RT Journal Article T1 Critically short telomeres and toxicity of chemotherapy in early breast cancer. A1 Quintela-Fandino, Miguel A1 Soberon, Nora A1 Lluch, Ana A1 Manso, Luis A1 Calvo, Isabel A1 Cortes, Javier A1 Moreno-Antón, Fernando A1 Gil-Gil, Miguel A1 Martinez-Jánez, Noelia A1 Gonzalez-Martin, Antonio A1 Adrover, Encarna A1 de Andres, Raquel A1 Viñas, Gemma A1 Llombart-Cussac, Antonio A1 Alba, Emilio A1 Mouron, Silvana A1 Guerra, Juan A1 Bermejo, Begoña A1 Zamora, Esther A1 García-Saenz, Jose Angel A1 Simon, Sonia Pernas A1 Carrasco, Eva A1 Escudero, María José A1 Campo, Ruth A1 Colomer, Ramón A1 Blasco, Maria A K1 breast cancer K1 critically short telomeres K1 telomere length K1 toxicity K1 weekly paclitaxel AB Cumulative toxicity from weekly paclitaxel (myalgia, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue) compromises long-term administration. Preclinical data suggest that the burden of critically short telomeres ( 21.9% CSTs) had 2-fold higher number of neuropathy (P = 0.04) or fatigue (P = 0.019) episodes and >3-fold higher number of myalgia episodes (P = 0.005). The average telomere length was unrelated to the incidence of side effects.The percentage of CSTs, but not the average telomere size, is associated with weekly paclitaxel-derived toxicity. YR 2017 FD 2017 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25129 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25129 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 4, 2025