Advances in molecular methods have greatly facilitated the discovery of potential molecular targets for gene-specific therapy. Accelerated lead discovery has at the same time generated a massive demand for thorough validation of such putative targets. Human tissue analysis is needed for this purpose. However, the need to analyze large numbers of well- characterized human tissues constitutes a major bottleneck in drug discovery and development. Tissue Micro Arrays address this by enabling the simultaneous analysis of thousands of tissue samples in a single experiment under uniform conditions.
Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) are the sub-population of undifferentiated tumorigenic cells responsible for the initiation, maintenance and spreading of tumors and should, therefore, represent the preferential target of effective therapies aimed at eradicating tumors. CSCs represent a powerful tool for basic and translational researchers aimed at studying the pathogenic events that drive cancer initiation and progression, while providing crucial information for the development of therapeutic compounds targeting specific survival pathways of the tumorigenic population. The analysis of basic biological parameters concerning CSCs may provide important information to determine their prognostic value in a clinical setting.
32 normal human tissues, 3 donors each
50 donor samples each of lung adenocarcinoma,
lung squamous,lung undifferentiated,SCLC, breast lobular,
breast ductal, prostate, colon, NHL, head & neck, pancreatic, esophageal adenocarcinoma, esophageal squamous, bladder, kidney, melanoma mets, liver, ovarian
Cytospins of multiple human cancer stem cell lines of breast, colon, lung, glioblastoma & melanoma Xenografts generated from the same lines of breast, colon, lung & melanoma
35 primary tumors, 35 paired distant mets
Triple negative breast cancer with follow up information including treatment & response
40 breast cancers with follow up data including trastuzumab responders & non-responders
600 breast cancers with follow-up information
50 low grade adenoma, 50 high grade adenoma, 50 pT2, 50 pT3, 50 nodal mets, 50 liver mets, 10 normals
40 CRC with KRAS data, including mutations & wild type
40 CRC with KRAS data, including mutations & wild type
23 CRC with follow up information including bevacizumab treatment (metastatic & adjuvant) & response, 4 normals
300 colon cancers with follow-up information, with KRAS data incl mutations, treatment information
50 donors, one core each from 8 different primary tumor blocks per donor
Prostate cancer progression array 370 donors
50 HR prostate cancers
500 prostate cancers with 10 yr follow up information
30 donor samples SCLC
400 NSCLC with follow up information
30 pancreatic cancers with paired PT mets
60 multiple myeloma specimens
162 specimens of high grade NHL
69 specimens of low grade NHL