2024
Peripheral blood immune parameters, response, and adverse events after neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus durvalumab in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer
Foldi J, Blenman K, Marczyk M, Gunasekharan V, Polanska A, Gee R, Davis M, Kahn A, Silber A, Pusztai L. Peripheral blood immune parameters, response, and adverse events after neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus durvalumab in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39002068, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07426-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerAssociated with pathological responsePathological complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCytokine levelsPathological responseAdverse eventsBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerPatients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitorsB cell clonal expansionMeasured serum cytokine levelsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsGM-CSF levelsPeripheral blood cytokine levelsBlood cytokine levelsSerum cytokine levelsB cell receptorMagnetic bead panelBenjamini-Hochberg correctionSample of patientsImmunoSEQ platformCheckpoint inhibitorsComplete responseNeoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy/adjuvant pembrolizumab for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer: quality-of-life results from the randomized KEYNOTE-522 study
Dent R, Cortés J, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kümmel S, Bergh J, Denkert C, Park Y, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Untch M, Fasching P, Cardoso F, Haiderali A, Jia L, Nguyen A, Pan W, O’Shaughnessy J, Schmid P. Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy/adjuvant pembrolizumab for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer: quality-of-life results from the randomized KEYNOTE-522 study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2024, djae129. PMID: 38913881, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djae129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerLS mean changeBaseline to weekPatient-reported outcomesAdjuvant pembrolizumabBetween-group differencesKEYNOTE-522Neoadjuvant phaseAdjuvant phaseBreast cancerMean changePathological complete responseEvent-free survivalQuality-of-life resultsNeoadjuvant pembrolizumabPatient-reported outcome assessmentsComplete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyEORTC QLQ-30PembrolizumabQuality-of-lifeSecondary objectivesQLQ-30PlaceboEvent-free survival by residual cancer burden with pembrolizumab in early-stage TNBC: exploratory analysis from KEYNOTE-522☆
Pusztai L, Denkert C, O’Shaughnessy J, Cortes J, Dent R, McArthur H, Kümmel S, Bergh J, Park Y, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Untch M, Fasching P, Cardoso F, Zhu Y, Pan W, Tryfonidis K, Schmid P. Event-free survival by residual cancer burden with pembrolizumab in early-stage TNBC: exploratory analysis from KEYNOTE-522☆. Annals Of Oncology 2024, 35: 429-436. PMID: 38369015, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerEvent-free survivalPathological complete responseResidual cancer burdenEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerEvent-free survival eventsPembrolizumab groupRCB-2KEYNOTE-522Neoadjuvant pembrolizumabRCB-0Central nervous system recurrenceCancer burdenCycles of paclitaxelIncreased pCR ratePembrolizumab to chemotherapyCycles of doxorubicinCox regression modelsRCB-1Adjuvant pembrolizumabDistant recurrencePCR rateResidual diseaseSystemic recurrenceComplete response
2023
LBA3 Phase III study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): KEYNOTE-522 Korean subgroup analysis
Park Y, Im S, Ahn J, Kim M, Cortés J, Dent R, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kummel S, Denkert C, O'Shaughnessy J, Mouret-Reynier M, Ferreira M, Cortes M, Boileau J, Hui R, Zhu Y, Pan W, Karantza V, Schmid P. LBA3 Phase III study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): KEYNOTE-522 Korean subgroup analysis. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: s1467-s1468. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.10.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerPhase III studyNeoadjuvant pembrolizumabIII studySubgroup analysisBreast cancerPlaceboPembrolizumabChemotherapyCancer
2022
Clinical Outcomes and Immune Markers by Race in a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Durvalumab Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage TNBC.
Foldi J, Kahn A, Silber A, Qing T, Reisenbichler E, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Chagpar A, Park T, Blanchard A, Blenman K, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Clinical Outcomes and Immune Markers by Race in a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Durvalumab Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage TNBC. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 3720-3728. PMID: 35903931, PMCID: PMC9444984, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerNon-AA patientsEvent-free survivalPhase I/II clinical trialsClinical trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalAA patientsEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerIncidence of irAEsPathologic complete response rateSignificant associationMultivariate logistic regression analysisTumor-infiltrating lymphocyte countsComplete response ratePrimary efficacy endpointPD-L1 statusProportional hazards modelLogistic regression analysisAfrican American womenEFS ratesNeoadjuvant immunotherapyEfficacy endpointAdverse eventsClinical outcomes and immune markers by race in a phase I/II clinical trial of durvalumab concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage TNBC.
Foldi J, Kahn A, Silber A, Qing T, Reisenbichler E, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Chagpar A, Park T, Blanchard A, Blenman K, Rimm D, Pusztai L. Clinical outcomes and immune markers by race in a phase I/II clinical trial of durvalumab concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage TNBC. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 516-516. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerMultivariate logistic regression analysisPD-L1 statusLogistic regression analysisAA raceOverall survivalPathologic responseClinical trialsBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerIncidence of irAEsPhase I/II trialPathologic complete response rateSignificant associationPhase I/II clinical trialsBaseline body mass indexSafety of immunotherapyWeekly nab-paclitaxelCharlson Comorbidity IndexComplete response ratePrimary efficacy endpointPD-L1 expressionBody mass indexBreast cancer recurrence
2019
Validation of the DNA Damage Immune Response Signature in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer From the SWOG 9313c Trial.
Sharma P, Barlow WE, Godwin AK, Parkes EE, Knight LA, Walker SM, Kennedy RD, Harkin DP, Logan GE, Steele CJ, Lambe SM, Badve S, Gökmen-Polar Y, Pathak HB, Isakova K, Linden HM, Porter P, Pusztai L, Thompson AM, Tripathy D, Hortobagyi GN, Hayes DF. Validation of the DNA Damage Immune Response Signature in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer From the SWOG 9313c Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 3484-3492. PMID: 31657982, PMCID: PMC7194448, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTriple-negative breast cancerDisease-free survivalOverall survivalImmune response signaturesBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerThree-year disease-free survivalParaffin-embedded tumor tissueThird of patientsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesSubgroup of patientsCox regression modelResponse signatureAdjuvant ACAdjuvant doxorubicinSTIL densityT2N0 diseaseAC chemotherapyNodal statusPrognostic roleImproved prognosisPrognostic valueTumor sizePrognostic marker
2017
New Therapeutic Strategies for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Székely B, Silber AL, Pusztai L. New Therapeutic Strategies for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Oncology 2017, 31: 130-7. PMID: 28205193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancerBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerUnselected triple negative breast cancerIntroduction of taxanesOngoing adjuvant trialsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSurvival of patientsImportant clinical trialsImportant therapeutic advanceBRCA-mutant cancersNew therapeutic strategiesAntibody-drug conjugatesAdjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsIdentifies patientsTherapeutic advancesClinical trialsHigh riskTherapeutic strategiesCancerTrials