2016
Strategies to design clinical studies to identify predictive biomarkers in cancer research
Perez-Gracia JL, Sanmamed MF, Bosch A, Patiño-Garcia A, Schalper KA, Segura V, Bellmunt J, Tabernero J, Sweeney CJ, Choueiri TK, Martín M, Fusco JP, Rodriguez-Ruiz ME, Calvo A, Prior C, Paz-Ares L, Pio R, Gonzalez-Billalabeitia E, Hernandez A, Páez D, Piulats JM, Gurpide A, Andueza M, de Velasco G, Pazo R, Grande E, Nicolas P, Abad-Santos F, Garcia-Donas J, Castellano D, Pajares MJ, Suarez C, Colomer R, Montuenga LM, Melero I. Strategies to design clinical studies to identify predictive biomarkers in cancer research. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2016, 53: 79-97. PMID: 28088073, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictive biomarkersSpecific patient populationsPromising candidate biomarkerCancer researchUnnecessary toxicityPatient populationMultidisciplinary panelClinical studiesReliable biomarkersAnti-cancer drugsCandidate biomarkersClinical designStudy designBiomarkersPromising targetBiomarker identification studiesKey biomarkersDrugsAnticancer drugsEfficient study designStandard practiceToxicityPatientsOncologyPivotal field
2015
Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Schalper KA, Pusztai L, Psyrri A, Kalogeras KT, Kotoula V, Fountzilas G, Rimm DL. Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv136. PMID: 25991002, PMCID: PMC4554192, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalExtracellular SpaceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntracellular SpaceKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Sensitivity and SpecificityTissue Array AnalysisTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2ECD expressionICD statusLonger DFSQuantitative immunofluorescenceTrastuzumab therapyPrognostic valueBreast cancerTissue microarrayEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant trastuzumab therapyDisease-free survival analysisTrastuzumab-treated patientsGrowth factor receptor 2High positive predictive valueHER2-positive tumorsKaplan-Meier estimatesFactor receptor 2ERBB2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionPositive predictive valueExtracellular domainAdjuvant chemotherapyHER2-ICDBetter DFS