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
2010
Racial Disparities in Treatment Outcomes for African American Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Receiving Whole Breast Irradiation following Breast Conserving Surgery
Nelson C, Goyal S, Moran M, Motwani S, Haffty B. Racial Disparities in Treatment Outcomes for African American Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Receiving Whole Breast Irradiation following Breast Conserving Surgery. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 78: s222. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.533.Peer-Reviewed Original Research