2023
Prognostic impact of reduced HER2 protein expression in post-neoadjuvant therapy resection specimens: A single institution experience and review of the literature
Mogica J, Tang H, Liang Y, Zhong M, Hui P, Harigopal M, Krishnamurti U, Fischbach N, Zhan H. Prognostic impact of reduced HER2 protein expression in post-neoadjuvant therapy resection specimens: A single institution experience and review of the literature. The Breast 2023, 72: 103586. PMID: 37812963, PMCID: PMC10568274, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.103586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 IHC 3Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Kaplan-Meier survival analysisHER2-IHC expressionPathologic complete responseResidual diseaseIHC 3Breast cancerIHC expressionSurvival analysisSuperior disease-free survivalEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Intensive adjuvant therapyPost-therapy surveillanceYale Cancer CenterDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Recurrence-free survivalSingle institution experienceLow recurrence rateFactor receptor 2HER2 protein expressionAdjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant treatmentAdjuvant therapy
2022
Clinical Outcomes and Immune Markers by Race in a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Durvalumab Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage TNBC.
Foldi J, Kahn A, Silber A, Qing T, Reisenbichler E, Fischbach N, Persico J, Adelson K, Katoch A, Chagpar A, Park T, Blanchard A, Blenman K, Rimm DL, Pusztai L. Clinical Outcomes and Immune Markers by Race in a Phase I/II Clinical Trial of Durvalumab Concomitant with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage TNBC. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 3720-3728. PMID: 35903931, PMCID: PMC9444984, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerNon-AA patientsEvent-free survivalPhase I/II clinical trialsClinical trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalAA patientsEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerIncidence of irAEsPathologic complete response rateSignificant associationMultivariate logistic regression analysisTumor-infiltrating lymphocyte countsComplete response ratePrimary efficacy endpointPD-L1 statusProportional hazards modelLogistic regression analysisAfrican American womenEFS ratesNeoadjuvant immunotherapyEfficacy endpointAdverse events