2013
Quantitative Ki-67 score as predictive of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.
Brown J, Lannin D, Killelea B, DiGiovanna M, Rimm D. Quantitative Ki-67 score as predictive of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1085-1085. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKi-67 expressionPathological complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyKi-67Consecutive invasive breast cancer patientsAQUA scoreInvasive breast cancer patientsAdditional survival benefitBreast cancer patientsKi-67 levelsPre-surgical biopsyKi-67 scoreLikelihood of responseMIB-1 antibodyPrediction of responseNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responseNodal statusSurvival benefitER statusIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisAdvanced tumorsTumor sizeCancer patients
2009
Association between HER2/neu overexpression and calcifications in breast cancer
Christy C, Rishi M, Schwartz J, Grube B, Bossuyt V, Philpotts L, DiGiovanna M, Tavassoli F, Lannin D. Association between HER2/neu overexpression and calcifications in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 579-579. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeu overexpressionBreast cancerReceptor negativityInvasive tumorsNeu positivityMammographic calcificationsHER2/neu overexpressionHormone receptor negativityProgesterone receptor negativityHormone receptor statusInvasive breast cancerMultivariate logistic regressionPresence of necrosisImportant tumor markerHistologic calcificationLymphovascular invasionNodal statusReceptor statusRetrospective reviewTumor sizeInvasive cancerHistologic characteristicsTumor gradeClinical usefulnessHistologic examination