2024
Analysis of HER2 expression changes from breast primary to brain metastases and the impact of HER2-low expression on overall survival
Pereslete A, Hughes M, Martin A, Files J, Nguyen K, Buckley L, Patel A, Moore A, Winer E, Dillon D, Li T, Tolaney S, Lin N, Sammons S. Analysis of HER2 expression changes from breast primary to brain metastases and the impact of HER2-low expression on overall survival. Neuro-Oncology 2024, noae163. PMID: 39211994, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noae163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHER2-low expressionHER2-lowMetastatic breast cancerHER2-positiveHER2 expressionHER2-0Primary tumorBrain metastasesEstrogen receptorBreast cancerHER2-positive primary tumorsASCO-CAP guidelinesNCI-designated centersMultivariate survival analysisCox proportional hazards modelsAntibody-drug conjugatesProportional hazards modelActive antibody-drug conjugateASCO-CAPHER2 gainHER2 statusInferior survivalOverall survivalIntracranial activityRetrospective analysis
2023
Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer
Puklin L, Li F, Cartmel B, Zhao J, Sanft T, Lisevick A, Winer E, Lustberg M, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 98. PMID: 38042922, PMCID: PMC10693588, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00603-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBreast cancer diagnosisWeight changeCause mortalityClinical characteristicsWeight gainWeight lossBreast cancerWeight trajectoriesPost-diagnosis weight changeBreast cancer-specific mortalityCox proportional hazards modelModern treatment eraCancer-specific mortalityCancer diagnosisModerate weight lossModerate weight gainProportional hazards modelAdverse health outcomesElectronic health recordsTreatment eraBaseline characteristicsTumor RegistryMass indexWeight management
2022
CALGB 40603 (Alliance): Long-Term Outcomes and Genomic Correlates of Response and Survival After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Carboplatin and Bevacizumab in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Shepherd JH, Ballman K, Polley MC, Campbell JD, Fan C, Selitsky S, Fernandez-Martinez A, Parker JS, Hoadley KA, Hu Z, Li Y, Soloway MG, Spears PA, Singh B, Tolaney SM, Somlo G, Port ER, Ma C, Kuzma C, Mamounas E, Golshan M, Bellon JR, Collyar D, Hahn OM, Hudis CA, Winer EP, Partridge A, Hyslop T, Carey LA, Perou CM, Sikov WM. CALGB 40603 (Alliance): Long-Term Outcomes and Genomic Correlates of Response and Survival After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Carboplatin and Bevacizumab in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 1323-1334. PMID: 35044810, PMCID: PMC9015203, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.01506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesEvent-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancer burdenResidual diseaseImmune activationBreast cancerPathologic complete response rateRandomized phase II trialEnd pointSuperior long-term outcomesCox proportional hazards modelComplete response rateSecondary end pointsPhase II trialPretreatment tumor biopsiesKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival rateTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesLog-rank testPretreatment tumor samplesMinimal residual diseaseProportional hazards modelWeekly paclitaxelII trial
2021
Association of 17q22 Amplicon Via Cell-Free DNA With Platinum Chemotherapy Response in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Collier KA, Asad S, Tallman D, Jenison J, Rajkovic A, Mardis ER, Parsons HA, Tolaney SM, Winer EP, Lin NU, Ha G, Adalsteinsson VA, Stover DG. Association of 17q22 Amplicon Via Cell-Free DNA With Platinum Chemotherapy Response in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: po.21.00104. PMID: 34849445, PMCID: PMC8624042, DOI: 10.1200/po.21.00104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerPlatinum chemotherapyCancer Genome AtlasBreast cancerBreast Cancer International Consortium data setLonger median progression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalPlatinum-based chemotherapy regimenSomatic copy number alterationsCopy number alterationsCox proportional hazards modelPlatinum chemotherapy responseTriple negative breast cancer tumorsSpecific somatic copy number alterationsGenome AtlasBreast Cancer International ConsortiumProportional hazards modelBreast cancer tumorsWarrants further investigationCell-free DNAEvaluable patientsChemotherapy regimenMetastatic setting
2018
Mixed Invasive Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: Prognosis and the Importance of Histologic Grade
Metzger‐Filho O, Ferreira AR, Jeselsohn R, Barry WT, Dillon DA, Brock JE, Vaz‐Luis I, Hughes ME, Winer EP, Lin NU. Mixed Invasive Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: Prognosis and the Importance of Histologic Grade. The Oncologist 2018, 24: e441-e449. PMID: 30518616, PMCID: PMC6656459, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive lobular carcinomaDisease-free survivalHistologic gradeLobular carcinomaPostmenopausal womenSystemic therapyBetter prognosisAromatase inhibitorsPrognostic powerDisease-free survival advantageEarly-stage breast cancerFavorable disease-free survivalCox proportional hazards modelAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsBaseline clinicopathologic characteristicsDetailed clinical databaseHER2-negative diseaseRetrospective cohort studyImportant prognostic factorKaplan-Meier methodProportional hazards modelIntermediate histologic gradeDistinct disease subtypesCohort studyOverall prognosisAndrogen Receptor Expression and Breast Cancer Survival: Results From the Nurses’ Health Studies
Kensler KH, Poole EM, Heng YJ, Collins LC, Glass B, Beck AH, Hazra A, Rosner BA, Eliassen AH, Hankinson SE, Winer EP, Brown M, Tamimi RM. Androgen Receptor Expression and Breast Cancer Survival: Results From the Nurses’ Health Studies. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2018, 111: 700-708. PMID: 30445651, PMCID: PMC6624168, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djy173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer mortalityHealth Study II cohortNurses' Health StudyAR protein expressionCancer mortalityBreast cancerLog-linear associationAR expressionHealth StudyAndrogen receptorER- cancersHazard ratioNurses' Health Study II cohortCox proportional hazards modelProtein expressionInvasive breast cancerAndrogen receptor expressionBreast cancer survivalConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelHormone receptor signalingPostmenopausal womenNegative tumorsWorse prognosisYears postdiagnosis
2016
Subtype-Dependent Relationship Between Young Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Survival
Partridge AH, Hughes ME, Warner ET, Ottesen RA, Wong YN, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Tamimi RM. Subtype-Dependent Relationship Between Young Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Survival. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 3308-3314. PMID: 27480155, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.65.8013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelBreast cancer deathsProportional hazards modelBreast cancerYears of ageYounger ageCancer deathHazards modelHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 subtypeStage INational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersBreast cancer-specific survivalEarly-stage breast cancerYoung womenCancer-specific survivalSurvival of womenEarly breast cancerLuminal B tumorsBreast cancer mortalityTriple-negative tumorsBreast cancer survivalLuminal breast cancerBreast cancer recurrenceBreast cancer subtypesPAM50 gene signatures and breast cancer prognosis with adjuvant anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy: correlative analysis of C9741 (Alliance)
Liu MC, Pitcher BN, Mardis ER, Davies SR, Friedman PN, Snider JE, Vickery TL, Reed JP, DeSchryver K, Singh B, Gradishar WJ, Perez EA, Martino S, Citron ML, Norton L, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Carey LA, Bernard PS, Nielsen TO, Perou CM, Ellis MJ, Barry WT. PAM50 gene signatures and breast cancer prognosis with adjuvant anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy: correlative analysis of C9741 (Alliance). Npj Breast Cancer 2016, 2: 15023. PMID: 28691057, PMCID: PMC5501351, DOI: 10.1038/npjbcancer.2015.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrinsic subtypesOverall survivalGene signaturePAM50 gene signatureCox proportional hazards modelIntrinsic breast cancer subtypesPAM50 intrinsic subtypesStandard clinicopathologic factorsMultivariable Cox modelTaxane-based chemotherapyTaxane-based therapyEvaluable subsetProportional hazards modelBreast cancer subtypesBreast cancer prognosisClinical validation studyAdjuvant anthracyclinesCALGB 9741Distant recurrenceClinicopathologic factorsPrognostic valueRecurrence scoreImproved outcomesTreatment benefitClinical covariates
2014
Comorbidity, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer on a Clinical Trial: CALGB 49907 and CALGB 361004 (Alliance)
Klepin HD, Pitcher BN, Ballman KV, Kornblith AB, Hurria A, Winer EP, Hudis C, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Kimmick GG. Comorbidity, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer on a Clinical Trial: CALGB 49907 and CALGB 361004 (Alliance). JCO Oncology Practice 2014, 10: e285-e292. PMID: 25074878, PMCID: PMC4161730, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorouracilHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsQuality of LifeRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyBurden scoreBreast cancerOlder womenShorter OSClinical trialsEarly-stage breast cancerCox proportional hazards modelStandard adjuvant chemotherapyNumber of comorbiditiesHazard of deathPhysical health subscaleOlder Americans ResourcesProportional hazards modelCALGB 49907Chemotherapy toxicityReceptor statusComorbid conditionsTumor sizeHealth subscaleGrade 3ComorbiditiesCommon conditionHazards modelFrailty and Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer: CALGB Protocol 369901
Sheppard VB, Faul LA, Luta G, Clapp JD, Yung RL, Wang JH, Kimmick G, Isaacs C, Tallarico M, Barry WT, Pitcher BN, Hudis C, Winer EP, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Hurria A, Mandelblatt JS. Frailty and Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer: CALGB Protocol 369901. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 2318-2327. PMID: 24934786, PMCID: PMC4105485, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.7367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant hormonal therapyHormonal therapyBreast cancerOlder womenInfluence of frailtyCovariate adjustmentRisk of discontinuationNonmetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer ageProportional hazards modelIIB diseaseEarly discontinuationMost patientsOlder patientsProspective cohortBaseline frailtyCancer ageHigher oddsDiscontinuationHazards modelMost womenPsychosocial dataNoninitiationTherapyLogistic regression
2013
Clinical outcomes and treatment practice patterns of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in the post-trastuzumab era
Olson EM, Najita JS, Sohl J, Arnaout A, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Clinical outcomes and treatment practice patterns of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in the post-trastuzumab era. The Breast 2013, 22: 525-531. PMID: 23352568, PMCID: PMC3713786, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReceptor, ErbB-2Retrospective StudiesTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerMedian overall survivalTrastuzumab-based therapyOverall survivalHazard ratioMedian durationBreast cancerCox proportional hazards modelCentral nervous system diseasePost-trastuzumab eraTreatment practice patternsHER2-positive patientsKaplan-Meier methodologyLog-rank testPatterns of careLine of treatmentNervous system diseasesProportional hazards modelTime of deathCNS metastasesCNS progressionMetastatic settingFirst recurrenceShorter OS
2012
Comorbidity, chemotherapy toxicity, and outcomes among older women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC).
Klepin H, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Kimmick G, Kornblith A, Cohen H, Hurria A, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H. Comorbidity, chemotherapy toxicity, and outcomes among older women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 6015-6015. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.6015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalBurden scoreOlder womenShorter OSEarly-stage breast cancerAdditional comorbid conditionsLeukemia Group BStandard adjuvant chemotherapyBetter functional statusStage breast cancerHazard of deathProportional hazards modelComorbidity burdenChemotherapy toxicityPrimary outcomePulmonary diseaseReceptor statusClinical outcomesComorbid conditionsComorbidity measuresNode statusSurvival outcomesTumor size
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 biologyRisk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and fracture in a cohort of community-based breast cancer patients
Ligibel JA, James O’Malley A, Fisher M, Daniel GW, Winer EP, Keating NL. Risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and fracture in a cohort of community-based breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 131: 589-597. PMID: 21881937, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1754-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsBreast cancer patientsCommunity-based populationCancer patientsSerious side effectsMyocardial infarctionHormonal therapyClinical trialsSide effectsOnly serious side effectTime-varying treatment variablesHealthCore Integrated Research DatabaseCox proportional hazards modelNon-trial populationSide effect profileRisk of osteoporosisProportional hazards modelHip fractureEffect profileDiagnosis codesAromatase inhibitorsHigh riskPropensity score methodsLower riskHazards model
2007
Age of menopause among women who remain premenopausal following treatment for early breast cancer: Long-term results from International Breast Cancer Study Group Trials V and VI
Partridge A, Gelber S, Gelber RD, Castiglione-Gertsch M, Goldhirsch A, Winer E. Age of menopause among women who remain premenopausal following treatment for early breast cancer: Long-term results from International Breast Cancer Study Group Trials V and VI. European Journal Of Cancer 2007, 43: 1646-1653. PMID: 17512721, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCycles of CMFInternational Breast Cancer Study Group Trial VBreast cancerPremature menopauseCox proportional hazards modelTrial VEarly breast cancerLong-term resultsAge of menopauseProportional hazards modelAdjuvant chemotherapyMenses dataTemporary amenorrheaBilateral oophorectomyPremenopausal womenNode negativeSystemic therapyChemotherapyHazards modelMenopauseTrial VIEarly onsetWomenCancerTemporary cessation
2005
Prognosis after local recurrence after conservative surgery and radiation for early-stage breast cancer
Galper S, Blood E, Gelman R, Abner A, Recht A, Kohli A, Wong JS, Smith D, Bellon J, Connolly J, Schnitt S, Winer E, Silver B, Harris JR. Prognosis after local recurrence after conservative surgery and radiation for early-stage breast cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2005, 61: 348-357. PMID: 15667952, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal recurrenceConservative surgeryBreast cancerDistant metastasisInitial diagnosisRadiation therapyEarly-stage invasive breast cancerDistant disease-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerClinical stage IDisease-free survivalFinal study populationInvasive breast cancerLong-term prognosisProportional hazards modelNonbreast malignanciesActuarial freedomMedian followDistant failureSecond malignanciesIpsilateral breastLocal therapyRegional nodalMedian timeStudy population