Factors Correlated With Progression-Free Survival After High-Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Many women with breast cancer may not benefit from aggressive chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplant. Bone marrow transplants are used to replace the immune system, which is damaged by the chemotherapy. A study of 1,188 women who received this treatment revealed that many did not benefit from it. Risk factors for treatment failure included age of 45 years or more, prior chemotherapy, 3 or more metastatic sites, and incomplete response to initial chemotherapy. Only 4% of women with 3 or more risk factors survived for 3 years compared to 43% of those with no risk factors.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Medical treatment of advanced testicular cancer
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An assessment of the treatments used for advanced testicular germ cell tumors and associated short- and long-term complications is presented.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2008
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