2019
Personalizing Treatment Selection for Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Yeoh C. Personalizing Treatment Selection for Breast Cancer. 2019, 297-324. DOI: 10.1201/9780429066504-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerTreatment selectionClinical outcomesRisk of recurrenceMultiple treatment optionsParticular clinical outcomesCurrent treatment modalitiesCancer-related deathMore effective treatmentsProbability of benefitBreast cancer researchUnited States FoodSurgical resectionProbability of responseTrastuzumab therapyCommon malignancyTreatment optionsClinicopathologic variablesPatient preferencesSpecific therapyTreatment modalitiesMulti-gene testsDisease outcomeMolecular differencesEffective treatmentExamining the cost-effectiveness of baseline left ventricular function assessment among breast cancer patients undergoing anthracycline-based therapy
Abu-Khalaf MM, Safonov A, Stratton J, Wang S, Hatzis C, Park E, Pusztai L, Gross CP, Russell R. Examining the cost-effectiveness of baseline left ventricular function assessment among breast cancer patients undergoing anthracycline-based therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2019, 176: 261-270. PMID: 31020471, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05178-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyCardiac risk factorsBreast cancer patientsVentricular function assessmentRisk factorsAbnormal LVEFBaseline LVEFCancer patientsBreast cancerFunction assessmentPotential cardiac risk factorsSelf-reported risk factorsAnthracycline-based therapyLeft ventricular function assessmentCoronary artery diseaseCost-effectiveness ratioArtery diseaseTrastuzumab therapyCardiac screeningPatient populationRadionuclide angiographyCardiotoxicity riskPayer perspectiveRetrospective analysis
2015
Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer
Carvajal-Hausdorf DE, Schalper KA, Pusztai L, Psyrri A, Kalogeras KT, Kotoula V, Fountzilas G, Rimm DL. Measurement of Domain-Specific HER2 (ERBB2) Expression May Classify Benefit From Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv136. PMID: 25991002, PMCID: PMC4554192, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalExtracellular SpaceFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntracellular SpaceKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Sensitivity and SpecificityTissue Array AnalysisTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2ECD expressionICD statusLonger DFSQuantitative immunofluorescenceTrastuzumab therapyPrognostic valueBreast cancerTissue microarrayEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant trastuzumab therapyDisease-free survival analysisTrastuzumab-treated patientsGrowth factor receptor 2High positive predictive valueHER2-positive tumorsKaplan-Meier estimatesFactor receptor 2ERBB2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionPositive predictive valueExtracellular domainAdjuvant chemotherapyHER2-ICDBetter DFS
2008
Histopathologic and Molecular Markers of Prognosis and Response to Therapy
Pusztai L, Symmans W. Histopathologic and Molecular Markers of Prognosis and Response to Therapy. MD Anderson Cancer Care Series 2008, 323-343. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-34952-7_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymph node-negative breast cancerNode-negative breast cancerBreast cancerEndocrine therapyMultigene assaysValuable additional prognostic informationAdditional adjuvant chemotherapyPrognosis of womenAdjuvant endocrine therapyLymph node statusSurgical margin statusAdditional prognostic informationRoutine pathologic evaluationPersonalized treatment recommendationsAppropriate treatment decisionsAdjuvant chemotherapyMargin statusPathologic evaluationTrastuzumab therapyBetter prognosisNode statusOncotype DXTumor sizeHistopathologic subtypeProgesterone receptor
2006
Continued Use of Trastuzumab (Herceptin) after Progression on Prior Trastuzumab Therapy in HER-2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Esteva FJ. Continued Use of Trastuzumab (Herceptin) after Progression on Prior Trastuzumab Therapy in HER-2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer. Cancer Investigation 2006, 24: 187-191. PMID: 16619408, DOI: 10.1080/07357900500524629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrastuzumab therapyClinical trialsBreast cancerImportant unanswered clinical questionsLong-term side effectsContinuation of trastuzumabPrior trastuzumab therapyTrastuzumab-containing therapyUse of trastuzumabMetastatic breast cancerUnanswered clinical questionsPositive breast cancerRandomized clinical trialsTerm side effectsAccrue patientsMetastatic diseaseContinued administrationRandomized trialsControl armRegistry programDisease progressionClinical questionsSide effectsModest toxicityTrastuzumab
2004
Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer The HER-2/neu Gene and Protein
Ross JS, Fletcher JA, Bloom KJ, Linette GP, Stec J, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi GN. Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer The HER-2/neu Gene and Protein. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2004, 3: 379-398. PMID: 14762215, DOI: 10.1074/mcp.r400001-mcp200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerNeu statusHormonal therapyAdvanced metastatic breast cancerHER-2/neu oncogeneHER-2/neu statusNew hormonal therapiesSerum-based testingMale breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer specimensClinical breast cancer specimensNeu gene amplificationEpidermal growth factor receptorTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorPrediction of responseGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinase receptorsTrastuzumab therapyDuctal carcinomaNeu overexpressionHER-2Targeted therapyTumor cytosolsDisease outcome
2003
The HER-2/neu Gene and Protein in Breast Cancer 2003: Biomarker and Target of Therapy
Ross JS, Fletcher JA, Linette GP, Stec J, Clark E, Ayers M, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Bloom KJ. The HER-2/neu Gene and Protein in Breast Cancer 2003: Biomarker and Target of Therapy. The Oncologist 2003, 8: 307-325. PMID: 12897328, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.8-4-307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleCombined Modality TherapyEducation, Medical, ContinuingFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, erbB-2Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast cancerHER-2/neu statusHER-2/neu oncogeneNeu geneNew hormonal therapiesSerum-based testingMale breast cancerHER-2/neu geneTarget of therapyNeu gene amplificationEpidermal growth factor receptorTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorPrediction of responseGrowth factor receptorHormonal therapyTyrosine kinase receptorsTrastuzumab therapyDuctal carcinomaNeu overexpressionHER-2Disease outcomeTumor cytosolsTherapy responseNeu statusNeu testing