Nomograms in oncology: more than meets the eye

VP Balachandran, M Gonen, JJ Smith… - The lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Nomograms are widely used as prognostic devices in oncology and medicine. With the
ability to generate an individual probability of a clinical event by integrating diverse …

Breast cancer: a review for the general surgeon

CB Matsen, LA Neumayer - JAMA surgery, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Breast cancer care is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach. In this study, we
provide an overview of current practices for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer for …

Nomogram for predicting the risk of local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ

U Rudloff, LM Jacks, JI Goldberg… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose While the mortality associated with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is minimal, the
risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is …

Axillary node interventions in breast cancer: a systematic review

R Rao, D Euhus, HG Mayo, C Balch - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Recent data from clinical trials have challenged traditional thinking about axillary
surgery in patients with breast cancer. Objectives To summarize evidence regarding the role …

[PDF][PDF] Positive sentinel nodes without axillary dissection: implications for the radiation oncologist

BG Haffty, KK Hunt, JR Harris… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - researchgate.net
The recent publication of the results of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
trial Z0011 has generated substantial interest in the medical community and public press. 1 …

Meta-analysis of predictive factors for non-sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients with a positive SLN

RFD Van la Parra, PGM Peer, MF Ernst… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIMS: A meta-analysis was performed to identify the clinicopathological variables most
predictive of non-sentinel node (NSN) metastases when the sentinel node is positive …

Validation of breast cancer nomograms for predicting the non-sentinel lymph node metastases after a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy in a multi-center study

AS Gur, B Unal, U Ozbek, V Ozmen, F Aydogan… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: In the study, our aim was to evaluate the predictability of four different
nomograms on non-sentinel lymph node metastases (NSLNM) in breast cancer (BC) …

Which nomogram is best for predicting non-sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients? A meta-analysis

L Zhu, L Jin, S Li, K Chen, W Jia, Q Shan… - Breast cancer research …, 2013 - Springer
To present a systemic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the nomograms developed to
predict non-sentinel lymph node (NSLN) metastasis in breast cancer patients. We focused …

Risk factors for sentinel lymph node metastasis and validation study of the MSKCC nomogram in breast cancer patients

P Qiu, J Liu, Y Wang, G Yang, Y Liu… - Japanese journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective To evaluate the risk factors for sentinel lymph node metastasis and validate the
value of the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center nomogram for the prediction of …

[HTML][HTML] Reappraisal of heart rate variability in acute ischemic stroke

CF Chen, CL Lai, HF Lin, LM Liou, RT Lin - The Kaohsiung journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is a common complication after acute ischemic stroke (IS).
Prior investigators have emphasized that infarction of brain stem or hemispheres with insular …