The prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor in 574 node-negative breast cancer patients who did not receive adjuvant systemic therapy.

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Published in Br J Cancer on September 23, 2002

Authors

P Manders1, L V A M Beex, V C G Tjan-Heijnen, J Geurts-Moespot, T H Van Tienoven, J A Foekens, C G J Sweep

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1: Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. p.manders@ace.azn.nl

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