Advancements in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC): The Role of Ixabepilone

Successful management of breast cancer in the metastatic setting is often confounded by resistance to chemotherapeutics, in particular anthracyclines and taxanes. The limited number of effective treatment options for patients with more aggressive biological subtypes, such as triple-negative metastat...

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Main Author: Massimo Cristofanilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/703858