2018
TQuest, A Web-Based Platform to Enable Precision Medicine by Linking a Tumor’s Genetic Defects to Therapeutic Options
Gershkovich P, Platt J, Knopf J, Tasoulis MK, Shi W, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. TQuest, A Web-Based Platform to Enable Precision Medicine by Linking a Tumor’s Genetic Defects to Therapeutic Options. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2018, 2: 1-13. PMID: 30652574, DOI: 10.1200/cci.17.00120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsData acquisition layerFull-text indexAcquisition layerUser interfaceData layersPrototype web applicationWeb-based platformWeb applicationRelevance scoresSearch enginesSource codeSoftware toolsSearch resultsInterventional clinical trialsLabel dataClinical trialsTherapeutic optionsPlatformUS FoodMolecular abnormalitiesMetastatic breast cancerPotential therapeutic optionPotential treatment optionTumor DNA sequencingWeb-based modules
2016
Deciphering and Targeting Oncogenic Mutations and Pathways in Breast Cancer
Santarpia L, Bottai G, Kelly CM, Győrffy B, Székely B, Pusztai L. Deciphering and Targeting Oncogenic Mutations and Pathways in Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2016, 21: 1063-1078. PMID: 27384237, PMCID: PMC5016060, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerCancer-causing genesCopy number variationsRNA speciesRNA editingGenomic variationNext-generation sequencingRNA sequencingGenomic complexityGenomic portraitGreater genomic complexityOncogenic mutationsOncogenic eventsTarget profilingRare mutationsMutationsRecurrent mutationsSomatic variantsGenetic aberrationsFormal clinical trialsPotential therapeutic implicationsDriver mutationsSequencingGermline variantsMolecular abnormalities
2015
New targets in breast cancer
Jhaveri A, Pusztai L. New targets in breast cancer. Memo - Magazine Of European Medical Oncology 2015, 8: 86-91. DOI: 10.1007/s12254-015-0197-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Novel clinical trial designsGrowth factor receptor 2Immune checkpoint modulatorsClinical trial designFactor receptor 2Akt/mammalian targetCyclin-dependent kinase 4/6Antibody-drug conjugatesPoly ADP-ribose polymeraseEndocrine therapyCheckpoint modulatorsADP-ribose polymeraseTherapeutic strategiesReceptor 2Trial designTherapeutic potentialMolecular abnormalitiesMammalian targetRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayNew drugsCancerNew targets
2013
Breast cancer evaluation and targeted investigational therapy (BEAT-IT): A pilot prospective tissue testing to guide clinical trial selection.
Pusztai L, Mattair D, Ueno N, Valero V, Moulder S, Murray J, Alvarez R, Chavez-Mac Gregor M, Santiago L, Avritscher R, Sahin A, Hortobagyi G, Symmans W, Meric-Bernstam F, Burton E, Gonzalez-Angulo A. Breast cancer evaluation and targeted investigational therapy (BEAT-IT): A pilot prospective tissue testing to guide clinical trial selection. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 532-532. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspirationCore needle biopsyClinical trial selectionClinical trialsTrial selectionMolecular abnormalitiesTherapeutic clinical trialsSpecific molecular abnormalitiesBreast cancer biopsiesBreast cancer evaluationElectronic medical recordsMutation analysisMechanism of actionCare therapyInvestigational therapiesOrgan dysfunctionPathological confirmationER visitsLymph nodesInvestigational agentsMetastatic sitesMedical recordsEML4-ALKNeedle biopsyNeedle aspiration