2018
Axillary Nodal Evaluation in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: Potential Effects on Treatment Decisions and Survival
Tamirisa N, Thomas S, Fayanju O, Greenup R, Rosenberger L, Hyslop T, Hwang E, Plichta J. Axillary Nodal Evaluation in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: Potential Effects on Treatment Decisions and Survival. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 25: 2890-2898. PMID: 29968029, PMCID: PMC6404232, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6595-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsElderly breast cancer patientsCN0 breast cancerOverall survivalNodal surgeryCancer patientsAxillary surgeryElderly patientsTreatment decisionsBreast cancerCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreCN0 breast cancer patientsSurgical lymph node evaluationCox proportional hazards modelAdjuvant therapy decisionsAdjuvant therapy receiptAxillary nodal evaluationLymph node evaluationNational Cancer DatabaseYear of diagnosisWorse overall survivalEstrogen receptor statusLong-term outcomesSubsequent treatment decisionsProportional hazards model
2017
Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Long-Term Outcomes Among Young Women With Breast Cancer.
Spring L, Greenup R, Niemierko A, Schapira L, Haddad S, Jimenez R, Coopey S, Taghian A, Hughes K, Isakoff S, Ellisen L, Smith B, Specht M, Moy B, Bardia A. Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Long-Term Outcomes Among Young Women With Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 1216-1223. PMID: 28982747, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMutationNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingRecurrenceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsPathologic complete responseDisease-free survivalBaseline clinical stageNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalBreast cancerYoung womenComplete responseClinical stageResidual diseaseInvasive breast cancerLong-term outcomesAggressive tumor biologyMassachusetts General HospitalDFS ratesNeoadjuvant therapyOS ratesSurvival outcomesSurrogate markerGeneral HospitalBest therapyHigh riskTrial designRapid triagePatients
2015
Trends in Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Worni M, Akushevich I, Greenup R, Sarma D, Ryser M, Myers E, Hwang E. Trends in Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv263. PMID: 26424776, PMCID: PMC4707192, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMastectomyMastectomy, Modified RadicalMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneSEER ProgramSentinel Lymph Node BiopsySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOverall survivalTreatment patternsPre-invasive breast cancerSentinel lymph node biopsyCox proportional hazards regressionLocoregional treatment optionsNational treatment trendsEnd Results registryLymph node biopsyBreast cancer outcomesLong-term outcomesProportional hazards regressionPatient selection biasCochran-Armitage trend testInverse probability weightsDCIS patientsNode biopsyBilateral mastectomyDuctal carcinomaHazards regressionCancer outcomesTreatment optionsBreast cancerTreatment trendsLumpectomy