2013
The Relative Benefits of Tamoxifen in Older Women with T1 Early‐Stage Breast Cancer Treated with Breast‐Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Khan AJ, Parikh RR, Neboori HJ, Goyal S, Haffty BG, Moran MS. The Relative Benefits of Tamoxifen in Older Women with T1 Early‐Stage Breast Cancer Treated with Breast‐Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy. The Breast Journal 2013, 19: 490-495. PMID: 23800027, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalLocal relapse-free survivalUse of tamoxifenOverall survivalBreast relapseBreast cancerRadiation therapyOlder womenHormone receptor-positive breast carcinomaElderly breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerLow local recurrence rateInstitutional data baseIpsilateral breast relapseT1N0M0 breast cancerAdjuvant hormonal therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast conserving surgeryContralateral breast cancerLocal recurrence rateBreast-conserving surgeryMetastasis-free survivalRelapse-free survivalBreast cancer patients
2012
Multi-Institutional Experience of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Black vs White Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Nelson C, Bai H, Neboori H, Takita C, Motwani S, Wright JL, Hobeika G, Haffty BG, Jones T, Goyal S, Moran MS. Multi-Institutional Experience of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Black vs White Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Whole Breast Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 84: e279-e283. PMID: 22672752, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole breast radiation therapyLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalBreast-conserving surgeryBreast radiation therapyDCIS patientsRadiation therapyBreast conservationBlack patientsDuctal carcinomaRacial disparitiesUniversity-based cancer centerSignificant overall survival differenceFunction of raceAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast conserving surgeryOverall survival differenceEstrogen receptor statusMulti-institutional cohortMulti-institutional experiencePositive margin rateSignificant racial differencesTreatment delivery parametersPaucity of dataHormonal therapy
2011
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Conservative surgery and Radiation – Stage I and II Breast Carcinoma
Bellon JR, Harris EE, Arthur DW, Bailey L, Carey L, Goyal S, Halyard MY, Horst KC, Moran MS, MacDonald SM, Haffty BG. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Conservative surgery and Radiation – Stage I and II Breast Carcinoma. The Breast Journal 2011, 17: 448-455. PMID: 21790842, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01132.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapySide effectsEarly-stage breast cancerLong-term side effectsAdjuvant radiation therapyAcute side effectsACR Appropriateness CriteriaWhole breast irradiationRisk of recurrenceAtherosclerotic heart diseasePartial breast irradiationMajority of womenConservative surgerySurvival benefitAppropriate patientsBreast conservationRandomized studyAppropriateness CriteriaHeart diseaseBreast carcinomaBreast cancerTherapyShort treatmentEffective alternativeTreatment