2013
Body mass index (BMI), tumor subtype, and relapse-free survival (RFS) in CALGB 9741 (Alliance).
Ligibel J, Cirrincione C, Liu M, Citron M, Ingle J, Gradishar W, Martino S, Sikov W, Michaelson R, Hudis C, Winer E, Barry W. Body mass index (BMI), tumor subtype, and relapse-free survival (RFS) in CALGB 9741 (Alliance). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 1032-1032. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.1032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelapse-free survivalBody mass indexBreast cancerCALGB 9741Node-positive breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerInteraction of BMIAggressive tumor histologyEarly breast cancerLuminal B tumorsNormal-weight individualsNon-obese individualsActual body weightDistribution of subtypesChi-squared testPrimary endpointBiologic subtypeMenopausal statusObese patientsB tumorsDose adjustmentIndependent predictorsLuminal tumorsMass indexTumor histology
2012
The Effect of Age on Delay in Diagnosis and Stage of Breast Cancer
Partridge AH, Hughes ME, Ottesen RA, Wong Y, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Tamimi RM. The Effect of Age on Delay in Diagnosis and Stage of Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2012, 17: 775-782. PMID: 22554997, PMCID: PMC3380876, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher stage diseaseBreast cancerYoung womenStage diseaseNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersInitial signsYounger ageHigher stageBreast cancer diagnosisAdvanced diseaseEffect of ageIndependent predictorsSymptomatic diseaseStage ICancerDiagnosisDiseaseSymptomsCancer diagnosisWomenOlder counterpartsAgeSimilar adjustmentSignsDays