2013
Neoadjuvant 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 patientsDeveloping Safety Criteria for Introducing New Agents into Neoadjuvant Trials
DeMichele A, Berry DA, Zujewski J, Hunsberger S, Rubinstein L, Tomaszewski JE, Kelloff G, Perlmutter J, Buxton M, Lyandres J, Albain KS, Benz C, Chien AJ, Haluska P, Leyland-Jones B, Liu MC, Munster P, Olopade O, Park JW, Parker BA, Pusztai L, Tripathy D, Rugo H, Yee D, Esserman L. Developing Safety Criteria for Introducing New Agents into Neoadjuvant Trials. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 2817-2823. PMID: 23470967, PMCID: PMC4096560, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-2620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalClinical Trials as TopicDrug InteractionsHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyResearch DesignConceptsNeoadjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant settingStandard therapyInvestigational agentsDrug developmentPhase II neoadjuvant trialI-SPY2 trialSafe drug developmentShort-term endpointsNeoadjuvant studiesCurable patientsPathologic responsePoor prognosisNovel therapiesBreast cancerNovel agentsSafety dataStudy populationDisease processEfficacious drugsNew agentsDrug AdministrationPatient exposurePatient safetyStudy design
2010
Evaluation of a 30-Gene Paclitaxel, Fluorouracil, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy Response Predictor in a Multicenter Randomized Trial in Breast Cancer
Tabchy A, Valero V, Vidaurre T, Lluch A, Gomez H, Martin M, Qi Y, Barajas-Figueroa LJ, Souchon E, Coutant C, Doimi FD, Ibrahim NK, Gong Y, Hortobagyi GN, Hess KR, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Evaluation of a 30-Gene Paclitaxel, Fluorouracil, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy Response Predictor in a Multicenter Randomized Trial in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 16: 5351-5361. PMID: 20829329, PMCID: PMC4181852, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-1265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisTreatment OutcomeConceptsPositive predictive valuePathologic complete responseFAC armPCR rateBreast cancerPredictive valueGene expression profilingDifferent molecular subsetsFine-needle aspiration biopsyMulticenter Randomized TrialInternational clinical trialsGenomic predictorsNegative predictive valueTreatment response predictionWeekly paclitaxelNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCyclophosphamide chemotherapyFAC chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyComplete responseRandomized trialsTreatment armsPredictive markerClinical trialsMolecular subsetsDevelopment of Candidate Genomic Markers to Select Breast Cancer Patients for Dasatinib Therapy
Moulder S, Yan K, Huang F, Hess KR, Liedtke C, Lin F, Hatzis C, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Development of Candidate Genomic Markers to Select Breast Cancer Patients for Dasatinib Therapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2010, 9: 1120-1127. PMID: 20423993, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-1117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCell Line, TumorDasatinibDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesGenome, HumanHumansMatched-Pair AnalysisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPatient SelectionPrognosisPyrimidinesThiazolesConceptsClinical trialsCell linesPhase I/II trialIndependent breast cancer cell linesEarly phase clinical trialsDasatinib-resistant cellsPrimary breast cancerBreast cancer patientsDasatinib-resistant cell linesDifferent patient subsetsBreast cancer cell linesGenomic predictorsCancer cell linesDasatinib therapyDifferent potential predictorsII trialPatient subsetsPatient selectionCancer patientsBreast cancerDasatinib sensitivityMammary epithelial cellsDasatinib responseActivity indexPatient samplesProspective Comparison of Clinical and Genomic Multivariate Predictors of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Lee JK, Coutant C, Kim YC, Qi Y, Theodorescu D, Symmans WF, Baggerly K, Rouzier R, Pusztai L. Prospective Comparison of Clinical and Genomic Multivariate Predictors of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 16: 711-718. PMID: 20068086, PMCID: PMC2807997, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-2247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPaclitaxelPrognosisSensitivity and Specificity