2019
A combinatorial biomarker predicts pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant lapatinib and trastuzumab without chemotherapy in patients with HER2+ breast cancer
Veeraraghavan J, De Angelis C, Mao R, Wang T, Herrera S, Pavlick AC, Contreras A, Nuciforo P, Mayer IA, Forero A, Nanda R, Goetz MP, Chang JC, Wolff AC, Krop IE, Fuqua SAW, Prat A, Hilsenbeck SG, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS, Gutierrez C, Osborne CK, Rimawi MF, Schiff R. A combinatorial biomarker predicts pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant lapatinib and trastuzumab without chemotherapy in patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 927-933. PMID: 30903140, PMCID: PMC6594453, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene AmplificationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLapatinibNeoadjuvant TherapyPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Remission InductionTrastuzumabConceptsPathologic complete responsePI3K pathway statusBreast cancerHER2 ratioPI3K pathwayNeoadjuvant lapatinibComplete responseHER2 amplificationPathway statusHER2-positive breast cancerPI3K pathway alterationsHER2 amplification levelHER2 FISH ratioK pathwayAnti-HER2 therapyWild-type PIK3CAPI3K pathway activationPIK3CA mutationsClinical subtypesHER2 overexpressionFISH ratioPatientsChemotherapyHER2High PTEN
2010
Improving the yield of circulating tumour cells facilitates molecular characterisation and recognition of discordant HER2 amplification in breast cancer
Flores LM, Kindelberger DW, Ligon AH, Capelletti M, Fiorentino M, Loda M, Cibas ES, Jänne PA, Krop IE. Improving the yield of circulating tumour cells facilitates molecular characterisation and recognition of discordant HER2 amplification in breast cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 2010, 102: 1495-1502. PMID: 20461092, PMCID: PMC2869174, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Tumor cellsHER2 amplificationBreast cancerCTC yieldEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer patientsSignificant discordance existsFactor receptor 2Lung cancer samplesMedian cell countMetastatic tumor cellsCancer patientsLung cancerMetastatic breastMetastatic tumorsPatient CTCsMetastatic cancerMetastatic tissuesBlood samplesReceptor 2Drug AdministrationCell countPatients