Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Schalper KA, Pusztai L, Psyrri A, Kalogeras KT, Kotoula V, Fountzilas G, Rimm DL. Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv136. PMID: 25991002, PMCID: PMC4554192, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalExtracellular SpaceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntracellular SpaceKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Sensitivity and SpecificityTissue Array AnalysisTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2ECD expressionICD statusLonger DFSQuantitative immunofluorescenceTrastuzumab therapyPrognostic valueBreast cancerTissue microarrayEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant trastuzumab therapyDisease-free survival analysisTrastuzumab-treated patientsGrowth factor receptor 2High positive predictive valueHER2-positive tumorsKaplan-Meier estimatesFactor receptor 2ERBB2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionPositive predictive valueExtracellular domainAdjuvant chemotherapyHER2-ICDBetter DFSPD-L1 Expression Correlates with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Wimberly H, Brown JR, Schalper K, Haack H, Silver MR, Nixon C, Bossuyt V, Pusztai L, Lannin DR, Rimm DL. PD-L1 Expression Correlates with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research 2015, 3: 326-332. PMID: 25527356, PMCID: PMC4390454, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-14-0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesPD-L1 expressionPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPD-L1Breast cancerDeath 1 ligand 1PD-L1 protein expressionYale-New Haven HospitalHigh PD-L1Antitumor immune activitySubset of patientsTriple-negative patientsBreast cancer patientsTriple-negative statusImmune checkpoint proteinsImmune regulatory moleculesNew Haven HospitalSignificant multivariate modelRabbit monoclonal antibodyTILs correlateComplete responseImmune therapyCancer patientsImmune activity