Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer
Moran MS, Yang Q, Harris LN, Jones B, Tuck DP, Haffty BG. Long‐term outcomes and clinicopathologic differences of African‐American versus white patients treated with breast conservation therapy for early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2008, 113: 2565-2574. PMID: 18816610, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAdultAntineoplastic AgentsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, LobularCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMastectomyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsBreast conservation therapyLymph node recurrenceAA patientsWhite patientsAA womenNode recurrenceConservation therapyClinicopathologic differencesEarly-stage breast cancerChemotherapy/radiotherapyEarly-stage diseaseSurgical margin statusLong-term outcomesP53 expression statusBreast recurrenceOverall survivalIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceLymph nodesMargin statusClinicopathologic featuresDistant metastasisN classificationMore estrogenBreast cancerBcl-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