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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 28.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2008 Nov-Dec;31(6):452–461. doi: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000339244.58914.4a

Table 2. Breast Cancer Stage, Past Treatment for Breast Cancer, Source of Stem Cells, and Auto HSCT Protocol.

Variables Category Johns Hopkins Oncology Center (n=16) Lombardi Cancer Center (n=16) Total (N=32)

N % N % N %
Breast Cancer
Stagea Stage II 8 57.1 7 43.8 15 50.0
Stage III 6 42.9 4 25.0 10 33.3
Stage IV 0 0.0 5 31.3 5 16.7
Past Treatment
Surgery+Chemotherapy 14 87.5 12 75.0 26 81.3
Surgery+Chemotherapy+RT 1 6.25 2 12.5 3 9.4
Surgery+CTb +RTc +HTd 0 0.0 1 6.3 1 3.1
SXe +CT+HT 1 6.3 1 6.3 2 6.3
Surgery Type
Lumpectomy 1 6.3 0 0.0 1 3.1
Lumpectomy+ALND f 3 18.8 7 43.8 10 31.3
MRMg 3 18.8 0 0.0 3 9.4
MRM+ALND 3 18.8 2 12.5 5 15.6
MRM+Reconstruction 2 12.5 4 25.0 6 18.7
Bilateral Mastectomy+Rh 1 6.3 1 6.3 2 6.3
MRM+ALND+SMi 0 0.0 1 6.3 1 3.1
MRM+ALND+R 3 18.8 1 6.3 4 12.5
Chemotherapy
Adriamycin+Cytoxan+Taxol 10 62.5 11 68.7 21 65.6
Adriamycin+Cytoxan 3 18.8 0 0.0 3 9.4
NeoTaxolj +Adria+Cytoxan 0 0.0 3 18.7 3 9.4
Cytoxan+Adria+ 5-FU k 1 6.3 0 0.0 1 3.1
Adriamycin+Taxotere 1 6.3 0 0.0 1 3.1
Cytoxan+MTXl +5-FU+ Taxotere+Adriamycin 0 0.0 1 6.3 1 3.1
Adriamycin+Cytoxan+ 5-FU+Taxol 0 0.0 1 6.3 1 3.1
Adriamycin+Taxol+5-FU 1 6.3 0 0.0 1 3.1
Hormonal Agent Stem Cell Source Tamoxifen 1 6.3 2 12.5 3 9.4
Bone Marrow (BM) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Peripheral Blood 12 75.0 16 100.0 28 87.5
BM and Peripheral Blood 4 25.0 0 0.0 4 12.5
HSCT Protocol
JH9819 14 87.5 0 0.0 14 43.7
JH9534 2 12.5 0 0.0 2 12.5
97-311 0 0.0 14 87.5 14 43.7
LCCBMT 0 0.0 2 12.5 2 12.5
a

n=30;

b

CT=chemotherapy;

c

RT=radiation therapy;

d

HT=hormonal therapy;

e

SX=surgery;

f

ALND=axillary lymph node dissection;

g

MRM=modified radical mastectomy;

h

R=reconstruction;

i

SM=simple mastectomy;

j

Neo=neoadjuvant;

k

5-FU=5-fluoruracil;

l

MTX=methotrexate.

JH9819=cyclophosphamide 1.5g/m2/day, thiotepa 125mg/m2/day, carboplatin 200mg/m2/day via continuous infusion (CI) BMT day -8 to -4, cyclosporine A 2.5mg/kg/day/IV BMT day 0 to+28, gamma interferon 0.025mcg/m2 SQ QOD BMT day +7 to +28; JH9534=cyclophosphamide 1.5g/m2/day and thiotepa 200mg/m2/day via CI BMT day -8 to -4, cyclosporine A 2.5mg/kg/day/IV BMT day +7 to BMT day +28, gamma interferon 0.025mcg/m2 SQ QOD BMT day +7 to +28, and IL-2 beginning at 104 U/m2/day SQ; 97-311: STAMP V-cyclophosphamide 1500mg/m2/day, thiotepa 125mg/m2/day, carboplatin 200mg/m2/day CI BMT day -7 to -4, IL-2 5 days on, 2 days/weekly, recombinant HGCSF 5mcg/kg SQ QD BMT day +5 until AGC >5,000/mm3; LCCBMT: Stamp V.