2020
Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases
Leone JP, Emblem KE, Weitz M, Gelman RS, Schneider BP, Freedman RA, Younger J, Pinho MC, Sorensen AG, Gerstner ER, Harris G, Krop IE, Morganstern D, Sohl J, Hu J, Kasparian E, Winer EP, Lin NU. Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases. Breast Cancer Research 2020, 22: 131. PMID: 33256829, PMCID: PMC7706261, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01372-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarboplatinFemaleGenotyping TechniquesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProgression-Free SurvivalTrastuzumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsProgression-free survivalBreast cancer brain metastasesEarly MRI changesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesOverall survivalMRI changesBreast cancerEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusDay 1Cycle 1 day 1Cycle 1 day 8Median progression-free survivalWorse progression-free survivalRegimen warrants further investigationDurable objective responsesECOG PS 1Efficacy of bevacizumabHER2-positive diseaseProgressive brain metastasesResultsThirty-eight patientsMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePhase II trialContrast-enhanced brain MRI
2016
Combination inhibition of PI3K and mTORC1 yields durable remissions in mice bearing orthotopic patient-derived xenografts of HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastases
Ni J, Ramkissoon SH, Xie S, Goel S, Stover DG, Guo H, Luu V, Marco E, Ramkissoon LA, Kang YJ, Hayashi M, Nguyen QD, Ligon AH, Du R, Claus EB, Alexander BM, Yuan GC, Wang ZC, Iglehart JD, Krop IE, Roberts TM, Winer EP, Lin NU, Ligon KL, Zhao JJ. Combination inhibition of PI3K and mTORC1 yields durable remissions in mice bearing orthotopic patient-derived xenografts of HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastases. Nature Medicine 2016, 22: 723-726. PMID: 27270588, PMCID: PMC4938731, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAminopyridinesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 3Cell Cycle ProteinsDNA RepairDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug Therapy, CombinationEukaryotic Initiation FactorsEverolimusFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenomic InstabilityHumansImmunohistochemistryKi-67 AntigenMagnetic Resonance ImagingMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, SCIDMolecular Targeted TherapyMorpholinesMultiprotein ComplexesNeoplasm TransplantationPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationReceptor, ErbB-2Remission InductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsBreast cancer brain metastasesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesHER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasesOrthotopic patient-derived xenograftsPI3KPatient-derived xenograftsDurable remissionsTherapeutic responseMouse modelCombined inhibitionCombination inhibitionMetastasisInhibitionRemissionXenograftsMice
2007
Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy?
Segara D, Krop IE, Garber JE, Winer E, Harris L, Bellon JR, Birdwell R, Lester S, Lipsitz S, Iglehart JD, Golshan M. Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2007, 96: 474-480. PMID: 17640031, DOI: 10.1002/jso.20856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMammographyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyUltrasonographyConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyTumor sizePhysical examBreast cancerFinal pathologic tumor sizePathologic tumor sizeStart of therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer patientsPathologic tumor responseCorrelation of ultrasoundUse of MRIPhysical exam dataComplete respondersBreast conservationPathologic sizeCancer patientsPathology sizeTumor responseUS assessmentPathologic measurementsPathology responsePatients