2001
Multicenter, Phase II study of capecitabine in taxane‐pretreated metastatic breast carcinoma patients
Blum J, Dieras V, Russo P, Horton J, Rutman O, Buzdar A, Osterwalder B. Multicenter, Phase II study of capecitabine in taxane‐pretreated metastatic breast carcinoma patients. Cancer 2001, 92: 1759-1768. PMID: 11745247, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011001)92:7<1759::aid-cncr1691>3.0.co;2-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast carcinomaTreatment-related adverse eventsHand-foot syndromeBreast carcinomaAdverse eventsGrade 3 treatment-related adverse eventsCommon treatment-related adverse eventsResponse rateGrade 4 adverse eventsMetastatic breast carcinoma patientsPrevious chemotherapy regimensPrior anthracycline chemotherapyTreatment-related deathsPhase II studyPhase II trialBreast carcinoma patientsSubgroup of patientsOverall response rateCurrent multicenterFluoropyrimidine carbamateOral capecitabineAnthracycline chemotherapyChemotherapy regimensII trialTaxane therapy
1993
Immunohistologic evaluation of invasion-associated proteases in breast carcinoma.
Visscher D, Sarkar F, LoRusso P, Sakr W, Ottosen S, Wykes S, Crissman J. Immunohistologic evaluation of invasion-associated proteases in breast carcinoma. Modern Pathology 1993, 6: 302-6. PMID: 8346178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast carcinomaUrokinase-type plasminogen activatorShort-term recurrence-free survivalCathepsin DNode-positive patientsRecurrence-free survivalProteolytic enzyme expressionHeterogeneous staining patternFree survivalImmunohistologic evaluationMetastatic diseasePositive patientsInflammatory cellsNeoplastic epitheliumExtracellular matrix dissolutionSystematic metastasisClinical aggressivenessMost tumorsTumor componentsMetastatic capacityCryostat sectionsCarcinomaMonoclonal antibodiesStaining patternPlasminogen activator