1999
Safety and efficacy of using a single agent or a phase II agent before instituting standard combination chemotherapy in previously untreated metastatic breast cancer patients: report of a randomized study--Cancer and Leukemia Group B 8642.
Costanza M, Weiss R, Henderson I, Norton L, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Winer E, Wood W, Frei III E, McIntyre O, Schilsky R. Safety and efficacy of using a single agent or a phase II agent before instituting standard combination chemotherapy in previously untreated metastatic breast cancer patients: report of a randomized study--Cancer and Leukemia Group B 8642. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 17: 1397-406. PMID: 10334524, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.5.1397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenineAdultAgedAminoglycosidesAnalysis of VarianceAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarboplatinCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilFollow-Up StudiesHumansImidesIsoquinolinesMelphalanMiddle AgedNaphthalimidesNeoplasm StagingOrganophosphonatesProspective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTrimetrexateConceptsPhase II agentMetastatic breast cancer patientsStandard combination chemotherapyMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer patientsSingle agentResponse rateCombination chemotherapyCancer patientsBreast cancerUntreated metastatic breast cancer patientsMeasurable metastatic breast cancerRandomized phase III trialPhase III trialsDuration of responseSingle-agent drugsTreatment of patientsCumulative response rateSuggestion of benefitLow response rateImmediate chemotherapyIII trialsMetastatic diseaseVisceral diseaseRandomized study
1995
Randomized comparison of vinorelbine and melphalan in anthracycline-refractory advanced breast cancer.
Jones S, Winer E, Vogel C, Laufman L, Hutchins L, O'Rourke M, Lembersky B, Budman D, Bigley J, Hohneker J. Randomized comparison of vinorelbine and melphalan in anthracycline-refractory advanced breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1995, 13: 2567-74. PMID: 7595708, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1995.13.10.2567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHematologic DiseasesHumansInjections, IntravenousMelphalanMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSurvival RateVinblastineVinorelbineConceptsQuality of lifeAdvanced breast cancerCancer-related symptomsTreatment failureBreast cancerALK patientsSurvival rateStabilization of diseaseEfficacy end pointTumor response ratePopulation of patientsMedian survival rateCommon toxicitiesProspective multicenterObjective responseSeptic deathSurvival benefitRandomized comparisonPatient populationPatientsIntergroup differencesTreatment centersResponse rateEnd pointVinorelbine tartrate