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Breast Cancer
Research from M.J. Beresford and co-authors in the area of breast cancer published
July 3rd, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, " Complete clinical (cCR) and pathological (pCR) response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer is associated with improved survival. Various imaging and immunological techniques have been tested as predictors of response early in the course of chemotherapy, but their predictive value has not been compared with that of a simple early clinical assessment." "Patients and methods Two hundred breast cancer patients (T2-4, N0-1) were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Clinical response after two cycles of treatment was compared with final clinical and pathological...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-03)
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