2023
Surgery in the Setting of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Plichta J, Taskindoust M, Greenup R. Surgery in the Setting of Metastatic Breast Cancer. Current Breast Cancer Reports 2023, 15: 37-47. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-023-00476-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerSurvival benefitBreast cancerSurgical resectionPrimary tumorSelect patient groupsPotential survival benefitPrimary breast tumorsLocoregional treatmentMetastatic diseaseMost patientsPatient groupProspective studyRetrospective studySelect subgroupClinical scenariosBreast tumorsResectionTumorsCancerLimited benefitSurgeryPatientsMixed resultsDisease
2022
Treatment Sequencing Patterns and Associated Direct Medical Costs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in the United States, 2011 to 2021
Chehayeb R, Hood A, Wang X, Miksad R, Mougalian S, Lustberg M, Wang S, Greenup R, Pusztai L, Kunst N. Treatment Sequencing Patterns and Associated Direct Medical Costs of Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in the United States, 2011 to 2021. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2244204. PMID: 36445704, PMCID: PMC9709649, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerErbB2-positive metastatic breast cancerHR-positive metastatic breast cancerLines of therapyMBC subtypesDrug costsBreast cancerMedical costsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 receptor statusMBC treatmentERBB2-negative metastatic breast cancerAssociated direct medical costsEarly-stage breast cancerHormone receptorsFlatiron Health databaseMetastatic recurrence ratesDifferent drug regimensBreast cancer careData of patientsDirect medical costsNovel adjuvant therapySupportive care drugsOutcomes of interestCost-effectiveness analysisAdjuvant therapyTreatment patterns and medical costs of metastatic breast cancer care in the United States.
Chehayeb R, Hood A, Mougalian S, Lustberg M, Wang S, Greenup R, Pusztai L, Kunst N. Treatment patterns and medical costs of metastatic breast cancer care in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: e18834-e18834. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.e18834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerTreatment patternsTreatment costsDiagnosis of MBCSocietal perspectiveHormone receptor statusBreast cancer careDays of diagnosisDe-identified databaseAverage wholesale priceElectronic health recordsMBC patientsMBC diagnosisReceptor statusCancer careInvasive cancerTriple NegativeClinical trialsReceptor subtypesPatient levelBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factorPayer perspectiveDrug costsEpidermal growth factor