2021
Circulating tumor cell number and endocrine therapy index in ER positive metastatic breast cancer patients
Paoletti C, Regan MM, Niman SM, Dolce EM, Darga EP, Liu MC, Marcom PK, Hart LL, Smith JW, Tedesco KL, Amir E, Krop IE, DeMichele AM, Goodwin PJ, Block M, Aung K, Brown ME, McCormack RT, Hayes DF. Circulating tumor cell number and endocrine therapy index in ER positive metastatic breast cancer patients. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 77. PMID: 34117261, PMCID: PMC8196036, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00281-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerProgression-free survivalER-positive metastatic breast cancerHER2-negative metastatic breast cancerWorse progression-free survivalWhole bloodTherapy indexExact testPositive metastatic breast cancer patientsMedian progression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancer patientsHuman epidermal growth factor receptorMulti-institutional clinical trialsGroup of patientsBreast cancer patientsSerial time pointsFisher's exact testTumor cell numberEpidermal growth factor receptorElevated CTCsGrowth factor receptorPrimary endpointClinical outcomesCancer patientsClinical trials
2020
Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases
Leone JP, Emblem KE, Weitz M, Gelman RS, Schneider BP, Freedman RA, Younger J, Pinho MC, Sorensen AG, Gerstner ER, Harris G, Krop IE, Morganstern D, Sohl J, Hu J, Kasparian E, Winer EP, Lin NU. Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases. Breast Cancer Research 2020, 22: 131. PMID: 33256829, PMCID: PMC7706261, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01372-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarboplatinFemaleGenotyping TechniquesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProgression-Free SurvivalTrastuzumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsProgression-free survivalBreast cancer brain metastasesEarly MRI changesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesOverall survivalMRI changesBreast cancerEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusDay 1Cycle 1 day 1Cycle 1 day 8Median progression-free survivalWorse progression-free survivalRegimen warrants further investigationDurable objective responsesECOG PS 1Efficacy of bevacizumabHER2-positive diseaseProgressive brain metastasesResultsThirty-eight patientsMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePhase II trialContrast-enhanced brain MRI