2023
Thymidine kinase activity levels in serum can identify HR+ metastatic breast cancer patients with a low risk of early progression (SWOG S0226)
Bergqvist M, Nordmark A, Williams A, Paoletti C, Barlow W, Cobain E, Mehta R, Gralow J, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Pusztai L, Sharma P, Godwin A, Thompson A, Hayes D, Rae J. Thymidine kinase activity levels in serum can identify HR+ metastatic breast cancer patients with a low risk of early progression (SWOG S0226). Biomarkers 2023, 28: 313-322. PMID: 36647745, PMCID: PMC10681159, DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2023.2168063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerNegative predictive valueEndocrine therapyThymidine kinase activityLower riskSingle-agent endocrine therapyMetastatic breast cancer patientsLonger progression-free survivalHigh negative predictive valueProgression-free survivalBreast cancer patientsSerum thymidine kinase activityAdditional therapyOverall survivalSuch patientsCancer patientsBlood drawEarly progressionDisease progressionRapid progressionBreast cancerPatientsSubsequent timepointsPredictive valuePotential biomarkers
2017
Long-term survival of de novo stage IV human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancers treated with HER2 targeted therapy.
Wong Y, Raghavendra A, Hatzis C, Irizarry J, Vega T, Barcenas C, Chavez-Mac Gregor M, Valero V, Tripathy D, Pusztai L, Murthy R. Long-term survival of de novo stage IV human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancers treated with HER2 targeted therapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 1021-1021. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.1021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLonger progression-free survivalPositive breast cancerHER2-positive cancersMedian OSNED patientsOS ratesFree survivalOverall survivalPositive cancersBreast cancerDe novo stage IV diseaseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2MD Anderson Cancer CenterStage IV diseaseAggressive multimodality therapyEvidence of diseaseFirst-line therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Year of diagnosisEarly-stage patientsAnderson Cancer CenterLong-term survival
2015
High HER2 Expression Correlates with Response to the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab
Scaltriti M, Nuciforo P, Bradbury I, Sperinde J, Agbor-Tarh D, Campbell C, Chenna A, Winslow J, Serra V, Parra JL, Prudkin L, Jimenez J, Aura C, Harbeck N, Pusztai L, Ellis C, Eidtmann H, Arribas J, Cortes J, de Azambuja E, Piccart M, Baselga J. High HER2 Expression Correlates with Response to the Combination of Lapatinib and Trastuzumab. Clinical Cancer Research 2015, 21: 569-576. PMID: 25467182, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-1824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalPathologic complete responseAnti-HER2 therapyHER2 expressionBreast cancerLonger progression-free survivalCombination of lapatinibExpression of p95HER2Trastuzumab-based therapyHigh HER2 expressionMetastatic breast cancerHER2 protein expressionComplete responseHR statusClinical benefitPrimary tumorHER2 levelsCox modelP95HER2PatientsPositive subsetTrastuzumabLapatinibHER2Expression correlates