2015
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Increases the Rate of Breast Conservation: Results from the National Cancer Database
Killelea BK, Yang VQ, Mougalian S, Horowitz NR, Pusztai L, Chagpar AB, Lannin DR. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Increases the Rate of Breast Conservation: Results from the National Cancer Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 220: 1063-1069. PMID: 25868410, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast preservationBreast conservationTumor sizeCancer DatabaseDefinitive breast surgerySmall institutional seriesBreast cancer increasesAdvanced nodal diseaseInvasive breast cancerYounger patient ageBreast tumor sizeLarger tumor sizeMultivariate logistic regressionHigh tumor gradeAmerican Cancer SocietyAdjuvant chemotherapyNodal diseasePrimary surgeryT4 tumorsInstitutional seriesPatient ageRetrospective reviewDistant metastasis
2010
Higher parity and shorter breastfeeding duration
Shinde SS, Forman MR, Kuerer HM, Yan K, Peintinger F, Hunt KK, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Symmans WF. Higher parity and shorter breastfeeding duration. Cancer 2010, 116: 4933-4943. PMID: 20665494, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative BCInvasive breast cancerDuration of breastfeedingBreast cancer phenotypeHigher parityOdds ratioBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) phenotypeConsecutive case seriesMultivariate logistic regressionConfidence intervalsAfrican American ethnicityCancer phenotypeShort durationCase seriesFamily historyNegative BCProgenitor cell populationsYounger ageLogistic regressionBreastfeedingAmerican ethnicityDemographic informationCell populationsAgeAssessment of an RNA interference screen-derived mitotic and ceramide pathway metagene as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant paclitaxel for primary triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of five clinical trials
Juul N, Szallasi Z, Eklund AC, Li Q, Burrell RA, Gerlinger M, Valero V, Andreopoulou E, Esteva FJ, Symmans WF, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Sotiriou C, Pusztai L, Swanton C. Assessment of an RNA interference screen-derived mitotic and ceramide pathway metagene as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant paclitaxel for primary triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of five clinical trials. The Lancet Oncology 2010, 11: 358-365. PMID: 20189874, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(10)70018-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArea Under CurveBreast NeoplasmsCeramidesDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMetagenomicsMiddle AgedMitosisModels, GeneticMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRNA InterferenceConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPathological complete responseMultivariate logistic regressionBreast cancerClinical trialsPrimary triple-negative breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Logistic regressionBreast Cancer Research FoundationAddition of taxanesPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyClinical trial cohortProportion of patientsCohort of patientsGrowth factor receptor 2Paclitaxel combination chemotherapyUK Medical Research CouncilAlternative treatment regimensPredictors of responseCancer Research UKBreast cancer cell linesTriple-negative breast cancer cell linesFactor receptor 2Cancer Research FoundationCell lines
2005
Nomograms to Predict Pathologic Complete Response and Metastasis-Free Survival After Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Rouzier R, Pusztai L, Delaloge S, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Andre F, Hess KR, Buzdar AU, Garbay JR, Spielmann M, Mathieu MC, Symmans WF, Wagner P, Atallah D, Valero V, Berry DA, Hortobagyi GN. Nomograms to Predict Pathologic Complete Response and Metastasis-Free Survival After Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 8331-8339. PMID: 16293864, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.01.2898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnthracyclinesAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDecision Making, Computer-AssistedDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFranceHumansInternetLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyNomogramsPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsReproducibility of ResultsTexasConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalPathologic complete responseMetastasis-free survivalPreoperative chemotherapyComplete responseCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsM.D. Anderson Cancer CenterPreoperative chemotherapy cyclesSchedule of paclitaxelCombination of paclitaxelEstrogen receptor statusHazards regression modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInstitut Gustave RoussyAnderson Cancer CenterInclusion of paclitaxelClinical prediction modelChemotherapy cyclesReceptor statusClinical stageClinical variablesHistologic gradeCancer CenterPrediction nomogram