Frailty Trajectories Following Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Mortality in Older Women With Breast Cancer
In this cohort study of women with stage I to III breast cancer, frailty changes following chemotherapy initiation were associated with long-term survival. Future research should assess the association of frailty interventions following cancer treatment initiation with survival and patient-centered outcomes in this population.
Authors
- Kathryn E. Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-9120)
- Emilie D. Duchesneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-8539)
- Zhang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-6578)
- Heidi D. Klepin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-1123)
- Jennifer L. Lund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1108-0689)
- Til Stürmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9204-7177)
- Nicholas M. Pajewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-6196)
- Qoua L. Her (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6427-1032)
- Dae Hyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-5502)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Hebrew SeniorLife (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0614
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.79