2017
Systematic Drug Screening Identifies Tractable Targeted Combination Therapies in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Wali VB, Langdon CG, Held MA, Platt JT, Patwardhan GA, Safonov A, Aktas B, Pusztai L, Stern DF, Hatzis C. Systematic Drug Screening Identifies Tractable Targeted Combination Therapies in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 566-578. PMID: 27872098, PMCID: PMC5582957, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTNBC cell linesPairwise drug combinationsClinical translationAggressive diseaseCombination therapyBreast cancerPreclinical proofDrug combinationsCombination treatmentInvestigational drugsSingle agentSensitivity patternCell sensitivityCell linesTherapyApoptotic activityAnticancer activityDownregulated genesMitogenic signalingCrizotinibBlockadeClinicAgentsCancer
2016
Predictors of Chemosensitivity in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: An Integrated Genomic Analysis
Jiang T, Shi W, Wali VB, Pongor L, Li C, Lau R, Győrffy B, Lifton RP, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. Predictors of Chemosensitivity in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: An Integrated Genomic Analysis. PLOS Medicine 2016, 13: e1002193. PMID: 27959926, PMCID: PMC5154510, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPathologic complete responseMD Anderson Cancer CenterNegative breast cancerBreast cancerMutation burdenExtensive residual diseaseBetter survival outcomesBRCA deficiencyImmune cell activityAnderson Cancer CenterPredictor of chemosensitivityHigh mutation burdenWhole-exome sequencingACT chemotherapyMDACC cohortTNBC cohortNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCare chemotherapyTaxane chemotherapyCancer Genome AtlasComplete responseSuch patientsImproved survivalAggressive disease
2012
Seventeen-gene signature from enriched Her2/Neu mammary tumor-initiating cells predicts clinical outcome for human HER2+:ERα− breast cancer
Liu JC, Voisin V, Bader GD, Deng T, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Esteva FJ, Egan SE, Zacksenhaus E. Seventeen-gene signature from enriched Her2/Neu mammary tumor-initiating cells predicts clinical outcome for human HER2+:ERα− breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 5832-5837. PMID: 22460789, PMCID: PMC3326451, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201105109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCD24 AntigenCell DifferentiationCell DivisionEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJagged-1 ProteinMembrane ProteinsMiceNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplastic Stem CellsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Serrate-Jagged ProteinsSignal TransductionTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsTumor-initiating cellsMammary tumor-initiating cellsBreast cancerClinical outcomesPrognostic signatureHuman epidermal growth factor receptorAnti-HER2 drugsAnti-HER2 therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk subgroupsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorBC cohortRisk patientsAggressive diseaseBC patientsRetrospective analysisImmune responsePrognostic powerTumor growthPatientsChemotherapyFactor receptorCancerFraction of cells