Definition and Impact of Pathologic Complete Response on Prognosis After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Various Intrinsic Breast Cancer Subtypes

von Minckwitz, Gϋnter; Untch, Michael; Blohmer, Jens‐Uwe; Dan Costa, Serban; Eidtmann, Holger; A. Fasching, Peter; Gerber, Bernd; Eiermann, W.; Hilfrich, J.; Huober, Jens; Jackisch, Christian; Kaufmann, Manfred; E. Konecny, Gottfried; Denkert, Carsten; Nekljudova, Valentina; Mehta, Keyur; Loibl, Sibylle

doi:10.1200/jco.2011.38.8595

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Definition and Impact of Pathologic Complete Response on Prognosis After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Various Intrinsic Breast Cancer Subtypes

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology • Apr 17, 2012

Authors:

Gϋnter von Minckwitz

Michael Untch

Jens‐Uwe Blohmer

Abstract

PURPOSE: The exact definition of pathologic complete response (pCR) and its prognostic impact on survival in intrinsic breast cancer subtypes is uncertain. METHODS: Tumor response at surgery and its association with long-term outcome of 6,377 patients with primary breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant...

Subject

Medicine

Breast cancer

Oncology

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