2012
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes?
Vaz-Luis I, Winer EP, Lin NU. Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes? Annals Of Oncology 2012, 24: 283-291. PMID: 23022997, PMCID: PMC3551479, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive diseaseEstrogen receptor statusBreast cancerReceptor statusClinical outcomesEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpressionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressionDistinct subtypesFuture clinical trialsEfficacy of therapyMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant therapyMetastatic diseaseER statusSurvival outcomesClinical trialsPatterns of disseminationTherapyCancerDiseaseSubstantial minorityOutcomesSubtypesHeterogeneous entity
2011
P1-08-05: Age and Survival in Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer: An Analysis Controlling for Tumor Subtype.
Partridge A, Hughes M, Ottesen R, Wong Y, Edge S, Theriault R, Blayney D, Niland J, Winer E, Weeks J, Tamimi R. P1-08-05: Age and Survival in Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer: An Analysis Controlling for Tumor Subtype. Cancer Research 2011, 71: p1-08-05-p1-08-05. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p1-08-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelEarly-stage breast cancerCox proportional hazards modelStage breast cancerProportional hazards modelBreast cancerEstrogen receptorYoung womenProgesterone receptorStratified analysisOlder womenHazards modelTumor subtypesYounger ageBreast cancer-specific survivalHER-2/neu statusCancer-specific survivalER-positive diseaseIndependent risk factorEarly breast cancerER-negative diseaseAge 40 yearsBreast cancer recurrenceEfficacy of therapyBreast cancer biology