2017
Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503)
Kimmick GG, Major B, Clapp J, Sloan J, Pitcher B, Ballman K, Barginear M, Freedman RA, Artz A, Klepin HD, Lafky JM, Hopkins J, Winer E, Hudis C, Muss H, Cohen H, Jatoi A, Hurria A, Mandelblatt J. Using ePrognosis to estimate 2-year all-cause mortality in older women with breast cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 49907 and 369901 (Alliance A151503). Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 163: 391-398. PMID: 28283904, PMCID: PMC5508575, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4188-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality rateBreast cancerNon-cancer mortality risksOlder breast cancer patientsStage I-IIA diseaseTwo-year mortality rateAdjuvant therapy decisionsResultsPatients' mean ageCooperative group studiesKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival estimatesBreast cancer patientsAvailable clinical informationCommunity-dwelling eldersObserved mortality rateBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant therapyCause mortalityMost patientsOlder patientsBetter prognosisWorse prognosisPoor prognosisTrial populationMean age
2006
Cancer and Leukemia Group B Breast Committee: Decades of Progress and Plans for the Future
Hudis CA, Winer EP. Cancer and Leukemia Group B Breast Committee: Decades of Progress and Plans for the Future. Clinical Cancer Research 2006, 12: 3576s-3580s. PMID: 16740788, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-9016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Combined Chemohormonal Therapy in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Partridge A, Burstein H, Winer E. Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Combined Chemohormonal Therapy in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JNCI Monographs 2001, 2001: 135-142. PMID: 11773307, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a003451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term side effectsSide effectsChemohormonal therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyShort-term side effectsEarly-stage breast cancerSide effect profileDuration of treatmentLong-term toxicityAdjuvant regimenLate complicationsEffect profileTherapy regimensBreast cancerChemotherapySpecific agentsTherapyToxic effectsPossible risksTreatmentPotential benefitsConsiderable variabilityRegimenRegimensComplications