2024
Current management practices of de novo oligometastatic breast cancer: Real-world data from a physician survey.
Odzer N, Pusztai L, Rozenblit M. Current management practices of de novo oligometastatic breast cancer: Real-world data from a physician survey. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 1104-1104. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.1104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimodal therapySurgical resectionOverall survivalPrimary tumorRandomized trialsResponse to initial chemotherapyTreated with multimodality therapyOligometastatic breast cancerRecommended surgical resectionLocally advanced cancerPalliative systemic chemotherapyProlonged overall survivalTime of diagnosisRandomized clinical trialsOS benefitSystemic chemotherapyInitial chemotherapyResidual lesionsSurvival benefitNCCN GuidelinesReceptor subtypesRetrospective studyTreatment modalitiesMetastatic cancerAblative radiation
2011
Response to Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer in BRCA Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers: A Single-Institution Experience
Arun B, Bayraktar S, Liu DD, Barrera A, Atchley D, Pusztai L, Litton JK, Valero V, Meric-Bernstam F, Hortobagyi GN, Albarracin C. Response to Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer in BRCA Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers: A Single-Institution Experience. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 3739-3746. PMID: 21900106, PMCID: PMC4874218, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.35.2682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant systemic chemotherapyRelapse-free survivalBreast cancerOS ratesOverall survivalBRCA1 carriersBRCA statusBRCA2 mutationsKaplan-Meier product-limit methodPathologic complete response rateComplete response rateNeoadjuvant systemic therapySingle institution experienceEstrogen receptor negativityBRCA mutation carriersBRCA1 statusIndependent significant predictorsProduct-limit methodMultivariate logistic modelBRCA genetic testingSporadic breast cancerLogistic regression modelsBRCA noncarriersTrastuzumab useSystemic chemotherapy
2008
Preoperative Systemic Chemotherapy and Pathologic Assessment of Response
Pusztai L. Preoperative Systemic Chemotherapy and Pathologic Assessment of Response. Pathology & Oncology Research 2008, 14: 169-171. PMID: 18553157, DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9070-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responsePreoperative systemic chemotherapyResidual cancer burdenResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant treatmentSystemic chemotherapyAxillary nodal burdenNeoadjuvant clinical trialsRoutine therapeutic modalityAdvanced breast cancerPrimary tumor dimensionsTranslational research modelRoutine diagnostic practiceNodal burdenPathologic responseComplete responsePathologic assessmentPrognostic distinctionResistant diseaseCancer burdenAdverse outcomesTumor bedClinical trialsPathologic informationBreast cancer
2007
Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1 (NBS1) gene polymorphism and chemotherapy-induced neutropenic fever in breast cancer patients
Sun A, Yu T, Wang L, Lu J, Gonzales G, Pusztai L, Singletary S, Ross M, Wei Q, Buchholz T. Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1 (NBS1) gene polymorphism and chemotherapy-induced neutropenic fever in breast cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 574-574. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer patientsAbsolute neutrophil countChemotherapy-induced neutropenic feverNeutropenic feverCancer patientsC polymorphismChemotherapy-induced bone marrow toxicityGene polymorphismsMultivariable logistical regression analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelGrowth factor supportPolymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism methodBone marrow toxicityTwo-sided ChiFragment length polymorphism methodGrowth factor useLogistical regression analysisLength polymorphism methodLogistic regression modelsInstitutional review boardNBS1 geneSystemic chemotherapyNeutrophil countChemotherapy administrationFactor supportPrimary systemic chemotherapy of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
Katz A, Saad ED, Porter P, Pusztai L. Primary systemic chemotherapy of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. The Lancet Oncology 2007, 8: 55-62. PMID: 17196511, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(06)71011-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive lobular carcinomaInvasive ductal carcinomaLobular carcinomaSystemic chemotherapyDuctal carcinomaAdjuvant systemic chemotherapyPrimary systemic chemotherapyUse of chemotherapyFrequent histological typeProspective clinical trialsDistinct clinical entityAdjuvant chemotherapyRandomised trialsHistological typeClinical entityBreast diseaseClinical trialsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorChemotherapyInsufficient evidencePrevention strategiesCarcinomaBest treatmentLow grade
2005
Weekly Paclitaxel Improves Pathologic Complete Remission in Operable Breast Cancer When Compared With Paclitaxel Once Every 3 Weeks
Green MC, Buzdar AU, Smith T, Ibrahim NK, Valero V, Rosales MF, Cristofanilli M, Booser DJ, Pusztai L, Rivera E, Theriault RL, Carter C, Frye D, Hunt KK, Symmans WF, Strom EA, Sahin AA, Sikov W, Hortobagyi GN. Weekly Paclitaxel Improves Pathologic Complete Remission in Operable Breast Cancer When Compared With Paclitaxel Once Every 3 Weeks. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 5983-5992. PMID: 16087943, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.06.232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary systemic chemotherapyWeekly paclitaxelLymph nodesBreast cancerClinical responseFrequent administrationPathologic complete response rateClinical N0 diseaseDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamidePathologic complete remissionSchedule of paclitaxelClinical stage IComplete response rateIIIA breast cancerOperable breast cancerBreast conservation ratesLymph node involvementInvasive breast cancerLymph node statusDoses of paclitaxelFine-needle aspirationN0 diseaseComplete remissionNode involvementSystemic chemotherapy