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16527489

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
Use of adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer decreases with increasing age. We examined the effect of comorbidity on adjuvant chemotherapy use in older women (age >55 years) in a tertiary care Oncology Clinic. Clinic charts of new, early stage breast cancer patients over age 55 were reviewed. Multivariate analysis was used to determine the effect of age (55-64 versus > or =65 years), tumor stage, and comorbidity (Charlson score) on management. Two hundred and seventy-three charts were reviewed. Older women had a greater mean Charlson comorbidity score (0.72 versus 0.21; p<0.001). Tamoxifen use was similar in both groups (82.8% versus 81.1%, p=0.72). Chemotherapy was less frequently used in older women, regardless of nodal status: overall, 13.1% versus 45.6%, p<0.001; node-negative, 8.2% versus 32.1%, p<0.001; and node-positive, 25% versus 83.8%, p<0.001. In a multivariate analysis, lower stage, older age, and higher comorbidity were predictive of less frequent use of adjuvant chemotherapy. Though higher comorbidity was associated with less use of adjuvant chemotherapy, it did not totally account for the low use of chemotherapy in older compared to younger women. More work should be planned to dissect out specific reasons for differences in treatment by age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1040-8428
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Retrospective study of the effect of comorbidity on use of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer in a tertiary care setting.
pubmed:affiliation
New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article