2004
Expression of BAG-1 and BcL-2 Proteins Before and After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Krishnamurti S, Cardona J, Sneige N, Esteva FJ, Volchenok M, Breitenfelder P, Kau SW, Takayama S, Krajewski S, Reed JC, Bast RC, Hortobagyi GN. Expression of BAG-1 and BcL-2 Proteins Before and After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Cancer Investigation 2004, 22: 248-256. PMID: 15199607, DOI: 10.1081/cnv-120030213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell DeathChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA-Binding ProteinsDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Transcription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsComplete pathological responsePathological responseBcl-2 expressionNeoplastic cellsBcl-2Breast cancerTissue specimensSubsequent pathological responsesAdvanced breast cancerBAG-1Breast epithelial cellsBAG-1 expressionExploratory pilot studyPrechemotherapy specimensNeoadjuvant chemotherapyClinical responseResidual tumorCytotoxic therapyPosttreatment specimensAnti-apoptotic proteinsPreoperative doxorubicinChemotherapyCytoplasmic stainingIndividual tumorsBreast tissue
1998
Coexpression of the HER-2 Gene Product, pl85HER-2, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, pl70EGF-R, on Epithelial Ovarian Cancers and Normal Tissues
Bast R, Pusztai L, Kerns B, MacDonald J, Jordan P, Daly L, Boyer C, Mendelsohn J, Berchuck A. Coexpression of the HER-2 Gene Product, pl85HER-2, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, pl70EGF-R, on Epithelial Ovarian Cancers and Normal Tissues. Monoclonal Antibodies In Immunodiagnosis And Immunotherapy 1998, 17: 313-321. PMID: 9790065, DOI: 10.1089/hyb.1998.17.313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerNormal ovarian epitheliumNormal tissuesOvarian epitheliumTumor cellsAdvanced ovarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancerFavorable therapeutic indexCombination of antibodiesEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorEpithelial specimensHER-2Normal ovariesP170 expressionP185 expressionTherapeutic indexNeoplastic cellsTumor growthSynergistic cytotoxicityFrozen sectionsCancerTherapeutic activityDifferent antigensMonoclonal antibodies