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SUBMITTER: Shinde AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4596816 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shinde Arvind M AM Zhai Jing J Yu Kim Wai KW Frankel Paul P Yim John H JH Luu Thehang T Kruper Laura L Vito Courtney C Shaw Sally S Vora Nayana L NL Kirschenbaum Michele M Somlo George G
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 20141120 1
<h4>Background</h4>Pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) is considered a surrogate for improved survival. Platinum-containing NCT, particularly in patients with HER2+ and triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) may increase pCR rates.<h4>Methods</h4>Tumor characteristics, pCR rates (no invasive disease in breast and lymph nodes), toxicities, and survival in patients who received carboplatin, a taxane, and trastuzumab (HER2+ disease) between April 2009 and December 20 ...[more]