2007
Toxicity of Older and Younger Patients Treated With Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Node-Positive Breast Cancer: The Cancer and Leukemia Group B Experience
Muss HB, Berry DA, Cirrincione C, Budman DR, Henderson IC, Citron ML, Norton L, Winer EP, Hudis CA. Toxicity of Older and Younger Patients Treated With Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Node-Positive Breast Cancer: The Cancer and Leukemia Group B Experience. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 3699-3704. PMID: 17704418, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.10.9710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant chemotherapy regimensTreatment-related deathsYounger patientsAdjuvant chemotherapyHematologic toxicityNonhematologic toxicityChemotherapy regimensOlder patientsGrade 3Acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndromeNational Cancer Institute grade 3Grade 4 hematologic toxicityLeukemia Group B experienceLeukemia/myelodysplastic syndromeNode-positive breast cancerComparison of cyclophosphamideNode-positive patientsPercent of patientsHealthy older patientsStrict eligibility criteriaRisk of toxicityCALGB 9741Patients 65Elderly patientsOverall survival
2005
Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older and Younger Women With Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer
Muss HB, Woolf S, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Weiss RB, Budman D, Wood WC, Henderson IC, Hudis C, Winer E, Cohen H, Wheeler J, Norton L, B F. Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older and Younger Women With Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA 2005, 293: 1073-1081. PMID: 15741529, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.9.1073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node-positive breast cancerNode-positive breast cancerTreatment-related mortalityDisease-free survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalOlder womenMore chemotherapyOlder patientsHigh treatment-related mortalityAge groupsYoung womenPositive lymph nodesHealthy older patientsDuration of chemotherapyGood general healthSmaller tumor sizeBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer patientsCommunity medical centerDifferent age groupsTamoxifen useLymph nodesRetrospective review