2023
MammaPrint Index as a predictive biomarker for neoadjuvant chemotherapy response and outcome in patients with HR+HER2- breast cancer in NBRST.
Beitsch P, Pellicane J, Pusztai L, Baron P, Cobain E, Murray M, Ashikari A, Kelemen P, Mislowsky A, Barone J, Cowan K, Layeequr Rahman R, Dooley W, Menicucci A, Finn C, Audeh M, Whitworth P. MammaPrint Index as a predictive biomarker for neoadjuvant chemotherapy response and outcome in patients with HR+HER2- breast cancer in NBRST. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 521-521. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistant metastasis-free survivalPathological complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyHigh riskGrade 3 tumorsLymph node statusObservational prospective studyHigh-risk tumorsKaplan-Meier analysisStage breast cancerLog-rank testPrediction of chemosensitivityESBC patientsMammaPrint testSYMPHONY trialsFree survivalNeoadjuvant therapyClinicopathologic subtypesComplete responseDistant metastasisImmune therapyMeier analysisRisk tumorsNode statusProspective study
2021
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy use in early stage breast cancer during the covid-19 pandemic
Park KU, Gregory M, Bazan J, Lustberg M, Rosenberg S, Blinder V, Sharma P, Pusztai L, Shen C, Partridge A, Thompson A. Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy use in early stage breast cancer during the covid-19 pandemic. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 188: 249-258. PMID: 33651271, PMCID: PMC7921279, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyMedical oncologistsRadiation oncologistsOmission of ALNDEstrogen positive breast cancer patientsPositive breast cancer patientsEarly-stage breast cancerEndocrine therapy useMetastatic axillary diseaseLymph node dissectionBreast cancer patientsMultidisciplinary tumor boardStage breast cancerClinical trial organizationsPercent of practicesUS medical oncologistsCOVID-19 pandemicPre-pandemic timesRegional COVID-19 casesAxillary diseaseMicrometastatic nodesSurgery 2Endocrine therapyLocoregional management
2020
Gene Expression Profiling as an Emerging Diagnostic Tool to Personalize Chemotherapy Selection for Early Stage Breast Cancer
Liedtke C, Pusztai L. Gene Expression Profiling as an Emerging Diagnostic Tool to Personalize Chemotherapy Selection for Early Stage Breast Cancer. 2020, 77-96. DOI: 10.1201/9780429137723-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerCombination chemotherapy regimensSubstantial tumor responseAdvanced breast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapy regimenStage breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy regimenNeoadjuvant therapyChemotherapy regimensPreoperative chemotherapyChemotherapy selectionOverall survivalInoperable cancerTumor responseStage ICancer tissuesCancerGene expression profilingChemotherapyDiagnostic toolCurrent standardSemiquantitative mannerExpression profiling
2015
Immunotherapy opportunities in breast cancer.
Pusztai L, Ladányi A, Székely B, Dank M. Immunotherapy opportunities in breast cancer. Magyar Onkológia 2015, 60: 34-40. PMID: 26934349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immune responseLocal anti-tumour immune responseBreast cancerImmune responseClinical trialsEffective immune checkpoint inhibitorsEarly-stage breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerPhase I clinical trialImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor response rateExtensive lymphocytic infiltrationPD-L1 antibodiesDirect clinical evidenceBreast cancer patientsStage breast cancerNew treatment modalitiesNegative breast cancerCheckpoint inhibitorsChemotherapy regimensMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLymphocytic infiltrationClinical benefitClinical evidence
2013
Influence of genomics on adjuvant treatments for pre-invasive and invasive breast cancer
Abu-Khalaf M, Pusztai L. Influence of genomics on adjuvant treatments for pre-invasive and invasive breast cancer. The Breast 2013, 22: s83-s87. PMID: 24074799, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2013.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleForecastingGenetic TestingGenomicsHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsLow-risk patientsBreast cancerRisk patientsTreatment recommendationsEarly-stage breast cancerER-positive breast cancerUse of chemotherapyInvasive breast cancerGenomic testingStage breast cancerInternational practice guidelinesMultivariate prognostic modelCost-effectiveness studiesPotential clinical valueAdjuvant treatmentBreast cancer biomarkersCurrent guidelinesPractice guidelinesClinical utilityClinical valueTumor markersStage IPrognostic modelPrognostic testClinical useNeoadjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Ixabepilone or Paclitaxel in Early Stage Breast Cancer and Evaluation of βIII‐Tubulin Expression as a Predictive Marker
Saura C, Tseng L, Chan S, Chacko RT, Campone M, Manikhas A, Nag SM, Leichman CG, Dasappa L, Fasching PA, de Mendoza F, Symmans WF, Liu D, Mukhopadhyay P, Horak C, Xing G, Pusztai L. Neoadjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Ixabepilone or Paclitaxel in Early Stage Breast Cancer and Evaluation of βIII‐Tubulin Expression as a Predictive Marker. The Oncologist 2013, 18: 787-794. PMID: 23853246, PMCID: PMC3720631, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerStage breast cancerPathologic complete responseΒIII-tubulin expressionBreast cancerTreatment armsWeekly paclitaxelPositive patientsPredictive markerNeoadjuvant doxorubicin/cyclophosphamideRandomized phase II trialΒIII-tubulinCommon nonhematologic toxicitiesDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideInvasive breast adenocarcinomaPhase II trialCore needle biopsyCycles of ACHigh response rateSignificant differencesNeoadjuvant cyclophosphamideNonhematologic toxicityNeoadjuvant treatmentII trialNegative patients
2009
Targeting of breast cancer with non-oncology drugs – possible novel therapeutic option for triple-negative breast cancer.
Liedtke C, Yan K, Wu Y, Hortobagyi G, Symmans W, Valero V, Goette M, Kiesel L, Pusztai L. Targeting of breast cancer with non-oncology drugs – possible novel therapeutic option for triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 2119. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-2119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerTherapeutic optionsCell linesEarly-stage breast cancerHuman triple-negative breast cancerCurrent chemotherapy agentsDrug targetsReceptor-positive cancersStage breast cancerBreast cancer cell line MCF-7Future therapeutic optionsNovel therapeutic optionsCancer cell line MCF-7TNBC cell linesBreast cancer cell linesGlutathione S-transferase piFine-needle biopsyDose-dependent inhibitionLack of ERCell line MCF-7Normal HER2 expressionCancer cell linesUnique drug targetsBiological presentation