2023
Circulating tumor DNA association with residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer in TBCRC 030 ☆
Parsons H, Blewett T, Chu X, Sridhar S, Santos K, Xiong K, Abramson V, Patel A, Cheng J, Brufsky A, Rhoades J, Force J, Liu R, Traina T, Carey L, Rimawi M, Miller K, Stearns V, Specht J, Falkson C, Burstein H, Wolff A, Winer E, Tayob N, Krop I, Makrigiorgos G, Golub T, Mayer E, Adalsteinsson V. Circulating tumor DNA association with residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer in TBCRC 030 ☆. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: 899-906. PMID: 37597579, PMCID: PMC10898256, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancer burdenNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCancer burdenBreast cancerWeek 3Additional neoadjuvant chemotherapyPlasma samplesCase-control analysisCtDNA clearanceCtDNA positivityNeoadjuvant paclitaxelDisease recurrenceProspective studyWeek 12RCB 0CtDNA assaysPatientsSufficient tissueChemotherapyTumor fractionTumor DNARCB-3RespondersAdditional studies
2022
Circulating Tumor DNA and Late Recurrence in High-Risk Hormone Receptor–Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Breast Cancer
Lipsyc-Sharf M, de Bruin EC, Santos K, McEwen R, Stetson D, Patel A, Kirkner GJ, Hughes ME, Tolaney SM, Partridge AH, Krop IE, Knape C, Feger U, Marsico G, Howarth K, Winer EP, Lin NU, Parsons HA. Circulating Tumor DNA and Late Recurrence in High-Risk Hormone Receptor–Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 2408-2419. PMID: 35658506, PMCID: PMC9467679, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal residual diseaseWhole-exome sequencingClinical recurrenceMetastatic recurrenceBreast cancerEarly-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerTumor tissueHigh-risk stage IIReceptor-positive breast cancerTumor DNAHuman epidermal growth factor receptorDistant metastatic recurrenceHormone receptor positiveMRD-positive patientsPlasma samplesTime of consentPrimary tumor tissuesSufficient tumor tissueEpidermal growth factor receptorAdjuvant settingGrowth factor receptorLocal recurrenceClinical outcomesDistant metastasis
2020
Sensitive Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in Patients Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Parsons HA, Rhoades J, Reed SC, Gydush G, Ram P, Exman P, Xiong K, Lo CC, Li T, Fleharty M, Kirkner GJ, Rotem D, Cohen O, Yu F, Fitarelli-Kiehl M, Leong KW, Hughes ME, Rosenberg SM, Collins LC, Miller KD, Blumenstiel B, Trippa L, Cibulskis C, Neuberg DS, DeFelice M, Freeman SS, Lennon NJ, Wagle N, Ha G, Stover DG, Choudhury AD, Getz G, Winer EP, Meyerson M, Lin NU, Krop I, Love JC, Makrigiorgos GM, Partridge AH, Mayer EL, Golub TR, Adalsteinsson VA. Sensitive Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in Patients Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 2556-2564. PMID: 32170028, PMCID: PMC7654718, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-3005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal residual diseaseMetastatic breast cancerDigital droplet PCRBreast cancerTumor mutationsResidual diseaseMRD detectionEarly-stage breast cancerCurative-intent treatmentCohort of patientsEarly-stage diseaseMedian lead timeClinical data collectionWhole-exome sequencingMRD testFirst positive sampleDistant recurrenceMost patientsMetastatic diagnosisStage 0PatientsPlasma samplingClinical sensitivityPatient-specific mutationsCfDNA samples
2018
Association of Cell-Free DNA Tumor Fraction and Somatic Copy Number Alterations With Survival in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Stover DG, Parsons HA, Ha G, Freeman SS, Barry WT, Guo H, Choudhury AD, Gydush G, Reed SC, Rhoades J, Rotem D, Hughes ME, Dillon DA, Partridge AH, Wagle N, Krop IE, Getz G, Golub TR, Love JC, Winer EP, Tolaney SM, Lin NU, Adalsteinsson VA. Association of Cell-Free DNA Tumor Fraction and Somatic Copy Number Alterations With Survival in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: jco.2017.76.003. PMID: 29298117, PMCID: PMC5815405, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.76.0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerPrimary triple-negative breast cancerTumor fractionSomatic copy number alterationsCell-free DNABreast cancerSingle tertiary care institutionCopy number alterationsRetrospective cohort studySpecific somatic copy number alterationsTertiary care institutionNovel therapeutic approachesNumber alterationsCfDNA tumor fractionMetastatic survivalPrior chemotherapyTNBC cohortMetastatic settingCohort studyOverall survivalCancer Genome AtlasClinicopathologic factorsWorse survivalPrimary tumor