2016
New Strategies in Breast Cancer: Immunotherapy
Pusztai L, Karn T, Safonov A, Abu-Khalaf MM, Bianchini G. New Strategies in Breast Cancer: Immunotherapy. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 2105-2110. PMID: 26867935, PMCID: PMC9359478, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerClinical trialsEffective immune checkpoint inhibitorsObjective tumor response rateEstrogen receptor-positive cancersLocal antitumor immune responsePhase I clinical trialImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor response rateAntitumor immune responseReceptor-positive cancersTriple-negative cancersLocal immune microenvironmentHER2-positive cancersMost breast cancersNew treatment modalitiesCheckpoint inhibitorsDurable responsesL1 antibodyLymphocytic infiltrationImmune microenvironmentImmune infiltrationTreatment modalitiesImmune responsePreclinical studies
2015
Immunotherapy opportunities in breast cancer.
Pusztai L, Ladányi A, Székely B, Dank M. Immunotherapy opportunities in breast cancer. Magyar Onkológia 2015, 60: 34-40. PMID: 26934349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immune responseLocal anti-tumour immune responseBreast cancerImmune responseClinical trialsEffective immune checkpoint inhibitorsEarly-stage breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerPhase I clinical trialImmune checkpoint inhibitorsTumor response rateExtensive lymphocytic infiltrationPD-L1 antibodiesDirect clinical evidenceBreast cancer patientsStage breast cancerNew treatment modalitiesNegative breast cancerCheckpoint inhibitorsChemotherapy regimensMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLymphocytic infiltrationClinical benefitClinical evidence