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Presurgical Test Predicts Breast Cancer Response to Erlotinib
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Title Presurgical Test Predicts Breast Cancer Response to Erlotinib
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571439?src=rss
Description A short-term presurgical trial of erlotinib (Tarceva) in patients with stage 1 to IIIA breast cancer may predict which patients will respond to erlotinib treatment after tumor resection. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > General Surgery
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Date Mar 15, 2008
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