2018
Treatment effect of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy on breast cancer outcomes.
Pariser A, Mougalian S, Sedghi T, Gross C, Killelea B. Treatment effect of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy compared to neoadjuvant chemotherapy on breast cancer outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: e12630-e12630. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e12630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Duration of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and breast cancer outcomes.
Mougalian S, Soulos P, Lannin D, Pusztai L, Gross C, Killelea B. Duration of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and breast cancer outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e12129-e12129. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e12129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyClinical stagePathologic stageNational Cancer Data BasePR-positive breast cancerHigher nodal stageNetwork cancer programsAdjuvant endocrine therapyMultiple comorbid conditionsBreast cancer outcomesPopulation of patientsType of surgeryPositive breast cancerSimilar response ratesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyUnderwent surgeryNodal stageComorbid conditionsCancer outcomesLarge tumorsCancer programsBreast cancerOlder womenPatientsRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Oncotype DX Test Receipt in a Statewide Population-Based Study.
Davis BA, Aminawung JA, Abu-Khalaf MM, Evans SB, Su K, Mehta R, Wang SY, Gross CP. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Oncotype DX Test Receipt in a Statewide Population-Based Study. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 346-354. PMID: 28275035, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsConnecticutFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic TestingHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPatient Outcome AssessmentPopulation SurveillanceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPopulation-based studyOncotype DXODX testingBreast cancerHispanic womenHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerRetrospective population-based studyWhite womenRacial disparitiesGEP test resultsBreast cancer careBreast cancer outcomesStudy inclusion criteriaGene expression profiling testsMore white womenClinical characteristicsTest receiptCancer outcomesCancer careInclusion criteriaLogistic analysisEthnic disparitiesStatewide populationWomen
2013
The Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Long JB, Ross JS, Abu-Khalaf MM, Wang R, Killelea BK, Gold HT, Chagpar AB, Ma X. The Cost of Breast Cancer Screening in the Medicare Population. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 220-226. PMID: 23303200, PMCID: PMC3638736, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer screeningCancer screeningTreatment costsBetter breast cancer outcomesEnd Results-Medicare databaseService MedicareHigh screening costsWomen ages 66Breast cancer outcomesInitial cancer treatmentHospital referral region levelWomen 75 yearsInitial treatment costsEarly-stage cancerDigital screening mammographyCancer outcomesCancer incidenceCancer stageLowest quartileAge 66Breast cancerOlder womenMedicare populationComputer-aided detectionTreatment expenditures