Cognitive function in older women with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy and capecitabine on Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907
Freedman RA, Pitcher B, Keating NL, Ballman KV, Mandelblatt J, Kornblith AB, Kimmick GG, Hurria A, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Cognitive function in older women with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy and capecitabine on Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 139: 607-616. PMID: 23681403, PMCID: PMC3920483, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2562-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported cognitive functionCognitive function scoresCognitive functionOlder womenAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerTime pointsStandard adjuvant chemotherapyAverage baseline scoreBaseline cognitive functionCALGB 49907Life substudyCognitive changesPerformance statusStandard chemotherapyMedian agePatient characteristicsTreatment armsTreatment regimenFunction scoresHealthy groupBaseline depressionCognitive screeningChemotherapyKruskal-Wallis test