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Predictive factors for the effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer patients.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Apr 2011
Masuda Hiroko, Masuda Norikazu, Kodama Yoshinori, Ogawa Masami, Karita Michiko, Yamamura Jun, Tsukuda Kazunori, Doihara Hiroyoshi, Miyoshi Shinichiro, Mano Masayuki, Nakamori Shoji, Tsujinaka Toshimasa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) do not derive benefit from molecular-targeted treatments such as endocrine therapy or anti-HER2 therapy because they lack those molecular targets. On the other hand, TNBCs have been shown to respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). In this study, we analyzed TNBC patients who were treated with NAC at Osaka National Hospital over a recent 5-year period to clarify...
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