2008
Paclitaxel-induced sickle cell crisis
Wilson NM, Espirito JL, Valero V, Pusztai L. Paclitaxel-induced sickle cell crisis. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2008, 65: 1333-1336. PMID: 18593679, DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHemoglobin sickle cell diseaseSickle cell crisisMetastatic diseasePainful crisesCell crisisBreast cancerAxillary lymph node dissectionPostmenopausal African-American womenLiver function test valuesLow-dose oxycodoneLymph node dissectionAxillary lymph nodesShortness of breathHistory of cancerSickle cell traitAfrican American womenRib painWeekly paclitaxelChemotherapy regimenNode dissectionSegmental mastectomyBone scanLeft breastLymph nodes
2001
Surgical conservation planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and operable stage III breast carcinoma
Kuerer H, Singletary S, Buzdar A, Ames F, Valero V, Buchholz T, Ross M, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Hunt K. Surgical conservation planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and operable stage III breast carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgery 2001, 182: 601-608. PMID: 11839324, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00793-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal-regional recurrence rateOperable breast cancerPrimary tumorBreast cancerTumor downstagingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyResidual carcinomaRecurrence rateStage III breast carcinomaStage IIComplete clinical responseCycles of chemotherapyMedian tumor sizeAxillary node dissectionBreast conservation surgeryNode dissectionClinical responseProspective trialSurgical resectionPalpable massSegmental resectionAdequate resectionPathologic examinationTumor sizeLarge tumors