2014
Comorbidity, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer on a Clinical Trial: CALGB 49907 and CALGB 361004 (Alliance)
Klepin HD, Pitcher BN, Ballman KV, Kornblith AB, Hurria A, Winer EP, Hudis C, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Kimmick GG. Comorbidity, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer on a Clinical Trial: CALGB 49907 and CALGB 361004 (Alliance). JCO Oncology Practice 2014, 10: e285-e292. PMID: 25074878, PMCID: PMC4161730, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorouracilHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsQuality of LifeRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyBurden scoreBreast cancerOlder womenShorter OSClinical trialsEarly-stage breast cancerCox proportional hazards modelStandard adjuvant chemotherapyNumber of comorbiditiesHazard of deathPhysical health subscaleOlder Americans ResourcesProportional hazards modelCALGB 49907Chemotherapy toxicityReceptor statusComorbid conditionsTumor sizeHealth subscaleGrade 3ComorbiditiesCommon conditionHazards model
2012
Comorbidity, chemotherapy toxicity, and outcomes among older women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC).
Klepin H, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Kimmick G, Kornblith A, Cohen H, Hurria A, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H. Comorbidity, chemotherapy toxicity, and outcomes among older women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 6015-6015. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.6015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalBurden scoreOlder womenShorter OSEarly-stage breast cancerAdditional comorbid conditionsLeukemia Group BStandard adjuvant chemotherapyBetter functional statusStage breast cancerHazard of deathProportional hazards modelComorbidity burdenChemotherapy toxicityPrimary outcomePulmonary diseaseReceptor statusClinical outcomesComorbid conditionsComorbidity measuresNode statusSurvival outcomesTumor size
2008
Racial Differences in Clinical Outcomes From Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840—Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Polite BN, Cirrincione C, Fleming GF, Berry DA, Seidman A, Muss H, Norton L, Shapiro C, Bakri K, Marcom K, Lake D, Schwartz JH, Hudis C, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Clinical Outcomes From Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840—Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 2659-2665. PMID: 18509177, PMCID: PMC4830463, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.9782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerHazard of deathTreatment failureBreast cancerOverall survivalClinical outcomesLeukemia Group B trialAfrican AmericansLeukemia Group BMedian overall survivalTreatment-related toxicityObserved survival differencesTime of presentationAfrican American patientsRacial differencesOverall responseAfrican American womenLarge cooperative groupsMetastatic settingProtocol treatmentPrognostic factorsStudy cohortSubsequent therapyShorter survivalPooled analysisFifteen-year median follow-up results after neoadjuvant doxorubicin, followed by mastectomy, followed by adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) followed by radiation for stage III breast cancer: a phase II trial (CALGB 8944)
Kimmick G, Cirrincione C, Duggan D, Bhalla K, Robert N, Berry D, Norton L, Lemke S, Henderson I, Hudis C, Winer E, On Behalf of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Fifteen-year median follow-up results after neoadjuvant doxorubicin, followed by mastectomy, followed by adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) followed by radiation for stage III breast cancer: a phase II trial (CALGB 8944). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2008, 113: 479-490. PMID: 18306034, PMCID: PMC4217205, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-9943-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDisease ProgressionDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilFollow-Up StudiesHumansMastectomyMethotrexateMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSurvival AnalysisConceptsStage III breast cancerBreast cancerNeoadjuvant doxorubicinClinical responseLymph nodesClinical stage III breast cancerAdequate organ functionClinical response rateComplete clinical responseInvolved lymph nodesPositive lymph nodesAdvanced breast cancerPathologic complete responsePhase II trialHazard of deathLong-term resultsLong-term survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant cyclophosphamideMedian followII trialNeoadjuvant treatmentMultimodality treatmentOverall survivalComplete response