Genomic Grade Index Is Associated With Response to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer
Liedtke C, Hatzis C, Symmans WF, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Valero V, Kuerer H, Hortobagyi GN, Piccart-Gebhart M, Sotiriou C, Pusztai L. Genomic Grade Index Is Associated With Response to Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 3185-3191. PMID: 19364972, PMCID: PMC2716940, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.18.5934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArea Under CurveBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPaclitaxelReceptors, EstrogenROC CurveTreatment OutcomeConceptsGenomic grade indexER-positive patientsRelapse-free survivalPathologic responseNeoadjuvant paclitaxelCyclophosphamide chemotherapyBreast cancerWorse distant relapse-free survivalDistant relapse-free survivalSystemic adjuvant therapyPathologic complete responseFine-needle aspiration biopsyGrade 3 tumorsER-negative cancersER-positive cancersGrade 1 tumorsGrade 2 tumorsMinimal residual diseaseHistological tumor gradeAdjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplete responseWorse survivalClinical parametersResidual diseaseT-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