2019
Aggressive Subsets of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Singh J, Asad S, Zhang Y, Nock W, Adams E, Damicis A, Ramaswamy B, Williams N, Parsons HA, Adalsteinsson VA, Winer EP, Lin NU, Partridge AH, Overmoyer B, Stover DG. Aggressive Subsets of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2019, 20: e20-e26. PMID: 31631016, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerInflammatory breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerWorse overall survivalYounger patientsOverall survivalBreast cancerIBC groupMetastatic breast cancer subtypesYounger groupFrequent lung metastasisMedian overall survivalSite of metastasisSingle-institution cohortNegative breast cancerBreast cancer subtypesClinicopathologic characteristicsMetastatic diagnosisMetastatic sitesWorse prognosisLung metastasesPoor prognosisSurvival outcomesPrimary diagnosisAggressive subset
2017
Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503)
Kimmick GG, Major B, Clapp J, Sloan J, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Barginear M, Freedman RA, Artz A, Klepin HD, Lafky JM, Hopkins J, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H, Cohen H, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Mandelblatt J. Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 163: 391-398. PMID: 28283904, PMCID: PMC5508575, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4188-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality rateBreast cancerNon-cancer mortality risksOlder breast cancer patientsStage I-IIA diseaseTwo-year mortality rateAdjuvant therapy decisionsResultsPatients' mean ageCooperative group studiesKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival estimatesBreast cancer patientsAvailable clinical informationCommunity-dwelling eldersObserved mortality rateBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant therapyCause mortalityMost patientsOlder patientsBetter prognosisWorse prognosisPoor prognosisTrial populationMean age
2015
Body Mass Index, PAM50 Subtype, and Outcomes in Node-Positive Breast Cancer: CALGB 9741 (Alliance)
Ligibel JA, Cirrincione CT, Liu M, Citron M, Ingle JN, Gradishar W, Martino S, Sikov W, Michaelson R, Mardis E, Perou CM, Ellis M, Winer E, Hudis CA, Berry D, Barry WT. Body Mass Index, PAM50 Subtype, and Outcomes in Node-Positive Breast Cancer: CALGB 9741 (Alliance). Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv179. PMID: 26113580, PMCID: PMC4651106, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPaclitaxelReceptors, EstrogenTreatment OutcomeConceptsBody mass indexBaseline body mass indexNode-positive breast cancerBreast cancerCALGB 9741Prognostic factorsMass indexMedian baseline body mass indexSignificant prognostic factorsIndependent prognostic factorBreast cancer outcomesGroup of patientsSequence of chemotherapyEstrogen receptor statusProportional hazards regressionActual body weightDose densityDosed chemotherapyMenopausal statusOverall survivalReceptor statusRandomized trialsHazards regressionPoor prognosisTumor size
2014
Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG S0500
Smerage JB, Barlow WE, Hortobagyi GN, Winer EP, Leyland-Jones B, Srkalovic G, Tejwani S, Schott AF, O'Rourke MA, Lew DL, Doyle GV, Gralow JR, Livingston RB, Hayes DF. Circulating Tumor Cells and Response to Chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: SWOG S0500. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 3483-3489. PMID: 24888818, PMCID: PMC4209100, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.56.2561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerFirst-line chemotherapyMedian overall survivalDays of therapyOverall survivalInitial therapyBreast cancerTumor cellsTrial of patientsMore effective treatmentsEvaluable patientsStandard chemotherapyPrimary outcomeArm APoor prognosisPrognostic significanceCytotoxic therapyAlternative chemotherapyEffective treatmentChemotherapyPatientsTherapyEarly switchingPersistent increaseMonths