Quality of life among patients with Stage II and III breast carcinoma randomized to receive high‐dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow support or intermediate‐dose chemotherapy
Peppercorn J, Herndon J, Kornblith AB, Peters W, Ahles T, Vredenburgh J, Schwartz G, Shpall E, Hurd DD, Holland J, Winer E, Group T. Quality of life among patients with Stage II and III breast carcinoma randomized to receive high‐dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow support or intermediate‐dose chemotherapy. Cancer 2005, 104: 1580-1589. PMID: 16118805, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone Marrow TransplantationBreast NeoplasmsCarmustineChemotherapy, AdjuvantCisplatinCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeSurvival RateTime FactorsTransplantation, AutologousConceptsQuality of lifeFunctional Living Index-CancerPositive lymph nodesHigh-dose chemotherapySymptom Distress ScaleBreast carcinomaHDC armLymph nodesQOL scoresAutologous bone marrow supportAutologous stem cell supportMcCorkle Symptom Distress ScaleMultiple positive lymph nodesAutologous bone marrow transplantationIntensive adjuvant therapyBone marrow supportHigh-dose cyclophosphamideStem cell supportTotal QOL scoreBone marrow transplantationAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant settingAdjuvant therapyMarrow supportIndex cancer