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Editor's Note
Neil Love, MD |
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Neoadjuvant and adjuvant studies with trastuzumab |
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Trastuzumab in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer |
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Preliminary results of the ATAC trial |
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Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy |
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Patient preferences for learning results of clinical trials |
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Evaluation of a PPAR gamma agonist for metastatic disease |
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The future of targeted systemic therapy |
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| Jack Cuzick, PhD |
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Unblinding the ATAC trial data |
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Superior efficacy of anastrozole compared to tamoxifen in the ATAC trial |
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Favorable side effect profile of anastrozole |
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Continuation of the ATAC trial |
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Differentiation between aromatase inhibitors |
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Forthcoming adjuvant endocrine trials |
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IBIS II trial of anastrozole in high-risk women |
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| William Gradishar, MD |
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Capecitabine/taxane combinations in metastatic breast cancer |
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Phase II trial of capecitabine/paclitaxel |
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Combination versus sequential single-agent therapy in advanced disease |
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Capecitabine as first-line therapy |
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Implications of the ATAC trial for clinical practice |
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Endocrine treatment strategies for premenopausal women |
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| David W Miles, MD |
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Potential underestimation of the capecitabine/docetaxel survival advantage |
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Treatment after progression on single-agent docetaxel in the XT versus T trial |
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Toxicities associated with the capecitabine/docetaxel combination |
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Mechanism of action of capecitabine |
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Role of single-agent capecitabine |
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