2022
Low-Intensity Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer in Older Women: Results From the Prospective Multicenter HOPE Trial
Sedrak M, Sun C, Ji J, Cohen H, Gross C, Tew W, Klepin H, Wildes T, Dotan E, Freedman R, O'Connor T, Chow S, Fenton M, Moy B, Chapman A, Dale W, Katheria V, Kuderer N, Lyman G, Magnuson A, Muss H. Low-Intensity Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer in Older Women: Results From the Prospective Multicenter HOPE Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 41: 316-326. PMID: 36455189, PMCID: PMC9839299, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow relative dose intensityRelative dose intensityAdjuvant chemotherapyHOPE trialDose intensityOlder patientsOlder womenBreast cancer benefitPrespecified secondary analysisCurative-intent treatmentInferior survival outcomesChemotherapy dose intensityKaplan-Meier methodLow performance statusMultivariable logistic regressionLog-rank testOverall survival probabilityToxic side effectsCancer benefitOverall survivalPerformance statusStandard chemotherapySupportive carePrimary outcomeSurvival outcomes
2018
Adherence to Guidelines for Breast Surveillance in Breast Cancer Survivors.
Ruddy KJ, Sangaralingham L, Freedman RA, Mougalian S, Neuman H, Greenberg C, Jemal A, Duma N, Haddad TC, Lemaine V, Ghosh K, Hieken TJ, Hunt K, Vachon C, Gross C, Shah ND. Adherence to Guidelines for Breast Surveillance in Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2018, 16: 526-534. PMID: 29752327, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsBreast cancerDecreased likelihoodDefinitive breast cancer surgeryLikelihood of mammographySurvivorship care guidelinesCurative-intent treatmentProportion of patientsNonmetastatic breast cancerResidual breast tissueBreast cancer surgeryAdministrative claims dataBreast imagingBreast cancer treatmentMedicare Advantage beneficiariesBreast surveillanceInsured cohortPatient characteristicsAnnual mammographyCancer surgeryCare guidelinesBreast surgeryHealthcare useBlack race