2016
Subtype-Dependent Relationship Between Young Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Survival
Partridge AH, Hughes ME, Warner ET, Ottesen RA, Wong YN, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Tamimi RM. Subtype-Dependent Relationship Between Young Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Survival. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 3308-3314. PMID: 27480155, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.65.8013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelBreast cancer deathsProportional hazards modelBreast cancerYears of ageYounger ageCancer deathHazards modelHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 subtypeStage INational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersBreast cancer-specific survivalEarly-stage breast cancerYoung womenCancer-specific survivalSurvival of womenEarly breast cancerLuminal B tumorsBreast cancer mortalityTriple-negative tumorsBreast cancer survivalLuminal breast cancerBreast cancer recurrenceBreast cancer subtypesTrends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers
Vaz-Luis I, Hughes ME, Cronin A, Rugo HS, Edge SB, Moy B, Theriault RL, Hassett MJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Trends in the use of mastectomy in women with small node-negative breast cancer treated at US academic centers. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 155: 569-578. PMID: 26868124, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3707-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of mastectomyBreast cancer patientsInitial mastectomyBilateral mastectomyBreast cancerDefinitive surgeryInitial surgeryCancer patientsNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersSmall node-negative breast cancersStage I breast cancer patientsNode-negative breast cancerStage I breast cancerRisk breast cancerSubstantial institutional variationProportion of patientsProspective cohort studyUS academic centersI breast cancerType of surgeryLonger median timeChoice of surgeryEquivalent survival outcomesSignificant institutional variation
2015
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breast Cancer Survival: Mediating Effect of Tumor Characteristics and Sociodemographic and Treatment Factors
Warner ET, Tamimi RM, Hughes ME, Ottesen RA, Wong YN, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Partridge AH. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breast Cancer Survival: Mediating Effect of Tumor Characteristics and Sociodemographic and Treatment Factors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 2254-2261. PMID: 25964252, PMCID: PMC4486344, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.1349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsianBiomarkers, TumorBlack or African AmericanBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCause of DeathDisease-Free SurvivalEthnicityFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsRacial GroupsRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBreast cancer-specific survivalEstrogen receptor-positive tumorsCancer-specific survivalReceptor-positive tumorsBreast cancer survivalTumor characteristicsCancer survivalBreast cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersBreast cancer-specific deathHuman epidermal growth factor receptorCancer-specific deathMultivariable adjusted modelsYear of diagnosisBody mass indexProportional hazards regressionEpidermal growth factor receptorRace/ethnicityGrowth factor receptorHazards regressionMass indexRisk factorsSurvival differencesLike tumorsHigh riskVariation in type of adjuvant chemotherapy received among patients with stage I breast cancer: A multi‐institutional study
Vaz-Luis I, Hughes ME, Cronin AM, Rugo HS, Edge SB, Moy B, Theriault RL, Hassett MJ, Winer EP, Lin NU. Variation in type of adjuvant chemotherapy received among patients with stage I breast cancer: A multi‐institutional study. Cancer 2015, 121: 1937-1948. PMID: 25757412, PMCID: PMC4457605, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I breast cancerI breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyIntensive regimensNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Choice of regimenHER2-negative diseaseHER2-positive diseaseCombination of docetaxelPercentage of patientsProspective cohort studyType of chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2Time of diagnosisAmerican Joint CommitteeMultivariable logistic regressionFactor receptor 2Multi-institutional studyCommon regimensChemotherapy regimensIntensive chemotherapyCohort study
2012
Time to diagnosis and breast cancer stage by race/ethnicity
Warner ET, Tamimi RM, Hughes ME, Ottesen RA, Wong YN, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Partridge AH. Time to diagnosis and breast cancer stage by race/ethnicity. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 136: 813-821. PMID: 23099438, PMCID: PMC3513497, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2304-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityLate-stage tumorsBreast cancerMedian timeNon-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander womenStage III/IV breast cancerAbnormal mammogramsNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersAsian/Pacific Islander womenBreast cancer stageNon-Hispanic blacksPacific Islander womenNon-Hispanic whitesBreast cancer diagnosisAJCC criteriaHigher proportionSymptomatic womenCancer stageStage IStage IIIInitial signsThe Effect of Age on Delay in Diagnosis and Stage of Breast Cancer
Partridge AH, Hughes ME, Ottesen RA, Wong Y, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Tamimi RM. The Effect of Age on Delay in Diagnosis and Stage of Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2012, 17: 775-782. PMID: 22554997, PMCID: PMC3380876, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher stage diseaseBreast cancerYoung womenStage diseaseNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersInitial signsYounger ageHigher stageBreast cancer diagnosisAdvanced diseaseEffect of ageIndependent predictorsSymptomatic diseaseStage ICancerDiagnosisDiseaseSymptomsCancer diagnosisWomenOlder counterpartsAgeSimilar adjustmentSignsDaysClinicopathologic features, patterns of recurrence, and survival among women with triple‐negative breast cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Lin NU, Vanderplas A, Hughes ME, Theriault RL, Edge SB, Wong Y, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC. Clinicopathologic features, patterns of recurrence, and survival among women with triple‐negative breast cancer in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Cancer 2012, 118: 5463-5472. PMID: 22544643, PMCID: PMC3611659, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Triple-negative tumorsHR-positive/HER2-negative tumorsHER2-negative tumorsTriple-negative subtypePatterns of recurrenceEstrogen receptorProgesterone receptorClinicopathologic featuresBreast cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkHigher body mass indexEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Triple-negative breast cancerLymph node involvementComprehensive Cancer NetworkGrowth factor receptor 2Triple-negative cancersRisk of deathBody mass indexAbnormal screening mammogramBreast cancer subtypesHigher tumor classificationFactor receptor 2