2024
Pre-treatment amino acids and risk of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in SWOG S0221
Chen C, Zirpoli G, Budd G, Barlow W, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Godwin A, Thompson A, Henry N, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Pre-treatment amino acids and risk of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in SWOG S0221. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2024, 94: 311-321. PMID: 38814343, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-024-04680-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCIPN severityPeripheral neuropathyPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyEarly-stage breast cancerTrial of patientsBackgroundChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyBody mass indexSerum amino acid concentrationsOver-representation analysisDebilitating neurotoxicityPaclitaxel scheduleAnti-cancer agentsBreast cancerSelf-reported raceMass indexMetabolic pathways of amino acidsSerum concentrationsInverse associationAmino acid metabolic pathwaysPaclitaxelPrimary analysisBonferroni correctionTreatment limitationsS0221CIPN
2023
Vitamin D Insufficiency as a Risk Factor for Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in SWOG S0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, Barlow W, Budd G, McKiver B, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Damaj M, Godwin A, Thompson A, Henry N, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D Insufficiency as a Risk Factor for Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in SWOG S0221. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2023, 21: 1172-1180.e3. PMID: 37935109, PMCID: PMC10976748, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyVitamin D insufficiencyD insufficiencyVitamin DPaclitaxel scheduleMechanical hypersensitivityPeripheral neuropathyRisk factorsDeficient dietPaclitaxel-Induced Peripheral NeuropathyEarly-stage breast cancerPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSufficient vitamin DVitamin D deficiencyBody mass indexMultiple logistic regressionSelf-reported raceD supplementationD deficiencySensitized miceProspective trialFemale patientsMass indexPredictive biomarkers
2022
Clinical outcomes and immune markers by race in a phase I/II clinical trial of durvalumab concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage TNBC.
Foldi J, Kahn A, Silber A, Qing T, Reisenbichler E, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Chagpar A, Park T, Blanchard A, Blenman K, Rimm D, Pusztai L. Clinical outcomes and immune markers by race in a phase I/II clinical trial of durvalumab concomitant with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage TNBC. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 516-516. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerMultivariate logistic regression analysisPD-L1 statusLogistic regression analysisAA raceOverall survivalPathologic responseClinical trialsBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerIncidence of irAEsPhase I/II trialPathologic complete response rateSignificant associationPhase I/II clinical trialsBaseline body mass indexSafety of immunotherapyWeekly nab-paclitaxelCharlson Comorbidity IndexComplete response ratePrimary efficacy endpointPD-L1 expressionBody mass indexBreast cancer recurrenceVitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, McCann S, Barlow W, Budd G, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Godwin A, Thompson A, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 12023-12023. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.12023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVitamin D insufficiencyPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyD insufficiencyPeripheral neuropathyBlack patientsPaclitaxel scheduleIncrease riskHigh riskEarly-stage breast cancerNeuropathy risk factorsPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSensory peripheral neuropathyTreatment-limiting toxicityBody mass indexRetrospective validation studySelf-reported raceD supplementationProspective trialWhite patientsFemale patientsMass indexBlack raceRisk factorsTreatment outcomes
2018
Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study
Sanft T, Usiskin I, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Lu L, Li FY, Zhou Y, Chagpar A, Ferrucci LM, Pusztai L, Irwin ML. Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 105-112. PMID: 30062572, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4895-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsWeight loss interventionUsual care groupBody mass indexBreast cancer riskCancer survivorsUsual careLoss interventionBreast cancerStage 0Quantitative polymerase chain reactionCare groupTelomere lengthCancer riskStage II/III breast cancerObese breast cancer survivorsWeight lossI breast cancerNon-Hispanic whitesPurposeSome studiesMass indexIntervention groupPhysical activityBlood samplesConclusionOur findingsExercise and weight loss interventions and miRNA expression in women with breast cancer
Adams BD, Arem H, Hubal MJ, Cartmel B, Li F, Harrigan M, Sanft T, Cheng CJ, Pusztai L, Irwin ML. Exercise and weight loss interventions and miRNA expression in women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 170: 55-67. PMID: 29511965, PMCID: PMC6444907, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4738-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline body mass indexBC survivorsTumor recurrenceWeight gainWeight lossBreast cancer survivorsSerum miRNA expressionWeight loss interventionBody mass indexWeight loss trialCancer-related deathIndependent clinical trialsMiRNA expressionSix-month interventionCanonical pathwaysTop canonical pathwaysPhysical exercise trialsIngenuity Pathway AnalysisIngenuity Pathway Analysis softwareSporadic BCDevelopment of cancerLoss interventionMass indexCancer survivorsExercise trials