2012
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes?
Vaz-Luis I, Winer EP, Lin NU. Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes? Annals Of Oncology 2012, 24: 283-291. PMID: 23022997, PMCID: PMC3551479, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive diseaseEstrogen receptor statusBreast cancerReceptor statusClinical outcomesEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpressionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressionDistinct subtypesFuture clinical trialsEfficacy of therapyMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant therapyMetastatic diseaseER statusSurvival outcomesClinical trialsPatterns of disseminationTherapyCancerDiseaseSubstantial minorityOutcomesSubtypesHeterogeneous entity
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