2020
Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Impact on Breast Cancer Recurrence and Survival: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis
Spring L, Fell G, Arfe A, Sharma C, Greenup R, Reynolds K, Smith B, Alexander B, Moy B, Isakoff S, Parmigiani G, Trippa L, Bardia A. Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Impact on Breast Cancer Recurrence and Survival: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 2838-2848. PMID: 32046998, PMCID: PMC7299787, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-3492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseEvent-free survivalBetter event-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalComplete responseBreast cancerImproved event-free survivalIndividual patient-level dataAdditional adjuvant therapySubsequent adjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancer recurrencePatient-level dataComprehensive Meta-AnalysisAdjuvant settingNeoadjuvant responseAdjuvant therapyMicrometastatic diseaseImproved survivalPrognostic significanceSystemic clearanceCancer recurrenceInclusion criteriaChemotherapy
2018
The Effect of Hospital Volume on Breast Cancer Mortality
Greenup R, Obeng-Gyasi S, Thomas S, Houck K, Lane W, Blitzblau R, Hyslop T, Hwang E. The Effect of Hospital Volume on Breast Cancer Mortality. Annals Of Surgery 2018, 267: 375-381. PMID: 27893532, PMCID: PMC5994238, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume centersNational Cancer Data BaseHospital volumeVolume centersBreast cancerHazard ratioImproved survivalStage 0Case volumeMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsMultidisciplinary breast cancer treatmentMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsSurgeons National Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards modelAnnual hospital volumeLess common cancersUnilateral breast cancerBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer patientsCubic spline analysisLog-rank testBreast cancer treatmentCox proportional hazardsProportional hazards modelHigher case volume