2018
Identification of risk factors for toxicity in patients with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer treated with bevacizumab plus letrozole: a CALGB 40503 (alliance) correlative study
Li D, McCall LM, Hahn OM, Hudis CA, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Jatoi A, Lafky JM, Ballman KV, Winer EP, Tripathy D, Schneider B, Barry W, Dickler MN, Hurria A. Identification of risk factors for toxicity in patients with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer treated with bevacizumab plus letrozole: a CALGB 40503 (alliance) correlative study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 171: 325-334. PMID: 29789969, PMCID: PMC6076849, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4828-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancerAdvanced breast cancerIncidence of gradeAdverse eventsBreast cancerPhysical functionProgression-free survival benefitMultivariable logistic regression modelAddition of bevacizumabPhase III trialsPhysical function measuresAdverse event dataFunctional Assessment MeasureIncidence of toxicityFlight of stairsLogistic regression modelsHemorrhagic eventsIII trialsSurvival benefitMedian ageThrombosis eventsRisk factorsUnivariate analysisAssessment measuresBevacizumab
2016
Time trends in incidence rates and survival of newly diagnosed stage IV breast cancer by tumor histology: a population-based analysis
Di Meglio A, Freedman RA, Lin NU, Barry WT, Metzger-Filho O, Keating NL, King TA, Sertoli MR, Boccardo F, Winer EP, Vaz-Luis I. Time trends in incidence rates and survival of newly diagnosed stage IV breast cancer by tumor histology: a population-based analysis. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 157: 587-596. PMID: 27271765, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3845-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerMedian overall survivalOverall survivalPopulation-based analysisDuctal carcinomaLobular carcinomaAnnual percent changeBreast cancerIncidence rateDe novo metastatic breast cancerEnd Results 9 registriesHormone receptor-positive tumorsNovo metastatic breast cancerMultivariable Cox regression modelsStage IV breast cancerAnnual age-adjusted incidence ratesAge-adjusted incidence ratesAdjusted hazard ratioBetter overall survivalDate of diagnosisReceptor-positive tumorsBreast cancer incidenceCox regression modelHazard ratioTumor histologyExtending Aromatase-Inhibitor Adjuvant Therapy to 10 Years
Goss PE, Ingle JN, Pritchard KI, Robert NJ, Muss H, Gralow J, Gelmon K, Whelan T, Strasser-Weippl K, Rubin S, Sturtz K, Wolff AC, Winer E, Hudis C, Stopeck A, Beck JT, Kaur JS, Whelan K, Tu D, Parulekar WR. Extending Aromatase-Inhibitor Adjuvant Therapy to 10 Years. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 209-219. PMID: 27264120, PMCID: PMC5024713, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1604700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerDisease-free survivalAromatase inhibitorsBreast cancerOverall survivalDisease-free survival ratesPositive early breast cancerAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsNew-onset osteoporosisPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary end pointEarly breast cancerAnnual incidence rateTreatment of choiceBreast cancer recurrenceExtension of treatmentQuality of lifeBone painLetrozole groupAdjuvant therapyPlacebo groupPostmenopausal womenDisease recurrenceIncidence rateLower incidence
2015
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in patients receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for breast cancer: incidence and risk factors
Waks AG, Tolaney SM, Galar A, Arnaout A, Porter JB, Marty FM, Winer EP, Hammond SP, Baden LR. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in patients receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for breast cancer: incidence and risk factors. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 154: 359-367. PMID: 26420402, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3573-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaCases of PCPEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerJiroveci pneumoniaAC chemotherapyRisk factorsDana-Farber Cancer Institute/BrighamNon-metastatic breast cancer patientsAdjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapyEarly-stage breast cancer treatmentAdriamycin/cyclophosphamideDose-dense ACAnthracycline-based chemotherapyDose-dense scheduleBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer treatmentEquivalents/dayCalculate incidenceCorticosteroid doseNausea prophylaxisSame chemotherapyOpportunistic infectionsOverall incidencePCP incidence
2012
A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Loci for Paclitaxel-Induced Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy in CALGB 40101
Baldwin RM, Owzar K, Zembutsu H, Chhibber A, Kubo M, Jiang C, Watson D, Eclov RJ, Mefford J, McLeod HL, Friedman PN, Hudis CA, Winer EP, Jorgenson EM, Witte JS, Shulman LN, Nakamura Y, Ratain MJ, Kroetz DL. A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Loci for Paclitaxel-Induced Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy in CALGB 40101. Clinical Cancer Research 2012, 18: 5099-5109. PMID: 22843789, PMCID: PMC3445665, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-1590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansIncidenceMicrofilament ProteinsMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, EphA5Sensory Receptor CellsConceptsSensory peripheral neuropathyWide association studyPeripheral neuropathyCALGB 40101Genome-wide association study identifies novel lociAssociation studiesPrimary breast cancerIdentification of patientsNovel genetic markersGenetic risk factorsAfrican American subjectsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAdditional EuropeanNovel lociPaclitaxel armAdditional genesGenetic variationPaclitaxel therapyClinical managementRisk factorsBreast cancerDiscovery cohortPharmacogenetic analysisNeuropathyGenetic markers
2011
Risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and fracture in a cohort of community-based breast cancer patients
Ligibel JA, James O’Malley A, Fisher M, Daniel GW, Winer EP, Keating NL. Risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and fracture in a cohort of community-based breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 131: 589-597. PMID: 21881937, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1754-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsBreast cancer patientsCommunity-based populationCancer patientsSerious side effectsMyocardial infarctionHormonal therapyClinical trialsSide effectsOnly serious side effectTime-varying treatment variablesHealthCore Integrated Research DatabaseCox proportional hazards modelNon-trial populationSide effect profileRisk of osteoporosisProportional hazards modelHip fractureEffect profileDiagnosis codesAromatase inhibitorsHigh riskPropensity score methodsLower riskHazards model
2008
Sites of distant recurrence and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer
Lin NU, Claus E, Sohl J, Razzak AR, Arnaout A, Winer EP. Sites of distant recurrence and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer. Cancer 2008, 113: 2638-2645. PMID: 18833576, PMCID: PMC2835546, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerCNS metastasesMedian survivalMetastatic diagnosisSystemic diseaseCentral nervous system recurrenceDana-Farber Cancer InstituteInitial metastatic diagnosisProgressive CNS diseaseOutcomes of patientsNew treatment strategiesRace-adjusted ratesCNS progressionBrain metastasesCNS involvementCNS recurrenceDistant recurrenceMetastatic presentationCNS lesionsClinical outcomesPathology recordsCNS diseaseAggressive subtypeLymphopenia Associated with Adjuvant Anthracycline/Taxane Regimens
Tolaney SM, Najita J, Winer EP, Burstein HJ. Lymphopenia Associated with Adjuvant Anthracycline/Taxane Regimens. Clinical Breast Cancer 2008, 8: 352-356. PMID: 18757263, DOI: 10.3816/cbc.2008.n.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-dense ACPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaDose-dense chemotherapyCells/mm3Absolute lymphocyte countAbsolute neutrophil countAlbumin-bound paclitaxelLymphocyte countCohort 2Cohort 1Lymphocyte depletionOpportunistic infectionsCohort 3Day 1Cases of PCPLow absolute lymphocyte countDana-Farber Cancer InstitutePhase II clinical trialDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideGrade 3/4 lymphopeniaGrade 4 lymphopeniaHIV-negative patientsMedian lymphocyte countPhase II studyCohort of patients
2007
Aromatase Inhibitors and Arthralgias: A New Frontier in Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Survivors
Burstein HJ, Winer EP. Aromatase Inhibitors and Arthralgias: A New Frontier in Symptom Management for Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 3797-3799. PMID: 17761968, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.9529.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Breast-Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Genes
Tengs TO, Winer EP, Paddock S, Aguilar-Chavez O, Berry DA. Testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Breast-Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Genes. Medical Decision Making 1998, 18: 365-375. PMID: 10372578, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x9801800402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsDecision Support TechniquesFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, Tumor SuppressorGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHumansIncidenceMarkov ChainsMastectomyMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsOvariectomyPredictive Value of TestsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisUnited States