TransCONFIRM: Identification of a Genetic Signature of Response to Fulvestrant in Advanced Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Jeselsohn R, Barry WT, Migliaccio I, Biagioni C, Zhao J, De Tribolet-Hardy J, Guarducci C, Bonechi M, Laing N, Winer EP, Brown M, Di Leo A, Malorni L. TransCONFIRM: Identification of a Genetic Signature of Response to Fulvestrant in Advanced Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 5755-5764. PMID: 27185372, PMCID: PMC5124409, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalDouble-Blind MethodEpidermal Growth FactorEstradiolFemaleFulvestrantGene Expression ProfilingHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alphaHumansMiddle AgedPostmenopauseReceptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionTranscription Factor AP-2TranscriptomeConceptsProgression-free survivalBreast cancerPredictive biomarkersCONFIRM studyMetastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerGene signatureBiologic pathwaysAdvanced breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerMultivariate Cox modelPotential new therapeutic targetEstrogen receptor antagonistNew therapeutic targetsNegative predictive valuePrimary tumor samplesNovel gene signatureMetastatic ERPrimary ERReceptor antagonistFulvestrant treatmentDecreased responseCox modelER levels