2023
Extended adjuvant endocrine therapy in a longitudinal cohort of young breast cancer survivors
Sella T, Zheng Y, Rosenberg S, Ruddy K, Gelber S, Tamimi R, Peppercorn J, Schapira L, Borges V, Come S, Carey L, Winer E, Partridge A. Extended adjuvant endocrine therapy in a longitudinal cohort of young breast cancer survivors. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 31. PMID: 37185922, PMCID: PMC10130172, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00529-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsYoung Women's Breast Cancer StudyYoung breast cancer survivorsAdjuvant endocrine therapyCancer survivorsBreast Cancer StudyEndocrine therapyBreast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerAromatase inhibitor monotherapyMulticenter prospective cohortPotential sociodemographic disparitiesRecurrence/deathRisk-based careReceipt of chemotherapyNon-Hispanic whitesWarrants further investigationPostmenopausal womenInhibitor monotherapyProspective cohortMultivariable analysisEligible participantsMean ageLongitudinal cohort
2022
Treatment discontinuation, patient-reported toxicities and quality-of-life by age following trastuzumab emtansine or paclitaxel/trastuzumab (ATEMPT)
Sella T, Zheng Y, Tayob N, Ruddy K, Freedman R, Dang C, Yardley D, Isakoff S, Valero V, DeMeo M, Burstein H, Winer E, Wolff A, Krop I, Partridge A, Tolaney S. Treatment discontinuation, patient-reported toxicities and quality-of-life by age following trastuzumab emtansine or paclitaxel/trastuzumab (ATEMPT). Npj Breast Cancer 2022, 8: 127. PMID: 36450763, PMCID: PMC9712612, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-022-00495-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHER2-positive breast cancerPatient-reported toxicityPatient-reported outcomesT-DM1Treatment discontinuationTrastuzumab emtansineBreast cancerStage I HER2-positive breast cancerAdjuvant trastuzumab emtansineExcellent disease outcomesLess activity impairmentPaclitaxel/trastuzumabSocial/familyPositive breast cancerSuperior QoLOlder patientsTreatment toleranceTreatment armsTreatment regimensEligible participantsGlobal QoLTherapy optionsActivity impairmentMultivariable modelDisease outcome
2013
Breast cancer presentation and diagnostic delays in young women
Ruddy KJ, Gelber S, Tamimi RM, Schapira L, Come SE, Meyer ME, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Breast cancer presentation and diagnostic delays in young women. Cancer 2013, 120: 20-25. PMID: 24347383, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare delaysSymptoms of cancerBreast cancerFirst visitYoung womenMulticenter cohort studyMedical record reviewPatient's first visitBreast cancer presentationBreast abnormalitiesFirst signOwn breast cancerHealth care providersMost young womenPoor financial statusCancer presentationCohort studyDiagnostic delayRecord reviewTumor characteristicsPoor outcomeSystemic symptomsDisease stageEligible participantsExamination abnormalities