2022
Intratumour heterogeneity, from hypothesis to the clinic
Shan NL, Kahn A, Pusztai L. Intratumour heterogeneity, from hypothesis to the clinic. British Journal Of Cancer 2022, 128: 459-460. PMID: 36216884, PMCID: PMC9938204, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-02008-w.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Association of T- and B-cell receptor repertoires with molecular subtypes and outcome in HER2+ breast cancer: An analysis of the NeoALTTO clinical trial.
Rediti M, Venet D, Rothe F, Qing T, Maetens M, Bradbury I, Izquierdo M, Di Cosimo S, Hilbers F, Bajji M, Harbeck N, Untch M, Liu M, Saura C, Huober J, Nuciforo P, Salgado R, Loi S, Pusztai L, Sotiriou C. Association of T- and B-cell receptor repertoires with molecular subtypes and outcome in HER2+ breast cancer: An analysis of the NeoALTTO clinical trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 511-511. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathological complete responseBreast cancerPAM50 subtypesB cell receptorImmune responseBiomarker-driven treatment strategiesTumor-infiltrating lymphocyte levelsBaseline tumor biopsiesEvent-free survivalPhase III trialsAnti-HER2 treatmentGrade 3 tumorsEstrogen receptor statusImproved clinical outcomesProportional hazards modelIII trialsLymphocyte levelsComplete responseReceptor statusClinical outcomesClinicopathological characteristicsBC subtypesClinical trialsTreatment strategiesTumor biopsies
2014
A Targeted Next‐Generation Sequencing Assay Detects a High Frequency of Therapeutically Targetable Alterations in Primary and Metastatic Breast Cancers: Implications for Clinical Practice
Vasan N, Yelensky R, Wang K, Moulder S, Dzimitrowicz H, Avritscher R, Wang B, Wu Y, Cronin MT, Palmer G, Symmans WF, Miller VA, Stephens P, Pusztai L. A Targeted Next‐Generation Sequencing Assay Detects a High Frequency of Therapeutically Targetable Alterations in Primary and Metastatic Breast Cancers: Implications for Clinical Practice. The Oncologist 2014, 19: 453-458. PMID: 24710307, PMCID: PMC4012963, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGenomic alterationsV-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1Stage IV cancerMetastatic breast cancerActionable genomic alterationsPotential treatment optionOncogene homolog 1Primary tumor biopsiesCancer-related genesClinical Laboratory Improvement AmendmentsDependent kinasesMedian sequencing depthGene fusionsSequencing depthBase substitutionsHER2 mutationsHomolog 1Actionable alterationsTargetable alterationsTreatment optionsClinical trialsHER2 amplificationMetastatic cancerTumor biopsies
2010
Estrogen and HER-2 Receptor Discordance Between Primary Breast Cancer and Metastasis
Pusztai L, Viale G, Kelly CM, Hudis CA. Estrogen and HER-2 Receptor Discordance Between Primary Breast Cancer and Metastasis. The Oncologist 2010, 15: 1164-1168. PMID: 21041379, PMCID: PMC3227913, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptors resultsBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 receptor statusRepeat tumor biopsiesRoutine repeat biopsyPrimary breast cancerReceptor-positive cancersReceptor-negative cancersEndocrine therapyFalse-negative resultsReceptor discordanceMetastatic diseaseReceptor statusRepeat biopsyClinical courseRecurrent cancerClinical groundsPrimary tumorTumor nestsEstrogen receptorTumor biopsiesHormone responsivenessReceptor assayCancerDiscordant results