Radiation therapy and tamoxifen after breast-conserving surgery: Updated results of a 2 × 2 randomised clinical trial in patients with low risk of recurrence

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-101

  Winzer, K J ^a   Sauerbrei, W ^b   Braun, M ^c   Liersch, T ^d   Dunst, J ^e   Guski, H ^a   Schumacher, M ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Zentralkrankenhaus Bremen Nord ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving surgery; Favourable prognosis; Hormonal therapy; Local recurrence; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TAMOXIFEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71249086867     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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