2021
Genomic Determinants of Homologous Recombination Deficiency across Human Cancers
Qing T, Wang X, Jun T, Ding L, Pusztai L, Huang K. Genomic Determinants of Homologous Recombination Deficiency across Human Cancers. Cancers 2021, 13: 4572. PMID: 34572800, PMCID: PMC8472123, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13184572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHRD phenotypeCancer typesPARPi sensitivityPathogenic germline variantsHomologous recombination deficiencyFuture clinical studiesNumber deletionMultiple cancer typesSomatic driver mutationsLung cancerCopy number deletionPolymerase inhibitor treatmentProstate cancerBreast cancerClinical studiesTumor subsetsHRD scoreInhibitor treatmentSomatic genomic dataClinical biomarkersGermline variantsCancerRecombination deficiencyDriver mutationsSynthetic lethality strategy
2017
Functional germline variants as potential co-oncogenes
Agarwal D, Nowak C, Zhang NR, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. Functional germline variants as potential co-oncogenes. Npj Breast Cancer 2017, 3: 46. PMID: 29177190, PMCID: PMC5700137, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-017-0051-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent genome sequencing studiesFunction of proteinsDifferent oncogenic eventsGermline variantsGenome sequencing studiesSomatic mutationsDriver mutationsPhenotypic variationSpecific cancer subtypesLarge breast cancer cohortSomatic driver mutationsSequencing studiesFull malignant transformationFunctional germline variantsCancer biologyRecurrent driver mutationsOncogenic eventsSomatic eventsMutationsGermline aberrationsGermline polymorphismsFamilial cancerIndividual cancersMalignant transformationPolymorphism
2016
Deciphering and Targeting Oncogenic Mutations and Pathways in Breast Cancer
Santarpia L, Bottai G, Kelly CM, Győrffy B, Székely B, Pusztai L. Deciphering and Targeting Oncogenic Mutations and Pathways in Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2016, 21: 1063-1078. PMID: 27384237, PMCID: PMC5016060, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerCancer-causing genesCopy number variationsRNA speciesRNA editingGenomic variationNext-generation sequencingRNA sequencingGenomic complexityGenomic portraitGreater genomic complexityOncogenic mutationsOncogenic eventsTarget profilingRare mutationsMutationsRecurrent mutationsSomatic variantsGenetic aberrationsFormal clinical trialsPotential therapeutic implicationsDriver mutationsSequencingGermline variantsMolecular abnormalities
2012
Use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to detect high frequency of targetable alterations in primary and metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Pusztai L, Yelensky R, Wang B, Avritscher R, Symmans W, Lipson D, Palmer G, Moulder S, Stephens P, Wu Y, Cronin M. Use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to detect high frequency of targetable alterations in primary and metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 10559-10559. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.10559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerClinical trialsNext-generation sequencingNeedle biopsyBreast cancerGenomic alterationsClinical treatment optionsHER2 gene amplificationPatient selection approachAdjuvant therapyTargetable alterationsTreatment optionsPIK3CA mutationsNovel agentsERBB2 alterationsInvestigational drugsTherapeutic implicationsCancer-related genesBiopsyPredictive valueProspective testingNGS profilingDriver mutationsTherapyCancer