2018
An integrative bioinformatics approach reveals coding and non-coding gene variants associated with gene expression profiles and outcome in breast cancer molecular subtypes
Győrffy B, Pongor L, Bottai G, Li X, Budczies J, Szabó A, Hatzis C, Pusztai L, Santarpia L. An integrative bioinformatics approach reveals coding and non-coding gene variants associated with gene expression profiles and outcome in breast cancer molecular subtypes. British Journal Of Cancer 2018, 118: 1107-1114. PMID: 29559730, PMCID: PMC5931099, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0030-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-negative tumorsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsER-positive/HER2-negative tumorsBreast cancer molecular subtypesMETABRIC data setMolecular breast cancer subtypesCox regression analysisBreast cancer subtypesCancer molecular subtypesGene expression profilesMann-Whitney U testRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisPrognostic valueKaplan-MeierBreast cancerClinical dataDisease outcomeTCGA cohortGene expressionMolecular subtypesCancer-associated genesCancer-related genesClinical relevance
2017
Immune gene signatures in triple-negative breast cancers characterized by varying levels of chromosomal instability.
Gyorffy B, Bottai G, Nagy A, Pusztai L, Santarpia L. Immune gene signatures in triple-negative breast cancers characterized by varying levels of chromosomal instability. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 1096-1096. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerCytotoxic T cellsNatural killerDendritic cellsT cellsImmune infiltrationBreast cancerTNBC samplesB cellsImmune gene signaturesOverall good prognosisKaplan-Meier analysisMann-Whitney U testChromosomal instabilityWarrants further investigationImmune infiltratesBetter prognosisTNBC patientsTNBC tumorsImmune metagenesMS tumorsImmune responseBetter survivalImmune componentsTherapeutic strategiesDifferences in the immune microenvironment and genomic characteristics of TNBC in African American women compared to other races.
Szekely B, Safonov A, Karn T, Bhagwagar S, Killelea B, Silber A, Hatzis C, Pusztai L. Differences in the immune microenvironment and genomic characteristics of TNBC in African American women compared to other races. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e13028-e13028. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e13028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerNon-AA patientsImmune microenvironmentAfrican American womenImmune signaturesNeoantigen loadImmune metagenesLower pathologic complete response (pCR) ratesPathologic complete response rateComplete response rateNegative breast cancerAmerican womenMann-Whitney U testSignificant differencesClonal heterogeneityTCGA data setsDeletion loadNeoadjuvant therapyLymphocyte countTIL countAA patientsOverall mutational loadHistologic tumorsBreast cancerTreatment response