Genomic Grade Index Is Associated With Response to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer
Liedtke C, Hatzis C, Symmans WF, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Valero V, Kuerer H, Hortobagyi GN, Piccart-Gebhart M, Sotiriou C, Pusztai L. Genomic Grade Index Is Associated With Response to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 3185-3191. PMID: 19364972, PMCID: PMC2716940, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.18.5934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArea Under CurveBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPaclitaxelReceptors, EstrogenROC CurveTreatment OutcomeConceptsGenomic grade indexER-positive patientsRelapse-free survivalPathologic responseNeoadjuvant paclitaxelCyclophosphamide chemotherapyBreast cancerWorse distant relapse-free survivalDistant relapse-free survivalSystemic adjuvant therapyPathologic complete responseFine-needle aspiration biopsyGrade 3 tumorsER-negative cancersER-positive cancersGrade 1 tumorsGrade 2 tumorsMinimal residual diseaseHistological tumor gradeAdjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplete responseWorse survivalClinical parametersResidual disease