2024
Trends in breast cancer–specific death by clinical stage at diagnoses between 2000 and 2017
Marczyk M, Kahn A, Silber A, Rosenblit M, Digiovanna M, Lustberg M, Pusztai L. Trends in breast cancer–specific death by clinical stage at diagnoses between 2000 and 2017. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2024, djae241. PMID: 39348186, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djae241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer-specific deathCancer-specific deathBreast cancerStage IAll-cause mortalityTemporal trendsStage I/II breast cancerHormone receptor-positiveNode-negative cancersPrimary tumor typeStage I/II diseaseMetastatic breast cancerStage II cancerBilateral cancerIV cancerFemale sexIV diseaseReceptor-positiveExcellent prognosisII cancerClinical stageTumor typesTreated patientsStage IIICancerAcademic Uphill Battle to Personalize Treatment for Patients With Stage II/III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Kok M, Gielen R, Adams S, Lennerz J, Sharma P, Loibl S, Reardon E, Sonke G, Linn S, Delaloge S, Lacombe D, Robinson T, Badve S, Martin M, Balko J, Ignatiadis M, Curigliano G, Wolff A, Mittendorf E, Loi S, Pusztai L, Tolaney S, Salgado R. Academic Uphill Battle to Personalize Treatment for Patients With Stage II/III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 3523-3529. PMID: 39038259, DOI: 10.1200/jco.24.00372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNavigating practical challenges in immunotherapy for metastatic triple negative breast cancer
Licata L, Dieci M, De Angelis C, Marchiò C, Miglietta F, Cortesi L, Fabi A, Schmid P, Cortes J, Pusztai L, Bianchini G, Curigliano G. Navigating practical challenges in immunotherapy for metastatic triple negative breast cancer. Cancer Treatment Reviews 2024, 128: 102762. PMID: 38776613, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2024.102762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerMetastatic triple negative breast cancerManagement of breast cancer patientsTriple negative breast cancerApproval of immunotherapyImmune checkpoint inhibitorsNegative breast cancerBreast cancer patientsEveryday clinical practiceCheckpoint inhibitorsTumor typesCancer patientsClinical trialsCancer therapyImmunotherapyCancerClinical practicePositive resultsCliniciansTumorTherapyPatientsTrialsInhibitorsNeoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Estrogen Receptor–Positive Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2–Negative Breast Cancer
Ríos-Hoyo A, Cobain E, Huppert L, Beitsch P, Buchholz T, Esserman L, van 't Veer L, Rugo H, Pusztai L. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Estrogen Receptor–Positive Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2–Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 2632-2636. PMID: 38593393, DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.02614.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Core Needle Biopsies as an Alternative Source for Ex Vivo Expanded TIL for Adoptive Cell Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Coman M, Pusztai L, Hooley R, Andreveja L, Kim L, Joshi N, Bersenev A, Krause D, Park T. Core Needle Biopsies as an Alternative Source for Ex Vivo Expanded TIL for Adoptive Cell Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2023, 47: 49-53. PMID: 37991241, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesCore needle biopsyTriple-negative breast cancerNeedle biopsyBreast cancerEx vivoT-cell receptor clonalityUltrasound-guided core needle biopsyTriple negative breast cancer tumorsMorbidity of surgeryAdoptive cell therapyBreast cancer tumorsTIL generationAdoptive transferTIL culturesMultiple lesionsCytokine secretionMetastatic cancerSame patientTumor tissueCell therapyPatientsCancer tumorsCancerSurgeryLBA3 Phase III study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): KEYNOTE-522 Korean subgroup analysis
Park Y, Im S, Ahn J, Kim M, Cortés J, Dent R, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kummel S, Denkert C, O'Shaughnessy J, Mouret-Reynier M, Ferreira M, Cortes M, Boileau J, Hui R, Zhu Y, Pan W, Karantza V, Schmid P. LBA3 Phase III study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab or placebo for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): KEYNOTE-522 Korean subgroup analysis. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: s1467-s1468. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.10.132.Peer-Reviewed Original Research356P Prognostic value of the residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for invasive lobular breast cancer: An international pooled cohort study
Gottipati S, Earl H, Yau C, Cameron D, Abraham J, Hayward L, Reyal F, Osdoit M, Sonke G, Wesseling J, Boughey J, Goetz M, DeMichele A, Pusztai L, Sharma P, Jimenez M, Cobo S, Del Monte-Millan M, Symmans F, Mukhtar R. 356P Prognostic value of the residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for invasive lobular breast cancer: An international pooled cohort study. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: s325-s326. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.09.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLBA20 A randomized, double-blind trial of nivolumab (NIVO) vs placebo (PBO) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) ± NIVO in patients (pts) with high-risk, ER+ HER2− primary breast cancer (BC)
Loi S, Curigliano G, Salgado R, Diaz R, Delaloge S, Rojas C, Kok M, Manich C, Harbeck N, Mittendorf E, Yardley D, Pusztai L, Zaizar A, Ungureanu A, Ades F, Chandra R, Nathani R, Pacius M, Wu J, McArthur H. LBA20 A randomized, double-blind trial of nivolumab (NIVO) vs placebo (PBO) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) ± NIVO in patients (pts) with high-risk, ER+ HER2− primary breast cancer (BC). Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: s1259-s1260. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations amongst genes, molecules, cells, and organs in breast cancer metastasis
Nathanson S, Dieterich L, Zhang X, Chitale D, Pusztai L, Reynaud E, Wu Y, Ríos-Hoyo A. Associations amongst genes, molecules, cells, and organs in breast cancer metastasis. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2023, 41: 417-437. PMID: 37688650, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-023-10230-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer metastasisBreast cancerCancer metastasisOutcomes of patientsAnti-tumor immunityHope of cureAggressive therapyMultiple metastasesAggressive treatmentBone metastasesLymph nodesSystemic metastasesMorphologic subtypesClinical oncologistsMetastasisInternal visceraAssists cliniciansLymphatic endothelial cellsPatientsEndothelial cellsHealth SymposiumBasic scientistsMolecular expressionCancerMolecular aspectsMolecular Characterization of HER2-Low Invasive Breast Carcinoma by Quantitative RT-PCR Using Oncotype DX Assay
Lin H, Can T, Kahn A, Flannery C, Hoag J, Akkunuri A, Bailey H, Baehner R, Pusztai L, Rozenblit M. Molecular Characterization of HER2-Low Invasive Breast Carcinoma by Quantitative RT-PCR Using Oncotype DX Assay. The Oncologist 2023, 28: e973-e976. PMID: 37656608, PMCID: PMC10546821, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 mRNA levelsIHC 0MRNA levelsOncotype DX recurrence score resultsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerCurrent adjuvant chemotherapyOncotype DX assayRecurrence Score resultsPositive breast cancerInvasive breast carcinomaIHC score 0Adjuvant chemotherapyQuantitative RT-PCRBreast carcinomaPositive statusScore 0Breast cancerStage IYale cohortHigher mRNA levelsCancerRT-PCRPatientsHER2Dual Prognostic Classification of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by DNA Damage Immune Response and Homologous Recombination Deficiency
Stecklein S, Barlow W, Pusztai L, Timms K, Kennedy R, Logan G, Seitz R, Badve S, Gökmen-Polar Y, Porter P, Linden H, Tripathy D, Hortobagyi G, Godwin A, Thompson A, Hayes D, Sharma P. Dual Prognostic Classification of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by DNA Damage Immune Response and Homologous Recombination Deficiency. JCO Precision Oncology 2023, 7: e2300197. PMID: 37972336, PMCID: PMC10681491, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerHomologous recombination deficiencyBreast cancerAdjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapyTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesRecombination deficiencyDistinct therapeutic vulnerabilitiesAnthracycline-based chemotherapyImmune response signaturesDNA-damaging therapiesFavorable prognosisIntermediate prognosisWorse prognosisImmunologic microenvironmentImmune responseChemoresistant tumorsPrognostic classificationHeterogeneous diseasePrognosisHeterogeneous groupDistinct subgroupsTumorsCancerResponse signatureSimultaneous assessmentSpatial analyses of immune cell infiltration in cancer: current methods and future directions: A report of the International Immuno‐Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer
Page D, Broeckx G, Jahangir C, Verbandt S, Gupta R, Thagaard J, Khiroya R, Kos Z, Abduljabbar K, Haab G, Acs B, Akturk G, Almeida J, Alvarado‐Cabrero I, Azmoudeh‐Ardalan F, Badve S, Baharun N, Bellolio E, Bheemaraju V, Blenman K, Fujimoto L, Bouchmaa N, Burgues O, Cheang M, Ciompi F, Cooper L, Coosemans A, Corredor G, Portela F, Deman F, Demaria S, Dudgeon S, Elghazawy M, Ely S, Fernandez‐Martín C, Fineberg S, Fox S, Gallagher W, Giltnane J, Gnjatic S, Gonzalez‐Ericsson P, Grigoriadis A, Halama N, Hanna M, Harbhajanka A, Hardas A, Hart S, Hartman J, Hewitt S, Hida A, Horlings H, Husain Z, Hytopoulos E, Irshad S, Janssen E, Kahila M, Kataoka T, Kawaguchi K, Kharidehal D, Khramtsov A, Kiraz U, Kirtani P, Kodach L, Korski K, Kovács A, Laenkholm A, Lang‐Schwarz C, Larsimont D, Lennerz J, Lerousseau M, Li X, Ly A, Madabhushi A, Maley S, Narasimhamurthy V, Marks D, McDonald E, Mehrotra R, Michiels S, Minhas F, Mittal S, Moore D, Mushtaq S, Nighat H, Papathomas T, Penault‐Llorca F, Perera R, Pinard C, Pinto‐Cardenas J, Pruneri G, Pusztai L, Rahman A, Rajpoot N, Rapoport B, Rau T, Reis‐Filho J, Ribeiro J, Rimm D, Vincent‐Salomon A, Salto‐Tellez M, Saltz J, Sayed S, Siziopikou K, Sotiriou C, Stenzinger A, Sughayer M, Sur D, Symmans F, Tanaka S, Taxter T, Tejpar S, Teuwen J, Thompson E, Tramm T, Tran W, van der Laak J, van Diest P, Verghese G, Viale G, Vieth M, Wahab N, Walter T, Waumans Y, Wen H, Yang W, Yuan Y, Adams S, Bartlett J, Loibl S, Denkert C, Savas P, Loi S, Salgado R, Stovgaard E. Spatial analyses of immune cell infiltration in cancer: current methods and future directions: A report of the International Immuno‐Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2023, 260: 514-532. PMID: 37608771, PMCID: PMC11288334, DOI: 10.1002/path.6165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPitfalls in machine learning‐based assessment of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in breast cancer: A report of the International Immuno‐Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer
Thagaard J, Broeckx G, Page D, Jahangir C, Verbandt S, Kos Z, Gupta R, Khiroya R, Abduljabbar K, Haab G, Acs B, Akturk G, Almeida J, Alvarado‐Cabrero I, Amgad M, Azmoudeh‐Ardalan F, Badve S, Baharun N, Balslev E, Bellolio E, Bheemaraju V, Blenman K, Fujimoto L, Bouchmaa N, Burgues O, Chardas A, Cheang M, Ciompi F, Cooper L, Coosemans A, Corredor G, Dahl A, Portela F, Deman F, Demaria S, Hansen J, Dudgeon S, Ebstrup T, Elghazawy M, Fernandez‐Martín C, Fox S, Gallagher W, Giltnane J, Gnjatic S, Gonzalez‐Ericsson P, Grigoriadis A, Halama N, Hanna M, Harbhajanka A, Hart S, Hartman J, Hauberg S, Hewitt S, Hida A, Horlings H, Husain Z, Hytopoulos E, Irshad S, Janssen E, Kahila M, Kataoka T, Kawaguchi K, Kharidehal D, Khramtsov A, Kiraz U, Kirtani P, Kodach L, Korski K, Kovács A, Laenkholm A, Lang‐Schwarz C, Larsimont D, Lennerz J, Lerousseau M, Li X, Ly A, Madabhushi A, Maley S, Narasimhamurthy V, Marks D, McDonald E, Mehrotra R, Michiels S, Minhas F, Mittal S, Moore D, Mushtaq S, Nighat H, Papathomas T, Penault‐Llorca F, Perera R, Pinard C, Pinto‐Cardenas J, Pruneri G, Pusztai L, Rahman A, Rajpoot N, Rapoport B, Rau T, Reis‐Filho J, Ribeiro J, Rimm D, Roslind A, Vincent‐Salomon A, Salto‐Tellez M, Saltz J, Sayed S, Scott E, Siziopikou K, Sotiriou C, Stenzinger A, Sughayer M, Sur D, Fineberg S, Symmans F, Tanaka S, Taxter T, Tejpar S, Teuwen J, Thompson E, Tramm T, Tran W, van der Laak J, van Diest P, Verghese G, Viale G, Vieth M, Wahab N, Walter T, Waumans Y, Wen H, Yang W, Yuan Y, Zin R, Adams S, Bartlett J, Loibl S, Denkert C, Savas P, Loi S, Salgado R, Stovgaard E. Pitfalls in machine learning‐based assessment of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes in breast cancer: A report of the International Immuno‐Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2023, 260: 498-513. PMID: 37608772, PMCID: PMC10518802, DOI: 10.1002/path.6155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerTIL assessmentHER2-positive breast cancerRoutine clinical managementTIL evaluationTumor-immune interactionsClinical managementDiscordant assessmentsClinical significancePrognostic biomarkerTIL quantificationCancerDaily practicePatientsTrialsTissue patternsAssessmentLymphocytesBiomarkersDe Novo Oligometastatic Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Rozenblit M, Dubsky P, Bachelot T, Kirby A, Linderholm B, White J, Chmura S, Carey L, Chua B, Miller K. De Novo Oligometastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 5237-5241. PMID: 37607325, PMCID: PMC10691789, DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASO Visual Abstract: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancers—Catching up with the Rest
Kim L, Coman M, Pusztai L, Park T. ASO Visual Abstract: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancers—Catching up with the Rest. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 6452-6453. DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13842-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Early, Triple-Negative Breast Cancers: Catching Up with the Rest
Kim L, Coman M, Pusztai L, Park T. Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Early, Triple-Negative Breast Cancers: Catching Up with the Rest. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 6441-6449. PMID: 37349612, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13714-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTumor mutational burdenBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyPathological complete response rateImmune checkpoint modulationComplete response rateExcellent clinical outcomesCombination immunochemotherapyNeoadjuvant immunotherapyNeoadjuvant settingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalPD-L1Checkpoint modulationClinical outcomesMajor trialsMutational burdenResponse rateCancer typesCancerTherapyBiomarkersOutcomesExciting advancesOncotype DX results increase concordance in adjuvant chemotherapy recommendations for early-stage breast cancer
Licata L, Viale G, Giuliano M, Curigliano G, Chavez-MacGregor M, Foldi J, Oke O, Collins J, Del Mastro L, Puglisi F, Montemurro F, Vernieri C, Gerratana L, Giordano S, Rognone A, Sica L, Gentilini O, Cascinu S, Pusztai L, Giordano A, Criscitiello C, Bianchini G. Oncotype DX results increase concordance in adjuvant chemotherapy recommendations for early-stage breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 51. PMID: 37291235, PMCID: PMC10250312, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00559-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-stage breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapy recommendationsChemotherapy recommendationsOncotype DX resultsClinicopathologic featuresRecurrence scorePhysician uncertaintyBreast cancerDiscordant recommendationsAdjuvant chemotherapy resultsAddition of chemotherapyChemotherapy resultsOncotype DXInstitutional databasePhysician judgmentBreast oncologistsClinical practiceOncologistsCancerAssay resultsRS resultsChange recommendationsPredictive informationChemotherapyRecommendationsP018 TROPION-Breast03: Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) ± durvalumab vs investigator’s choice of therapy (ICT) for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) with residual disease following neoadjuvant therapy
Bardia A, Pusztai L, Albain K, Kalinsky K, Hershman D, Barlow W, Tokunaga E, Ciruelos E, Loirat D, Isaacs C, Testa L, Dry H, Kozarski R, Maxwell M, Harbeck N, Sharma P. P018 TROPION-Breast03: Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) ± durvalumab vs investigator’s choice of therapy (ICT) for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) with residual disease following neoadjuvant therapy. The Breast 2023, 68: s23. DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(23)00137-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP111 A phase 3, open-label trial of neoadjuvant trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) monotherapy or T-DXd followed by THP vs ddAC-THP in high-risk HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer (DESTINY-Breast11)
Harbeck N, Boileau J, Modi S, Kelly C, Ohno S, Wu J, Konpa A, Herbolsheimer P, Safdar S, Zhang Y, Pusztai L. P111 A phase 3, open-label trial of neoadjuvant trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) monotherapy or T-DXd followed by THP vs ddAC-THP in high-risk HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer (DESTINY-Breast11). The Breast 2023, 68: s57. DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(23)00228-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn silico designed mRNA vaccines targeting CA-125 neoantigen in breast and ovarian cancer
Lu L, Ma W, Johnson C, Khan S, Irwin M, Pusztai L. In silico designed mRNA vaccines targeting CA-125 neoantigen in breast and ovarian cancer. Vaccine 2023, 41: 2073-2083. PMID: 36813666, PMCID: PMC10064809, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA vaccinesOvarian cancerT cell responsesMutation-derived neoantigensT cell epitopesSARS-CoV-2Multiple neoantigensCytotoxic CD8Dendritic cellsCA 125Cancer vaccinesPatient survivalImmune responseCell epitopesNeoepitope peptidesNeoantigensVaccineCell responsesCancerBreastReverse vaccinologyCD8CD40LIFNNeoepitopes