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
2010
The Impact of Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Treatment on Outcomes in Patients With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Kane RL, Virnig BA, Shamliyan T, Wang SY, Tuttle TM, Wilt TJ. The Impact of Surgery, Radiation, and Systemic Treatment on Outcomes in Patients With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. JNCI Monographs 2010, 2010: 130-133. PMID: 20956816, PMCID: PMC5161061, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgq022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansIncidenceMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasms, Second PrimaryPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTamoxifenTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryDuctal carcinomaInvasive carcinomaWhole breast radiation therapyImpact of surgeryTerms of recurrenceInvasive recurrenceRecurrent DCISDCIS recurrenceSystemic treatmentObservational studyRadiation therapyEquivalent outcomesCarcinomaMastectomyRecurrenceDCISSurgeryTamoxifenLower ratesOutcomesWomenLumpectomyPatientsMEDLINE