2016
Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab
Vaz-Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Lii J, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Treatment of early-stage human epidermal growth factor 2-positive cancers among medicare enrollees: age and race strongly associated with non-use of trastuzumab. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 159: 151-162. PMID: 27484879, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3927-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant trastuzumabOlder patientsSystemic treatmentBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive diseaseStage III diseaseCongestive heart failureGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerFactor receptor 2Treatment omissionEndocrine therapyClinical characteristicsSystemic therapyHeart failureBlack patientsTreatment disparitiesTreatment patternsHuman epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorMedicare dataPatients
2014
Duration and Toxicity of Adjuvant Trastuzumab in Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study
Vaz-Luis I, Keating NL, Lin NU, Lii H, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Duration and Toxicity of Adjuvant Trastuzumab in Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 927-934. PMID: 24516021, PMCID: PMC3948095, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.1261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerCardiac eventsOlder patientsBreast cancerTrastuzumab completionAdjuvant trastuzumabTreatment completionOlder womenHuman epidermal growth factor receptorAdjuvant trastuzumab useAge 76 yearsDays of therapyMost older patientsSignificant cardiac eventsMultivariable logistic regressionEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorMore comorbiditiesTrastuzumab useComorbidity scorePatient ageHospital admissionOptimal treatmentLower oddsMedicare data
2013
Completion of adjuvant trastuzumab for older patients with early-stage breast cancer (BC).
Freedman R, Luis I, Lin N, Lii J, Winer E, Keating N. Completion of adjuvant trastuzumab for older patients with early-stage breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 616-616. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerAdjuvant trastuzumabCardiac eventsOlder womenTrastuzumab completionOlder patientsHospital admissionDays of therapyTaxane-based therapyMultivariable logistic regressionMore comorbiditiesLower oddsHispanic womenMedicare dataTrastuzumabPatientsTherapyLogistic regressionWomenComorbiditiesChemotherapyAdmissionOne-quarterTreatment
2003
Quality of non-breast cancer health maintenance among elderly breast cancer survivors.
Earle CC, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Weeks JC. Quality of non-breast cancer health maintenance among elderly breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 1447-51. PMID: 12697865, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.03.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsPreventive servicesElderly breast cancer survivorsHealth maintenanceNonmetastatic breast cancerGeneral medical carePrimary care physiciansPreventive health careHigh-quality preventive servicesHigh-quality careTypes of practitionersHigher socioeconomic statusCare physiciansMammographic screeningOncology specialistsAppropriate followCancer recurrenceElderly womenNonmedical factorsRegistry areasBreast cancerHealth care participationProvider characteristicsMedicare data