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There are several prognostic multigene-based tests for managing breast cancer (BC), but limited data comparing them in the same cohort. We compared the prognostic performance of the EndoPredict (EP) test (stan...
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Open AccessClinical validation of the EndoPredict test in node-positive, chemotherapy-treated ER+/HER2− breast cancer patients: results from the GEICAM 9906 trial
EndoPredict (EP) is an RNA-based multigene test that predicts the likelihood of distant recurrence in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HER2−) b...
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Open AccessObesity and survival in operable breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant anthracyclines and taxanes according to pathological subtypes: a pooled analysis
Obesity is an unfavorable prognostic factor in breast cancer (BC) patients regardless of menopausal status and treatment received. However, the association between obesity and survival outcome by pathological ...
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The objective was to evaluate a dose-dense schedule of docetaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) as neoadjuvant treatment for patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
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Results from multinational clinical trials are globally adopted into the routine clinical practice in most countries. Changes in the natural history and incidence of certain diseases as well as in drugs toxici...
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Erratum to: Current controversies in the management of breast cancer
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Treatment with fluororacil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide followed by weekly paclitaxel (FEC-P) yielded superior disease-free survival than FEC in the adjuvant breast cancer trial GEICAM 9906. We evaluate m...
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Gemcitabine is indicated for the treatment of nonmicrocytic lung, breast, pancreatic, bladder and ovarian cancer. Mild dyspnea has been reported but the incidence of severe lung damage is low. We report the ca...
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Current controversies in the management of breast cancer
The following manuscript summarises the content of the Breast Symposium that was held in May 2008 in Barcelona in which four controversies regarding the management of breast cancer were discussed. The design o...
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Detection of isolated tumour cells (ITC) in the blood or minimal deposits in distant organs such as bone marrow (BM) could be important to identify breast cancer patients at high risk of relapse or disease pro...
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Phase II study of dose-dense doxorubicin and docetaxel as neoadjuvant chemotherapy with G-CSF support in patients with large or locally advanced breast cancer
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Pituitary tumor-transforming gene-1 (PTTG1) has been implicated as an inhibitor of chromatid separation; its overexpression may lead to chromosomal instability. PTTG1 functions through SH3-mediated signal tran...