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Old 12-28-2007, 02:11 PM   #1
Christine MH-UK
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Meta Analysis: Anthracyclines only helped her2-positive patients

I know that Slamon has suggested this, but Italian researchers performing a meta-analysis of 5,000 patients have also just found that only her2 positive benefit:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/n...ory_59375.html

Ok, it might be topoIIa, but given how harmful anthracyclines are, can oncologists really continue to use them in good faith on her2-negative, topoIIa negative patients?
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