2023
In silico designed mRNA vaccines targeting CA-125 neoantigen in breast and ovarian cancer
Lu L, Ma W, Johnson C, Khan S, Irwin M, Pusztai L. In silico designed mRNA vaccines targeting CA-125 neoantigen in breast and ovarian cancer. Vaccine 2023, 41: 2073-2083. PMID: 36813666, PMCID: PMC10064809, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA vaccinesOvarian cancerT cell responsesMutation-derived neoantigensT cell epitopesSARS-CoV-2Multiple neoantigensCytotoxic CD8Dendritic cellsCA 125Cancer vaccinesPatient survivalImmune responseCell epitopesNeoepitope peptidesNeoantigensVaccineCell responsesCancerBreastReverse vaccinologyCD8CD40LIFNNeoepitopes
2016
Relationship between Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Hatzis C, Symmans WF, Zhang Y, Gould RE, Moulder SL, Hunt KK, Abu-Khalaf M, Hofstatter EW, Lannin D, Chagpar AB, Pusztai L. Relationship between Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 26-33. PMID: 26286912, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-3304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseRecurrence-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerSurvival benefitNeoadjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyTrial populationBaseline prognosisBreast cancerOverall survival benefitComplete pathologic responseSignificant survival benefitPostneoadjuvant therapyPCR rateComplete responseImproved survivalPathologic responseSurvival improvementTreatment armsPatient survivalResidual diseaseControl armPrognostic variablesPatientsTrials