Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Exemestane in Combination With Celecoxib in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Breast Cancer
Lustberg M, Povoski S, Zhao W, Ziegler R, Sugimoto Y, Ruppert A, Lehman A, Shiels D, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Layman R, Brueggemeier R, Shapiro C. Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Exemestane in Combination With Celecoxib in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2011, 11: 221-227. PMID: 21729671, PMCID: PMC3440773, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2011.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAndrostadienesAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, LobularCelecoxibCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPostmenopausePyrazolesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSulfonamidesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responsePhase II trialEstrogen receptorKi-67Neoadjuvant exemestaneII trialPostmenopausal womenCOX-2Breast cancerDefinitive breast cancer surgeryCOX-2 inhibitor celecoxibSerious cardiac eventsAnti-tumor responseBreast cancer surgeryAddition of celecoxibCOX-2 expressionMajority of womenStable diseaseCardiac eventsPartial responseComplete responseCancer surgeryCore biopsyAromatase inhibitorsHER-2