2011
Paclitaxel efficacy and toxicity in older women with metastatic breast cancer: combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840
Lichtman S, Hurria A, Cirrincione C, Seidman A, Winer E, Hudis C, Cohen H, Muss H, B F. Paclitaxel efficacy and toxicity in older women with metastatic breast cancer: combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840. Annals Of Oncology 2011, 23: 632-638. PMID: 21693770, PMCID: PMC3331731, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalGood performance statusFirst-line therapyMetastatic breast cancerOverall survivalPerformance statusBreast cancerOlder womenLeukemia Group B StudySecond-line therapyImproved overall survivalDoses of paclitaxelEstrogen receptor-positive statusTolerability of paclitaxelToxic effectsBilirubin elevationPaclitaxel efficacyWeekly paclitaxelOlder patientsMetastatic sitesTumor responseSimilar efficacyPositive statusSpecific toxic effectsPatients
2009
Paclitaxel in older women with breast cancer. Combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840 with a focus on age.
Lichtman S, Hurria A, Cirrincione C, Seidman A, Winer E, Hudis C, Cohen H, Muss H. Paclitaxel in older women with breast cancer. Combined analysis of CALGB 9342 and 9840 with a focus on age. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 6112. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-6112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-line therapyLines of therapyBreast cancerPatient ageOlder womenSide effectsLine therapyOlder adultsIncidence of gradeOnset of gradePrior chemotherapy regimenSecond-line patientsSingle-agent paclitaxelDoses of paclitaxelMetastatic breast cancerOnset of neurotoxicityRisk of fallsStandard prognostic variablesAge categoriesLikelihood of responseBetter performance scoresPerformance scoresBilirubin elevationPaclitaxel efficacyWeekly paclitaxel