2019
Aggressive Subsets of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Singh J, Asad S, Zhang Y, Nock W, Adams E, Damicis A, Ramaswamy B, Williams N, Parsons HA, Adalsteinsson VA, Winer EP, Lin NU, Partridge AH, Overmoyer B, Stover DG. Aggressive Subsets of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2019, 20: e20-e26. PMID: 31631016, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerInflammatory breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerWorse overall survivalYounger patientsOverall survivalBreast cancerIBC groupMetastatic breast cancer subtypesYounger groupFrequent lung metastasisMedian overall survivalSite of metastasisSingle-institution cohortNegative breast cancerBreast cancer subtypesClinicopathologic characteristicsMetastatic diagnosisMetastatic sitesWorse prognosisLung metastasesPoor prognosisSurvival outcomesPrimary diagnosisAggressive subset
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
2017
Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503)
Kimmick GG, Major B, Clapp J, Sloan J, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Barginear M, Freedman RA, Artz A, Klepin HD, Lafky JM, Hopkins J, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H, Cohen H, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Mandelblatt J. Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 163: 391-398. PMID: 28283904, PMCID: PMC5508575, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4188-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality rateBreast cancerNon-cancer mortality risksOlder breast cancer patientsStage I-IIA diseaseTwo-year mortality rateAdjuvant therapy decisionsResultsPatients' mean ageCooperative group studiesKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival estimatesBreast cancer patientsAvailable clinical informationCommunity-dwelling eldersObserved mortality rateBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant therapyCause mortalityMost patientsOlder patientsBetter prognosisWorse prognosisPoor prognosisTrial populationMean age
2015
PIK3CAH1047R- and Her2-initiated mammary tumors escape PI3K dependency by compensatory activation of MEK-ERK signaling
Cheng H, Liu P, Ohlson C, Xu E, Symonds L, Isabella A, Muller WJ, Lin NU, Krop IE, Roberts TM, Winer EP, Arteaga CL, Zhao JJ. PIK3CAH1047R- and Her2-initiated mammary tumors escape PI3K dependency by compensatory activation of MEK-ERK signaling. Oncogene 2015, 35: 2961-2970. PMID: 26640141, PMCID: PMC4896860, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPIK3CA mutationsMammary tumorsHER2 amplification/overexpressionHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive cancersPrimary mammary tumorsHER2/HER3PIK3CA-activating mutationsHER2/neuHuman breast cancerEffective treatment approachAmplification/overexpressionCompound mouse modelMEK-ERK signalingMouse mammary glandWorse prognosisCombination therapyMammary tumorigenesisMouse modelMutant PIK3CATreatment approachesHER2Combined inhibitionCompensatory activation
2011
p53 Expression in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients: Results from the Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9344 Trial (159905)
Lara JF, Thor AD, Dressler LG, Broadwater G, Bleiweiss IJ, Edgerton S, Cowan D, Goldstein LJ, Martino S, Ingle JN, Henderson IC, Norton L, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Ellis MJ, Berry DA, Hayes DF, B F. p53 Expression in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients: Results from the Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9344 Trial (159905). Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 5170-5178. PMID: 21693655, PMCID: PMC3149770, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-0484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition of paclitaxelDoses of doxorubicinOverall survivalP53 protein expressionAdjuvant doxorubicinDose escalationBreast cancerP53 expressionNode-positive breast cancer patientsNode-positive breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerCycles of cyclophosphamideNode-positive patientsProtein expressionStage II patientsBreast cancer patientsRandomized clinical trialsWorse RFSWorse OSII patientsPredictive factorsWorse prognosisCancer patientsP53 positivityP53 staining
2010
Triple-negative breast cancer: disease entity or title of convenience?
Carey L, Winer E, Viale G, Cameron D, Gianni L. Triple-negative breast cancer: disease entity or title of convenience? Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2010, 7: 683-692. PMID: 20877296, DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2010.154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBRCA1 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCase ManagementCombined Modality TherapyDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, BRCA1Genes, erbB-2HumansMitotic IndexNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneConceptsTriple negative breast cancer tumorsNew systemic therapiesGood initial responseGroup of tumorsPoly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitorsBreast cancer tumorsHormonal therapySystemic therapyLuminal subtypeWorse prognosisClinical trialsDisease entityMTOR inhibitorsAngiogenesis inhibitorsPolymerase inhibitorsTherapeutic agentsCancer tumorsInitial responseTherapyTumorsInhibitorsSrc kinaseAgentsChemotherapyPatients
2006
Interleukin-6, multidrug resistance protein-1 expression and response to paclitaxel in women with metastatic breast cancer: results of cancer and leukemia group B trial 159806
Rincon M, Broadwater G, Harris L, Crocker A, Weaver D, Dressler L, Berry D, Sutton L, Michaelson R, Messino M, Kirshner J, Fleming G, Winer E, Hudis C, Appel S, Norton L, Muss H, for the Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Interleukin-6, multidrug resistance protein-1 expression and response to paclitaxel in women with metastatic breast cancer: results of cancer and leukemia group B trial 159806. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2006, 100: 301-308. PMID: 16773437, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9251-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerInterleukin-6Breast cancerP-glycoproteinPgp expressionMultidrug resistance protein-1 expressionSingle-agent paclitaxelElevated serum levelsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer cell linesProtein-1 expressionResult of cancerMulti-drug resistanceCancer cell linesClinical characteristicsOverall survivalPartial responseSerum levelsTreatment armsWorse prognosisPredictive factorsCancer patientsPredictive markerIHC expressionPaclitaxel sensitivity