2023
Estimating mortality in women with triple-negative breast cancer: The ‘ESTIMATE triple-negative’ tool
Leone J, Graham N, Leone J, Tolaney S, Leone B, Freedman R, Hassett M, Vallejo C, Winer E, Lin N, Tayob N. Estimating mortality in women with triple-negative breast cancer: The ‘ESTIMATE triple-negative’ tool. European Journal Of Cancer 2023, 189: 112930. PMID: 37356327, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific mortalityTriple-negative breast cancerRisk of BCSMTumor characteristicsBreast cancerCumulative riskNon-metastatic triple-negative breast cancerMost tumor characteristicsCancer-specific mortalityRisk of deathPopulation-based riskHigh-grade triple-negative breast cancerCause mortalityMost patientsPathologic variablesInitial diagnosisHigh riskNew diagnosisPatientsMortalityDiagnosisYear 0RiskCancerWomen
2020
Perceptions of patients with early stage breast cancer toward research biopsies
Seah DS, Leone JP, Openshaw TH, Scott SM, Tayob N, Hu J, Lederman RI, Frank ES, Sohl JJ, Stadler ZK, Erick TK, Silverman SG, Peppercorn JM, Winer EP, Come SE, Lin NU. Perceptions of patients with early stage breast cancer toward research biopsies. Cancer 2020, 127: 1208-1219. PMID: 33320362, PMCID: PMC8247276, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademies and InstitutesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceAttitudeBiomedical ResearchBiopsyBlood DonorsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCancer Care FacilitiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerEarly breast cancerStage breast cancerResearch biopsiesBreast cancerMore patientsClinical trialsBreast biopsyMultivariate analysisProportion of patientsAcademic sitesCommunity oncology practicesPerceptions of patientsPerspectives of patientsCommunity-based sitesCommunity sitesMost patientsOncology sitesModifiable factorsPatients' willingnessUnivariate analysisOncology practiceBiopsyPatientsAcademic centersSensitive Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in Patients Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Parsons HA, Rhoades J, Reed SC, Gydush G, Ram P, Exman P, Xiong K, Lo CC, Li T, Fleharty M, Kirkner GJ, Rotem D, Cohen O, Yu F, Fitarelli-Kiehl M, Leong KW, Hughes ME, Rosenberg SM, Collins LC, Miller KD, Blumenstiel B, Trippa L, Cibulskis C, Neuberg DS, DeFelice M, Freeman SS, Lennon NJ, Wagle N, Ha G, Stover DG, Choudhury AD, Getz G, Winer EP, Meyerson M, Lin NU, Krop I, Love JC, Makrigiorgos GM, Partridge AH, Mayer EL, Golub TR, Adalsteinsson VA. Sensitive Detection of Minimal Residual Disease in Patients Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 2556-2564. PMID: 32170028, PMCID: PMC7654718, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-3005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal residual diseaseMetastatic breast cancerDigital droplet PCRBreast cancerTumor mutationsResidual diseaseMRD detectionEarly-stage breast cancerCurative-intent treatmentCohort of patientsEarly-stage diseaseMedian lead timeClinical data collectionWhole-exome sequencingMRD testFirst positive sampleDistant recurrenceMost patientsMetastatic diagnosisStage 0PatientsPlasma samplingClinical sensitivityPatient-specific mutationsCfDNA samples
2018
Variation in guideline-concordant care for elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer in the United States
Poorvu PD, Vaz-Luis I, Freedman RA, Lin NU, Barry WT, Winer EP, Hassett MJ. Variation in guideline-concordant care for elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer in the United States. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 168: 727-737. PMID: 29332137, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4659-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial systemic therapyMetastatic breast cancerSystemic therapyBreast cancerDe novo metastatic breast cancerNovo metastatic breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerHuman epidermal receptor 2HR-positive patientsInitial systemic treatmentGuideline-concordant careHER2-positive patientsFirst-line therapyTriple-negative tumorsPatterns of careQuality of careGuideline concordanceInitial therapyMBC cohortUntreated patientsElderly patientsMost patientsSystemic treatmentInitial treatmentHospice utilization
2017
Survival benefit needed to undergo chemotherapy: Patient and physician preferences
Vaz‐Luis I, O'Neill A, Sepucha K, Miller KD, Baker E, Dang CT, Northfelt DW, Winer EP, Sledge GW, Schneider B, Partridge AH. Survival benefit needed to undergo chemotherapy: Patient and physician preferences. Cancer 2017, 123: 2821-2828. PMID: 28323331, PMCID: PMC5517352, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthBevacizumabBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleHumansMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPatient PreferencePhysiciansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival RateTumor BurdenConceptsMonths of chemotherapyModest survival benefitSurvival benefitAdjuvant chemotherapyEarly-stage breast cancerContemporary adjuvant chemotherapyPhase 3 trialBreast cancer patientsStage breast cancerQuality of lifeMonths of benefitsAdjuvant cyclophosphamideAdjuvant doxorubicinChemotherapy regimenMost patientsUndergoing ChemotherapyCancer patientsPatient preferencesBreast cancerModest benefitOld regimenChemotherapyPatientsPhysician's choiceSerial surveysUsing 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
2014
Frailty and Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer: CALGB Protocol 369901
Sheppard VB, Faul LA, Luta G, Clapp JD, Yung RL, Wang JH, Kimmick G, Isaacs C, Tallarico M, Barry WT, Pitcher BN, Hudis C, Winer EP, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Hurria A, Mandelblatt JS. Frailty and Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer: CALGB Protocol 369901. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 2318-2327. PMID: 24934786, PMCID: PMC4105485, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.7367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant hormonal therapyHormonal therapyBreast cancerOlder womenInfluence of frailtyCovariate adjustmentRisk of discontinuationNonmetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer ageProportional hazards modelIIB diseaseEarly discontinuationMost patientsOlder patientsProspective cohortBaseline frailtyCancer ageHigher oddsDiscontinuationHazards modelMost womenPsychosocial dataNoninitiationTherapyLogistic regression
2013
Prospective clinical experience with research biopsies in breast cancer patients
Vaz-Luis I, Zeghibe CA, Frank ES, Sohl J, Washington KE, Silverman SG, Fonte JM, Mayer EL, Overmoyer BA, Richardson AL, Krop IE, Winer EP, Lin NU. Prospective clinical experience with research biopsies in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 142: 203-209. PMID: 24113744, PMCID: PMC3825285, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2717-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch biopsiesAdverse eventsDisease courseMetastatic samplesDana-Farber Cancer InstituteGrade 2 painGrade 3 painProspective clinical experiencePatient's disease courseSingle institution experienceBreast cancer patientsPerformance of biopsyHigh rateAnalytic cohortFirst recurrenceMetastatic diseaseMost patientsPerformance statusReceptor statusPrimary cancerProspective studyCancer patientsBreast cancerPatientsBiopsy
2012
SU2C phase Ib study of pan-PI3K inhibitor BKM120 with letrozole in ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Mayer I, Abramson V, Balko J, Isakoff S, Kuba M, Sanders M, Forero-Torres A, Yap J, Van Den Abbeele A, Li Y, Arteaga C, Winer E. SU2C phase Ib study of pan-PI3K inhibitor BKM120 with letrozole in ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 510-510. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerPan-PI3K inhibitor BKM120FDG-PETArm API3K pathway alterationsPhase Ib studyPhase Ib trialPost-menopausal patientsPI3K pathway inhibitionPI3K mutationsPI3K inhibitorsIb trialStable diseaseVisceral metastasesUnacceptable toxicityMost patientsArm BMedian ageDisease progressionPharmacodynamic biomarkersBreast cancerTreatment responseTumor biopsiesAntiestrogen resistanceIb study
2004
Oncology Physician and Nurse Practices and Attitudes Regarding Offering Clinical Trial Results To Study Participants
Partridge AH, Hackett N, Blood E, Gelman R, Joffe S, Bauer-Wu S, Knudsen K, Emmons K, Collyar D, Schilsky RL, Winer EP. Oncology Physician and Nurse Practices and Attitudes Regarding Offering Clinical Trial Results To Study Participants. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 629-632. PMID: 15100341, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrial resultsMost patientsOncology physiciansClinical trialsClinical trial resultsOncology clinical trialsPatientsEligible membersNurses' practicePatients' difficultiesRespondersNegative emotional effectsTrialsPhysiciansFuture studiesOne-fifthParticipantsStudy resultsCancerCliniciansNursesResults of studiesEmotional effects