2020
Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden
Qing T, Mohsen H, Marczyk M, Ye Y, O’Meara T, Zhao H, Townsend JP, Gerstein M, Hatzis C, Kluger Y, Pusztai L. Germline variant burden in cancer genes correlates with age at diagnosis and somatic mutation burden. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 2438. PMID: 32415133, PMCID: PMC7228928, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16293-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge groupsGermline variantsSomatic mutationsLate-onset cancerEarly-onset cancersCancer hallmark genesSomatic mutation burdenMutation burdenMalignant transformationCancer genesYounger ageGermline alterationsCancerVariant burdenBurdenAverage numberHallmark genesAgeNegative correlationStrong negative correlationMutationsPatientsGroup
2013
The prognostic impact of age in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
Liedtke C, Hess KR, Karn T, Rody A, Kiesel L, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. The prognostic impact of age in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 138: 591-599. PMID: 23460246, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2461-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerOverall survivalPrognostic impactTumor gradeBreast cancerPrimary triple-negative breast cancerMultivariate analysisSignificant independent prognostic variablesAggressive systemic therapyIndependent prognostic variablesPatients 31Median DFSClinical characteristicsEffect of ageSystemic therapyYounger patientsNodal stageTumor sizePathological parametersPoor survivalPrognostic variablesPatientsAge groupsAgeCancer
2010
Higher parity and shorter breastfeeding duration
Shinde SS, Forman MR, Kuerer HM, Yan K, Peintinger F, Hunt KK, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Symmans WF. Higher parity and shorter breastfeeding duration. Cancer 2010, 116: 4933-4943. PMID: 20665494, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative BCInvasive breast cancerDuration of breastfeedingBreast cancer phenotypeHigher parityOdds ratioBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) phenotypeConsecutive case seriesMultivariate logistic regressionConfidence intervalsAfrican American ethnicityCancer phenotypeShort durationCase seriesFamily historyNegative BCProgenitor cell populationsYounger ageLogistic regressionBreastfeedingAmerican ethnicityDemographic informationCell populationsAge