2023
Genomics of ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer in Young Women Before and After Exposure to Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab
Lipsyc-Sharf M, Jain E, Collins L, Rosenberg S, Ruddy K, Tamimi R, Schapira L, Come S, Peppercorn J, Borges V, Warner E, Snow C, Krop I, Kim D, Weiss J, Zanudo J, Partridge A, Wagle N, Waks A. Genomics of ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer in Young Women Before and After Exposure to Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab. JCO Precision Oncology 2023, 7: e2300076. PMID: 37364233, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive breast cancerWhole-exome sequencingBreast cancerYoung womenWomen age 40 yearsErbB2-positive breast cancerErb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2Half of patientsTime pointsLarge prospective cohortAge 40 yearsPost-treatment tumorsReceptor tyrosine kinase 2Post-treatment specimensPost-treatment samplesProspective cohortPositive tumorsTyrosine kinase 2Cancer-related genesPatientsTumor-normal pairsTherapeutic resistanceTumor tissueCNS changesHotspot mutations
2022
Aiming at a Tailored Cure for ERBB2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Tarantino P, Curigliano G, Parsons HA, Lin NU, Krop I, Mittendorf EA, Waks A, Winer EP, Tolaney SM. Aiming at a Tailored Cure for ERBB2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 629-635. PMID: 35024766, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErbB2-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerPopulation of patientsBreast cancerDe novo metastaticErb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2High ERBB2 expressionCurrent treatment algorithmsHigh-dose chemotherapyLong-term respondersFraction of patientsAntitumor immune activationReceptor tyrosine kinase 2Quality of lifeOverall survivalSystemic treatmentTrastuzumab deruxtecanPathologic featuresTreatment algorithmFrontline treatmentImmune activationBiologic treatmentPathologic termsDisease burdenLong-term benefits