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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedDu XL, Zhang Y, Parikh RC
Comparative effectiveness of chemotherapy regimens in prolonging survival for two large population-based cohorts of elderly adults with breast and colon cancer in 1992-2009.
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of chemotherapy in prolonging survival according to age in breast and colon cancer. It found that the effectiveness of chemotherapy decreased with age in participants with breast cancer, in whom chemotherapy appears to be effective until age 79 except for the doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide combination, which was effective in participants aged 80 to 84.
AHRQ-funded; HS018956.
Citation: Du XL, Zhang Y, Parikh RC .
Comparative effectiveness of chemotherapy regimens in prolonging survival for two large population-based cohorts of elderly adults with breast and colon cancer in 1992-2009.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2015 Aug;63(8):1570-82. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13523..
Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Breast Cancer, Treatments, Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Lee CI, Gold LS, Nelson HD
Comparative effectiveness of imaging modalities to determine metastatic breast cancer treatment response.
This literature review evaluates studies regarding the effectiveness of different imaging modalities in evaluating treatment response among metastatic breast cancer patients. The review of the literature demonstrates a current paucity of evidence regarding the use of imaging for treatment evaluation of metastatic lesions among breast cancer patients.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200014I.
Citation: Lee CI, Gold LS, Nelson HD .
Comparative effectiveness of imaging modalities to determine metastatic breast cancer treatment response.
Breast 2015 Feb;24(1):3-11. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2014.11.009..
Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness, Imaging, Outcomes
Nurgalieva ZZ, Franzini L, Morgan RO
Utilization of lymph node dissection, race/ethnicity, and breast cancer outcomes.
This study reports on the impact of nodal surgery utilization on survival among white, African American, Hispanic, and Asian women in a large population of women with breast cancer. It found that the disparities in survival among African American and Hispanic women with breast cancer are not explained by nodal surgery utilization among women with micrometastasis and macrometastasis in sentinel lymph nodes.
AHRQ-funded; HS018956.
Citation: Nurgalieva ZZ, Franzini L, Morgan RO .
Utilization of lymph node dissection, race/ethnicity, and breast cancer outcomes.
Am J Manag Care 2013 Oct;19(10):805-10..
Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness, Disparities, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Racial and Ethnic Minorities