University of California San Francisco

Publications

  1. Impact of concurrent lobular carcinoma in situ on recurrence outcomes in patients with classic and pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast.
    Kaur M, Quirarte A, Vertido A, Torosian T, Li TM, Mouabbi JA, Mukhtar RA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Nov 27; 215(1):20.; 
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  2. A prospective single-arm pilot study evaluating [F-18]fluoroestradiol dedicated breast PET in invasive lobular carcinoma after neoadjuvant endocrine therapy.
    Switalla KM, Onishi N, Jones EF, Lawhn-Heath C, Ray KM, Hathi DK, Carmona-Bozo JC, Metanat P, Lopes AJ, Falade IO, Quirarte A, Gottipati S, Guo R, Molina-Vega J, Pullakhandam K, Bareng TJ, Watkins M, Chien AJ, Joe BN, Esserman LJ, Hylton N, Mukhtar RA
    Breast Cancer Res. 2026 Apr 11.; 
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  3. UCSF Research Profile ">ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Surgical Outcomes and Conversion to Node-Negativity in Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer: Analysis of Molecularly High-Risk Tumors by Histologic Subtype on the I-SPY2 Clinical Trial.
    Rita A. Mukhtar, Katrina Dimitroff, Christina Yau, A. Jo Chien, Eileen P. Connolly, Marissa Howard-McNatt, Roshni Rao, Velle Ladores, Mehra Golshan, Candice A. Sauder, Kamran Ahmed, Rachael Lancaster, Jana Fox, Lily Gutnik, M. Catherine Lee, Julia Tchou, Nicolas Prionas, Cletus A. Arciero, Chantal Reyna, Henry Kuerer, Kayla Switalla, Neil Taunk, Todd M. Tuttle, Meena S. Moran, Lauren M. Postlewait, Jane Perlmutter, Angela DeMichele, Douglas Yee, Nola Hylton, W. Fraser Symmans, Hope S. Rugo, Rebecca Shatsky, Claudine Isaacs, Laura J. Esserman, Laura van ‘t Veer, Judy C. Boughey
    Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025 Aug 23; 1-2.; 
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  4. Hormone signaling and immune programs define differential endocrine responsiveness in high-risk breast tissue.
    Goldhammer N, Bont M, Warhadpande S, Choi M, Cedano J, Greenwood H, Ye J, Schwartz CJ, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Goodwin K, Mukhtar RA, Wong J, Abe SE, Chandler J, Jackson J, Olopade OI, Campbell MJ, Lam A, Park C, Vertido A, van 't Veer LJ, Hylton N, Esserman LJ, Rosenbluth JM
    bioRxiv. 2026 Mar 04.; 
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  5. Cryoablation Versus Breast-Conserving Surgery for Early-Stage, Low-Risk Breast Cancer ≤ 1.5 cm: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
    Wu X, Kolli KP, Mukhtar RA, Chung M, Joe BN, Kohlbrenner RM
    PubMed
  6. Tailoring Management for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma: Imaging, Surgical Treatment, and Systemic Therapy Considerations.
    Mukhtar RA, Covington MF, Fanucci K, Jeselsohn R
    Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2026 Mar; 46(3):e520848.; 
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  7. Impact of Time to Surgery Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Retrospective Study of Patients Enrolled in the I-SPY 2 Clinical Trial.
    Van Hassel J, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Mukhtar R, Boughey JC, Ladores V, Howard-McNatt MM, Jaskowiak N, Perlmutter J, DeMichele A, Yee D, Hylton N, Symmans WF, Veer LV, Rugo H, Esserman LJ, Shatsky R, Isaacs C, Kuerer H, Wallace AM, Prionas N, Tseng J, Reyna CR, Taunk N, Kesmodel S, Lee MC, Fox J, Piltin MA, Tchou J, Arciero CA, Postlewait LM, Sauder C, Rao R
    PubMed
  8. Locoregional Considerations for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.
    Mukhtar RA, Flanagan MR
    Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2026; 18(1):2.; 
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  9. FNA biopsy of breast specimens effectively harvests cells for patient-derived organoids modeling ductal carcinoma in situ.
    Ye J, Goldhammer N, Vohra P, Warhadpande S, de Castro GC, Rodas CKM, Moasser MM, Ramalingam K, Abe SE, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Goodwin KM, Mukhtar RA, Wong JM, Esserman LJ, Balassanian R, Rosenbluth JM
    Cancer Cytopathol. 2025 11; 133(11):e70052.; 
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  10. Invasive lobular and ductal breast cancers: a systematic review and metanalysis in association with BRCA1/2 mutation status.
    Corso G, Andreon C, La Vecchia C, Bottazzoli EI, Abruzzese G, Favilla K, Citterio O, Spoldi E, Di Silvestre S, De Scalzi AM, Polizzi A, Meduri E, Trapani D, Nicosia L, Pesapane F, Bossi D, Brogi E, Shen S, Mukhtar R, Criscitiello C, Veronesi P, Gandini S, Magnoni F, Curigliano G
    Eur J Cancer. 2026 May 15; 239:116692.; 
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