Predictive impact of absolute lymphocyte counts for progression-free survival in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive advanced breast cancer treated with pertuzumab and trastuzumab plus eribulin or nab-paclitaxel

Abstracts Background Although peripheral blood-based parameters (PBBPs) are reported as prognostic indicators in patients with breast cancers, their utility has not been studied in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive advanced breast cancer (ABC). Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Araki, Yoshinori Ito, Ippei Fukada, Kokoro Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Miyagawa, Michiko Imamura, Ayako Kira, Yuichi Takatsuka, Chiyomi Egawa, Hirofumi Suwa, Shinji Ohno, Yasuo Miyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4888-2