2006
Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer: Limitations and Potential
Pusztai L, Mazouni C, Anderson K, Wu Y, Symmans WF. Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer: Limitations and Potential. The Oncologist 2006, 11: 868-877. PMID: 16951390, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.11-8-868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerMolecular classificationNovel risk stratification methodsEstrogen receptor immunohistochemistryBreast cancer patientsRisk stratification methodsRoutine diagnostic workupTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNew molecular classificationReceptor immunohistochemistryCancer patientsDiagnostic workupPolymerase chain reactionBest therapyMolecular subsetsPredictive valueClinical researchCancerDiagnostic testsPredictive testChain reactionMedical decisions
2005
A single-gene biomarker identifies breast cancers associated with immature cell type and short duration of prior breastfeeding
Symmans W, Fiterman D, Anderson S, Ayers M, Rouzier R, Dunmire V, Stec J, Valero V, Sneige N, Albarracin C, Wu Y, Ross J, Wagner P, Theriault R, Arun B, Kuerer H, Hess K, Zhang W, Hortobagyi G, Pusztai L. A single-gene biomarker identifies breast cancers associated with immature cell type and short duration of prior breastfeeding. Endocrine Related Cancer 2005, 12: 1059-1069. PMID: 16322343, DOI: 10.1677/erc.1.01051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionInvasive breast cancerImmature cell typesBreast cancerPrimary invasive breast cancerHigh-grade breast cancerMultivariate linear regression analysisReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCell typesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionShorter lifetime durationGene expressionParous womenClinicopathologic characteristicsEstrogen receptorHispanic ethnicitySeparate cohortHispanic womenElevated gene expressionLinear regression analysisLifetime historyYounger ageNeu receptorCancerBreastfeeding