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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer detailed by scientists at Kyoto University, Medical Department
August 21st, 2008
" This multicenter phase II study examined the impact of pathological effect on survival after preoperative chemotherapy in Japanese women with early stage breast cancer. Patients and methods Prior to surgery, patients received four cycles of FEC (fluorouracil 500 mg/m(2), epirubicin 100 mg/m(2), cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m(2) q3w) followed by four cycles of docetaxel (75 mg/m(2) q3w)," scientists writing in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment report. "Primary endpoint was 3 year disease free survival (DFS) stratified by the absence or presence of Quasi-pCR (QpCR; absence of invasive tumor or only focal residual tumor cells). Secondary endpoints were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-21)
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