2022
Treatment discontinuation, patient-reported toxicities and quality-of-life by age following trastuzumab emtansine or paclitaxel/trastuzumab (ATEMPT)
Sella T, Zheng Y, Tayob N, Ruddy K, Freedman R, Dang C, Yardley D, Isakoff S, Valero V, DeMeo M, Burstein H, Winer E, Wolff A, Krop I, Partridge A, Tolaney S. Treatment discontinuation, patient-reported toxicities and quality-of-life by age following trastuzumab emtansine or paclitaxel/trastuzumab (ATEMPT). Npj Breast Cancer 2022, 8: 127. PMID: 36450763, PMCID: PMC9712612, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-022-00495-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHER2-positive breast cancerPatient-reported toxicityPatient-reported outcomesT-DM1Treatment discontinuationTrastuzumab emtansineBreast cancerStage I HER2-positive breast cancerAdjuvant trastuzumab emtansineExcellent disease outcomesLess activity impairmentPaclitaxel/trastuzumabSocial/familyPositive breast cancerSuperior QoLOlder patientsTreatment toleranceTreatment armsTreatment regimensEligible participantsGlobal QoLTherapy optionsActivity impairmentMultivariable modelDisease outcome
2013
A planned, prospective comparison of short-term quality of life outcomes among older patients with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy in a randomized clinical trial vs. an observational study: CALGB #49907 and #369901
Mandelblatt JS, Makgoeng SB, Luta G, Hurria A, Kimmick G, Isaacs C, Tallarico M, Barry WT, Pitcher B, Winer EP, Hudis C, Cohen HJ, Muss HB. A planned, prospective comparison of short-term quality of life outcomes among older patients with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy in a randomized clinical trial vs. an observational study: CALGB #49907 and #369901. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2013, 4: 353-361. PMID: 24472479, PMCID: PMC3910230, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2013.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsOlder womenStandard chemotherapyClinical trialsProspective comparisonObservational studyBreast cancerNon-metastatic breast cancerOlder cancer populationPre-treatment QoLTherapy side effectsBreast cancer chemotherapyShort-term qualityAdjusted mean increaseQuality of lifeTumor factorsOlder patientsAnthracycline regimensQOL scoresGlobal QoLCancer populationSide effectsGroup physiciansChemotherapyLinear mixed effects models
2006
Quality of life (QOL) companion to CALGB 9840: A phase III study of paclitaxel (P) via weekly 1 hour (hr) versus standard 3 hour infusion every 3 weeks with trastuzumab in the treatment of patients with/without HER-2/neu-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer
Naughton M, Gu L, Wang X, Seidman A, Winer E, Kornblith A. Quality of life (QOL) companion to CALGB 9840: A phase III study of paclitaxel (P) via weekly 1 hour (hr) versus standard 3 hour infusion every 3 weeks with trastuzumab in the treatment of patients with/without HER-2/neu-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 674-674. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative patientsQOL differencesGreater efficacyMain trial resultsPrior radiation therapyMetastatic breast cancerPhase III studyTreatment of patientsMain outcome measuresEORTC-C30Prior chemotherapyBreast symptomsIII studyPerformance statusPatient ageHour infusionTreatment armsBreast moduleGlobal QoLCancer symptomsBreast cancerClinical dataQoL dataOutcome measuresRadiation therapy