Lack of association between amplification of her‐2 and response to preoperative taxanes in patients with breast carcinoma
Gonzalez‐Angulo A, Krishnamurthy S, Yamamura Y, Broglio KR, Pusztai L, Buzdar AU, Hortobagyi GN, Esteva FJ. Lack of association between amplification of her‐2 and response to preoperative taxanes in patients with breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 101: 258-263. PMID: 15241821, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast carcinomaBreast carcinomaTumor specimensPathologic responseStage II breast carcinomaAJCC stage IIMedian patient ageStage III diseasePathologic complete responseOverall survival rateLack of associationGene amplificationPreoperative chemotherapyRecurrent diseaseComplete responsePatient agePatientsCarcinomaSurvival rateTissue specimensStage IITaxanesHormone receptorsTumorsDiseaseExpression of BAG-1 and BcL-2 Proteins Before and After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Krishnamurti S, Cardona J, Sneige N, Esteva FJ, Volchenok M, Breitenfelder P, Kau SW, Takayama S, Krajewski S, Reed JC, Bast RC, Hortobagyi GN. Expression of BAG-1 and BcL-2 Proteins Before and After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Cancer Investigation 2004, 22: 248-256. PMID: 15199607, DOI: 10.1081/cnv-120030213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell DeathChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA-Binding ProteinsDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Transcription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsComplete pathological responsePathological responseBcl-2 expressionNeoplastic cellsBcl-2Breast cancerTissue specimensSubsequent pathological responsesAdvanced breast cancerBAG-1Breast epithelial cellsBAG-1 expressionExploratory pilot studyPrechemotherapy specimensNeoadjuvant chemotherapyClinical responseResidual tumorCytotoxic therapyPosttreatment specimensAnti-apoptotic proteinsPreoperative doxorubicinChemotherapyCytoplasmic stainingIndividual tumorsBreast tissue