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  Ann M. Brown, ScD
Research Associate, Biostatistics
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Education

AB, Miami University (Ohio), 1958
MS(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh, 1968 
ScD(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh, 1971

Research Interests

Breast cancer clinical trials, particularly clarification of protocol objectives and procedures, design and implementation of data collection instruments, and quality assurance

Selected Publications

"Real-world performance of HER2 testing--National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project experience." Paik S, Bryant J, Tan-Chiu E, Romond E, Hiller W, Park K, Brown A, Yothers G, Anderson S, Smith R, Wickerham D, Wolmark N. J National Cancer Institute, 94:852-854, 2002.

"Randomized trial of 3-hour versus 24-hour infusion of high-dose paclitaxel in patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Protocol B-26."  Smith R, Brown A, Mamounas E, et. al.  J Clinical Oncology, 11:3404-3411, 1999.

"The effect of preoperative chemotherapy on the outcome of women with operable breast cancer."  Fisher B, Bryant J, Wolmark N, Mamounas E, Brown A, et. al.  J Clinical Oncology,16:2672-2685, 1998.

"The effect of preoperative chemotherapy on local-regional disease in women with operable breast cancer: findings from NSABP B-18."  Fisher B, Brown A, et. al.  J Clinical Oncology, 15:2483-2493, 1997.

"Two months of doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide with and without interval reinduction therapy compared with 6 months of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil in positive-node breast cancer patients with tamoxifen-nonresponsive tumors: results from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-15."  Fisher B, Brown A, et. al.  J Clinical Oncology, 9:1483-1496, 1990.

"Postoperative chemotherapy and tamoxifen compared with tamoxifen alone in the treatment of positive-node breast cancer patients aged 50 years and older with tumors responsive to tamoxifen: results from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-16."  Fisher B, Redmond C, Legault-Poisson S, Dimitrov N, Brown A, et. al.  J Clinical Oncology,  8:1005-1018, 1990.

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Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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