2015
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in patients receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for breast cancer: incidence and risk factors
Waks AG, Tolaney SM, Galar A, Arnaout A, Porter JB, Marty FM, Winer EP, Hammond SP, Baden LR. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in patients receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for breast cancer: incidence and risk factors. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 154: 359-367. PMID: 26420402, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3573-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaCases of PCPEarly-stage breast cancerBreast cancerJiroveci pneumoniaAC chemotherapyRisk factorsDana-Farber Cancer Institute/BrighamNon-metastatic breast cancer patientsAdjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapyEarly-stage breast cancer treatmentAdriamycin/cyclophosphamideDose-dense ACAnthracycline-based chemotherapyDose-dense scheduleBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer treatmentEquivalents/dayCalculate incidenceCorticosteroid doseNausea prophylaxisSame chemotherapyOpportunistic infectionsOverall incidencePCP incidence
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