2017
Patterns of Utilization of Imaging Studies and Serum Tumor Markers Among Patients With De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Di Meglio A, Lin NU, Freedman RA, Barry WT, Winer EP, Vaz-Luis I. Patterns of Utilization of Imaging Studies and Serum Tumor Markers Among Patients With De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 316-324. PMID: 28275032, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerTM testingPET/PET-CTTumor markersBreast cancerPET-CTDisease sitesDana-Farber Cancer InstituteSerum tumor markersTiming of imagingPET-CT scanFrequency of imagingCourse of treatmentPatterns of utilizationAsymptomatic patientsNeurologic symptomsRetrospective cohortClinicopathologic factorsTreatment initiationRadiographic studiesCancer InstitutePatientsTumor subtypes
2003
Central nervous system metastases in women who receive trastuzumab‐based therapy for metastatic breast carcinoma
Bendell JC, Domchek SM, Burstein HJ, Harris L, Younger J, Kuter I, Bunnell C, Rue M, Gelman R, Winer E. Central nervous system metastases in women who receive trastuzumab‐based therapy for metastatic breast carcinoma. Cancer 2003, 97: 2972-2977. PMID: 12784331, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsMetastatic breast carcinomaTrastuzumab-based therapyCentral nervous system metastasesCentral nervous system diseaseNervous system metastasesCNS diseaseNervous system diseasesBreast carcinomaBrain metastasesCNS metastasesLeptomeningeal involvementSystem diseasesDisease sitesMore brain metastasesParenchymal brain metastasesProgressive CNS diseaseFirst-line therapyTime of diagnosisMedian survival periodBlood-brain barrierNew treatment strategiesStable diseaseMetastatic diseasePharmacy records