2023
Thymidine kinase activity levels in serum can identify HR+ metastatic breast cancer patients with a low risk of early progression (SWOG S0226)
Bergqvist M, Nordmark A, Williams A, Paoletti C, Barlow W, Cobain E, Mehta R, Gralow J, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Pusztai L, Sharma P, Godwin A, Thompson A, Hayes D, Rae J. Thymidine kinase activity levels in serum can identify HR+ metastatic breast cancer patients with a low risk of early progression (SWOG S0226). Biomarkers 2023, 28: 313-322. PMID: 36647745, PMCID: PMC10681159, DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2023.2168063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerNegative predictive valueEndocrine therapyThymidine kinase activityLower riskSingle-agent endocrine therapyMetastatic breast cancer patientsLonger progression-free survivalHigh negative predictive valueProgression-free survivalBreast cancer patientsSerum thymidine kinase activityAdditional therapyOverall survivalSuch patientsCancer patientsBlood drawEarly progressionDisease progressionRapid progressionBreast cancerPatientsSubsequent timepointsPredictive valuePotential biomarkers
2011
Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response
Li Q, Eklund AC, Birkbak NJ, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Sotiriou C, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Brunak S, Richardson AL, Szallasi Z. Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response. BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12: 310. PMID: 21798043, PMCID: PMC3155975, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-12-310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage lung cancerStage lung cancerNegative breast cancerCancer treatment decisionsHuman tumor samplesNeoadjuvant therapyChemotherapy responseLung cancerBreast cancerTreatment decisionsIndependent cohortPrognostic classifierAccurate biomarkersCancer expression profilesTumor typesPotential biomarkersTumor samplesConclusionsThese resultsSpecific predictorsStrong associationReliable predictorCohortCancerPredictorsBiomarkers