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Breast Cancer
Reports advance knowledge in breast cancer research
March 9th, 2006
Reports from the United Kingdom, Greece and Italy highlight recent research on breast cancer. Study 1: Epirubicin/paclitaxel (EP) was compared with epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (EC) for treating metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Researchers in England conducted a study "to compare the effectiveness and tolerability of EP with EC as first-line chemotherapy for MBC. Patients previously untreated with chemotherapy (except for adjuvant therapy) were randomly assigned to receive either EP (epirubicin 75 mg/m2 and paclitaxel 200 mg/m2) or EC (epirubicin 75 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2) administered...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-09)
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