2022
Biomarkers for Adjuvant Endocrine and Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update
Andre F, Ismaila N, Allison KH, Barlow WE, Collyar DE, Damodaran S, Henry NL, Jhaveri K, Kalinsky K, Kuderer NM, Litvak A, Mayer EL, Pusztai L, Raab R, Wolff AC, Stearns V. Biomarkers for Adjuvant Endocrine and Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 1816-1837. PMID: 35439025, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast Cancer IndexEarly-stage breast cancerHER2- breast cancerAdjuvant endocrinePositive nodesBreast cancerEndocrine therapyPostmenopausal patientsPremenopausal patientsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage estrogen receptorTriple-negative breast cancerAdjuvant therapy decisionsASCO Guideline UpdateExtended endocrine therapyProspective-retrospective studyEvidence of recurrenceGrowth factor receptor 2Recurrence-free survivalGenomic testsNegative breast cancerEvidence-based recommendationsFactor receptor 2Outcomes of interest
2021
21-Gene Assay to Inform Chemotherapy Benefit in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Kalinsky K, Barlow WE, Gralow JR, Meric-Bernstam F, Albain KS, Hayes DF, Lin NU, Perez EA, Goldstein LJ, Chia SKL, Dhesy-Thind S, Rastogi P, Alba E, Delaloge S, Martin M, Kelly CM, Ruiz-Borrego M, Gil-Gil M, Arce-Salinas CH, Brain EGC, Lee ES, Pierga JY, Bermejo B, Ramos-Vazquez M, Jung KH, Ferrero JM, Schott AF, Shak S, Sharma P, Lew DL, Miao J, Tripathy D, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi GN. 21-Gene Assay to Inform Chemotherapy Benefit in Node-Positive Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2021, 385: 2336-2347. PMID: 34914339, PMCID: PMC9096864, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2108873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostmenopausePremenopauseProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, SteroidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsInvasive disease-free survivalDistant relapse-free survivalDisease-free survivalRelapse-free survivalChemotherapy benefitRecurrence scoreBreast cancerChemoendocrine therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenLymph nodesAxillary lymph node-negative breast cancerLymph node-negative breast cancerPositive axillary lymph nodesHER2-negative breast cancerNode-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Positive lymph node diseasePositive lymph nodesSecondary end pointsAxillary lymph nodesLymph node diseaseGrowth factor receptor 2Optimal Management for Residual Disease Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
Foldi J, Rozenblit M, Park TS, Knowlton CA, Golshan M, Moran M, Pusztai L. Optimal Management for Residual Disease Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Current Treatment Options In Oncology 2021, 22: 79. PMID: 34213636, DOI: 10.1007/s11864-021-00879-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseResidual cancerClinical trialsAdjuvant therapyExcellent long-term disease-free survivalLong-term disease-free survivalAxillary lymph node dissectionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Post-mastectomy breastSystemic adjuvant therapyInternal mammary nodesLymph node dissectionNeoadjuvant systemic therapyDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Minimal residual disease monitoringRecurrence-free survivalType of surgeryPivotal clinical trialsOngoing clinical trialsFactor receptor 2Residual disease monitoringAccurate prognostic estimatesPredicted sensitivity to endocrine therapy for stage II-III hormone receptor-positive and HER2-negative (HR+/HER2−) breast cancer before chemo-endocrine therapy
Du L, Yau C, Brown-Swigart L, Gould R, Krings G, Hirst G, Bedrosian I, Layman R, Carter J, Klein M, Venters S, Shad S, van der Noordaa M, Chien A, Haddad T, Isaacs C, Pusztai L, Albain K, Nanda R, Tripathy D, Liu M, Boughey J, Schwab R, Hylton N, DeMichele A, Perlmutter J, Yee D, Berry D, Veer L, Valero V, Esserman L, Symmans W. Predicted sensitivity to endocrine therapy for stage II-III hormone receptor-positive and HER2-negative (HR+/HER2−) breast cancer before chemo-endocrine therapy. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: 642-651. PMID: 33617937, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual cancer burdenI-SPY2 trialIndependent prognostic informationPrognostic informationBreast cancerPrognostic signaturePre-treatment tumor biopsiesHER2-negative breast cancerStage IIDistant relapse-free survivalMultivariate Cox regression modelHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Chemo-endocrine therapyEndocrine-based treatmentAdjuvant endocrine therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Primary outcome measureRelapse-free survivalSimilar prognostic informationCox regression modelMolecular prognostic signaturesNegative breast cancerFactor receptor 2MDACC cohort
2019
Immune microenvironment of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American and Caucasian women
O’Meara T, Safonov A, Casadevall D, Qing T, Silber A, Killelea B, Hatzis C, Pusztai L. Immune microenvironment of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American and Caucasian women. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2019, 175: 247-259. PMID: 30725384, PMCID: PMC6666415, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05156-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerCaucasian breast cancersER-positive cancersBreast cancerTIL countImmune microenvironmentCaucasian patientsMolecular subtypesAA TNBCHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Pathologic complete responseGrowth factor receptor 2Immune cell distributionImmune cell populationsCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databaseConsistent racial differencesFactor receptor 2Immune gene expressionImmune attenuationNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLymphocyte countLymphocyte infiltrationComplete responseTNBC cases
2017
Long-term survival of de novo stage IV human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancers treated with HER2 targeted therapy.
Wong Y, Raghavendra A, Hatzis C, Irizarry J, Vega T, Barcenas C, Chavez-Mac Gregor M, Valero V, Tripathy D, Pusztai L, Murthy R. Long-term survival of de novo stage IV human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancers treated with HER2 targeted therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 1021-1021. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.1021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLonger progression-free survivalPositive breast cancerHER2-positive cancersMedian OSNED patientsOS ratesFree survivalOverall survivalPositive cancersBreast cancerDe novo stage IV diseaseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2MD Anderson Cancer CenterStage IV diseaseAggressive multimodality therapyEvidence of diseaseFirst-line therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Year of diagnosisEarly-stage patientsAnderson Cancer CenterLong-term survivalBone metastasis-related signaling pathways in breast cancers stratified by estrogen receptor status
Hayashi N, Iwamoto T, Qi Y, Niikura N, Santarpia L, Yamauchi H, Nakamura S, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Ueno NT. Bone metastasis-related signaling pathways in breast cancers stratified by estrogen receptor status. Journal Of Cancer 2017, 8: 1045-1052. PMID: 28529618, PMCID: PMC5436258, DOI: 10.7150/jca.13690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER-negative breast cancerEstrogen receptor statusBone metastasesER statusBreast cancerReceptor statusHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer bone metastasisEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Cox proportional hazards modelNon-bone metastasisGrowth factor receptor 2Cancer bone metastasisProportional hazards modelBreast cancer specimensInvasive breast cancer specimensFactor receptor 2Negative cohortCancer specimensHazards modelReceptor 2BCBMMetastasisCancerCohortRNA Sequencing to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2 Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the NeoALTTO Randomized Clinical Trial
Fumagalli D, Venet D, Ignatiadis M, Azim HA, Maetens M, Rothé F, Salgado R, Bradbury I, Pusztai L, Harbeck N, Gomez H, Chang TW, Coccia-Portugal MA, Di Cosimo S, de Azambuja E, de la Peña L, Nuciforo P, Brase JC, Huober J, Baselga J, Piccart M, Loi S, Sotiriou C. RNA Sequencing to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2 Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the NeoALTTO Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 227-234. PMID: 27684533, PMCID: PMC5374044, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvent-free survivalAnti-HER2 therapyAnti-HER2 agentsErbB2/HER2Genomic grade indexCombination armTreatment armsGene signatureBreast cancerHER2-positive early-stage breast cancerNeoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapyPathologic complete response rateHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Candidate predictive markersCycles of fluorouracilDual HER2 blockadeImmune gene signaturesComplete response rateGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerLong-term outcomesRandomized clinical trialsHigh PCRLong-Term Prognostic Risk After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Associated With Residual Cancer Burden and Breast Cancer Subtype
Symmans WF, Wei C, Gould R, Yu X, Zhang Y, Liu M, Walls A, Bousamra A, Ramineni M, Sinn B, Hunt K, Buchholz TA, Valero V, Buzdar AU, Yang W, Brewster AM, Moulder S, Pusztai L, Hatzis C, Hortobagyi GN. Long-Term Prognostic Risk After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Associated With Residual Cancer Burden and Breast Cancer Subtype. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2015.63.101. PMID: 28135148, PMCID: PMC5455352, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinEpirubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm, ResidualPaclitaxelPhenotypePrognosisProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTime FactorsTrastuzumabTumor BurdenConceptsResidual cancer burdenPhenotypic subsetsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyValidation cohortPrognostic riskCancer burdenRCB classBreast cancerRCB indexRelapse-free survival estimatesRelapse-free survival rateHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Hormone receptorsOriginal development cohortGrowth factor receptor 2Clinical-pathologic variablesKaplan-Meier analysisLong-term prognosisLog-rank testIndependent validation cohortBreast cancer subtypesLong-term survivalFactor receptor 2Concurrent trastuzumab
2016
T-DM1 Activity in Metastatic Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancers That Received Prior Therapy With Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab
Dzimitrowicz H, Berger M, Vargo C, Hood A, Abdelghany O, Raghavendra AS, Tripathy D, Valero V, Hatzis C, Pusztai L, Murthy R. T-DM1 Activity in Metastatic Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancers That Received Prior Therapy With Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 3511-3517. PMID: 27298406, PMCID: PMC6075965, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.67.3624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionHumansMaytansineMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisReceptor, ErbB-2Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesTrastuzumabConceptsMetastatic breast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerTumor response rateT-DM1Prior pertuzumabCancer HospitalBreast cancerMetastatic human epidermal growth factor receptorResponse rateStandard first-line therapyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2MD Anderson Cancer CenterHuman epidermal growth factor receptorFourth-line treatmentSmilow Cancer HospitalT-DM1 activityFirst-line therapyThird of patientsGrowth factor receptor 2Contemporary patient populationJames Cancer HospitalResults of patientsAdo-trastuzumab emtansineElectronic pharmacy recordsAdaptive Randomization of Veliparib–Carboplatin Treatment in Breast Cancer
Rugo HS, Olopade OI, DeMichele A, Yau C, van 't Veer LJ, Buxton MB, Hogarth M, Hylton NM, Paoloni M, Perlmutter J, Symmans WF, Yee D, Chien AJ, Wallace AM, Kaplan HG, Boughey JC, Haddad TC, Albain KS, Liu MC, Isaacs C, Khan QJ, Lang JE, Viscusi RK, Pusztai L, Moulder SL, Chui SY, Kemmer KA, Elias AD, Edmiston KK, Euhus DM, Haley BB, Nanda R, Northfelt DW, Tripathy D, Wood WC, Ewing C, Schwab R, Lyandres J, Davis SE, Hirst GL, Sanil A, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Adaptive Randomization of Veliparib–Carboplatin Treatment in Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 23-34. PMID: 27406347, PMCID: PMC5259561, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1513749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological complete responseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Triple-negative breast cancerStandard therapyComplete responseBreast cancerBiomarker subtypesExperimental regimensEpidermal growth factor receptor 2I-SPY 2Triple-negative populationCompletion of chemotherapyPrimary end pointPhase 3 trialStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2HER2-negative tumorsAdaptive randomizationBiomarker signaturesTumor volume changesFactor receptor 2Phase 2Carboplatin groupNeoadjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapy
2015
Racial Differences in the Use and Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Results From the National Cancer Data Base
Killelea BK, Yang VQ, Wang SY, Hayse B, Mougalian S, Horowitz NR, Chagpar AB, Pusztai L, Lannin DR. Racial Differences in the Use and Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Results From the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 4267-4276. PMID: 26598753, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.7801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAsianBiomarkers, TumorBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsPathologic complete responseNational Cancer Data BaseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerEstrogen receptorWhite womenPositive tumorsAsian womenHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Timing of chemotherapyClinical T stageGrowth factor receptor 2Triple-negative tumorsPatient's zip codeHigh-grade tumorsRacial differencesZip codesFactor receptor 2Chemotherapy useComorbidity indexComplete responseT stageGrade tumorsMeasurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Schalper KA, Pusztai L, Psyrri A, Kalogeras KT, Kotoula V, Fountzilas G, Rimm DL. Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv136. PMID: 25991002, PMCID: PMC4554192, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalExtracellular SpaceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntracellular SpaceKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Sensitivity and SpecificityTissue Array AnalysisTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2ECD expressionICD statusLonger DFSQuantitative immunofluorescenceTrastuzumab therapyPrognostic valueBreast cancerTissue microarrayEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant trastuzumab therapyDisease-free survival analysisTrastuzumab-treated patientsGrowth factor receptor 2High positive predictive valueHER2-positive tumorsKaplan-Meier estimatesFactor receptor 2ERBB2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionPositive predictive valueExtracellular domainAdjuvant chemotherapyHER2-ICDBetter DFSNew targets in breast cancer
Jhaveri A, Pusztai L. New targets in breast cancer. Memo - Magazine Of European Medical Oncology 2015, 8: 86-91. DOI: 10.1007/s12254-015-0197-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Novel clinical trial designsGrowth factor receptor 2Immune checkpoint modulatorsClinical trial designFactor receptor 2Akt/mammalian targetCyclin-dependent kinase 4/6Antibody-drug conjugatesPoly ADP-ribose polymeraseEndocrine therapyCheckpoint modulatorsADP-ribose polymeraseTherapeutic strategiesReceptor 2Trial designTherapeutic potentialMolecular abnormalitiesMammalian targetRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayNew drugsCancerNew targets
2011
Plasma microRNA 210 levels correlate with sensitivity to trastuzumab and tumor presence in breast cancer patients
Jung E, Santarpia L, Kim J, Esteva FJ, Moretti E, Buzdar AU, Di Leo A, Le X, Bast RC, Park S, Pusztai L, Calin GA. Plasma microRNA 210 levels correlate with sensitivity to trastuzumab and tumor presence in breast cancer patients. Cancer 2011, 118: 2603-2614. PMID: 22370716, PMCID: PMC3864019, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsPositive breast cancerMiR-210 levelsBreast cancerMiR-210Cancer patientsMicroRNA expression levelsTumor presenceExpression levelsPlasma samplesBT474 cellsNeoadjuvant trastuzumab-based chemotherapyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Trastuzumab-resistant breast cancer cellsMiR expression levelsTrastuzumab-based chemotherapyPathologic complete responseGrowth factor receptor 2Cancer cellsPostoperative plasma samplesPreoperative plasma samplesReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionMiR-210 expressionMultifactorial Approach to Predicting Resistance to Anthracyclines
Desmedt C, Di Leo A, de Azambuja E, Larsimont D, Haibe-Kains B, Selleslags J, Delaloge S, Duhem C, Kains JP, Carly B, Maerevoet M, Vindevoghel A, Rouas G, Lallemand F, Durbecq V, Cardoso F, Salgado R, Rovere R, Bontempi G, Michiels S, Buyse M, Nogaret JM, Qi Y, Symmans F, Pusztai L, D'Hondt V, Piccart-Gebhart M, Sotiriou C. Multifactorial Approach to Predicting Resistance to Anthracyclines. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 1578-1586. PMID: 21422418, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.31.2231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpirubicinEuropeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyOdds RatioPatient SelectionPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTexasTreatment FailureConceptsPathologic complete responseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Neoadjuvant trialsTOP trialPredictive valueEstrogen receptor-negative tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptor 2High negative predictive valuePrimary end pointGrowth factor receptor 2Receptor-negative tumorsResponse/resistanceFactor receptor 2Negative predictive valueUseful clinical toolER-negative samplesA scoresAnthracycline monotherapyEvaluable patientsGene expression signaturesComplete responseBreast cancerImmune responseReceptor 2PatientsCoping with uncertainty: T1a,bN0M0 HER2-positive breast cancer, do we have a treatment threshold?
Kelly CM, Pritchard KI, Trudeau M, Andreopoulou E, Hess K, Pusztai L. Coping with uncertainty: T1a,bN0M0 HER2-positive breast cancer, do we have a treatment threshold? Annals Of Oncology 2011, 22: 2387-2393. PMID: 21406473, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Baseline risk estimatesBN0M0 breast cancerHER2-positive cohortNode-negative T1aStudy end pointDisease-free survivalRisks of therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Subset of patientsPositive breast cancerRetrospective database analysisHER2-negative cancersRecent retrospective studiesHER2-positive cancersFactor receptor 2Small cohort sizeAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant trastuzumabComorbid illnessesCardiac eventsAbsolute benefit
2010
Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications of Distinct Kinase Expression Patterns in Different Subtypes of Breast Cancer
Bianchini G, Iwamoto T, Qi Y, Coutant C, Shiang CY, Wang B, Santarpia L, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Gianni L, Pusztai L. Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications of Distinct Kinase Expression Patterns in Different Subtypes of Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 8852-8862. PMID: 20959472, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseBreast cancerClinical subtypesPredictive valueHigher pathologic complete responseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Different clinical subsetsDistinct prognostic informationNode-negative patientsGrowth factor receptor 2Different clinical subtypesBreast cancer cell linesFactor receptor 2Subtype-specific inhibitionCancer cell linesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyComplete responseClinical subsetsWorse prognosisPrognostic valuePrognostic informationClinical subgroupsExpression patternsNomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Graesslin O, Abdulkarim BS, Coutant C, Huguet F, Gabos Z, Hsu L, Marpeau O, Uzan S, Pusztai L, Strom EA, Hortobagyi GN, Rouzier R, Ibrahim NK. Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 2032-2037. PMID: 20308667, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.24.6314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent brain metastasesBrain metastasesMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerPatient populationMethods Electronic medical recordsStage IV breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Shorter disease-free survivalEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Multivariate logistic regression analysisDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Logistic regression analysisDesign of trialsFactor receptor 2Cross Cancer InstituteElectronic medical recordsInstitutional review boardMetastatic diseaseMetastatic sitesPrevention trialsPrognostic featuresClinical nomogramMedical recordsAssessment of an RNA interference screen-derived mitotic and ceramide pathway metagene as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant paclitaxel for primary triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of five clinical trials
Juul N, Szallasi Z, Eklund AC, Li Q, Burrell RA, Gerlinger M, Valero V, Andreopoulou E, Esteva FJ, Symmans WF, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Sotiriou C, Pusztai L, Swanton C. Assessment of an RNA interference screen-derived mitotic and ceramide pathway metagene as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant paclitaxel for primary triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of five clinical trials. The Lancet Oncology 2010, 11: 358-365. PMID: 20189874, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(10)70018-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArea Under CurveBreast NeoplasmsCeramidesDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMetagenomicsMiddle AgedMitosisModels, GeneticMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRNA InterferenceConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPathological complete responseMultivariate logistic regressionBreast cancerClinical trialsPrimary triple-negative breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Logistic regressionBreast Cancer Research FoundationAddition of taxanesPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyClinical trial cohortProportion of patientsCohort of patientsGrowth factor receptor 2Paclitaxel combination chemotherapyUK Medical Research CouncilAlternative treatment regimensPredictors of responseCancer Research UKBreast cancer cell linesTriple-negative breast cancer cell linesFactor receptor 2Cancer Research FoundationCell lines