Patient preferences and adherence to adjuvant GnRH analogs among premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Sukumar JS, Quiroga D, Kassem M, Grimm M, Shinde NV, Appiah L, Palettas M, Stephens J, Gatti-Mays ME, Pariser A, Cherian M, Stover DG, Williams N, Van Deusen J, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Sardesai S. Patient preferences and adherence to adjuvant GnRH analogs among premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 190: 183-188. PMID: 34498153, PMCID: PMC8560558, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06368-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian function suppressionPositive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerBreast cancerPremenopausal womenPatient preferencesPremenopausal Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast CancerAdjuvant gonadotropin‐releasing hormone analoguesHR-positive breast cancerGonadotropin-releasing hormone analogueDiscontinuation of GnRHaThird of patientsChi-square testMonthly goserelinClinical characteristicsTreatment toxicityVaginal drynessClinicopathologic characteristicsGnRH analoguesHot flashesSurgical ablationResultsA totalMedical recordsGnRHaRacial and ethnic disparities among patients with breast cancer and COVID-19.
Nagaraj G, Accordino M, French B, Kuderer N, Lyman G, Stover D, Blinder V, Schmidt A, Shatsky R, Grover P, Puc M, Hwang C, Wulff-Burchfield E, Lewis M, Menendez A, Bilen M, Warner J, Lustberg M, Shah D. Racial and ethnic disparities among patients with breast cancer and COVID-19. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6500-6500. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 outcomesNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesHospital admissionClinicopathologic characteristicsMechanical ventilationCancer characteristicsCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2Worse breast cancer outcomesIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionSevere COVID-19Breast cancer outcomesFisher's exact testSignificant differencesSARS-CoV-2High rateEthnic groupsCOVID-19 diagnosisAnti-cancer therapyRace/ethnicityActive diseaseUnit admissionBaseline characteristics