2018
Mixed Invasive Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: Prognosis and the Importance of Histologic Grade
Metzger‐Filho O, Ferreira AR, Jeselsohn R, Barry WT, Dillon DA, Brock JE, Vaz‐Luis I, Hughes ME, Winer EP, Lin NU. Mixed Invasive Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: Prognosis and the Importance of Histologic Grade. The Oncologist 2018, 24: e441-e449. PMID: 30518616, PMCID: PMC6656459, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive lobular carcinomaDisease-free survivalHistologic gradeLobular carcinomaPostmenopausal womenSystemic therapyBetter prognosisAromatase inhibitorsPrognostic powerDisease-free survival advantageEarly-stage breast cancerFavorable disease-free survivalCox proportional hazards modelAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsBaseline clinicopathologic characteristicsDetailed clinical databaseHER2-negative diseaseRetrospective cohort studyImportant prognostic factorKaplan-Meier methodProportional hazards modelIntermediate histologic gradeDistinct disease subtypesCohort studyOverall prognosis
2017
Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503)
Kimmick GG, Major B, Clapp J, Sloan J, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Barginear M, Freedman RA, Artz A, Klepin HD, Lafky JM, Hopkins J, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H, Cohen H, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Mandelblatt J. Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 163: 391-398. PMID: 28283904, PMCID: PMC5508575, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4188-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality rateBreast cancerNon-cancer mortality risksOlder breast cancer patientsStage I-IIA diseaseTwo-year mortality rateAdjuvant therapy decisionsResultsPatients' mean ageCooperative group studiesKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival estimatesBreast cancer patientsAvailable clinical informationCommunity-dwelling eldersObserved mortality rateBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant therapyCause mortalityMost patientsOlder patientsBetter prognosisWorse prognosisPoor prognosisTrial populationMean age