Endocrine therapy alone vs chemotherapy plus endocrine therapies for the treatment of elderly patients with endocrine-responsive and node positive breast cancer: A retrospective analysis of a multicenter study (Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology)


Inal A., Akman T., Yaman S., Ozturk S. D., Geredeli C., Bilici M., ...More

JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.18, no.1, pp.64-69, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.64-69
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The extra benefit of adding chemotherapy to effective endocrine therapy (ET) has not been clearly or consistently identified in patients older than 70 years with estrogen receptor (ER) positive and node positive breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant ET vs chemotherapy plus endocrine therapies (Chemo/ET) in such patients.