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Combined chemotherapy and surgery in breast cancer: A review
Author(s) -
Tormey Douglass C.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<881::aid-cncr2820360309>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , chemotherapy , clinical trial , oncology , cancer , surgery , general surgery , gynecology
The current results of trials testing combined surgery and chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer is reviewed. Information concerning eight trials utilizing nine single‐agent regimens was obtained. The results at this time are conflicting. There appear to be differences among the regimens utilized in the various patient subsets. Some of the possible reasons for the observed differences, and their implications for future studies, are discussed.