Variation in guideline-concordant care for elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer in the United States
Poorvu PD, Vaz-Luis I, Freedman RA, Lin NU, Barry WT, Winer EP, Hassett MJ. Variation in guideline-concordant care for elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer in the United States. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 168: 727-737. PMID: 29332137, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4659-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial systemic therapyMetastatic breast cancerSystemic therapyBreast cancerDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerHuman epidermal receptor 2HR-positive patientsInitial systemic treatmentGuideline-concordant careHER2-positive patientsFirst-line therapyTriple-negative tumorsPatterns of careQuality of careGuideline concordanceInitial therapyMBC cohortUntreated patientsElderly patientsMost patientsSystemic treatmentInitial treatmentHospice utilization