2012
Comorbidity, chemotherapy toxicity, and outcomes among older women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC).
Klepin H, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Kimmick G, Kornblith A, Cohen H, Hurria A, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H. Comorbidity, chemotherapy toxicity, and outcomes among older women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 6015-6015. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.6015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalBurden scoreOlder womenShorter OSEarly-stage breast cancerAdditional comorbid conditionsLeukemia Group BStandard adjuvant chemotherapyBetter functional statusStage breast cancerHazard of deathProportional hazards modelComorbidity burdenChemotherapy toxicityPrimary outcomePulmonary diseaseReceptor statusClinical outcomesComorbid conditionsComorbidity measuresNode statusSurvival outcomesTumor size
2008
Racial Differences in Clinical Outcomes From Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840—Cancer and Leukemia Group B
Polite BN, Cirrincione C, Fleming GF, Berry DA, Seidman A, Muss H, Norton L, Shapiro C, Bakri K, Marcom K, Lake D, Schwartz JH, Hudis C, Winer EP. Racial Differences in Clinical Outcomes From Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840—Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 2659-2665. PMID: 18509177, PMCID: PMC4830463, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.9782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerHazard of deathTreatment failureBreast cancerOverall survivalClinical outcomesLeukemia Group B trialAfrican AmericansLeukemia Group BMedian overall survivalTreatment-related toxicityObserved survival differencesTime of presentationAfrican American patientsRacial differencesOverall responseAfrican American womenLarge cooperative groupsMetastatic settingProtocol treatmentPrognostic factorsStudy cohortSubsequent therapyShorter survivalPooled analysis
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 diseaseCancer and Leukemia Group B Breast Committee: Decades of Progress and Plans for the Future
Hudis CA, Winer EP. Cancer and Leukemia Group B Breast Committee: Decades of Progress and Plans for the Future. Clinical Cancer Research 2006, 12: 3576s-3580s. PMID: 16740788, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-9016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstrogen-Receptor Status and Outcomes of Modern Chemotherapy for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Berry DA, Cirrincione C, Henderson IC, Citron ML, Budman DR, Goldstein LJ, Martino S, Perez EA, Muss HB, Norton L, Hudis C, Winer EP. Estrogen-Receptor Status and Outcomes of Modern Chemotherapy for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA 2006, 295: 1658-1667. PMID: 16609087, PMCID: PMC1459540, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.14.1658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER-positive tumorsER-positive patientsEstrogen receptor statusAdjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalBreast cancerBreast cancer estrogen receptor statusNode-positive breast cancer patientsNode-positive breast cancerER-negative breast cancerDoxorubicin/cyclophosphamideRegimens of cyclophosphamideER-negative patientsLeukemia Group BLow-dose cyclophosphamideNode-positive tumorsBreast cancer patientsRate of recurrenceRelative risk reductionER-negative tumorsMortality rate reductionAdjuvant treatmentEndocrine therapyER statusRandomized trials