Evaluation of the Effects of Pasireotide LAR Administration on Lymphocele Prevention after Axillary Node Dissection for Breast Cancer: Results of a Randomized Non-Comparative Phase 2 Study.

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy (response rate centered on 80%) of a somatostatin analog with high affinity for 4 somatostatin receptors in reducing the postoperative incidence of symptomatic lymphocele formation following total mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissecti...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Chéreau, Catherine Uzan, Emmanuelle Boutmy-Deslandes, Sarah Zohar, Corinne Bézu, Chafika Mazouni, Jean-Rémi Garbay, Emile Daraï, Roman Rouzier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4900597?pdf=render