Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Muss HB, Berry DA, Cirrincione CT, Theodoulou M, Mauer AM, Kornblith AB, Partridge AH, Dressler LG, Cohen HJ, Becker HP, Kartcheske PA, Wheeler JD, Perez EA, Wolff AC, Gralow JR, Burstein HJ, Mahmood AA, Magrinat G, Parker BA, Hart RD, Grenier D, Norton L, Hudis CA, Winer EP. Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2009, 360: 2055-2065. PMID: 19439741, PMCID: PMC3082436, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0810266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantCisplatinCyclophosphamideDeoxycytidineDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMethotrexateNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingReceptors, EstrogenSurvival AnalysisConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerRelapse-free survivalStandard chemotherapyBreast cancerCapecitabine groupAdjuvant chemotherapyYears of ageOlder womenIIIB breast cancerStandard chemotherapy groupPrimary end pointStandard adjuvant chemotherapyTreatment-related complicationsOverall survival rateSevere toxic effectsCapecitabine therapyEndocrine therapyHazard ratioDisease recurrenceSuch patientsLong followPositive tumorsClinical trialsChemotherapyPatients