2020
Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases
Leone JP, Emblem KE, Weitz M, Gelman RS, Schneider BP, Freedman RA, Younger J, Pinho MC, Sorensen AG, Gerstner ER, Harris G, Krop IE, Morganstern D, Sohl J, Hu J, Kasparian E, Winer EP, Lin NU. Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases. Breast Cancer Research 2020, 22: 131. PMID: 33256829, PMCID: PMC7706261, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01372-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarboplatinFemaleGenotyping TechniquesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProgression-Free SurvivalTrastuzumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsProgression-free survivalBreast cancer brain metastasesEarly MRI changesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesOverall survivalMRI changesBreast cancerEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusDay 1Cycle 1 day 1Cycle 1 day 8Median progression-free survivalWorse progression-free survivalRegimen warrants further investigationDurable objective responsesECOG PS 1Efficacy of bevacizumabHER2-positive diseaseProgressive brain metastasesResultsThirty-eight patientsMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePhase II trialContrast-enhanced brain MRI
2019
Local–regional recurrence in women with small node-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer: results from a prospective multi-institutional study (the APT trial)
Bellon JR, Guo H, Barry WT, Dang CT, Yardley DA, Moy B, Marcom PK, Albain KS, Rugo HS, Ellis M, Wolff AC, Carey LA, Overmoyer BA, Partridge AH, Hudis CA, Krop I, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Tolaney SM. Local–regional recurrence in women with small node-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer: results from a prospective multi-institutional study (the APT trial). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2019, 176: 303-310. PMID: 31004299, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05238-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerLocal-regional recurrenceDisease-free survivalEffective anti-HER2 therapyLRR-free survivalAnti-HER2 therapyBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancerRadiation therapySystemic therapyHormone receptor-positive tumorsProspective multi-institutional studyHER2-negative diseaseHER2-positive diseaseNegative axillary nodesEffective systemic therapyProspective multicenter trialEarly-stage patientsKaplan-Meier methodReceptor-positive tumorsHER2-positive tumorsMulti-institutional studyFuture investigational effortsAdjuvant trastuzumabProtocol therapy
2016
Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab
Vaz-Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Lii J, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 159: 151-162. PMID: 27484879, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3927-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant trastuzumabOlder patientsSystemic treatmentBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive diseaseStage III diseaseCongestive heart failureGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerFactor receptor 2Treatment omissionEndocrine therapyClinical characteristicsSystemic therapyHeart failureBlack patientsTreatment disparitiesTreatment patternsHuman epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorMedicare dataPatients
2015
Molecular Heterogeneity and Response to Neoadjuvant Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Targeting in CALGB 40601, a Randomized Phase III Trial of Paclitaxel Plus Trastuzumab With or Without Lapatinib
Carey LA, Berry DA, Cirrincione CT, Barry WT, Pitcher BN, Harris LN, Ollila DW, Krop IE, Henry NL, Weckstein DJ, Anders CK, Singh B, Hoadley KA, Iglesia M, Cheang MC, Perou CM, Winer EP, Hudis CA. Molecular Heterogeneity and Response to Neoadjuvant Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Targeting in CALGB 40601, a Randomized Phase III Trial of Paclitaxel Plus Trastuzumab With or Without Lapatinib. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 542-549. PMID: 26527775, PMCID: PMC4980567, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.1268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene ExpressionHumansImmunoglobulin GLapatinibMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm, ResidualPaclitaxelQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRNA, MessengerTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentTumor Suppressor Protein p53Young AdultConceptsPathologic complete response rateCALGB 40601Dual therapyIntrinsic subtypesHormone receptor-negative diseaseRandomized phase III trialHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2End pointHER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Correlative end pointsDual HER2 blockadeHER2-positive diseaseComplete response ratePrimary end pointPhase III trialsProgression-free survivalReceptor-negative diseaseAddition of lapatinibGrowth factor receptor 2Immune cell signaturesFactor receptor 2Gene expression-based assaysMolecular featuresDual HER2Racial differences in outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer by disease subtype
Vaz-Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Lii H, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Racial differences in outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer by disease subtype. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 151: 697-707. PMID: 26022349, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3432-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerBreast cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalHER2-positive tumorsOverall survivalBreast cancerTreatment patternsBlack patientsRacial differencesDisease subgroupsMultivariate Cox proportional modelEnd Results-Medicare dataHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Impact of raceHER2-positive diseaseHR-negative diseaseHR-negative tumorsLonger median OSMedian overall survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Survival of womenCox proportional modelsTailoring therapies—improving the management of early breast cancer: St Gallen International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2015
Coates AS, Winer EP, Goldhirsch A, Gelber RD, Gnant M, Piccart-Gebhart M, Thürlimann B, Senn H, Members P, André F, Baselga J, Bergh J, Bonnefoi H, Burstein H, Cardoso F, Castiglione-Gertsch M, Coates A, Colleoni M, Curigliano G, Davidson N, Di Leo A, Ejlertsen B, Forbes J, Galimberti V, Gelber R, Gnant M, Goldhirsch A, Goodwin P, Harbeck N, Hayes D, Huober J, Hudis C, Ingle J, Jassem J, Jiang Z, Karlsson P, Morrow M, Orecchia R, Osborne C, Partridge A, de la Peña L, Piccart-Gebhart M, Pritchard K, Rutgers E, Sedlmayer F, Semiglazov V, Shao Z, Smith I, Thürlimann B, Toi M, Tutt A, Viale G, von Minckwitz G, Watanabe T, Whelan T, Winer E, Xu B. Tailoring therapies—improving the management of early breast cancer: St Gallen International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2015. Annals Of Oncology 2015, 26: 1533-1546. PMID: 25939896, PMCID: PMC4511219, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAxillaBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCarcinoma, LobularChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansLymph Node ExcisionMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalNeoplasm StagingPlatinum CompoundsPractice Guidelines as TopicRadiotherapy, AdjuvantReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifenTaxoidsTrastuzumabConceptsEarly breast cancerLuminal diseaseBreast cancerSt Gallen International Breast Cancer ConferenceSt Gallen International Expert ConsensusNew breast cancer casesPanel recommendationsEndocrine-responsive diseaseHER2-positive diseaseOvarian function suppressionNode-positive diseaseBreast cancer deathsER-negative diseaseTreatment of patientsAnnals of OncologyNode-negative cancersPremature ovarian failureBreast cancer casesSubstantial new evidenceInternational expert consensusPremenopausal patientsSimplified regimenAdjuvant therapyAxillary dissectionPremenopausal womenVariation in type of adjuvant chemotherapy received among patients with stage I breast cancer: A multi‐institutional study
Vaz-Luis I, Hughes ME, Cronin AM, Rugo HS, Edge SB, Moy B, Theriault RL, Hassett MJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Variation in type of adjuvant chemotherapy received among patients with stage I breast cancer: A multi‐institutional study. Cancer 2015, 121: 1937-1948. PMID: 25757412, PMCID: PMC4457605, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I breast cancerI breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyIntensive regimensNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Choice of regimenHER2-negative diseaseHER2-positive diseaseCombination of docetaxelPercentage of patientsProspective cohort studyType of chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2Time of diagnosisAmerican Joint CommitteeMultivariable logistic regressionFactor receptor 2Multi-institutional studyCommon regimensChemotherapy regimensIntensive chemotherapyCohort study
2014
Long-Term Follow-Up After Preoperative Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy for HER2-Overexpressing Breast Cancer
Mayer EL, Gropper AB, Harris L, Gold JM, Parker L, Kuter I, Come S, Najita JS, Guo H, Winer EP, Burstein HJ. Long-Term Follow-Up After Preoperative Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy for HER2-Overexpressing Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2014, 15: 24-30. PMID: 25205424, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2014.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPreoperative PeriodReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerLong-term outcomesBreast cancerSymptomatic cardiotoxicityNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCardiotoxic agentsAdvanced HER2-positive breast cancerAnthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapyFavorable long-term survivalPhase II neoadjuvant trialBreast cancer-related deathsHER2-positive diseaseMinimal late toxicityPaclitaxel/trastuzumabTreatment-related toxicityLong-term efficacyCancer-related deathLong-term survivalLong-term RFSAdjuvant chemotherapyEligible patientsLate cardiotoxicityNeoadjuvant HER2Neoadjuvant trastuzumabNeoadjuvant trials
2012
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes?
Vaz-Luis I, Winer EP, Lin NU. Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes? Annals Of Oncology 2012, 24: 283-291. PMID: 23022997, PMCID: PMC3551479, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive diseaseEstrogen receptor statusBreast cancerReceptor statusClinical outcomesEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpressionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressionDistinct subtypesFuture clinical trialsEfficacy of therapyMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant therapyMetastatic diseaseER statusSurvival outcomesClinical trialsPatterns of disseminationTherapyCancerDiseaseSubstantial minorityOutcomesSubtypesHeterogeneous entity