2017
Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
Wesolowski R, Duggan M, Stiff A, Markowitz J, Trikha P, Levine K, Schoenfield L, Abdel-Rasoul M, Layman R, Ramaswamy B, Macrae E, Lustberg M, Reinbolt R, Mrozek E, Byrd J, Caligiuri M, Mace T, Carson W. Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2017, 66: 1437-1447. PMID: 28688082, PMCID: PMC5647220, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2038-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCell CountChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideCytokinesDoxorubicinFemaleGranulocytesHumansMiddle AgedMonocytesMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsMyeloid-derived suppressor cellsPathologic complete responseG-MDSC levelsNeo-adjuvant chemotherapyG-MDSCSuppressor cellsComplete responseAnti-HER2 therapyPeripheral blood levelsBreast cancer patientsAfrican American patientsBreast cancer typesCyclophosphamide therapyBlood levelsCancer patientsLast administrationAmerican patientsBreast cancerPatientsFlow cytometryCancer typesChemotherapySignificant riseConfidence intervalsCycle 1
2015
Neoadjuvant Dual HER2‐Targeted Therapy With Lapatinib and Trastuzumab Improves Pathologic Complete Response in Patients With Early Stage HER2‐Positive Breast Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Prospective Clinical Trials
Hicks M, Macrae E, Abdel‐Rasoul M, Layman R, Friedman S, Querry J, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Mrozek E, Shapiro C, Wesolowski R. Neoadjuvant Dual HER2‐Targeted Therapy With Lapatinib and Trastuzumab Improves Pathologic Complete Response in Patients With Early Stage HER2‐Positive Breast Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Prospective Clinical Trials. The Oncologist 2015, 20: 337-343. PMID: 25732265, PMCID: PMC4391765, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition of lapatinibHER2-positive breast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerLymph nodesClinical trialsEarly-stage HER2-positive breast cancerSan Antonio Breast Cancer SymposiumPathologic complete response rateEarly-stage breast cancerResidual invasive cancerResidual invasive carcinomaComplete response rateOperable breast cancerAxillary lymph nodesPathologic complete responseProspective clinical trialsStage breast cancerRates of pCRDual HER2NAC armProspective RCTsCancer SymposiumPCR rateComplete response
2014
A Phase II study of bevacizumab in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer
Zhao M, Pan X, Layman R, Lustberg M, Mrozek E, Macrae E, Wesolowski R, Carothers S, Puhalla S, Shapiro C, Ramaswamy B. A Phase II study of bevacizumab in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel in HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer. Investigational New Drugs 2014, 32: 1285-1294. PMID: 24894652, PMCID: PMC4303337, DOI: 10.1007/s10637-014-0122-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalLeft ventricular ejection fractionClinical benefit rateHER2-positive MBCObjective response rateComplete responsePartial responseBreast cancerStable diseaseFree survivalGrade 3HER2-positive metastatic breast cancerResponse rateAdditional overall survival benefitsMedian progression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancer patientsPositive metastatic breast cancerVascular epithelial growth factorCommon grade 3Cycles of bevacizumabGrade 2 hypertensionMethods Eligible patientsPrior chemotherapy regimensCombination of bevacizumabHand-foot syndrome
2013
Pilot study on the efficacy of an ondansetron- versus palonosetron-containing antiemetic regimen prior to highly emetogenic chemotherapy
Wenzell C, Berger M, Blazer M, Crawford B, Griffith N, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Phillips G, Ramaswamy B, Mrozek E, Flynn J, Shapiro C, Layman R. Pilot study on the efficacy of an ondansetron- versus palonosetron-containing antiemetic regimen prior to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Supportive Care In Cancer 2013, 21: 2845-2851. PMID: 23748485, PMCID: PMC3769492, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1865-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 1Emetogenic chemotherapyCR rateDay 2Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide chemotherapyPilot studyOverall complete responseSame patient populationAntiemetic regimenAntiemetic regimensPAD armCyclophosphamide chemotherapyPrimary endpointFeared complicationComplete responseProspective studyPatient populationResultsA totalBreast cancerPatientsRegimensChemotherapyOverall CROndansetronDescriptive statistics
2011
Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Exemestane in Combination With Celecoxib in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Breast Cancer
Lustberg M, Povoski S, Zhao W, Ziegler R, Sugimoto Y, Ruppert A, Lehman A, Shiels D, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Layman R, Brueggemeier R, Shapiro C. Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Exemestane in Combination With Celecoxib in Postmenopausal Women Who Have Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2011, 11: 221-227. PMID: 21729671, PMCID: PMC3440773, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2011.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAndrostadienesAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, LobularCelecoxibCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPostmenopausePyrazolesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSulfonamidesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responsePhase II trialEstrogen receptorKi-67Neoadjuvant exemestaneII trialPostmenopausal womenCOX-2Breast cancerDefinitive breast cancer surgeryCOX-2 inhibitor celecoxibSerious cardiac eventsAnti-tumor responseBreast cancer surgeryAddition of celecoxibCOX-2 expressionMajority of womenStable diseaseCardiac eventsPartial responseComplete responseCancer surgeryCore biopsyAromatase inhibitorsHER-2