2008
Randomized Phase III Trial of Weekly Compared With Every-3-Weeks Paclitaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer, With Trastuzumab for all HER-2 Overexpressors and Random Assignment to Trastuzumab or Not in HER-2 Nonoverexpressors: Final Results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 9840
Seidman AD, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Harris L, Muss H, Marcom PK, Gipson G, Burstein H, Lake D, Shapiro CL, Ungaro P, Norton L, Winer E, Hudis C. Randomized Phase III Trial of Weekly Compared With Every-3-Weeks Paclitaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer, With Trastuzumab for all HER-2 Overexpressors and Random Assignment to Trastuzumab or Not in HER-2 Nonoverexpressors: Final Results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 9840. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 1642-1649. PMID: 18375893, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.6699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerWeekly paclitaxelResponse rateBreast cancerHER-2-positive patientsRandomized phase III trialHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2End pointEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Grade 3 neuropathyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsGrowth factor receptor 2Phase II trialPhase III trialsTreatment-limiting toxicityFactor receptor 2Paclitaxel scheduleII trialIII trialsOverall survivalPaclitaxel therapyPositive patientsWeekly dosingReceptor 2
2005
Prospective evaluation of concurrent paclitaxel and radiation therapy after adjuvant doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy for Stage II or III breast cancer
Burstein HJ, Bellon JR, Galper S, Lu HM, Kuter I, Taghian AG, Wong J, Gelman R, Bunnell CA, Parker LM, Garber JE, Winer EP, Harris JR, Powell SN. Prospective evaluation of concurrent paclitaxel and radiation therapy after adjuvant doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy for Stage II or III breast cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2005, 64: 496-504. PMID: 16243442, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansPaclitaxelProspective StudiesRadiation PneumonitisRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantConceptsRadiation therapyBreast cancerAdjuvant doxorubicinConcurrent paclitaxelWeekly paclitaxelAC chemotherapyConcurrent radiationConcurrent treatmentGrade 2 radiation pneumonitisStage IIEarly-stage breast cancerAdjuvant AC chemotherapyDefinitive breast surgeryOperable stage IIWeekly paclitaxel treatmentConcurrent radiation therapyDose-limiting toxicityProtocol-based treatmentAdjuvant chemotherapyPaclitaxel scheduleSteroid therapyCyclophosphamide chemotherapyRadiation pneumonitisPulmonary injuryRadiation dermatitis