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Cancer Therapy
Researchers' data advance cancer therapy research
December 15th, 2005
Data on cancer therapy are outlined in reports from Italy and Belgium. Study 1: Anthracycline-containing combination used as primary chemotherapy in premenopausal patients results in long-term effects. "The role of anthracyclines has been extensively studied in adjuvant chemotherapy, but much less in the primary chemotherapy of early breast carcinoma." According to recent research from Italy, "a study, comparing CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil) with the rotational anthracycline-containing regimen CMFEV (CMF plus epirubicin and vincristine) administered as primary chemotherapy, demonstrated a significant increase in clinical...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-15)
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