2010
Outcomes following local therapy for early-stage breast cancer in non-trial populations
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Brooks JM, Chrischilles EA, Winer EP, Wright K, Volya R. Outcomes following local therapy for early-stage breast cancer in non-trial populations. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 125: 803-813. PMID: 20376555, PMCID: PMC2924956, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-0865-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryEarly-stage breast cancerClinical trialsBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancer patientsPrimary breast cancer therapyPrimary breast cancer treatmentEnd Results cancer registryNon-trial populationBreast cancer patientsPopulation-based dataBreast cancer treatmentBreast cancer therapyNon-selected populationPropensity score analysisMedicare administrative dataMore mastectomiesPrimary therapyLocal therapySurveillance EpidemiologyAdjusted survivalCancer RegistryCancer patientsHospital characteristicsMastectomy
2008
Standard chemotherapy (CMF or AC) versus capecitabine in early-stage breast cancer (BC) patients aged 65 and older: Results of CALGB/CTSU 49907
Muss H, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Theodoulou M, Mauer A, Cohen H, Partridge A, Norton L, Hudis C, Winer E. Standard chemotherapy (CMF or AC) versus capecitabine in early-stage breast cancer (BC) patients aged 65 and older: Results of CALGB/CTSU 49907. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 507-507. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-stage breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsStandard chemotherapyCancer patientsCapecitabineChemotherapyPatients
2007
Cost-Effectiveness of Switching to Exemestane after 2 to 3 Years of Therapy with Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Thompson D, Taylor DC, Montoya EL, Winer EP, Jones SE, Weinstein MC. Cost-Effectiveness of Switching to Exemestane after 2 to 3 Years of Therapy with Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Value In Health 2007, 10: 367-376. PMID: 17888101, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00190.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAndrostadienesAntineoplastic ProtocolsAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsCost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleForecastingHumansMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostmenopauseQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSEER ProgramSelective Estrogen Receptor ModulatorsTamoxifenConceptsIntergroup Exemestane StudyDisease-free survivalDisease-related eventsTreatment strategiesEarly-stage breast cancer patientsEarly-stage breast cancerProlongs disease-free survivalCost-effective treatment strategyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioYears of tamoxifenYears of therapyBreast cancer patientsSEER-Medicare dataBreast cancer statusLifetime medical care costsMedical care costsCost-effectiveness ratioTamoxifen therapyPostmenopausal womenRecurrence rateCancer careCancer patientsPatient transitionsAromatase inhibitorsBreast cancerSurveillance Testing Among Survivors of Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Guadagnoli E, Winer EP, Ayanian JZ. Surveillance Testing Among Survivors of Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 1074-1081. PMID: 17369571, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.08.6876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBreast NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHumansLogistic ModelsLong-Term CareMedical OncologyNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioOffice VisitsPopulation SurveillancePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareSEER ProgramSurvivorsTime FactorsUnited StatesUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsBreast cancer survivorsChest X-rayMedical oncologistsCancer survivorsBreast cancerAbdominal imagingAntigen testingBone scanStage I/II breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancer patientsMost breast cancer survivorsEnd Results-Medicare dataSurveillance testingEarly-stage breast cancerRepeated-measures logistic regressionBreast cancer patientsLow-risk populationPopulation-based cohortTypes of physiciansRoutine surveillance testingRate of testingAntigen testCancer patientsWomen's ageSurveillance years