2020
Association of 21-Gene Assay (OncotypeDX) Testing and Receipt of Chemotherapy in the Medicare Breast Cancer Patient Population Following Initial Adoption
Dinan MA, Wilson LE, Reed SD, Griggs JJ, Norton EC. Association of 21-Gene Assay (OncotypeDX) Testing and Receipt of Chemotherapy in the Medicare Breast Cancer Patient Population Following Initial Adoption. Clinical Breast Cancer 2020, 20: 487-494.e1. PMID: 32653473, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Algorithms for prediction of the Oncotype DX recurrence score using clinicopathologic data: a review and comparison using an independent dataset
Harowicz MR, Robinson TJ, Dinan MA, Saha A, Marks JR, Marcom PK, Mazurowski MA. Algorithms for prediction of the Oncotype DX recurrence score using clinicopathologic data: a review and comparison using an independent dataset. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 162: 1-10. PMID: 28064383, PMCID: PMC5909985, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-4093-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermediate-risk diseaseOncotype DX recurrence scoreHigh-risk diseaseDX recurrence scoreODX RSReceptor statusRecurrence scoreSurrogate markerProgesterone receptor statusInvasive breast cancerEstrogen receptor statusHigh-risk groupOngoing clinical trialsMagee EquationsPresence of patientsAdjuvant chemotherapyClinicopathologic dataRetrospective studyTumor sizeHER2 statusHistopathologic variablesClinical trialsBreast cancerPatient managementAdditional independent validation
2016
ONCOLOGISTS’ BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR ONCOTYPE DX USE: QUALITATIVE STUDY
Roberts MC, Bryson A, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB, Dinan MA, Reeder-Hayes K, Wheeler SB. ONCOLOGISTS’ BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR ONCOTYPE DX USE: QUALITATIVE STUDY. International Journal Of Technology Assessment In Health Care 2016, 32: 355-361. PMID: 27958190, PMCID: PMC6526532, DOI: 10.1017/s026646231600060x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant chemotherapy decisionsBreast cancer patientsOncotype DXTreatment decisionsCancer patientsChemotherapy decisionsHormone receptor-positive breast cancer patientsClinical practiceReceptor-positive breast cancer patientsPositive breast cancer patientsOncotype DX useUnited States guidelinesProfiling testsEligible womenSurgical oncologistsCancer careClinical guidelinesModifiable barriersOncologistsMulti-level factorsPatientsThematic saturationPhone interviewsIntermediate scoresQualitative studyPatient-Centered Communication for Discussing Oncotype DX Testing
Roberts MC, Bryson A, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB, Dinan MA, Reeder-Hayes KE, Wheeler SB. Patient-Centered Communication for Discussing Oncotype DX Testing. Cancer Investigation 2016, 34: 205-212. PMID: 27124287, PMCID: PMC4984670, DOI: 10.3109/07357907.2016.1172637.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Racial Variation in the Uptake of Oncotype DX Testing for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Roberts MC, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB, Dinan MA, Reeder-Hayes KE, Carey LA, Troester MA, Wheeler SB. Racial Variation in the Uptake of Oncotype DX Testing for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 130-138. PMID: 26598755, PMCID: PMC4872005, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.63.2489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInsurance CoverageLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingNorth CarolinaPoisson DistributionPractice Guidelines as TopicPrecision MedicinePredictive Value of TestsResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsNode-positive breast cancerNon-black womenODX testingNode-negative patientsBreast cancerOncotype DXBlack patientsRacial disparitiesEarly-stage breast cancerCarolina Breast Cancer StudyGuideline-concordant careNode-positive patientsCancer care qualityPopulation-based studyOncotype DX testingQuality of careNorth Carolina womenLow socioeconomic statusMedium tumor sizeBlack womenBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant chemotherapyMore comorbiditiesConcordant careTumor sizeAssociation Between Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay and Receipt of Chemotherapy Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Early-Stage Breast Cancer, 2005-2009
Dinan MA, Mi X, Reed SD, Lyman GH, Curtis LH. Association Between Use of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay and Receipt of Chemotherapy Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Early-Stage Breast Cancer, 2005-2009. JAMA Oncology 2015, 1: 1098. PMID: 26313372, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGuideline AdherenceHumansInsurance BenefitsMedicareMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPatient SelectionPhenotypePractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSEER ProgramTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsReceipt of chemotherapyLower chemotherapy useHigh-risk diseasePatients 70 yearsChemotherapy useBreast cancerRecurrence scoreMedicare beneficiariesNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesEarly-stage breast cancerConsideration of chemotherapyLow-risk diseaseOverall chemotherapy useIncident breast cancerLow-risk patientsRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsPrespecified subgroup analysisUse of chemotherapyAdditional prognostic informationEnd Results (SEER) dataInvasive breast cancerRS assayNCCN riskAdjuvant chemotherapyRacial variation in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among breast cancer patients receiving oncotype DX testing
Roberts MC, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB, Dinan MA, Reeder-Hayes KE, Troester MA, Carey LA, Wheeler SB. Racial variation in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among breast cancer patients receiving oncotype DX testing. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 153: 191-200. PMID: 26216535, PMCID: PMC4562432, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant chemotherapy initiationChemotherapy initiationRisk scoreODX testingCarolina Breast Cancer StudyIntermediate-risk groupRacial variationBreast cancer patientsPopulation-based studyHigh-risk groupLarger tumor sizeLow-risk groupOncotype DX testingRacial differencesNorth Carolina womenBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant chemotherapyTumor sizeCancer patientsRelative riskRisk groupsBreast cancerPoisson regressionYounger agePhase IIIInitial 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
2010
SplicerAV: a tool for mining microarray expression data for changes in RNA processing
Robinson TJ, Dinan MA, Dewhirst M, Garcia-Blanco MA, Pearson JL. SplicerAV: a tool for mining microarray expression data for changes in RNA processing. BMC Bioinformatics 2010, 11: 108. PMID: 20184770, PMCID: PMC2838864, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBiomarkers, TumorData MiningDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingNeoplasmsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProtein IsoformsRNA, MessengerSoftwareConceptsIsoform changesMRNA processingGuanyl nucleotide exchange factorMicroarray datasetsMRNA processing factorsTranscript isoform abundanceAlternative mRNA processingHG-U133Expression of HRASUnknown mechanismMicroarray expression dataHuman mammary epithelial cellsGene expression microarraysMammary epithelial cellsRNA processingExchange factorBreast cancer microarray datasetsAffymetrix HG-U133Alternative mRNABreast tumorsEGFR activationGene expressionExpression microarraysCancer microarray datasetsSpecific expression