A phase II study of preoperative capecitabine in women with operable hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Tolaney SM, Jeong J, Guo H, Brock J, Morganstern D, Come SE, Golshan M, Bellon J, Winer EP, Krop IE. A phase II study of preoperative capecitabine in women with operable hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Cancer Medicine 2014, 3: 293-299. PMID: 24464780, PMCID: PMC3987079, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerPathological complete responsePositive breast cancerBreast cancerPreoperative capecitabineClinical responseHER2-negative operable breast cancerDihydropyrimidine dehydrogenaseOnly grade 3 toxicityOverall clinical response rateThymidine phosphorylaseGrade 3 responsePartial clinical responsePathological response assessmentsPreoperative chemotherapy regimensClinical response rateComplete clinical responseGrade 3 toxicityOperable breast cancerPhase II studyPalmar-plantar erythrodysesthesiaMetastatic breast cancerTime of surgeryMiller-Payne