2023
Demographic and clinical factors associated with cardiovascular events in elderly long-term survivors of breast cancer.
Westvold S, KC M, Fan J, Hyslop T, Spees L, Wang S, Silber A, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Demographic and clinical factors associated with cardiovascular events in elderly long-term survivors of breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e24105-e24105. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e24105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term breast cancer survivorsBreast cancer survivorsLong-term survivorsCardiovascular diseaseCancer survivorsHigh riskCancer stageRace/ethnicityClinical characteristicsDiagnosis yearBreast cancerEvidence of CVDNon-Hispanic black patientsNon-metastatic breast cancerLong-term cancer survivorsCox proportional hazards modelCurative-intent surgeryCVD hazard ratiosNon-oncologic outcomesCancer-specific survivalStage III diseaseInitial cancer diagnosisDiagnosis of CVDRace/ethnicity groupsChi-square test
2020
Geographic Variations of Potentially Curative Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States: A SEER-Medicare Study.
Cheng E, Hung P, Wang SY. Geographic Variations of Potentially Curative Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States: A SEER-Medicare Study. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2020, 18: 729-736. PMID: 32502978, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.7529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsCurative treatmentHepatocellular carcinomaIncidence of HCCCox proportional hazards modelSEER-Medicare studyPercutaneous ethanol injectionHepatitis B virusProportional hazards modelMore comorbiditiesSurgical resectionSurvival benefitTreatment patternsSEER-MedicareB virusRadiofrequency ablationEthanol injectionTreatment utilizationReferral regionsBetter survivalLower riskHazards modelPatientsSurvivalTreatment
2014
Cardiovascular events, early discontinuation of trastuzumab, and their impact on survival
Wang SY, Long JB, Hurria A, Owusu C, Steingart RM, Gross CP, Chen J. Cardiovascular events, early discontinuation of trastuzumab, and their impact on survival. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 146: 411-419. PMID: 24951268, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3029-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular eventsEarly discontinuationTrastuzumab treatmentCause mortalityTrastuzumab therapyTrastuzumab discontinuationBreast cancerCox proportional hazards modelContinuous trastuzumab treatmentAdverse cardiovascular eventsPopulation-based cohortFemale Medicare beneficiariesHigher mortality riskProportional hazards modelNon-significant increaseCardiovascular complicationsOlder patientsOverall survivalHeart failureAtrial fibrillationDiscontinuationMortality riskOlder womenMedicare beneficiariesHazards model