2019
Clinicopathologic Factors Associated With Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2–Directed Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Meisel J, Zhao J, Suo A, Zhang C, Wei Z, Taylor C, Aneja R, Krishnamurti U, Li Z, Nahta R, O'Regan R, Li X. Clinicopathologic Factors Associated With Response to Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2–Directed Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2019, 20: 19-24. PMID: 31806448, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastChemotherapy, AdjuvantDNA Copy Number VariationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPredictive Value of TestsProgression-Free SurvivalReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTumor BurdenConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHER2-positive breast cancerNeoadjuvant therapyHER2/CEP17 ratioBreast cancerClinicopathologic featuresTumor sizeEstrogen receptorKi-67High HER2/CEP17 ratioCEP17 ratioHER2 immunohistochemistry 3Pathologic complete responseProgesterone receptor expressionSmaller tumor sizeBreast cancer responseHigh Ki-67Low estrogen receptorHER2 copy numberRCB-IIPatient ageClinicopathologic factorsComplete responseInitial biopsyExcisional specimens
2016
Biomarkers Predicting Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Li X, Krishnamurti U, Bhattarai S, Klimov S, Reid M, O’Regan R, Aneja R. Biomarkers Predicting Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2016, 145: 871-878. PMID: 27298399, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqw045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyEstrogen receptorComplete responseLuminal subtypeProgesterone receptorBreast cancerTriple-negative breast cancer subtypeNottingham grade 3Stromal lymphocytic infiltrationNegative breast cancer subtypeBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer subtypesHigh mitotic countPR negativityHER2 positivityOverall cohortLymphocytic infiltrationTNBC subtypesCancer patientsHER2 statusPathologic parametersKi67 indexNuclear gradeClinical data