2021
Novel Tool to Monitor Adherence to Oral Oncolytics: A Pilot Study.
Sun W, Reeve R, Ouellette T, Stutsky M, De Jesus R, Huffer MJ, Mougalian SS. Novel Tool to Monitor Adherence to Oral Oncolytics: A Pilot Study. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2021, 5: 701-708. PMID: 34166064, DOI: 10.1200/cci.20.00151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot studyCases of nonadherenceOral chemotherapy agentsCategory of patientsText message interventionMedication-taking behaviorCategory 2Category 3Category 1Cyclical regimenOral therapyOral oncolyticsCancer carePreintervention stageSuch therapyChemotherapy agentsAverage adherenceHigh riskPost interventionPatientsNonadherenceAdherencePrescription bottlesIntervention stageCapecitabine
2020
Text Messaging to Increase Compliance with Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer
Pusztai L, Taylor R, Mougalian SS. Text Messaging to Increase Compliance with Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer. Cancer Cell 2020, 38: 323-325. PMID: 32931742, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient and Family Caregiver Considerations When Selecting Early Breast Cancer Treatment: Implications for Clinical Pathway Development
Schulman-Green D, Cherlin E, Capasso R, Mougalian SS, Wang S, Gross CP, Bajaj PS, Eakle K, Patel S, Douglas K, Adelson K. Patient and Family Caregiver Considerations When Selecting Early Breast Cancer Treatment: Implications for Clinical Pathway Development. The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 2020, 13: 683-697. PMID: 32508006, DOI: 10.1007/s40271-020-00426-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily caregiversTreatment optionsDecision regretHealth care system issuesEarly breast cancer treatmentCaregiver considerationsCancer treatment patternsInitial definitive treatmentClinical pathway developmentBreast cancer treatmentFamily caregivers' perspectivesConsideration of patientsDecision pathwaysFindings patientsDefinitive treatmentTreatment patternsSpouse/partnerBreast cancerClinical pathwayTreatment decisionsCancer statusPatientsStage ICaregiver perspectivesTreatment plan
2019
Long term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ
Hung P, Wang SY, Killelea BK, Mougalian SS, Evans SB, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Long term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy for ductal carcinoma in situ. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2019, 3: pkz052. PMID: 32337481, PMCID: PMC7049982, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSentinel lymph node biopsyBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalityLong-term outcomesDuctal carcinomaCancer mortalityEnd Results-Medicare datasetCompeting-risks survival analysisLymph node biopsyPopulation cohort dataNode biopsyOlder patientsSentinel lymphBreast conservationUS SurveillanceTerm outcomesSurvival analysisDCISPatientsStatistical significanceRoutine performanceBiopsySurgeryCarcinomaRecurrence