2024
Impact of HER2 low status on genomic signatures in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Taylor M, Reddy S, Ashok Kumar P, Hariri D, Sokol E, Sivakumar S, Quintanilha J, Pavlick D, Levy M, Ross J, Lustberg M. Impact of HER2 low status on genomic signatures in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 1092-1092. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.1092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple negative breast cancerComprehensive genomic profilingGenomic alterationsHER2 statusHER2 2Triple negative breast cancer groupGA frequencyReview of pathology specimensHER2 IHC expressionHER2-low statusHER2-low tumorsLack of clinical dataPD-L1 expressionTumor mutational burdenHER2 IHC scoreHER2 2+Negative breast cancerEvaluate genomic alterationsMann-Whitney U testPotential treatment optionStatistically significant differenceHER2 subgroupsPD-L1Immunotherapy biomarkersChi-square test
2021
Patient preferences and adherence to adjuvant GnRH analogs among premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Sukumar JS, Quiroga D, Kassem M, Grimm M, Shinde NV, Appiah L, Palettas M, Stephens J, Gatti-Mays ME, Pariser A, Cherian M, Stover DG, Williams N, Van Deusen J, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Sardesai S. Patient preferences and adherence to adjuvant GnRH analogs among premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 190: 183-188. PMID: 34498153, PMCID: PMC8560558, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06368-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian function suppressionPositive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerBreast cancerPremenopausal womenPatient preferencesPremenopausal Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast CancerAdjuvant gonadotropin‐releasing hormone analoguesHR-positive breast cancerGonadotropin-releasing hormone analogueDiscontinuation of GnRHaThird of patientsChi-square testMonthly goserelinClinical characteristicsTreatment toxicityVaginal drynessClinicopathologic characteristicsGnRH analoguesHot flashesSurgical ablationResultsA totalMedical recordsGnRHa
2018
Disparities in breast cancer tumor characteristics, treatment, time to treatment, and survival probability among African American and white women
Foy K, Fisher J, Lustberg M, Gray D, DeGraffinreid C, Paskett E. Disparities in breast cancer tumor characteristics, treatment, time to treatment, and survival probability among African American and white women. Npj Breast Cancer 2018, 4: 7. PMID: 29582015, PMCID: PMC5861087, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-018-0059-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJames Cancer HospitalAA womenBreast cancerTumor characteristicsWhite womenCancer HospitalArthur G. James Cancer HospitalHigher breast cancer death rateBreast cancer tumor characteristicsCox proportional hazards regressionProgression-free survival probabilityBreast cancer death ratesLate-stage breast cancerLikelihood ratio chi-square testProportional hazards regressionStage breast cancerOverall survival probabilityCancer death ratesOnset of treatmentCurrent tobacco useChi-square testAfrican American womenPrompt treatmentCancer RegistryHazards regression