Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer | Zendy

Hyman B. Muss | Zendy; Donald A. Berry | Zendy; Constance Cirrincione | Zendy; Maria Theodoulou | Zendy; Ann M. Mauer | Zendy; Alice B. Kornblith | Zendy; Ann H. Partridge | Zendy; Lynn G. Dressler | Zendy; Harvey Jay Cohen | Zendy; Heather P. Becker | Zendy; Patricia A. Kartcheske | Zendy; Judith Wheeler | Zendy; Edith A. Perez | Zendy; Antonio C. Wolff | Zendy; Julie R. Gralow | Zendy; Harold J. Burstein | Zendy; Ahmad Mahmood | Zendy; Gustav Magrinat | Zendy; Barbara A. Parker | Zendy; Ronald D. Hart | Zendy; Debjani Grenier | Zendy; Larry Norton | Zendy; Clifford A. Hudis | Zendy; Eric P. Winer | Zendy

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Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Author(s) -

Hyman B. Muss,

Donald A. Berry,

Constance Cirrincione,

Maria Theodoulou,

Ann M. Mauer,

Alice B. Kornblith,

Ann H. Partridge,

Lynn G. Dressler,

Harvey Jay Cohen,

Heather P. Becker,

Patricia A. Kartcheske,

Judith Wheeler,

Edith A. Perez,

Antonio C. Wolff,

Julie R. Gralow,

Harold J. Burstein,

Ahmad Mahmood,

Gustav Magrinat,

Barbara A. Parker,

Ronald D. Hart,

Debjani Grenier,

Larry Norton,

Clifford A. Hudis,

Eric P. Winer

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0810266

Subject(s) - medicine , capecitabine , breast cancer , oncology , chemotherapy , adjuvant chemotherapy , stage (stratigraphy) , adjuvant , cancer , clinical trial , gynecology , colorectal cancer , paleontology , biology

Older women with breast cancer are underrepresented in clinical trials, and data on the effects of adjuvant chemotherapy in such patients are scant. We tested for the noninferiority of capecitabine as compared with standard chemotherapy in women with breast cancer who were 65 years of age or older.

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