Prognostic impact of reduced HER2 protein expression in post-neoadjuvant therapy resection specimens: A single institution experience and review of the literature
Mogica J, Tang H, Liang Y, Zhong M, Hui P, Harigopal M, Krishnamurti U, Fischbach N, Zhan H. Prognostic impact of reduced HER2 protein expression in post-neoadjuvant therapy resection specimens: A single institution experience and review of the literature. The Breast 2023, 72: 103586. PMID: 37812963, PMCID: PMC10568274, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.103586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 IHC 3Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Kaplan-Meier survival analysisHER2-IHC expressionPathologic complete responseResidual diseaseIHC 3Breast cancerIHC expressionSurvival analysisSuperior disease-free survivalEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Intensive adjuvant therapyPost-therapy surveillanceYale Cancer CenterDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Recurrence-free survivalSingle institution experienceLow recurrence rateFactor receptor 2HER2 protein expressionAdjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant treatmentAdjuvant therapyThe correlation of ESR1 genetic aberrations with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in metastatic and primary estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas
Moreira-Dinzey J, Zhan H, Rozenblit M, Krishnamurti U, Harigopal M, Zhong M, Liang Y. The correlation of ESR1 genetic aberrations with estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status in metastatic and primary estrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomas. Human Pathology 2023, 137: 56-62. PMID: 37127079, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleHumansReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneConceptsMetastatic tumorsBreast carcinomaGenetic aberrationsPR statusPrimary tumorBreast cancerControl groupER/PR statusEstrogen receptor-positive breast carcinomasER-positive breast cancerER positivity rateMetastatic breast cancerProgesterone receptor statusMetastatic breast carcinomaMore liver metastasesPrimary breast carcinomaWild-type groupEstrogen receptor 1 geneReceptor 1 geneWild-type controlsLiver metastasesReceptor statusClinicopathological featuresER expressionControl tumors