2018
Variation in guideline-concordant care for elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer in the United States
Poorvu PD, Vaz-Luis I, Freedman RA, Lin NU, Barry WT, Winer EP, Hassett MJ. Variation in guideline-concordant care for elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer in the United States. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 168: 727-737. PMID: 29332137, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4659-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial systemic therapyMetastatic breast cancerSystemic therapyBreast cancerDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerHuman epidermal receptor 2HR-positive patientsInitial systemic treatmentGuideline-concordant careHER2-positive patientsFirst-line therapyTriple-negative tumorsPatterns of careQuality of careGuideline concordanceInitial therapyMBC cohortUntreated patientsElderly patientsMost patientsSystemic treatmentInitial treatmentHospice utilization
2016
Ribociclib as First-Line Therapy for HR-Positive, Advanced Breast Cancer
Hortobagyi GN, Stemmer SM, Burris HA, Yap YS, Sonke GS, Paluch-Shimon S, Campone M, Blackwell KL, André F, Winer EP, Janni W, Verma S, Conte P, Arteaga CL, Cameron DA, Petrakova K, Hart LL, Villanueva C, Chan A, Jakobsen E, Nusch A, Burdaeva O, Grischke EM, Alba E, Wist E, Marschner N, Favret AM, Yardley D, Bachelot T, Tseng LM, Blau S, Xuan F, Souami F, Miller M, Germa C, Hirawat S, O'Shaughnessy J. Ribociclib as First-Line Therapy for HR-Positive, Advanced Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 1738-1748. PMID: 27717303, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1609709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAminopyridinesAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLetrozoleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNitrilesPurinesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTriazolesConceptsAdvanced breast cancerProgression-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Overall response rateRibociclib groupBreast cancerPlacebo groupAdverse eventsInvestigator-assessed progression-free survivalHER2-negative advanced breast cancerResponse rateProgression-free survival ratesEnd pointEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Hormone receptorsCDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclibCommon grade 3Initial systemic treatmentPrevious systemic therapyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsFirst-line treatmentPhase 3 trialRate of discontinuationGrowth factor receptor 2