2019
Clinicopathologic Factors Associated With Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2–Directed Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Meisel J, Zhao J, Suo A, Zhang C, Wei Z, Taylor C, Aneja R, Krishnamurti U, Li Z, Nahta R, O'Regan R, Li X. Clinicopathologic Factors Associated With Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2–Directed Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2019, 20: 19-24. PMID: 31806448, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA Copy Number VariationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPredictive Value of TestsProgression-Free SurvivalReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTumor BurdenConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHER2-positive breast cancerNeoadjuvant therapyHER2/CEP17 ratioBreast cancerClinicopathologic featuresTumor sizeEstrogen receptorKi-67High HER2/CEP17 ratioCEP17 ratioHER2 immunohistochemistry 3Pathologic complete responseProgesterone receptor expressionSmaller tumor sizeBreast cancer responseHigh Ki-67Low estrogen receptorHER2 copy numberRCB-IIPatient ageClinicopathologic factorsComplete responseInitial biopsyExcisional specimensA whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk
Klimov S, Miligy I, Gertych A, Jiang Y, Toss M, Rida P, Ellis I, Green A, Krishnamurti U, Rakha E, Aneja R. A whole slide image-based machine learning approach to predict ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) recurrence risk. Breast Cancer Research 2019, 21: 83. PMID: 31358020, PMCID: PMC6664779, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-019-1165-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDCIS patientsRecurrence riskDuctal carcinomaScreen-detected breast cancerLong-term outcome dataBreast-conserving surgeryUnmet clinical needNottingham University HospitalsPositive predictive valueAdjuvant radiationIpsilateral recurrenceAdditional therapyMethodsThe cohortHazard ratioLocal recurrenceClinicopathological markersClinicopathological variablesPrimary tumorUniversity HospitalLymphocyte regionBreast cancerOutcome dataBenign ductsPredictive valuePatients
2017
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are significantly associated with better overall survival and disease-free survival in triple-negative but not estrogen receptor–positive breast cancers
Krishnamurti U, Wetherilt C, Yang J, Peng L, Li X. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are significantly associated with better overall survival and disease-free survival in triple-negative but not estrogen receptor–positive breast cancers. Human Pathology 2017, 64: 7-12. PMID: 28153508, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLymphatic MetastasisLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMastectomyMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsReceptors, EstrogenRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDisease-free survivalBetter overall survivalLymph node statusOverall survivalBreast cancerNeoadjuvant treatmentLymphovascular invasionEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerOncotype DX recurrence scoreOncotype DX scorePossible prognostic valueDX recurrence scoreNottingham histologic gradeNeoadjuvant settingTILs correlateNegative associationNode statusPrognostic valueRecurrence scoreHistologic gradePrognostic parametersPathological response