abstract：:Axillary evaluation in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is increasing; however, this may introduce additional morbidity with unclear benefit. Our objective was to examine the morbidity and mortality associated with axillary evaluation in DCIS. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 10,504 women aged 65...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Coromilas EJ,Wright JD,Huang Y,Feldman S,Neugut AI,Hillyer GC,Chen L,Hershman DL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect mammographically occult contralateral breast cancers (CBCs) among women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the impact of MRI on the incidence of subsequent CBC events is unclear. We examined whether MRI use decreases CBC occurrences and detection of ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Wang SY,Long JB,Killelea BK,Evans SB,Roberts KB,Silber A,Gross CP

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discomfort during sexual activity is common after breast cancer. Vaginal estrogens are effective but commonly avoided due to systemic absorption. Despite the large commercial market for vaginal lubricants, no randomized studies have compared products. We aimed to compare efficacy and acceptability of two major types o...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Hickey M,Marino JL,Braat S,Wong S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene fusions have long been considered principally as the oncogenic events of hematologic malignancies, but have recently gained wide attention in solid tumors due to several milestone discoveries and the advancement of deep sequencing technologies. With the progress in deep sequencing studies of breast cancer transcr...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Veeraraghavan J,Ma J,Hu Y,Wang XS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings from epidemiologic studies of oxidative stress biomarkers and breast cancer have been mixed, although no studies have focused on estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) tumors which may be more strongly associated with oxidative stress. We examined prediagnostic plasma fluorescent oxidation products (FlOP), a global...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Hirko KA,Fortner RT,Hankinson SE,Wu T,Eliassen AH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological subtype of breast cancer influences the selection of systemic therapy. Distinction between luminal A and B cancers depends on consistent assessment of Ki-67, but substantial intra-observer and inter-observer variability exists when immunohistochemistry (IHC) is used. We compared RT-qPCR with IHC in the ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Wirtz RM,Sihto H,Isola J,Heikkilä P,Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL,Auvinen P,Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T,Jyrkkiö S,Lakis S,Schlombs K,Laible M,Weber S,Eidt S,Sahin U,Joensuu H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of scalp cooling for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is increasing. Cold caps are placed onto the hair-bearing areas of the scalp for varying time periods before, during, and after cytotoxic chemotherapy. Although not yet reported, improper application procedures could result ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Belum VR,de Barros Silva G,Laloni MT,Ciccolini K,Goldfarb SB,Norton L,Sklarin NT,Lacouture ME

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current evidence suggests that the majority of DCIS lesions do not progress to invasive carcinoma, and overtreatment of DCIS is a significant problem. We previously reported an 8-gene signature that differentiated microdissected low-grade (LG) DCIS lesions with and without associated stromal invasion, based on differe...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Geradts J,Groth J,Wu Y,Jin G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to analyse the impact of breast cancer (BC) subtypes on the clinical course of disease with special emphasis on the occurrence of brain metastases (BM) and outcome in an elderly BC population. A total number of 706 patients ≥65 years receiving treatment for BC from 2007 to 2011 were identified from a BC datab...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Bergen ES,Tichy C,Berghoff AS,Rudas M,Dubsky P,Bago-Horvath Z,Mader RM,Exner R,Gnant M,Zielinski CC,Steger GG,Preusser M,Bartsch R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk and prognostic factors for breast cancer (BC) and are associated with chronic inflammation. We investigated the association between distinct BC subtypes and markers of adiposity, dysmetabolisms, and inflammation. We analyzed 1779 patients with primary invasive BC treated at a si...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Agresti R,Meneghini E,Baili P,Minicozzi P,Turco A,Cavallo I,Funaro F,Amash H,Berrino F,Tagliabue E,Sant M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal models have contributed to our understanding of breast cancer, with publication of results in high-impact journals almost invariably requiring extensive in vivo experimentation. As such, many laboratories hold large collections of surplus animal material, with only a fraction being used in publications relating...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Blyth K,Carter P,Morrissey B,Chelala C,Jones L,Holen I,Speirs V

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erratum to: Breast Cancer Res Treat (2013),138:369–381,DOI 10.1007/s10549-012-2389-6. In the original publication of the article, the Fig. 4c and d were published erroneously. The revised Fig. 4 is given in this erratum. ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Wander SA,Zhao D,Besser AH,Hong F,Wei J,Ince TA,Milikowski C,Bishopric NH,Minn AJ,Creighton CJ,Slingerland JM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erratum to: Breast Cancer Res Treat (2012),134:549–560,DOI 10.1007/s10549-012-2080-y. In the original publication of the article, Fig. 5c was published incorrectly. The authors apologize for this error and the correct Fig. 5c is given below. ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Tang J,Deng R,Luo RZ,Shen GP,Cai MY,Du ZM,Jiang S,Yang MT,Fu JH,Zhu XF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is emerging as the new standard of care for breast cancer screening based on improved cancer detection coupled with reductions in recall compared to screening with digital mammography (DM) alone. However, many prior studies lack follow-up data to assess false negatives examinations. ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Conant EF,Beaber EF,Sprague BL,Herschorn SD,Weaver DL,Onega T,Tosteson AN,McCarthy AM,Poplack SP,Haas JS,Armstrong K,Schnall MD,Barlow WE

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the literature finds that women diagnosed with breast cancer, who were on an aspirin regimen, experienced a decreased risk of distant metastases and death. Several recent studies have reported an improvement in overall survival in colorectal cancer patients who harbored mutations in the oncogene PIK3CA and...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Turturro SB,Najor MS,Ruby CE,Cobleigh MA,Abukhdeir AM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic risk prediction models such as BRCAPRO are used routinely in genetic counseling for identification of potential BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. They require extensive information on the counselee and her family history, and thus are not practical for primary care. To address this gap, we develop and test a ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Biswas S,Atienza P,Chipman J,Blackford AL,Arun B,Hughes K,Parmigiani G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRCAness breast tumors represent a group of sporadic tumors characterized by a reduction in BRCA1 gene expression. As BRCA1 is involved in double-strand breaks (DSBs) repair, dysfunctional BRCA pathway could make a tumor sensitive to DNA damaging drugs (e.g., platinum agents). Thus, accurately identifying BRCAness cou...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Branham MT,Campoy E,Laurito S,Branham R,Urrutia G,Orozco J,Gago F,Urrutia R,Roqué M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted gene-based analysis in 26 genes in the FGFR signaling pathway to identify genes carrying genetic variation affecting risk of breast cancer and the specific estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes. Tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for each gene were selected and genotyped on a customized Illumina Exo...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Ruiz-Narváez EA,Haddad SA,Lunetta KL,Yao S,Bensen JT,Sucheston-Campbell LE,Hong CC,Haiman CA,Olshan AF,Ambrosone CB,Palmer JR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To employ in vivo imaging and histological techniques to identify and quantify vascular changes early in the course of treatment with trastuzumab in a murine model of HER2+ breast cancer. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) was used to quantitatively characterize vessel perfusion/permeabilit...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Sorace AG,Quarles CC,Whisenant JG,Hanker AB,McIntyre JO,Sanchez VM,Yankeelov TE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of cost-utility is critical in assessing the medical utility of predictive or prognostic biomarkers. Current methods involve complex state-transition models, requiring comprehensive data inputs. We propose a simplified decision-analytic tool to explore the relative effect of factors contributing to the cost...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Safonov A,Wang S,Gross CP,Agarwal D,Bianchini G,Pusztai L,Hatzis C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) provides important prognostic values in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Recent studies indicate that individual CTCs form clusters and these CTC-clusters play an important role in tumor metastasis. We aimed to assess whether quantification of CTC-clusters provi...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Mu Z,Wang C,Ye Z,Austin L,Civan J,Hyslop T,Palazzo JP,Jaslow R,Li B,Myers RE,Jiang J,Xing J,Yang H,Cristofanilli M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several population-based and family-based studies have demonstrated that germline mutations of the PALB2 gene (Partner and Localizer of BRCA2) are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Distinct mutation frequencies and spectrums have been described depending on the population studied. Here we describe th...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Damiola F,Schultz I,Barjhoux L,Sornin V,Dondon MG,Eon-Marchais S,Marcou M,GENESIS Study Investigators.,Caron O,Gauthier-Villars M,de Pauw A,Luporsi E,Berthet P,Delnatte C,Bonadona V,Maugard C,Pujol P,Lasset C,Longy M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical benefit of eribulin versus capecitabine was evaluated using health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data from a phase 3 randomized trial in patients with pretreated advanced/metastatic breast cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00337103). The study population has been described previously (Kaufman et...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Cortes J,Hudgens S,Twelves C,Perez EA,Awada A,Yelle L,McCutcheon S,Kaufman PA,Forsythe A,Velikova G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjuvant therapy for hormone receptor (HR) positive postmenopausal breast cancer patients includes aromatase inhibitors (AI). While both the non-steroidal AI letrozole and the steroidal AI exemestane decrease serum estrogen concentrations, there is evidence that exemestane may be less detrimental to bone. We hypothesi...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Oesterreich S,Henry NL,Kidwell KM,Van Poznak CH,Skaar TC,Dantzer J,Li L,Hangartner TN,Peacock M,Nguyen AT,Rae JM,Desta Z,Philips S,Storniolo AM,Stearns V,Hayes DF,Flockhart DA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive, FDA-approved therapy for treatment of endobronchial and esophageal cancers that are accessible to light. Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an aggressive and highly metastatic form of breast cancer that spreads to dermal lymphatics, a site that would be accessible t...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Aggarwal N,Santiago AM,Kessel D,Sloane BF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells are commonly observed in the peripheral blood of advanced breast cancer patients. We tested the feasibility of tumor cell detection in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and studied its clinical relevance in leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) of breast cancer. CSF samples were collected from 38 metastat...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Lee JS,Melisko ME,Magbanua MJ,Kablanian AT,Scott JH,Rugo HS,Park JW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sub-nipple tissue (SNT) examination has been used by surgeons to preserve, or not, the nipple in nipple-sparing mastectomy. However, it is uncertain whether SNT evaluation can predict nipple involvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the intraoperativ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Duarte GM,Tomazini MV,Oliveira A,Moreira L,Tocchet F,Worschech A,Torresan RZ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors question the potential benefit of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) against the background of possible overdiagnosis, false-positive findings, and unnecessary resections in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. In order to reveal a better selection of patients who should undergo preo...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Debald M,Abramian A,Nemes L,Döbler M,Kaiser C,Keyver-Paik MD,Leutner C,Höller T,Braun M,Kuhl C,Kuhn W,Schild HH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammography and ultrasound are often used concurrently for patients with palpable breast masses. While mammography has a false-negative rate of approximately 15 %, the addition of breast ultrasound decreases this rate among patients with palpable breast masses. There are no recent outcome data regarding the use of com...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Chan CH,Coopey SB,Freer PE,Hughes KS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are divergent opinions regarding the optimum surgical management of the axilla in patients with invasive breast cancer. Guidelines mandate axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in the setting of positive sentinel lymph nodes. However, recent studies have questioned the true benefits of this procedure. Therefore,...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Joyce DP,Manning A,Carter M,Hill AD,Kell MR,Barry M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/progesterone receptor (PR)-positive invasive ductal carcinoma accounts for ~45 % of invasive breast cancer (BC) diagnoses in the U.S. Despite reductions in BC mortality attributable to mammography screening and adjuvant hormonal therapy, an important challenge remains the development of...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Buas MF,Rho JH,Chai X,Zhang Y,Lampe PD,Li CI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Neoadjuvant response index (NRI) has been proposed as a simple measure of downstaging by neoadjuvant treatment in breast cancer. It was previously found to predict recurrence-free survival (RFS) in triple-negative (TN) breast cancer. It was at least as accurate as the standard binary system, the absence or presenc...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Jebbink M,van Werkhoven E,Mandjes IA,Wesseling J,Lips EH,Vrancken Peeters MJ,Loo CE,Sonke GS,Linn SC,Falo Zamora C,Rodenhuis S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive impairment, especially verbal episodic memory and executive function impairments, has been considered to be a possible adverse effect of aromatase inhibitors (AI). This phase III open-label study compared the impact of tamoxifen and AI on verbal episodic memory (Rey auditory verbal learning test-RAVLT) and o...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Le Rhun E,Delbeuck X,Lefeuvre-Plesse C,Kramar A,Skrobala E,Pasquier F,Bonneterre J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is a heterogeneous entity composed of distinct molecular subgroups with different molecular and clinical features. We analyzed the association between molecular breast cancer subgroups, age at diagnosis, and prognosis in a compilation of publicly available gene expression datasets. Affymetrix gene expres...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Liedtke C,Rody A,Gluz O,Baumann K,Beyer D,Kohls EB,Lausen K,Hanker L,Holtrich U,Becker S,Karn T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) is a good setting in which to monitor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, to downsize the tumor (which facilitates breast-conserving surgery), and to test newer agents in untreated patients. Eribulin (E) has shown activity in patients who have undergone previous taxane, anthracy...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Abraham J,Robidoux A,Tan AR,Limentani S,Sturtz K,Shalaby I,Alcorn H,Buyse ME,Wolmark N,Jacobs SA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is rising rapidly, despite limited evidence about the procedure's relative benefits and harms. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of CPM on life expectancy (LE) and quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) in women with sporadic unilateral breast...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Lester-Coll NH,Lee JM,Gogineni K,Hwang WT,Schwartz JS,Prosnitz RG

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy and toxicity of chemotherapy to exemestane plus everolimus (EXE/EVE) through a network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized controlled trials. NMA methods extend standard pairwise meta-analysis to allow simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments while maintaining ran...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Generali D,Venturini S,Rognoni C,Ciani O,Pusztai L,Loi S,Jerusalem G,Bottini A,Tarricone R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this meta-analysis was to analyze the available evidence concerning the effects of depression on non-adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) in women with breast cancer. MEDLINE and PsycInfo databases from inception through May 1, 2015 were searched using terms related to AET adherence. Articles w...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Mausbach BT,Schwab RB,Irwin SA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive disease. Previous studies have shown that among patients with stage III breast cancer, IBC is associated with a worse prognosis than noninflammatory breast cancer (non-IBC). Whether this difference holds true among patients with stage IV breast cancer has not b...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Fouad TM,Kogawa T,Liu DD,Shen Y,Masuda H,El-Zein R,Woodward WA,Chavez-MacGregor M,Alvarez RH,Arun B,Lucci A,Krishnamurthy S,Babiera G,Buchholz TA,Valero V,Ueno NT

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) has been implicated in tumorigenesis in multiple cancers, including skin, pancreatic and lung carcinomas. However, our recent study revealed a role of KSR1 as a tumour suppressor in breast cancer, the expression of which is potentially correlated with chemotherapy response. Here, we a...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Zhang H,Angelopoulos N,Xu Y,Grothey A,Nunes J,Stebbing J,Giamas G

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00