Patterns of chemotherapy, toxicity, and short-term outcomes for older women receiving adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy
Freedman RA, Vaz-Luis I, Barry WT, Lii H, Lin NU, Winer EP, Keating NL. Patterns of chemotherapy, toxicity, and short-term outcomes for older women receiving adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2014, 145: 491-501. PMID: 24756187, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2968-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-standard chemotherapyTrastuzumab-based therapyAdjuvant trastuzumab-based therapyOlder womenChemotherapy receiptHazard ratioBreast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerPattern of chemotherapyPropensity-weighted cohortsToxicity-related hospitalizationAdjusted hazard ratioTreatment-related toxicityMonths of chemotherapyShort-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based cohortPropensity score adjustmentAssociation of ageShort-term survivalComorbidity scoreOlder patientsTreatment toxicityWorse survivalHospital eventsDuration and Toxicity of Adjuvant Trastuzumab in Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study
Vaz-Luis I, Keating NL, Lin NU, Lii H, Winer EP, Freedman RA. Duration and Toxicity of Adjuvant Trastuzumab in Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 927-934. PMID: 24516021, PMCID: PMC3948095, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.1261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerCardiac eventsOlder patientsBreast cancerTrastuzumab completionAdjuvant trastuzumabTreatment completionOlder womenHuman epidermal growth factor receptorAdjuvant trastuzumab useAge 76 yearsDays of therapyMost older patientsSignificant cardiac eventsMultivariable logistic regressionEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorMore comorbiditiesTrastuzumab useComorbidity scorePatient ageHospital admissionOptimal treatmentLower oddsMedicare data