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Ixabepilone Addition Helpful in Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Title Ixabepilone Addition Helpful in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567299?src=rss
Description Ixabepilone, the first of a new class of antineoplastic agents, in combination with capecitabine is more effective than capecitabine alone in patients with refractory metastatic breast cancer, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Date Dec 12, 2007
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