2011
Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response
Li Q, Eklund AC, Birkbak NJ, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Sotiriou C, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Brunak S, Richardson AL, Szallasi Z. Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response. BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12: 310. PMID: 21798043, PMCID: PMC3155975, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-12-310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage lung cancerStage lung cancerNegative breast cancerCancer treatment decisionsHuman tumor samplesNeoadjuvant therapyChemotherapy responseLung cancerBreast cancerTreatment decisionsIndependent cohortPrognostic classifierAccurate biomarkersCancer expression profilesTumor typesPotential biomarkersTumor samplesConclusionsThese resultsSpecific predictorsStrong associationReliable predictorCohortCancerPredictorsBiomarkers
2010
Impact of Progression During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
Caudle AS, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Hunt KK, Pusztai L, Kuerer HM, Mittendorf EA, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Impact of Progression During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Surgical Management of Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 932-938. PMID: 21061075, PMCID: PMC4347926, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1390-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast conservation therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerSurgical managementDisease progressionStable diseaseImpact of progressionAdvanced breast cancerEarly-stage diseaseBCT candidatesClinical lymphadenopathyChemotherapy regimensProgressive diseaseStandard therapyComplete responseMedical oncologistsDistant metastasisClinicopathological dataFlap closurePatientsStage ITherapeutic interventionsOperative planEarly identificationMastectomy