2023
The genomic landscape of adolescent and young adult (AYA) malignancies using DNA and RNA-based next generation sequencing.
Lustberg M, Kaneva K, Teslow E, Mauer E, Federman N, Eisfeld A. The genomic landscape of adolescent and young adult (AYA) malignancies using DNA and RNA-based next generation sequencing. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e15091-e15091. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e15091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTumor mutational burdenCancer patientsAYA patientsMicrosatellite instabilityBreast cancerNext-generation sequencingYoung adult cancer patientsYoung adult malignancyColorectal cancer patientsAdult cancer patientsHER2- breast cancerOlder adult patientsAYA cancer patientsSoft tissue sarcomasCentral nervous systemHigh-grade gliomasLow-grade gliomasPathogenic single nucleotide variantsAYA cancerSingle nucleotide variantsAdult patientsGastrointestinal malignanciesNTRK fusionsAML subgroupsA review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer
Akingbesote N, Owusu D, Liu R, Cartmel B, Ferrucci L, Zupa M, Lustberg M, Sanft T, Blenman K, Irwin M, Perry R. A review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer. JNCI Monographs 2023, 2023: 104-124. PMID: 37139977, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgad011.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerInterventional studyBreast cancerCancer treatmentClinical interventional studyClinical observationalImmune activationCancer outcomesCancer careClinical studiesOverall healthEnergy intakeNarrative reviewCancer cellsEnergy expenditureCancerTreatmentEnergy balanceOutcomesExerciseReviewDetrimental effectsImmunotherapyStudyIntakePhase Ib study of HSP90 inhibitor, onalespib (AT13387), in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer
Williams N, Quiroga D, Johnson C, Brufsky A, Chambers M, Bhattacharya S, Patterson M, Sardesai S, Stover D, Lustberg M, Noonan A, Cherian M, Bystry D, Hill K, Chen M, Phelps M, Grever M, Stephens J, Ramaswamy B, Carson W, Wesolowski R. Phase Ib study of HSP90 inhibitor, onalespib (AT13387), in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer. Therapeutic Advances In Medical Oncology 2023, 15: 17588359231217976. PMID: 38152697, PMCID: PMC10752118, DOI: 10.1177/17588359231217976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalDuration of responseOverall response ratePrior taxane therapyAdverse eventsTaxane therapyCombination therapyBreast cancerMedian DORMedian progression-free survivalNon-hematologic adverse eventsPhase Ib studyPhase Ib trialPhase II doseAcceptable toxicity profileDose-limiting toxicityDrug interaction profileIb trialIntravenous paclitaxelPaclitaxel efficacyExpansion cohortCombination regimenMetastatic disease
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 testingThe mutational profile of ER-, PR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
Fischbach N, Huang R, Lustberg M, Pelletier M, Pusztai L, Sivakumar S, Sokol E, Ross J, Levy M. The mutational profile of ER-, PR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 1025-1025. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.1025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerComprehensive genomic profilingMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerClinical trialsPathology reportsMutational profileHER2- metastatic breast cancerConsecutive breast cancersAnti-estrogen therapyNegative breast cancerPD-L1 IHCPotential therapeutic implicationsHigh rateEndocrine therapyEstrogen therapyPatient ageFoundation MedicineKRAS alterationsRare subtypeHER2 expressionClinical behaviorReceptor phenotypeBreast carcinomaTreatment strategies
2021
Association of pathological complete response rates and TILs in triple-negative breast cancer patients.
Kassem M, Goldstein D, Schnell P, Grimm M, Quiroga D, Miah A, Vargo C, Shinde N, Michael B, Pariser A, Gatti-Mays M, VanDeusen J, Williams N, Stover D, Sardesai S, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Tozbikian G, Cherian M. Association of pathological complete response rates and TILs in triple-negative breast cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e12596-e12596. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e12596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesInternational TILs Working GroupPathological complete response rateComplete response rateNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLong-term prognosisTNBC patientsBreast cancerAssociation of TILsResponse rateHigh distant recurrence rateOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterTriple-negative breast cancer patientsSingle-institution retrospective analysisHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Residual cancer burden indexRates of breastDistant recurrence ratesPreoperative systemic therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Majority of patientsInvasive ductal cancerBreast cancer patientsGenomic features of rapid versus late relapse in triple negative breast cancer
Zhang Y, Asad S, Weber Z, Tallman D, Nock W, Wyse M, Bey JF, Dean KL, Adams EJ, Stockard S, Singh J, Winer EP, Lin NU, Jiang YZ, Ma D, Wang P, Shi L, Huang W, Shao ZM, Cherian M, Lustberg MB, Ramaswamy B, Sardesai S, VanDeusen J, Williams N, Wesolowski R, Obeng-Gyasi S, Sizemore GM, Sizemore ST, Verschraegen C, Stover DG. Genomic features of rapid versus late relapse in triple negative breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2021, 21: 568. PMID: 34006255, PMCID: PMC8130400, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08320-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkers, TumorChemotherapy, AdjuvantDatasets as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomyMiddle AgedModels, GeneticMutationNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRisk AssessmentTime FactorsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsLate relapseRapid relapseImmune signaturesBreast cancerAnti-tumor CD8 T cellsBackgroundTriple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerCD8 T cellsTumor mutation burdenIndependent validation cohortNegative breast cancerFisher's exact testPearson's chi-squared testChi-squared testLogistic regression modelsLuminal signaturePrimary TNBCTNBC subsetImmune subsetsClinical featuresValidation cohortWhole-genome copy numberPrimary tumorM1 macrophagesT cellsTriple-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
2019
350P Phase Ib study of heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, onalespib in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced, triple negative breast cancer (NCT02474173)
Wesolowski R, Brufsky A, Chambers M, Bhattacharya S, Lustberg M, VanDeusen J, Sardesai S, Williams N, Noonan A, Phelps M, Grever M, Stephens J, Carson W, Ramaswamy B. 350P Phase Ib study of heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, onalespib in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced, triple negative breast cancer (NCT02474173). Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v126. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz242.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerOverall response rateNegative breast cancerBreast cancerDay 1Cancer Therapy Evaluation ProgramCycle 1Clinical benefit rateCommon grade 3Dose level 1Dose-expansion studyHigher adverse eventsPhase Ib studySchedule of paclitaxelAcceptable safety profileProgression-free survivalHeat shock protein 90 inhibitorShock protein 90 inhibitorsNational Cancer InstituteEvaluable ptsPaclitaxel hypersensitivityStudy regimenAdverse eventsMethods PatientsSafety profile
2017
Phase Ib study of heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, onalespib in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced, triple-negative breast cancer (NCT02474173).
Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Reinbolt R, VanDeusen J, Sardesai S, Williams N, Noonan A, Dewani S, Poi M, Wilson D, Grever M, Stephens J, Puhalla S, Mathew A, Carson W, Ramaswamy B. Phase Ib study of heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, onalespib in combination with paclitaxel in patients with advanced, triple-negative breast cancer (NCT02474173). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: tps1127-tps1127. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.tps1127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerDay 1Hormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerPhase Ib studyPhase II doseProgression-free survivalPositive breast cancerOverall response rateHeat shock protein 90 inhibitorNegative breast cancerCycle 1Shock protein 90 inhibitorsPoor outcomeStandard doseAndrogen receptorHsp90 client proteinsHeat shock protein 90Ib studyResponse durationToxicity profilePaclitaxel resistanceClient proteinsDay 7
2016
Minocycline, a putative neuroprotectant, co-administered with doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy in a xenograft model of triple-negative breast cancer
Himmel L, Lustberg M, DeVries A, Poi M, Chen C, Kulp S. Minocycline, a putative neuroprotectant, co-administered with doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy in a xenograft model of triple-negative breast cancer. Experimental And Toxicologic Pathology 2016, 68: 505-515. PMID: 27555377, PMCID: PMC5203928, DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2016.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCognition DisordersCyclophosphamideDNA DamageDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, NudeMinocyclineNeuroprotective AgentsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerChemotherapy-induced cognitive impairmentBreast cancer patientsNeural progenitor cellsPutative neuroprotectantCancer patientsBreast cancerXenograft modelDoublecortin-positive neural progenitor cellsFemale athymic nude miceDoxorubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapyProgenitor cellsEffects of minocyclineChemotherapeutic drug combinationsOrgan weight measurementsAbsence of minocyclineAthymic nude miceTNBC cell linesTumor-bearing miceAnti-oxidant pathwaysTumor-suppressive effectsBiomarkers of apoptosisTumor volume measurementsHuman neurologic diseasesMechanism of actionTRPV2 is a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in triple negative breast cancer
Elbaz M, Ahirwar D, Xiaoli Z, Zhou X, Lustberg M, Nasser M, Shilo K, Ganju R. TRPV2 is a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in triple negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2016, 9: 33459-33470. PMID: 30323891, PMCID: PMC6173360, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTransient receptor potential vanilloid type-2Negative breast cancerTNBC patientsTRPV2 expressionBreast cancerHigher recurrence-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalLimited therapeutic optionsGood prognostic markerEfficacy of chemotherapyNovel therapeutic strategiesNormal breast tissueMouse model studiesFree survivalNegative patientsAggressive diseaseTherapeutic optionsCancer patientsTNBC tumorsPrognostic markerTNBC tissuesTRPV2 activationNovel biomarkersTherapeutic strategiesMetaplastic progression free survival compared to triple negative breast cancer, a retrospective analysis.
Lustberg M, Luff A, Young G, Layman R, Mrozek E, Reinbolt R, Wesolowski R, Ramaswamy B. Metaplastic progression free survival compared to triple negative breast cancer, a retrospective analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: e12552-e12552. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e12552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalNegative breast cancerFree survivalBreast cancerRetrospective analysis
2013
A phase I study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) with the gamma secretase (GS) inhibitor RO4929097 in combination with paclitaxel (P) and carboplatin (C) in women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Mrozek E, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Layman R, Ling Y, Schaaf L, Phelps M, Ivy S, Grever M, Shapiro C. A phase I study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) with the gamma secretase (GS) inhibitor RO4929097 in combination with paclitaxel (P) and carboplatin (C) in women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1043-1043. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerMaximum-tolerated doseNon-hematologic toxicitiesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAUC 5G4 neutropeniaDay 1Gamma secretase inhibitor RO4929097Cycles of NACGrade 4 thrombocytopeniaComplete pathologic responseTreatment-related toxicityMinimal residual cancerMinimal residual diseaseLC-MS/MS assaysAUC 6G3 anemiaG3 fatigueG3 neutropeniaG3 thrombocytopeniaG4 thrombocytopeniaStarting dosePathologic responseResidual cancerOral inhibitorSevere and prolonged lymphopenia observed in patients treated with bendamustine and erlotinib for metastatic triple negative breast cancer
Layman R, Ruppert A, Lynn M, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Lustberg M, Wesolowski R, Ottman S, Carothers S, Bingman A, Reinbolt R, Kraut E, Shapiro C. Severe and prolonged lymphopenia observed in patients treated with bendamustine and erlotinib for metastatic triple negative breast cancer. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2013, 71: 1183-1190. PMID: 23430121, PMCID: PMC3710373, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-013-2112-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBendamustine HydrochlorideBreast NeoplasmsCD4 Lymphocyte CountDose-Response Relationship, DrugErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLymphopeniaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNitrogen Mustard CompoundsQuinazolinesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsDose level 2Negative breast cancerCD4 countProlonged lymphopeniaBreast cancerMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor expressionTriple-negative breast cancerEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsDepressed CD4 countGrade 3/4 lymphopeniaDose level 1ECOG performance statusGrowth factor receptor expressionPhase I trialTyrosine kinase inhibitorsFactor receptor expressionHigh epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expressionBendamustine combinationsConclusionsCombination therapyIntravenous bendamustineOral erlotinibPrior chemotherapyMetastatic disease
2011
EpCAM-negative cancer–associated circulating cells (CACS) in blood samples of women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Lustberg M, Balasubramanian P, Miller B, Garcia Villa A, Carothers S, Michael B, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Layman R, Wesolowski R, Shapiro C, Chalmers J. EpCAM-negative cancer–associated circulating cells (CACS) in blood samples of women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: e11559-e11559. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e11559.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Severe and Prolonged Lymphopenia Observed In Patients Treated with Bendamustine and Erlotinib for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Layman R, Ruppert A, Lynn M, Mrozek E, Ramaswamy B, Lustberg M, Susan O, Carothers S, Kraut E, Shapiro C. Severe and Prolonged Lymphopenia Observed In Patients Treated with Bendamustine and Erlotinib for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Blood 2010, 116: 1739. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.1739.1739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaDose level 2Metastatic triple-negative breast cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkDose level 1Serious adverse eventsNegative breast cancerStudy therapyProlonged lymphopeniaOpportunistic infectionsCombination therapyBreast cancerPhase I/II trialAdequate bone marrow functionEpidermal growth factor receptor expressionDepressed CD4 countGrade 3 infectionNon-hematologic toxicitiesOverall hematologic toxicityECOG performance statusGrowth factor receptor expressionWhole brain radiationAbsolute neutrophil countGrowth factor support