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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Daniels B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6740010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC cancer 20190911 1
<h4>Background</h4>Older patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast (HER2 + MBC) cancer are underrepresented in clinical trials. We aim to describe the treatment patterns and overall survival (OS) for older women receiving trastuzumab for HER2 + MBC.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective, whole-of-population cohort study using demographic, dispensing, and medical services data for Australian women ≥ 65 years initiating trastuzumab for HER2 + MBC between 2003 and 2015. We describe time-on-trastuzumab; ...[more]