2021
Ganitumab and metformin plus standard neoadjuvant therapy in stage 2/3 breast cancer
Yee D, Isaacs C, Wolf DM, Yau C, Haluska P, Giridhar KV, Forero-Torres A, Jo Chien A, Wallace AM, Pusztai L, Albain KS, Ellis ED, Beckwith H, Haley BB, Elias AD, Boughey JC, Kemmer K, Yung RL, Pohlmann PR, Tripathy D, Clark AS, Han HS, Nanda R, Khan QJ, Edmiston KK, Petricoin EF, Stringer-Reasor E, Falkson CI, Majure M, Mukhtar RA, Helsten TL, Moulder SL, Robinson PA, Wulfkuhle JD, Brown-Swigart L, Buxton M, Clennell JL, Paoloni M, Sanil A, Berry S, Asare SM, Wilson A, Hirst GL, Singhrao R, Asare AL, Matthews JB, Hylton NM, DeMichele A, Melisko M, Perlmutter J, Rugo HS, Fraser Symmans W, van‘t Veer L, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Ganitumab and metformin plus standard neoadjuvant therapy in stage 2/3 breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 131. PMID: 34611148, PMCID: PMC8492731, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00337-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerPredictive biomarkersPathologic complete response rateStage 2/3 breast cancerHER2-negative breast cancerPhase 2 clinical trialType I insulin-like growth factor receptorDrug-induced hyperglycemiaStandard neoadjuvant therapyComplete response rateUse of metforminI insulin-like growth factor receptorInsulin-like growth factor receptorPutative predictive biomarkersGrowth factor receptorI-SPY2Neoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant treatmentTreatment armsClinical trialsElevated hemoglobinNovel agentsGanitumabResponse rateCare paclitaxel
2013
Developing Safety Criteria for Introducing New Agents into Neoadjuvant Trials
DeMichele A, Berry DA, Zujewski J, Hunsberger S, Rubinstein L, Tomaszewski JE, Kelloff G, Perlmutter J, Buxton M, Lyandres J, Albain KS, Benz C, Chien AJ, Haluska P, Leyland-Jones B, Liu MC, Munster P, Olopade O, Park JW, Parker BA, Pusztai L, Tripathy D, Rugo H, Yee D, Esserman L. Developing Safety Criteria for Introducing New Agents into Neoadjuvant Trials. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 2817-2823. PMID: 23470967, PMCID: PMC4096560, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-2620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant settingStandard therapyInvestigational agentsDrug developmentPhase II neoadjuvant trialI-SPY2 trialSafe drug developmentShort-term endpointsNeoadjuvant studiesCurable patientsPathologic responsePoor prognosisNovel therapiesBreast cancerNovel agentsSafety dataStudy populationDisease processEfficacious drugsNew agentsDrug AdministrationPatient exposurePatient safetyStudy design
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 mutationsTherapyCancer
2009
Triple-negative breast cancer—current status and future directions
Gluz O, Liedtke C, Gottschalk N, Pusztai L, Nitz U, Harbeck N. Triple-negative breast cancer—current status and future directions. Annals Of Oncology 2009, 20: 1913-1927. PMID: 19901010, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerBasal-like breast cancerBreast cancerBreast cancer—current statusStandard cytotoxic chemotherapy regimensHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Common cytotoxic agentsCytotoxic chemotherapy regimensGrowth factor receptor 2Factor receptor 2Chemotherapy regimensClinical featuresUnfavorable prognosisProgesterone receptorLack of expressionNovel agentsReceptor 2Cytotoxic agentsPrognosisComplete concordanceCancerGene expression analysisHigh-throughput gene expression analysisRegimens
2000
Novel marine-derived anticancer agents: a phase I clinical, pharmacological, and pharmacodynamic study of dolastatin 10 (NSC 376128) in patients with advanced solid tumors.
Madden T, Tran H, Beck D, Huie R, Newman R, Pusztai L, Wright J, Abbruzzese J. Novel marine-derived anticancer agents: a phase I clinical, pharmacological, and pharmacodynamic study of dolastatin 10 (NSC 376128) in patients with advanced solid tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2000, 6: 1293-301. PMID: 10778954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcentration-time curveDose levelsPhase IMajor nonhematological toxicityAntitumor activityAdvanced solid tumorsDose-limiting toxicityPlasma concentration-time dataEpisodes of thrombocytopeniaRapid distribution phaseParent drug concentrationsConcentration-time dataPercentage of declineVivo tumor modelsNonhematological toxicitiesObjective responseTwo-compartment modelSevere anemiaClinical PharmacokineticsCytokine supportPlasma levelsIntrapatient variabilityClinical dataNovel agentsPharmacodynamic studies