2018
Identification of risk factors for toxicity in patients with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer treated with bevacizumab plus letrozole: a CALGB 40503 (alliance) correlative study
Li D, McCall LM, Hahn OM, Hudis CA, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Jatoi A, Lafky JM, Ballman KV, Winer EP, Tripathy D, Schneider B, Barry W, Dickler MN, Hurria A. Identification of risk factors for toxicity in patients with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer treated with bevacizumab plus letrozole: a CALGB 40503 (alliance) correlative study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 171: 325-334. PMID: 29789969, PMCID: PMC6076849, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4828-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancerAdvanced breast cancerIncidence of gradeAdverse eventsBreast cancerPhysical functionProgression-free survival benefitMultivariable logistic regression modelAddition of bevacizumabPhase III trialsPhysical function measuresAdverse event dataFunctional Assessment MeasureIncidence of toxicityFlight of stairsLogistic regression modelsHemorrhagic eventsIII trialsSurvival benefitMedian ageThrombosis eventsRisk factorsUnivariate analysisAssessment measuresBevacizumab
2009
Paclitaxel in older women with breast cancer. Combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840 with a focus on age.
Lichtman S, Hurria A, Cirrincione C, Seidman A, Winer E, Hudis C, Cohen H, Muss H. Paclitaxel in older women with breast cancer. Combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840 with a focus on age. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 6112. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-6112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-line therapyLines of therapyBreast cancerPatient ageOlder womenSide effectsLine therapyOlder adultsIncidence of gradeOnset of gradePrior chemotherapy regimenSecond-line patientsSingle-agent paclitaxelDoses of paclitaxelMetastatic breast cancerOnset of neurotoxicityRisk of fallsStandard prognostic variablesAge categoriesLikelihood of responseBetter performance scoresPerformance scoresBilirubin elevationPaclitaxel efficacyWeekly paclitaxel