Drug Combo Better for Common Type of Metastatic Breast Cancer, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2012) — Postmenopausal women with the most common type of metastatic breast cancer now have a new treatment option that lengthens their lives, according a study led by UC Irvine oncologist Dr. Rita Mehta and conducted by the Southwest Oncology Group. The findings appear in the Aug. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.




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Journal Reference:

1. Rita S. Mehta, William E. Barlow, Kathy S. Albain, Ted A. Vandenberg, Shaker R. Dakhil, Nagendra R. Tirumali, Danika L. Lew, Daniel F. Hayes, Julie R. Gralow, Robert B. Livingston, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi. Combination Anastrozole and Fulvestrant in Metastatic Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 2012; 367 (5): 435 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1201622