2023
Aging a Decade in a Day: Age Cutoff Bias in Adjuvant Therapy Allocation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Talcott W, Cain D, Yang D, Mougalian S, Evans S. Aging a Decade in a Day: Age Cutoff Bias in Adjuvant Therapy Allocation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 116: 747-756. PMID: 37125983, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.12.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerAdjuvant therapy recommendationsMultivariable logistic regressionTherapy recommendationsBreast cancerAge 70Cohort 2Odds ratioCohort 1Years age differenceLogistic regressionNational Cancer DatabaseHigh-risk featuresHormone receptor positivityConfidence intervalsAdjuvant treatmentEndocrine therapyPatient ageIndependent predictorsReceptor positivityTherapy allocationAge 69Cancer DatabaseTreatment allocationAge differences
2021
Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated
Peters GW, Gao SJ, Knowlton C, Zhang A, Evans SB, Higgins S, Wilson LD, Saltmarsh N, Picone M, Moran MS. Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated. Practical Radiation Oncology 2021, 12: e7-e12. PMID: 34508890, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2021.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided breast cancerRegional nodal irradiationLiver VBreast cancerLung VDIBH plansLiver parametersLung doseComprehensive regional nodal irradiationLeft-sided breast cancerRight breast cancerWilcoxon signed-rank testingRegional lymph nodesTotal liver volumeIpsilateral lung VLiver DHeart VNodal irradiationRBC patientsHeart doseLymph nodesInspiratory breathLiver volumeLarge cohortTreatment planBuilding a Digital Health Risk Calculator for Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Abujarad F, Wang S, Ulrich D, Mougalian S, Killelea B, Fraenkel L, Gross C, Evans S. Building a Digital Health Risk Calculator for Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2021, 12780: 389-402. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78224-5_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-stage breast cancerOlder womenBreast cancerRadiation therapyTreatment therapiesEvidence-based treatment decisionsShared-decision modelRisk-benefit informationRisk calculatorRelative riskTreatment decisionsPatient healthDigital health toolsPatient comprehensionTherapyHealth toolsWomenCancerHealthPatientsCliniciansCLO21-025: Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated
Peters G, Gao S, Knowlton C, Zhang A, Evans S, Higgins S, Wilson L, Saltmarsh N, Picone M, Moran M. CLO21-025: Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2021, 19: clo21-025. DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.7707.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Abandonment trajectories of conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer care.
Xu X, Soulos P, Herrin J, Wang S, Pollack C, Evans S, Gross C, Yu J. Abandonment trajectories of conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer care. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 531-531. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician peer groupsBreast cancer careAdjuvant radiotherapyCancer careHigher useNational Medicare claimsPatient risk factorsDistinct trajectoriesYears of ageLow useDifferent baseline levelsRisk-adjusted ratesPatient cohortRisk factorsBreast cancerCost implicationsMedicare claimsBaseline levelsRadiotherapyMedicare perspectiveCFRTCurve analysisPhysiciansPatientsLatent growth curve analysis
2017
Radiation Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Evans S, Haffty B. Radiation Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. 2017, 71-82. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69980-6_6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Modern Radiation Therapy for Left-Sided Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Mean Heart Dose Within Diverse Practice Settings
Hong J, Gross C, Shafman T, Hu X, Yu J, Ross R, Dosoretz A, Park H, Finkelstein S, Soulos P, Evans S. Modern Radiation Therapy for Left-Sided Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Mean Heart Dose Within Diverse Practice Settings. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 96: s209. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research