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Singh J, Asad S, Zhang Y, Nock W, Adams E, Damicis A, Ramaswamy B, Williams N, Parsons HA, Adalsteinsson VA, Winer EP, Lin NU, Partridge AH, Overmoyer B, Stover DG. Aggressive Subsets of Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer 2019; 20:e20-e26. [PMID: 31631016 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Relative to other metastatic breast cancer subtypes, metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) has a shorter duration of response to therapy and worse overall survival. Among patients with mTNBC, it is hypothesized that inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) and young women have particularly aggressive phenotypes. We investigated clinical and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) characteristics of inflammatory-mTNBC and young-mTNBC. PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated 158 patients with mTNBC who were stratified into 3 groups: (1) IBC; (2) patients aged 45 years or younger at primary diagnosis without IBC (non-IBC young); and (3) patients over age 45 at diagnosis without IBC. We evaluated clinicopathologic characteristics, sites of metastasis, survival outcomes, and the fraction of DNA in circulation derived from tumor (TFx). RESULTS Analysis of metastatic sites revealed that young patients without IBC had the most frequent lung metastases (P = .002). cfDNA analyses of first sample showed that TFx was highest in the non-IBC young group but not elevated in the IBC group (analysis of variance P = .056 for first TFx). Individually, median overall survival from metastatic diagnosis for the IBC group was 15.2 months; for the non-IBC young group, 21.2 months, and for the non-IBC over 45 group, 31.2 months. Patients with IBC and young patients without IBC had worse prognosis relative to patients over 45 without IBC (log-rank P = .023). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with mTNBC in this single-institution cohort, patients with IBC and young patients without IBC had significantly worse overall survival compared with patients over 45 without IBC. Young patients without IBC had significantly higher cfDNA TFx, whereas patients with IBC did not have elevated TFx despite a poor prognosis. These findings demonstrate that further analyses of mTNBC subsets are warranted.
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- Jasneet Singh
- Department of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- College of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Division of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH.
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Piatek CI, Ji L, Kaur C, Russell CA, Tripathy D, Church T, Sposto R, Sener SF, Garcia AA. Value of routine staging imaging studies for patients with stage III breast cancer. J Surg Oncol 2016; 114:917-921. [PMID: 27642105 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Routine staging imaging studies (RSIS) are optional in stage III breast cancer (BC). The impact of RSIS on treatment decisions and patient outcomes has not been extensively studied. The goal of this study was to determine whether RSIS in stage III BC affected treatment or patient outcomes. METHODS Stage III BC patients from 2000 to 2010 were retrospectively identified. RSIS results and treatment plan in response to RSIS results were recorded. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models with time-dependent covariates were used to assess associations between RSIS use and recurrence-free survival (RFS). RESULTS Of 420 patients, 362 (86.2%) received RSIS. RSIS were negative in 264 (72.9%), indeterminate in 77 (18.3%), and positive in 21 patients (5.0%) for metastatic disease. Treatment was altered in 21 (5.8%) patients based on RSIS results (20 with metastatic disease, 1 with indeterminate disease). There was no difference in RFS with RSIS use on multivariate analysis (hazard ratio 1.3; 95% confidence interval 0.73-2.5, P = 0.32). CONCLUSIONS Most stage III BC patients underwent RSIS, but RSIS results infrequently affected treatment decisions. There was no significant difference in RFS with RSIS use. RSIS to identify metastatic disease for stage III BC has limited value. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;114:917-921. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Caroline I Piatek
- Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Social media in cancer care: opportunities to improve care in locally advanced breast cancer. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2014; 8:77-82. [PMID: 24270751 DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To examine the current data supporting use of social media in breast cancer clinical care. RECENT FINDINGS Although opportunities to utilize social media to increase knowledge have been commonly seized, the opportunity to improve communication among clinicians is lagging. Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) requires timely coordination of care among many specialists, and presents an excellent scenario for enhanced utilization of current IT strategies. SUMMARY A systematic review was conducted to assess the use of social media to enhance breast cancer care. In addition, a Web-based search using common search engines and publicly available social media was conducted to determine the prevalence of information and networking pages aimed at patients and clinicians. Over 400 articles were retrieved; 81% focused on delivery of information or online support to patients, 17% focused on delivery of information to physicians, and 1% focused on the use of social media to improve collaboration among clinicians. Web searches retrieved millions of hits, with very few hits relating to improving collaboration among clinicians. Although there is significant potential to utilize current technologies to improve care for patients and improve connectedness among clinicians, most of the currently available technologies focus solely on the delivery of information.
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James JJ, McMahon MA, Tennant SL, Cornford EJ. CT staging for breast cancer patients with poor prognostic tumours. Breast 2012; 21:735-8. [PMID: 22959310 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Revised: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the value of computed tomography (CT) staging of the chest, abdomen and pelvis in patients with poor prognostic tumours and no symptoms of metastatic disease in those who have undergone primary surgical management for the treatment of breast cancer. Patients who had primary operable invasive breast cancer treated by surgery over a 2-year period were retrospectively identified. Pathological data from the surgical resection were used to calculate the Nottingham Prognostic Index. Patients with no symptoms of distant metastases who underwent CT staging of the chest, abdomen and pelvis as a result of being placed in the poor prognostic group were identified. The presence and sites of metastatic disease or any indeterminate finding were documented. Additional investigations generated as a result of the staging CT and the outcome were also recorded. Sixty-seven patients (80%) in the poor prognostic group underwent a staging CT. Forty-seven patients (70%) had no signs of metastatic disease on the staging CT. Two patients (3%) were diagnosed with metastatic disease, on the basis of the initial CT scan. Eighteen patients (27%) had an indeterminate finding requiring further investigation, generating 21 additional imaging tests - following this only one additional patient was diagnosed with metastatic disease. Seventeen patients with an initially indeterminate finding did not have metastatic disease, giving a false-positive rate of 25%. In total, three patients (4%) had a final diagnosis of metastatic disease. The routine use of CT staging in patients with no symptoms of distant metastases with primary operable breast cancer even when in a poor prognostic group is of limited value, with a low pick-up rate of metastatic disease and considerable risk of false-positive findings.
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- J J James
- Nottingham Breast Institute, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.
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