2022
Treatment Sequencing Patterns and Associated Direct Medical Costs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in the United States, 2011 to 2021
Chehayeb R, Hood A, Wang X, Miksad R, Mougalian S, Lustberg M, Wang S, Greenup R, Pusztai L, Kunst N. Treatment Sequencing Patterns and Associated Direct Medical Costs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in the United States, 2011 to 2021. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2244204. PMID: 36445704, PMCID: PMC9709649, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerErbB2-positive metastatic breast cancerHR-positive metastatic breast cancerLines of therapyMBC subtypesDrug costsBreast cancerMedical costsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 receptor statusMBC treatmentERBB2-negative metastatic breast cancerAssociated direct medical costsEarly-stage breast cancerHormone receptorsFlatiron Health databaseMetastatic recurrence ratesDifferent drug regimensBreast cancer careData of patientsDirect medical costsNovel adjuvant therapySupportive care drugsOutcomes of interestCost-effectiveness analysisAdjuvant therapy
2021
Residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and long-term survival outcomes in breast cancer: a multicentre pooled analysis of 5161 patients
Yau C, Osdoit M, van der Noordaa M, Shad S, Wei J, de Croze D, Hamy AS, Laé M, Reyal F, Sonke GS, Steenbruggen TG, van Seijen M, Wesseling J, Martín M, del Monte-Millán M, López-Tarruella S, Consortium I, Adamson K, Albain K, Asare A, Asare S, Balassanian R, Beckwith H, Berry S, Berry D, Boughey J, Buxton M, Chen Y, Chen B, Chien A, Chui S, Clark A, Clennell J, Datnow B, DeMichele A, Duan X, Edmiston K, Elias A, Ellis E, Esserman L, Euhus D, Fadare O, Fan F, Feldman M, Forero-Torres A, Haley B, Han H, Harada S, Haugen P, Helsten T, Hirst G, Hylton N, Isaacs C, Kemmer K, Khan Q, Khazai L, Klein M, Krings G, Lang J, LeBeau L, Leyland-Jones B, Liu M, Lo S, Lu J, Magliocco A, Matthews J, Melisko M, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Moulder S, Murthy R, Nanda R, Northfelt D, Ocal I, Olopade O, Pambuccian S, Paoloni M, Park J, Parker B, Perlmutter J, Peterson G, Pusztai L, Rendi M, Rugo H, Sahoo S, Sams S, Sanil A, Sattar H, Schwab R, Singhrao R, Steeg K, Stringer-Reasor E, Symmans W, Tawfik O, Tripathy D, Troxell M, Veer L, Venters S, Vinh T, Viscusi R, Wallace A, Wei S, Wilson A, Yau C, Yee D, Zeck J, Boughey J, Goetz M, Hoskin T, Gould R, Valero V, Edge S, Abraham J, Bartlett J, Caldas C, Dunn J, Earl H, Hayward L, Hiller L, Provenzano E, Sammut S, Thomas J, Cameron D, Graham A, Hall P, Mackintosh L, Fan F, Godwin A, Schwensen K, Sharma P, DeMichele A, Cole K, Pusztai L, Kim M, van 't Veer L, Esserman L, Symmans W. Residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and long-term survival outcomes in breast cancer: a multicentre pooled analysis of 5161 patients. The Lancet Oncology 2021, 23: 149-160. PMID: 34902335, PMCID: PMC9455620, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00589-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual cancer burdenEvent-free survivalRCB scoreHER2-positive groupNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancer subtypesBreast cancerHazard ratioCancer subtypesNodal statusCancer burdenT categoryEvent-free survival eventsPooled patient-level analysisLong-term survival outcomesPractice settingsWorse event-free survivalClinical T categoryHigher RCB scoresStandard pathology reportingHER2-negative patientsHormone receptor statusHER2-negative groupLong-term prognosisPrimary stage I
2018
Immunological differences between primary and metastatic breast cancer
Szekely B, Bossuyt V, Li X, Wali VB, Patwardhan GA, Frederick C, Silber A, Park T, Harigopal M, Pelekanou V, Zhang M, Yan Q, Rimm DL, Bianchini G, Hatzis C, Pusztai L. Immunological differences between primary and metastatic breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2018, 29: 2232-2239. PMID: 30203045, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunologic SurveillanceLymphocyte CountLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedMutation RateTumor EscapeTumor MicroenvironmentYoung AdultConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerTherapeutic targetToll-like receptor pathway genesImmuno-oncology therapeutic targetsBreast cancer evolvesImmune proteasome expressionPD-L1 positivityCorresponding primary tumorsPotential therapeutic targetMHC class IImmune-related genesMetastatic cancer samplesLigand/receptor pairLymphocyte countT helperT-regsPD-L1Immune microenvironmentCytotoxic TPrimary tumorMastoid cellsDisease progressionTherapeutic combinationsMacrophage markers
2007
Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Patients With Complete Eradication of Invasive Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Adversely Affect Patient Outcome
Mazouni C, Peintinger F, Wan-Kau S, Andre F, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Symmans WF, Meric-Bernstam F, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L. Residual Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Patients With Complete Eradication of Invasive Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Adversely Affect Patient Outcome. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 2650-2655. PMID: 17602071, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.08.2271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual invasive cancerResidual ductal carcinomaDisease-free survivalInvasive cancerResidual DCISDFS ratesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalComplete eradicationOS ratesDuctal carcinomaLocoregional recurrence-free survival ratesLocal recurrence-free survivalRecurrence-free survival ratesTexas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterM.D. Anderson Cancer CenterOutcomes of patientsRate of patientsInvasive breast cancerLocal recurrence rateRecurrence-free survivalBreast cancer patientsInclusion of patientsAnderson Cancer CenterLong-term survival