2020
Weathering the Storm: Managing Older Adults With Breast Cancer Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Freedman RA, Sedrak MS, Bellon JR, Block CC, Lin NU, King TA, Minami C, VanderWalde N, Jolly TA, Muss HB, Winer EP. Weathering the Storm: Managing Older Adults With Breast Cancer Amid COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 355-359. PMID: 32449757, PMCID: PMC7313961, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsBreast cancerSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 exposureTreatment-related toxicityMultidisciplinary treatment approachBreast cancer patientsUnique clinical considerationsCOVID-19Chemotherapy toxicityMetastatic diseaseTreatment delayCancer patientsFunctional statusCare considerationsTreatment decisionsFunctional declineTherapeutic benefitTreatment prioritiesClinical considerationsTreatment approachesPatientsOlder adultsCOVID-19 pandemicCancerToxicity
2009
Paclitaxel in older women with breast cancer. Combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840 with a focus on age.
Lichtman S, Hurria A, Cirrincione C, Seidman A, Winer E, Hudis C, Cohen H, Muss H. Paclitaxel in older women with breast cancer. Combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840 with a focus on age. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 6112. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-6112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-line therapyLines of therapyBreast cancerPatient ageOlder womenSide effectsLine therapyOlder adultsIncidence of gradeOnset of gradePrior chemotherapy regimenSecond-line patientsSingle-agent paclitaxelDoses of paclitaxelMetastatic breast cancerOnset of neurotoxicityRisk of fallsStandard prognostic variablesAge categoriesLikelihood of responseBetter performance scoresPerformance scoresBilirubin elevationPaclitaxel efficacyWeekly paclitaxel