2012
Patterns of bone density evaluation in a community population treated with aromatase inhibitors
Ligibel JA, O’Malley A, Fisher M, Daniel GW, Winer EP, Keating NL. Patterns of bone density evaluation in a community population treated with aromatase inhibitors. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 134: 1305-1313. PMID: 22791365, PMCID: PMC3449001, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2151-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone density testingBreast cancer patientsAromatase inhibitorsBone density evaluationAI therapyHealth maintenance organizationDensity testingCancer patientsHealthCore Integrated Research DatabaseMaintenance organizationYears of therapyCommunity-based populationLong-term therapyCommunity-based cohortMultivariable logistic regressionProton pump inhibitorsLow education levelRate of testingTamoxifen therapyTamoxifen useBone lossPharmacy dataPump inhibitorsBreast cancerBone density
2007
Cost-Effectiveness of Switching to Exemestane after 2 to 3 Years of Therapy with Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Thompson D, Taylor DC, Montoya EL, Winer EP, Jones SE, Weinstein MC. Cost-Effectiveness of Switching to Exemestane after 2 to 3 Years of Therapy with Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Value In Health 2007, 10: 367-376. PMID: 17888101, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00190.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAndrostadienesAntineoplastic ProtocolsAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsCost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleForecastingHumansMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostmenopauseQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSEER ProgramSelective Estrogen Receptor ModulatorsTamoxifenConceptsIntergroup Exemestane StudyDisease-free survivalDisease-related eventsTreatment strategiesEarly-stage breast cancer patientsEarly-stage breast cancerProlongs disease-free survivalCost-effective treatment strategyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioYears of tamoxifenYears of therapyBreast cancer patientsSEER-Medicare dataBreast cancer statusLifetime medical care costsMedical care costsCost-effectiveness ratioTamoxifen therapyPostmenopausal womenRecurrence rateCancer careCancer patientsPatient transitionsAromatase inhibitorsBreast cancer
2003
Phase II, randomized, double-blind study of two dose levels of arzoxifene in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Buzdar A, O’Shaughnessy J, Booser DJ, Pippen JE, Jones SE, Munster PN, Peterson P, Melemed AS, Winer E, Hudis C. Phase II, randomized, double-blind study of two dose levels of arzoxifene in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 1007-14. PMID: 12637464, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.06.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEndometriumEstrogen Receptor ModulatorsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPiperidinesReceptors, EstrogenSurvival AnalysisTamoxifenThiophenesTreatment OutcomeConceptsMetastatic breast cancerClinical benefit rateBreast cancerTamoxifen refractoryTR patientsResponse rateDose levelsEnd pointSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsPhase II studyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsTumor response rateDouble-blind studyEstrogen receptor statusMetastatic disease sitesEstrogen receptor modulatorsTreatment of TSSimilar TTPTamoxifen therapyII studyDaily doseLonger TTPReceptor statusDose-dependent toxicity
1998
Complications of axillary lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the breast
Warmuth M, Bowen G, Prosnitz L, Chu L, Broadwater G, Peterson B, Leight G, Winer E. Complications of axillary lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the breast. Cancer 1998, 83: 1362-1368. PMID: 9762937, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1362::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionLymph node dissectionNode dissectionBreast carcinomaYounger ageGreater body surface areaTreatment factorsAdjuvant tamoxifen therapyEpisodes of infectionHistory of smokingLong-term complicationsMajority of symptomsFrequency of inflammationLong-term symptomsBody surface areaDaily activitiesCross-sectional surveySelf-administered questionnaireArm swellingTamoxifen therapySevere complicationsTerm complicationsYounger patientsPrimary managementRecurrence 2