Thirty-Gene Pharmacogenomic Test Correlates with Residual Cancer Burden after Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Peintinger F, Anderson K, Mazouni C, Kuerer HM, Hatzis C, Lin F, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Thirty-Gene Pharmacogenomic Test Correlates with Residual Cancer Burden after Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 4078-4082. PMID: 17634532, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-2600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual cancer burdenRCB 0RCB scoreRCB-IIICancer burdenPharmacogenomic testsRCB-IIPreoperative chemotherapyRCB classBreast cancerChemotherapy-resistant diseaseLymph node featuresPathologic reviewPathologic responseResidual tumorStage IPatientsIII groupChemotherapyI groupGene expression profilingCategorical variablesMean scoreScoresCancerMicrotubule-Associated Protein-tau is a Bifunctional Predictor of Endocrine Sensitivity and Chemotherapy Resistance in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Andre F, Hatzis C, Anderson K, Sotiriou C, Mazouni C, Mejia J, Wang B, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Microtubule-Associated Protein-tau is a Bifunctional Predictor of Endocrine Sensitivity and Chemotherapy Resistance in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2007, 13: 2061-2067. PMID: 17404087, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-2078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstrogen Receptor ModulatorsFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerTamoxifenTau ProteinsConceptsTau mRNA expressionBreast cancerPredictive valueTau expressionMRNA expressionEndocrine therapyEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerPositive primary breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerER-positive breast cancerBorderline nonsignificant associationLow tau expressionPure prognostic valueSystemic adjuvant therapyTaxane-containing chemotherapyChemotherapy-resistant diseasePathologic complete responseER-positive cancersPrimary breast cancerDifferent outcome groupsWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testAdjuvant tamoxifenPreoperative paclitaxelAdjuvant therapy