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Adjuvant Weekly Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer without Risk Factors of Cardiotoxicity. Possibility of Omitting Cardiac Monitoring during Treatment.
2020-08-03
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> Although weekly paclitaxel and trastuzumab is generally considered to be less cardiotoxic than an anthracycline regimen, low baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≤55%, hypertension, and high body mass index (BMI) have been reported as risk factors for cardiotoxicity. Without these risk factors, the incidence of cardiotoxicity is expected to be m...
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- 119a4123-625c-5e7c-b851-345a2211c794
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-50661/v1
