2012
A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Utilization During Definitive Radiation for Breast Cancer
Moran MS, Ma S, Jagsi R, Yang TJ, Higgins SA, Weidhaas JB, Wilson LD, Lloyd S, Peschel R, Gaudreau B, Rockwell S. A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Utilization During Definitive Radiation for Breast Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 85: 40-46. PMID: 22658441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsAlternative medicine utilizationCancer patientsBreast cancerCAM practicesDefinitive radiationCAM usersMedicine utilizationBreast patientsFirst prospective studyRadiation therapy useMulti-institutional studyOral CAMYounger patientsTherapy useCAM useStudy cohortCAM usageMulticenter studyProspective studyCAM utilizationStage 0Radiation therapyPatientsMultivariate analysis
2009
Clinicopathologic Significance of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation 1 Expression in Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Goyal S, Parikh RR, Green C, Schiff D, Moran MS, Yang Q, Haffty BG. Clinicopathologic Significance of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation 1 Expression in Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 76: 679-684. PMID: 19464815, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Cause-specific survivalLower T stageMetastasis-free survivalBreast conservation therapyERCC-1 expressionERCC1 expressionAdjuvant chemotherapyHormonal therapyER positivityOverall survivalT stageConservation therapyProgesterone receptorBreast cancerEstrogen receptorNodal negativityRadiation therapyWorse distant metastasis-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancer patientsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalEarly-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Adjuvant hormonal therapy