2022
AMACR Expression is a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Apocrine Lesions of Breast, and is Associated with High Histologic Grade and Lymph Node Metastases in Some Invasive Apocrine Breast Cancers
Lerner G, Tang H, Singh K, Golestani R, St Claire S, Humphrey P, Lannin D, Janostiak R, Harigopal M. AMACR Expression is a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Apocrine Lesions of Breast, and is Associated with High Histologic Grade and Lymph Node Metastases in Some Invasive Apocrine Breast Cancers. Clinical Breast Cancer 2022, 23: 199-210. PMID: 36577560, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2022.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ductal carcinomaTriple-negative breast cancerHigh histologic gradeApocrine differentiationAMACR expressionEstrogen receptorApocrine DCISER-/PRHistologic gradeProgesterone receptorApocrine featuresBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) statusLack of ERDistant metastasis-free survivalDiagnostic markerInitial N stageLack estrogen receptorApocrine breast cancerLymph node metastasisNegative breast cancerAndrogen receptor mRNACoA racemase expressionBenign breast tissueBreast cancer cohortBreast Cancer Screening: Is There Room for De-escalation?
Kim L, Lannin D. Breast Cancer Screening: Is There Room for De-escalation? Current Breast Cancer Reports 2022, 14: 153-161. PMID: 36404936, PMCID: PMC9640864, DOI: 10.1007/s12609-022-00465-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASO Visual Abstract: Association of Medicaid Expansion on Postmastectomy Reconstruction Rates
Le Blanc J, Golshan M, Lannin D, Greenup R, Berger E, Saridakis A, Horowitz N, Zanieski G, Avraham T, Mastrioanni M, Park T. ASO Visual Abstract: Association of Medicaid Expansion on Postmastectomy Reconstruction Rates. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 29: 2191-2192. DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10944-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Effect of Black Cohosh on Ki67 expression and Tumor Volume: A Pilot Study of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Patients
Trant A, Chagpar A, Wei W, Neumeister V, Rimm D, Stavris K, Lurie B, Frederick C, Andrejeva L, Raghu M, Killelea B, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Knill-Selby E, Sturrock T, Hofstatter E. The Effect of Black Cohosh on Ki67 expression and Tumor Volume: A Pilot Study of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Patients. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2022, 21: 15347354221137290. PMID: 36444764, PMCID: PMC9716631, DOI: 10.1177/15347354221137290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor volumeBlack cohoshSitu patientsDuctal carcinomaAnti-inflammatory effectsTumor cellular proliferationBreast cancer treatmentCellular proliferationWilcoxon signed-rank testDCIS patientsAdverse eventsEligible subjectsWindow trialsCore biopsyInvasive diseaseKi67 expressionSigned-rank testBreast cancerGrade 3Hormone changesPatientsQuantitative immunofluorescenceBC extractSignificant toxicityCancer treatment
2021
ASO Visual Abstract: Assessing Interobserver Variability of Cosmetic Outcome Assessment in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conservation Surgery
Chagpar A, Berger E, Alperovich M, Zanieski G, Avraham T, Lannin D. ASO Visual Abstract: Assessing Interobserver Variability of Cosmetic Outcome Assessment in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conservation Surgery. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 28: 632-632. DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10584-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow did the COVID crisis affect use of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer?
Chagpar A, Lannin D, Mougalian S, Berger E, Gross C, Horowitz N, Sanft T, DiGiovanna M, Golshan M, Pusztai L. How did the COVID crisis affect use of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e18708-e18708. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e18708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of NTNeoadjuvant therapyEarly pandemic periodBreast cancerNon-metastatic breast cancerPractice settingsEarly pandemicFlatiron Health databaseNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyTechnology-enabled abstractionSame period one yearSimilar clinicopathologic featuresLongitudinal electronic health recordsPeriod one yearElectronic health recordsTNBC subsetEndocrine therapyPatient ageTN patientsClinicopathologic featuresContemporary cohortClinical stageCancer clinicCancer managementHigh risk
2018
The effect of black cohosh on Ki67 levels in DCIS patients.
Hofstatter E, Trant A, Stavris K, Horowitz N, Killelea B, Lannin D, Neumeister V, Rimm D, Chagpar A. The effect of black cohosh on Ki67 levels in DCIS patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: e13541-e13541. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e13541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDurvalumab (MEDI4736) concurrent with nab-paclitaxel and dose dense doxorubicin cyclophosphamide (ddAC) as neoadjuvant therapy for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Pusztai L, Hofstatter E, Chung G, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Killelea B, Chagpar A, DiGiovanna M, Frederick C, Burello T, Harigopal M. Durvalumab (MEDI4736) concurrent with nab-paclitaxel and dose dense doxorubicin cyclophosphamide (ddAC) as neoadjuvant therapy for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 586-586. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.586.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Association of LN Evaluation with Survival in Women Aged 70 Years or Older With Clinically Node-Negative Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer
Chagpar AB, Hatzis C, Pusztai L, DiGiovanna MP, Moran M, Mougalian S, Sanft T, Evans S, Hofstatter E, Wilson LD, Lannin DR. Association of LN Evaluation with Survival in Women Aged 70 Years or Older With Clinically Node-Negative Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2017, 24: 3073-3081. PMID: 28766195, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-5936-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific survivalLN evaluationPositive breast cancerOverall survivalBreast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerWomen Aged 70 YearsReceptor-positive breast cancerLymph node evaluationCancer-specific survivalLower hazard rateLN surgeryBetter OSPatient ageSEER databasePatient selectionTumor characteristicsSEER dataPatientsNode evaluationHormone receptorsCancerSurvivalTreatment variablesNCDBRegional variation in breast cancer surgery: Results from the National Cancer Database (NCDB)
Chiu AS, Thomas P, Killelea BK, Horowitz N, Chagpar AB, Lannin DR. Regional variation in breast cancer surgery: Results from the National Cancer Database (NCDB). The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 214: 907-913. PMID: 28736057, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAre Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good?
Lannin DR, Wang S. Are Small Breast Cancers Good because They Are Small or Small because They Are Good? New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 376: 2286-91. PMID: 28591529, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsr1613680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete response (pCR) rates after neoadjuvant pertuzumab (P) and trastuzumab (H) administered concomitantly with weekly paclitaxel (T) and 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) chemotherapy for clinical stage I-III HER2-positive breast cancer.
Foldi J, Mougalian S, Silber A, Lannin D, Killelea B, Chagpar A, Horowitz N, Frederick C, Rispoli L, Abu-Khalaf M, Sabbath K, Sanft T, Fischbach N, Brandt D, Hofstatter E, DiGiovanna M, Pusztai L. Pathologic complete response (pCR) rates after neoadjuvant pertuzumab (P) and trastuzumab (H) administered concomitantly with weekly paclitaxel (T) and 5-fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) chemotherapy for clinical stage I-III HER2-positive breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 577-577. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete response rateHER2-positive breast cancerDual HER2 blockadeComplete response ratePCR rateEstrogen receptorHER2 blockadeBreast cancerStage IResponse rateGrade 3/4 adverse eventsSymptomatic congestive heart failureClinical stage ICompletion of chemotherapyPhase II studyTaxane-based chemotherapyCongestive heart failureEfficacy of anthracyclinesPositive breast cancerNormal cardiac functionEntire treatment durationER- cancersER cohortNeoadjuvant pertuzumabWeekly paclitaxelDuration of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and breast cancer outcomes.
Mougalian S, Soulos P, Lannin D, Pusztai L, Gross C, Killelea B. Duration of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and breast cancer outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e12129-e12129. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e12129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyClinical stagePathologic stageNational Cancer Data BasePR-positive breast cancerHigher nodal stageNetwork cancer programsAdjuvant endocrine therapyMultiple comorbid conditionsBreast cancer outcomesPopulation of patientsType of surgeryPositive breast cancerSimilar response ratesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyUnderwent surgeryNodal stageComorbid conditionsCancer outcomesLarge tumorsCancer programsBreast cancerOlder womenPatientsSafety of MEDI4736 (anti-PD-L1 antibody) administered concomitant with weekly nab-paclitaxel and dose dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (ddAC) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage I-III triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): A Phase I/II trial.
Pusztai L, Silber A, Hofstatter E, Chung G, Horowitz N, Lannin D, Killelea B, Chagpar A, Szekely B, Frederick C, Rispoli L, DiGiovanna M. Safety of MEDI4736 (anti-PD-L1 antibody) administered concomitant with weekly nab-paclitaxel and dose dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (ddAC) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage I-III triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): A Phase I/II trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 572-572. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune related adverse eventsTriple-negative breast cancerWeekly nab-paclitaxelWeeks of therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyDose levelsNab-paclitaxelPhase I/II trialPathologic complete response rateChest X-ray abnormalitiesDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamidePhase I toxicityComplete response rateImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPhase I portionRelated adverse eventsPhase II portionPhase I partX-ray abnormalitiesNegative breast cancerSequential taxaneAnthracycline chemotherapyCheckpoint inhibitorsII trialAdverse eventsIntraoperative Injection of Technetium-99m Sulfur Colloid for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Single Institution Experience
Berrocal J, Saperstein L, Grube B, Horowitz NR, Chagpar AB, Killelea BK, Lannin DR. Intraoperative Injection of Technetium-99m Sulfur Colloid for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Single Institution Experience. Surgery Research And Practice 2017, 2017: 5924802. PMID: 28492062, PMCID: PMC5406738, DOI: 10.1155/2017/5924802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonsentinel lymph nodesLymph nodesSentinel lymph nodesIntraoperative injectionSulfur colloidNode biopsySentinel lymphSentinel nodesAdditional positive nonsentinel lymph nodesPositive nonsentinel lymph nodesPositive sentinel lymph nodesSentinel lymph node biopsyLymph node biopsySentinel node biopsySingle institution experienceBreast cancer patientsLong-term resultsAxillary dissectionInstitution experienceMetastatic carcinomaCancer patientsBreast centerMedian numberPatientsBiopsy
2016
Characteristics and treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer: 43,485 cases from the National Cancer Database treated in 2010 and 2011
Killelea BK, Chagpar AB, Horowitz NR, Lannin DR. Characteristics and treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer: 43,485 cases from the National Cancer Database treated in 2010 and 2011. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 213: 426-432. PMID: 27769548, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularChemotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansIncidenceInflammatory Breast NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPaget's Disease, MammaryRacial GroupsReceptor, ErbB-2United StatesConceptsHER2-positive tumorsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancerNational Cancer DatabasePositive breast cancerPositive tumorsBreast cancerCancer DatabaseHER2-negative tumorsInvasive breast cancerAmerican Cancer SocietyAsian/Pacific IslandersNon-Hispanic whitesBreast preservationPositive nodesHER2 positivityLymphovascular invasionNegative tumorsTumor sizeHER2 statusTreatment characteristicsCancer casesCancer SocietyAmerican CollegeTumorsYoung women
2015
Characteristics and treatment of Her2 positive breast cancer: 43,485 cases from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) treated in 2010 and 2011
Killelea B, Chagpar A, Horowitz N, Lannin D. Characteristics and treatment of Her2 positive breast cancer: 43,485 cases from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) treated in 2010 and 2011. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 221: e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.08.310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReview of trends in adjuvant chemotherapy regimens in breast cancer over 10 year period at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH).
Gnanajothy R, Chung G, DiGiovanna M, Abu-Khalaf M, Lannin D, Harris L. Review of trends in adjuvant chemotherapy regimens in breast cancer over 10 year period at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 144-144. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.28_suppl.144.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Does three-dimensional intraoperative specimen imaging reduce the need for re-excision in breast cancer patients?
Chagpar A, Butler M, Killelea B, Horowitz N, Stavris K, Lannin D. Does three-dimensional intraoperative specimen imaging reduce the need for re-excision in breast cancer patients? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 107-107. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.30_suppl.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMargin statusIntraoperative imagingFinal margin statusMedian tumor sizeBreast cancer patientsRe-excision ratesIntraoperative specimen radiographyCohort of interestIntraoperative marginsResidual tumorPartial mastectomyPositive marginsProspective studyTumor sizeCancer patientsInvasive cancerFurther excisionPathology resultsIntraoperative resectionPatientsDefinitive specimenSpecimen radiographyIntraoperative specimenSurgeonsQuantitative assessment of CD3, CD8, and CD20 in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and predictive value for response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.
Brown J, Bai Y, Bossuyt V, Nixon C, Lannin D, Rimm D. Quantitative assessment of CD3, CD8, and CD20 in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and predictive value for response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 1027-1027. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.1027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research