2016
Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update on Ovarian Suppression
Burstein HJ, Lacchetti C, Anderson H, Buchholz TA, Davidson NE, Gelmon KE, Giordano SH, Hudis CA, Solky AJ, Stearns V, Winer EP, Griggs JJ. Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update on Ovarian Suppression. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 1689-1701. PMID: 26884586, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.65.9573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant endocrine therapyOvarian suppressionStandard adjuvant therapyEndocrine therapyBreast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyAromatase inhibitorsClinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline UpdateHormone receptor-positive breast cancerEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerClinical Practice Guideline UpdateStage I breast cancerDisease-free survivalHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsI breast cancerSubset of patientsOverall clinical benefitRandomized clinical trialsNode-negative cancersQuality of lifeDistant recurrencePremenopausal womenTrends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers
Vaz-Luis I, Hughes ME, Cronin A, Rugo HS, Edge SB, Moy B, Theriault RL, Hassett MJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Trends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 155: 569-578. PMID: 26868124, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3707-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of mastectomyBreast cancer patientsInitial mastectomyBilateral mastectomyBreast cancerDefinitive surgeryInitial surgeryCancer patientsNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersSmall node-negative breast cancersStage I breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancerStage I breast cancerRisk breast cancerSubstantial institutional variationProportion of patientsProspective cohort studyUS academic centersI breast cancerType of surgeryLonger median timeChoice of surgeryEquivalent survival outcomesSignificant institutional variation
2015
Variation in type of adjuvant chemotherapy received among patients with stage I breast cancer: A multi‐institutional study
Vaz-Luis I, Hughes ME, Cronin AM, Rugo HS, Edge SB, Moy B, Theriault RL, Hassett MJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Variation in type of adjuvant chemotherapy received among patients with stage I breast cancer: A multi‐institutional study. Cancer 2015, 121: 1937-1948. PMID: 25757412, PMCID: PMC4457605, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I breast cancerI breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyIntensive regimensNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Choice of regimenHER2-negative diseaseHER2-positive diseaseCombination of docetaxelPercentage of patientsProspective cohort studyType of chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2Time of diagnosisAmerican Joint CommitteeMultivariable logistic regressionFactor receptor 2Multi-institutional studyCommon regimensChemotherapy regimensIntensive chemotherapyCohort study
2012
Effect of Massachusetts health insurance reform on mammography use and breast cancer stage at diagnosis
Keating NL, Kouri EM, He Y, West DW, Winer EP. Effect of Massachusetts health insurance reform on mammography use and breast cancer stage at diagnosis. Cancer 2012, 119: 250-258. PMID: 22833148, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPropensity-weighted cohortsMammography ratesStage I breast cancerBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveyInsurance expansionStage I cancerI breast cancerBreast cancer stageCancer registry dataUse of mammographyRate of diagnosisRates of mammographyPropensity score analysisRates of uninsuranceHigher uninsurance ratesBreast cancer diagnosisHealth insurance expansionsI cancerCancer stageBreast cancerMammography useRegistry dataCalifornia womenMassachusetts womenDiagnosis
2009
Influence of birthplace on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Hispanic women
Kouri EM, He Y, Winer EP, Keating NL. Influence of birthplace on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Hispanic women. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2009, 121: 743-751. PMID: 19949856, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-009-0643-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesEarly DiagnosisEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsBreast cancerHispanic womenBreast cancer diagnosisRace/ethnicityPrimary therapyWhite womenStage I breast cancerNon-Hispanic white womenCancer diagnosisEarly-stage diseaseI breast cancerInvasive breast cancerAssociation of ethnicityForeign-born HispanicsInfluence of birthplaceTherapy differsTumor characteristicsSEER areasFirst diagnosisRates of stageAdjusted ratesMultinomial logistic regressionStage IAdvanced stageAppropriate interventions