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Item Olanzapine for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2016-07-14) Navari, Rudolph M.; Qin, Rui; Ruddy, Kathryn J.; Liu, Heshan; Powell, Steven F.; Bajaj, Madhuri; Dietrich, Leah; Biggs, David; Lafky, Jacqueline M.; Loprinzi, Charles L.; Department of Medicine, IU School of MedicineBACKGROUND We examined the efficacy of olanzapine for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial, we compared olanzapine with placebo, in combination with dexamethasone, aprepitant or fosaprepitant, and a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3–receptor antagonist, in patients with no previous chemotherapy who were receiving cisplatin (≥70 mg per square meter of body-surface area) or cyclophosphamide–doxorubicin. The doses of the three concomitant drugs administered before and after chemotherapy were similar in the two groups. The two groups received either 10 mg of olanzapine orally or matching placebo daily on days 1 through 4. Nausea prevention was the primary end point; a complete response (no emesis and no use of rescue medication) was a secondary end point. RESULTS In the analysis, we included 380 patients who could be evaluated (192 assigned to olanzapine, and 188 to placebo). The proportion of patients with no chemotherapy-induced nausea was significantly greater with olanzapine than with placebo in the first 24 hours after chemotherapy (74% vs. 45%, P = 0.002), the period from 25 to 120 hours after chemotherapy (42% vs. 25%, P = 0.002), and the overall 120-hour period (37% vs. 22%, P = 0.002). The complete-response rate was also significantly increased with olanzapine during the three periods: 86% versus 65% (P<0.001), 67% versus 52% (P = 0.007), and 64% versus 41% (P<0.001), respectively. Although there were no grade 5 toxic effects, some patients receiving olanzapine had increased sedation (severe in 5%) on day 2. CONCLUSIONS Olanzapine, as compared with placebo, significantly improved nausea prevention, as well as the complete-response rate, among previously untreated patients who were receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy. (Funded by the National Cancer Institute; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02116530.)Item Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium(Wiley, 2020-03) Bowen, Deborah J.; Shinn, Eileen H.; Gregrowski, Sophie; Kimmick, Gretchen; Dominici, Laura S.; Frank, Elizabeth S.; Smith, Karen Lisa; Rocque, Gabrielle; Ruddy, Kathryn J.; Pollastro, Teri; Melisko, Michelle; Ballinger, Tarah J.; Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M.; Wolff, Antonio C.; Medicine, School of MedicineMembers of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium conducted an expert-driven literature review to identify a list of domains and to evaluate potential measures of these domains for inclusion in a list of preferred measures. Measures were included if they were easily available, free of charge, and had acceptable psychometrics based on published peer-reviewed analyses. A total of 22 domains and 52 measures were identified during the selection process. Taken together, these measures form a reliable and validated list of measurement tools that are easily available and used in multiple cancer trials to assess patient-reported outcomes in relevant patients.Item Towards defining morphologic parameters of normal parous and nulliparous breast tissues by artificial intelligence(BMC, 2022-07-11) Ogony, Joshua; de Bel, Thomas; Radisky, Derek C.; Kachergus, Jennifer; Thompson, E. Aubrey; Degnim, Amy C.; Ruddy, Kathryn J.; Hilton, Tracy; Stallings‑Mann, Melody; Vachon, Celine; Hoskin, Tanya L.; Heckman, Michael G.; Vierkant, Robert A.; White, Launia J.; Moore, Raymond M.; Carter, Jodi; Jensen, Matthew; Pacheco‑Spann, Laura; Henry, Jill E.; Storniolo, Anna Maria; Winham, Stacey J.; van der Laak, Jeroen; Sherman, Mark E.; Medicine, School of MedicineBackground: Breast terminal duct lobular units (TDLUs), the source of most breast cancer (BC) precursors, are shaped by age-related involution, a gradual process, and postpartum involution (PPI), a dramatic inflammatory process that restores baseline microanatomy after weaning. Dysregulated PPI is implicated in the pathogenesis of postpartum BCs. We propose that assessment of TDLUs in the postpartum period may have value in risk estimation, but characteristics of these tissues in relation to epidemiological factors are incompletely described. Methods: Using validated Artificial Intelligence and morphometric methods, we analyzed digitized images of tissue sections of normal breast tissues stained with hematoxylin and eosin from donors ≤ 45 years from the Komen Tissue Bank (180 parous and 545 nulliparous). Metrics assessed by AI, included: TDLU count; adipose tissue fraction; mean acini count/TDLU; mean dilated acini; mean average acini area; mean "capillary" area; mean epithelial area; mean ratio of epithelial area versus intralobular stroma; mean mononuclear cell count (surrogate of immune cells); mean fat area proximate to TDLUs and TDLU area. We compared epidemiologic characteristics collected via questionnaire by parity status and race, using a Wilcoxon rank sum test or Fisher's exact test. Histologic features were compared between nulliparous and parous women (overall and by time between last birth and donation [recent birth: ≤ 5 years versus remote birth: > 5 years]) using multivariable regression models. Results: Normal breast tissues of parous women contained significantly higher TDLU counts and acini counts, more frequent dilated acini, higher mononuclear cell counts in TDLUs and smaller acini area per TDLU than nulliparas (all multivariable analyses p < 0.001). Differences in TDLU counts and average acini size persisted for > 5 years postpartum, whereas increases in immune cells were most marked ≤ 5 years of a birth. Relationships were suggestively modified by several other factors, including demographic and reproductive characteristics, ethanol consumption and breastfeeding duration. Conclusions: Our study identified sustained expansion of TDLU numbers and reduced average acini area among parous versus nulliparous women and notable increases in immune responses within five years following childbirth. Further, we show that quantitative characteristics of normal breast samples vary with demographic features and BC risk factors.