2021
Impact of a randomized weight loss trial on breast tissue markers in breast cancer survivors.
Dieli-Conwright C, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Chagpar A, Bai Y, Rimm D, Pusztai L, Lu L, Sanft T, Irwin M. Impact of a randomized weight loss trial on breast tissue markers in breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e12501-e12501. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e12501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsWeight loss interventionSerum insulin levelsCancer survivorsLoss interventionPercent body fatSerum levelsSerum biomarkersTissue biomarkersBody compositionMonth 6Insulin levelsBreast tissueBreast cancerInsulin receptorBody fatStage I breast cancerBreast tissue levelsI breast cancerWeight loss trialBreast tissue markersLevels of CD163Breast tissue biopsiesUsual careLifestyle intervention
2018
Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study
Sanft T, Usiskin I, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Lu L, Li FY, Zhou Y, Chagpar A, Ferrucci LM, Pusztai L, Irwin ML. Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 105-112. PMID: 30062572, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4895-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsWeight loss interventionUsual care groupBody mass indexBreast cancer riskCancer survivorsUsual careLoss interventionBreast cancerStage 0Quantitative polymerase chain reactionCare groupTelomere lengthCancer riskStage II/III breast cancerObese breast cancer survivorsWeight lossI breast cancerNon-Hispanic whitesPurposeSome studiesMass indexIntervention groupPhysical activityBlood samplesConclusionOur findings
2012
Adjuvant therapy in stage I carcinoma of the breast
Schwartz GF, Reis‐Fihlo J, Pusztai L, Fentiman IS, Holland R, Bartelink H, Rutgers EJ, Solin LJ, Palazzo J, Committee A. Adjuvant therapy in stage I carcinoma of the breast. Cancer 2012, 118: 2031-2038. PMID: 22392361, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I breast cancerI breast cancerBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyConsensus conferenceStage ILymph node-negative breast cancerNode-negative breast cancerKimmel Cancer CenterAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant hormonesAdjuvant treatmentCancer CenterClinical trialsThomas Jefferson UniversityTreatment criteriaTreatment decisionsIndividual tumorsCancerGenetic factorsChemotherapyMolecular phenotypingTherapyHormoneCurrent data
2011
Systemic Adjuvant Therapy for Stage I Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Kelly C. Systemic Adjuvant Therapy for Stage I Breast Cancer. 2011, 269-281. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0489-3_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage I breast cancerI breast cancerMultivariable prediction modelBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyHuman epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) receptor statusER-positive breast cancerSystemic adjuvant therapyCo-morbid illnessLymph node statusNottingham Prognostic IndexBetter risk stratificationIndependent prognostic factorBreast cancer biologyBreast cancer subtypesClinical factorsLymphovascular invasionPrognostic factorsReceptor statusRisk stratificationNode statusPrognostic indexPrognostic valueTumor sizeHistological grade