The impact of tumor progesterone receptor status on optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with early‐stage breast cancer
Punglia RS, Kuntz KM, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Burstein HJ. The impact of tumor progesterone receptor status on optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2006, 106: 2576-2582. PMID: 16703595, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCross-Over StudiesDecision Support TechniquesDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalModels, TheoreticalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPostmenopauseRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifenTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDisease-free survivalAromatase inhibitorsProgesterone receptorEstrogen receptorOptimal adjuvant endocrine therapyEarly-stage breast cancerAdjuvant endocrine therapyNode-positive groupProgesterone receptor statusRandomized clinical trialsSequential treatmentBreast cancer tumorsAI monotherapyAI therapyBiologic subsetsDFS ratesAdjuvant therapyEndocrine therapyPostmenopausal patientsPostmenopausal womenSequential therapyUpfront treatmentLymph nodesReceptor statusPR expression