2008
An Integrative Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of PIK3CA, PTEN, and AKT Mutations in Breast Cancer
Stemke-Hale K, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Lluch A, Neve RM, Kuo WL, Davies M, Carey M, Hu Z, Guan Y, Sahin A, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Nolden LK, Horlings H, Berns K, Hung MC, van de Vijver MJ, Valero V, Gray JW, Bernards R, Mills GB, Hennessy BT. An Integrative Genomic and Proteomic Analysis of PIK3CA, PTEN, and AKT Mutations in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 6084-6091. PMID: 18676830, PMCID: PMC2680495, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIK3CA mutationsBreast cancerAKT1 mutationsPTEN lossPathway aberrationsHormone receptor-positive breast cancer patientsHormone receptor-positive breast cancerPTEN mutationsReceptor-positive breast cancer patientsHormone receptor-positive cancersPI3K pathway aberrationsCell linesReceptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant tamoxifen therapyReceptor-positive cancersBreast cancer patientsDifferent breast cancer subtypesDownstream PI3K/AktBasal-like tumorsBreast cancer subtypesHuman breast cancerPI3K inhibitor LY294002PI3K/AktK inhibitor LY294002PI3K inhibition
2005
Pharmacogenomics and Clinical Biomarkers in Drug Discovery and Development
Ross JS, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi GN. Pharmacogenomics and Clinical Biomarkers in Drug Discovery and Development. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2005, 124: s29-s41. PMID: 16468416, DOI: 10.1309/xyqafanapync6x59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman genome sequenceGene expression profilesGenome sequenceEpigenetic eventsExpression profilesProteomics researchDrug discoveryRapid evolutionComputational biologyPharmaceutical industryMolecular diagnosticsDiscoveryFurther understandingBiosensorRNABiologyAnticancerSequenceClinical biomarkersAnti-inflammatory drugsDrug efficacyToxicityPrediction of responseDevelopmentContinuous technological advancementsSignificant differences in nipple aspirate fluid protein expression between healthy women and those with breast cancer demonstrated by time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Pawlik TM, Fritsche H, Coombes KR, Xiao L, Krishnamurthy S, Hunt KK, Pusztai L, Chen JN, Clarke CH, Arun B, Hung MC, Kuerer HM. Significant differences in nipple aspirate fluid protein expression between healthy women and those with breast cancer demonstrated by time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2005, 89: 149-157. PMID: 15692757, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-1710-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsBreast cancerHealthy volunteersNoncancerous breastHealthy womenProtein expressionEarly-stage breast cancerUnilateral invasive breast carcinomaCancer-bearing breastsUnilateral breast cancerNAF samplesInvasive breast carcinomaBreast cancer screeningHealthy female volunteersPrimary carcinomaCancer screeningSurface-enhanced laser desorption ionization mass spectrometryBreast carcinomaTumor markersPatientsStage IFemale volunteersProtein chip arraysBreastBreast Cancer Biomarkers
Ross JS, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi GN. Breast Cancer Biomarkers. Advances In Clinical Chemistry 2005, 40: 99-125. PMID: 16355921, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2423(05)40003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Improving patient care through molecular diagnostics
Perez EA, Pusztai L, van De Vijver M. Improving patient care through molecular diagnostics. Seminars In Oncology 2004, 31: 14-20. PMID: 15490370, DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)Gene Expression ProfilingGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProteomicsReceptor, ErbB-2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThymidine PhosphorylaseConceptsLymph node statusPresence of metastasesSpecific tumor subtypesSingle tumor markerAdverse eventsMolecular diagnosticsNode statusSpecific therapyBreast cancerEstrogen receptorHistologic appearanceTumor gradingTumor markersTumor subtypesPatient careDiagnostic testsInitial evaluationParticular molecular defectsPatientsTherapyCancerParticular treatmentTreatmentSimultaneous assessmentDiagnostic techniquesPharmacoproteomic analysis of prechemotherapy and postchemotherapy plasma samples from patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for breast carcinoma
Pusztai L, Gregory BW, Baggerly KA, Peng B, Koomen J, Kuerer HM, Esteva FJ, Symmans WF, Wagner P, Hortobagyi GN, Laronga C, Semmes OJ, Wright GL, Drake RR, Vlahou A. Pharmacoproteomic analysis of prechemotherapy and postchemotherapy plasma samples from patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 1814-1822. PMID: 15112261, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFluorouracilHumansMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPostoperative CarePreoperative CareProteomicsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast carcinomaHealthy womenPreoperative chemotherapyFinal tumor responseSubset of patientsDay 3 posttreatmentAdjuvant chemotherapyPostoperative chemotherapyCyclophosphamide chemotherapyFAC chemotherapyMicrometastatic diseasePaclitaxel chemotherapyNormal womenTumor responsePlasma profilesHealthy volunteersChemotherapyPatientsStage ICarcinomaDay 0Single courseWomenPlasma samplesCandidate markers