2008
Sites of distant recurrence and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer
Lin NU, Claus E, Sohl J, Razzak AR, Arnaout A, Winer EP. Sites of distant recurrence and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer. Cancer 2008, 113: 2638-2645. PMID: 18833576, PMCID: PMC2835546, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerCNS metastasesMedian survivalMetastatic diagnosisSystemic diseaseCentral nervous system recurrenceDana-Farber Cancer InstituteInitial metastatic diagnosisProgressive CNS diseaseOutcomes of patientsNew treatment strategiesRace-adjusted ratesCNS progressionBrain metastasesCNS involvementCNS recurrenceDistant recurrenceMetastatic presentationCNS lesionsClinical outcomesPathology recordsCNS diseaseAggressive subtype
2005
Isolated central nervous system metastases in patients with HER2-overexpressing advanced breast cancer treated with first-line trastuzumab-based therapy
Burstein HJ, Lieberman G, Slamon DJ, Winer EP, Klein P. Isolated central nervous system metastases in patients with HER2-overexpressing advanced breast cancer treated with first-line trastuzumab-based therapy. Annals Of Oncology 2005, 16: 1772-1777. PMID: 16150805, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDisease ProgressionDoxorubicinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene AmplificationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescencePaclitaxelPrevalenceReceptor, ErbB-2Survival RateTime FactorsTrastuzumabVinblastineVinorelbineConceptsTrastuzumab-based therapyMetastatic breast cancerHER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancerCentral nervous system metastasesNervous system metastasesBreast cancerCNS progressionCNS metastasesFirst-line trastuzumab-based therapyHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerMulticenter phase II trialAdvanced breast cancerFirst-line treatmentPhase II trialPhase III studyTrastuzumab-based treatmentPrimary breast cancerHER2 gene amplificationGene amplificationMeasurable diseaseCNS recurrenceII trialIII studyMetastatic diseasePatient survival