2023
Vitamin D Insufficiency as a Risk Factor for Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in SWOG S0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, Barlow W, Budd G, McKiver B, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Damaj M, Godwin A, Thompson A, Henry N, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D Insufficiency as a Risk Factor for Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in SWOG S0221. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2023, 21: 1172-1180.e3. PMID: 37935109, PMCID: PMC10976748, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyVitamin D insufficiencyD insufficiencyVitamin DPaclitaxel scheduleMechanical hypersensitivityPeripheral neuropathyRisk factorsDeficient dietPaclitaxel-Induced Peripheral NeuropathyEarly-stage breast cancerPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSufficient vitamin DVitamin D deficiencyBody mass indexMultiple logistic regressionSelf-reported raceD supplementationD deficiencySensitized miceProspective trialFemale patientsMass indexPredictive biomarkers
2022
Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, McCann S, Barlow W, Budd G, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Godwin A, Thompson A, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 12023-12023. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.12023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVitamin D insufficiencyPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyD insufficiencyPeripheral neuropathyBlack patientsPaclitaxel scheduleIncrease riskHigh riskEarly-stage breast cancerNeuropathy risk factorsPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSensory peripheral neuropathyTreatment-limiting toxicityBody mass indexRetrospective validation studySelf-reported raceD supplementationProspective trialWhite patientsFemale patientsMass indexBlack raceRisk factorsTreatment outcomes
2019
Identification of a novel MYOC variant in a Hispanic family with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure
Criscione J, Ji W, Jeffries L, McGrath JM, Soloway S, Pusztai L, Lakhani S. Identification of a novel MYOC variant in a Hispanic family with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure. Molecular Case Studies 2019, 5: a004374. PMID: 31653660, PMCID: PMC6913140, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a004374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaEarly-onset primary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaGenetic testingElevated intraocular pressureJuvenile-onset primary open-angle glaucomaFurther genetic testingAutosomal dominant patternFemale patientsIntraocular pressureIrreversible blindnessFamily historyEye disordersMYOC variantsMyocilin geneGlaucomaPOAG phenotypeHispanic familiesOlfactomedin domainPrevious findingsDominant patternVariant segregatesMost casesPatientsEtiology
2017
Hybrid capture-based genomic profiling of circulating tumor DNA from patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer
Chung JH, Pavlick D, Hartmaier R, Schrock AB, Young L, Forcier B, Ye P, Levin MK, Goldberg M, Burris H, Gay LM, Hoffman AD, Stephens PJ, Frampton GM, Lipson DM, Nguyen DM, Ganesan S, Park BH, Vahdat LT, Leyland-Jones B, Mughal TI, Pusztai L, O’Shaughnessy J, Miller VA, Ross JS, Ali SM. Hybrid capture-based genomic profiling of circulating tumor DNA from patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2017, 28: 2866-2873. PMID: 28945887, PMCID: PMC5834148, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerGenomic profilingGenomic alterationsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerMetastatic breast cancer managementReceptor-positive breast cancerTumor DNACo-occurring genomic alterationsMetastatic tissue biopsiesTissue samplesRoutine clinical careBreast cancer managementCourse of diseasePeripheral blood samplesMetastatic tumor tissueMetastatic diseaseFemale patientsInvasive alternativeCtDNA fractionCancer managementClinical careBlood samplesPatients