2017
Bone Density Screening in Postmenopausal Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treated With Aromatase Inhibitors
Stratton J, Hu X, Soulos PR, Davidoff AJ, Pusztai L, Gross CP, Mougalian SS. Bone Density Screening in Postmenopausal Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treated With Aromatase Inhibitors. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 13: jop.2016.018341. PMID: 28267392, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.018341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline DXA scanAromatase inhibitorsBreast cancerDXA scansPostmenopausal womenAI treatmentBaseline bone mineral density testingDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanBone mineral density testingBone mineral density evaluationEarly-stage breast cancerX-ray absorptiometry scansBone density screeningOlder Medicare beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regressionSEER-Medicare databaseRepeat DXA scansAI therapyBisphosphonate usePatient characteristicsRetrospective analysisWhite raceMedicare beneficiariesOsteoporosis diagnosisStage I
2016
Relationship between Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Hatzis C, Symmans WF, Zhang Y, Gould RE, Moulder SL, Hunt KK, Abu-Khalaf M, Hofstatter EW, Lannin D, Chagpar AB, Pusztai L. Relationship between Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 26-33. PMID: 26286912, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-3304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseRecurrence-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerSurvival benefitNeoadjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyTrial populationBaseline prognosisBreast cancerOverall survival benefitComplete pathologic responseSignificant survival benefitPostneoadjuvant therapyPCR rateComplete responseImproved survivalPathologic responseSurvival improvementTreatment armsPatient survivalResidual diseaseControl armPrognostic variablesPatientsTrials
2011
Multifactorial Approach to Predicting Resistance to Anthracyclines
Desmedt C, Di Leo A, de Azambuja E, Larsimont D, Haibe-Kains B, Selleslags J, Delaloge S, Duhem C, Kains JP, Carly B, Maerevoet M, Vindevoghel A, Rouas G, Lallemand F, Durbecq V, Cardoso F, Salgado R, Rovere R, Bontempi G, Michiels S, Buyse M, Nogaret JM, Qi Y, Symmans F, Pusztai L, D'Hondt V, Piccart-Gebhart M, Sotiriou C. Multifactorial Approach to Predicting Resistance to Anthracyclines. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 1578-1586. PMID: 21422418, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.31.2231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpirubicinEuropeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyOdds RatioPatient SelectionPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTexasTreatment FailureConceptsPathologic complete responseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Neoadjuvant trialsTOP trialPredictive valueEstrogen receptor-negative tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptor 2High negative predictive valuePrimary end pointGrowth factor receptor 2Receptor-negative tumorsResponse/resistanceFactor receptor 2Negative predictive valueUseful clinical toolER-negative samplesA scoresAnthracycline monotherapyEvaluable patientsGene expression signaturesComplete responseBreast cancerImmune responseReceptor 2Patients
2010
Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Graesslin O, Abdulkarim BS, Coutant C, Huguet F, Gabos Z, Hsu L, Marpeau O, Uzan S, Pusztai L, Strom EA, Hortobagyi GN, Rouzier R, Ibrahim NK. Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 2032-2037. PMID: 20308667, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.24.6314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent brain metastasesBrain metastasesMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerPatient populationMethods Electronic medical recordsStage IV breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Shorter disease-free survivalEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Multivariate logistic regression analysisDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Logistic regression analysisDesign of trialsFactor receptor 2Cross Cancer InstituteElectronic medical recordsInstitutional review boardMetastatic diseaseMetastatic sitesPrevention trialsPrognostic featuresClinical nomogramMedical records