2021
Analysis of Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Genomic Factors Associated With Breast Cancer Mortality in the Linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Medicare Database
Robinson TJ, Wilson LE, Marcom PK, Troester M, Lynch CF, Hernandez BY, Parrilla E, Brauer HA, Dinan MA. Analysis of Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Genomic Factors Associated With Breast Cancer Mortality in the Linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and Medicare Database. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2131020. PMID: 34714340, PMCID: PMC8556625, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual tissue repositoryBreast cancer outcomesSEER-Medicare dataCancer outcomesCox proportional hazards regression modelHealth servicesEstrogen receptor-positive invasive breast cancerSymptomatic detectionBreast cancer-specific survivalPopulation-based cohort studyEstrogen receptor-positive tumorsProportional hazards regression modelsExploratory genomic analysisSEER-Medicare cohortCancer-specific survivalSocioeconomic statusHigh-grade diseaseInvasive breast cancerReceptor-positive tumorsSubset of womenBreast cancer mortalityAdvanced disease stageHazards regression modelsClaims-based algorithmGrowth factor β activation
2015
Initial Trends in the Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay for Patients With Breast Cancer in the Medicare Population, 2005-2009
Dinan MA, Mi X, Reed SD, Hirsch BR, Lyman GH, Curtis LH. Initial Trends in the Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay for Patients With Breast Cancer in the Medicare Population, 2005-2009. JAMA Oncology 2015, 1: 158-166. PMID: 26181015, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPhenotypePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsRacial GroupsResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSEER ProgramTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIntermediate-risk diseaseBreast cancerRecurrence scoreClinical practiceNode-negative breast cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkAdjuvant chemotherapy useIncident breast cancerComprehensive Cancer NetworkEnd Results (SEER) dataHigh-grade diseaseRetrospective observational studyRoutine clinical practiceTumor histologic characteristicsMedicare coverage decisionsAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy useN1 diseaseMost patientsComorbid conditionsMultivariable analysisRS assayClinical variablesStudy criteriaBlack race