2023
Persistence to extended adjuvant endocrine therapy following Breast Cancer Index (BCI) testing in women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive (HR +) breast cancer
Foldi J, Tsagianni A, Salganik M, Schnabel C, Brufsky A, van Londen G, Pusztai L, Sanft T. Persistence to extended adjuvant endocrine therapy following Breast Cancer Index (BCI) testing in women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive (HR +) breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2023, 23: 606. PMID: 37391697, PMCID: PMC10314405, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11104-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant endocrine therapyEarly-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerEndocrine therapyBreast cancerLate breast cancer recurrenceExtended endocrine therapyNon-persistence ratesIntolerable side effectsBone density scanBreast cancer recurrenceHigher likelihoodRate of persistenceElectronic health recordsConclusionsIn patientsMedication persistenceTreatment persistenceLow patientsMetastatic recurrenceCancer recurrenceCommon reasonSide effectsPatientsStage I
2017
Health economic impact of breast cancer index (BCI) in patients with hormone responsive breast cancer (HRBC) considering extended adjuvant endocrine therapy (EET).
Sanft T, Berkowitz A, Schroeder B, Hatzis C, Schnabel C, Aktas B, Brufsky A, Pusztai L, Gustavsen G, Van Londen G. Health economic impact of breast cancer index (BCI) in patients with hormone responsive breast cancer (HRBC) considering extended adjuvant endocrine therapy (EET). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 25-25. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.8_suppl.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHormone-responsive breast cancerBreast Cancer IndexAdjuvant endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyCancer indexBreast cancerEarly-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerYale Cancer CenterReal-world cohortResponsive breast cancerPopulation of patientsGene expression-based testsPositive breast cancerHealth economic impactHealth economic analysisLikelihood of benefitPittsburgh Medical CenterNet cost savingsYr of treatmentGross cost savingsAdverse eventsExtended therapyLate recurrence