2023
Radiotherapy Use and Incidence of Locoregional Recurrence in Patients With Favorable-Risk, Node-Positive Breast Cancer Enrolled in the SWOG S1007 Trial
Jagsi R, Barlow W, Woodward W, Connolly E, Mahtani R, Shumway D, Speers C, Stecklein S, Zeidan Y, Zhang H, Sharma P, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Kalinsky K. Radiotherapy Use and Incidence of Locoregional Recurrence in Patients With Favorable-Risk, Node-Positive Breast Cancer Enrolled in the SWOG S1007 Trial. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 1083-1089. PMID: 37410451, PMCID: PMC10326730, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.1984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalLocoregional recurrenceBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancerLocoregional therapyCumulative incidenceRecurrence scoreRadiotherapy informationERBB2-negative breast cancerPredictors of LRRRate of LRRSecondary analysisNode-positive breast cancerBreast Recurrence ScoreLimited nodal diseaseLower locoregional recurrenceOmission of chemotherapyAxillary surgeryRadiotherapy receiptEndocrine therapyN1 diseaseNodal diseaseLocoregional treatmentMenopausal status
2007
Primary systemic chemotherapy of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast
Katz A, Saad ED, Porter P, Pusztai L. Primary systemic chemotherapy of invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. The Lancet Oncology 2007, 8: 55-62. PMID: 17196511, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(06)71011-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive lobular carcinomaInvasive ductal carcinomaLobular carcinomaSystemic chemotherapyDuctal carcinomaAdjuvant systemic chemotherapyPrimary systemic chemotherapyUse of chemotherapyFrequent histological typeProspective clinical trialsDistinct clinical entityAdjuvant chemotherapyRandomised trialsHistological typeClinical entityBreast diseaseClinical trialsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorChemotherapyInsufficient evidencePrevention strategiesCarcinomaBest treatmentLow grade
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