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. 2018 Jul 16;171(3):635–636. doi: 10.1007/s10549-018-4883-y

Correction to: Persistent major alopecia following adjuvant docetaxel for breast cancer: incidence, characteristics, and prevention with scalp cooling

M Martín 1,6,, J C de la Torre-Montero 2,3, S López-Tarruella 4, K Pinilla 5, A Casado 2, S Fernandez 2,4, Y Jerez 4, J Puente 2, I Palomero 4, R González del Val 4, M del Monte-Millan 4, T Massarrah 4, C Vila 2, B García-Paredes 2, J A García-Sáenz 2, A Lluch 5
PMCID: PMC6828260  PMID: 30009323

Correction to: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 10.1007/s10549-018-4855-2

In the original publication of the article, Table 1 was published with incorrect caption and values. The Table 1 with corrected caption and values is given in this Correction.

Table 1.

Prevalence study

Number of patients 492
Median age (years, range) 53 (26–76)
Menopausal status
 Postmenopausal 58%
 Premenopausal 42%
Adjuvant therapy
 FAC/FEC/AC/EC × 6 cycles 148
 FAC/FEC/AC/EC × 4 cycles → weekly paclitaxel × 8–12 cycles 29
 Epirubicin 90 mg/m2 plus docetaxel 75 mg/m2 × 4 cycles → Capecitabine × 4 cycles 31
 TAC × 6 cycles 74
 A/E+/−C × 4 cy → docetaxel 100 mg/m2 × 4 cycles +/−trastuzumab 66
 Tamoxifena 57
 Aromatase inhibitorsb 87

Characteristic of the patients and therapy (HCSC)

HCSC, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid; FAC: 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide; FEC, 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide; AC/EC, doxorubicin or epirubicin plus cyclophosphamide; TC, docetaxel 75 mg/m2 plus cyclophsphamide; TAC, docetaxel 75 mg/m2, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide; TCH, docetaxel 75 mg/m2, carboplatin AUC 6, trastuzumab

aWithout prior adjuvant chemotherapy

bWithout prior adjuvant chemotherapy; some patients included in this group have received tamoxifen followed by an aromatase inhibitor


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