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Breast Cancer
Goserelin and tamoxifen after chemo benefits younger node-positive patients
April 21st, 2005
A regimen of goserelin and tamoxifen after chemotherapy benefits premenopausal women with nodepositive breast cancer, oncologists report. S. Deplacido and colleagues, University of Naples Federico II, wrote, "The sequential doxorubicin->CMF (CMF=cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil) regimen has never been compared to CMF in a randomized trial. The role of adding goserelin and tamoxifen (GT) after chemotherapy is unclear." They evaluated "the benefits of postchemotherapy GT in 466 premenopausal node-positive patients. The women were randomized to: (a) CMF x 6 cycles (CMF); (b) doxorubicin x 4 cycles...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-21)
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