2023
Correlation of SUV on Early Interim PET with Recurrence-Free Survival and Overall Survival in Primary Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer (the TBCRC026 Trial)
Hennessy M, Leal J, Huang C, Solnes L, Denbow R, Abramson V, Carey L, Liu M, Rimawi M, Specht J, Storniolo A, Valero V, Vaklavas C, Winer E, Krop I, Wolff A, Cimino-Mathews A, Wahl R, Stearns V, Connolly R. Correlation of SUV on Early Interim PET with Recurrence-Free Survival and Overall Survival in Primary Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer (the TBCRC026 Trial). Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2023, 64: jnumed.123.265853. PMID: 37652539, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-FDG PET/CTHER2-positive breast cancerRecurrence-free survivalPET/CTPathologic complete responseOverall survivalBreast cancerOperable HER2-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Kaplan-Meier methodStatistical significanceLean body massFactor receptor 2Imaging-based biomarkersCorrelation of SUVHER2 therapyNeoadjuvant trastuzumabNeoadjuvant therapyAdjuvant therapyComplete responsePhysician's discretionOS outcomesCox regressionNodal positivity and systemic therapy among patients with clinical T1–T2N0 human epidermal growth factor receptor‐positive breast cancer: Results from two international cohorts
Weiss A, Martínez‐Sáez O, Waks A, Laws A, McGrath M, Tarantino P, Portnow L, Winer E, Rey M, Tapia M, Prat A, Partridge A, Tolaney S, Cejalvo J, Mittendorf E, King T. Nodal positivity and systemic therapy among patients with clinical T1–T2N0 human epidermal growth factor receptor‐positive breast cancer: Results from two international cohorts. Cancer 2023, 129: 1836-1845. PMID: 36951169, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyUpfront surgeryNodal positivityBreast cancerTumor sizeALND ratesCT1c tumorsTreatment strategiesSmall human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Lymph node dissection ratesReceptor-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Clinical T1-T2Lymph node positiveHER2-positive patientsGrowth factor receptor 2Optimal treatment strategyFactor receptor 2Nodal statusSystemic therapyNode positiveAxillary imagingPositive tumors
2022
Efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in male breast cancer compared with female breast cancer
Leone JP, Hassett MJ, Leone J, Tolaney SM, Vallejo CT, Leone BA, Winer EP, Lin NU. Efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in male breast cancer compared with female breast cancer. Cancer 2022, 128: 3796-3803. PMID: 36069365, PMCID: PMC9826058, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseFive-year OSNeoadjuvant chemotherapyMale breast cancerBreast cancerTumor subtypesOverall survivalIndependent associationEfficacy of NACInitiation of NACHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2National Cancer DatabaseGrowth factor receptor 2Multivariable logistic regressionFemale breast cancerFactor receptor 2HR-/HER2Complete responseMedian timeMultivariable analysisKaplan-MeierCancer DatabaseReceptor 2Logistic regressionOverall Survival with Ribociclib plus Letrozole in Advanced Breast Cancer
Hortobagyi GN, Stemmer SM, Burris HA, Yap YS, Sonke GS, Hart L, Campone M, Petrakova K, Winer EP, Janni W, Conte P, Cameron DA, André F, Arteaga CL, Zarate JP, Chakravartty A, Taran T, Le Gac F, Serra P, O'Shaughnessy J. Overall Survival with Ribociclib plus Letrozole in Advanced Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 386: 942-950. PMID: 35263519, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2114663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced breast cancerSignificant overall survival benefitMedian overall survivalOverall survival benefitProgression-free survivalOverall survivalBreast cancerSurvival benefitHER2-negative advanced breast cancerKey secondary end pointProtocol-specified final analysisLonger progression-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Negative advanced breast cancerStratified log-rank testFirst-line ribociclibSecondary end pointsFirst-line therapyNew safety signalsPhase 3 trialGrowth factor receptor 2Kaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testFactor receptor 2
2021
Trastuzumab Emtansine Plus Pertuzumab Versus Taxane Plus Trastuzumab Plus Pertuzumab After Anthracycline for High-Risk Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Early Breast Cancer: The Phase III KAITLIN Study
Krop IE, Im SA, Barrios C, Bonnefoi H, Gralow J, Toi M, Ellis PA, Gianni L, Swain SM, Im YH, De Laurentiis M, Nowecki Z, Huang CS, Fehrenbacher L, Ito Y, Shah J, Boulet T, Liu H, Macharia H, Trask P, Song C, Winer EP, Harbeck N. Trastuzumab Emtansine Plus Pertuzumab Versus Taxane Plus Trastuzumab Plus Pertuzumab After Anthracycline for High-Risk Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Early Breast Cancer: The Phase III KAITLIN Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 40: 438-448. PMID: 34890214, PMCID: PMC8824393, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.00896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive disease-free survivalOverall populationTrastuzumab emtansineHigh-risk human epidermal growth factor receptorHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2End pointEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Early breast cancer treatmentHuman epidermal growth factor receptorAnthracycline-based chemotherapyCoprimary end pointsPrimary end pointDisease-free survivalSerious adverse eventsEarly breast cancerGlobal health statusGrowth factor receptor 2Treatment completion ratesStandard of careBreast cancer treatmentFactor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorEndocrine therapyAdverse eventsUpdated Results of TBCRC026: Phase II Trial Correlating Standardized Uptake Value With Pathological Complete Response to Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer
Connolly RM, Leal JP, Solnes L, Huang CY, Carpenter A, Gaffney K, Abramson V, Carey LA, Liu MC, Rimawi M, Specht J, Storniolo AM, Valero V, Vaklavas C, Krop IE, Winer EP, Camp M, Miller RS, Wolff AC, Cimino-Mathews A, Park BH, Wahl RL, Stearns V. Updated Results of TBCRC026: Phase II Trial Correlating Standardized Uptake Value With Pathological Complete Response to Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 2247-2256. PMID: 33999652, PMCID: PMC8260904, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.00280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPredictive Value of TestsRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptor, ErbB-2Time FactorsTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPositron emission tomography-computed tomographyFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomographyHER2-positive breast cancerEmission tomography-computed tomographyPathologic complete responseTomography-computed tomographyStandardized uptake valueBreast cancerComplete responseUptake valuePercent changeOne-sided type ITumor maximum standardized uptake valueHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Maximum standardized uptake valuePathological complete responseGrowth factor receptor 2Median percent reductionPositive breast cancerTailoring of therapyLean body massReceiver operator characteristic analysisFactor receptor 2Operator characteristic analysisThe impact of tumor epithelial and microenvironmental heterogeneity on treatment responses in HER2-positive breast cancer
Janiszewska M, Stein S, Filho O, Eng J, Kingston NL, Harper NW, Rye IH, Alečković M, Trinh A, Murphy KC, Marangoni E, Cristea S, Oakes B, Winer EP, Krop I, Russnes HG, Spellman PT, Bucher E, Hu Z, Chin K, Gray JW, Michor F, Polyak K. The impact of tumor epithelial and microenvironmental heterogeneity on treatment responses in HER2-positive breast cancer. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e147617. PMID: 33886505, PMCID: PMC8262355, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.147617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBreast NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDNA Copy Number VariationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpithelial CellsFemaleFibroblastsHumansMacrophagesMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm TransplantationReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTumor MicroenvironmentVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsBreast cancerTherapeutic resistanceHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Patient-derived xenograft modelsLymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptorHER2-targeted therapiesGrowth factor receptor 2Impact of tumorFibroblastic reticular cellsFactor receptor 2Tumor epithelial cellsIntratumor heterogeneityDivergent cellular phenotypesResistance-conferring mutationsClinical outcomesPIK3CA mutationsTreatment responseClinical challengeDifferent therapiesFrequency of cellsXenograft modelReceptor 2Stromal determinants
2020
TBCRC 048: Phase II Study of Olaparib for Metastatic Breast Cancer and Mutations in Homologous Recombination-Related Genes.
Tung NM, Robson ME, Ventz S, Santa-Maria CA, Nanda R, Marcom PK, Shah PD, Ballinger TJ, Yang ES, Vinayak S, Melisko M, Brufsky A, DeMeo M, Jenkins C, Domchek S, D'Andrea A, Lin NU, Hughes ME, Carey LA, Wagle N, Wulf GM, Krop IE, Wolff AC, Winer EP, Garber JE. TBCRC 048: Phase II Study of Olaparib for Metastatic Breast Cancer and Mutations in Homologous Recombination-Related Genes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 4274-4282. PMID: 33119476, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.02151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerObjective response rateProgression-free survivalPoly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitorsPhase II studyBreast cancerMutation carriersII studyMedian progression-free survivalNegative metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Clinical benefit rateHER2-negative diseasePlatinum-refractory diseaseGrowth factor receptor 2Population of patientsFactor receptor 2Homologous recombination-related genesConfirmed responsesEligible patientsMeasurable diseaseSecondary endpointsChemotherapy regimensPrimary endpointSurvival, Pathologic Response, and Genomics in CALGB 40601 (Alliance), a Neoadjuvant Phase III Trial of Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab With or Without Lapatinib in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.
Fernandez-Martinez A, Krop IE, Hillman DW, Polley MY, Parker JS, Huebner L, Hoadley KA, Shepherd J, Tolaney S, Henry NL, Dang C, Harris L, Berry D, Hahn O, Hudis C, Winer E, Partridge A, Perou CM, Carey LA. Survival, Pathologic Response, and Genomics in CALGB 40601 (Alliance), a Neoadjuvant Phase III Trial of Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab With or Without Lapatinib in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 4184-4193. PMID: 33095682, PMCID: PMC7723687, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseRelapse-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerBetter relapse-free survivalOverall survivalCALGB 40601Breast cancerImmune signaturesGene expression signaturesDe-escalation treatment strategiesPrediction of pCREnd pointEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Shorter relapse-free survivalPrimary end pointResidual disease groupSecondary end pointsUntreated stage IIGood prognostic factorGrowth factor receptor 2Phase III trialsExpression signaturesFactor receptor 2OS benefitA Food and Drug Administration analysis of survival outcomes comparing the Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab trial with an external control from historical clinical trials
Amiri-Kordestani L, Xie D, Tolaney SM, Bloomquist E, Tang S, Ibrahim A, Goldberg KB, Theoret MR, Pazdur R, Sridhara R, Winer EP, Beaver JA. A Food and Drug Administration analysis of survival outcomes comparing the Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab trial with an external control from historical clinical trials. Annals Of Oncology 2020, 31: 1704-1708. PMID: 32866625, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive disease-free survivalEarly breast cancerHER2-positive early breast cancerTH armOverall survivalAdjuvant paclitaxelTrastuzumab trialsReceptor statusLow-risk early breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Positive early breast cancerPropensity scoreEpidermal growth factor receptor 2De-escalate therapyDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Progesterone receptor statusSingle-arm studyEstrogen receptor statusSingle-arm trialPatient-level dataFactor receptor 2Drug Administration analysisCovariates of ageHistorical clinical trialsIntracranial Efficacy and Survival With Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab and Capecitabine for Previously Treated HER2-Positive Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases in the HER2CLIMB Trial
Lin NU, Borges V, Anders C, Murthy RK, Paplomata E, Hamilton E, Hurvitz S, Loi S, Okines A, Abramson V, Bedard PL, Oliveira M, Mueller V, Zelnak A, DiGiovanna MP, Bachelot T, Chien AJ, O’Regan R, Wardley A, Conlin A, Cameron D, Carey L, Curigliano G, Gelmon K, Loibl S, Mayor J, McGoldrick S, An X, Winer EP. Intracranial Efficacy and Survival With Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab and Capecitabine for Previously Treated HER2-Positive Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases in the HER2CLIMB Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 2610-2619. PMID: 32468955, PMCID: PMC7403000, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.00775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerBrain metastasesProgression-free survivalRisk of deathBreast cancerOverall survivalControl armCNS-PFSIntracranial efficacyIntracranial progressionBaseline brain magnetic resonance imagingHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Intracranial objective response rateEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Brain magnetic resonance imagingMedian CNS-PFSRECIST 1.1 criteriaMedian overall survivalObjective response rateGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerFactor receptor 2Magnetic resonance imagingHER2CLIMB trialImproved antitumor activityTBCRC 031: Randomized Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Cisplatin Versus Doxorubicin-Cyclophosphamide in Germline BRCA Carriers With HER2-Negative Breast Cancer (the INFORM trial).
Tung N, Arun B, Hacker MR, Hofstatter E, Toppmeyer DL, Isakoff SJ, Borges V, Legare RD, Isaacs C, Wolff AC, Marcom PK, Mayer EL, Lange PB, Goss AJ, Jenkins C, Krop IE, Winer EP, Schnitt SJ, Garber JE. TBCRC 031: Randomized Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Cisplatin Versus Doxorubicin-Cyclophosphamide in Germline BRCA Carriers With HER2-Negative Breast Cancer (the INFORM trial). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 1539-1548. PMID: 32097092, PMCID: PMC8462533, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.03292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancer burden scoreBreast cancerDoxorubicin-cyclophosphamideRisk ratioStage IPathologic complete response rateHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Single-agent cisplatinComplete response ratePhase II studyPhase II trialGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerNegative breast cancerFactor receptor 2CT1-3II trialII studyNodal involvementPCR rateNegative diseasePathologic response
2019
Tucatinib, Trastuzumab, and Capecitabine for HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Murthy RK, Loi S, Okines A, Paplomata E, Hamilton E, Hurvitz SA, Lin NU, Borges V, Abramson V, Anders C, Bedard PL, Oliveira M, Jakobsen E, Bachelot T, Shachar SS, Müller V, Braga S, Duhoux FP, Greil R, Cameron D, Carey LA, Curigliano G, Gelmon K, Hortobagyi G, Krop I, Loibl S, Pegram M, Slamon D, Palanca-Wessels MC, Walker L, Feng W, Winer EP. Tucatinib, Trastuzumab, and Capecitabine for HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 382: 597-609. PMID: 31825569, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1914609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineConsolidation ChemotherapyDiarrheaDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedOxazolesProgression-Free SurvivalProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyridinesQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabConceptsHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerProgression-free survivalPlacebo-combination groupMetastatic breast cancerElevated aminotransferase levelsBrain metastasesBreast cancerOverall survivalAminotransferase levelsMedian progression-free survivalPalmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndromeBetter progression-free survivalPositive metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2End pointEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Common adverse eventsMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePrimary end pointSecondary end pointsGrowth factor receptor 2Overall survival outcomesRisk of diarrheaFactor receptor 2A Phase II Randomized Study of Neoadjuvant Letrozole Plus Alpelisib for Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Breast Cancer (NEO-ORB)
Mayer IA, Prat A, Egle D, Blau S, Fidalgo JAP, Gnant M, Fasching PA, Colleoni M, Wolff AC, Winer EP, Singer CF, Hurvitz S, Estévez LG, van Dam PA, Kümmel S, Mundhenke C, Holmes F, Babbar N, Charbonnier L, Diaz-Padilla I, Vogl FD, Sellami D, Arteaga CL. A Phase II Randomized Study of Neoadjuvant Letrozole Plus Alpelisib for Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Breast Cancer (NEO-ORB). Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 2975-2987. PMID: 30723140, PMCID: PMC6522303, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLetrozoleMiddle AgedMutationNeoadjuvant TherapyReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSignal TransductionThiazolesTreatment OutcomeConceptsObjective response rateMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerResponse rateLetrozole treatmentPathologic complete response ratePhase II Randomized StudyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Human epidermal growth factor receptorComplete response rateHormone receptor positiveMaculo-papular rashProgression-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Early breast cancerPhase I studiesWild-type cohortsFactor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptorCombination of alpelisibGrowth factor receptorNeoadjuvant letrozoleNeoadjuvant settingPrimary endpointTBCRC 022: A Phase II Trial of Neratinib and Capecitabine for Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases
Freedman RA, Gelman RS, Anders CK, Melisko ME, Parsons HA, Cropp AM, Silvestri K, Cotter CM, Componeschi KP, Marte JM, Connolly RM, Moy B, Van Poznak CH, Blackwell KL, Puhalla SL, Jankowitz RC, Smith KL, Ibrahim N, Moynihan TJ, O’Sullivan C, Nangia J, Niravath P, Tung N, Pohlmann PR, Burns R, Rimawi MF, Krop IE, Wolff AC, Winer EP, Lin NU, . TBCRC 022: A Phase II Trial of Neratinib and Capecitabine for Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: jco.18.01511. PMID: 30860945, PMCID: PMC6494354, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.01511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCNS objective response rateObjective response rateHER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasesBreast cancer brain metastasesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesBreast cancerCommon grade 3 toxicitiesHER2-positive brain metastasesMedian progression-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Human epidermal growth factor receptorEfficacy of HER2Non-CNS progressionGrade 3 toxicityPrimary end pointPhase II trialProgression-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerProgressive neurologic signsEvidence-based treatmentsFactor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptorTBCRC026: Phase II Trial Correlating Standardized Uptake Value With Pathologic Complete Response to Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer
Connolly RM, Leal JP, Solnes L, Huang CY, Carpenter A, Gaffney K, Abramson V, Carey LA, Liu MC, Rimawi M, Specht J, Storniolo AM, Valero V, Vaklavas C, Krop IE, Winer EP, Camp M, Miller RS, Wolff AC, Cimino-Mathews A, Park BH, Wahl RL, Stearns V. TBCRC026: Phase II Trial Correlating Standardized Uptake Value With Pathologic Complete Response to Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: jco.2018.78.7986. PMID: 30721110, PMCID: PMC6424139, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.78.7986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyTime FactorsTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPathologic complete responseHER2-positive breast cancerPositron emission tomography/Emission tomography/Standardized uptake valueBreast cancerComplete responseTomography/Uptake valueTumor maximum standardized uptake valueOne-sided type IHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Stage II/IIIEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Maximum standardized uptake valueCycles of PTGrowth factor receptor 2Median percent reductionPositive breast cancerLean body massFactor receptor 2Significant differencesEvaluable patientsNeoadjuvant pertuzumabPT initiation
2018
Breast cancer‐specific survival by age: Worse outcomes for the oldest patients
Freedman RA, Keating NL, Lin NU, Winer EP, Vaz‐Luis I, Lii J, Exman P, Barry WT. Breast cancer‐specific survival by age: Worse outcomes for the oldest patients. Cancer 2018, 124: 2184-2191. PMID: 29499074, PMCID: PMC5935594, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific deathCancer-specific deathTriple-negative diseaseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer outcomesOlder patientsFactor receptor 2Breast cancerCancer outcomesReceptor 2Disease subtypesWorse breast cancer outcomesHR-positive diseaseCancer stage IEnd Results (SEER) dataAmerican Joint CommitteePopulation-based cohortStage of diseaseGray regression modelsAdjusted hazardClinical variablesDisease stageHigh risk
2017
Factors Associated with Early Mortality Among Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Population‐Based Study
Vaz‐Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Factors Associated with Early Mortality Among Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Population‐Based Study. The Oncologist 2017, 22: 386-393. PMID: 28242790, PMCID: PMC5388378, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerMonths of diagnosisQuarter of patientsEarly deathBreast cancerPoor outcomeUninsured statusHigh riskDe novo metastatic breast cancerEarly palliative care referralNovo metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Older ageEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Palliative care referralHalf of patientsProportion of patientsEnd Results (SEER) dataGrowth factor receptor 2Identification of patientsClinical trial participationFactor receptor 2Additional supportive servicesProportion of womenEquitable patient access
2016
Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab
Vaz-Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Lii J, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 159: 151-162. PMID: 27484879, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3927-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant trastuzumabOlder patientsSystemic treatmentBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive diseaseStage III diseaseCongestive heart failureGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerFactor receptor 2Treatment omissionEndocrine therapyClinical characteristicsSystemic therapyHeart failureBlack patientsTreatment disparitiesTreatment patternsHuman epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorMedicare dataPatientsAcademic and Community Cancer Research United (ACCRU) RU011301I: Adjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for older patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer.
Freedman R, Polley M, Dueck A, Hurria A, Muss H, Ruddy K, Hubbard J, Liu H, Rogak L, Basch E, Dakhil S, Huff J, Bajaj M, Wilkinson M, Al Baghadadi T, Benjamin S, Mowat R, Hudis C, Rugo H, Winer E. Academic and Community Cancer Research United (ACCRU) RU011301I: Adjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for older patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: tps629-tps629. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.tps629.Peer-Reviewed Original Research