2019
Changing frameworks in treatment sequencing of triple-negative and HER2-positive, early-stage breast cancers
Pusztai L, Foldi J, Dhawan A, DiGiovanna MP, Mamounas EP. Changing frameworks in treatment sequencing of triple-negative and HER2-positive, early-stage breast cancers. The Lancet Oncology 2019, 20: e390-e396. PMID: 31267973, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(19)30158-5.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerBreast cancerClinical trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyEstrogen receptor-negative breast cancerImproved disease-free survivalReceptor-negative breast cancerParticular chemotherapy regimenResidual invasive cancerNeoadjuvant systemic therapyDisease-free survivalImportant clinical trialsAdo-trastuzumab emtansineNegative breast cancerAdjuvant settingKATHERINE trialOperable diseasePostoperative capecitabineChemotherapy regimenMetastatic diseaseSystemic therapyResidual diseaseInvasive cancerTreatment sequencing
2014
Open-label randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC versus the combination of paclitaxel and everolimus followed by FEC in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer †
Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Akcakanat A, Liu S, Green MC, Murray JL, Chen H, Palla SL, Koenig KB, Brewster AM, Valero V, Ibrahim NK, Moulder-Thompson S, Litton JK, Tarco E, Moore J, Flores P, Crawford D, Dryden MJ, Symmans WF, Sahin A, Giordano SH, Pusztai L, Do K, Mills GB, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Open-label randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC versus the combination of paclitaxel and everolimus followed by FEC in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer †. Annals Of Oncology 2014, 25: 1122-1127. PMID: 24669015, PMCID: PMC4037860, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerPathological complete responseStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyReverse phase protein arrayBreast cancerPrimary triple-negative breast cancerMTOR pathwayReceptor-negative breast cancerTriple receptor-negative breast cancerAddition of everolimusGrade 3 pneumonitisGrade 3/4 stomatitisPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayRash/desquamationClinical response rateGrade 3/4 toxicitiesPhase II studyClinical end pointsCombination of paclitaxelAKT/mTOR pathwayDirect antiproliferative activityBreast cancer cellsDownregulation of mTORII study
2011
Capecitabine in operable triple receptor–negative breast cancer: A subgroup analysis of a randomized phase III trial.
Kelly C, Green M, Broglio K, Pusztai L, Thomas E, Brewster A, Valero V, Ibrahim N, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Booser D, Hunt K, Hortobagyi G, Buzdar A. Capecitabine in operable triple receptor–negative breast cancer: A subgroup analysis of a randomized phase III trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 292-292. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.27_suppl.292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerRelapse-free survivalPathological complete responseOperable triple-negative breast cancerOverall survivalSubgroup analysisBreast cancerWeeks x 4 cyclesRandomized phase III trialReceptor-negative breast cancerTriple receptor-negative breast cancerAddition of capecitabineProportion of patientsTiming of chemotherapyPhase III trialsUnplanned subgroup analysisNegative breast cancerMedian followPreoperative therapyDistant recurrenceIII trialsComplete responsePatientsD1-14CapecitabineOpen label, randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC (T-FEC) versus the combination of paclitaxel and RAD001 followed by FEC (TR-FEC) in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Gonzalez-Angulo A, Green M, Murray J, Palla S, Koenig K, Brewster A, Valero V, Ibrahim N, Moulder S, Litton J, Crawford D, Flores P, Dryden M, Symmans W, Giordano S, Pusztai L, Buzdar A, Mills G, Hortobagyi G, Meric-Bernstam F. Open label, randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC (T-FEC) versus the combination of paclitaxel and RAD001 followed by FEC (TR-FEC) in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 1016-1016. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.1016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Prognostic impact of discordance between triple-receptor measurements in primary and recurrent breast cancer
Liedtke C, Broglio K, Moulder S, Hsu L, Kau S, Symmans WF, Albarracin C, Meric-Bernstam F, Woodward W, Theriault RL, Kiesel L, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. Prognostic impact of discordance between triple-receptor measurements in primary and recurrent breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2009, 20: 1953-1958. PMID: 19596702, PMCID: PMC2791352, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple receptor-negative breast cancerRecurrent breast cancerPost-recurrence survivalProgesterone receptorRecurrent tumorsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorDiscordant casesBetter post-recurrence survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerDiscordant receptor statusHormone receptor measurementsPrognostic impactReceptor statusUnfavorable survivalPathological parametersHER2 statusPoor survivalReceptor measurementsIHC scorePatientsClinical phenotypeSuboptimal reproducibilityCancer
2008
Transcriptional profiles of triple receptor-negative breast cancer: Are Caucasian, Hispanic, and African-American women different?
Dean-Colomb W, Yan K, Liedtke C, Symmans W, Holmes F, O'Shaughnessy J, Asmar L, Hortobagyi G, Pusztai L, Gonzalez-Angulo US Oncology A. Transcriptional profiles of triple receptor-negative breast cancer: Are Caucasian, Hispanic, and African-American women different? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 22014-22014. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.22014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor-negative breast cancerTriple receptor-negative breast cancerAfrican American womenBreast cancerTranscriptional profiles