2013
Cognitive function in older women with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy and capecitabine on Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907
Freedman RA, Pitcher B, Keating NL, Ballman KV, Mandelblatt J, Kornblith AB, Kimmick GG, Hurria A, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. Cognitive function in older women with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy and capecitabine on Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 139: 607-616. PMID: 23681403, PMCID: PMC3920483, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2562-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported cognitive functionCognitive function scoresCognitive functionOlder womenAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerTime pointsStandard adjuvant chemotherapyAverage baseline scoreBaseline cognitive functionCALGB 49907Life substudyCognitive changesPerformance statusStandard chemotherapyMedian agePatient characteristicsTreatment armsTreatment regimenFunction scoresHealthy groupBaseline depressionCognitive screeningChemotherapyKruskal-Wallis test
2011
Quality of Life of Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Companion Study to Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907
Kornblith AB, Lan L, Archer L, Partridge A, Kimmick G, Hudis C, Winer E, Casey R, Bennett S, Cohen HJ, Muss HB. Quality of Life of Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Companion Study to Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 1022-1028. PMID: 21300923, PMCID: PMC3068052, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.29.9859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMethotrexateNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerSystemic adverse effectsStandard chemotherapyBreast cancerCapecitabine treatmentOlder patientsOverall survivalStandard treatmentBetter QOLAdverse effectsHand-foot syndromePhase III trialsLife Questionnaire C30Completion of treatmentQuality of lifeAdjuvant chemotherapyLife substudyIII trialsCancer QualityImproved survivalLess nauseaGood appetiteHospital AnxietyDepression ScaleMonths postbaseline