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Breast Cancer (Therapy)

Combination Therapy Shows Significant Activity in Metastatic Cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 4th, 1999

Researchers from the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) reported that the combination of two chemotherapeutic agents, Taxotere (docetaxel) plus doxorubicin, is highly active for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer.

The encouraging results with this combination, says drug manufacturer Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, have prompted the launch of a U.S. clinical trial comparing it with a standard chemotherapy regimen in patients with early stage breast cancer. The researchers hope that this new regimen will increase the likelihood of curing early stage disease.

"This trial demonstrated that Taxotere and doxorubicin is an active...

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