2023
Thymidine kinase activity levels in serum can identify HR+ metastatic breast cancer patients with a low risk of early progression (SWOG S0226)
Bergqvist M, Nordmark A, Williams A, Paoletti C, Barlow W, Cobain E, Mehta R, Gralow J, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Pusztai L, Sharma P, Godwin A, Thompson A, Hayes D, Rae J. Thymidine kinase activity levels in serum can identify HR+ metastatic breast cancer patients with a low risk of early progression (SWOG S0226). Biomarkers 2023, 28: 313-322. PMID: 36647745, PMCID: PMC10681159, DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2023.2168063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerNegative predictive valueEndocrine therapyThymidine kinase activityLower riskSingle-agent endocrine therapyMetastatic breast cancer patientsLonger progression-free survivalHigh negative predictive valueProgression-free survivalBreast cancer patientsSerum thymidine kinase activityAdditional therapyOverall survivalSuch patientsCancer patientsBlood drawEarly progressionDisease progressionRapid progressionBreast cancerPatientsSubsequent timepointsPredictive valuePotential biomarkers
2012
A dendritic metagene that predicts prognosis and endocrine resistance in breast cancer.
Giampaolo B, Pusztai L, Qi Y, Iwamoto T, Kelly C, Zambetti M, Symmans W, Gianni L. A dendritic metagene that predicts prognosis and endocrine resistance in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 545-545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHazard ratioEndocrine resistanceBreast cancerNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyProliferative breast cancersAdjuvant tamoxifenEndocrine therapyDistant relapseFree survivalUntreated patientsBetter prognosisDendritic cellsEarly relapseOncotype DXPoor prognosisClinical variablesPoor responseUntreated tumorsLower riskMetagene signaturePredictive valueMultivariate analysisTumorsRelapsePrognosisAgreement in Risk Prediction Between the 21‐Gene Recurrence Score Assay (Oncotype DX®) and the PAM50 Breast Cancer Intrinsic Classifier™ in Early‐Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Kelly CM, Bernard PS, Krishnamurthy S, Wang B, Ebbert MT, Bastien RR, Boucher KM, Young E, Iwamoto T, Pusztai L. Agreement in Risk Prediction Between the 21‐Gene Recurrence Score Assay (Oncotype DX®) and the PAM50 Breast Cancer Intrinsic Classifier™ in Early‐Stage Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2012, 17: 492-498. PMID: 22418568, PMCID: PMC3336833, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorEarly-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancerRisk assignmentHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expressionEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 expressionEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerIntermediate RS groupLuminal B cancersReceptor 2 expressionLow-risk categoryQuantitative polymerase chain reactionB cancersMore patientsPolymerase chain reactionIntermediate RSLower riskStage IRS groupCancerPAM50Risk categoriesRisk predictionChain reaction
2010
Estrogen Receptor Expression and Docetaxel Efficacy in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Four Randomized Trials
Andre F, Broglio K, Pusztai L, Berrada N, Mackey JR, Nabholtz JM, Chan S, Hortobagyi GN. Estrogen Receptor Expression and Docetaxel Efficacy in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Four Randomized Trials. The Oncologist 2010, 15: 476-483. PMID: 20421265, PMCID: PMC3227977, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerEfficacy of docetaxelBreast cancerHigh response rateER expressionResponse rateEstrogen receptorHazard ratioRandomized trialsDisease progressionProgression-free survival timeCox proportional hazards modelDocetaxel-based regimenEstrogen receptor expressionProportional hazards modelEffect of docetaxelER- diseasePFS timeDocetaxel efficacyPooled analysisTumor responseReceptor expressionSurvival timeLower riskHazards model