2024
Pre-treatment amino acids and risk of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in SWOG S0221
Chen C, Zirpoli G, Budd G, Barlow W, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Godwin A, Thompson A, Henry N, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Pre-treatment amino acids and risk of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in SWOG S0221. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2024, 94: 311-321. PMID: 38814343, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-024-04680-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCIPN severityPeripheral neuropathyPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyEarly-stage breast cancerTrial of patientsBackgroundChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyBody mass indexSerum amino acid concentrationsOver-representation analysisDebilitating neurotoxicityPaclitaxel scheduleAnti-cancer agentsBreast cancerSelf-reported raceMass indexMetabolic pathways of amino acidsSerum concentrationsInverse associationAmino acid metabolic pathwaysPaclitaxelPrimary analysisBonferroni correctionTreatment limitationsS0221CIPN
2023
Vitamin D Insufficiency as a Risk Factor for Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in SWOG S0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, Barlow W, Budd G, McKiver B, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Albain K, Damaj M, Godwin A, Thompson A, Henry N, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D Insufficiency as a Risk Factor for Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in SWOG S0221. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2023, 21: 1172-1180.e3. PMID: 37935109, PMCID: PMC10976748, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyVitamin D insufficiencyD insufficiencyVitamin DPaclitaxel scheduleMechanical hypersensitivityPeripheral neuropathyRisk factorsDeficient dietPaclitaxel-Induced Peripheral NeuropathyEarly-stage breast cancerPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSufficient vitamin DVitamin D deficiencyBody mass indexMultiple logistic regressionSelf-reported raceD supplementationD deficiencySensitized miceProspective trialFemale patientsMass indexPredictive biomarkers
2022
A preliminary, prospective study of peripheral neuropathy and cognitive function in patients with breast cancer during taxane therapy
Ibrahim EY, Munshani S, Domenicano I, Rodwin R, Nowak RJ, Pusztai L, Lustberg M, Ehrlich BE. A preliminary, prospective study of peripheral neuropathy and cognitive function in patients with breast cancer during taxane therapy. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0275648. PMID: 36206298, PMCID: PMC9543876, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological side effectsSide effectsBreast cancerTaxane exposureProgressive neurological changesTaxane-based chemotherapyNon-interventional studyWeeks of treatmentEnd of treatmentIrreversible side effectsCourse of treatmentQuality of lifeTaxane therapyPeripheral neuropathyProspective studyPeripheral bloodBlood levelsCancer survivalNeuronal viabilityNeurological changesEffective treatmentChemotherapyCognitive impairmentPatientsPotential protein biomarkersVitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221.
Chen C, Zirpoli G, McCann S, Barlow W, Budd G, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Godwin A, Thompson A, Ambrosone C, Stringer K, Hertz D. Vitamin D insufficiency as a peripheral neuropathy risk factor in white and black patients in SWOG 0221. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 12023-12023. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.12023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVitamin D insufficiencyPaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyD insufficiencyPeripheral neuropathyBlack patientsPaclitaxel scheduleIncrease riskHigh riskEarly-stage breast cancerNeuropathy risk factorsPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyVitamin D supplementationSensory peripheral neuropathyTreatment-limiting toxicityBody mass indexRetrospective validation studySelf-reported raceD supplementationProspective trialWhite patientsFemale patientsMass indexBlack raceRisk factorsTreatment outcomes