Erschienen in:
01.08.2009 | Editorial
Recent advances in systemic therapy for breast cancer: new technologies for a new era
verfasst von:
Paul Ellis
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Ausgabe 4/2009
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Excerpt
The past decade has brought enormous advances in the way we manage breast cancer patients with systemic therapies. An explosion in our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of breast cancer, a harnessing of powerful new diagnostic technologies, and the culmination of a series of pivotal randomized trials of cytotoxic and novel targeted therapies have yielded significant improvements in outcomes for patients with both early and advanced disease. A series of review articles published in Breast Cancer Research written by leading clinical researchers explores these advances in different areas of breast cancer management. …