2021
How did the COVID crisis affect use of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer?
Chagpar A, Lannin D, Mougalian S, Berger E, Gross C, Horowitz N, Sanft T, DiGiovanna M, Golshan M, Pusztai L. How did the COVID crisis affect use of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e18708-e18708. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e18708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of NTNeoadjuvant therapyEarly pandemic periodBreast cancerNon-metastatic breast cancerPractice settingsEarly pandemicFlatiron Health databaseNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyTechnology-enabled abstractionSame period one yearSimilar clinicopathologic featuresLongitudinal electronic health recordsPeriod one yearElectronic health recordsTNBC subsetEndocrine therapyPatient ageTN patientsClinicopathologic featuresContemporary cohortClinical stageCancer clinicCancer managementHigh riskNeoadjuvant endocrine therapy use in early stage breast cancer during the covid-19 pandemic
Park KU, Gregory M, Bazan J, Lustberg M, Rosenberg S, Blinder V, Sharma P, Pusztai L, Shen C, Partridge A, Thompson A. Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy use in early stage breast cancer during the covid-19 pandemic. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 188: 249-258. PMID: 33651271, PMCID: PMC7921279, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyMedical oncologistsRadiation oncologistsOmission of ALNDEstrogen positive breast cancer patientsPositive breast cancer patientsEarly-stage breast cancerEndocrine therapy useMetastatic axillary diseaseLymph node dissectionBreast cancer patientsMultidisciplinary tumor boardStage breast cancerClinical trial organizationsPercent of practicesUS medical oncologistsCOVID-19 pandemicPre-pandemic timesRegional COVID-19 casesAxillary diseaseMicrometastatic nodesSurgery 2Endocrine therapyLocoregional management
2017
Duration of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and breast cancer outcomes.
Mougalian S, Soulos P, Lannin D, Pusztai L, Gross C, Killelea B. Duration of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and breast cancer outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e12129-e12129. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e12129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyClinical stagePathologic stageNational Cancer Data BasePR-positive breast cancerHigher nodal stageNetwork cancer programsAdjuvant endocrine therapyMultiple comorbid conditionsBreast cancer outcomesPopulation of patientsType of surgeryPositive breast cancerSimilar response ratesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyUnderwent surgeryNodal stageComorbid conditionsCancer outcomesLarge tumorsCancer programsBreast cancerOlder womenPatients
2012
A dendritic metagene that predicts prognosis and endocrine resistance in breast cancer.
Giampaolo B, Pusztai L, Qi Y, Iwamoto T, Kelly C, Zambetti M, Symmans W, Gianni L. A dendritic metagene that predicts prognosis and endocrine resistance in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 545-545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHazard ratioEndocrine resistanceBreast cancerNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyProliferative breast cancersAdjuvant tamoxifenEndocrine therapyDistant relapseFree survivalUntreated patientsBetter prognosisDendritic cellsEarly relapseOncotype DXPoor prognosisClinical variablesPoor responseUntreated tumorsLower riskMetagene signaturePredictive valueMultivariate analysisTumorsRelapsePrognosis