2021
Alpha-smooth muscle actin expression in the stroma predicts resistance to trastuzumab in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer
Vathiotis IA, Moutafi MK, Divakar P, Aung TN, Qing T, Fernandez A, Yaghoobi V, El-Abed S, Wang Y, Guillaume S, Nuciforo P, Huober J, Di Cosimo S, Kim SB, Harbeck N, Gomez H, Shafi S, Syrigos KN, Fountzilas G, Sotiriou C, Pusztai L, Warren S, Rimm DL. Alpha-smooth muscle actin expression in the stroma predicts resistance to trastuzumab in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2021, 27: 6156-6163. PMID: 34465600, PMCID: PMC8595766, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-2103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalHER2-positive breast cancerShorter disease-free survivalBreast cancerQuantitative immunofluorescenceEarly-stage HER2-positive breast cancerAlpha-smooth muscle actin expressionAlpha-smooth muscle actinProgesterone receptor statusHigh α-SMA expressionDigital Spatial ProfilerΑ-SMA expressionPromising candidate biomarkerCompanion diagnostic testsMuscle actin expressionDigital spatial profilingCohort validationNeoadjuvant lapatinibAdjuvant trastuzumabReceptor statusClinical trialsUnivariate analysisEstrogen receptorMAIN OUTCOMEΑ-SMA
2010
Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Graesslin O, Abdulkarim BS, Coutant C, Huguet F, Gabos Z, Hsu L, Marpeau O, Uzan S, Pusztai L, Strom EA, Hortobagyi GN, Rouzier R, Ibrahim NK. Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 2032-2037. PMID: 20308667, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.24.6314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent brain metastasesBrain metastasesMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerPatient populationMethods Electronic medical recordsStage IV breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Shorter disease-free survivalEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Multivariate logistic regression analysisDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Logistic regression analysisDesign of trialsFactor receptor 2Cross Cancer InstituteElectronic medical recordsInstitutional review boardMetastatic diseaseMetastatic sitesPrevention trialsPrognostic featuresClinical nomogramMedical records