2013
The prognostic impact of age in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
Liedtke C, Hess KR, Karn T, Rody A, Kiesel L, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. The prognostic impact of age in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 138: 591-599. PMID: 23460246, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2461-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerOverall survivalPrognostic impactTumor gradeBreast cancerPrimary triple-negative breast cancerMultivariate analysisSignificant independent prognostic variablesAggressive systemic therapyIndependent prognostic variablesPatients 31Median DFSClinical characteristicsEffect of ageSystemic therapyYounger patientsNodal stageTumor sizePathological parametersPoor survivalPrognostic variablesPatientsAge groupsAgeCancer
2009
Prognostic impact of discordance between triple-receptor measurements in primary and recurrent breast cancer
Liedtke C, Broglio K, Moulder S, Hsu L, Kau S, Symmans WF, Albarracin C, Meric-Bernstam F, Woodward W, Theriault RL, Kiesel L, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. Prognostic impact of discordance between triple-receptor measurements in primary and recurrent breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2009, 20: 1953-1958. PMID: 19596702, PMCID: PMC2791352, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple receptor-negative breast cancerRecurrent breast cancerPost-recurrence survivalProgesterone receptorRecurrent tumorsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorDiscordant casesBetter post-recurrence survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerDiscordant receptor statusHormone receptor measurementsPrognostic impactReceptor statusUnfavorable survivalPathological parametersHER2 statusPoor survivalReceptor measurementsIHC scorePatientsClinical phenotypeSuboptimal reproducibilityCancer