2017
Frailty and long-term mortality of older breast cancer patients: CALGB 369901 (Alliance)
Mandelblatt JS, Cai L, Luta G, Kimmick G, Clapp J, Isaacs C, Pitcher B, Barry W, Winer E, Sugarman S, Hudis C, Muss H, Cohen HJ, Hurria A. Frailty and long-term mortality of older breast cancer patients: CALGB 369901 (Alliance). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 164: 107-117. PMID: 28364214, PMCID: PMC5479131, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4222-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder breast cancer patientsLong-term mortalityBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsHormonal therapyRobust patientsFrailty indexBreast cancer-specific mortalityDeficit-accumulation frailty indexAbsolute mortality differencePurposeBreast cancer patientsAdjusted hazard ratioCancer-specific mortalityBreast cancer deathsInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer mortalityAdjusted hazardFrailty categoriesCause mortalityFrail patientsMore chemotherapyFrailty statusHazard ratioOlder patientsClinical factors
2005
Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older and Younger Women With Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer
Muss HB, Woolf S, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Weiss RB, Budman D, Wood WC, Henderson IC, Hudis C, Winer E, Cohen H, Wheeler J, Norton L, B F. Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older and Younger Women With Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA 2005, 293: 1073-1081. PMID: 15741529, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.9.1073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node-positive breast cancerNode-positive breast cancerTreatment-related mortalityDisease-free survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalOlder womenMore chemotherapyOlder patientsHigh treatment-related mortalityAge groupsYoung womenPositive lymph nodesHealthy older patientsDuration of chemotherapyGood general healthSmaller tumor sizeBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer patientsCommunity medical centerDifferent age groupsTamoxifen useLymph nodesRetrospective review