2008
Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer: Pathologic Assessment and Systemic Therapy Issues in Operable Disease
Gralow JR, Burstein HJ, Wood W, Hortobagyi GN, Gianni L, von Minckwitz G, Buzdar AU, Smith IE, Symmans WF, Singh B, Winer EP. Preoperative Therapy in Invasive Breast Cancer: Pathologic Assessment and Systemic Therapy Issues in Operable Disease. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 814-819. PMID: 18258991, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.15.3510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsCongresses as TopicFemaleHumansMastectomy, SegmentalNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Neoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm, ResidualPatient Care TeamPatient SelectionPreoperative CareReceptor, ErbB-2Remission InductionUnited StatesConceptsOperable breast cancerPreoperative systemic therapyBreast conservation ratesSystemic therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancerTumor responsePreoperative therapyPathologic assessmentNational Cancer Institute StatePostoperative adjuvant systemic therapyInitial tumor responseAdjuvant systemic therapyPathologic complete responseSurrogate end pointsStandard of careMultimodality treatment programBreast cancer biologyAdjuvant settingOperable diseaseOverall survivalPreoperative chemotherapySystemic treatmentComplete responseLymph nodes
2003
Preoperative Therapy With Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide for HER2 Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study
Burstein HJ, Harris LN, Gelman R, Lester SC, Nunes RA, Kaelin CM, Parker LM, Ellisen LW, Kuter I, Gadd MA, Christian RL, Kennedy PR, Borges VF, Bunnell CA, Younger J, Smith BL, Winer EP. Preoperative Therapy With Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide for HER2 Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 46-53. PMID: 12506169, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.03.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage breast cancerPreoperative trastuzumabBreast cancerPreoperative therapyHER2 extracellular domainAdjuvant doxorubicinCyclophosphamide chemotherapyAdjuvant doxorubicin/cyclophosphamideStage IILeft ventricular ejection fractionEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Pilot studyDefinitive breast surgeryDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideGrade 2 cardiotoxicityPathologic response rateAdvanced breast cancerComplete pathologic responseTrastuzumab-based treatmentGrowth factor receptor 2Ventricular ejection fractionStage breast cancerFactor receptor 2Sequential treatment program