Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.
Hennessy B, Pusztai L. Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 57: 305-26. PMID: 16166938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerAromatase inhibitorsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyHormonal therapyHormone receptor-positive breast cancerLymph node-positive breast cancerHormone receptor-positive cancersNode-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapy regimensAnthracycline-based regimenChemo-therapeutic treatmentsIncorporation of trastuzumabSingle best treatmentAdjuvant hormonal therapyOverall survival advantageUse of trastuzumabDose of cyclophosphamideLarge randomized studiesSchedule of administrationSubset of patientsReceptor-positive cancersRisk of relapseImportant clinical advance