2013
Are Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Jones T, Neboori H, Wu H, Yang Q, Haffty BG, Evans S, Higgins S, Moran MS. Are Breast Cancer Subtypes Prognostic for Nodal Involvement and Associated with Clinicopathologic Features at Presentation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2013, 20: 2866-2872. PMID: 23661183, PMCID: PMC5731457, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-2994-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodal involvementClinicopathologic featuresSignificant associationStage I/II diseaseCancer subtypesDistant metastasis-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerResultsThe study cohortAxillary node involvementBreast-conserving surgeryMetastasis-free survivalUseful prognostic variableBreast cancer subtypesAvailable tissue blocksNode involvementNode positivityNodal metastasisPathological reviewStudy cohortT stageTumor characteristicsTumor histologyTumor sizeProgesterone receptorSurgical assessment
2012
Analysis of coronary artery dosimetry in the 3-dimensional era: Implications for organ-at-risk segmentation and dose tolerances in left-sided tangential breast radiation
Evans SB, Panigrahi B, Northrup V, Patterson J, Baldwin DE, Higgins SA, Moran MS. Analysis of coronary artery dosimetry in the 3-dimensional era: Implications for organ-at-risk segmentation and dose tolerances in left-sided tangential breast radiation. Practical Radiation Oncology 2012, 3: e55-e60. PMID: 24674321, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2012.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean LAD doseLAD doseBreast radiationLAD arteryLeft-sided breast cancer patientsLeft main coronary arteryHeart dose constraintsMean heart doseTangential radiation therapyAnterior descending (LAD) arteryMain coronary arteryBreast cancer patientsHeart V10Heart V25Proximal LADHeart doseStudy cohortCoronary arteryCancer patientsMean doseRadiation therapyDose correlatesDose constraintsArteryPercent increaseA Prospective, Multicenter Study of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Utilization During Definitive Radiation for Breast Cancer
Moran MS, Ma S, Jagsi R, Yang TJ, Higgins SA, Weidhaas JB, Wilson LD, Lloyd S, Peschel R, Gaudreau B, Rockwell S. A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Utilization During Definitive Radiation for Breast Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 85: 40-46. PMID: 22658441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsAlternative medicine utilizationCancer patientsBreast cancerCAM practicesDefinitive radiationCAM usersMedicine utilizationBreast patientsFirst prospective studyRadiation therapy useMulti-institutional studyOral CAMYounger patientsTherapy useCAM useStudy cohortCAM usageMulticenter studyProspective studyCAM utilizationStage 0Radiation therapyPatientsMultivariate analysis