Treatment strategies that effectively reduce early recurrence risk in postmenopausal women with endocrine-sensitive breast cancer: AIs upfront vs. switching.

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Published in J Cancer Res Clin Oncol on September 06, 2007

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Stefan Paepke1, Volker R Jacobs, Ralf Ohlinger, Mathias Warm, Sherko Kümmel, Anke Thomas, Nadia Harbeck, Marion Kiechle-Bahat

Author Affiliations

1: Interdisciplinary Breast Center, Operative Senology, Frauenklinik (OB/GYN), Technical University Munich, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany. stefan.paepke@lrz.tum.de

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