Publications by authors named "Kendra M Parrish"
Article Synopsis
- Patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) experience worse overall survival compared to non-IBC patients, despite similar treatment approaches.
- The study analyzed data from 38,390 women with stage III breast cancer, showing that IBC patients had lower pathologic complete response (pCR) rates (20.7% vs. 23.3% for non-IBC), and higher 5-year mortality for those achieving pCR (16.4% vs. 9.1%).
- The findings suggest that even when IBC patients achieve pCR, their survival outcomes remain poorer than those of non-IBC patients, indicating the need for more effective treatment strategies for IBC.
: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and older patients comprise an increasing proportion of patients with this disease. The older breast cancer population is heterogenous with unique factors affecting clinical decision making. While many models have been developed and tested for breast cancer patients of all ages, tools specifically developed for older patients with breast cancer have not been recently reviewed.
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