Choosing relevant endpoints for older breast cancer patients in clinical trials: An overview of all current clinical trials on breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 591-597

  De Glas, N A ^a   Hamaker, M E ^b   Kiderlen, M ^a   De Craen, A J M ^a   Mooijaart, S P ^a,c   Van De Velde, C J H ^a   Van Munster, B C ^d,e   Portielje, J E A ^f   Liefers, G J ^a   Bastiaannet, E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Evidence Based Medicine in Old Age (IEMO)   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^f HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical trials; Endpoints; Geriatric oncology; Older patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY ELDERLY; AGING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907597496     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3038-z     Document Type: Article

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