Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer
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Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer
BACKGROUND Despite broad advances in multimodal treatment of locally advanced breast cancer (LABC), 30 to 40% of patients develop loco-regional relapse. The aim of this study was to analyze in a retrospective manner the effectiveness of concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRTh) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) in patients with LABC. METHODS One hundred twelve patients with LABC (stage IIB-III...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiation Oncology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-4-24