Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Chemotherapy
Best use of adjuvant chemotherapy discussed
February 23rd, 2006
Scientists discussed the best use of adjuvant chemotherapy. "Modern chemotherapy has diminished the risks of distant relapse and death in many subgroups of patients with early stage breast cancer. Although the initial trials relied on empirically designed regimens, studies are increasingly based on preclinical science and reflect the growing understanding of the molecular basis of cancer," investigators in the United States reported. "Empiric clinical trials proved the worth of combination chemotherapy, the limited value of very long courses of treatment, and the benefits of adding first anthracyclines and then later taxanes. More recent trials have...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
|
