2017
Immune gene signatures in triple-negative breast cancers characterized by varying levels of chromosomal instability.
Gyorffy B, Bottai G, Nagy A, Pusztai L, Santarpia L. Immune gene signatures in triple-negative breast cancers characterized by varying levels of chromosomal instability. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 1096-1096. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerCytotoxic T cellsNatural killerDendritic cellsT cellsImmune infiltrationBreast cancerTNBC samplesB cellsImmune gene signaturesOverall good prognosisKaplan-Meier analysisMann-Whitney U testChromosomal instabilityWarrants further investigationImmune infiltratesBetter prognosisTNBC patientsTNBC tumorsImmune metagenesMS tumorsImmune responseBetter survivalImmune componentsTherapeutic strategiesNew Therapeutic Strategies for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Székely B, Silber AL, Pusztai L. New Therapeutic Strategies for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Oncology 2017, 31: 130-7. PMID: 28205193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancerBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerUnselected triple negative breast cancerIntroduction of taxanesOngoing adjuvant trialsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSurvival of patientsImportant clinical trialsImportant therapeutic advanceBRCA-mutant cancersNew therapeutic strategiesAntibody-drug conjugatesAdjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsIdentifies patientsTherapeutic advancesClinical trialsHigh riskTherapeutic strategiesCancerTrials
2015
New targets in breast cancer
Jhaveri A, Pusztai L. New targets in breast cancer. Memo - Magazine Of European Medical Oncology 2015, 8: 86-91. DOI: 10.1007/s12254-015-0197-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Novel clinical trial designsGrowth factor receptor 2Immune checkpoint modulatorsClinical trial designFactor receptor 2Akt/mammalian targetCyclin-dependent kinase 4/6Antibody-drug conjugatesPoly ADP-ribose polymeraseEndocrine therapyCheckpoint modulatorsADP-ribose polymeraseTherapeutic strategiesReceptor 2Trial designTherapeutic potentialMolecular abnormalitiesMammalian targetRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayNew drugsCancerNew targets
2005
Microtubule-associated protein tau: A marker of paclitaxel sensitivity in breast cancer
Rouzier R, Rajan R, Wagner P, Hess KR, Gold DL, Stec J, Ayers M, Ross JS, Zhang P, Buchholz TA, Kuerer H, Green M, Arun B, Hortobagyi GN, Symmans WF, Pusztai L. Microtubule-associated protein tau: A marker of paclitaxel sensitivity in breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 8315-8320. PMID: 15914550, PMCID: PMC1149405, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408974102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseBreast cancerBreast cancer cellsLow tau expressionPaclitaxel-containing chemotherapyCancer cellsLower mRNA expressionRegulation of tauPaclitaxel therapyComplete responseIndependent predictorsNuclear gradePaclitaxel sensitivityTau expressionTherapeutic strategiesStage IMultivariate analysisProtein tauTau proteinMRNA expressionTissue arraysDiagnostic testsPaclitaxelCancerChemotherapy