2013
USP-11 as a Predictive and Prognostic Factor Following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer
Bayraktar S, Barrera A, Liu D, Pusztai L, Litton J, Valero V, Hunt K, Hortobagyi GN, Wu Y, Symmans F, Arun B. USP-11 as a Predictive and Prognostic Factor Following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer. The Cancer Journal 2013, 19: 10-17. PMID: 23337751, PMCID: PMC3568679, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0b013e3182801b3a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant systemic therapyPathological complete responseBreast cancerKaplan-Meier product-limit methodBetter survival outcomesDisease-free survivalOverall survival rateRisk of recurrenceProduct-limit methodLogistic regression modelsNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responsePrognostic factorsSystemic therapyDisease recurrencePrognostic relevanceSurvival outcomesHigh riskPatientsSurvival rateTumorsCancerRecurrencePolymerase inhibitionUbiquitin-specific protease family
2011
Response to Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer in BRCA Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers: A Single-Institution Experience
Arun B, Bayraktar S, Liu DD, Barrera A, Atchley D, Pusztai L, Litton JK, Valero V, Meric-Bernstam F, Hortobagyi GN, Albarracin C. Response to Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer in BRCA Mutation Carriers and Noncarriers: A Single-Institution Experience. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 3739-3746. PMID: 21900106, PMCID: PMC4874218, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.35.2682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant systemic chemotherapyRelapse-free survivalBreast cancerOS ratesOverall survivalBRCA1 carriersBRCA statusBRCA2 mutationsKaplan-Meier product-limit methodPathologic complete response rateComplete response rateNeoadjuvant systemic therapySingle institution experienceEstrogen receptor negativityBRCA mutation carriersBRCA1 statusIndependent significant predictorsProduct-limit methodMultivariate logistic modelBRCA genetic testingSporadic breast cancerLogistic regression modelsBRCA noncarriersTrastuzumab useSystemic chemotherapy