2017
Does lymph node status influence adjuvant therapy decision-making in women 70 years of age or older with clinically node negative hormone receptor positive breast cancer?
Chagpar AB, Horowitz N, Sanft T, Wilson LD, Silber A, Killelea B, Moran MS, DiGiovanna MP, Hofstatter E, Chung G, Pusztai L, Lannin DR. Does lymph node status influence adjuvant therapy decision-making in women 70 years of age or older with clinically node negative hormone receptor positive breast cancer? The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 214: 1082-1088. PMID: 28939252, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerPositive breast cancerLymph nodesRadiation therapyBreast cancerPost-lumpectomy radiation therapyPost-mastectomy radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseSentinel LN biopsyBreast cancer patientsWomen 70 yearsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyHormonal therapyLN biopsyLN evaluationLN statusCancer patientsCancer DatabasePatientsTherapyCancerChemotherapyHr
2015
The 21-gene recurrence score complements IBTR! Estimates in early-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-normal, lymph node-negative breast cancer
Thaker NG, Hoffman KE, Stauder MC, Shaitelman SF, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Smith BD, Perkins GH, Huo L, Munsell MF, Pusztai L, Buchholz TA, Woodward WA. The 21-gene recurrence score complements IBTR! Estimates in early-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-normal, lymph node-negative breast cancer. SpringerPlus 2015, 4: 36. PMID: 25674496, PMCID: PMC4318826, DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-0840-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceRecurrence scoreBreast cancerRisk of IBTRGrade I/II diseaseLymph node-negative breast cancerNode-negative breast cancerStage I/IIRisk of LRBreast tumor recurrenceLocoregional recurrence riskKi-67 expressionIndividualized treatment decisionsLow event ratesIBTR rateMost patientsConsecutive patientsMedian ageRS testingProspective studyRetrospective studyTumor recurrenceTreatment decisionsRadiation therapyRecurrence risk