DNA Repair Gene Patterns as Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Molecular Breast Cancer Subtypes
Santarpia L, Iwamoto T, Di Leo A, Hayashi N, Bottai G, Stampfer M, André F, Turner NC, Symmans WF, Hortobágyi GN, Pusztai L, Bianchini G. DNA Repair Gene Patterns as Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Molecular Breast Cancer Subtypes. The Oncologist 2013, 18: 1063-1073. PMID: 24072219, PMCID: PMC3805146, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual invasive cancerHER2-negative tumorsInvasive cancerER-positive/HER2-negative tumorsPredictive valueUntreated breast cancer patientsAffymetrix gene expression profilesHER2-negative subgroupMolecular breast cancer subtypesTaxane/anthracyclinePathological complete responseER-positive tumorsAnthracycline-treated patientsHER2-positive tumorsBreast cancer patientsER-negative tumorsBreast cancer subtypesAnthracycline regimensComplete responseBetter prognosisClinical outcomesBC patientsPoor prognosisPredictive factorsPrognostic value