2009
Dose-dense (DD) doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by weekly paclitaxel (P) with trastuzumab (T) and lapatinib (L) in HER2/neu-positive breast cancer is not feasible due to excessive diarrhea: updated results.
Dang C, Lin N, Moy B, Come S, Lake D, Theodoulou M, Troso-Sandoval T, Dickler M, Gorsky M, D'Andrea G, Modi S, Seidman A, Drullinsky P, Partridge A, Schapira L, Wulf G, Gilewski T, Atieh D, Mayer E, Isakoff S, Sugarman S, Fornier M, Traina T, Bromberg J, Currie V, Robson M, Burstein H, Overmoyer B, Ryan P, Kuter I, Younger J, Schumer S, Tung N, Zarwan C, Schnipper L, Chen C, Winer E, Norton L, Hudis C. Dose-dense (DD) doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by weekly paclitaxel (P) with trastuzumab (T) and lapatinib (L) in HER2/neu-positive breast cancer is not feasible due to excessive diarrhea: updated results. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 2108. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-2108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDd ACHER2- BCLVEF declineDose reductionHER2/neu-positive breast cancerCongestive heart failure ratesNeu-positive breast cancerAsymptomatic LVEF declineCardiac event rateDose-dense doxorubicinHeart failure ratesDose delaysExcessive diarrheaWeekly paclitaxelMedian ageCardiac safetyMonth 2Breast cancerEvent ratesCancer ResDiarrheaPilot studyLVEFLapatinibBaseline
2008
A pilot study of adjuvant bevacizumab and chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for high-risk breast cancer
Mayer E, Miller K, Rugo H, Peppercorn J, Carey L, Ryabin N, Josephs K, Winer E, Burstein H. A pilot study of adjuvant bevacizumab and chemotherapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for high-risk breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 519-519. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.519.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Do cancer patients fully understand clinical trial participation? A pilot study to assess informed consent and patient expectations
Wray RJ, Stryker JE, Winer E, Demetri G, Emmons KM. Do cancer patients fully understand clinical trial participation? A pilot study to assess informed consent and patient expectations. Journal Of Cancer Education 2007, 22: 21. PMID: 17570804, DOI: 10.1007/bf03174370.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Cancer‐related communication between female patients and male partners scale: a pilot study
Kornblith AB, Regan MM, Kim Y, Greer G, Parker B, Bennett S, Winer E. Cancer‐related communication between female patients and male partners scale: a pilot study. Psycho-Oncology 2005, 15: 780-794. PMID: 16308887, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale patientsMale partnersTreatment-specific issuesFemale cancer patientsInternal consistencyCancer-related communicationCancer patientsHospital AnxietyDepression ScalePatientsProtective bufferingPilot studyItem scaleSociety websitesStudy objectiveY-MeDyadic Adjustment ScaleCancerCouples ScaleEmotional supportAdjustment ScaleHADSScale reliabilityLack of clarityMicroarray profiling is feasible using archived tissue from a Cooperative Group Clinical Trial: Results from a pilot study in CALGB 9342
Harris L, Perou C, Szallasi Z, Eklund A, Carter S, You F, Broadwater G, Monovich L, Winer E, Erlander M, Ellis M. Microarray profiling is feasible using archived tissue from a Cooperative Group Clinical Trial: Results from a pilot study in CALGB 9342. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 545-545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.545.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Preoperative Therapy With Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide for HER2 Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study
Burstein HJ, Harris LN, Gelman R, Lester SC, Nunes RA, Kaelin CM, Parker LM, Ellisen LW, Kuter I, Gadd MA, Christian RL, Kennedy PR, Borges VF, Bunnell CA, Younger J, Smith BL, Winer EP. Preoperative Therapy With Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide for HER2 Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 46-53. PMID: 12506169, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.03.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage breast cancerPreoperative trastuzumabBreast cancerPreoperative therapyHER2 extracellular domainAdjuvant doxorubicinCyclophosphamide chemotherapyAdjuvant doxorubicin/cyclophosphamideStage IILeft ventricular ejection fractionEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Pilot studyDefinitive breast surgeryDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideGrade 2 cardiotoxicityPathologic response rateAdvanced breast cancerComplete pathologic responseTrastuzumab-based treatmentGrowth factor receptor 2Ventricular ejection fractionStage breast cancerFactor receptor 2Sequential treatment program