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
2015
Prospective assessment of the decision-making impact of the Breast Cancer Index in recommending extended adjuvant endocrine therapy for patients with early-stage ER-positive breast cancer
Sanft T, Aktas B, Schroeder B, Bossuyt V, DiGiovanna M, Abu-Khalaf M, Chung G, Silber A, Hofstatter E, Mougalian S, Epstein L, Hatzis C, Schnabel C, Pusztai L. Prospective assessment of the decision-making impact of the Breast Cancer Index in recommending extended adjuvant endocrine therapy for patients with early-stage ER-positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 154: 533-541. PMID: 26578401, PMCID: PMC4661200, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3631-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAnxietyBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDecision MakingFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic TestingHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProspective StudiesReceptors, EstrogenSurveys and QuestionnairesTamoxifenConceptsBreast Cancer IndexExtended endocrine therapyER-positive breast cancerAdjuvant endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyDecisional Conflict ScaleBreast cancerCancer indexPhysician recommendationRisk/benefit discussionEarly-stage estrogen receptorEndocrine therapy trialsYale Cancer CenterPositive breast cancerState-Trait Anxiety Inventory FormMean STAIExtended therapyLate recurrenceAbsolute benefitCancer CenterPatient satisfactionPrognostic informationTreatment recommendationsPatient anxietyImproved outcomes