2020
HER2 immunohistochemistry staining positivity is strongly predictive of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER2 positive breast cancer
Zhao J, Krishnamurti U, Zhang C, Meisel J, Wei Z, Suo A, Aneja R, Li Z, Li X. HER2 immunohistochemistry staining positivity is strongly predictive of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER2 positive breast cancer. Pathology - Research And Practice 2020, 216: 153155. PMID: 32871536, DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh HER2/CEP17 ratioHER2/CEP17 ratioTumor responseBreast cancer casesNeoadjuvant HER2CEP17 ratioNeoadjuvant chemotherapyIHC 3Breast cancerCancer casesRCB II/IIIHER2-positive breast cancerHER2 IHC 3Complete pathologic responseResidual cancer burdenSmaller tumor sizePositive breast cancerLow nuclear gradeHER2 copy numberHigh Ki67Pathologic responseCancer burdenExcisional specimensPositive cancersTumor size
2017
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are significantly associated with better overall survival and disease-free survival in triple-negative but not estrogen receptor–positive breast cancers
Krishnamurti U, Wetherilt C, Yang J, Peng L, Li X. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are significantly associated with better overall survival and disease-free survival in triple-negative but not estrogen receptor–positive breast cancers. Human Pathology 2017, 64: 7-12. PMID: 28153508, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLymphatic MetastasisLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMastectomyMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsReceptors, EstrogenRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesDisease-free survivalBetter overall survivalLymph node statusOverall survivalBreast cancerNeoadjuvant treatmentLymphovascular invasionEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerOncotype DX recurrence scoreOncotype DX scorePossible prognostic valueDX recurrence scoreNottingham histologic gradeNeoadjuvant settingTILs correlateNegative associationNode statusPrognostic valueRecurrence scoreHistologic gradePrognostic parametersPathological response
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
2014
HER2 in Breast Cancer
Krishnamurti U, Silverman J. HER2 in Breast Cancer. Advances In Anatomic Pathology 2014, 21: 100-107. PMID: 24508693, DOI: 10.1097/pap.0000000000000015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDrug DesignFemaleGene AmplificationHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecision MedicinePredictive Value of TestsProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionTreatment OutcomeUp-RegulationConceptsBreast cancerHER2 receptorTime of diagnosisInvasive breast cancerHER2 receptor overexpressionValuable therapeutic targetHER2 biologyASCO guidelinesHER2 statusHER2 amplificationHER2 testingHER2 oncogeneTherapeutic targetReceptor overexpressionHER2CancerMembrane tyrosine kinaseTumor developmentCell proliferationCurrent standardReceptorsTyrosine kinaseChromosome 17q12RecurrenceTherapy