2003
Sequential High‐Dose Alkylating Therapy and Stem Cell Support for High‐Risk Stage III Breast Cancer
Bou‐Khalil J, Rose M, Psyrri A, D’Andrea E, Medoff E, Staugaard‐Hahn C, Holtkamp C, Gran S, Pezzimente J, Snyder E, Cooper D, Haffty B, Reiss M, Burtness B. Sequential High‐Dose Alkylating Therapy and Stem Cell Support for High‐Risk Stage III Breast Cancer. The Breast Journal 2003, 9: 472-477. PMID: 14616941, DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09604.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsConnecticutCyclophosphamideFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansMedical RecordsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPalliative CareRetrospective StudiesStem Cell TransplantationSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsStem cell rescueAdvanced breast cancerBreast cancerCell rescueLymph nodesHormone receptor-positive tumorsIpsilateral axillary lymph nodesStandard-dose adjuvant chemotherapyWhite blood cell toxicityStage III breast cancerAnthracycline-containing chemotherapyPositive lymph nodesTreatment-related complicationsAxillary lymph nodesHigh-dose chemotherapyStem cell supportReceptor-positive tumorsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorMajority of cancersColony-stimulating factorAdjuvant chemotherapyNeutropenic feverNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage IIIBMedian time
1998
High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34+ peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study
Chabannon C, Cornetta K, Lotz J, Rosenfeld C, Shlomchik M, Yanovitch S, Marolleau J, Sledge G, Novakovitch G, Srour E, Burtness B, Camerlo J, Gravis G, Lee-Fischer J, Faucher C, Chabbert I, Krause D, Maraninchi D, Mills B, Kunkel L, Oldham F, Blaise D, Viens P. High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34+ peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study. British Journal Of Cancer 1998, 78: 913-921. PMID: 9764583, PMCID: PMC2063121, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor prognosis breast cancerHigh-dose chemotherapyHaematopoietic recoveryBreast cancerRecombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factorBlood cellsRandomized multicentre studyGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorHuman granulocyte colony-stimulating factorPeripheral blood cellsPeripheral blood CD34Peripheral blood progenitorsColony-stimulating factorMobilized blood cellsEpithelial tumor cellsEligible patientsStudy armsMulticentre studyPeripheral bloodConventional chemotherapyStudy groupPatientsChemotherapyBlood CD34CD34
1997
Dose-escalation and pharmacodynamic study of topotecan in combination with cyclophosphamide in patients with refractory cancer.
Murren JR, Anderson S, Fedele J, Pizzorno G, Belliveau D, Zelterman D, Burtness BA, Tocino I, Flynn SD, Beidler D, Cheng YC. Dose-escalation and pharmacodynamic study of topotecan in combination with cyclophosphamide in patients with refractory cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1997, 15: 148-57. PMID: 8996136, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1997.15.1.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsMaximum-tolerated doseMg/ m2/dDose of topotecanM2/dRefractory cancerDay 1Treatment cyclesDrug-induced DNA fragmentationGrowth factor supportTransfusion of RBCsDose of cyclophosphamideFirst treatment cycleAdministration of cyclophosphamideGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorPharmacokinetics of topotecanClass of agentsColony-stimulating factorBlood cell elementsBolus scheduleNonhematologic toxicityReversible neutropeniaDNA fragmentationFactor supportCombination therapy