2020
Weathering the Storm: Managing Older Adults With Breast Cancer Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Freedman RA, Sedrak MS, Bellon JR, Block CC, Lin NU, King TA, Minami C, VanderWalde N, Jolly TA, Muss HB, Winer EP. Weathering the Storm: Managing Older Adults With Breast Cancer Amid COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 355-359. PMID: 32449757, PMCID: PMC7313961, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsBreast cancerSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 exposureTreatment-related toxicityMultidisciplinary treatment approachBreast cancer patientsUnique clinical considerationsCOVID-19Chemotherapy toxicityMetastatic diseaseTreatment delayCancer patientsFunctional statusCare considerationsTreatment decisionsFunctional declineTherapeutic benefitTreatment prioritiesClinical considerationsTreatment approachesPatientsOlder adultsCOVID-19 pandemicCancerToxicity
2014
Comorbidity, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer on a Clinical Trial: CALGB 49907 and CALGB 361004 (Alliance)
Klepin HD, Pitcher BN, Ballman KV, Kornblith AB, Hurria A, Winer EP, Hudis C, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Kimmick GG. Comorbidity, Chemotherapy Toxicity, and Outcomes Among Older Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer on a Clinical Trial: CALGB 49907 and CALGB 361004 (Alliance). JCO Oncology Practice 2014, 10: e285-e292. PMID: 25074878, PMCID: PMC4161730, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorouracilHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsQuality of LifeRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsOverall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyBurden scoreBreast cancerOlder womenShorter OSClinical trialsEarly-stage breast cancerCox proportional hazards modelStandard adjuvant chemotherapyNumber of comorbiditiesHazard of deathPhysical health subscaleOlder Americans ResourcesProportional hazards modelCALGB 49907Chemotherapy toxicityReceptor statusComorbid conditionsTumor sizeHealth subscaleGrade 3ComorbiditiesCommon conditionHazards model
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