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dlaxague · 11-14-2007, 11:10 PM

I don't have the exact figures at hand, either, although it seems like it was in the 92/8 range. But some of these posts are leaving out an important part - no one nor no study said that anthracyclines DON'T WORK for 92%. They said that anthracyclines don't work BETTER (than CMF, I think) for 92%. And since anthracyclines have a worse side effect profile, it wouldn't make sense to use a drug that didn't work better and had worse side effects.

Debbie Laxague

11-14-2007, 11:10 PM	#17
dlaxague Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 221	Anthracyclines work, but do not work better, for most I don't have the exact figures at hand, either, although it seems like it was in the 92/8 range. But some of these posts are leaving out an important part - no one nor no study said that anthracyclines DON'T WORK for 92%. They said that anthracyclines don't work BETTER (than CMF, I think) for 92%. And since anthracyclines have a worse side effect profile, it wouldn't make sense to use a drug that didn't work better and had worse side effects. Debbie Laxague