The manufacture and assessment of tissue microarrays: suggestions and criteria for analysis, with breast cancer as an example.

Abstract:

:Tissue microarray (TMA) is an established and valuable tool, particularly in translational research and clinical trials, allowing resource-efficient use, and high-throughput profiling, of large numbers of tumours. Despite this, there is little evidence, or guidance, on the optimum manufacture, use and assessment of TMAs. Here we review some of the literature, using breast cancer as an example, to highlight good practice and pitfalls in the design and manufacture of TMAs. Issues, such as the size, number, spacing and layout of cores, as well as the assessment and reporting of studies using TMAs are addressed. We make some suggestions regarding these challenges, and propose a checklist of features that should be considered in order to stimulate debate and improve the quality of data produced by TMA analysis.

journal_name

J Clin Pathol

authors

Pinder SE,Brown JP,Gillett C,Purdie CA,Speirs V,Thompson AM,Shaaban AM,Translational Subgroup of the NCRI Breast Clinical Studies Group.

doi

10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201091

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-03-01 00:00:00

pages

169-77

issue

3

eissn

0021-9746

issn

1472-4146

pii

jclinpath-2012-201091

journal_volume

66

pub_type

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