2024
Neoadjuvant Trebananib plus Paclitaxel-based Chemotherapy for Stage II/III Breast Cancer in the Adaptively Randomized I-SPY2 Trial-Efficacy and Biomarker Discovery.
Albain K, Yau C, Petricoin E, Wolf D, Lang J, Chien A, Haddad T, Forero-Torres A, Wallace A, Kaplan H, Pusztai L, Euhus D, Nanda R, Elias A, Clark A, Godellas C, Boughey J, Isaacs C, Tripathy D, Lu J, Yung R, Gallagher R, Wulfkuhle J, Brown-Swigart L, Krings G, Chen Y, Potter D, Stringer-Reasor E, Blair S, Asare S, Wilson A, Hirst G, Singhrao R, Buxton M, Clennell J, Sanil A, Berry S, Asare A, Matthews J, DeMichele A, Hylton N, Melisko M, Perlmutter J, Rugo H, Symmans W, Van't Veer L, Yee D, Berry D, Esserman L. Neoadjuvant Trebananib plus Paclitaxel-based Chemotherapy for Stage II/III Breast Cancer in the Adaptively Randomized I-SPY2 Trial-Efficacy and Biomarker Discovery. Clinical Cancer Research 2024, 30: 729-740. PMID: 38109213, PMCID: PMC10956403, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-2256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathological complete responseI-SPY2Breast cancerStage II/III breast cancerPhase II neoadjuvant trialTie2 receptorEarly-stage breast cancerT-cell gene signatureHormone receptorsDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideHER2-negative diseaseHER2-positive diseaseStandard neoadjuvant therapyEvent-free survivalPhase III trialsPaclitaxel-based chemotherapyBreast cancer trialsPathway-specific biomarkersCell gene signatureNeoadjuvant trialsWeekly paclitaxelNeoadjuvant therapyPrimary endpointIII trialsPCR rate
2023
Race, Gene Expression Signatures, and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With High-Risk Early Breast Cancer
Kyalwazi B, Yau C, Campbell M, Yoshimatsu T, Chien A, Wallace A, Forero-Torres A, Pusztai L, Ellis E, Albain K, Blaes A, Haley B, Boughey J, Elias A, Clark A, Isaacs C, Nanda R, Han H, Yung R, Tripathy D, Edmiston K, Viscusi R, Northfelt D, Khan Q, Asare S, Wilson A, Hirst G, Lu R, Symmans W, Yee D, DeMichele A, van ’t Veer L, Esserman L, Olopade O. Race, Gene Expression Signatures, and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With High-Risk Early Breast Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2349646. PMID: 38153734, PMCID: PMC10755617, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant recurrence-free survivalPathologic complete responseErbB2-negative tumorsWorse distant recurrence-free survivalEarly breast cancerWhite patientsBreast cancerBlack patientsGene expression signaturesReceptor subtypesStage II/III breast cancerHigh-risk early breast cancerCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk breast cancerClinical trial end pointsProportional hazards regression modelsTumor receptor subtypeRetrospective cohort studyPrimary tumor sizeRecurrence-free survivalTrial end pointsBreast cancer outcomesLong-term outcomesHazards regression modelsExpression signatures
2021
Durvalumab with olaparib and paclitaxel for high-risk HER2-negative stage II/III breast cancer: Results from the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial
Pusztai L, Yau C, Wolf DM, Han HS, Du L, Wallace AM, String-Reasor E, Boughey JC, Chien AJ, Elias AD, Beckwith H, Nanda R, Albain KS, Clark AS, Kemmer K, Kalinsky K, Isaacs C, Thomas A, Shatsky R, Helsten TL, Forero-Torres A, Liu MC, Brown-Swigart L, Petricoin EF, Wulfkuhle JD, Asare SM, Wilson A, Singhrao R, Sit L, Hirst GL, Berry S, Sanil A, Asare AL, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Melisko M, Rugo HS, Schwab RB, Symmans WF, Yee D, Van't Veer LJ, Hylton NM, DeMichele AM, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Durvalumab with olaparib and paclitaxel for high-risk HER2-negative stage II/III breast cancer: Results from the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial. Cancer Cell 2021, 39: 989-998.e5. PMID: 34143979, PMCID: PMC11064785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerI-SPY2 trialBreast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage II/III HER2-negative breast cancerStage II/III breast cancerGrade 3 adverse eventsPathologic complete response ratePD-L1 inhibitor durvalumabMast cell signaturePaclitaxel neoadjuvant chemotherapyComplete response rateHER2-negative patientsStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyHER2-negative cancersPARP inhibitor olaparibAdverse eventsGene expression signaturesCare controlSuperior efficacyImmune responseResponse rateCancerInhibitor olaparib
2020
Effect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Nanda R, Liu MC, Yau C, Shatsky R, Pusztai L, Wallace A, Chien AJ, Forero-Torres A, Ellis E, Han H, Clark A, Albain K, Boughey JC, Jaskowiak NT, Elias A, Isaacs C, Kemmer K, Helsten T, Majure M, Stringer-Reasor E, Parker C, Lee MC, Haddad T, Cohen RN, Asare S, Wilson A, Hirst GL, Singhrao R, Steeg K, Asare A, Matthews JB, Berry S, Sanil A, Schwab R, Symmans WF, van ‘t Veer L, Yee D, DeMichele A, Hylton NM, Melisko M, Perlmutter J, Rugo HS, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Effect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2020, 6: 676-684. PMID: 32053137, PMCID: PMC7058271, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.6650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPhase 3 trialResidual cancer burdenStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerComplete responseInvestigational armStage II/III breast cancerHigher event-free survival rateERBB2-negative breast cancerEvent-free survival rateAnthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapyDistant recurrence-free survivalEnd pointTriple-negative breast cancerCycles of pembrolizumabEffect of pembrolizumabImmune-related endocrinopathiesNeoadjuvant clinical trialsTriple-negative cohortPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsRecurrence-free survival
2018
Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study
Sanft T, Usiskin I, Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Lu L, Li FY, Zhou Y, Chagpar A, Ferrucci LM, Pusztai L, Irwin ML. Randomized controlled trial of weight loss versus usual care on telomere length in women with breast cancer: the lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition (LEAN) study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 105-112. PMID: 30062572, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4895-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsWeight loss interventionUsual care groupBody mass indexBreast cancer riskCancer survivorsUsual careLoss interventionBreast cancerStage 0Quantitative polymerase chain reactionCare groupTelomere lengthCancer riskStage II/III breast cancerObese breast cancer survivorsWeight lossI breast cancerNon-Hispanic whitesPurposeSome studiesMass indexIntervention groupPhysical activityBlood samplesConclusionOur findings