2018
Incorporating Genomics Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
Kratz J, Burkard M, O'Meara T, Pusztai L, Veitch Z, Bedard PL. Incorporating Genomics Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2018, 38: 56-64. PMID: 30231387, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_200731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGenomic alterationsTumor genomic heterogeneityAdvanced breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerRecurrent genomic alterationsCare of patientsGenetic diversityMetastatic tumor sitesImproved clinical careGenomic sequencingLaboratory-developed testsClinical trialsGenomic heterogeneityDrug treatmentPatient tumorsClinical careSame patientBlood samplesHeterogeneous diseaseClinical relevanceTumor sitePatientsClonal evolutionCell populations
2016
Patient preferences regarding incidental genomic findings discovered during tumor profiling
Yushak ML, Han G, Bouberhan S, Epstein L, DiGiovanna MP, Mougalian SS, Sanft TB, Abu-Khalaf MM, Chung GG, Stein SM, Goldberg SB, Pusztai L, Hofstatter EW. Patient preferences regarding incidental genomic findings discovered during tumor profiling. Cancer 2016, 122: 1588-1597. PMID: 26970385, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidental findingTumor profilingGermline variantsAmbulatory oncology clinicsMajority of patientsStandard of careTumor profiling testsOncology clinicPreventable diseaseFamily historyPatient tumorsInformation patientsPreventable illnessPatientsDisease variablesUnpreventable diseaseUncertain significanceDisclosure preferencesCancerFrequent concernTumorsIllnessProfiling testsDiseaseCurrent study