2007
Neoadjuvant Therapy with Paclitaxel followed by 5-Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy and Concurrent Trastuzumab in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Operable Breast Cancer: An Update of the Initial Randomized Study Population and Data of Additional Patients Treated with the Same Regimen
Buzdar AU, Valero V, Ibrahim NK, Francis D, Broglio KR, Theriault RL, Pusztai L, Green MC, Singletary SE, Hunt KK, Sahin AA, Esteva F, Symmans WF, Ewer MS, Buchholz TA, Hortobagyi GN. Neoadjuvant Therapy with Paclitaxel followed by 5-Fluorouracil, Epirubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy and Concurrent Trastuzumab in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Operable Breast Cancer: An Update of the Initial Randomized Study Population and Data of Additional Patients Treated with the Same Regimen. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 228-233. PMID: 17200359, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-1345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptorPathologic CR rateEpidermal growth factor receptorConcurrent trastuzumabGrowth factor receptorCR rateEfficacy dataBreast cancerStudy populationHigher pathologic complete remission rateSecond cohortPathologic complete remission rateCardiac safety dataCycles of FECCycles of paclitaxelOperable breast cancerComplete remission rateDisease-free survivalFactor receptorBreast cancer patientsNew safety concernsSame chemotherapyWeekly trastuzumabCyclophosphamide chemotherapyNeoadjuvant therapy
2005
Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes Respond Differently to Preoperative Chemotherapy
Rouzier R, Perou CM, Symmans WF, Ibrahim N, Cristofanilli M, Anderson K, Hess KR, Stec J, Ayers M, Wagner P, Morandi P, Fan C, Rabiul I, Ross JS, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L. Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes Respond Differently to Preoperative Chemotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 5678-5685. PMID: 16115903, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiopsy, NeedleBreastBreast NeoplasmsCluster AnalysisDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CareReceptor, ErbB-2ConceptsPathologic complete responseComplete responsePreoperative chemotherapyBreast cancerEstrogen receptor-negative subtypesPathologic CR rateEstrogen receptor statusBasal-like groupDifferent molecular subtypesFine-needle aspirationAffymetrix U133A microarraysPreoperative paclitaxelCyclophosphamide chemotherapyReceptor statusCR rateLuminal tumorsDifferent prognosisNuclear gradeMolecular subtypesNeedle aspirationChemotherapy sensitivityChemotherapyCancerMolecular classificationHuman tumors