2022
Molecular differences between younger versus older ER-positive and HER2-negative breast cancers
Qing T, Karn T, Rozenblit M, Foldi J, Marczyk M, Shan N, Blenman K, Holtrich U, Kalinsky K, Meric-Bernstam F, Pusztai L. Molecular differences between younger versus older ER-positive and HER2-negative breast cancers. Npj Breast Cancer 2022, 8: 119. PMID: 36344517, PMCID: PMC9640562, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-022-00492-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerYounger patientsHER2-negative breast cancerNode-positive breast cancerNode-negative diseaseSame clinical featuresHigh mutation burdenLower mRNA expressionAdjuvant chemotherapyMicroarray cohortTAILORx trialOvarian suppressionOlder patientsPatient ageClinical featuresProliferation-related gene expressionScore 0Mutation burdenCopy number gainsOlder womenGATA3 mutationsAge groupsGene signatureMRNA expressionChemotherapy
2005
Microtubule-associated protein tau: A marker of paclitaxel sensitivity in breast cancer
Rouzier R, Rajan R, Wagner P, Hess KR, Gold DL, Stec J, Ayers M, Ross JS, Zhang P, Buchholz TA, Kuerer H, Green M, Arun B, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Microtubule-associated protein tau: A marker of paclitaxel sensitivity in breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 8315-8320. PMID: 15914550, PMCID: PMC1149405, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408974102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseBreast cancerBreast cancer cellsLow tau expressionPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyCancer cellsLower mRNA expressionRegulation of tauPaclitaxel therapyComplete responseIndependent predictorsNuclear gradePaclitaxel sensitivityTau expressionTherapeutic strategiesStage IMultivariate analysisProtein tauTau proteinMRNA expressionTissue arraysDiagnostic testsPaclitaxelCancerChemotherapy