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
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
2008
Commercialized Multigene Predictors of Clinical Outcome for Breast Cancer
Ross JS, Hatzis C, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Hortobágyi GN. Commercialized Multigene Predictors of Clinical Outcome for Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2008, 13: 477-493. PMID: 18515733, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2007-0248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCost-Benefit AnalysisDevice ApprovalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesParaffin EmbeddingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationConceptsQuantitative multiplex real-time polymerase chain reactionLymph node positiveValidation clinical trialEfficacy of tamoxifenER-positive patientsPredictive testRegulatory approval statusOncotype DX testCurrent clinical utilityReal-time polymerase chain reactionCytochrome P450 CYP2D6High accrual rateMultiplex real-time polymerase chain reactionParaffin-embedded tissuesThird-party payorsProspective trialYounger patientsNode positiveClinical outcomesOncotype DXPatient eligibilityMultigene assaysPolymerase chain reactionClinical trialsBreast cancer