2013
Genomic alterations in matching primary tumors and metastasis in breast cancer.
Jiang T, Szekely B, Szasz A, Kluger Y, Kulka J, Pusztai L. Genomic alterations in matching primary tumors and metastasis in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1549-1549. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary tumorPrimary cancerBreast cancerMetastatic lesionsDisease historyExtensive prior therapyPrimary breast cancerLonger disease historyWhole-exome sequencingDifferent tumor sitesFunctional impactPrior therapyNucleotide variantsMetastasisPatientsTumor siteTumorsCancerNormal tissuesCancer samplesExome sequencingGenomic alterationsLesionsMore mutationsExon Kit
2009
T-cell metagene predicts a favorable prognosis in estrogen receptor-negative and HER2-positive breast cancers
Rody A, Holtrich U, Pusztai L, Liedtke C, Gaetje R, Ruckhaeberle E, Solbach C, Hanker L, Ahr A, Metzler D, Engels K, Karn T, Kaufmann M. T-cell metagene predicts a favorable prognosis in estrogen receptor-negative and HER2-positive breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11: r15. PMID: 19272155, PMCID: PMC2688939, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)Neoplasm StagingOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenT-LymphocytesConceptsER-negative tumorsImmune cellsBreast cancer samplesSurrogate markerPrognostic valueBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) amplificationHER2-positive breast cancerDifferent immune cell typesCancer samplesPrimary breast cancer samplesER-negative groupER-positive tumorsDifferent immune cellsSignificant prognostic valuePositive prognostic valueImmune cell typesSubgroup of tumorsPrognostic gene signatureNeoadjuvant chemotherapyFavorable prognosisCytokine milieuClinical parametersNegative tumorsWorse prognosis