A retrospective study investigating the rate of HER2 discordance between primary breast carcinoma and locoregional or metastatic disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Overall survival of HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients has been significantly improved with inclusion of trastuzumab to chemotherapy. Several studies have demonstrated discordant HER2 status in the primary and metastatic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/555 |