2009
Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Muss HB, Berry DA, Cirrincione CT, Theodoulou M, Mauer AM, Kornblith AB, Partridge AH, Dressler LG, Cohen HJ, Becker HP, Kartcheske PA, Wheeler JD, Perez EA, Wolff AC, Gralow JR, Burstein HJ, Mahmood AA, Magrinat G, Parker BA, Hart RD, Grenier D, Norton L, Hudis CA, Winer EP. Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 2055-2065. PMID: 19439741, PMCID: PMC3082436, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0810266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantCisplatinCyclophosphamideDeoxycytidineDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMethotrexateNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingReceptors, EstrogenSurvival AnalysisConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerRelapse-free survivalStandard chemotherapyBreast cancerCapecitabine groupAdjuvant chemotherapyYears of ageOlder womenIIIB breast cancerStandard chemotherapy groupPrimary end pointStandard adjuvant chemotherapyTreatment-related complicationsOverall survival rateSevere toxic effectsCapecitabine therapyEndocrine therapyHazard ratioDisease recurrenceSuch patientsLong followPositive tumorsClinical trialsChemotherapyPatients
1993
High-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow support as consolidation after standard-dose adjuvant therapy for high-risk primary breast cancer.
Peters W, Ross M, Vredenburgh J, Meisenberg B, Marks L, Winer E, Kurtzberg J, Bast R, Jones R, Shpall E. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow support as consolidation after standard-dose adjuvant therapy for high-risk primary breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1993, 11: 1132-43. PMID: 8501500, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1993.11.6.1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous bone marrow supportPrimary breast cancerHigh-risk primary breast cancerBone marrow supportEvent-free survivalBreast cancerMarrow supportLymph nodesActuarial event-free survivalMore axillary lymph nodesHigh-dose consolidationIIIB breast cancerStandard-dose cyclophosphamideTherapy-related mortalityAdjuvant chemotherapy trialsHigh-dose cyclophosphamideAxillary lymph nodesHigh-dose chemotherapyMore lymph nodesAdjuvant chemotherapy treatmentAdjuvant therapyChemotherapy trialsStudy patientsConcurrent cancerStage IIA