2008
Preoperative Systemic Chemotherapy and Pathologic Assessment of Response
Pusztai L. Preoperative Systemic Chemotherapy and Pathologic Assessment of Response. Pathology & Oncology Research 2008, 14: 169-171. PMID: 18553157, DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9070-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responsePreoperative systemic chemotherapyResidual cancer burdenResidual diseaseNeoadjuvant treatmentSystemic chemotherapyAxillary nodal burdenNeoadjuvant clinical trialsRoutine therapeutic modalityAdvanced breast cancerPrimary tumor dimensionsTranslational research modelRoutine diagnostic practiceNodal burdenPathologic responseComplete responsePathologic assessmentPrognostic distinctionResistant diseaseCancer burdenAdverse outcomesTumor bedClinical trialsPathologic informationBreast cancer
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
2003
Correlation between HER‐2 expression and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with 5‐fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide in patients with breast carcinoma
Zhang F, Yang Y, Smith T, Kau S, McConathy JM, Esteva FJ, Kuerer HM, Symmans WF, Buzdar AU, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L. Correlation between HER‐2 expression and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with 5‐fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide in patients with breast carcinoma. Cancer 2003, 97: 1758-1765. PMID: 12655533, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourses of FACBreast carcinomaNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPathologic responseResponse rateLymph node-positive diseaseGood pathologic responseMedian patient ageClinical response rateNode-positive diseasePercent of patientsTime of surgeryClinical laboratory assessmentsMinimal residual diseaseClinical responsePositive diseasePathologic assessmentPatient agePhysical examinationPositive tumorsResidual diseaseImaging assessmentClinical assessmentResponse assessmentNonsignificant trend
2001
Chemotherapy-induced histologic changes in mastectomy specimens and their potential significance
Sneige N, Kemp B, Pusztai L, Asmar L, Hortobagyi G. Chemotherapy-induced histologic changes in mastectomy specimens and their potential significance. The Breast 2001, 10: 492-500. PMID: 14965629, DOI: 10.1054/brst.2001.0310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor responseHistologic changesCytologic changesComplete responseOverall survivalLymph nodesBreast cancerBreast tissueNon-neoplastic breast tissueHistologic complete responseNeoplastic breast epitheliumPost-chemotherapy tumorsPostmenopausal breast tissueClinical tumor responseRelapse-free survivalPercent of tumorsPathologic tumor responseStable diseasePreoperative chemotherapyPreoperative treatmentPartial responsePathologic assessmentHistologic confirmationPerilobular fibrosisResidual tumor