Apocrine Breast Cancer: Unique Features of a Predominantly Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Saridakis A, Berger ER, Harigopal M, Park T, Horowitz N, Le Blanc J, Zanieski G, Chagpar A, Greenup R, Golshan M, Lannin DR. Apocrine Breast Cancer: Unique Features of a Predominantly Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 28: 5610-5616. PMID: 34426884, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastFemaleHumansRetrospective StudiesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsBreast cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalHigh-grade tumorsMolecular subtypesApocrine carcinomaBreast cancerBetter survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Triple-negative breast cancerRare breast cancerEnd Results (SEER) databaseGrowth factor receptor 2Triple-negative patientsTriple-negative cancersLow-grade tumorsFactor receptor 2Life table methodApocrine tumorsLuminal patientsWorse survivalClinicopathologic featuresResults databaseAggressive featuresReceptor 2Optimal Management for Residual Disease Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
Foldi J, Rozenblit M, Park TS, Knowlton CA, Golshan M, Moran M, Pusztai L. Optimal Management for Residual Disease Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Current Treatment Options In Oncology 2021, 22: 79. PMID: 34213636, DOI: 10.1007/s11864-021-00879-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseResidual cancerClinical trialsAdjuvant therapyExcellent long-term disease-free survivalLong-term disease-free survivalAxillary lymph node dissectionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Post-mastectomy breastSystemic adjuvant therapyInternal mammary nodesLymph node dissectionNeoadjuvant systemic therapyDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Minimal residual disease monitoringRecurrence-free survivalType of surgeryPivotal clinical trialsOngoing clinical trialsFactor receptor 2Residual disease monitoringAccurate prognostic estimates