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
2009
Clinicopathologic Significance of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation 1 Expression in Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Goyal S, Parikh RR, Green C, Schiff D, Moran MS, Yang Q, Haffty BG. Clinicopathologic Significance of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation 1 Expression in Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 76: 679-684. PMID: 19464815, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Cause-specific survivalLower T stageMetastasis-free survivalBreast conservation therapyERCC-1 expressionERCC1 expressionAdjuvant chemotherapyHormonal therapyER positivityOverall survivalT stageConservation therapyProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorNodal negativityRadiation therapyWorse distant metastasis-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancer patientsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant hormonal therapy
2008
Bcl-2 expression predicts local relapse for early-stage breast cancer receiving conserving surgery and radiotherapy
Yang Q, Moran MS, Haffty BG. Bcl-2 expression predicts local relapse for early-stage breast cancer receiving conserving surgery and radiotherapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2008, 115: 343. PMID: 18516673, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0068-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast conservation treatmentStage breast cancerBcl-2 expressionBreast cancerIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceCox proportional hazards modelBreast tumor recurrenceIndependent prognostic factorProgesterone receptor statusOptimal treatment optionsBcl-2Proportional hazards modelBcl-2 antibodyApoptosis-related proteinsBreast recurrenceLocal relapseLocal recurrencePrognostic factorsReceptor statusClinical outcomesPrognostic significanceTreatment optionsTumor recurrencePrimary tumor