Randomized trial of dose-dense versus conventionally scheduled and sequential versus concurrent combination chemotherapy as postoperative adjuvant treatment of node-positive primary breast cancer: first report of Intergroup Trial C9741/Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trial 9741.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on February 13, 2003

Authors

Marc L Citron1, Donald A Berry, Constance Cirrincione, Clifford Hudis, Eric P Winer, William J Gradishar, Nancy E Davidson, Silvana Martino, Robert Livingston, James N Ingle, Edith A Perez, John Carpenter, David Hurd, James F Holland, Barbara L Smith, Carolyn I Sartor, Eleanor H Leung, Jeffrey Abrams, Richard L Schilsky, Hyman B Muss, Larry Norton

Author Affiliations

1: ProHEALTH Care Associates, LLP, 2800 Marcus Ave, Lake Success, NY 11042, USA. mcitron@prohealthcare.com

Associated clinical trials:

Trial of Tri-weekly TJ Versus Weekly TJ for Stage II-IV Mullerian Carcinoma | NCT00226915

Dose-dense (Biweekly) Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel With or Without Trastuzumab as Neoadjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer | NCT02059876

Efficacy and Safety of Dose-dense Chemotherapy (ddEC-ddP) for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of HER2-negative Breast Cancer | NCT04576143

Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Epirubicin, CMF, and Weekly Docetaxel or Weekly Paclitaxel in Patients With Resected High-risk Breast Cancer | NCT04829890

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