Adjuvant chemotherapy in oestrogen-receptor-poor breast cancer: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9606, 2008, Pages 29-40

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Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 37549055451     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60069-0     Document Type: Article

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