2013
Proliferation and estrogen signaling can distinguish patients at risk for early versus late relapse among estrogen receptor positive breast cancers
Bianchini G, Pusztai L, Karn T, Iwamoto T, Rody A, Kelly C, Müller V, Schmidt M, Qi Y, Holtrich U, Becker S, Santarpia L, Fasolo A, Del Conte G, Zambetti M, Sotiriou C, Haibe-Kains B, Symmans WF, Gianni L. Proliferation and estrogen signaling can distinguish patients at risk for early versus late relapse among estrogen receptor positive breast cancers. Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15: r86. PMID: 24060333, PMCID: PMC3978752, DOI: 10.1186/bcr3481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantEstrogensFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedMitosisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenRiskSignal TransductionTamoxifenConceptsNode-negative tumorsLate relapseNeoadjuvant letrozoleEndocrine therapyEarly relapseNegative tumorsBreast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerProliferation markersReceptor-positive breast cancerER-positive breast cancerAdjuvant endocrine therapyAffymetrix gene expression profilesExtended endocrine therapyTamoxifen-treated patientsER-positive patientsGenomic grade indexPositive breast cancerRisk of recurrenceRisk of relapseEstrogen receptor activitySmall independent cohortEstrogen-related genesAdjuvant tamoxifenSystemic therapy
2011
Recommendations from an International Consensus Conference on the Current Status and Future of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Primary Breast Cancer
Kaufmann M, von Minckwitz G, Mamounas EP, Cameron D, Carey LA, Cristofanilli M, Denkert C, Eiermann W, Gnant M, Harris JR, Karn T, Liedtke C, Mauri D, Rouzier R, Ruckhaeberle E, Semiglazov V, Symmans WF, Tutt A, Pusztai L. Recommendations from an International Consensus Conference on the Current Status and Future of Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Primary Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 19: 1508-1516. PMID: 22193884, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-2108-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant systemic therapyPrimary breast cancerBreast cancerSystemic therapyBreast-conserving surgery rateLarge adjuvant trialsPathologic complete responseInflammatory breast cancerNew therapeutic regimensIntermediate end pointsInternational Consensus ConferenceClinical research groupAdjuvant trialsNew regimensPathologic responseComplete responseSurgery ratesTherapeutic regimensConsensus conferenceEnd pointTherapyCancerTrialsRegimensPanel of representatives