2022
Treatment patterns and medical costs of metastatic breast cancer care in the United States.
Chehayeb R, Hood A, Mougalian S, Lustberg M, Wang S, Greenup R, Pusztai L, Kunst N. Treatment patterns and medical costs of metastatic breast cancer care in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: e18834-e18834. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.e18834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerTreatment patternsTreatment costsDiagnosis of MBCSocietal perspectiveHormone receptor statusBreast cancer careDays of diagnosisDe-identified databaseAverage wholesale priceElectronic health recordsMBC patientsMBC diagnosisReceptor statusCancer careInvasive cancerTriple NegativeClinical trialsReceptor subtypesPatient levelBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factorPayer perspectiveDrug costsEpidermal growth factor
2011
Artificial neural network analysis of circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer patients
Giordano A, Giuliano M, De Laurentiis M, Eleuteri A, Iorio F, Tagliaferri R, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, De Placido S, Hess K, Cristofanilli M, Reuben JM. Artificial neural network analysis of circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 129: 451-458. PMID: 21710134, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1645-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsMiddle AgedNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingNeural Networks, ComputerPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTexasTime FactorsConceptsMetastatic breast cancer patientsRisk of deathBreast cancer patientsCTC countMBC patientsPrognostic effectCancer patientsTumor subtypesTumor cellsMD Anderson Cancer CenterConsecutive MBC patientsTriple-negative MBCMetastatic disease sitesAnderson Cancer CenterTumor molecular subtypeNumber of CTCsMolecular tumor subtypesVisceral metastasesOverall survivalCancer CenterHER2 statusProgesterone receptorMolecular subtypesTherapy typePrognostic tool