2023
Molecular Characterization of HER2-Low Invasive Breast Carcinoma by Quantitative RT-PCR Using Oncotype DX Assay
Lin H, Can T, Kahn A, Flannery C, Hoag J, Akkunuri A, Bailey H, Baehner R, Pusztai L, Rozenblit M. Molecular Characterization of HER2-Low Invasive Breast Carcinoma by Quantitative RT-PCR Using Oncotype DX Assay. The Oncologist 2023, 28: e973-e976. PMID: 37656608, PMCID: PMC10546821, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 mRNA levelsIHC 0MRNA levelsOncotype DX recurrence score resultsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerCurrent adjuvant chemotherapyOncotype DX assayRecurrence Score resultsPositive breast cancerInvasive breast carcinomaIHC score 0Adjuvant chemotherapyQuantitative RT-PCRBreast carcinomaPositive statusScore 0Breast cancerStage IYale cohortHigher mRNA levelsCancerRT-PCRPatientsHER2
2021
Tumor-Specific Major Histocompatibility-II Expression Predicts Benefit to Anti–PD-1/L1 Therapy in Patients With HER2-Negative Primary Breast CancerMHC-II Is an Immunotherapy Biomarker in Early Breast Cancer
Gonzalez-Ericsson PI, Wulfkhule JD, Gallagher RI, Sun X, Axelrod ML, Sheng Q, Luo N, Gomez H, Sanchez V, Sanders M, Pusztai L, Petricoin E, Blenman K, Balko JM, Team I, Leyland-Jones B, Agency C, Chia S, Serpanchy R, Yu C, University E, McMillan S, Mosley R, Nguyen K, Wood E, Zelnak A, University G, Dillis C, Donnelly R, Harrington T, Isaacs C, Kallakury B, Liu M, Lynce F, Oppong B, Pohlmann P, Tousimis E, Warren R, Willey S, Wong J, Zeck J, Center L, Albain K, Bartolotta M, Bova D, Brooks C, Busby B, Czaplicki K, Duan X, Gamez R, Ganesh K, Gaynor E, Godellas C, Grace-Louthen C, Kuritza T, Lo S, Nagamine A, Perez C, Robinson P, Rosi D, Vaince F, Ward K, Hospital I, Choquette K, Edmiston K, Gallimore H, McGovern J, Mokarem K, Pajaniappan M, Rassulova S, Scott K, Sherwood K, Wright J, Clinic A, Anderson K, Gray R, Myers S, Northfelt D, Pockaj B, Roedig J, Wasif N, Clinic R, Arens A, Boughey J, Brandt K, Carroll J, Chen B, Connors A, Degnim A, Farley D, Greenlee S, Haddad T, Hieken T, Hobday T, Jakub J, Liberte L, Liu M, Loprinzi C, Menard L, Moe M, Moynihan T, O'Sullivan C, Olson E, Peethambaram P, Ruddy K, Russell B, Rynearson A, Smith D, Visscher D, Windish A, Institute H, Cox K, Dawson K, Newton O, Ramirez W, University O, Bengtson H, Bucher J, Chui S, Gilbert-Ghormley B, Hampton R, Kemmer K, Kurdyla D, Nauman D, Spear J, Wilson A, Institute S, Beatty D, Dawson P, Ellis E, Fer M, Hanson J, Goetz M, Haddad T, Iriarte D, Kaplan H, Porter B, Rinn K, Thomas H, Thornton S, Tickman R, Varghis N, Birmingham U, Caterinichia V, Santos J, Falkson C, Forero A, Krontiras H, Vaklavas C, Wei S, University of Arizona, Bauland A, Inclan L, Lewallen D, Powell A, Roney C, Schmidt K, Viscusi R, Wright H, University of California S, Blair S, Boles S, Bykowski J, Datnow B, Densley L, Eghtedari M, Genna V, Hasteh F, Helsten T, Kormanik P, Ojeda-Fournier H, Onyeacholem I, Parker B, Podsada K, Schwab R, Wallace A, Yashar C, University of California S, Alvarado M, Au A, Balassanian R, Benz C, Buxton M, Chen Y, Chien J, D'Andrea C, Davis S, Esserman L, Ewing C, Goga A, Hirst G, Hwang M, Hylton N, Joe B, Lyandres J, Kadafour M, Krings G, Melisko M, Moasser M, Munter P, Ngo Z, Park J, Price E, Rugo H, Veer L, Wong J, Yau C, University of Chicago, Abe H, Jaskowiak N, Nanda R, Olopade F, Schacht D, University of Colorado D, Borges V, Colvin T, Diamond J, Elias A, Finlayson C, Fisher C, Hardesty L, Kabos P, Kounalakis N, Mayordomo J, McSpadden T, Murphy C, Rabinovitch R, Sams S, Shagisultanova E, University of Kansas, Baccaray S, Khan Q, University of Minnesota, Beckwith H, Blaes A, Emory T, Haddad T, Hui J, Klein M, Kuehn-Hajder J, Nelson M, Potter D, Tuttle T, Yee D, Zera R, University of Pennsylvania, Bayne L, Bradbury A, Clark A, DeMichele A, Domchek S, Fisher C, Fox K, Frazee D, Lackaye M, Matro J, McDonald E, Rosen M, Shah P, Tchou J, Volpe M, Center U, Alvarez R, Barcenas C, Berry D, Booser D, Brewster A, Brown P, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Ibrahim N, Karuturi M, Koenig K, Moulder S, Murray J, Murthy R, Pusztai L, Saigal B, Symmans W, Tripathy D, Theriault R, Ueno N, Valero V, California U, Brown M, Carranza M, Flores Y, Lang J, Luna A, Perez N, Tripathy D, Watkins K, Center U, Armstrong S, Boyd C, Chen L, Clark V, Frankel A, Euhus D, Froehlich T, Goudreau S, Haley B, Harker-Murray A, Klemow D, Leitch A, Leon R, Li H, Morgan T, Qureshi N, Rao R, Reeves M, Rivers A, Sadeghi N, Seiler S, Staves B, Tagoe V, Thomas G, Tripathy D, Unni N, Weyandt S, Wooldridge R, Zuckerman J, Universty of Washington, Korde L, Griffin M, Butler B, Cundy A, Rubinstein L, Hixson C. Tumor-Specific Major Histocompatibility-II Expression Predicts Benefit to Anti–PD-1/L1 Therapy in Patients With HER2-Negative Primary Breast CancerMHC-II Is an Immunotherapy Biomarker in Early Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 5299-5306. PMID: 34315723, PMCID: PMC8792110, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyTriple-negative breast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerMHC-IITumor cellsAnti-PD-1/L1 therapyEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerPhase II/III clinical trialsNeoadjuvant breast cancer settingPathologic complete response rateHER2-negative breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerAddition of immunotherapyHLA-DR positivityBreast cancer settingComplete response rateHER2-negative patientsCohort of patientsEarly breast cancerMHC-II expressionPan-cancer biomarkerImmunotherapy benefitL1 therapyMost patients
2020
Immunological Differences Between Immune-Rich Estrogen Receptor–Positive and Immune-Rich Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
O’Meara T, Marczyk M, Qing T, Yaghoobi V, Blenman K, Cole K, Pelekanou V, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Immunological Differences Between Immune-Rich Estrogen Receptor–Positive and Immune-Rich Triple-Negative Breast Cancers. JCO Precision Oncology 2020, 4: po.19.00350. PMID: 32923897, PMCID: PMC7446500, DOI: 10.1200/po.19.00350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER-positive breast cancerTriple-negative BCM2-like macrophagesTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesBreast cancerImmune-related genesEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerImmuno-oncology therapeutic targetsRegulatory T cell markersReceptor-positive breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerImmune activation markersT-cell markersImmune cell markersM1-like macrophagesDifferent immunotherapy strategiesBreast Cancer International ConsortiumNegative breast cancerImmuno-oncology trialsTGF-β pathwayAntitumor immunityCancer Genome AtlasImmunotherapy strategiesActivation markersImmune microenvironment
2019
Defining Risk of Late Recurrence in Early-Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: Clinical Versus Molecular Tools
Foldi J, O'Meara T, Marczyk M, Sanft T, Silber A, Pusztai L. Defining Risk of Late Recurrence in Early-Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: Clinical Versus Molecular Tools. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: jco.18.01933. PMID: 30943126, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.01933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerLate recurrenceBreast cancerRecurrenceCancer
2017
Hybrid capture-based genomic profiling of circulating tumor DNA from patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer
Chung JH, Pavlick D, Hartmaier R, Schrock AB, Young L, Forcier B, Ye P, Levin MK, Goldberg M, Burris H, Gay LM, Hoffman AD, Stephens PJ, Frampton GM, Lipson DM, Nguyen DM, Ganesan S, Park BH, Vahdat LT, Leyland-Jones B, Mughal TI, Pusztai L, O’Shaughnessy J, Miller VA, Ross JS, Ali SM. Hybrid capture-based genomic profiling of circulating tumor DNA from patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2017, 28: 2866-2873. PMID: 28945887, PMCID: PMC5834148, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerGenomic profilingGenomic alterationsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerMetastatic breast cancer managementReceptor-positive breast cancerTumor DNACo-occurring genomic alterationsMetastatic tissue biopsiesTissue samplesRoutine clinical careBreast cancer managementCourse of diseasePeripheral blood samplesMetastatic tumor tissueMetastatic diseaseFemale patientsInvasive alternativeCtDNA fractionCancer managementClinical careBlood samplesPatients
2015
Genomic predictor of residual risk of recurrence after adjuvant chemotherapy and endocrine therapy in high risk estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers
Khan SS, Karn T, Symmans WF, Rody A, Müller V, Holtrich U, Becker S, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. Genomic predictor of residual risk of recurrence after adjuvant chemotherapy and endocrine therapy in high risk estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 149: 789-797. PMID: 25651779, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3277-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyEndocrine therapyHigh riskOncotype DXBreast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerRisk categoriesEarly-stage estrogen receptorEndocrine therapy sensitivityGood prognosis patientsER-positive patientsHigh-risk patientsPoor prognosis groupPositive breast cancerLow-risk groupAdjuvant endocrineMultimodality therapyPrognosis patientsRisk patientsEndocrine sensitivityIndependent predictorsPrognosis groupT stage
2014
Effects of Obesity on Transcriptomic Changes and Cancer Hallmarks in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Fuentes-Mattei E, Velazquez-Torres G, Phan L, Zhang F, Chou PC, Shin JH, Choi HH, Chen JS, Zhao R, Chen J, Gully C, Carlock C, Qi Y, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Esteva FJ, Luo Y, McKeehan WL, Ensor J, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Symmans W, Lee MH, Yeung SC. Effects of Obesity on Transcriptomic Changes and Cancer Hallmarks in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju158. PMID: 24957076, PMCID: PMC4110474, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipokinesAgedAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEverolimusFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMetforminMiceMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedObesityPostmenopauseProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscriptomeConceptsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerBreast cancer cell proliferationEffect of obesityBreast cancer patientsObese mouse modelAdipocyte-secreted adipokineCancer cell proliferationCancer patientsBreast cancerMouse modelCell proliferationAssociation of obesityAkt/mTOR activationMammary tumor growthEpithelial-mesenchymal transition genesAKT/mTOR pathwayBreast cancer aggressivenessBreast tumor formationCancer hallmarksPostmenopausal womenPretreatment biopsiesProspective cohortAdipokine secretionCancer deathEmergence of Constitutively Active Estrogen Receptor-α Mutations in Pretreated Advanced Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Jeselsohn R, Yelensky R, Buchwalter G, Frampton G, Meric-Bernstam F, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Ferrer-Lozano J, Perez-Fidalgo JA, Cristofanilli M, Gómez H, Arteaga CL, Giltnane J, Balko JM, Cronin MT, Jarosz M, Sun J, Hawryluk M, Lipson D, Otto G, Ross JS, Dvir A, Soussan-Gutman L, Wolf I, Rubinek T, Gilmore L, Schnitt S, Come SE, Pusztai L, Stephens P, Brown M, Miller VA. Emergence of Constitutively Active Estrogen Receptor-α Mutations in Pretreated Advanced Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 1757-1767. PMID: 24398047, PMCID: PMC3998833, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-2332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor α mutationBreast cancerAdvanced estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerHormone-dependent breast cancerPrimary breast cancerSubgroup of patientsER-negative tumorsLine of treatmentCodon 537ER- diseaseEndocrine treatmentTreatment-naïveESR1 mutationsMetastatic diseaseCell line modelsEndocrine resistanceMetastatic tumorsReceptor constitutive activityEstrogen receptorMetastatic samplesTumor specimensCancer-related genesNatural history
2013
Proliferation and estrogen signaling can distinguish patients at risk for early versus late relapse among estrogen receptor positive breast cancers
Bianchini G, Pusztai L, Karn T, Iwamoto T, Rody A, Kelly C, Müller V, Schmidt M, Qi Y, Holtrich U, Becker S, Santarpia L, Fasolo A, Del Conte G, Zambetti M, Sotiriou C, Haibe-Kains B, Symmans WF, Gianni L. Proliferation and estrogen signaling can distinguish patients at risk for early versus late relapse among estrogen receptor positive breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15: r86. PMID: 24060333, PMCID: PMC3978752, DOI: 10.1186/bcr3481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantEstrogensFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedMitosisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenRiskSignal TransductionTamoxifenConceptsNode-negative tumorsLate relapseNeoadjuvant letrozoleEndocrine therapyEarly relapseNegative tumorsBreast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerProliferation markersReceptor-positive breast cancerER-positive breast cancerAdjuvant endocrine therapyAffymetrix gene expression profilesExtended endocrine therapyTamoxifen-treated patientsER-positive patientsGenomic grade indexPositive breast cancerRisk of recurrenceRisk of relapseEstrogen receptor activitySmall independent cohortEstrogen-related genesAdjuvant tamoxifenSystemic therapy
2012
Progression of genomic signatures in local and metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer: Relevance to palliative treatment.
Symmans W, Andreopoulou E, Booser D, Hatzis C, Wallace M, Zhang Y, Gong Y, Ignatiadis M, Sotiriou C, Andre F, Peintinger F, Regitnig P, Marth C, Desmedt C, Loi S, Moulder S, Hortobagyi G, Pusztai L, Valero V. Progression of genomic signatures in local and metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer: Relevance to palliative treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 515-515. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalOverall survivalBreast cancerHormonal therapyStage IIBStage IIIMetastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerStage IVGenomic subtypesEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerStage progressionReceptor-positive breast cancerPalliative hormonal therapyAJCC stage ICox regression analysisHigh-risk subtypesClinical progressionStage IIARisk subtypesBiopsy samplesStage IStaging methodMBC samplesTreatment typeCancerAgreement in Risk Prediction Between the 21‐Gene Recurrence Score Assay (Oncotype DX®) and the PAM50 Breast Cancer Intrinsic Classifier™ in Early‐Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Kelly CM, Bernard PS, Krishnamurthy S, Wang B, Ebbert MT, Bastien RR, Boucher KM, Young E, Iwamoto T, Pusztai L. Agreement in Risk Prediction Between the 21‐Gene Recurrence Score Assay (Oncotype DX®) and the PAM50 Breast Cancer Intrinsic Classifier™ in Early‐Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2012, 17: 492-498. PMID: 22418568, PMCID: PMC3336833, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorEarly-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerRisk assignmentHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expressionEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 expressionEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerIntermediate RS groupLuminal B cancersReceptor 2 expressionLow-risk categoryQuantitative polymerase chain reactionB cancersMore patientsPolymerase chain reactionIntermediate RSLower riskStage IRS groupCancerPAM50Risk categoriesRisk predictionChain reactionCentromere protein-A, an essential centromere protein, is a prognostic marker for relapse in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
McGovern SL, Qi Y, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Buchholz TA. Centromere protein-A, an essential centromere protein, is a prognostic marker for relapse in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14: r72. PMID: 22559056, PMCID: PMC3446334, DOI: 10.1186/bcr3181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAutoantigensBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCentromere Protein ACentromere Protein BChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKi-67 AntigenMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerTamoxifenConceptsER-positive diseaseDistant relapse-free survivalSystemic therapyER-negative tumorsIndependent prognostic markerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPrognostic markerBreast cancerChemotherapy responseKi-67Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerER-positive breast cancerSignificant independent prognostic markerER-positive tumorsRelapse-free survivalBreast cancer patientsHigh-grade cancerSignificant independent predictorsKi-67 expressionFree survivalHazard ratioIndependent predictorsPrognostic factorsNegative tumors
2010
PIK3CA mutations associated with gene signature of low mTORC1 signaling and better outcomes in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer
Loi S, Haibe-Kains B, Majjaj S, Lallemand F, Durbecq V, Larsimont D, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Bardelli A, Ellis P, Tutt AN, Gillett CE, Hennessy BT, Mills GB, Phillips WA, Piccart MJ, Speed TP, McArthur GA, Sotiriou C. PIK3CA mutations associated with gene signature of low mTORC1 signaling and better outcomes in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 10208-10213. PMID: 20479250, PMCID: PMC2890442, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907011107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBase SequenceBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDNA PrimersFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Multiprotein ComplexesMutationNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPrognosisProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionSirolimusTamoxifenTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsConceptsBreast cancerPIK3CA mutationsClinical outcomesEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerGene signaturePIK3CA mutation statusPI3K/mTOR inhibitorBetter clinical outcomesPI3K/mTOR inhibitionHuman breast cancerBC cell linesPIK3CA mutant breast cancersCommon genetic aberrationsTamoxifen monotherapyBetter prognosisMTOR inhibitorsBetter outcomesMutation statusMTOR inhibitionPathway activationExperimental modelGenetic aberrationsPrognosisCell lines
2008
Effect of Molecular Disease Subsets on Disease-Free Survival in Randomized Adjuvant Chemotherapy Trials for Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Broglio K, Andre F, Symmans WF, Hess KR, Hortobagyi GN. Effect of Molecular Disease Subsets on Disease-Free Survival in Randomized Adjuvant Chemotherapy Trials for Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 4679-4683. PMID: 18662965, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.17.2544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalER-positive breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapy trialsProportion of patientsBreast cancerChemotherapy trialsRS patientsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerRandomized adjuvant chemotherapy trialReceptor-positive breast cancerFuture adjuvant studiesProportion of casesTwo-arm clinical trialChemotherapy decreasesMolecular diagnostic testsAdjuvant chemotherapyEndocrine therapyAdjuvant studiesDisease subsetsPositive cancersClinical trialsDFS estimatesRisk groupsEstrogen receptorMolecular subtypes
2007
Microtubule-Associated Protein-tau is a Bifunctional Predictor of Endocrine Sensitivity and Chemotherapy Resistance in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Andre F, Hatzis C, Anderson K, Sotiriou C, Mazouni C, Mejia J, Wang B, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Microtubule-Associated Protein-tau is a Bifunctional Predictor of Endocrine Sensitivity and Chemotherapy Resistance in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 2061-2067. PMID: 17404087, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-2078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstrogen Receptor ModulatorsFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerTamoxifenTau ProteinsConceptsTau mRNA expressionBreast cancerPredictive valueTau expressionMRNA expressionEndocrine therapyEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerPositive primary breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerER-positive breast cancerBorderline nonsignificant associationLow tau expressionPure prognostic valueSystemic adjuvant therapyTaxane-containing chemotherapyChemotherapy-resistant diseasePathologic complete responseER-positive cancersPrimary breast cancerDifferent outcome groupsWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testAdjuvant tamoxifenPreoperative paclitaxelAdjuvant therapyInclusion of taxanes, particularly weekly paclitaxel, in preoperative chemotherapy improves pathologic complete response rate in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers
Mazouni C, Kau S, Frye D, Andre F, Kuerer H, Buchholz T, Symmans W, Anderson K, Hess K, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Hortobagyi G, Buzdar A, Pusztai L. Inclusion of taxanes, particularly weekly paclitaxel, in preoperative chemotherapy improves pathologic complete response rate in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers. Annals Of Oncology 2007, 18: 874-880. PMID: 17293601, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsBridged-Ring CompoundsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentPaclitaxelPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenSurvival AnalysisTaxoidsTumor BurdenConceptsPathologic complete response rateComplete response rateER-negative tumorsPreoperative chemotherapyPCR rateER statusBreast cancerResponse rateEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerMD Anderson Cancer CenterBreast cancer benefitER-negative statusInclusion of taxanesER-negative patientsER-positive patientsER-positive tumorsNeo-adjuvant therapyType of regimenClinical tumor sizeSubset of patientsCox regression analysisER-negative cancersPositive breast cancerAnderson Cancer Center