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Charles M. Perou is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad domains, their work is concentrated in subfields including Oncology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

Their research topics cover multiple areas related to cancer biology and treatment. Notably, these include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research, Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • A single-cell and spatially resolved atlas of human breast cancers, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: ASCO/CAP Guideline Update, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline Update, 2020, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  • The molecular portraits of breast tumors are conserved across microarray platforms, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • HER2-enriched subtype and pathological complete response in HER2-positive breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Cancer Treatment Reviews

Frequent co-authors in Charles M. Perou's research collaborations include:

  • Lisa A. Carey
  • Joel S. Parker
  • Aleix Prat
  • Katherine A. Hoadley
  • Melissa A. Troester

Their work is published across various scientific venues with multiple recurring platforms such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • npj Breast Cancer

Best Publications

  • Molecular portraits of human breast tumours

    Charles M. Perou;Therese Sørlie;Michael B. Eisen;Matt van de Rijn

  • Gene expression patterns of breast carcinomas distinguish tumor subclasses with clinical implications

    Therese Sørlie;Charles M. Perou;Robert Tibshirani;Turid Aas

  • Comprehensive molecular portraits of human breast tumours

    Daniel C. Koboldt;Robert S. Fulton;Michael D. McLellan;Heather Schmidt

  • Integrated Genomic Analysis Identifies Clinically Relevant Subtypes of Glioblastoma Characterized by Abnormalities in PDGFRA, IDH1, EGFR, and NF1

    Roel G. W. Verhaak;Katherine A. Hoadley;Elizabeth Purdom;Victoria Wang

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

    Roger McLendon;Allan Friedman;Darrell Bigner;Erwin G. Van Meir

  • Repeated observation of breast tumor subtypes in independent gene expression data sets

    Therese Sørlie;Robert Tibshirani;Joel Parker;Trevor Hastie

  • Supervised Risk Predictor of Breast Cancer Based on Intrinsic Subtypes

    Joel S. Parker;Michael Mullins;Maggie C.U. Cheang;Samuel Leung

  • The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma

    Cameron W. Brennan;Roel G W Verhaak;Aaron McKenna;Benito Campos

  • Integrated genomic characterization of endometrial carcinoma

    Gad Getz;Stacey B. Gabriel;Kristian Cibulskis;Eric Lander

  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network

    Eric A. Collisson;Joshua D. Campbell;Angela N. Brooks;Angela N. Brooks;Alice H. Berger

  • Race, breast cancer subtypes, and survival in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study.

    Lisa A. Carey;Charles M. Perou;Chad A. Livasy;Lynn G. Dressler

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Michael S. Lawrence;Carrie Sougnez;Lee Lichtenstein;Kristian Cibulskis

  • Pathological complete response and long-term clinical benefit in breast cancer: the CTNeoBC pooled analysis

    Patricia Cortazar;Lijun Zhang;Michael Untch;Keyur Mehta

  • Comprehensivemolecular characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Chad J. Creighton;Margaret Morgan;Preethi H. Gunaratne;Preethi H. Gunaratne;David A. Wheeler

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

  • The somatic genomic landscape of glioblastoma

    Cameron W. Brennan;Roel G. W. Verhaak;Aaron Mckenna;Benito Campos

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel S. Parker
Joel S. Parker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Katherine A. Hoadley
Katherine A. Hoadley University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa A. Carey
Lisa A. Carey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Aleix Prat
Aleix Prat University of Barcelona
Matthew D. Wilkerson
Matthew D. Wilkerson Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Maggie C.U. Cheang
Maggie C.U. Cheang Institute of Cancer Research
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Elaine R. Mardis
Elaine R. Mardis The Ohio State University

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