2017
Neratinib Efficacy and Circulating Tumor DNA Detection of HER2 Mutations in HER2 Nonamplified Metastatic Breast Cancer
X. C, Bose R, Gao F, Freedman RA, Telli ML, Kimmick G, Winer E, Naughton M, Goetz MP, Russell C, Tripathy D, Cobleigh M, Forero A, Pluard TJ, Anders C, Niravath PA, Thomas S, Anderson J, Bumb C, Banks KC, Lanman RB, Bryce R, Lalani AS, Pfeifer J, Hayes DF, Pegram M, Blackwell K, Bedard PL, Al-Kateb H, Ellis MJC. Neratinib Efficacy and Circulating Tumor DNA Detection of HER2 Mutations in HER2 Nonamplified Metastatic Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 5687-5695. PMID: 28679771, PMCID: PMC6746403, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-0900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical benefit rateProgression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerStable diseaseCtDNA sequencingMedian progression-free survivalSingle-arm phase II trialCommon adverse eventsPhase II trialClinical trial participationPromising preclinical dataClin Cancer ResTumor-positive casesVariant allele frequencyProphylactic loperamideSecondary endpointsII trialPartial responseAdverse eventsTrial participationPreclinical dataBenefit rateBreast cancerWeek 4Estrogen receptorFactors Associated with Early Mortality Among Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Population‐Based Study
Vaz‐Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Factors Associated with Early Mortality Among Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Population‐Based Study. The Oncologist 2017, 22: 386-393. PMID: 28242790, PMCID: PMC5388378, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerMonths of diagnosisQuarter of patientsEarly deathBreast cancerPoor outcomeUninsured statusHigh riskDe novo metastatic breast cancerEarly palliative care referralNovo metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Older ageEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Palliative care referralHalf of patientsProportion of patientsEnd Results (SEER) dataGrowth factor receptor 2Identification of patientsClinical trial participationFactor receptor 2Additional supportive servicesProportion of womenEquitable patient access
2007
Do cancer patients fully understand clinical trial participation? A pilot study to assess informed consent and patient expectations
Wray RJ, Stryker JE, Winer E, Demetri G, Emmons KM. Do cancer patients fully understand clinical trial participation? A pilot study to assess informed consent and patient expectations. Journal Of Cancer Education 2007, 22: 21. PMID: 17570804, DOI: 10.1007/bf03174370.Peer-Reviewed Original Research