2013
Neoadjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Ixabepilone or Paclitaxel in Early Stage Breast Cancer and Evaluation of βIII‐Tubulin Expression as a Predictive Marker
Saura C, Tseng L, Chan S, Chacko RT, Campone M, Manikhas A, Nag SM, Leichman CG, Dasappa L, Fasching PA, de Mendoza F, Symmans WF, Liu D, Mukhopadhyay P, Horak C, Xing G, Pusztai L. Neoadjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Ixabepilone or Paclitaxel in Early Stage Breast Cancer and Evaluation of βIII‐Tubulin Expression as a Predictive Marker. The Oncologist 2013, 18: 787-794. PMID: 23853246, PMCID: PMC3720631, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerStage breast cancerPathologic complete responseΒIII-tubulin expressionBreast cancerTreatment armsWeekly paclitaxelPositive patientsPredictive markerNeoadjuvant doxorubicin/cyclophosphamideRandomized phase II trialΒIII-tubulinCommon nonhematologic toxicitiesDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideInvasive breast adenocarcinomaPhase II trialCore needle biopsyCycles of ACHigh response rateSignificant differencesNeoadjuvant cyclophosphamideNonhematologic toxicityNeoadjuvant treatmentII trialNegative patients
2010
Estrogen Receptor Expression and Docetaxel Efficacy in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Four Randomized Trials
Andre F, Broglio K, Pusztai L, Berrada N, Mackey JR, Nabholtz JM, Chan S, Hortobagyi GN. Estrogen Receptor Expression and Docetaxel Efficacy in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Four Randomized Trials. The Oncologist 2010, 15: 476-483. PMID: 20421265, PMCID: PMC3227977, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerEfficacy of docetaxelBreast cancerHigh response rateER expressionResponse rateEstrogen receptorHazard ratioRandomized trialsDisease progressionProgression-free survival timeCox proportional hazards modelDocetaxel-based regimenEstrogen receptor expressionProportional hazards modelEffect of docetaxelER- diseasePFS timeDocetaxel efficacyPooled analysisTumor responseReceptor expressionSurvival timeLower riskHazards model
1998
Physiologic and Pathologic Drug Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma: A Hypothesis Based on a Clonal Progression Model
Pusztai L, Siddik Z, Mills G, Bast R. Physiologic and Pathologic Drug Resistance in Ovarian Carcinoma: A Hypothesis Based on a Clonal Progression Model. Acta Oncologica 1998, 37: 629-640. PMID: 10050979, DOI: 10.1080/028418698429964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage ovarian cancerDrug-resistant cellsDrug resistanceDrug sensitivityOvarian cancerTumor progressionDisease-free survivalHigh-dose chemotherapyNumerous clinical studiesDifferent treatment strategiesCell populationsHigh response rateCorresponding normal tissuesInsufficient chemotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyIntensive chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseClinical responseCombination chemotherapyConventional dosesMolecular biological observationsOvarian carcinomaPhysiological drug resistanceClinical failureClinical studies