2008
An Integrative Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of PIK3CA, PTEN, and AKT Mutations in Breast Cancer
Stemke-Hale K, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Lluch A, Neve RM, Kuo WL, Davies M, Carey M, Hu Z, Guan Y, Sahin A, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Nolden LK, Horlings H, Berns K, Hung MC, van de Vijver MJ, Valero V, Gray JW, Bernards R, Mills GB, Hennessy BT. An Integrative Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of PIK3CA, PTEN, and AKT Mutations in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 6084-6091. PMID: 18676830, PMCID: PMC2680495, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIK3CA mutationsBreast cancerAKT1 mutationsPTEN lossPathway aberrationsHormone receptor-positive breast cancer patientsHormone receptor-positive breast cancerPTEN mutationsReceptor-positive breast cancer patientsHormone receptor-positive cancersPI3K pathway aberrationsCell linesReceptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant tamoxifen therapyReceptor-positive cancersBreast cancer patientsDifferent breast cancer subtypesDownstream PI3K/AktBasal-like tumorsBreast cancer subtypesHuman breast cancerPI3K inhibitor LY294002PI3K/AktK inhibitor LY294002PI3K inhibition
2005
Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.
Hennessy B, Pusztai L. Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 57: 305-26. PMID: 16166938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerAromatase inhibitorsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyHormonal therapyHormone receptor-positive breast cancerLymph node-positive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive cancersNode-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapy regimensAnthracycline-based regimenChemo-therapeutic treatmentsIncorporation of trastuzumabSingle best treatmentAdjuvant hormonal therapyOverall survival advantageUse of trastuzumabDose of cyclophosphamideLarge randomized studiesSchedule of administrationSubset of patientsReceptor-positive cancersRisk of relapseImportant clinical advance