2014
Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG S0500
Smerage JB, Barlow WE, Hortobagyi GN, Winer EP, Leyland-Jones B, Srkalovic G, Tejwani S, Schott AF, O'Rourke MA, Lew DL, Doyle GV, Gralow JR, Livingston RB, Hayes DF. Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG S0500. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 3483-3489. PMID: 24888818, PMCID: PMC4209100, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.56.2561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerFirst-line chemotherapyMedian overall survivalDays of therapyOverall survivalInitial therapyBreast cancerTumor cellsTrial of patientsMore effective treatmentsEvaluable patientsStandard chemotherapyPrimary outcomeArm APoor prognosisPrognostic significanceCytotoxic therapyAlternative chemotherapyEffective treatmentChemotherapyPatientsTherapyEarly switchingPersistent increaseMonths
2008
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Risk Factors to Potential Targets
Schneider BP, Winer EP, Foulkes WD, Garber J, Perou CM, Richardson A, Sledge GW, Carey LA. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Risk Factors to Potential Targets. Clinical Cancer Research 2008, 14: 8010-8018. PMID: 19088017, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-1208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerRisk factorsTherapeutic approachesBasal-like breast cancerConventional cytotoxic therapyBasal-like subtypeNovel therapeutic targetClinical research programCytotoxic therapyClinical behaviorConventional agentsTherapeutic targetDistinct subtypesCancerImportant subgroupSubtypesPotential targetUnique subgroupClinical samplesMolecular biology platformsSubgroupsMolecular biologyDistinct outcomesFocus article