2024
The Right Dose: Results of a Patient Advocate–Led Survey of Individuals With Metastatic Breast Cancer Regarding Treatment-Related Side Effects and Views About Dosage Assessment to Optimize Quality of Life
Loeser A, Kim J, Peppercorn J, Burkard M, Niemierko A, Juric D, Kalinsky K, Rugo H, Glenn L, Hodgdon C, Maues J, Johnson S, Padron N, Parekh K, Lustberg M, Bardia A. The Right Dose: Results of a Patient Advocate–Led Survey of Individuals With Metastatic Breast Cancer Regarding Treatment-Related Side Effects and Views About Dosage Assessment to Optimize Quality of Life. JCO Oncology Practice 2024, 20: 972-983. PMID: 38518184, DOI: 10.1200/op.23.00539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerTreatment-related side effectsSide effectsDose reductionBreast cancerLow dosesQuality of lifePhase I clinical trialFlexible dosing optionsMaximum tolerated doseDose of drugCourse of therapyIndividual doses of drugsCourse of treatmentPatient-physician discussionsPrescribed doseTolerated doseTargeted therapyDosing optionsAlternative dosingMedical oncologistsDose initiationHigh dosesImprove patient well-beingEffective treatment
2016
Natural history of postural instability in breast cancer patients treated with taxane-based chemotherapy: A pilot study
Monfort S, Pan X, Patrick R, Singaravelu J, Loprinzi C, Lustberg M, Chaudhari A. Natural history of postural instability in breast cancer patients treated with taxane-based chemotherapy: A pilot study. Gait & Posture 2016, 48: 237-242. PMID: 27341530, PMCID: PMC4969166, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsTaxane-based chemotherapyCancer patientsPostural instabilityChemotherapy cyclesBalance impairmentNatural historyCOP excursionPilot studyCoP ellipse areaSubsequent chemotherapy cyclesFirst chemotherapy cycleEyes-closed conditionTaxane exposureTaxane infusionEllipse areaOncology clinicConfidence ellipse areaPatient populationChemotherapy treatmentAdverse symptomsBreast cancerBaseline valuesEffective treatmentSide effects