2008
Current Status of Prognostic Profiling in Breast Cancer
Pusztai L. Current Status of Prognostic Profiling in Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2008, 13: 350-360. PMID: 18448548, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2007-0216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOncogenesPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenResearch DesignTamoxifenTaxoidsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast cancerClinical-pathological variablesClinical trial planningClinical courseClinical outcomesPathological variablesTreatment armsPrognostic informationClinical trialsTreatment strategiesClinicopathologic parametersHeterogeneous diseaseSpecific treatmentTherapeutic targetPrognostic profilingClinical heterogeneityGene expression fingerprintProspective tissue collectionAbnormal gene expressionIndividual tumorsPrognostic testTumorsPredictive indicatorIndividual diseasesTrial planning
2007
Gene-expression microarrays provide new prognostic and predictive tests for breast cancer
Gong Y, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Gene-expression microarrays provide new prognostic and predictive tests for breast cancer. Pharmacogenomics 2007, 8: 1359-1368. PMID: 17979510, DOI: 10.2217/14622416.8.10.1359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerSystemic therapySpecific systemic therapySystemic therapy agentsGene expression microarraysBreast cancer researchProbability of responseTherapeutic regimensClinicopathologic variablesNecessary therapyDisease outcomeIndividual patientsAccurate markerClinical decisionIndividual tumorsCancerPredictive indicatorTherapyPredictive testIndividual basisPatientsCancer researchTherapy agentsMolecular differencesRecent progression