2023
Nodal positivity and systemic therapy among patients with clinical T1–T2N0 human epidermal growth factor receptor‐positive breast cancer: Results from two international cohorts
Weiss A, Martínez‐Sáez O, Waks A, Laws A, McGrath M, Tarantino P, Portnow L, Winer E, Rey M, Tapia M, Prat A, Partridge A, Tolaney S, Cejalvo J, Mittendorf E, King T. Nodal positivity and systemic therapy among patients with clinical T1–T2N0 human epidermal growth factor receptor‐positive breast cancer: Results from two international cohorts. Cancer 2023, 129: 1836-1845. PMID: 36951169, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyUpfront surgeryNodal positivityBreast cancerTumor sizeALND ratesCT1c tumorsTreatment strategiesSmall human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Lymph node dissection ratesReceptor-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Clinical T1-T2Lymph node positiveHER2-positive patientsGrowth factor receptor 2Optimal treatment strategyFactor receptor 2Nodal statusSystemic therapyNode positiveAxillary imagingPositive tumors
2019
Prognostic Impact of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay Among Young Women With Node-Negative and Node-Positive ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Poorvu PD, Gelber SI, Rosenberg SM, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Collins LC, Peppercorn J, Schapira L, Borges VF, Come SE, Warner E, Jakubowski DM, Russell C, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Prognostic Impact of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay Among Young Women With Node-Negative and Node-Positive ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 38: 725-733. PMID: 31809240, PMCID: PMC7048163, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.01959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-positive breast cancerDistant recurrence-free survivalRecurrence scoreBreast cancerBreast Cancer StudyN0 diseaseN1 diseaseYoung womenYoung Women's Breast Cancer StudyPositive/HER2-negative breast cancerHER2-negative breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptorEarly distant recurrenceEarly-stage estrogenN0 breast cancerRS risk groupsNode-positive diseaseMinority of patientsRecurrence-free survivalYears of ageEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorDistant recurrenceAxillary nodesEligible womenSeven-Year Follow-Up Analysis of Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab Trial for Node-Negative, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer
Tolaney SM, Guo H, Pernas S, Barry WT, Dillon DA, Ritterhouse L, Schneider BP, Shen F, Fuhrman K, Baltay M, Dang CT, Yardley DA, Moy B, Marcom PK, Albain KS, Rugo HS, Ellis MJ, Shapira I, Wolff AC, Carey LA, Overmoyer B, Partridge AH, Hudis CA, Krop IE, Burstein HJ, Winer EP. Seven-Year Follow-Up Analysis of Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab Trial for Node-Negative, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: jco.19.00066. PMID: 30939096, PMCID: PMC7587424, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPoisson DistributionPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, ErbB-2RecurrenceRiskTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsDisease-free survivalRecurrence-free intervalSmall HER2-positive tumorsAdjuvant paclitaxelHER2-positive tumorsLong-term outcomesTrastuzumab trialsBreast cancerOverall survivalSmall human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer-specific survivalPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyExcellent long-term outcomesHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Human epidermal growth factor receptorPAM50 intrinsic subtypesCancer-specific survivalPhase II studyPrimary end pointGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerTreatment of patientsSeven-year follow
2017
Axillary Management of Stage II/III Breast Cancer in Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy: Results of CALGB 40601 (HER2-Positive) and CALGB 40603 (Triple-Negative)
Ollila DW, Cirrincione CT, Berry DA, Carey LA, Sikov WM, Hudis CA, Winer EP, Golshan M. Axillary Management of Stage II/III Breast Cancer in Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy: Results of CALGB 40601 (HER2-Positive) and CALGB 40603 (Triple-Negative). Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 224: 688-694. PMID: 28089784, PMCID: PMC5616181, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAxillaBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularFemaleHumansLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPractice Patterns, Physicians'Receptor, ErbB-2Sentinel Lymph Node BiopsyTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionNeoadjuvant systemic therapyNode-positive patientsSentinel node biopsyStage II/III breast cancerResidual axillary diseaseNode biopsyAxillary diseaseSystemic therapyBreast cancerAxillary node evaluationAxillary surgical proceduresPathologic nodal statusLymph node dissectionNode-positive diseaseCore needle biopsyFine-needle aspirationAxillary evaluationAxillary managementCALGB 40601N0 diseaseAxillary procedureNode dissectionRadiologic stagingNodal status
2015
Response
Ligibel JA, Winer E, Hudis CA, Barry WT. Response. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 108: djv334. PMID: 26719886, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic Characterization of Brain Metastases Reveals Branched Evolution and Potential Therapeutic Targets
Brastianos PK, Carter SL, Santagata S, Cahill DP, Taylor-Weiner A, Jones RT, Van Allen EM, Lawrence MS, Horowitz PM, Cibulskis K, Ligon KL, Tabernero J, Seoane J, Martinez-Saez E, Curry WT, Dunn IF, Paek SH, Park SH, McKenna A, Chevalier A, Rosenberg M, Barker FG, Gill CM, Van Hummelen P, Thorner AR, Johnson BE, Hoang MP, Choueiri TK, Signoretti S, Sougnez C, Rabin MS, Lin NU, Winer EP, Stemmer-Rachamimov A, Meyerson M, Garraway L, Gabriel S, Lander ES, Beroukhim R, Batchelor TT, Baselga J, Louis DN, Getz G, Hahn WC. Genomic Characterization of Brain Metastases Reveals Branched Evolution and Potential Therapeutic Targets. Cancer Discovery 2015, 5: 1164-1177. PMID: 26410082, PMCID: PMC4916970, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-15-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesPrimary tumorPrimary biopsiesRegional lymph node metastasisLymph node metastasisPI3K/Akt/mTORRegional lymph nodesPotential therapeutic targetPrimary tumor biopsiesPrimary tumor samplesAkt/mTORDistinct genetic alterationsWhole-exome sequencingExtracranial metastasesLymph nodesNode metastasisDismal prognosisActionable alterationsMetastasis sitesInformative alterationsIndividualized therapyTherapeutic targetMetastasisPrimary siteEGFR inhibitorsBody Mass Index, PAM50 Subtype, and Outcomes in Node-Positive Breast Cancer: CALGB 9741 (Alliance)
Ligibel JA, Cirrincione CT, Liu M, Citron M, Ingle JN, Gradishar W, Martino S, Sikov W, Michaelson R, Mardis E, Perou CM, Ellis M, Winer E, Hudis CA, Berry D, Barry WT. Body Mass Index, PAM50 Subtype, and Outcomes in Node-Positive Breast Cancer: CALGB 9741 (Alliance). Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv179. PMID: 26113580, PMCID: PMC4651106, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPaclitaxelReceptors, EstrogenTreatment OutcomeConceptsBody mass indexBaseline body mass indexNode-positive breast cancerBreast cancerCALGB 9741Prognostic factorsMass indexMedian baseline body mass indexSignificant prognostic factorsIndependent prognostic factorBreast cancer outcomesGroup of patientsSequence of chemotherapyEstrogen receptor statusProportional hazards regressionActual body weightDose densityDosed chemotherapyMenopausal statusOverall survivalReceptor statusRandomized trialsHazards regressionPoor prognosisTumor size
2009
Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with invasive carcinoma of the breast.
Lester SC, Bose S, Chen YY, Connolly JL, de Baca ME, Fitzgibbons PL, Hayes DF, Kleer C, O'Malley FP, Page DL, Smith BL, Tan LK, Weaver DL, Winer E. Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with invasive carcinoma of the breast. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2009, 133: 1515-38. PMID: 19792042, DOI: 10.5858/133.10.1515.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Tangential Radiotherapy Without Axillary Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of a Prospective Trial
Wong JS, Taghian AG, Bellon JR, Keshaviah A, Smith BL, Winer EP, Silver B, Harris JR. Tangential Radiotherapy Without Axillary Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of a Prospective Trial. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2008, 72: 866-870. PMID: 18394815, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative axillary nodesAxillary surgeryHormonal therapyBreast cancerAxillary nodesBreast radiotherapyLow regional recurrence ratesMedian pathologic tumor sizeHormone-responsive breast cancerMulti-institutional prospective studyEarly-stage breast cancerIpsilateral breast recurrencePathologic tumor sizeRegional nodal failureBreast-conserving surgeryInvasive breast cancerRegional nodal recurrenceWhole breast radiotherapyPositive breast cancerRegional recurrence rateLymphatic vessel invasionYears of ageAxillary treatmentBreast recurrenceMetastatic disease