Efficacy of Pegfilgrastim and Darbepoetin Alfa As Hematopoietic Support for Dose-Dense Every-2-Week Adjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
Burstein HJ, Parker LM, Keshaviah A, Doherty J, Partridge AH, Schapira L, Ryan PD, Younger J, Harris LN, Moy B, Come SE, Schumer ST, Bunnell CA, Haldoupis M, Gelman R, Winer EP. Efficacy of Pegfilgrastim and Darbepoetin Alfa As Hematopoietic Support for Dose-Dense Every-2-Week Adjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 8340-8347. PMID: 16293865, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.02.8621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlgorithmsAnemiaAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBostonBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDarbepoetin alfaDoxorubicinErythrocyte TransfusionErythropoietinFemaleFilgrastimGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPaclitaxelPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDose-dense ACPercentage of patientsRBC transfusionFebrile neutropeniaDarbepoetin alfaAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant breast cancer chemotherapyDarbepoetin alfa therapyDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamidePrimary end pointSingle-arm studyBreast cancer chemotherapyEfficacy of pegfilgrastimHematopoietic growth factorsAlfa therapyDose-densePaclitaxel cyclesHematologic toxicityArm studyBreast cancerModest leukocytosisHematopoietic supportPatientsStage ITransfusion