2024
Real‐world treatment patterns of adjuvant endocrine therapy and ovarian suppression in premenopausal HR+/HER2+ breast cancer
Sukumar J, Sardesai S, Ni A, Williams N, Johnson K, Quiroga D, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, Cherian M, Stover D, Gatti‐Mays M, Pariser A, Sudheendra P, George M, Lustberg M. Real‐world treatment patterns of adjuvant endocrine therapy and ovarian suppression in premenopausal HR+/HER2+ breast cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7317. PMID: 38895891, PMCID: PMC11185945, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian suppressionEndocrine therapyAdjuvant endocrine therapyBreast cancerClinicopathological featuresAromatase inhibitorsOS useHR+/HER2+ breast cancerOptimal adjuvant endocrine therapyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Real-world treatment patternsCohort of premenopausal womenAnti-HER2 therapyPremenopausal breast cancerClinicopathological risk factorsMultivariable logistic regression assessed associationsLogistic regression assessed associationsPremenopausal BCPrescribed tamoxifenPremenopausal patientsPremenopausal womenBC subtypesContemporary cohortAnti-HER2
2021
Patient preferences and adherence to adjuvant GnRH analogs among premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Sukumar JS, Quiroga D, Kassem M, Grimm M, Shinde NV, Appiah L, Palettas M, Stephens J, Gatti-Mays ME, Pariser A, Cherian M, Stover DG, Williams N, Van Deusen J, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Sardesai S. Patient preferences and adherence to adjuvant GnRH analogs among premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 190: 183-188. PMID: 34498153, PMCID: PMC8560558, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06368-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian function suppressionPositive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerBreast cancerPremenopausal womenPatient preferencesPremenopausal Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast CancerAdjuvant gonadotropin‐releasing hormone analoguesHR-positive breast cancerGonadotropin-releasing hormone analogueDiscontinuation of GnRHaThird of patientsChi-square testMonthly goserelinClinical characteristicsTreatment toxicityVaginal drynessClinicopathologic characteristicsGnRH analoguesHot flashesSurgical ablationResultsA totalMedical recordsGnRHa