Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer: Past, Present, and Future

Traditionally, neoadjuvant treatment for breast cancer was preserved for locally advanced and inflammatory disease, converting an inoperable to a surgical resectable cancer. In recent years, neoadjuvant therapy has become an accepted treatment option also for lower tumor stages in order to increase...

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Main Authors: Simon P. Gampenrieder, Gabriel Rinnerthaler, Richard Greil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/732047