2023
Core Needle Biopsies as an Alternative Source for Ex Vivo Expanded TIL for Adoptive Cell Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Coman M, Pusztai L, Hooley R, Andreveja L, Kim L, Joshi N, Bersenev A, Krause D, Park T. Core Needle Biopsies as an Alternative Source for Ex Vivo Expanded TIL for Adoptive Cell Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2023, 47: 49-53. PMID: 37991241, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesCore needle biopsyTriple-negative breast cancerNeedle biopsyBreast cancerEx vivoT-cell receptor clonalityUltrasound-guided core needle biopsyTriple negative breast cancer tumorsMorbidity of surgeryAdoptive cell therapyBreast cancer tumorsTIL generationAdoptive transferTIL culturesMultiple lesionsCytokine secretionMetastatic cancerSame patientTumor tissueCell therapyPatientsCancer tumorsCancerSurgery
2020
PD-L1 Protein Expression on Both Tumor Cells and Macrophages are Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Chemotherapy in Triple-negative Breast Cancer
Ahmed FS, Gaule P, McGuire J, Patel K, Blenman K, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. PD-L1 Protein Expression on Both Tumor Cells and Macrophages are Associated with Response to Neoadjuvant Durvalumab with Chemotherapy in Triple-negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 5456-5461. PMID: 32709714, PMCID: PMC7572612, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-1303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMacrophagesMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 expressionNeoadjuvant durvalumabTumor cellsImmune cellsBreast cancerPretreatment core-needle biopsiesPhase I/II clinical trialsPD-L1 protein expressionIMpassion 130 trialCore needle biopsyAmount of CD68Neoadjuvant settingMetastatic settingPD-L1Clinical trialsNeedle biopsyInsufficient tissuePatientsCD68Stromal compartmentQuantitative immunofluorescenceChemotherapyFinal analysisProtein expression
2015
Characterization of DNA variants in the human kinome in breast cancer
Agarwal D, Qi Y, Jiang T, Liu X, Shi W, Wali VB, Turk B, Ross JS, Fraser Symmans W, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. Characterization of DNA variants in the human kinome in breast cancer. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 14736. PMID: 26420498, PMCID: PMC4588561, DOI: 10.1038/srep14736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPhosphotransferasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReproducibility of ResultsTranscriptomeConceptsBreast cancerHuman kinomeKinase geneGreater mutational loadNucleic acid variationPrimary cancer samplesPrimary breast cancerHistologic grade 1Major functional impactSOLiD sequencing platformIndividual breast cancersNon-synonymous variantsFine-needle biopsyGrade 3 casesCancer-related genesNucleotide variationsDNA variantsSequencing platformsMetastatic lesionsMutational loadAcid variationsCancer biologyGenesNeedle biopsyAdditional cancers
2013
Breast cancer evaluation and targeted investigational therapy (BEAT-IT): A pilot prospective tissue testing to guide clinical trial selection.
Pusztai L, Mattair D, Ueno N, Valero V, Moulder S, Murray J, Alvarez R, Chavez-Mac Gregor M, Santiago L, Avritscher R, Sahin A, Hortobagyi G, Symmans W, Meric-Bernstam F, Burton E, Gonzalez-Angulo A. Breast cancer evaluation and targeted investigational therapy (BEAT-IT): A pilot prospective tissue testing to guide clinical trial selection. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 532-532. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspirationCore needle biopsyClinical trial selectionClinical trialsTrial selectionMolecular abnormalitiesTherapeutic clinical trialsSpecific molecular abnormalitiesBreast cancer biopsiesBreast cancer evaluationElectronic medical recordsMutation analysisMechanism of actionCare therapyInvestigational therapiesOrgan dysfunctionPathological confirmationER visitsLymph nodesInvestigational agentsMetastatic sitesMedical recordsEML4-ALKNeedle biopsyNeedle aspirationBiomarker Analysis of Neoadjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Ixabepilone or Paclitaxel in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Horak CE, Pusztai L, Xing G, Trifan OC, Saura C, Tseng LM, Chan S, Welcher R, Liu D. Biomarker Analysis of Neoadjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Ixabepilone or Paclitaxel in Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 1587-1595. PMID: 23340299, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-1359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinEpothilonesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPaclitaxelPrognosisTubulinConceptsMDR1 protein expressionNeoadjuvant doxorubicin/cyclophosphamideEarly-stage breast cancerDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamidePositive patientsProtein expressionTreatment armsBreast cancerPathologic complete response rateEfficacy of ixabepiloneInvasive breast adenocarcinomaComplete response ratePhase II trialCore needle biopsyRates of pCRΒIII-tubulin proteinNeoadjuvant settingII trialNegative patientsGene expressionPrimary cancerPredictive biomarkersPredictive markerRisk ratioNeedle biopsy
2012
Use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to detect high frequency of targetable alterations in primary and metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Pusztai L, Yelensky R, Wang B, Avritscher R, Symmans W, Lipson D, Palmer G, Moulder S, Stephens P, Wu Y, Cronin M. Use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to detect high frequency of targetable alterations in primary and metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 10559-10559. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.10559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerClinical trialsNext-generation sequencingNeedle biopsyBreast cancerGenomic alterationsClinical treatment optionsHER2 gene amplificationPatient selection approachAdjuvant therapyTargetable alterationsTreatment optionsPIK3CA mutationsNovel agentsERBB2 alterationsInvestigational drugsTherapeutic implicationsCancer-related genesBiopsyPredictive valueProspective testingNGS profilingDriver mutationsTherapyCancerMutation profiling identifies numerous rare drug targets and distinct mutation patterns in different clinical subtypes of breast cancers
Santarpia L, Qi Y, Stemke-Hale K, Wang B, Young EJ, Booser DJ, Holmes FA, O’Shaughnessy J, Hellerstedt B, Pippen J, Vidaurre T, Gomez H, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Bottai G, Di Leo A, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Pusztai L. Mutation profiling identifies numerous rare drug targets and distinct mutation patterns in different clinical subtypes of breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 134: 333-343. PMID: 22538770, PMCID: PMC3885980, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2035-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancer subtypesBreast cancerPIK3CA mutationsCancer subtypesEstrogen receptor-positive cancersBreast cancer molecular subtypesMajor breast cancer subtypesSingle needle biopsyProspective clinical trialsReceptor-positive cancersDifferent breast cancer subtypesDifferent clinical subtypesNegative breast cancerCancer molecular subtypesFine-needle aspirationMutation patternsClinical subtypesClinical trialsNeedle biopsyMolecular subtypesNeedle aspirationInvestigational drugsStage IFBXW7 mutations
2006
Pharmacogenomic analysis of needle biopsies obtained before preoperative docetaxel/capecitabine/FEC (TX/FEC) chemotherapy for breast cancer
Holmes F, O’Shaughnessy J, Hellerstedt B, Pippen J, Vukelja S, Kocs D, Asmar L, Fenske E, Lin F, Symmans W, Pusztai L. Pharmacogenomic analysis of needle biopsies obtained before preoperative docetaxel/capecitabine/FEC (TX/FEC) chemotherapy for breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 10595-10595. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.10595.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Change in tumor cellularity of breast carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemotherapy as a variable in the pathologic assessment of response
Rajan R, Poniecka A, Smith TL, Yang Y, Frye D, Pusztai L, Fiterman DJ, Gal‐Gombos E, Whitman G, Rouzier R, Green M, Kuerer H, Buzdar AU, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF. Change in tumor cellularity of breast carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemotherapy as a variable in the pathologic assessment of response. Cancer 2004, 100: 1365-1373. PMID: 15042669, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual tumor sizeCore needle biopsyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyTumor sizeResection specimensNeedle biopsyBreast carcinomaTumor cellularityClinical responsePathologic responseControl groupDiagnostic core needle biopsyGreatest dimensionPrimary surgical managementResidual primary tumorResidual tumor categoriesComplete pathologic responseWeeks of diagnosisResidual tumor groupEosin-stained tissue sectionsCyclophosphamide chemotherapyPartial responsePathologic assessmentPathologic evaluationPathologic size