2017
Duration 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 womenPatients
2015
Racial Differences in the Use and Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Results From the National Cancer Data Base
Killelea BK, Yang VQ, Wang SY, Hayse B, Mougalian S, Horowitz NR, Chagpar AB, Pusztai L, Lannin DR. Racial Differences in the Use and Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Results From the National Cancer Data Base. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 4267-4276. PMID: 26598753, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.7801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAsianBiomarkers, TumorBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsPathologic complete responseNational Cancer Data BaseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerEstrogen receptorWhite womenPositive tumorsAsian womenHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Timing of chemotherapyClinical T stageGrowth factor receptor 2Triple-negative tumorsPatient's zip codeHigh-grade tumorsRacial differencesZip codesFactor receptor 2Chemotherapy useComorbidity indexComplete responseT stageGrade tumorsUse of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage I to III breast cancer in the United States
Mougalian SS, Soulos PR, Killelea BK, Lannin DR, Abu-Khalaf MM, DiGiovanna MP, Sanft TB, Pusztai L, Gross CP, Chagpar AB. Use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage I to III breast cancer in the United States. Cancer 2015, 121: 2544-2552. PMID: 25902916, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyNAC useBreast cancerStage INational Cancer Data BaseStage III breast cancerStage IIIC cancerStage II diseaseStage III diseaseAdvanced breast cancerStandard of careLow-stage cancersLogistic regression analysisChi-square testIIIC cancersStage IIIAStage IIIBAdvanced cancerAfrican American individualsStage cancerPatterns of usePatientsAcademic centersClinical advantagesMultivariate analysis