2011
Distinct p53 Gene Signatures Are Needed to Predict Prognosis and Response to Chemotherapy in ER-Positive and ER-Negative Breast Cancers
Coutant C, Rouzier R, Qi Y, Lehmann-Che J, Bianchini G, Iwamoto T, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Uzan S, Andre F, de Thé H, Pusztai L. Distinct p53 Gene Signatures Are Needed to Predict Prognosis and Response to Chemotherapy in ER-Positive and ER-Negative Breast Cancers. Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 2591-2601. PMID: 21248301, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-1045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER- cancersPredictive valueBreast cancerP53 signatureWorse distant metastasis-free survivalDistant metastasis-free survivalER-negative breast cancerAdjuvant tamoxifen therapyDifferent molecular subsetsMetastasis-free survivalDifferent prognostic valueNegative breast cancerHigher chemotherapy sensitivityTamoxifen therapyFree survivalBetter prognosisER-positivePoor prognosisPrognostic valuePrognostic markerMolecular subsetsChemotherapy sensitivityMutation statusP53 mutationsMultivariate analysis
2010
Predicting prognosis of breast cancer with gene signatures: are we lost in a sea of data?
Iwamoto T, Pusztai L. Predicting prognosis of breast cancer with gene signatures: are we lost in a sea of data? Genome Medicine 2010, 2: 81. PMID: 21092148, PMCID: PMC3016623, DOI: 10.1186/gm202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of a 30-Gene Paclitaxel, Fluorouracil, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy Response Predictor in a Multicenter Randomized Trial in Breast Cancer
Tabchy A, Valero V, Vidaurre T, Lluch A, Gomez H, Martin M, Qi Y, Barajas-Figueroa LJ, Souchon E, Coutant C, Doimi FD, Ibrahim NK, Gong Y, Hortobagyi GN, Hess KR, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Evaluation of a 30-Gene Paclitaxel, Fluorouracil, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy Response Predictor in a Multicenter Randomized Trial in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 16: 5351-5361. PMID: 20829329, PMCID: PMC4181852, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-1265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, PharmacologicalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisTreatment OutcomeConceptsPositive predictive valuePathologic complete responseFAC armPCR rateBreast cancerPredictive valueGene expression profilingDifferent molecular subsetsFine-needle aspiration biopsyMulticenter Randomized TrialInternational clinical trialsGenomic predictorsNegative predictive valueTreatment response predictionWeekly paclitaxelNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCyclophosphamide chemotherapyFAC chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyComplete responseRandomized trialsTreatment armsPredictive markerClinical trialsMolecular subsets
2006
Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer: Limitations and Potential
Pusztai L, Mazouni C, Anderson K, Wu Y, Symmans WF. Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer: Limitations and Potential. The Oncologist 2006, 11: 868-877. PMID: 16951390, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.11-8-868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerMolecular classificationNovel risk stratification methodsEstrogen receptor immunohistochemistryBreast cancer patientsRisk stratification methodsRoutine diagnostic workupTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNew molecular classificationReceptor immunohistochemistryCancer patientsDiagnostic workupPolymerase chain reactionBest therapyMolecular subsetsPredictive valueClinical researchCancerDiagnostic testsPredictive testChain reactionMedical decisions