Patterns of chemotherapy, toxicity, and short-term outcomes for older women receiving adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy
Freedman RA, Vaz-Luis I, Barry WT, Lii H, Lin NU, Winer EP, Keating NL. Patterns of chemotherapy, toxicity, and short-term outcomes for older women receiving adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 145: 491-501. PMID: 24756187, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2968-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-standard chemotherapyTrastuzumab-based therapyAdjuvant trastuzumab-based therapyOlder womenChemotherapy receiptHazard ratioBreast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerPattern of chemotherapyPropensity-weighted cohortsToxicity-related hospitalizationAdjusted hazard ratioTreatment-related toxicityMonths of chemotherapyShort-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based cohortPropensity score adjustmentAssociation of ageShort-term survivalComorbidity scoreOlder patientsTreatment toxicityWorse survivalHospital events