2006
Estrogen-Receptor Status and Outcomes of Modern Chemotherapy for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Berry D, Cirrincione C, Henderson I, Citron M, Budman D, Goldstein L, Martino S, Perez E, Muss H, Norton L, Hudis C, Winer E. Estrogen-Receptor Status and Outcomes of Modern Chemotherapy for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2006, 61: 584-585. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000234789.05150.7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchER-negative patientsER-positive patientsER-positive tumorsER-negative tumorsNode-positive breast cancerER-negative womenEstrogen receptor statusBreast cancerOverall survivalER statusLymph node-positive breast cancerER-positive breast cancerModern intensive chemotherapyWeak prognostic factorER-positive diseaseLeukemia Group BDisease-free survivalER-negative diseaseOverall survival ratePatterns of riskAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy trialsEndocrine treatmentIntensive chemotherapyRecurrent disease
2005
Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older and Younger Women With Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer
Muss HB, Woolf S, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Weiss RB, Budman D, Wood WC, Henderson IC, Hudis C, Winer E, Cohen H, Wheeler J, Norton L, B F. Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older and Younger Women With Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA 2005, 293: 1073-1081. PMID: 15741529, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.9.1073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node-positive breast cancerNode-positive breast cancerTreatment-related mortalityDisease-free survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalOlder womenMore chemotherapyOlder patientsHigh treatment-related mortalityAge groupsYoung womenPositive lymph nodesHealthy older patientsDuration of chemotherapyGood general healthSmaller tumor sizeBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer patientsCommunity medical centerDifferent age groupsTamoxifen useLymph nodesRetrospective review