Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer

We congratulate the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) on - their important meta-analysis.1 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) has become an important - tool and strategy for patients with breast cancer. Although NACT was traditionally - used in patients with locally advan...

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Main Authors: Krug, David (Author) , Loibl, Sibylle (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Editorial
Language:English
Published: 28 February 2018
In: The lancet. Oncology
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: e129
ISSN:1474-5488
DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30118-9
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30118-9
Verlag: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(18)30118-9/abstract
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Author Notes:David Krug, Sibylle Loibl
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Summary:We congratulate the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) on - their important meta-analysis.1 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) has become an important - tool and strategy for patients with breast cancer. Although NACT was traditionally - used in patients with locally advanced breast cancer, with the aim of downstaging - and achieving operability, monitoring treatment response for prognostic purposes and - for risk stratification has become routine in current practice.
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ISSN:1474-5488
DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30118-9