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Breast Cancer
Research conducted at L. Delmastro and co-authors has provided new information about breast cancer
May 1st, 2008
"The timing of adjuvant chemotherapy and tamoxifen (TAM) has been investigated only in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. We analyzed the outcome of both pre- and postmenopausal women who entered two randomized trials (Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ovest-Mammella Intergruppo studies) on adjuvant chemotherapy and received either concomitant or sequential TAM," researchers in Genoa, Italy report. "Patients who received anthracycline-based regimens and either concomitant or sequential TAM were eligible. The primary end point was overall survival (OS). Hazard ratios (HRs) of death or recurrence for treatment comparisons were estimated by Cox proportional hazards regression...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-01)
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