2024
An Open-Label Study of Subcutaneous CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide (PF03512676) in Combination with Trastuzumab in Patients with Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
Quiroga D, Wesolowski R, Zelinskas S, Pinette A, Benner B, Schwarz E, Savardekar H, Johnson C, Stiff A, Yu L, Macrae E, Lustberg M, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Carson W. An Open-Label Study of Subcutaneous CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide (PF03512676) in Combination with Trastuzumab in Patients with Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer. Cancer Control 2024, 31: 10732748241250189. PMID: 38797949, PMCID: PMC11129578, DOI: 10.1177/10732748241250189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic HER2+ breast cancerHER2+ breast cancerStable diseaseBreast cancerCpG-ODNTrastuzumab treatmentTreated patientsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positiveToll-like receptor 9 agonistHER2-positive breast cancerWeek 2Immune profile changesPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAdvanced/metastatic breast cancerVEGF-D levelsOpen-label phaseNK cell populationEfficacy of current treatmentsOpen-label studyAggressive breast cancerBlood mononuclear cellsCompared to baselineMedian PFSMetastatic HER2Monocytic MDSCs
2019
Survival outcomes by hormone receptor expression in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.
Sardesai S, Kassem M, Morgan E, Palettas M, Stephens J, Williams N, Stover D, Van Deusen J, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B. Survival outcomes by hormone receptor expression in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e12050-e12050. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e12050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalPositive breast cancerHormone receptor expressionOverall survivalBreast cancerReceptor expressionPositive diseaseTumor gradeEarly-stage HER2-positive breast cancerOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterSecond primary breast cancerSingle-institution retrospective analysisHER2-positive breast cancerAdjuvant ovarian suppressionHR-negative diseaseHR-negative patientsHR-positive diseaseTriple-positive diseaseAnti-estrogen therapyComplete pathologic responseSingle institution experienceKaplan-Meier methodPrimary breast cancerInvasive ductal cancerLow tumor grade
2018
PD‐L1 expression and CD8‐positive T cells are associated with favorable survival in HER2‐positive invasive breast cancer
Hou Y, Nitta H, Wei L, Banks P, Lustberg M, Wesolowski R, Ramaswamy B, Parwani A, Li Z. PD‐L1 expression and CD8‐positive T cells are associated with favorable survival in HER2‐positive invasive breast cancer. The Breast Journal 2018, 24: 911-919. PMID: 30230111, PMCID: PMC6724200, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-L1 expressionCD8-positive T cellsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHER2-positive casesLymph node metastasisCytotoxic immune reactionsBreast carcinomaImmune reactionsNode metastasisPD-L1Immune cellsConventional chemotherapyBreast cancerT cellsTissue microarrayHER2-positive invasive breast cancerHER2-positive invasive breast carcinomasHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive breast carcinomasTumor cellsPD1/PD-L1 expressionHigh Nottingham gradePD-L1 stainingInvasive breast cancerLower tumor stage
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