2008
Collagen IV levels are elevated in the serum of patients with primary breast cancer compared to healthy volunteers
Mazouni C, Arun B, André F, Ayers M, Krishnamurthy S, Wang B, Hortobagyi GN, Buzdar AU, Pusztai L. Collagen IV levels are elevated in the serum of patients with primary breast cancer compared to healthy volunteers. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 99: 68-71. PMID: 18560403, PMCID: PMC2453019, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen IV levelsHealthy womenCancer patientsBreast cancerPreoperative chemotherapySerum levelsCollagen IVBaseline serum levelsSerum collagen IVPrimary breast cancerBreast cancer patientsSera of patientsMarkers of angiogenesisSandwich enzyme-linked immunoassayEnzyme-linked immunoassayCollagen IV concentrationVascular basement membraneClinical stageHER2 statusHealthy controlsSignificant further increaseHealthy volunteersPatientsChemotherapyStage II
2005
Significant differences in nipple aspirate fluid protein expression between healthy women and those with breast cancer demonstrated by time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Pawlik TM, Fritsche H, Coombes KR, Xiao L, Krishnamurthy S, Hunt KK, Pusztai L, Chen JN, Clarke CH, Arun B, Hung MC, Kuerer HM. Significant differences in nipple aspirate fluid protein expression between healthy women and those with breast cancer demonstrated by time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2005, 89: 149-157. PMID: 15692757, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-1710-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsBreast cancerHealthy volunteersNoncancerous breastHealthy womenProtein expressionEarly-stage breast cancerUnilateral invasive breast carcinomaCancer-bearing breastsUnilateral breast cancerNAF samplesInvasive breast carcinomaBreast cancer screeningHealthy female volunteersPrimary carcinomaCancer screeningSurface-enhanced laser desorption ionization mass spectrometryBreast carcinomaTumor markersPatientsStage IFemale volunteersProtein chip arraysBreast
2004
Pharmacoproteomic analysis of prechemotherapy and postchemotherapy plasma samples from patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for breast carcinoma
Pusztai L, Gregory BW, Baggerly KA, Peng B, Koomen J, Kuerer HM, Esteva FJ, Symmans WF, Wagner P, Hortobagyi GN, Laronga C, Semmes OJ, Wright GL, Drake RR, Vlahou A. Pharmacoproteomic analysis of prechemotherapy and postchemotherapy plasma samples from patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 1814-1822. PMID: 15112261, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFluorouracilHumansMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPostoperative CarePreoperative CareProteomicsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast carcinomaHealthy womenPreoperative chemotherapyFinal tumor responseSubset of patientsDay 3 posttreatmentAdjuvant chemotherapyPostoperative chemotherapyCyclophosphamide chemotherapyFAC chemotherapyMicrometastatic diseasePaclitaxel chemotherapyNormal womenTumor responsePlasma profilesHealthy volunteersChemotherapyPatientsStage ICarcinomaDay 0Single courseWomenPlasma samplesCandidate markersChanges in plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines in response to paclitaxel chemotherapy
Pusztai L, Mendoza TR, Reuben JM, Martinez MM, Willey JS, Lara J, Syed A, Fritsche HA, Bruera E, Booser D, Valero V, Arun B, Ibrahim N, Rivera E, Royce M, Cleeland CS, Hortobagyi GN. Changes in plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines in response to paclitaxel chemotherapy. Cytokine 2004, 25: 94-102. PMID: 14698135, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2003.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAnxietyBloodBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideCytokinesData Interpretation, StatisticalDoxorubicinFatigueFemaleFluorouracilHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Middle AgedNauseaPaclitaxelPainPatient SelectionQuality of LifeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsFlu-like symptomsIL-10 levelsIL-6IL-8IL-10Paclitaxel groupHealthy volunteersPaclitaxel chemotherapyJoint painIL-12Inflammatory cytokinesPlasma levelsTNF-alphaDay 3Single-agent paclitaxelBaseline cytokine levelsIL-8 levelsTransient side effectsHigh-dose treatmentWeekly paclitaxelCytokine levelsFAC chemotherapyMusculoskeletal symptomsCancer patientsIL-1beta