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Distant disease-free interval, site of first relapse and post-relapse survival in BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated compared to sporadic breast cancer patients.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Sept 2008
Kriege Mieke, Seynaeve Caroline, Meijers-Heijboer Hanne, Collee J Margriet, Menke-Pluymers Marian B E, Bartels Carina C M, Tilanus-Linthorst Madeleine M A, van den Ouweland Ans, van Geel Bert, Brekelmans Cecile T M, Klijn Jan G M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Data on distant disease-free interval (DDFI) and the localization of the first distant metastasis (DM) in BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated breast cancer (BC) patients are as yet scarcely available. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We identified 57 BRCA1-associated and 31 BRCA2-associated BC patients, diagnosed between 1980 and 2001, and developing DM disease before 2004, July 1. DDFI, the site(s) of first DM and...
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