FGFR1 amplification is an independent negative prognostic factor in surgically resected SCCL and is associated with cigarette smoking in a dose-dependent manner. FGFR1 amplification is a relevant therapeutic target in Asian patients with SCCL.
• Shear-wave elastography is increasingly used to measure the stiffness of breast tumours. • Triple-negative and HER2-positive tumours showed greater stiffness than ER-positive tumours. • All breast cancers classified as BI-RADS 3 on B-mode ultrasound were triple-negative subtype. • Tumour size, histological grade and subtype were independent factors influencing SWE stiffness.
The addition of SWE to B-mode US improved diagnostic performance with increased specificity for screening US-detected breast masses. BI-RADS category 4a masses detected at US screening that showed a dark blue color or a maximum elasticity value of 30 kPa or less on SWE images can be safely followed up instead of performing biopsy.
After breast conservation therapy in women 50 years or younger, the addition of MRI to annual mammography screening improves detection of early-stage but biologically aggressive breast cancers at acceptable specificity. Results from this study can inform patient decision making on screening methods after breast conservation therapy.
Two-dimensional and 3D SWE performed equally in distinguishing benign from malignant masses and both techniques improved the specificity of B-mode ultrasound.
The frequency of ROS1 rearrangements in clinically selected patients is higher than that reported for unselected patients, suggesting that ROS1 rearrangement is a druggable target in East-Asian never smokers with lung adenocarcinoma. Given the different treatment outcomes to conventional therapies and availability of ROS1 inhibitors, identification of ROS1 rearrangement can lead to successful treatment in ROS1-rearranged lung adenocarcinomas.
Purpose To investigate whether pretreatment breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features are associated with pathologic complete response (PCR) and recurrence-free survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. Materials and Methods Identified were 132 patients with primary triple-negative breast cancers who underwent NAC and pretreatment MR imaging between 2004 and 2010. Three breast radiologists independently reviewed the MR images based on the 2013 Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System lexicon. Presence of intratumoral high signal intensity and peritumoral edema on T2-weighted images was also evaluated. Association of PCR and recurrence-free survival with MR imaging features was assessed by using logistic regression and Cox regression. Bonferroni correction was applied to the P values. Results Among 132 patients, 18 (14%) underwent PCR. Round or oval masses (odds ratio, 3.5 [95% confidence interval: 1.3, 9.7]; P = .02), the absence of intratumoral T2 high signal intensity (odds ratio, 3.8 [95% confidence interval: 1.3, 11.0]; P = .01), and the absence of peritumoral edema (odds ratio, 3.4 [95% confidence interval: 1.2, 9.5]; P = .02) were associated with PCR, but not significantly. After 54 months of median follow-up, there were 41 (31% [41 of 132]) breast cancer recurrences. Peritumoral edema was the only significant variable associated with worse recurrence-free survival (hazard ratio, 4.9 [95% confidence interval: 1.9, 12.6]; P = .001). Conclusion Pretreatment MR imaging features may be associated with PCR and recurrence-free survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. RSNA, 2016 Online supplemental material is available for this article.
• (18) F-FDG PET demonstrates increased tissue glucose metabolism, a hallmark of cancers. • Immunohistochemically defined subtypes appear significantly associated with FDG uptake (expressed as SUV max ). • Triple-negative tumours had 1.67-fold higher SUV max values than luminal A tumours. • HER2-positive tumours had 1.27-fold higher SUV max values than luminal A tumours.
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