2021
Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study
Yaghoobi V, Moutafi M, Aung TN, Pelekanou V, Yaghoubi S, Blenman K, Ibrahim E, Vathiotis IA, Shafi S, Sharma A, O’Meara T, Fernandez AI, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study. Breast Cancer Research 2021, 23: 113. PMID: 34906209, PMCID: PMC8670126, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01493-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative breast cancerT cellsTumor microenvironmentAA patientsImmune cellsAA tumorsBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAfrican AmericansTriple-negative breast cancerCase-control studySignificant differencesActivated T cellsImmunologic biomarkersPD-L1Lymphocytic infiltrationLymphoid infiltrationImmune microenvironmentControl cohortTNBC tumorsMyeloid markersQuantitative immunofluorescenceMean expression levelPatientsTNBC
2016
New Strategies in Breast Cancer: Immunotherapy
Pusztai L, Karn T, Safonov A, Abu-Khalaf MM, Bianchini G. New Strategies in Breast Cancer: Immunotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 2105-2110. PMID: 26867935, PMCID: PMC9359478, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerClinical trialsEffective immune checkpoint inhibitorsObjective tumor response rateEstrogen receptor-positive cancersLocal antitumor immune responsePhase I clinical trialImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor response rateAntitumor immune responseReceptor-positive cancersTriple-negative cancersLocal immune microenvironmentHER2-positive cancersMost breast cancersNew treatment modalitiesCheckpoint inhibitorsDurable responsesL1 antibodyLymphocytic infiltrationImmune microenvironmentImmune infiltrationTreatment modalitiesImmune responsePreclinical studies
2015
Immunotherapy opportunities in breast cancer.
Pusztai L, Ladányi A, Székely B, Dank M. Immunotherapy opportunities in breast cancer. Magyar Onkológia 2015, 60: 34-40. PMID: 26934349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immune responseLocal anti-tumour immune responseBreast cancerImmune responseClinical trialsEffective immune checkpoint inhibitorsEarly-stage breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerPhase I clinical trialImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor response rateExtensive lymphocytic infiltrationPD-L1 antibodiesDirect clinical evidenceBreast cancer patientsStage breast cancerNew treatment modalitiesNegative breast cancerCheckpoint inhibitorsChemotherapy regimensMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLymphocytic infiltrationClinical benefitClinical evidenceThe Influence of Host Factors on the Prognosis of Breast Cancer: Stroma and Immune Cell Components as Cancer Biomarkers.
Karn T, Pusztai L, Rody A, Holtrich U, Becker S. The Influence of Host Factors on the Prognosis of Breast Cancer: Stroma and Immune Cell Components as Cancer Biomarkers. Current Cancer Drug Targets 2015, 15: 652-64. PMID: 26452382, DOI: 10.2174/156800961508151001101209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPredictive markerImmune cellsStromal componentsHER2-positive breast cancerHigh lymphocytic infiltrationPositive breast cancerHER2-positive cancersImmune cell componentsNovel therapeutic optionsType breast cancerBreast cancer subtypesHost immunological responseImmunotherapeutic regimensClinical courseImmune markersLymphocytic infiltrationPositive cancersTherapeutic optionsInflammatory cellsClinical subtypingImmunological parametersClinical trialsImmune parametersImmunological response