2019
Association between pre-diagnosis BMI, physical activity, pathologic complete response, and chemotherapy completion in women treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
Usiskin I, Li F, Irwin ML, Cartmel B, Sanft T. Association between pre-diagnosis BMI, physical activity, pathologic complete response, and chemotherapy completion in women treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2019, 26: 719-728. PMID: 31119682, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-00974-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseChemotherapy completionComplete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLower BMIResidual diseaseBreast cancerPhysical activityNeoadjuvant breast cancer treatmentRetrospective case-control studyUnconditional logistic regression modelsCompletion of chemotherapyMedical record reviewBreast cancer survivalLower mean BMICase-control studyPhysical activity 1Breast cancer treatmentLogistic regression modelsBreast cancer diagnosisMean BMIPatient characteristicsRecord reviewPurposePhysical activityCancer survival
2015
Randomized Trial Comparing Telephone Versus In-Person Weight Loss Counseling on Body Composition and Circulating Biomarkers in Women Treated for Breast Cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition (LEAN) Study
Harrigan M, Cartmel B, Loftfield E, Sanft T, Chagpar AB, Zhou Y, Playdon M, Li F, Irwin ML. Randomized Trial Comparing Telephone Versus In-Person Weight Loss Counseling on Body Composition and Circulating Biomarkers in Women Treated for Breast Cancer: The Lifestyle, Exercise, and Nutrition (LEAN) Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 669-676. PMID: 26598750, PMCID: PMC4872022, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.6375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight loss counselingC-reactive protein levelsUsual careTelephone counselingPhysical activityBody compositionSerum biomarkersBreast cancerPerson counselingWeight loss intervention groupStage I breast cancerEffective weight loss strategyWeight lossI breast cancerBreast cancer survivorsBody mass indexBreast cancer mortalityWeight loss strategiesProtein levelsBreast cancer treatmentMean BMIUC groupMass indexCancer survivorsCancer mortality