, hopefully unbiased, fashion. Let’s apply this strategy to two important trials in early-stage breast cancer; the HERA study, which compared 0 versus 1 versus 2 years of trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy for HER2-positive breast cancers (the comparison of 1
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landmark studies, such as those that defined adjuvant therapy in breast and colorectal cancers, two of the biggest success stories. So my answer to the title question is “yes,” we need a publicly funded clinical trials network. The pharmaceutical industry
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those who are initially unresectable, or those with bilateral or metastatic disease. Risk assessment is done to determine the need for and type of adjuvant therapy after surgery (see Risk Assessment for FHWT [WILMS-F] in the algorithm). 10 , 64 Most
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has shifted from radical approaches to more conservative surgery with the addition of RT or chemoradiation. 15 Because the data are limited, trials are ongoing to identify optimal approaches for neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy, which may include
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In an era of increasing use of Oncotype DX to assist with chemotherapy treatment decisions, an aging population with comorbidities needing to be addressed, and the more prevalent use of MIR, it is not surprising that wait times to adjuvant therapy
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progesterone receptors in the treatment of breast cancer . Cancer 1980 ; 46 ( 12 Suppl ): 2884 – 2888 . 5 Viale G Regan MM Maiorano E . Chemoendocrine compared with endocrine adjuvant therapies for node-negative breast cancer: predictive value of
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complete response; TME, total mesorectal excision. Historically, one of the major shortfalls of adjuvant therapy is that many eligible patients, ranging from 17% to 28% in various trials, either do not start postoperative chemotherapy or initiate