2023
Prevalence of targetable genomic alterations in young women with advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional study
Blansky D, Ansari N, Gao L, Sokol E, Sivakumar S, Huang R, Pelletier M, Levy M, Pavlick D, Danziger N, Ross J, Lustberg M, Rozenblit M. Prevalence of targetable genomic alterations in young women with advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2023, 204: 181-185. PMID: 37999916, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-07179-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComprehensive genomic profilingBreast cancerYoung womenGenomic alterationsAdvanced breast cancerPD-L1 expressionTargetable genomic alterationsWorse clinical outcomesTime of diagnosisTumor mutational burdenCross-sectional studyBreast cancer casesFoundation MedicineClinical outcomesPIK3CA mutationsCancer casesEstrogen receptorMutational burdenOlder womenConclusionOur findingsTotal casesBreast tumorsTumor tissueBRCA1 mutationsMicrosatellite instability
2022
Right Sizing Systemic Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer. Where are we Today?
Williams N, Grimm M, Gast K, Lustberg M. Right Sizing Systemic Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer. Where are we Today? Current Breast Cancer Reports 2022, 14: 142-152. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-022-00463-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerSystemic therapyClinical outcomesER-positive breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancer supportRobust clinical outcomesOptimized clinical outcomesQuality of lifePersonalized medicine approachNeoadjuvant regimensAdditional therapyEndocrine therapySelect patientsClinical trialsBest therapyPrognostic biomarkerPatientsCancer supportTherapyMedicine approachCancerRoutine useGenomic testing
2021
Emerging Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Therapeutics for Prevention and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Li Y, Lustberg MB, Hu S. Emerging Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Therapeutics for Prevention and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Cancers 2021, 13: 766. PMID: 33673136, PMCID: PMC7918689, DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyPeripheral neuropathyPathogenesis of CIPNTreatment of CIPNFirst-line chemotherapeutic agentNon-pharmacological therapeuticsCommon adverse eventsNon-pharmacological strategiesQuality of lifeAdverse eventsClinical outcomesCancer survivorsEffective intervention strategiesClinical trialsSide effectsChemotherapeutic agentsEffective interventionsVinca alkaloidsNew targetsIntervention strategiesNeuropathyPrior failureClinical researchersPlatinum compoundsTherapeuticsTriple-negative breast cancer: promising prognostic biomarkers currently in development
Sukumar J, Gast K, Quiroga D, Lustberg M, Williams N. Triple-negative breast cancer: promising prognostic biomarkers currently in development. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2021, 21: 135-148. PMID: 33198517, PMCID: PMC8174647, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1840984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Vascular endothelial growth factorHomologous recombination deficiencyBreast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorPredictive biomarkersTreatment optionsFibroblast growth factor receptorManagement of TNBCEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Factor receptorGrowth factor receptor 2PI3K/Akt/mTORLimited treatment optionsNTRK gene fusionsFactor receptor 2Akt/mTOREndothelial growth factorCell-free DNAAntibody-drug conjugatesClinical outcomesImmune biomarkersPoor prognosis