2021
Expanding Criteria for Prognostic Stage IA in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Kantor O, King TA, Shak S, Russell CA, Giuliano AE, Hortobagyi GN, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Dey T, Sparano JA, Mittendorf EA. Expanding Criteria for Prognostic Stage IA in Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2021, 113: 1744-1750. PMID: 34010423, PMCID: PMC8634483, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific survivalStage IA patientsStage IAIA patientsPrognostic stagingBreast cancerFive-year disease-specific survivalHormone receptor-positive breast cancerHER2-negative breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerN0-1 diseaseN0-1 patientsRecurrence Score resultsEnd Results (SEER) dataAmerican Joint CommitteeAJCC staging systemAJCC eighth editionT1-2N1Primary outcomePrognostic significanceStaging systemTNM categoriesT categoryRS resultsN categoryTwenty-year risks of breast cancer-specific mortality for stage III breast cancer in the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry
Leone JP, Leone BA, Tayob N, Hassett MJ, Leone J, Freedman RA, Tolaney SM, Winer EP, Vallejo CT, Lin NU. Twenty-year risks of breast cancer-specific mortality for stage III breast cancer in the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 187: 843-852. PMID: 33590387, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06121-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of BCSMBreast cancer-specific mortalityStage III breast cancerHR-negative diseaseHR-positive diseaseCancer-specific mortalityBreast cancerLate deathsNodal statusTumor sizeUnknown hormone receptor statusHR-positive tumorsEnd Results registryHormone receptor statusEnd Results (SEER) dataTraditional clinicopathologic factorsCumulative incidence functionGray regressionMethodsUsing SurveillanceAxillary nodesClinicopathologic factorsReceptor statusStage subgroupsPrimary tumorTumor grade
2018
Breast cancer‐specific survival by age: Worse outcomes for the oldest patients
Freedman RA, Keating NL, Lin NU, Winer EP, Vaz‐Luis I, Lii J, Exman P, Barry WT. Breast cancer‐specific survival by age: Worse outcomes for the oldest patients. Cancer 2018, 124: 2184-2191. PMID: 29499074, PMCID: PMC5935594, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific deathCancer-specific deathTriple-negative diseaseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer outcomesOlder patientsFactor receptor 2Breast cancerCancer outcomesReceptor 2Disease subtypesWorse breast cancer outcomesHR-positive diseaseCancer stage IEnd Results (SEER) dataAmerican Joint CommitteePopulation-based cohortStage of diseaseGray regression modelsAdjusted hazardClinical variablesDisease stageHigh risk
2017
Factors Associated with Early Mortality Among Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Population‐Based Study
Vaz‐Luis I, Lin NU, Keating NL, Barry WT, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Factors Associated with Early Mortality Among Patients with De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Population‐Based Study. The Oncologist 2017, 22: 386-393. PMID: 28242790, PMCID: PMC5388378, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerMonths of diagnosisQuarter of patientsEarly deathBreast cancerPoor outcomeUninsured statusHigh riskDe novo metastatic breast cancerEarly palliative care referralNovo metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Older ageEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Palliative care referralHalf of patientsProportion of patientsEnd Results (SEER) dataGrowth factor receptor 2Identification of patientsClinical trial participationFactor receptor 2Additional supportive servicesProportion of womenEquitable patient access
2013
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Timely Adjuvant Therapy for Older Women with Breast Cancer: Are Delays Influenced by the Hospitals Where Patients Obtain Surgical Care?
Freedman RA, He Y, Winer EP, Keating NL. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Timely Adjuvant Therapy for Older Women with Breast Cancer: Are Delays Influenced by the Hospitals Where Patients Obtain Surgical Care? Health Services Research 2013, 48: 1669-1683. PMID: 23663229, PMCID: PMC3796107, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment delayBreast cancerTimely adjuvant therapyEnd Results (SEER) dataMultivariable logistic regressionEthnic differencesRace/ethnicityAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyMedicare claimsSurgical careHigher oddsOlder womenHispanic womenStage IHospitalLogistic regressionRacial disparitiesWomenPatientsBlack womenCancerCareResult dataImportant contributor