2024
The Right Dose: Results of a Patient Advocate–Led Survey of Individuals With Metastatic Breast Cancer Regarding Treatment-Related Side Effects and Views About Dosage Assessment to Optimize Quality of Life
Loeser A, Kim J, Peppercorn J, Burkard M, Niemierko A, Juric D, Kalinsky K, Rugo H, Glenn L, Hodgdon C, Maues J, Johnson S, Padron N, Parekh K, Lustberg M, Bardia A. The Right Dose: Results of a Patient Advocate–Led Survey of Individuals With Metastatic Breast Cancer Regarding Treatment-Related Side Effects and Views About Dosage Assessment to Optimize Quality of Life. JCO Oncology Practice 2024, 20: 972-983. PMID: 38518184, DOI: 10.1200/op.23.00539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerTreatment-related side effectsSide effectsDose reductionBreast cancerLow dosesQuality of lifePhase I clinical trialFlexible dosing optionsMaximum tolerated doseDose of drugCourse of therapyIndividual doses of drugsCourse of treatmentPatient-physician discussionsPrescribed doseTolerated doseTargeted therapyDosing optionsAlternative dosingMedical oncologistsDose initiationHigh dosesImprove patient well-beingEffective treatment
2023
Mitigating long-term and delayed adverse events associated with cancer treatment: implications for survivorship
Lustberg M, Kuderer N, Desai A, Bergerot C, Lyman G. Mitigating long-term and delayed adverse events associated with cancer treatment: implications for survivorship. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 2023, 20: 527-542. PMID: 37231127, PMCID: PMC10211308, DOI: 10.1038/s41571-023-00776-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesChemotherapy-associated adverse eventsNon-pharmacological treatment strategiesAdverse effectsClinical practice guidelinesAdverse treatment effectsCourse of therapyTotality of evidenceQuality of lifeTerms of survivalRisk assessment toolOptimal therapyCancer survivorsRisk factorsOncology practiceTreatment strategiesPractice guidelinesUnderlying biological mechanismsAppropriate managementAnticancer treatmentCancer treatmentEffective interventionsTreatment effectsChemotherapy