2021
Nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a phase II and biomarker study
Barroso-Sousa R, Keenan TE, Li T, Tayob N, Trippa L, Pastorello RG, Richardson III ET, Dillon D, Amoozgar Z, Overmoyer B, Schnitt SJ, Winer EP, Mittendorf EA, Van Allen E, Duda DG, Tolaney SM. Nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a phase II and biomarker study. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 110. PMID: 34433812, PMCID: PMC8387440, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00287-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTriple-negative breast cancerObjective response ratePD-L1Primary endpointBreast cancerSingle-arm phase II studyHigh tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesLow tumor mutational burdenSafety of cabozantinibPhase II studyImmune checkpoint moleculesHigher pretreatment levelsTumor mutational burdenImmune gene expressionRECIST 1.1Checkpoint moleculesII studyImmunosuppressive cytokinesPartial responseNegative tumorsPositive tumorsTumor immunosuppressionRapid progression
2018
Androgen Receptor Expression and Breast Cancer Survival: Results From the Nurses’ Health Studies
Kensler KH, Poole EM, Heng YJ, Collins LC, Glass B, Beck AH, Hazra A, Rosner BA, Eliassen AH, Hankinson SE, Winer EP, Brown M, Tamimi RM. Androgen Receptor Expression and Breast Cancer Survival: Results From the Nurses’ Health Studies. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2018, 111: 700-708. PMID: 30445651, PMCID: PMC6624168, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djy173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer mortalityHealth Study II cohortNurses' Health StudyAR protein expressionCancer mortalityBreast cancerLog-linear associationAR expressionHealth StudyAndrogen receptorER- cancersHazard ratioNurses' Health Study II cohortCox proportional hazards modelProtein expressionInvasive breast cancerAndrogen receptor expressionBreast cancer survivalConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelHormone receptor signalingPostmenopausal womenNegative tumorsWorse prognosisYears postdiagnosis
2007
Heterogeneity of breast cancer and implications of adjuvant chemotherapy
Razzak AR, Lin NU, Winer EP. Heterogeneity of breast cancer and implications of adjuvant chemotherapy. Breast Cancer 2007, 15: 31-34. PMID: 18224391, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-007-0007-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor-positive tumorsReceptor-positive tumorsBreast cancerPositive diseasePositive tumorsAdjuvant chemotherapyDisease recurrenceClinical dataEstrogen receptor-positive cancersEstrogen receptor-negative cancersEstrogen-positive tumorsRole of chemotherapyUse of trastuzumabReceptor-positive cancersTriple-negative tumorsReceptor-negative cancersHigh nuclear gradeBreast cancer treatmentFamily of diseasesEndocrine therapyNodal statusNegative tumorsPositive cancersTumor sizeNegative cancers
2006
Molecular subtypes of breast cancer in relation to paclitaxel response and outcomes in women with metastatic disease: results from CALGB 9342
Harris LN, Broadwater G, Lin NU, Miron A, Schnitt SJ, Cowan D, Lara J, Bleiweiss I, Berry D, Ellis M, Hayes DF, Winer EP, Dressler L. Molecular subtypes of breast cancer in relation to paclitaxel response and outcomes in women with metastatic disease: results from CALGB 9342. Breast Cancer Research 2006, 8: r66. PMID: 17129383, PMCID: PMC1797029, DOI: 10.1186/bcr1622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerTriple-negative tumorsOverall survivalBreast cancerP53 statusNegative tumorsHER2 statusHormone receptorsHormone receptor statusShorter median timeDoses of paclitaxelLonger overall survivalHER2-positive tumorsAfrican American patientsHormone receptor expressionPrimary tumor tissuesAdvanced diseaseMetastatic diseaseShorter OSReceptor statusMedian timeTreatment failureShorter survivalCaucasian patientsPathology reports