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
2011
Breast cancers in U.S. residing Indian-Pakistani versus non-Hispanic White women: comparative analysis of clinical-pathologic features, treatment, and survival
Moran MS, Gonsalves L, Goss DM, Ma S. Breast cancers in U.S. residing Indian-Pakistani versus non-Hispanic White women: comparative analysis of clinical-pathologic features, treatment, and survival. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 128: 543-551. PMID: 21301957, PMCID: PMC3235412, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1362-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsianBreast NeoplasmsEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisSurvival RateUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBreast conservation surgeryAge-adjusted incidenceBreast cancerAdjuvant radiationNHW womenInvasive diseaseHormone receptor-negative diseaseFemale breast cancer patientsNon-Hispanic white womenPost-mastectomy RTRates of breastClinical-pathologic featuresInvolved lymph nodesPercentage of patientsReceptor-negative diseasePost-mastectomy radiationBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer patientsLarger tumor sizeYounger median ageRelative survival ratesSignificant differencesMultivariate regression analysisSEER databaseLymph nodes
2010
Evaluation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as a Prognostic Marker for Local Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Therapy
Moran MS, Yang Q, Goyal S, Harris L, Chung G, Haffty BG. Evaluation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as a Prognostic Marker for Local Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 81: 1236-1243. PMID: 21093162, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceBiomarkers, TumorBlack PeopleBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapyTissue Array AnalysisVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AWhite PeopleConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast-conserving therapyLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalVascular endothelial growth factorEarly-stage breast cancer patientsLocal relapseBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerEndothelial growth factorVEGF expressionOverall survivalPrognostic valueCancer patientsTissue microarrayEstrogen receptor/progesterone receptor statusDistant metastasis-free survivalNodal relapse-free survivalGrowth factorProgesterone receptor statusInstitutional review board approvalMetastasis-free survivalLong-term outcomesMargin-negative patientsOverexpression of VEGFDuctal Carcinoma In Situ With Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-Term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation
Parikh RR, Haffty BG, Lannin D, Moran MS. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ With Microinvasion: Prognostic Implications, Long-Term Outcomes, and Role of Axillary Evaluation. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 82: 7-13. PMID: 20950955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant relapse-free survivalLocal-regional relapseClinical-pathologic featuresRelapse-free survivalBreast conservation therapyLong-term outcomesOverall survivalAxillary evaluationAxillary metastasesIndependent predictorsDuctal carcinomaCox proportional hazards analysisPresence of microinvasionSurgical axillary evaluationAdjuvant hormonal therapyProportional hazards analysisHormonal therapyAggressive treatmentDistant failureMargin statusSurgical evaluationConservation therapyPrognostic implicationsMean ageUnivariate analysis
2009
Clinical-Pathologic Features and Long-Term Outcomes of Tubular Carcinoma of the Breast Compared With Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Treated With Breast Conservation Therapy
Liu GF, Yang Q, Haffty BG, Moran MS. Clinical-Pathologic Features and Long-Term Outcomes of Tubular Carcinoma of the Breast Compared With Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Treated With Breast Conservation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 75: 1304-1308. PMID: 19386432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical-pathologic featuresInvasive ductal carcinomaRelapse-free survivalBreast conservation therapyLong-term outcomesConservation therapyTC cohortTumor RegistryDuctal carcinomaTubular carcinomaInstitutional experienceBreast cancer-related deathsNodal relapse-free survivalInstitution's tumor registryCentral pathology reviewHormone receptor positivityCancer-related deathPT1 diseaseConservative surgeryPN0 diseasePathology reviewClinical outcomesDistant metastasisRare subtypeRadiation therapy
2008
Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer
Moran MS, Yang Q, Harris LN, Jones B, Tuck DP, Haffty BG. Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2008, 113: 2565-2574. PMID: 18816610, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAntineoplastic AgentsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMastectomyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsBreast conservation therapyLymph node recurrenceAA patientsWhite patientsAA womenNode recurrenceConservation therapyClinicopathologic differencesEarly-stage breast cancerChemotherapy/radiotherapyEarly-stage diseaseSurgical margin statusLong-term outcomesP53 expression statusBreast recurrenceOverall survivalIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceLymph nodesMargin statusClinicopathologic featuresDistant metastasisN classificationMore estrogenBreast cancer
1998
Lobular carcinoma in situ as a component of breast cancer: The long-term outcome in patients treated with breast-conservation therapy
Moran M, Haffty B. Lobular carcinoma in situ as a component of breast cancer: The long-term outcome in patients treated with breast-conservation therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1998, 40: 353-358. PMID: 9457821, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(97)00573-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage of patientsBreast cancer patientsLong-term outcomesConservative surgeryControl groupRadiation therapyHistologic componentsPrimary histologyLobular carcinomaCancer patientsBreast cancerComparable local control ratesDistant disease-free survivalTumor recurrence-free survivalDisease-free survivalLocal control rateRecurrence-free survivalAge of presentationBreast conservation therapyEstrogen receptor statusSignificant differencesReexcision specimenResidual LCISAdjuvant therapyBilateral disease