2019
A phase II feasibility study of palbociclib in combination with adjuvant endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive invasive breast carcinoma
Mayer EL, DeMichele A, Rugo HS, Miller K, Waks AG, Come SE, Mulvey T, Jeselsohn R, Overmoyer B, Guo H, Barry WT, Bartlett C, Koehler M, Winer EP, Burstein HJ. A phase II feasibility study of palbociclib in combination with adjuvant endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive invasive breast carcinoma. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 1514-1520. PMID: 31250880, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalEstradiolFeasibility StudiesFemaleFulvestrantHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridinesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneConceptsEarly breast cancerEndocrine therapyAdjuvant palbociclibBreast cancerHormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancerHER2-negative metastatic breast cancerPhase II feasibility studyProlong progression-free survivalRandomized phase III trialAdjuvant endocrine therapyPrimary end pointStage III diseasePhase II trialPhase III trialsProgression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerYears of therapyStart of treatmentInvasive breast carcinomaEligible patientsFebrile neutropeniaPrior chemotherapyWeeks on/1II trialCumulative incidence
2016
Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab
Vaz-Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Lii J, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 159: 151-162. PMID: 27484879, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3927-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant trastuzumabOlder patientsSystemic treatmentBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive diseaseStage III diseaseCongestive heart failureGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerFactor receptor 2Treatment omissionEndocrine therapyClinical characteristicsSystemic therapyHeart failureBlack patientsTreatment disparitiesTreatment patternsHuman epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorMedicare dataPatients