2018
Axillary Nodal Evaluation in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: Potential Effects on Treatment Decisions and Survival
Tamirisa N, Thomas S, Fayanju O, Greenup R, Rosenberger L, Hyslop T, Hwang E, Plichta J. Axillary Nodal Evaluation in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: Potential Effects on Treatment Decisions and Survival. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 25: 2890-2898. PMID: 29968029, PMCID: PMC6404232, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6595-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsElderly breast cancer patientsCN0 breast cancerOverall survivalNodal surgeryCancer patientsAxillary surgeryElderly patientsTreatment decisionsBreast cancerCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreCN0 breast cancer patientsSurgical lymph node evaluationCox proportional hazards modelAdjuvant therapy decisionsAdjuvant therapy receiptAxillary nodal evaluationLymph node evaluationNational Cancer DatabaseYear of diagnosisWorse overall survivalEstrogen receptor statusLong-term outcomesSubsequent treatment decisionsProportional hazards model
2017
Association Between Targeted HER-2 Therapy and Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
Shammas R, Cho E, Glener A, Poveromo L, Mundy L, Greenup R, Blackwell K, Hollenbeck S. Association Between Targeted HER-2 Therapy and Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 225: 731-739.e1. PMID: 28985927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative wound breakdownBreast reconstructionReconstructive complicationsWound breakdownReconstructive operationsPropensity score-matched pairsMastectomy skin flap necrosisDuke University Medical CenterAdministration of trastuzumabPrimary study outcomeSkin flap necrosisLarger tumor sizePost-mastectomy reconstructionBreast reconstruction outcomesOccurrence of hematomaUniversity Medical CenterPertuzumab therapyChemotherapy regimenNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOperative interventionFlap thrombosisTrastuzumab therapySurgical outcomesTumor sizeFlap necrosis