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