2013
Is Ki-67 Expression Prognostic for Local Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast Conservation Therapy (BCT)?
Hafeez F, Neboori HJ, Harigopal M, Wu H, Haffty BG, Yang Q, Schiff D, Moran MS. Is Ki-67 Expression Prognostic for Local Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast Conservation Therapy (BCT)? International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2013, 87: 344-348. PMID: 23910708, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.05.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation therapyEarly-stage breast cancer patientsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Recurrence-free survivalBreast cancer patientsKi-67 expressionKi-67Clinicopathologic featuresConservation therapyCancer patientsIndependent associationLocoregional recurrence-free survivalDistant metastasis-free survivalLocal relapse-free survivalEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Univariate/multivariate analysisPrognostic clinicopathologic featuresCause-specific survivalHormone receptor statusGrowth factor receptor 2Metastasis-free survivalRelapse-free survivalKi-67 overexpressionSignificant independent associationKi-67 stainingThe Relative Benefits of Tamoxifen in Older Women with T1 Early‐Stage Breast Cancer Treated with Breast‐Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Khan AJ, Parikh RR, Neboori HJ, Goyal S, Haffty BG, Moran MS. The Relative Benefits of Tamoxifen in Older Women with T1 Early‐Stage Breast Cancer Treated with Breast‐Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy. The Breast Journal 2013, 19: 490-495. PMID: 23800027, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalLocal relapse-free survivalUse of tamoxifenOverall survivalBreast relapseBreast cancerRadiation therapyOlder womenHormone receptor-positive breast carcinomaElderly breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerLow local recurrence rateInstitutional data baseIpsilateral breast relapseT1N0M0 breast cancerAdjuvant hormonal therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast conserving surgeryContralateral breast cancerLocal recurrence rateBreast-conserving surgeryMetastasis-free survivalRelapse-free survivalBreast cancer patientsAre Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Jones T, Neboori H, Wu H, Yang Q, Haffty BG, Evans S, Higgins S, Moran MS. Are Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 20: 2866-2872. PMID: 23661183, PMCID: PMC5731457, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-2994-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodal involvementClinicopathologic featuresSignificant associationStage I/II diseaseCancer subtypesDistant metastasis-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerResultsThe study cohortAxillary node involvementBreast-conserving surgeryMetastasis-free survivalUseful prognostic variableBreast cancer subtypesAvailable tissue blocksNode involvementNode positivityNodal metastasisPathological reviewStudy cohortT stageTumor characteristicsTumor histologyTumor sizeProgesterone receptorSurgical assessment
2010
Evaluation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as a Prognostic Marker for Local Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Therapy
Moran MS, Yang Q, Goyal S, Harris L, Chung G, Haffty BG. Evaluation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as a Prognostic Marker for Local Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 81: 1236-1243. PMID: 21093162, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkers, TumorBlack PeopleBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapyTissue Array AnalysisVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AWhite PeopleConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast-conserving therapyLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalVascular endothelial growth factorEarly-stage breast cancer patientsLocal relapseBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerEndothelial growth factorVEGF expressionOverall survivalPrognostic valueCancer patientsTissue microarrayEstrogen receptor/progesterone receptor statusDistant metastasis-free survivalNodal relapse-free survivalGrowth factorProgesterone receptor statusInstitutional review board approvalMetastasis-free survivalLong-term outcomesMargin-negative patientsOverexpression of VEGF
2009
Clinicopathologic Significance of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation 1 Expression in Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Goyal S, Parikh RR, Green C, Schiff D, Moran MS, Yang Q, Haffty BG. Clinicopathologic Significance of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation 1 Expression in Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 76: 679-684. PMID: 19464815, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Cause-specific survivalLower T stageMetastasis-free survivalBreast conservation therapyERCC-1 expressionERCC1 expressionAdjuvant chemotherapyHormonal therapyER positivityOverall survivalT stageConservation therapyProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorNodal negativityRadiation therapyWorse distant metastasis-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancer patientsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant hormonal therapy