Docetaxel Combination Therapy Associated With Better Survival After 7 Years Than Doxorubicin Combination

Elsevier Global Medical News. 2007 Dec 14, M.G. Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) – For women with early breast cancer, a combination regimen of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide is well tolerated and provides a significant long-term disease-free and overall survival advantage over a regimen of doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide, according to new data from a phase III trial involving more than 1,000 women.The docetaxel combination was equally effective for patients with human growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive and –negative disease, and should be considered as...

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