2013
Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes?
Bai HX, Motwani SB, Higgins SA, Haffty BG, Wilson LD, Lannin DR, Evans SB, Moran MS. Breast conservation therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): does presentation of disease affect long-term outcomes? International Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 19: 460-466. PMID: 23780727, DOI: 10.1007/s10147-013-0575-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation treatmentLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalSigns/symptomsLong-term outcomesDCIS patientsPhysical signs/symptomsTumor sizeER/PR/HERWorse long-term prognosisSignificant overall survival differenceAdjuvant hormone treatmentLong-term prognosisOverall survival differenceBreast conservation therapyLarger tumor sizeStatus of marginsNon-white racePresentation of diseaseMedian followClinicopathological differencesNodal involvementOverall survivalIndependent predictorsConservation therapy
2009
The Yale University Experience of Early‐Stage Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) Treated with Breast Conservation Treatment (BCT): Analysis of Clinical‐Pathologic Features, Long‐Term Outcomes, and Molecular Expression of COX‐2, Bcl‐2, and p53 as a Function of Histology
Moran MS, Yang Q, Haffty BG. The Yale University Experience of Early‐Stage Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) and Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) Treated with Breast Conservation Treatment (BCT): Analysis of Clinical‐Pathologic Features, Long‐Term Outcomes, and Molecular Expression of COX‐2, Bcl‐2, and p53 as a Function of Histology. The Breast Journal 2009, 15: 571-578. PMID: 19995377, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00833.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation treatmentInvasive lobular carcinomaInvasive ductal carcinomaEarly-stage invasive lobular carcinomaClinical-pathologic featuresContralateral breast cancerCOX-2Breast relapseILC patientsDuctal carcinomaBreast cancerER/PR/HERBcl-2Cause-specific survivalLong-term outcomesTriple-negative tumorsChemo-preventive strategiesYears of ageImmuno-histochemical analysisExpression of p53Function of histologyDistant relapseInvasive lobularNodal statusContralateral breast
2008
Bcl-2 expression predicts local relapse for early-stage breast cancer receiving conserving surgery and radiotherapy
Yang Q, Moran MS, Haffty BG. Bcl-2 expression predicts local relapse for early-stage breast cancer receiving conserving surgery and radiotherapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2008, 115: 343. PMID: 18516673, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0068-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast conservation treatmentStage breast cancerBcl-2 expressionBreast cancerIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceCox proportional hazards modelBreast tumor recurrenceIndependent prognostic factorProgesterone receptor statusOptimal treatment optionsBcl-2Proportional hazards modelBcl-2 antibodyApoptosis-related proteinsBreast recurrenceLocal relapseLocal recurrencePrognostic factorsReceptor statusClinical outcomesPrognostic significanceTreatment optionsTumor recurrencePrimary tumor