2023
Race, Gene Expression Signatures, and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With High-Risk Early Breast Cancer
Kyalwazi B, Yau C, Campbell M, Yoshimatsu T, Chien A, Wallace A, Forero-Torres A, Pusztai L, Ellis E, Albain K, Blaes A, Haley B, Boughey J, Elias A, Clark A, Isaacs C, Nanda R, Han H, Yung R, Tripathy D, Edmiston K, Viscusi R, Northfelt D, Khan Q, Asare S, Wilson A, Hirst G, Lu R, Symmans W, Yee D, DeMichele A, van ’t Veer L, Esserman L, Olopade O. Race, Gene Expression Signatures, and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With High-Risk Early Breast Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2349646. PMID: 38153734, PMCID: PMC10755617, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant recurrence-free survivalPathologic complete responseErbB2-negative tumorsWorse distant recurrence-free survivalEarly breast cancerWhite patientsBreast cancerBlack patientsGene expression signaturesReceptor subtypesStage II/III breast cancerHigh-risk early breast cancerCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk breast cancerClinical trial end pointsProportional hazards regression modelsTumor receptor subtypeRetrospective cohort studyPrimary tumor sizeRecurrence-free survivalTrial end pointsBreast cancer outcomesLong-term outcomesHazards regression modelsExpression signatures
2022
Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, McCann S, Barlow W, Budd G, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Godwin A, Thompson A, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 12023-12023. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.12023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVitamin D insufficiencyPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyD insufficiencyPeripheral neuropathyBlack patientsPaclitaxel scheduleIncrease riskHigh riskEarly-stage breast cancerNeuropathy risk factorsPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSensory peripheral neuropathyTreatment-limiting toxicityBody mass indexRetrospective validation studySelf-reported raceD supplementationProspective trialWhite patientsFemale patientsMass indexBlack raceRisk factorsTreatment outcomes