2007
Bimodal Population or Pathologist Artifact?
Rimm DL, Giltnane JM, Moeder C, Harigopal M, Chung GG, Camp RL, Burtness B. Bimodal Population or Pathologist Artifact? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 2487-2488. PMID: 17557963, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.07.7537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissue Microarrays Shows High Cox-2 Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome
Zerkowski MP, Camp RL, Burtness BA, Rimm DL, Chung GG. Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Tissue Microarrays Shows High Cox-2 Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome. Cancer Investigation 2007, 25: 19-26. PMID: 17364553, DOI: 10.1080/07357900601128825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionCOX-2Tissue microarrayBreast cancerEstrogen receptorPrognostic factorsWorse survivalProgesterone receptorX-tileOptimal cutpointHigh COX-2 expressionBreast cancer tissue microarrayX-tile analysisSignificant prognostic factorsPrimary breast cancerCOX-2 inhibitorsCancer tissue microarrayHER2/neuClinicopathologic factorsNodal statusPoor outcomePoor prognosisTumor sizePredictive biomarkersClinical trials
2006
Long-term assessment of cardiac function after dose-dense and -intense sequential doxorubicin (A), paclitaxel (T), and cyclophosphamide (C) as adjuvant therapy for high risk breast cancer
Abu-Khalaf MM, Juneja V, Chung GG, DiGiovanna MP, Sipples R, McGurk M, Zelterman D, Haffty B, Reiss M, Wackers FJ, Lee FA, Burtness BA. Long-term assessment of cardiac function after dose-dense and -intense sequential doxorubicin (A), paclitaxel (T), and cyclophosphamide (C) as adjuvant therapy for high risk breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2006, 104: 341-349. PMID: 17051423, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9413-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionEnd of chemotherapyEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyBreast cancerAdjuvant therapySequential doxorubicinCardiac functionIpsilateral axillary lymph nodesHigh-risk breast cancerRisk breast cancerClinical heart failureInitiation of chemotherapyAxillary lymph nodesVentricular ejection fractionEnd of therapyLong-term cardiotoxicityMedian absolute changeEligible patientsFilgrastim supportLate cardiotoxicityAxillary nodesAsymptomatic declineEjection fractionHeart failureLymph nodesAntibody therapy for early-stage breast cancer: trastuzumab adjuvant and neoadjuvant trials
Mehra R, Burtness B. Antibody therapy for early-stage breast cancer: trastuzumab adjuvant and neoadjuvant trials. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2006, 6: 951-962. PMID: 16918262, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.6.9.951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerVascular endothelial growth factor levelsEarly-stage breast cancerYear of trastuzumabHER2/neu geneGrowth factor levelsBreast cancer cellsAdjuvant settingNeoadjuvant trialsOverall survivalRandomised trialsAggressive courseImproved outcomesImmune responseTrastuzumabActivation initiatesFactor levelsHER2 phosphorylationMonoclonal antibodiesNeu geneCancerCancer cellsHER2TrialsAntibodiesPostchemotherapy MRI Overestimates Residual Disease Compared with Histopathology in Responders to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Kwong MS, Chung GG, Horvath LJ, Ward BA, Hsu AD, Carter D, Tavassoli F, Haffty B, Burtness BA. Postchemotherapy MRI Overestimates Residual Disease Compared with Histopathology in Responders to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2006, 12: 212-221. PMID: 16803680, DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200605000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDocetaxelDoxorubicinFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm, ResidualPrognosisSurvival RateTaxoidsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdvanced breast cancerPathologic complete responseMagnetic resonance imagingComplete responseBreast cancerResonance imagingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingResidual invasive carcinomaBreast magnetic resonance imagingResidual tumor sizeSerial magnetic resonanceBreast magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonanceEligible patientsPrimary chemotherapyNeoadjuvant therapyResidual cancerAxillary lesionsPathologic evaluationStable patientsAdditional patientsPosttreatment examinationResidual diseaseTumor size
2005
Five-Year Update of an Expanded Phase II Study of Dose-Dense and -Intense Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel and Cyclophosphamide (ATC) in High-Risk Breast Cancer
Abu-Khalaf MM, Windsor S, Ebisu K, Salikooti S, Ananthanarayanan G, Chung GG, DiGiovanna MP, Haffty BG, Abrams M, Farber LR, Hsu AD, Reiss M, Zelterman D, Burtness BA. Five-Year Update of an Expanded Phase II Study of Dose-Dense and -Intense Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel and Cyclophosphamide (ATC) in High-Risk Breast Cancer. Oncology 2005, 69: 372-383. PMID: 16319508, DOI: 10.1159/000089991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk breast cancerBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyLymph nodesCommon grade 3 toxicitiesIpsilateral axillary lymph nodesGrade 3 toxicityGrade 3/4 neutropeniaPhase II studyAxillary lymph nodesPalmar-plantar erythrodysesthesiaDose-denseEligible patientsFeasible regimenFilgrastim supportNeutropenic feverDistant diseaseAxillary nodesDose intensityII studyBC surgerySequential doxorubicinAcute leukemiaMetastatic cancerMedian numberRemarkably High Frequency of EGFR Expression in Breast Carcinomas with Squamous Differentiation
Bossuyt V, Fadare O, Martel M, Ocal IT, Burtness B, Moinfar F, Leibl S, Tavassoli FA. Remarkably High Frequency of EGFR Expression in Breast Carcinomas with Squamous Differentiation. International Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2005, 13: 319-327. PMID: 16273187, DOI: 10.1177/106689690501300403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, AdenosquamousCarcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinosarcomaCell DifferentiationErbB ReceptorsFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryKeratinsLung NeoplasmsLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDisease-free survivalSquamous differentiationBreast carcinomaEstrogen receptorLymph nodesHER2 statusTissue microarrayEGFR expressionFull axillary lymph node dissectionAxillary lymph node dissectionLymph node positive breast carcinomaNode-positive breast carcinomaHuman epidermal growth factor receptorEGFR-negative tumorsLymph node dissectionPositive lymph nodesLymph node statusPositive breast carcinomaEGFR-positive tumorsEGFR-positive tumor cellsGrowth factor receptorNode dissectionEGFR positivityDistant metastasisPregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer
Psyrri A, Burtness B. Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2005, 11: 83-95. PMID: 15969981, DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200503000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerThird trimesterCancer patientsPregnancy-Associated Breast CancerSubsequent breast cancer developmentBreast massesClinical Oncology meetingsFirst antenatal visitHigh-risk diseaseImpact of pregnancyRisk of recurrenceHigh-risk groupBreast cancer riskPalpable breast massesBRCA2 mutation carriersBreast cancer developmentThorough breast examinationAntenatal visitsBreast conservationClinical presentationSubsequent pregnancyEarly pregnancyOncology meetings
2004
Sequence of Radiotherapy With Tamoxifen in Conservatively Managed Breast Cancer Does Not Affect Local Relapse Rates
Ahn PH, Vu HT, Lannin D, Obedian E, DiGiovanna MP, Burtness B, Haffty BG. Sequence of Radiotherapy With Tamoxifen in Conservatively Managed Breast Cancer Does Not Affect Local Relapse Rates. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 23: 17-23. PMID: 15545666, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.09.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConservative surgeryFree rateBreast cancerYale-New Haven HospitalSequence of radiotherapyLocal relapse rateCompletion of radiationBreast cancer patientsOverall survivalMargin statusNodal statusRelapse rateConcurrent administrationT stageRetrospective studyCancer patientsProgesterone statusPatientsStage ITamoxifenLocal controlConcurrent useCancer cellsSignificant differencesCancerImproved method for the detection of cytokeratin 19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients
Alvero AB, Burtness BA, Ercan AG, Sapi E. Improved method for the detection of cytokeratin 19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 658-661. PMID: 15105816, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsQuantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCancer patientsDisease-free survivalReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDetection of cytokeratinClinical parametersPeripheral bloodPolymerase chain reactionCytokeratin 19PatientsTumor cellsChain reactionImproved assayAssaysCellsTherapyCytokeratinBlood
2003
Sequential High‐Dose Alkylating Therapy and Stem Cell Support for High‐Risk Stage III Breast Cancer
Bou‐Khalil J, Rose M, Psyrri A, D’Andrea E, Medoff E, Staugaard‐Hahn C, Holtkamp C, Gran S, Pezzimente J, Snyder E, Cooper D, Haffty B, Reiss M, Burtness B. Sequential High‐Dose Alkylating Therapy and Stem Cell Support for High‐Risk Stage III Breast Cancer. The Breast Journal 2003, 9: 472-477. PMID: 14616941, DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09604.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsConnecticutCyclophosphamideFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansMedical RecordsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPalliative CareRetrospective StudiesStem Cell TransplantationSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsStem cell rescueAdvanced breast cancerBreast cancerCell rescueLymph nodesHormone receptor-positive tumorsIpsilateral axillary lymph nodesStandard-dose adjuvant chemotherapyWhite blood cell toxicityStage III breast cancerAnthracycline-containing chemotherapyPositive lymph nodesTreatment-related complicationsAxillary lymph nodesHigh-dose chemotherapyStem cell supportReceptor-positive tumorsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorMajority of cancersColony-stimulating factorAdjuvant chemotherapyNeutropenic feverNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage IIIBMedian time
2001
Use of paclitaxel in patients with pre‐existing cardiomyopathy: A review of our experience
Gollerkeri A, Harrold L, Rose M, Jain D, Burtness B. Use of paclitaxel in patients with pre‐existing cardiomyopathy: A review of our experience. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 93: 139-141. PMID: 11391633, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionYale Cancer CenterPaclitaxel therapyClinic recordsDecreased LVEFCompletion of paclitaxelPre-existing cardiomyopathyPrior cardiac diseasePrior doxorubicin therapySecond-line agentsCongestive heart failureVentricular ejection fractionUse of paclitaxelEffect of paclitaxelEjection fractionHeart failureCardiac dysfunctionClinical evidenceOutpatient clinicCancer CenterCardiac toxicityDoxorubicin therapyCardiac functionRetrospective analysisMean change
2000
The feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with impaired left ventricular function
Rose M, Lee F, Gollerkeri A, D'Andrea E, Psyrri A, Bdolah-Abram T, Burtness B. The feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with impaired left ventricular function. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2000, 26: 133-139. PMID: 10918422, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPaclitaxelStroke VolumeSurvival RateVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionHigh-dose chemotherapyBreast cancer patientsMean absolute decreaseCancer patientsAbsolute decreaseLV functionCell rescueImpaired left ventricular functionHigh-dose thiotepaImpaired LV functionHigh-dose melphalanStem cell rescueSymptomatic heart failureCourses of chemotherapyVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionSequential paclitaxelMetastatic diseaseCardiac deathCardiac symptomsEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular functionCardiac toxicityTransplantation of CD34+ peripheral blood cells selected using a fully automated immunomagnetic system in patients with high-risk breast cancer: results of a prospective randomized multicenter clinical trial
Yanovich S, Mitsky P, Cornetta K, Maziarz R, Rosenfeld C, Krause D, Lotz J, Bitran J, Williams S, Preti R, Somlo G, Burtness B, Mills B. Transplantation of CD34+ peripheral blood cells selected using a fully automated immunomagnetic system in patients with high-risk breast cancer: results of a prospective randomized multicenter clinical trial. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2000, 25: 1165-1174. PMID: 10849529, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsMedian timeCancer patientsIsolated CD34Clinical trialsCell selection systemHematopoietic reconstitutionHigh-risk breast cancerCapacity of CD34Transplantation of CD34Absolute neutrophil countDuration of hospitalizationHigh-dose chemotherapyMulticenter clinical trialBone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25Incidence of infectionPeripheral blood cellsInter-group differencesProgenitor cell graftsPlatelet engraftmentNeutrophil countCell transplantPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet count
1999
Total-Body Echo-planar MR Imaging in the Staging of Breast Cancer: Comparison with Conventional Methods—Early Experience
Horvath LJ, Burtness BA, McCarthy S, Johnson KM. Total-Body Echo-planar MR Imaging in the Staging of Breast Cancer: Comparison with Conventional Methods—Early Experience. Radiology 1999, 211: 119-128. PMID: 10189461, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.211.1.r99ap33119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcho-planar MR imagingBreast cancerConventional imagingMR imagingImaging findingsTherapeutic decisionsStage IV diseaseMR imaging findingsConventional imaging resultsEcho-planar magnetic resonance imagingConventional imaging findingsMagnetic resonance imagingMR imaging resultsContiguous axial imagesImaging resultsInversion recovery sequenceLiver involvementBone metastasesSkeletal metastasesProbable metastasesTissue diagnosisPatientsPatients' thoughtsResonance imagingMetastasisHigh-dose chemotherapy for the treatment of high-risk and advanced breast cancer.
Burtness B. High-dose chemotherapy for the treatment of high-risk and advanced breast cancer. Connecticut Medicine 1999, 63: 41-6. PMID: 10071438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjuvant sequential dose-dense doxorubicin, paclitaxel, and cyclophosphamide (ATC) for high-risk breast cancer is feasible in the community setting.
Burtness B, Windsor S, Holston B, DiStasio S, Staugaard-Hahn C, Abrantes J, Kneuper-Hall R, Farber L, Orell J, Bober-Sorcinelli K, Haffty BG, Reiss M. Adjuvant sequential dose-dense doxorubicin, paclitaxel, and cyclophosphamide (ATC) for high-risk breast cancer is feasible in the community setting. The Cancer Journal 1999, 5: 224-9. PMID: 10439168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerDefinitive breast cancer surgeryMetastatic axillary lymph nodesHigh-risk breast cancerMore axillary nodesMyalgia/arthralgiaGrade 3 toxicityNausea/vomitingPercent of patientsAxillary lymph nodesHigh-risk patientsBreast cancer surgeryPreliminary efficacy dataFilgrastim supportNeutropenic feverAcceptable toxicityAdjuvant therapyAxillary nodesDose intensityStandard therapyBone scanLymph nodesCancer surgeryDistant metastasisAcute leukemia
1998
High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34+ peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study
Chabannon C, Cornetta K, Lotz J, Rosenfeld C, Shlomchik M, Yanovitch S, Marolleau J, Sledge G, Novakovitch G, Srour E, Burtness B, Camerlo J, Gravis G, Lee-Fischer J, Faucher C, Chabbert I, Krause D, Maraninchi D, Mills B, Kunkel L, Oldham F, Blaise D, Viens P. High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34+ peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study. British Journal Of Cancer 1998, 78: 913-921. PMID: 9764583, PMCID: PMC2063121, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor prognosis breast cancerHigh-dose chemotherapyHaematopoietic recoveryBreast cancerRecombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factorBlood cellsRandomized multicentre studyGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorHuman granulocyte colony-stimulating factorPeripheral blood cellsPeripheral blood CD34Peripheral blood progenitorsColony-stimulating factorMobilized blood cellsEpithelial tumor cellsEligible patientsStudy armsMulticentre studyPeripheral bloodConventional chemotherapyStudy groupPatientsChemotherapyBlood CD34CD34Cytosine Deaminase Adenoviral Vector and 5-Fluorocytosine Selectively Reduce Breast Cancer Cells 1 Million-Fold When They Contaminate Hematopoietic Cells: A Potential Purging Method for Autologous Transplantation
Garcia-Sanchez F, Pizzorno G, Fu SQ, Nanakorn T, Krause DS, Liang J, Adams E, Leffert JJ, Yin LH, Cooperberg MR, Hanania E, Wang WL, Won JH, Peng XY, Cote R, Brown R, Burtness B, Giles R, Crystal R, Deisseroth AB. Cytosine Deaminase Adenoviral Vector and 5-Fluorocytosine Selectively Reduce Breast Cancer Cells 1 Million-Fold When They Contaminate Hematopoietic Cells: A Potential Purging Method for Autologous Transplantation. Blood 1998, 92: 672-682. PMID: 9657770, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v92.2.672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBreast NeoplasmsCell DeathCytosine DeaminaseFemaleFlucytosineFluorouracilGene Transfer TechniquesGenetic VectorsHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMaleMiceNucleoside DeaminasesProdrugsTransplantation, AutologousTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsBreast cancer cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsCytosine deaminase geneHuman mammary epithelial cellsAdenoviral vectorCancer cellsHours of exposureHematopoietic cellsAutologous stem cell productsMarrow cellsEscherichia coli cytosine deaminase geneReplication-incompetent adenoviral vectorEpithelial cellsChemotherapy-induced myelosuppressionBreast cancer cell line MCF-7Blood mononuclear cellsEarly hematopoietic precursor cellsMale donor miceCancer cell line MCF-7Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysisMCF-7 breast cancer cellsNormal human mammary epithelial cellsMDA-MB-453
1997
Histologic markers and long-term prognosis in breast cancer.
Burtness BA. Histologic markers and long-term prognosis in breast cancer. The Cancer Journal 1997, 3: 211-2. PMID: 9263626.Peer-Reviewed Original Research