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A Phase 2 study of perifosine in advanced or metastatic breast cancer

A Phase 2 study of perifosine in advanced or metastatic breast cancer

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A Phase 2 study of perifosine in advanced or metastatic breast cancer

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Full title

A Phase 2 study of perifosine in advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Publisher

Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Breast cancer research and treatment, 2008-03, Vol.108 (1), p.87-92

Language

English

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Boston: Springer US

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Contents

Background
First- and second-line chemotherapy with anthracyclines and taxanes in metastatic breast cancer yield a modest improvement in survival with potentially significant toxicity. Subsequent lines of chemotherapy yield response rates of 20–25%, with an unknown impact on survival. Perifosine, an oral alkylphospholipid structurally related to...

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Full title

A Phase 2 study of perifosine in advanced or metastatic breast cancer

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_212466433

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_212466433

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ISSN

0167-6806

E-ISSN

1573-7217

DOI

10.1007/s10549-007-9584-x

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