2015
Chemotherapy-related amenorrhea after adjuvant paclitaxel–trastuzumab (APT trial)
Ruddy KJ, Guo H, Barry W, Dang CT, Yardley DA, Moy B, Marcom PK, Albain KS, Rugo HS, Ellis MJ, Shapira I, Wolff AC, Carey LA, Overmoyer BA, Hudis C, Krop IE, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Partridge AH, Tolaney SM. Chemotherapy-related amenorrhea after adjuvant paclitaxel–trastuzumab (APT trial). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 151: 589-596. PMID: 25981899, PMCID: PMC5057177, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3426-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-related amenorrheaChemotherapy initiationMenopausal symptomsBreast cancerAdjuvant breast cancer therapyEarly-stage breast cancerNode-negative HER2Weeks of paclitaxelStage breast cancerLast menstrual periodBreast cancer therapyAdjuvant paclitaxelAmenorrhea ratesAPT trialEligible patientsEvaluable populationPremenopausal womenAdjuvant studiesTrastuzumab monotherapyMedian timeMenstrual periodCancer regimensAmenorrheaTrastuzumabMonths
2010
Outcomes following local therapy for early-stage breast cancer in non-trial populations
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Brooks JM, Chrischilles EA, Winer EP, Wright K, Volya R. Outcomes following local therapy for early-stage breast cancer in non-trial populations. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 125: 803-813. PMID: 20376555, PMCID: PMC2924956, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-0865-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryEarly-stage breast cancerClinical trialsBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancer patientsPrimary breast cancer therapyPrimary breast cancer treatmentEnd Results cancer registryNon-trial populationBreast cancer patientsPopulation-based dataBreast cancer treatmentBreast cancer therapyNon-selected populationPropensity score analysisMedicare administrative dataMore mastectomiesPrimary therapyLocal therapySurveillance EpidemiologyAdjusted survivalCancer RegistryCancer patientsHospital characteristicsMastectomy
2009
Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women
Keating NL, Kouri E, He Y, Weeks JC, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Definitive Breast Cancer Therapy in Older Women. Medical Care 2009, 47: 765-773. PMID: 19536008, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819e1fe7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Services ResearchHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomyMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSEER ProgramSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsDefinitive primary therapyHigh-quality hospitalsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer therapyBreast cancerPrimary therapyWhite womenRacial disparitiesStage I/II breast cancerBlack womenPrimary breast cancer therapyEarly-stage breast cancerLow-volume hospitalsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer surgeryPatterns of careSEER-Medicare databaseCancer therapyPopulation-based sampleOlder Black womenDefinitive therapyVolume hospitalsCancer surgeryCancer patients
2008
Trends in Racial and Age Disparities in Definitive Local Therapy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Freedman RA, He Y, Winer EP, Keating NL. Trends in Racial and Age Disparities in Definitive Local Therapy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 27: 713-719. PMID: 19103731, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.17.9234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefinitive local therapyBreast-conserving surgeryEarly-stage breast cancerLocal therapyBreast cancerHispanic womenStage I/II breast cancerEnd Results registry dataAsian womenReceipt of radiationMultivariate logistic regressionBreast cancer therapyRace/ethnicityMastectomy ratesTherapy ratesBreast conservationAdjusted analysisRegistry dataWomen 61Stage ITherapyAdult womenLogistic regressionCancerStudy period