Increased pathological complete response rate after a long-term neoadjuvant letrozole treatment in postmenopausal oestrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer.

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine the optimal scheduling of 2.5 mg daily letrozole in neoadjuvant breast cancer patients to obtain pathological complete response (pathCR) and assess Ki-67 expression as an early predictor of response. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This single instituti...

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Main Authors: Allevi, G, Strina, C, Andreis, D, Zanoni, V, Bazzola, L, Bonardi, S, Foroni, C, Milani, M, Cappelletti, MR, Gussago, F, Aguggini, S, Giardini, R, Martinotti, M, Fox, S, Harris, A, Bottini, A, Berruti, A, Generali, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013