter T. (2012). Molecular pathology of pre-invasive breast disease in the screening setting: Application in diagnosis and management. Diagnostic Histopathology, 18 (2), 64-69. doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2011.11.006
2012
Journal Article
Molecular classification of breast carcinoma
Alizart, Michelle, Saunus, Jodi, Cummings, Margaret and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2012). Molecular classification of breast carcinoma. Diagnostic Histopathology, 18 (3), 97-103. doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2011.12.003
2012
Conference Publication
Abrogated cell-cell adhesion in the phenotypic drift from ductal to lobular breast cancer types
Da Silva, Leonard, McCart Reed, Amy E., Kutasovic, Jamie R., Vargas, Ana Cristina, Jayanthan, Janani, Reid, Lynne, Fritz, Brian, Cummings, Margaret C., Porter, Alan, Evans, Elizabeth, Lakhani, Sunil R. and Simpson, Peter T. (2012). Abrogated cell-cell adhesion in the phenotypic drift from ductal to lobular breast cancer types. 24th Lorne Cancer Conference 2012, Lorne, VIC, Australia, 9-11 February 2012.
2011
Journal Article
Breast fine needle aspiration cytology: a review of current practice in Australasia
Cummings, M.C., Waters, B.A. and Rourke, P.K.O. (2011). Breast fine needle aspiration cytology: a review of current practice in Australasia. Cytopathology, 22 (4), 269-275. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2010.00788.x
2011
Journal Article
Genetic variation at 9p22.2 and ovarian cancer risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Ramus, Susan J., Kartsonaki, Christiana, Gayther, Simon A., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Sinilnikova, Olga M., Beesley, Jonathan, Chen, Xiaoqing, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Couch, Fergus J., Wang, Xianshu, Fredericksen, Zachary, Peterlongo, Paolo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Peissel, Bernard, Zaffaroni, Daniela, Roversi, Gaia, Barile, Monica, Viel, Alessandra, Allavena, Anna, Ottini, Laura, Papi, Laura, Gismondi, Viviana, Capra, Fabio, Radice, Paolo, Greene, Mark H., Mai, Phuong L., Andrulis, Irene L., Glendon, Gord ... Lakhani, Sunil (2011). Genetic variation at 9p22.2 and ovarian cancer risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Journal of the National Cancer Institiute, 103 (2), 105-116. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djq494
2011
Journal Article
Molecular classification of breast cancer: Is it time to pack up our microscopes?
Cummings, Margaret C., Chambers, Rachael, Simpson, Peter T. and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2011). Molecular classification of breast cancer: Is it time to pack up our microscopes?. Pathology, 43 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e328341e0b5
2010
Journal Article
Establishment of the Australian in situ hybridization program for the assessment of HER2 amplification in breast cancer: A model for the introduction of new biomarkers into clinical practice
Farshid, Gelareh, Armes, Jane E., Bell, Richard, Cummings, Margaret, Fox, Stephen, Francis, Glenn, Haswell, Martin, Morey, Adrienne, McCue, Glenda, Raymond, Wendy, Robbins, Peter and Bilous, Michael (2010). Establishment of the Australian in situ hybridization program for the assessment of HER2 amplification in breast cancer: A model for the introduction of new biomarkers into clinical practice. Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, 19 (4), 187-193. doi: 10.1097/PDM.0b013e3181e1cc9d
2010
Journal Article
Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology: A decade of data 1998-2008
Shield, Paul W., Finnimore, Jo, Cummings, Margaret and Wright, R. Gordon (2010). Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology: A decade of data 1998-2008. Pathology, 42 (7), 623-628. doi: 10.3109/00313025.2010.520308
2010
Journal Article
Familial concordance of breast cancer pathology as an indicator of genotype in multiple-case families
Balleine, Rosemary L., Provan, Pamela J., Pupo, Gulietta M., Pathmanathan, Nirmala, Cummings, Margaret, Farshid, Gelareh, Salisbury, Elizabeth L., Bilous, A. Michael, Byth, Karen and Mann, Graham J. (2010). Familial concordance of breast cancer pathology as an indicator of genotype in multiple-case families. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, 49 (12), 1082-1094. doi: 10.1002/gcc.20816
2010
Journal Article
A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor–negative breast cancer in the general population
Antoniou, Antonis C., Wang, Xianshu, Fredericksen, Zachary S., McGuffog, Lesley, Tarrell, Robert, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Healey, Sue, Morrison, Jonathan, Kartsonaki,Christiana, Lesnick, Timothy, Ghoussaini, Maya, Barrowdale, Daniel, Peock, Susan, Cook, Margaret, Oliver, Clare, Frost, Debra, Eccles, Diana, Evans, D. Gareth, Eeles, Ros, Izatt, Louise, Chu, Carol, Douglas, Fiona, Paterson, Joan, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Houdayer, Claude, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Giraud, Sophie, Lasset, Christine, Remenieras, Audrey ... Lakhani, Sunil (2010). A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor–negative breast cancer in the general population. Nature Genetics, 42 (10), 885-892. doi: 10.1038/ng.669
2010
Conference Publication
Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers: clinicopathological characteristics of a case series from the colon CFR
Walsh, M. D., Cummings, M. C., Buchanan, D. D., Arnold, S., Mckeone, D. M., Walters, R., Hopper, J. L., Jenkins, M. A., Mcguckin, M. A. and Young, J. (2010). Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers: clinicopathological characteristics of a case series from the colon CFR. Australian Gastroenterology Week 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 20-23 October 2010. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
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