2009
The Yale University Experience of Early‐Stage Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) Treated with Breast Conservation Treatment (BCT): Analysis of Clinical‐Pathologic Features, Long‐Term Outcomes, and Molecular Expression of COX‐2, Bcl‐2, and p53 as a Function of Histology
Moran MS, Yang Q, Haffty BG. The Yale University Experience of Early‐Stage Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) Treated with Breast Conservation Treatment (BCT): Analysis of Clinical‐Pathologic Features, Long‐Term Outcomes, and Molecular Expression of COX‐2, Bcl‐2, and p53 as a Function of Histology. The Breast Journal 2009, 15: 571-578. PMID: 19995377, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00833.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation treatmentInvasive lobular carcinomaInvasive ductal carcinomaEarly-stage invasive lobular carcinomaClinical-pathologic featuresContralateral breast cancerCOX-2Breast relapseILC patientsDuctal carcinomaBreast cancerER/PR/HERBcl-2Cause-specific survivalLong-term outcomesTriple-negative tumorsChemo-preventive strategiesYears of ageImmuno-histochemical analysisExpression of p53Function of histologyDistant relapseInvasive lobularNodal statusContralateral breast
2008
Bcl-2 expression predicts local relapse for early-stage breast cancer receiving conserving surgery and radiotherapy
Yang Q, Moran MS, Haffty BG. Bcl-2 expression predicts local relapse for early-stage breast cancer receiving conserving surgery and radiotherapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2008, 115: 343. PMID: 18516673, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0068-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast conservation treatmentStage breast cancerBcl-2 expressionBreast cancerIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceCox proportional hazards modelBreast tumor recurrenceIndependent prognostic factorProgesterone receptor statusOptimal treatment optionsBcl-2Proportional hazards modelBcl-2 antibodyApoptosis-related proteinsBreast recurrenceLocal relapseLocal recurrencePrognostic factorsReceptor statusClinical outcomesPrognostic significanceTreatment optionsTumor recurrencePrimary tumor