2014
Frailty and Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer: CALGB Protocol 369901
Sheppard VB, Faul LA, Luta G, Clapp JD, Yung RL, Wang JH, Kimmick G, Isaacs C, Tallarico M, Barry WT, Pitcher BN, Hudis C, Winer EP, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Hurria A, Mandelblatt JS. Frailty and Adherence to Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer: CALGB Protocol 369901. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 2318-2327. PMID: 24934786, PMCID: PMC4105485, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.7367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant hormonal therapyHormonal therapyBreast cancerOlder womenInfluence of frailtyCovariate adjustmentRisk of discontinuationNonmetastatic breast cancerBreast cancer ageProportional hazards modelIIB diseaseEarly discontinuationMost patientsOlder patientsProspective cohortBaseline frailtyCancer ageHigher oddsDiscontinuationHazards modelMost womenPsychosocial dataNoninitiationTherapyLogistic regression
2012
Persistence, adherence, and toxicity with oral CMF in older women with early-stage breast cancer (Adherence Companion Study 60104 for CALGB 49907)
Ruddy KJ, Pitcher BN, Archer LE, Cohen HJ, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Muss HB, Partridge AH. Persistence, adherence, and toxicity with oral CMF in older women with early-stage breast cancer (Adherence Companion Study 60104 for CALGB 49907). Annals Of Oncology 2012, 23: 3075-3081. PMID: 22767584, PMCID: PMC3501229, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerMedication calendarOral cyclophosphamideStandard chemotherapyStage I-IIIB breast cancerSelf-reported adherenceCase report formsToxic effectsAdjuvant chemotherapyCALGB 49907Febrile neutropeniaOral CMFNode negativityOlder patientsStandard therapyMedian ageSuperior tolerabilityRandomized trialsCyclophosphamide dosesAverage adherenceOlder womenCyclophosphamideChemotherapyConsecutive days
2010
Adherence and Persistence With Oral Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer in CALGB 49907: Adherence Companion Study 60104
Partridge AH, Archer L, Kornblith AB, Gralow J, Grenier D, Perez E, Wolff AC, Wang X, Kastrissios H, Berry D, Hudis C, Winer E, Muss H. Adherence and Persistence With Oral Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer in CALGB 49907: Adherence Companion Study 60104. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: 2418-2422. PMID: 20368559, PMCID: PMC2881723, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.4671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBreast NeoplasmsCanadaCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantDeoxycytidineDrug Administration ScheduleDrug MonitoringFemaleFluorouracilHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMastectomyMedication AdherenceMicro-Electrical-Mechanical SystemsNeoplasm StagingRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerCALGB 49907Oral chemotherapyClinical trialsOlder womenPatients age 65 yearsOral adjuvant chemotherapyPill bottle openingsNode-negative diseaseHormone receptor statusRelapse-free survivalRandomized clinical trialsAge 65 yearsMulticenter clinical trialNumber of dosesPercent of participantsLogistic regression modelsAdjuvant chemotherapyProtocol therapyOral therapyStandard chemotherapyMedian ageReceptor statusPatient adherence
2009
Tolerability of and adherence to combination oral therapy with gefitinib and capecitabine in metastatic breast cancer
Mayer EL, Partridge AH, Harris LN, Gelman RS, Schumer ST, Burstein HJ, Winer EP. Tolerability of and adherence to combination oral therapy with gefitinib and capecitabine in metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2009, 117: 615-623. PMID: 19294501, PMCID: PMC4578795, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-009-0366-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerStable diseaseValidation cohortBreast cancerSequential cohortsPhase ICombination oral therapyOral antineoplastic therapyDays on/7Primary endpointSecondary endpointsOral therapyPartial responseAntineoplastic therapySerious toxicityDose reductionDrug dosesM2/dayCohortSignificant toxicityPatientsTherapyMTDCycle 1Capecitabine