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Is guideline-adherent adjuvant treatment an equivalent option for elderly patients who cannot participate in adjuvant clinical breast cancer trials? A retrospective multicenter cohort study of 4,142 patients.

Rolf KreienbergJochem KönigReyn Van EwijkAchim WöckelWolfgang JanniMaria BlettnerT GundelachLukas Schwentner

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Cancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentGuidelinemedicine.diseaseSurgerylaw.inventionBreast cancerOncologyRandomized controlled triallawInternal medicinemedicinebusinessAdjuvantCohort study

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1063 Background: It is well accepted that innovation in oncology is transported through randomized clinical trials (CT). However, elderly patients (>65) are usually excluded from CT. Therefore this...

https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.1063