2020
Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer
Maliniak M, Cheriyan A, Sherman M, Liu Y, Gogineni K, Liu J, He J, Krishnamurti U, Miller-Kleinhenz J, Ashiqueali R, He J, Yacoub R, McCullough L. Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2020, 22: 65. PMID: 32552729, PMCID: PMC7298873, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01308-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast adipose tissueHazard ratioBreast cancerAdipose tissueMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsWhite womenCox proportional hazards modelProgression-free survivalMedical record reviewCurrent smoking statusConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelBenign breast tissueBreast cancer prognosisNon-tumor tissuesCrown-like structuresMulti-racial populationEvidence of associationWorse OSWhite patientsClinical outcomesRecord reviewSmoking statusLifestyle factorsMultivariable model
2017
Distinctions in Breast Tumor Recurrence Patterns Post-Therapy among Racially Distinct Populations
Wright N, Xia J, Cantuaria G, Klimov S, Jones M, Neema P, Il’yasova D, Krishnamurti U, Li X, Reid M, Gupta M, Rida P, Osan R, Aneja R. Distinctions in Breast Tumor Recurrence Patterns Post-Therapy among Racially Distinct Populations. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0170095. PMID: 28085947, PMCID: PMC5234824, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyRecurrence rateTumor recurrenceClinical studiesBreast cancer recurrence ratesBreast tumor recurrenceCohort of patientsBreast cancer patientsRate of recurrenceCancer recurrence rateAfrican American patientsFirst clinical studyHigh incidence rateEuropean American patientsForm of treatmentLocal recurrenceClinical outcomesPost therapyCancer patientsInvasive diseaseIncidence rateHigher overall rateRecurrence patternsHigh risk