2020
Overall Survival of CDK4/6-Inhibitor–Based Treatments in Clinically Relevant Subgroups of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Schettini F, Giudici F, Giuliano M, Cristofanilli M, Arpino G, Del Mastro L, Puglisi F, De Placido S, Paris I, De Placido P, Venturini S, De Laurentis M, Conte P, Juric D, Llombart-Cussac A, Pusztai L, Prat A, Jerusalem G, Di Leo A, Generali D. Overall Survival of CDK4/6-Inhibitor–Based Treatments in Clinically Relevant Subgroups of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 112: 1089-1097. PMID: 32407488, PMCID: PMC7669227, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6FemaleHumansLetrozoleNeoplasm MetastasisPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsSecond-line therapyMetastatic breast cancerEndocrine therapyCDK4/6 inhibitorsVisceral involvementBreast cancerPostmenopausal metastatic breast cancerAvailable phase IIChemotherapy-naïve patientsClear OS benefitSpecific clinical subgroupsProgression-free survivalOverall survival dataBreast cancer prognosisStudy-level factorsCyclin-dependent kinase 4Random-effects modelSystematic literature searchEndocrine monotherapyOS benefitOS independentOverall survivalUpfront therapyMenopausal statusMetastatic sites
2019
Immunotherapy and targeted therapy combinations in metastatic breast cancer
Esteva FJ, Hubbard-Lucey VM, Tang J, Pusztai L. Immunotherapy and targeted therapy combinations in metastatic breast cancer. The Lancet Oncology 2019, 20: e175-e186. PMID: 30842061, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(19)30026-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDeath ligand 1Most breast cancersNew treatment modalitiesSingle-drug therapyCyclin-dependent kinase 4Development of combinationsCheckpoint inhibitorsEndocrine therapyDeath-1Immunotherapeutic approachesBiological therapyTherapy combinationsTreatment modalitiesLittle efficacyImmune evasionAngiogenesis inhibitorsTherapyImmunotherapyCancerPolymerase inhibitorsMonoclonal antibodies