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Editta Baldini

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Randomized phase III trial of adjuvant epirubicin followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) versus CMF followed by epirubi…

2010

International audience; Adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) have proven highly effective in rapidly proliferating breast cancer (RPBC). It has also been seen that sequential administration of doxorubicin and CMF is superior to their alternation, especially in indolent tumors. In a phase III study, we evaluated whether adjuvant epirubicin (E) followed by CMF is superior to the inverse sequence in RPBC. Patients with node-negative or 1-3 node-positive RPBC (Thymidine Labeling Index > 3% or histological grade 3 or S-phase > 10% or Ki67 > 20%) were randomized to receive E (100 mg/m i.v. d1, q21 days for 4 cycles) followed by CMF (600, 40, 600 mg/m i.v. d1 and 8, q2…

OncologyCancer ResearchSettore MED/06 - Oncologia Medicamedicine.medical_treatmentRandomized phase III study0302 clinical medicineAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCMFMedicineProspective Studies0303 health sciencesCMF; Epirubicin; Randomized phase III study; Rapidly proliferating breast cancer; Sequential adjuvant chemotherapy strategySequential adjuvant chemotherapy strategy – Epirubicin – CMF – Randomized phase III study – Rapidly proliferating breast cancerSequential adjuvant chemotherapy strategyHazard ratioMiddle Aged3. Good healthTreatment OutcomeReceptors EstrogenOncologyFluorouracilLymphatic Metastasis030220 oncology & carcinogenesisFemaleFluorouracilBreast diseaseRapidly proliferating breast cancermedicine.drugEpirubicinAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyCyclophosphamidebreast cancer epirubicinBreast NeoplasmsNeutropeniaModels Biological03 medical and health sciencesBreast cancerInternal medicineHumansCyclophosphamideAgedProportional Hazards ModelsEpirubicin030304 developmental biologyChemotherapybusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseSurgeryMethotrexatebusinessBreast Cancer Research and Treatment
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Impact of BMI on HER2+ metastatic breast cancer patients treated with pertuzumab and/or trastuzumab emtansine. Real-world evidence

2020

Body mass index (BMI) is a main indicator of obesity and its association with breast cancer is well established. However, little is known in the metastatic setting, especially in HER2-positive patients. We assessed the influence of BMI on clinical outcomes of patients treated with pertuzumab and/or trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (mBC). BMI was addressed as a categorical variable, being classified on the basis of the following ranges, that is, 18.5-24.9, 25-29.9, and 30.0-34.9, namely, normal weight, overweight, and Class I obesity. The outcomes chosen were progression-free survival to first-line chemotherapy (PFS1) and overall survival (OS). Overall (N = 70…

0301 basic medicineOncologyPhysiologyReceptor ErbB-2Clinical BiochemistryAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineSettore MED/06body mass index; HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer; pertuzumab; trastuzumab emtansinechemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineAntineoplastic Agents ImmunologicalAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyUnivariate analysisMiddle AgedMetastatic breast cancerProgression-Free SurvivalQuartile030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerDisease ProgressionFemalePertuzumabmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationBreast Neoplasmsbody mass indexAntibodies Monoclonal Humanized03 medical and health sciencesBreast cancerSettore MED/04 - PATOLOGIA GENERALEpertuzumabInternal medicinemedicineHumansObesityeducationAgedtrastuzumab emtansinebusiness.industrynutritional and metabolic diseasesCell BiologyOverweightmedicine.disease030104 developmental biologychemistryTrastuzumab emtansineMED/06 - ONCOLOGIA MEDICAbusinessBody mass index
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Informal caregiving burden in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: the HABIT study.

2007

Introduction This study's aim was to assess economic data regarding the home assistance burden for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in Italy. Patients and Methods One hundred four NSCLC patients in second-line chemotherapy (2LC) or in supportive therapy (ST) were enrolled in 18 Italian oncology departments and were observed for 3 months. The main caregiver's workload was assessed monthly by a task scale; other caregivers' activities were also registered. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status was assessed by physicians, and patients completed the Lung Cancer Symptoms (LCS) subscale. Formal caregiving time was valued according to market prices; informal car…

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyLung NeoplasmsHome Nursingmedia_common.quotation_subjectAntineoplastic Agentscaregiving burden in advanced non-small cell lung cancerNSCLCQuality of lifeCost of IllnessCarcinoma Non-Small-Cell LungmedicineHumansLung cancermedia_commonAgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industrySocial SupportWorkloadAssistance burdenHealth Care CostsMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseOncologyCaregiversItalySocioeconomic FactorsInformal caregivingSpouseSupportive psychotherapyScale (social sciences)Family medicinePhysical therapyCosts and Cost AnalysisQuality of LifeFemaleHabitNon small cellbusiness
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Time to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with rapidly proliferating early breast cancer

2015

Aim To evaluate the optimal time interval from definitive surgery to commencing chemotherapy in early breast cancer (EBC). Patients and methods The relationship between time to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy (TTC), calculated in weeks, and disease-free (DFS) or overall survival (OS), was assessed in 921 EBC patients with rapidly proliferating tumours (thymidine labelling index >3% or G3 or Ki67 >20%), randomised in a phase III clinical trial (NCT01031030) to receive chemotherapy with or without anthracyclines (epirubicin → cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil (CMF) versus CMF → epirubicin versus CMF). DFS, OS and 95% confidence intervals (95% confidence interval (CI)) …

OncologyCancer ResearchTime Factorsmedicine.medical_treatmentKaplan-Meier EstimateRisk FactorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyMultivariate AnalysiAdjuvantMastectomyMedicine (all)Hazard ratioEarly breast cancerMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeItalyOncologyChemotherapy AdjuvantFluorouracilDisease ProgressionFemaleBreast NeoplasmMastectomyHumanmedicine.drugRapidly proliferating tumourAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorBreast NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalTime-to-TreatmentAdjuvant chemotherapy; Early breast cancer; Rapidly proliferating tumour; Time to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy; Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy Adjuvant; Disease Progression; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Italy; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Cell Proliferation; Mastectomy; Time-to-Treatment; Cancer Research; Oncology; Medicine (all)Internal medicinemedicineChemotherapyHumansAgedNeoplasm StagingProportional Hazards ModelsCell ProliferationChemotherapyAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocolbusiness.industryProportional hazards modelRisk FactorAdjuvant chemotherapy; Early breast cancer; Rapidly proliferating tumour; Time to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy; Cancer Research; OncologyConfidence intervalSurgeryAdjuvant chemotherapyProspective StudieTime to initiation of adjuvant chemotherapyMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelMethotrexateNeoplasm Gradingbusiness
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