2023
Immunological and clinicopathological features predict HER2-positive breast cancer prognosis in the neoadjuvant NeoALTTO and CALGB 40601 randomized trials
Rediti M, Fernandez-Martinez A, Venet D, Rothé F, Hoadley K, Parker J, Singh B, Campbell J, Ballman K, Hillman D, Winer E, El-Abed S, Piccart M, Di Cosimo S, Symmans W, Krop I, Salgado R, Loi S, Pusztai L, Perou C, Carey L, Sotiriou C. Immunological and clinicopathological features predict HER2-positive breast cancer prognosis in the neoadjuvant NeoALTTO and CALGB 40601 randomized trials. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7053. PMID: 37923752, PMCID: PMC10624889, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42635-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-free survivalHER2-positive breast cancerPathological complete responseCALGB 40601Breast cancerBreast pathological complete responseStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHormone receptor statusPhase III trialsClinical nodal statusIndependent prognostic factorTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesIdentification of patientsBreast cancer prognosisT cell receptorNeoadjuvant paclitaxelNeoadjuvant therapyIII trialsNodal statusComplete responsePrognostic factorsPrognostic scoreReceptor statusClinicopathological featuresResidual diseaseAssessment of the HER2DX Assay in Patients With ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab
Waks A, Ogayo E, Paré L, Marín-Aguilera M, Brasó-Maristany F, Galván P, Castillo O, Martínez-Sáez O, Vivancos A, Villagrasa P, Villacampa G, Tarantino P, Desai N, Guerriero J, Metzger O, Tung N, Krop I, Parker J, Perou C, Prat A, Winer E, Tolaney S, Mittendorf E. Assessment of the HER2DX Assay in Patients With ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 835-840. PMID: 37103927, PMCID: PMC10141272, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.0181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant therapyPCR scoresNeoadjuvant paclitaxelBreast cancerPrognostic studiesRisk scoreLikelihood of pCRPretreatment tumor biopsy samplesErbB2-positive breast cancerBaseline tumor samplesLimited clinical featuresFavorable survival outcomesHormone receptor statusPositive breast cancerPrognostic risk scoreTumor biopsy samplesPaclitaxel weeklyComplete responsePCR rateReceptor statusClinical featuresMean ageSurvival outcomesRecurrence events
2014
NI-23BRAIN BREAST METASTASES RESPOND TO ANTI-ANGIOGENIC THERAPY BY MODES OF VASCULAR NORMALIZATION
Emblem K, Pinho M, Chandra V, Gerstner E, Stufflebeam S, Sorenson G, Harris G, Freedman R, Sohl J, Younger J, Krop I, Winer E, Lin N. NI-23BRAIN BREAST METASTASES RESPOND TO ANTI-ANGIOGENIC THERAPY BY MODES OF VASCULAR NORMALIZATION. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 16: v143-v143. PMCID: PMC4218348, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou264.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-angiogenic therapyBreast cancerBrain metastasesVascular normalizationTumor perfusionBrain tumorsDay 1Largest contrast-enhancing lesionPerfusion MRIParenchymal brain metastasesMonths of therapyPhase II studyHormone receptor statusMetastatic breast cancerSubset of patientsContrast-enhancing lesionsPrimary brain tumorsAnti-angiogenic effectsOxygen saturation levelsPrior therapyBreast metastasisII studySystemic therapyImproved survivalReceptor status
2013
Prospective clinical experience with research biopsies in breast cancer patients
Vaz-Luis I, Zeghibe CA, Frank ES, Sohl J, Washington KE, Silverman SG, Fonte JM, Mayer EL, Overmoyer BA, Richardson AL, Krop IE, Winer EP, Lin NU. Prospective clinical experience with research biopsies in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 142: 203-209. PMID: 24113744, PMCID: PMC3825285, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2717-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch biopsiesAdverse eventsDisease courseMetastatic samplesDana-Farber Cancer InstituteGrade 2 painGrade 3 painProspective clinical experiencePatient's disease courseSingle institution experienceBreast cancer patientsPerformance of biopsyHigh rateAnalytic cohortFirst recurrenceMetastatic diseaseMost patientsPerformance statusReceptor statusPrimary cancerProspective studyCancer patientsBreast cancerPatientsBiopsy