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 IIICancerNavigating 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 resultsCliniciansTumorTherapyPatientsTrialsInhibitors
2018
A framework to rank genomic alterations as targets for cancer precision medicine: the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT)
Mateo J, Chakravarty D, Dienstmann R, Jezdic S, Gonzalez-Perez A, Lopez-Bigas N, Ng CKY, Bedard PL, Tortora G, Douillard J, Van Allen EM, Schultz N, Swanton C, André F, Pusztai L. A framework to rank genomic alterations as targets for cancer precision medicine: the ESMO Scale for Clinical Actionability of molecular Targets (ESCAT). Annals Of Oncology 2018, 29: 1895-1902. PMID: 30137196, PMCID: PMC6158764, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsESMO ScaleMolecular targetsClinical actionabilityPrecision Medicine Working GroupGenomic alterationsPrecision medicineRoutine clinical decisionEvidence-based criteriaMedicine Working GroupLack of evidencePreclinical evidenceClinical benefitClinical evidencePatient populationClassification systemClinical managementCancer precision medicineInvestigational targetsPatient managementMolecular aberrationsTumor typesClinical decisionClinical targetsAvailable evidenceEuropean Society
2011
Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response
Li Q, Eklund AC, Birkbak NJ, Desmedt C, Haibe-Kains B, Sotiriou C, Symmans WF, Pusztai L, Brunak S, Richardson AL, Szallasi Z. Consistent metagenes from cancer expression profiles yield agent specific predictors of chemotherapy response. BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12: 310. PMID: 21798043, PMCID: PMC3155975, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-12-310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage lung cancerStage lung cancerNegative breast cancerCancer treatment decisionsHuman tumor samplesNeoadjuvant therapyChemotherapy responseLung cancerBreast cancerTreatment decisionsIndependent cohortPrognostic classifierAccurate biomarkersCancer expression profilesTumor typesPotential biomarkersTumor samplesConclusionsThese resultsSpecific predictorsStrong associationReliable predictorCohortCancerPredictorsBiomarkers