2013
A 3-gene proliferation score (TOP-FOX-67) can re-classify histological grade-2, ER-positive breast cancers into low- and high-risk prognostic categories
Szekely B, Iwamoto T, Szasz AM, Qi Y, Matsuoka J, Symmans WF, Tokes AM, Kulka J, Swanton C, Pusztai L. A 3-gene proliferation score (TOP-FOX-67) can re-classify histological grade-2, ER-positive breast cancers into low- and high-risk prognostic categories. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 138: 691-698. PMID: 23504136, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2475-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NeoplasmBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesDatabases, GeneticDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleForkhead Box Protein M1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenome, HumanHumansKi-67 AntigenPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenSurvival RateTamoxifenConceptsGenomic grade indexGrade 2 cancersPrognostic valueProliferation scoreBreast cancerDistant metastasis-free survival curvesGrade 2Metastasis-free survival curvesER-positive breast cancerSystemic adjuvant therapyHigh expressionCohort of patientsHistological grade 2Intermediate-risk cancerPositive breast cancerSimilar prognostic valueGrade 2 tumorsHigh-risk groupGrade 1 cancersHistological grade groupsNon-significant trendWorse DMFSAdjuvant tamoxifenAdjuvant therapyWorse survival
2009
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 disease