2009
International Guidelines for Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Combination vs Sequential Single-Agent Chemotherapy
Cardoso F, Bedard PL, Winer EP, Pagani O, Senkus-Konefka E, Fallowfield LJ, Kyriakides S, Costa A, Cufer T, Albain KS, Force O. International Guidelines for Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Combination vs Sequential Single-Agent Chemotherapy. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2009, 101: 1174-1181. PMID: 19657108, PMCID: PMC2736293, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djp235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineComorbidityCongresses as TopicCross-Over StudiesDeoxycytidineDrug Administration ScheduleEuropeEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFluorouracilHumansInternational CooperationKarnofsky Performance StatusMenopausePatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexSocioeconomic FactorsTaxoidsVinblastineVinorelbineConceptsMetastatic breast cancerSequential single-agent chemotherapySingle-agent chemotherapyBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerEuropean Breast Cancer ConferenceSequential single agentsPatient-rated qualityRapid clinical progressionDisease-related factorsImpact of therapySequential monotherapyAdvanced diseaseSequential therapyVisceral metastasesCytotoxic chemotherapyTask ForceClinical progressionPredictive factorsTreatment optionsCancer ConferenceRapid symptomsSingle agentChemotherapyInternational guidelines
2006
The impact of tumor progesterone receptor status on optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with early‐stage breast cancer
Punglia RS, Kuntz KM, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Burstein HJ. The impact of tumor progesterone receptor status on optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal patients with early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2006, 106: 2576-2582. PMID: 16703595, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCross-Over StudiesDecision Support TechniquesDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalModels, TheoreticalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPostmenopauseRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifenTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDisease-free survivalAromatase inhibitorsProgesterone receptorEstrogen receptorOptimal adjuvant endocrine therapyEarly-stage breast cancerAdjuvant endocrine therapyNode-positive groupProgesterone receptor statusRandomized clinical trialsSequential treatmentBreast cancer tumorsAI monotherapyAI therapyBiologic subsetsDFS ratesAdjuvant therapyEndocrine therapyPostmenopausal patientsPostmenopausal womenSequential therapyUpfront treatmentLymph nodesReceptor statusPR expression
2005
Optimizing Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Postmenopausal Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Decision Analysis
Punglia RS, Kuntz KM, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Burstein HJ. Optimizing Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Postmenopausal Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Decision Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 5178-5187. PMID: 15998905, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.02.964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalDisease-free survival estimatesAromatase inhibitor monotherapyYears of tamoxifenAromatase inhibitorsSequential therapyBreast cancerInhibitor monotherapyPostmenopausal womenTreatment strategiesHormone receptor-positive breast cancerDisease-free survival ratesDistant disease-free survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerSurvival estimatesAdjuvant endocrine therapyAromatase inhibitor therapyCross-over treatmentNode-positive patientsSequential adjuvant therapyPostmenopausal breast cancerRelative risk reductionRandomized clinical trialsSequential treatment strategy