2022
Nodal Positivity in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Implications for Preoperative Immunotherapy
Mittendorf EA, Kantor O, Weiss A, Richardson E, Garrido-Castro A, Portnow LH, Krop IE, Lin NU, Winer EP, Tolaney SM, King TA. Nodal Positivity in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Implications for Preoperative Immunotherapy. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 30: 100-106. PMID: 35941343, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12357-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerNational Cancer DatabaseNormal clinical examinationAxillary ultrasoundNegative clinical examinationClinical examinationUpfront surgeryCT2 tumorsInstitutional databaseBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerStage triple-negative breast cancerAddition of immunotherapyNodal positivity ratePathologic nodal statusNode-positive patientsEvent-free survivalNode-positive diseaseRisk-benefit ratioCT1-2N0NCDB cohortPreoperative immunotherapyResultsFor patientsPositive nodesPreoperative chemotherapy
2019
The Immune Microenvironment in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Before and After Preoperative Chemotherapy
Waks AG, Stover DG, Guerriero JL, Dillon D, Barry WT, Gjini E, Hartl C, Lo W, Savoie J, Brock J, Wesolowski R, Li Z, Damicis A, Philips AV, Wu Y, Yang F, Sullivan A, Danaher P, Brauer HA, Osmani W, Lipschitz M, Hoadley KA, Goldberg M, Perou CM, Rodig S, Winer EP, Krop IE, Mittendorf EA, Tolaney SM. The Immune Microenvironment in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Before and After Preoperative Chemotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 4644-4655. PMID: 31061067, PMCID: PMC6677598, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune microenvironmentNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPD-L1Breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerBreast tumorsHormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancerHER2-negative breast cancerDistant metastasis-free survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerImmunotherapy-based approachesPAM50 intrinsic subtypesCheckpoint inhibitor therapyPD-L1 stainingTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMetastasis-free survivalMacrophage-targeted therapiesRole of macrophagesPreoperative chemotherapyStandard chemotherapyInhibitor therapyResidual diseaseMyeloid signaturePoor response
2017
Immune biomarkers and treatment (tx) outcome in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer (BC) patients (pts) treated with preoperative chemotherapy (preop chemo) plus bevacizumab (bev).
Waks A, Barry W, Gjini E, Dillon D, Rodig S, Brock J, Baltay M, Savoie J, Stover D, Winer E, Krop I, Tolaney S. Immune biomarkers and treatment (tx) outcome in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer (BC) patients (pts) treated with preoperative chemotherapy (preop chemo) plus bevacizumab (bev). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e12134-e12134. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e12134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTPD-L1Miller-PaynePathologic responseImmune biomarkersHormone receptor-positive breast cancer patientsReceptor-positive breast cancer patientsPanCancer Immune Profiling PanelResidual cancer burden scorePathologic complete responsePD-L1 expressionBreast cancer patientsPD-L1 scoresImmune Profiling PanelImportant clinical implicationsPreoperative chemotherapyComplete responseProspective trialTumor-immune interactionsBurden scoreCancer patientsImmune microenvironmentUnadjusted analysesTumor gradeTreatment outcomes
2007
Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy?
Segara D, Krop IE, Garber JE, Winer E, Harris L, Bellon JR, Birdwell R, Lester S, Lipsitz S, Iglehart JD, Golshan M. Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2007, 96: 474-480. PMID: 17640031, DOI: 10.1002/jso.20856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyTumor sizePhysical examBreast cancerFinal pathologic tumor sizePathologic tumor sizeStart of therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer patientsPathologic tumor responseCorrelation of ultrasoundUse of MRIPhysical exam dataComplete respondersBreast conservationPathologic sizeCancer patientsPathology sizeTumor responseUS assessmentPathologic measurementsPathology responsePatients