2004
Her2/neu-positive disease does not increase risk of locoregional recurrence for patients treated with neoadjuvant doxorubicin-based chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiotherapy
Buchholz TA, Huang EH, Berry D, Pusztai L, Strom EA, McNeese MD, Perkins GH, Schechter NR, Kuerer HM, Buzdar AU, Valero V, Hunt KK, Hortobagyi GN, Sahin AA. Her2/neu-positive disease does not increase risk of locoregional recurrence for patients treated with neoadjuvant doxorubicin-based chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiotherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2004, 59: 1337-1342. PMID: 15275718, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials as TopicConfidence IntervalsDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMastectomy, RadicalNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiation ToleranceReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesConceptsHER2/neu-positive diseaseHER2/neu-positive tumorsLocoregional recurrenceHER2/neuNeoadjuvant doxorubicinHER2/neu-negative diseaseHER2/neu-negative tumorsEstrogen receptor-negative diseaseHER2/neu positivityHER2/neu overexpressionChest wall boostNeu-negative tumorsOverall LRR ratePositive lymph nodesReceptor-negative diseaseCox regression analysisEstrogen receptor statusLRR rateSupraclavicular diseaseHazard ratioLymph nodesReceptor statusPostmastectomy radiotherapyPreclinical dataNeu overexpression
2001
Factors predictive of outcome in patients with breast cancer refractory to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Buchholz T, Hill B, Tucker S, Frye D, Kuerer H, Buzdar A, McNeese M, Singletary S, Ueno N, Pusztai L, Valero V, Hortobagyi G. Factors predictive of outcome in patients with breast cancer refractory to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The Cancer Journal 2001, 7: 413-20. PMID: 11693900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor-negative diseaseReceptor-negative diseaseLocal-regional recurrenceLocal-regional recurrence ratePositive lymph nodesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLymph nodesOverall survivalProgressive diseaseRecurrence rateLymph node-negative diseaseSignificant poorer overall survivalEstrogen receptor-positive diseaseBreast cancer refractoryInvolved lymph nodesNegative lymph nodesReceptor-positive diseaseNode-negative diseasePostoperative radiation therapyInitial clinical stageCox regression analysisBreast cancer patientsPoor overall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyCancer refractory