Endocrine Therapy of Breast Cancer : Current Developments and New Methodologies /

This book is the second monograph written by the European School of Oncology Task Force (ESO) on "Endocrine Aspects of Breast Cancer". It deals mainly with methodological problems related to clinical trials. The subject is not only discussed in a very provocative way, but the authors also...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cavalli, Francesco
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987.
Series:Monographs (European School of Oncology)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Preliminary Assessment of New Methodologies in the Determination of Hormonal Receptors
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Premenopausal Patients: A More Complicated Form of Oophorectomy?
  • Evaluating the Benefits of Therapies for Breast Cancer: Are the Right Questions Asked?
  • Values and Limitations of Current Criteria for Objective Response in Advanced Breast Cancer
  • Evaluation Criteria in Comparative Clinical Trials in Advanced Breast Cancer: A Proposal for Improvement
  • Target Site Specificity of Tamoxifen: A Balance of Estrogenic and Antiestrogenic Properties
  • Antiestrogens Old and New: The Search for a Non-Toxic Agent with No Estrogenic Properties.