2014
Gene Signature–Guided Dasatinib Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Moulder S, Altan M, Kwiatkowski D, Valero V, Ueno NT, Esteva FJ, Avritscher R, Qi Y, Strauss L, Hortobagyi GN, Hatzis C, Symmans WF. Gene Signature–Guided Dasatinib Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 5265-5271. PMID: 25172932, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerPredictive gene signaturesGene signatureClinical benefitBiopsy-related adverse eventsSingle-agent activityStable diseaseDasatinib therapyAdverse eventsUnderwent biopsyUnselected patientsPreclinical evidenceUnexpected toxicitiesThree-armPatientsSingle agentMolecular testingCLIA laboratoryDasatinib responseDasatinibBiopsyGene expression profilingCancerExpression profiling
2010
Development of Candidate Genomic Markers to Select Breast Cancer Patients for Dasatinib Therapy
Moulder S, Yan K, Huang F, Hess KR, Liedtke C, Lin F, Hatzis C, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Development of Candidate Genomic Markers to Select Breast Cancer Patients for Dasatinib Therapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2010, 9: 1120-1127. PMID: 20423993, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-1117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell Line, TumorDasatinibDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesGenome, HumanHumansMatched-Pair AnalysisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPatient SelectionPrognosisPyrimidinesThiazolesConceptsClinical trialsCell linesPhase I/II trialIndependent breast cancer cell linesEarly phase clinical trialsDasatinib-resistant cellsPrimary breast cancerBreast cancer patientsDasatinib-resistant cell linesDifferent patient subsetsBreast cancer cell linesGenomic predictorsCancer cell linesDasatinib therapyDifferent potential predictorsII trialPatient subsetsPatient selectionCancer patientsBreast cancerDasatinib sensitivityMammary epithelial cellsDasatinib responseActivity indexPatient samples
2009
The HER-2 Receptor and Breast Cancer: Ten Years of Targeted Anti–HER-2 Therapy and Personalized Medicine
Ross JS, Slodkowska EA, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Ravdin PM, Hortobagyi GN. The HER-2 Receptor and Breast Cancer: Ten Years of Targeted Anti–HER-2 Therapy and Personalized Medicine. The Oncologist 2009, 14: 320-368. PMID: 19346299, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnthracyclinesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsEverolimusEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLapatinibNeoplasm StagingPolymerase Chain ReactionPractice Guidelines as TopicPrognosisPyrazolesPyrimidinesQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2RNA, MessengerSirolimusSurvival AnalysisTaxoidsTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsBreast cancerOverall survivalInsulin-like growth factor receptor pathwayClinical Oncology-CollegeMetastatic breast cancerInvasive breast cancerAmerican Pathologists guidelinesHER-2 receptorTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTarget of therapyGrowth factor receptor pathwayKinase inhibitor lapatinibMean relative riskReal-time polymerase chain reactionTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorPrediction of responseChromosome 17 polysomyHormonal therapyTyrosine kinase receptorsTherapy toxicitySitu hybridizationPrognostic significancePolymerase chain reactionPathologists guidelinesRelative risk
2008
Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec®) in advanced breast cancer-expressing C-Kit or PDGFR-β: clinical activity and biological correlations
Cristofanilli M, Morandi P, Krishnamurthy S, Reuben JM, Lee B, Francis D, Booser DJ, Green MC, Arun BK, Pusztai L, Lopez A, Islam R, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN. Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec®) in advanced breast cancer-expressing C-Kit or PDGFR-β: clinical activity and biological correlations. Annals Of Oncology 2008, 19: 1713-1719. PMID: 18515258, PMCID: PMC2735063, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic AgentsBenzamidesBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastFemaleHumansImatinib MesylateImmunologic FactorsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPiperazinesProspective StudiesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitPyrimidinesReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaConceptsMetastatic breast cancerPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorImatinib mesylateC-kitDisease progressionClinical activityB-fibroblast growth factorGrowth factorMedian overall survivalSerious adverse eventsPotential immunosuppressive effectsInterferon-gamma productionVascular endothelial growth factorAngiogenesis-related cytokinesEndothelial growth factorNovel molecular therapiesC-kit expressionGrowth factor receptorAdverse eventsObjective responseOverall survivalTreat analysisDismal prognosisMedian timeImmunomodulatory effects