More Notable Trials From SABCS 2008

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 18 No 2
Volume 18
Issue 2

Eidtmann H et al: The effect of zoledronic acid on aromatase inhibitor associated bone loss in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer receiving adjuvant letrozole: 36 months follow-up of ZO-FAST (abstract 44).

Eidtmann H et al: The effect of zoledronic acid on aromatase inhibitor associated bone loss in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer receiving adjuvant letrozole: 36 months follow-up of ZO-FAST (abstract 44).

Dowsett M et al: Risk of distant recurrence using Oncotype DX in postmenopausal primary breast cancer patients treated with anastrozole or tamoxifen: A TransATAC study (abstract 53).

Bartlett JMS et al: A prospectively planned pathology study within the TEAM trial confirms that progesterone receptor expression is prognostic but is not predictive for differential response to exemestane versus tamoxifen (abstract 81).

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