2019
The Immune Microenvironment in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Before and After Preoperative Chemotherapy
Waks AG, Stover DG, Guerriero JL, Dillon D, Barry WT, Gjini E, Hartl C, Lo W, Savoie J, Brock J, Wesolowski R, Li Z, Damicis A, Philips AV, Wu Y, Yang F, Sullivan A, Danaher P, Brauer HA, Osmani W, Lipschitz M, Hoadley KA, Goldberg M, Perou CM, Rodig S, Winer EP, Krop IE, Mittendorf EA, Tolaney SM. The Immune Microenvironment in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Before and After Preoperative Chemotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 4644-4655. PMID: 31061067, PMCID: PMC6677598, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImmune microenvironmentNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPD-L1Breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerBreast tumorsHormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative breast cancerHER2-negative breast cancerDistant metastasis-free survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerImmunotherapy-based approachesPAM50 intrinsic subtypesCheckpoint inhibitor therapyPD-L1 stainingTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesMetastasis-free survivalMacrophage-targeted therapiesRole of macrophagesPreoperative chemotherapyStandard chemotherapyInhibitor therapyResidual diseaseMyeloid signaturePoor response
2016
Heterogeneity and clinical significance of ESR1 mutations in ER-positive metastatic breast cancer patients receiving fulvestrant
Spoerke JM, Gendreau S, Walter K, Qiu J, Wilson TR, Savage H, Aimi J, Derynck MK, Chen M, Chan IT, Amler LC, Hampton GM, Johnston S, Krop I, Schmid P, Lackner MR. Heterogeneity and clinical significance of ESR1 mutations in ER-positive metastatic breast cancer patients receiving fulvestrant. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 11579. PMID: 27174596, PMCID: PMC4869259, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreastBreast NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor AntagonistsEstrogensFemaleFulvestrantHumansIndazolesMiddle AgedMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsSulfonamidesConceptsMetastatic breast cancer patientsESR1 mutationsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsPan-PI3K inhibitorPIK3CA-mutated tumorsProgression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerWild-type patientsClinical trial samplesMutation allele frequencyInhibitor therapyFulvestrant treatmentBreast cancerClinical significanceClinical resistancePatientsBaseline samplesHotspot mutationsK inhibitorsTherapyLongitudinal analysisTrial samplesESR1Distinct clones