2023
Impact of Anti-HER2 Therapy Alone and With Weekly Paclitaxel on the Ovarian Reserve of Young Women With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.
Lambertini M, Ceppi M, Anderson R, Cameron D, Bruzzone M, Franzoi M, Massarotti C, El-Abed S, Wang Y, Lecocq C, Nuciforo P, Rolyance R, Pusztai L, Sohn J, Latocca M, Arecco L, Pistilli B, Ruddy K, Ballestrero A, Del Mastro L, Peccatori F, Partridge A, Saura C, Untch M, Piccart M, Di Cosimo S, de Azambuja E, Demeestere I. Impact of Anti-HER2 Therapy Alone and With Weekly Paclitaxel on the Ovarian Reserve of Young Women With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2023, 21: 33-41.e16. PMID: 36634607, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.7065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-HER2 therapyAMH levelsOvarian reserveWeekly paclitaxelAntimüllerian hormoneBreast cancerWeek 2HER2-positive early breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerSubsequent ovarian functionAnti-HER2 agentsAnti-HER2 treatmentMedian AMH levelsEarly breast cancerTime of surgeryFrozen serum samplesBiomarker analysisNeoALTTO trialPotential gonadotoxicityPremenopausal womenMedian ageAMH valuesOvarian functionAMH declineGonadotoxicity
2019
CD36-Mediated Metabolic Rewiring of Breast Cancer Cells Promotes Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies
Feng WW, Wilkins O, Bang S, Ung M, Li J, An J, del Genio C, Canfield K, DiRenzo J, Wells W, Gaur A, Robey RB, Guo JY, Powles RL, Sotiriou C, Pusztai L, Febbraio M, Cheng C, Kinlaw WB, Kurokawa M. CD36-Mediated Metabolic Rewiring of Breast Cancer Cells Promotes Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 3405-3420.e5. PMID: 31825825, PMCID: PMC6938262, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFA uptakeHER2-positive breast cancerFA transporter CD36Anti-HER2 therapyBreast cancer patientsMetabolic rewiringHER2 inhibitor lapatinibMMTV-neu miceDeletion of CD36Breast cancer cellsAcquisition of resistancePoor prognosisCancer patientsHER2 inhibitionBreast cancerInhibitor lapatinibCDNA microarray analysisPharmacological inhibitionMammary tissueDe novo FA synthesisCD36Promotes ResistanceResistant cellsCancer cellsExpression increases
2018
Association of T-Cell Receptor Repertoire Use With Response to Combined Trastuzumab-Lapatinib Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Secondary Analysis of the NeoALTTO Randomized Clinical Trial
Powles RL, Redmond D, Sotiriou C, Loi S, Fumagalli D, Nuciforo P, Harbeck N, de Azambuja E, Sarp S, Di Cosimo S, Huober J, Baselga J, Piccart-Gebhart M, Elemento O, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. Association of T-Cell Receptor Repertoire Use With Response to Combined Trastuzumab-Lapatinib Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Secondary Analysis of the NeoALTTO Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncology 2018, 4: e181564-e181564. PMID: 29902299, PMCID: PMC6224305, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.1564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual HER2 blockadeImmune gene signaturesPathologic complete responseDual HER2HER2 blockadeNeoALTTO trialDual anti-HER2 blockadeHigher immune gene expressionTrastuzumab Treatment Optimisation (ALTTO) trialHER2-positive breast cancerGene signatureAnti-HER2 blockadeHigher useHER2-positive patientsMultivariable logistic regressionRandomized clinical trialsGood responseHigh rateImmune gene expressionNeoadjuvant lapatinibTherapy armIdentifies patientsNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responseGene expression signatures
2017
Cardiac biomarkers for early detection and prediction of trastuzumab and/or lapatinib-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer: a NeoALTTO sub-study (BIG 1-06)
Ponde N, Bradbury I, Lambertini M, Ewer M, Campbell C, Ameels H, Zardavas D, Di Cosimo S, Baselga J, Huober J, Izquierdo M, Fumagalli D, Bozovic-Spasojevic I, Maetens M, Harbeck N, Pusztai L, Berghorn M, Im YH, Borrego MR, Chen DR, Rodeheffer R, Piccart M, Suter T, de Azambuja E. Cardiac biomarkers for early detection and prediction of trastuzumab and/or lapatinib-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer: a NeoALTTO sub-study (BIG 1-06). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 168: 631-638. PMID: 29280043, PMCID: PMC5843537, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4628-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-HER2 therapyNT-proBNPBiomarker elevationCardiac toxicityEarly predictorHER2-positive early-stage breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerAnthracycline-naïve patientsEarly cardiac toxicityLevels of TnTNT-proBNP elevationBrain natriuretic peptideBreast cancer patientsNeoALTTO trialWeekly paclitaxelCardiac dysfunctionTreatment armsCardiac damageNatriuretic peptideCancer patientsCardiac biomarkersBreast cancerPatientsTroponin TAmino-terminal fragmentPathway level alterations rather than mutations in single genes predict response to HER2-targeted therapies in the neo-ALTTO trial
Shi W, Jiang T, Nuciforo P, Hatzis C, Holmes E, Harbeck N, Sotiriou C, Peña L, Loi S, Rosa DD, Chia S, Wardley A, Ueno T, Rossari J, Eidtmann H, Armour A, Piccart-Gebhart M, Rimm DL, Baselga J, Pusztai L. Pathway level alterations rather than mutations in single genes predict response to HER2-targeted therapies in the neo-ALTTO trial. Annals Of Oncology 2017, 28: 128-135. PMID: 28177460, PMCID: PMC5834036, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleBreast NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDNA, NeoplasmExome SequencingFemaleHumansLapatinibMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProportional Hazards ModelsProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2RhoA GTP-Binding ProteinTrastuzumabConceptsPathologic complete response
2015
High HER2 Expression Correlates with Response to the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab
Scaltriti M, Nuciforo P, Bradbury I, Sperinde J, Agbor-Tarh D, Campbell C, Chenna A, Winslow J, Serra V, Parra JL, Prudkin L, Jimenez J, Aura C, Harbeck N, Pusztai L, Ellis C, Eidtmann H, Arribas J, Cortes J, de Azambuja E, Piccart M, Baselga J. High HER2 Expression Correlates with Response to the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab. Clinical Cancer Research 2015, 21: 569-576. PMID: 25467182, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-1824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalPathologic complete responseAnti-HER2 therapyHER2 expressionBreast cancerLonger progression-free survivalCombination of lapatinibExpression of p95HER2Trastuzumab-based therapyHigh HER2 expressionMetastatic breast cancerHER2 protein expressionComplete responseHR statusClinical benefitPrimary tumorHER2 levelsCox modelP95HER2PatientsPositive subsetTrastuzumabLapatinibHER2Expression correlates
2012
Lapatinib with trastuzumab for HER2-positive early breast cancer (NeoALTTO): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial
Baselga J, Bradbury I, Eidtmann H, Di Cosimo S, de Azambuja E, Aura C, Gómez H, Dinh P, Fauria K, Van Dooren V, Aktan G, Goldhirsch A, Chang TW, Horváth Z, Coccia-Portugal M, Domont J, Tseng LM, Kunz G, Sohn JH, Semiglazov V, Lerzo G, Palacova M, Probachai V, Pusztai L, Untch M, Gelber RD, Piccart-Gebhart M, Team O. Lapatinib with trastuzumab for HER2-positive early breast cancer (NeoALTTO): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2012, 379: 633-640. PMID: 22257673, PMCID: PMC5705192, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)61847-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDiarrheaDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansInfusions, IntravenousLapatinibLiverMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responseBreast cancerHER2-positive early breast cancerHER2-positive primary breast cancerAnti-HER2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumabHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-overexpressing breast cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor lapatinibGrade 3 diarrheaLiver enzyme alterationsAnti-HER2 agentsAnti-HER2 therapyPhase 3 studyPhase 3 trialEarly breast cancerPrimary breast cancerSingle-agent therapySynergistic antitumour activityMajor cardiac dysfunctionKinase inhibitor lapatinibMonoclonal antibody trastuzumabAdjuvant chemotherapyNeoadjuvant phaseNeoadjuvant settingOral lapatinib
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