American journal of clinical oncology
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Am. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jun 2015
Outcomes After Multidisciplinary Treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer in the Era of Neoadjuvant HER2-directed Therapy.
We previously reported survival trends among patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) over a 30-year period before 2005. Here we evaluated survival outcomes for women with IBC diagnosed before or after October 2006, in the era of HER2-directed therapy and after opening a dedicated multidisciplinary IBC clinic. ⋯ Survival improved in the context of the IBC clinic and prompt initiation of neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapeutics.
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Am. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jun 2015
Utilization of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hospice at the end of life for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.
To examine the patterns of utilization of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery, and hospice at the end-of-life care for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. ⋯ Surgery and hospice care use increased over the years of this study, whereas the use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy remained consistent for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.