2013
Differences in psychosocial factors among diverse women enrolled in a phase III cooperative group metastatic breast cancer trial (CALGB 40502/Alliance).
Polite B, Allred J, Rugo H, Cipriano T, Cirrincione C, Gehlert S, Paskett E, Hudis C, Winer E. Differences in psychosocial factors among diverse women enrolled in a phase III cooperative group metastatic breast cancer trial (CALGB 40502/Alliance). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 9581-9581. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.9581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancer trialsBreast cancer trialsCancer trialsRace/ethnicitySocial supportBreast cancer patientsLower overall survivalLow social supportAfrican American womenSocio-demographic factorsOverall survivalHispanic patientsCancer patientsHigh comorbiditySelf-identified race/ethnicityPsychosocial factorsSelf-administered surveyPatientsLow levelsMarital statusEthnic differencesSurvivalTrialsComorbiditiesAmerican women
2008
Racial Differences in Clinical Outcomes From Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840—Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Polite BN, Cirrincione C, Fleming GF, Berry DA, Seidman A, Muss H, Norton L, Shapiro C, Bakri K, Marcom K, Lake D, Schwartz JH, Hudis C, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Clinical Outcomes From Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840—Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 2659-2665. PMID: 18509177, PMCID: PMC4830463, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.9782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerHazard of deathTreatment failureBreast cancerOverall survivalClinical outcomesLeukemia Group B trialAfrican AmericansLeukemia Group BMedian overall survivalTreatment-related toxicityObserved survival differencesTime of presentationAfrican American patientsRacial differencesOverall responseAfrican American womenLarge cooperative groupsMetastatic settingProtocol treatmentPrognostic factorsStudy cohortSubsequent therapyShorter survivalPooled analysis