Cytotoxic and hormonal treatment for metastatic breast cancer: a systematic review of published randomized trials involving 31,510 women.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on October 01, 1998

Authors

R Fossati1, C Confalonieri, V Torri, E Ghislandi, A Penna, V Pistotti, A Tinazzi, A Liberati

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Clinical Research in Oncology, Italian Cochrane Centre, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacologic Research, Milan. fossati@irfmn.mnegri.it

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