2003
Sequential High‐Dose Alkylating Therapy and Stem Cell Support for High‐Risk Stage III Breast Cancer
Bou‐Khalil J, Rose M, Psyrri A, D’Andrea E, Medoff E, Staugaard‐Hahn C, Holtkamp C, Gran S, Pezzimente J, Snyder E, Cooper D, Haffty B, Reiss M, Burtness B. Sequential High‐Dose Alkylating Therapy and Stem Cell Support for High‐Risk Stage III Breast Cancer. The Breast Journal 2003, 9: 472-477. PMID: 14616941, DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09604.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsConnecticutCyclophosphamideFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansMedical RecordsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelPalliative CareRetrospective StudiesStem Cell TransplantationSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsStem cell rescueAdvanced breast cancerBreast cancerCell rescueLymph nodesHormone receptor-positive tumorsIpsilateral axillary lymph nodesStandard-dose adjuvant chemotherapyWhite blood cell toxicityStage III breast cancerAnthracycline-containing chemotherapyPositive lymph nodesTreatment-related complicationsAxillary lymph nodesHigh-dose chemotherapyStem cell supportReceptor-positive tumorsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorMajority of cancersColony-stimulating factorAdjuvant chemotherapyNeutropenic feverNeoadjuvant chemotherapyStage IIIBMedian time
2000
The feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with impaired left ventricular function
Rose M, Lee F, Gollerkeri A, D'Andrea E, Psyrri A, Bdolah-Abram T, Burtness B. The feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with impaired left ventricular function. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2000, 26: 133-139. PMID: 10918422, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPaclitaxelStroke VolumeSurvival RateVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionHigh-dose chemotherapyBreast cancer patientsMean absolute decreaseCancer patientsAbsolute decreaseLV functionCell rescueImpaired left ventricular functionHigh-dose thiotepaImpaired LV functionHigh-dose melphalanStem cell rescueSymptomatic heart failureCourses of chemotherapyVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionSequential paclitaxelMetastatic diseaseCardiac deathCardiac symptomsEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular functionCardiac toxicityTransplantation of CD34+ peripheral blood cells selected using a fully automated immunomagnetic system in patients with high-risk breast cancer: results of a prospective randomized multicenter clinical trial
Yanovich S, Mitsky P, Cornetta K, Maziarz R, Rosenfeld C, Krause D, Lotz J, Bitran J, Williams S, Preti R, Somlo G, Burtness B, Mills B. Transplantation of CD34+ peripheral blood cells selected using a fully automated immunomagnetic system in patients with high-risk breast cancer: results of a prospective randomized multicenter clinical trial. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2000, 25: 1165-1174. PMID: 10849529, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsMedian timeCancer patientsIsolated CD34Clinical trialsCell selection systemHematopoietic reconstitutionHigh-risk breast cancerCapacity of CD34Transplantation of CD34Absolute neutrophil countDuration of hospitalizationHigh-dose chemotherapyMulticenter clinical trialBone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25Incidence of infectionPeripheral blood cellsInter-group differencesProgenitor cell graftsPlatelet engraftmentNeutrophil countCell transplantPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet count
1999
Neutropenic infections in 100 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease treated with high-dose BEAM chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: out-patient treatment is a viable option
Seropian S, Nadkarni R, Jillella A, Salloum E, Burtness B, Hu G, Zelterman D, Cooper D. Neutropenic infections in 100 patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease treated with high-dose BEAM chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplant: out-patient treatment is a viable option. Bone Marrow Transplantation 1999, 23: 599-605. PMID: 10217191, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarmustineCytarabineDose-Response Relationship, DrugHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHodgkin DiseaseHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMelphalanMiddle AgedNeutropeniaPodophyllotoxinRetrospective StudiesConceptsPeripheral blood progenitor cell transplantHigh-dose chemotherapyAbsolute neutrophil countProgenitor cell transplantCell transplantHodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's lymphomaHerpes simplex virus serologyHigh-dose BEAM chemotherapyGram-positive bacteremiaDuration of neutropeniaRisk of bacteremiaPeriod of neutropeniaMultivariate logistic regressionInvasive fungal infectionsRisk of developmentNumber of CD34Amphotericin therapyBEAM chemotherapyFebrile neutropeniaNeutropenic infectionOral ciprofloxacinWBC engraftmentProphylactic antibioticsCare visits
1998
High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34+ peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study
Chabannon C, Cornetta K, Lotz J, Rosenfeld C, Shlomchik M, Yanovitch S, Marolleau J, Sledge G, Novakovitch G, Srour E, Burtness B, Camerlo J, Gravis G, Lee-Fischer J, Faucher C, Chabbert I, Krause D, Maraninchi D, Mills B, Kunkel L, Oldham F, Blaise D, Viens P. High-dose chemotherapy followed by reinfusion of selected CD34+ peripheral blood cells in patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer: a randomized multicentre study. British Journal Of Cancer 1998, 78: 913-921. PMID: 9764583, PMCID: PMC2063121, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor prognosis breast cancerHigh-dose chemotherapyHaematopoietic recoveryBreast cancerRecombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factorBlood cellsRandomized multicentre studyGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorHuman granulocyte colony-stimulating factorPeripheral blood cellsPeripheral blood CD34Peripheral blood progenitorsColony-stimulating factorMobilized blood cellsEpithelial tumor cellsEligible patientsStudy armsMulticentre studyPeripheral bloodConventional chemotherapyStudy groupPatientsChemotherapyBlood CD34CD34