2023
Incorporating clinicopathological and molecular risk prediction tools to improve outcomes in early HR+/HER2– breast cancer
Curigliano G, Dent R, Llombart-Cussac A, Pegram M, Pusztai L, Turner N, Viale G. Incorporating clinicopathological and molecular risk prediction tools to improve outcomes in early HR+/HER2– breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 56. PMID: 37380659, PMCID: PMC10307886, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00560-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimal treatment pathwayBreast cancerCyclin D kinase 4/6 inhibitorDifferent adjuvant treatment modalitiesFuture risk stratification strategiesSimilar prognostic accuracyAdjuvant treatment modalitiesEarly breast cancerRisk of recurrenceRisk stratification strategiesRisk prediction toolsIndividual patient levelEpidermal growth factor receptorBreast cancer diagnosisGrowth factor receptorTreatment guidelinesRisk stratificationMultigene assaysTreatment modalitiesClinical trialsPatient levelPrognostic accuracyTreatment pathwaysEarly breast cancer diagnosisLevel I
2022
Evidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes
Rozenblit M, Hofstatter E, Liu Z, O’Meara T, Storniolo AM, Dalela D, Singh V, Pusztai L, Levine M. Evidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes. Clinical Epigenetics 2022, 14: 30. PMID: 35209953, PMCID: PMC8876160, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01249-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal breast tissueBreast cancerEpigenetic age accelerationBreast tissuePeripheral bloodAge accelerationStrong risk factorBreast cancer riskTissue/blood samplesGood surrogate markerBreast cancer diagnosisHealthy controlsRisk factorsSurrogate markerCancer riskBlood samplesTumor tissueCancerCancer diagnosisNew scoreTissueUnaffected individualsBloodEpigenetic aging signaturesEpigenetic aging